Welcome to your blog!

Hooray! This is really happening! Your very own place to share your knowledge and experience, to help the communities of Colorado (and the world!) to better understand our fluffy best friends. This is going to be amazing! :)

Here are the main pieces of each blog post:

(click the arrow next to each item to read more)

Title (max 100 characters)

The title of each post will automatically be data for search engines to look at, so the more clean and concise - the better!

Body (max roughly 10,000 characters)

The body represents the entirety of the text and media that lives underneath the title. This content is also automatically formatted for search engines to review, so using links, images, and strong wording will help to boost the viewership of your posts.

Excerpt (max 140 characters)

The excerpt is what will display on the main blog page, under the title of each post. It will naturally default to the first 140 characters of the post if it is not written custom under the "Post Settings" menu located at the top right of the blog editor.

Cover Image

The cover image will be displayed on the main blog page next to each post. It will automatically default to the first image you add to your post if you do not set a custom one. You can check and change your cover image in the "Post Settings" menu located at the top right of the blog editor.

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Formatting your Blog Posts:

You can add photos, videos, links and so much more! Just use the toolbar below located at the bottom of the blog editor, or click on the (+) next to the line that you want to insert your media into! There are a lot of tools that can elevate whatever you're talking about, so play around and let me know if you have any questions!

To insert a link into the text so that it reads like this, or to change any text formatting, simply highlight what you would like to edit and use the toolbar that appears!

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Some things to think about as you craft your blog:

What kind of categories can you think of to help organize your content?

This helps your readers find relevant and useful information easily based on their needs and curiosities. This will also help your site recommend similar content to readers, which just helps to spread the knowledge and wisdom1

What sources, affiliates, partners, or other links can you include in each post?

This will help boost the Search Engine Optimization of your website and blog, and help people find your content from organic Google searches. It's as simple as including hyperlinks to articles that you are referencing, linking images of products / techniques to respective sources, or linking professional pages when discussing services.

This can also come in handy if you decide to sell products as an affiliate – you can link specific products from your blog using your affiliate link so that conversion from read to sale is easy for everyone!

Do you want a subscriber list? How do you want to update them of new content?

The options for this are virtually limitless, so it really comes down to how you want your blog to be ran. A lot of people who blog frequently like to have automated updates be sent out (an email that says "New Post!" with the title and cover photo) immediately when they post – others prefer to send out automated emails once a week. And other bloggers rely on their social media channels to update their followers. No wrong answers!