by Claire Winterwolf | Apr 29, 2025 | Blog Optimization, Marketing Tips, Publishing Tips, Resources, Writing Tips and Tools
When it comes to making your website or blog posts shine on Google, meta titles and descriptions are your first chance to grab attention. They’re the sneak peek into your content that shows up in search results, and if they don’t hit the mark, chances are people won’t...
by Claire Winterwolf | Apr 28, 2025 | Blog Optimization, Marketing Tips, Publishing Tips, Resources, Writing Tips and Tools
When you first install Yoast SEO, it feels a little like having a traffic cop in your WordPress dashboard. You start seeing those colored lights—green, orange, red—next to your posts, and suddenly, writing feels a lot more… judged. Good news: these signals are...
by Claire Winterwolf | Apr 14, 2025 | Blog Optimization, Marketing Tips, Publishing Tips, Resources, Writing Tips and Tools
Installing Yoast SEO sounds scarier than it is—like learning Latin just to blog. Good news: it’s super doable. Especially if you’re using WordPress, which Yoast was built for. In this walkthrough, we’ll go step-by-step through installing, configuring, and connecting...
by Claire Winterwolf | Apr 13, 2025 | Blog Optimization, Editing Services, Publishing Tips, Resources, Writing Tips and Tools
Let’s be real—SEO sounds intimidating. It’s full of acronyms, algorithms, and rules that seem to change faster than you can say “keyword density.” But here’s the good news: if you’re using WordPress, there’s a free tool that makes SEO way less scary. It’s called Yoast...
by Claire Winterwolf | Apr 9, 2025 | Marketing Tips, Publishing Tips, Writing Tips and Tools
So, you’ve written a book and now you’re staring at Google like it holds the secrets of the publishing universe. Should you query agents? Build a website? Cry into a cup of coffee? Deep breaths. If you’re leaning toward self-publishing but feel like you’ve...
by Claire Winterwolf | Apr 9, 2025 | Author's Life, Publishing Tips, Resources, Writing Tips and Tools
So, you’ve got a killer story idea, but you’re not sure where it fits, or how to make it shine in a crowded genre. Before you panic-Google “What even is gaslamp fantasy?” let’s talk about the power move every successful writer makes: researching your genre. It’s the...