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How to Convert Pinterest Visitors to Subscribers

You already have your Pinterest profile optimized to drive traffic to your blog, but what happens when they get there?  Sure, they’ll love the post they came to see – but what makes them stick around and become members of your community? In this post, I’ll give you a few blogging tips for keeping the […]

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How to Add a Button with Grab Code in WordPress

How to Add a Button with Grab Code | The Blog Maven

So you’ve got your well designed blog button and you’re ready to add it to your sidebar.  Rather than making your readers “Save As” and create their own links to your blog, you can give them the code straight from your sidebar or post. Not only does this make your button infinitely easier for a […]

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Optimize Your Pinterest Profile for More Blog Traffic

Pinterest is the most powerful tool out there for drawing fresh faces to your blog.  But dominating Pinterest doesn’t happen by accident. Let’s say you’re pinning your favorite bits of the web consistently, with your readers in mind.  And you’re following the most influential pinners, so you have the inside scoop on what’s hot right […]

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Growing Your Blog with Pinterest: Follow Influential Pinners

In the process of pinning your favorite bits of the web on Pinterest, you’ll inevitably come across items other people have pinned.  And if you like these pins, the logical thing to do for yourself (and your own followers!) is to repin them on your own pin board.  But how can this help you grow […]

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Growing Your Blog with Pinterest: Getting Started

If you’ve been on the internet in the past – um, year – you’ve heard the buzz about Pinterest.  And yes, it’s the best thing since Facebook. Pinterest is a visual representation of the hottest things on the Internet, grouped by category. Who decides what makes it onto Pinterest? You do. The same way you […]

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