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 SOOOO MANY!!!! 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 future. […]
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: 14 Days to Write Funny Challenge” is permanently up! You can join anytime! You’ll get access to the 14 days of challenges in the Facebook group as well as downloads, live streams and […]
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 […]
How to Write Your Rally Cry + What To Do After Your Mental Breakdown
How to Write Your Rally Cry in Business and Get Your Shit BACK Together Somewhere around the 50th sob last night…I decided to get my shit together. That’s usually about when it happens… I’ll be honest, I had high hopes for July. I thought family, hamburgers, businesses…this is going to be an amazing month! This […]
The Fine Line Between Shock and Unsubscribe - From Your Reader’s POV
Why Writing for the sake of shock value could boost your unsubscribe rates. I want to preempt this post with the idea that I am writing in from the perspective of a reader. This post is NOT to tell you how to write your newsletters or blog posts…but simply to inform you of how they […]
New to SEO and Traffic Building? START HERE!
First off…I want to give you a HUGE welcome to the Uncork Your Dork family! I’m so glad to make your seriously awesome acquaintance! In case you are wondering who I am…my name is Terra Dawn and I’m the founder of the Uncork Your Dork blog and Facebook community! I’m a nerd with a bad […]
My 10 Steps to Getting Over 300 Shares on Every Blog Post
How I Get Hundreds of Shares On Every Blog Post As of today…my blog is five months old! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BLOGGY BLOG!!!!! I’ve written about SEO (oh love of my life), Social Media, Organizing Your Small Business, Writing the Perfect Blog Post…and more!!! What I HAVEN’T talked about, is my behind the scenes process for […]
How I Make Nearly $800 a Month Walking Dogs As a Small Business Side Gig
Small Business Side Gigs are OK Before we dive into the specifics of how to start making money (seriously almost instantly!!) giving puppy belly rubs and playing ball…I think it’s important to tell you WHY I started doing this! To start it off Debbie Downer style (don’t worry…I end this with a bang!!) 2016 hasn’t […]