What do World of Warcraft, Sex and Small Business have in common? Grinding! HA….I laughed out loud at that one. (For all you non-gaming nerds out there, “grinding” is the act of doing INCREDIBLY boring “gathering and creation” quests. It’s what you do to kill time, level up your character, and build mediocre gear. It […]
5 Fail Safe Strategies to Find a Challenge Topic That Converts Readers Into Subscribers
I’ll just be blunt. Out of EVERY opt-in I’ve tried over the past 8 months, checklists, worksheets, webinars, e-books and more…the Challenge opt-in has been the most successful. When I started Uncork Your Dork in March of 2016, I had NO email list. Honestly, I had NO idea what to do with one. I was […]
How to Create a Seasonal or Holiday Themed Download
This post may contain affiliate links…but I ONLY use links for products I adore! If you ever have any questions about ANY product or platform I recommend, don’t hesitate to ask! How Holiday or Seasonal Downloads Can Help You Increase Your Readership For years, my friends (and my father) have been cynically saying that most […]
10 Ways to Attract Readers With Modern Blog Post Formatting
What Do I Mean By Modern Blog Post Formatting? Formatting is the art of creating a visual message with your words. For example, regular formatting in a blog post means creating bullet points, sub topics, numbered lists, highlighted text links, paragraphs, etc. All of these things help a blog post become easier to read and […]
How I Overcame My Fear of Newsletters and Got 200 Sign Ups in August
**The ConvertKit Link in this post IS an affiliate link…but I only recommend companies I work with and love with all of the chambers of my heart!! If you have any questions about the platform, don’t hesitate to ask me!** Ok….first, let me just tell you that when I say I have a fear of […]
The 5 Tools I Use to Set Up My Automated Social Media Calendar
It’s time to automate your social media calendar I remember when I first started blogging, my posts were purely informational…kinda boring…not ME at all. I began blogging (very short posts) every single day just to get the words outa my head and try to figure out who I was on paper…er…screen? (Don’t forget the mini-journal […]
Join the Blogging Challenge That’s Right For You
Wait…You didn’t even know Uncork Your Dork offered a blogging challenge?? Jokes on you!! I offer FOUR!!!! (Over-achiever…I know.) I am SO excited I can barely see straight today!! I’ve been planning this blogging challenge for almost a month now…and I’m finally ready to reveal my master plan for moving Uncork Your Dork into the […]
Using the Airtable App to Create an Editorial Calendar
What is the Airtable App? First…I would like to stress to you HOW MUCH I HATE USING SPREADSHEETS!!!! I know…I know. A TON of you are currently screaming at me through your monitors. Spreadsheets are so neat and tidy and easy to read!! WRONG!! I have a learning disability (dyscalculia…I won’t go into details now) […]
7 Reasons Why You Should Learn to Write Funny Blog Posts
READY TO WRITE FUNNY? GOOD! BECAUSE IT’S TIME TO GET YOUR LEARN ON! Don’t forget that the “Talk Wordy to Me: 30 Days to Write Funny Challenge” starts on September 1st! You’ll get access to the 30 days of challenges in the Facebook group as well as downloads, live streams and chances to post […]
What the Hell Is a Bounce Rate? + 10 Things You Can Do to Improve Yours
Soooo…what the hell is a bounce rate and why do you need one? *snicker* When I first started writing an article about bounce rates…I thought “How the hell am I going to write 1700 words on this topic?” Bounce rates seem too easy to understand. To simple. But then I started thinking. Bounce rates specifically […]