by Sue Horner | Jan 28, 2022 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Every year, people go to the internet to find out if blogging is finally dead. I celebrate my own blogging anniversary in January, which always prompts me to ask, too. I had lots of company this week; “Is blogging dead for 2022?” brought back about 197 million...
by Sue Horner | Jan 28, 2021 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Asking Google today “Is blogging dead in 2021?” pulled up 18 million results. I often ask that question around this time, since my own blog anniversary is January 24 (an amazing-to-me-too 14 years, thanks). Every year I’ve asked, the answer is no,...
by Sue Horner | Apr 18, 2019 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Google made me do it. My website refresh has been in the back of my mind for months. I had a few changes I wanted to make, but nothing seemed urgent and the project fell off my radar. I finally set things in motion after a few reminders about Google’s view of sites...
by Sue Horner | Feb 28, 2019 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Every year, people wonder: Is blogging dead? I always wonder this myself when my blogging anniversary comes up in January (12 years and 800+ posts!), and do a search to find out the current thinking. This week, about 74 million went to Google to find out, too. The...
by Sue Horner | Feb 14, 2018 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
More than 4.7 million people were asking Google this week if blogging is dead. After quietly celebrating 11 years of blogging in January (I was surprised too), I have to say the question comes up every year. The answer is still no. In fact, Christopher Penn of SHIFT...
by Sue Horner | Nov 16, 2017 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Long? Really long? Or short? You’ll find all kinds of advice on the internet about how long you should make your blog post. This is top of mind these days with the results of Orbit Media’s 2017 survey of 1,000+ bloggers, which show: The average blog post is 1,142...
by Sue Horner | May 18, 2017 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
“Your website is a beast you must constantly feed,” writer and search engine optimization (SEO) specialist Marnie Hughes told a group of entrepreneurs this week. That means constantly updating your site with blog posts, news or other content to help reach your...
by Sue Horner | Jan 24, 2017 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
(Updated Jan. 15, 2020.) January is a big month here at Get It Write headquarters. After celebrating 26 years in business earlier in the month, my next milestone is 10 years of blogging. I’ve learned a lot in that time (see nine things I listed at my nine-year...
by Sue Horner | Jan 29, 2016 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
January is a big month here at Get It Write headquarters. In this month of new beginnings, I celebrate the leap of faith that launched my business in 1991, and I also mark another year of sharing my thoughts on the Red Jacket Diaries blog. Yes, I recently marked my...
