Sunday Link Love: Scheduling Your Work Week, Improving Squarespace SEO + Getting Testimonials

Sunday Link Love is a recurring series of hand-picked digital marketing and entrepreneur lifestyle links from around the web.  The links are very, very rarely affiliate links, but if any are, I'll say so. Along with sharing my recent favorites, it's also a way for me to keep an extra-personal touch to my blog. Social media is great, but my blog is still my home base!


On my mind... It's this beauty's wedding weekend! By the time this goes live on Sunday, they'll have been married, with Aaron and me by their sides as a bridesmaid and best man.

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What I'm loving... I upgraded my Fitbit to an Alta HR and am loving the sleep cycle tracking! Ever since reading The Sleep Revolution, I've been making sleep more of a priority. Some days this week that meant sleeping in until 9am, but I noticed I was more productive throughout the day. Does anyone else have guilt around sleeping in, even if you set your own hours?

Reading... I just finished listening to the audiobook You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero. It was nothing I haven't already heard from Danielle LaPorte, Brene Brown, Jess Lively and all the other inspirational women, but it came at a time when I needed the reminders around the energy you bring to your life. I always need the reminders. 

A few observations from listening to the book:

  1. Despite having read books with the same overall message, I still listened to it and enjoyed it. So if you're worried about there already being people doing what you want to do, this is an example that there's room for everyone. You have a unique view, and if you're spreading goodness and helping people, your message is needed over and over.
  2. The day I started listening to this book, I met someone at Starbucks who was carrying the book. We started talking about business before I noticed he had it, but after seeing it, I had to mention the coincidence. He later sent me another audio book to pay it forward. The Law of Attraction at work, possibly?

 So anyway, on to this week's round up!


Marketing + Entrepreneur Lifestyle Round-up:

» Ever struggled with explaining your life as an entrepreneur? Especially with your loved ones? The next time someone asks you to make plans during your work hours ask them to read this insightful and caring post on loving someone who is self-employed.

» With springtime comes spring cleaning, and as an online entrepreneur that can include updating your website images. If you're planning a photo shoot this season, before heading out with your photographer check out these great wardrobe do's and don'ts for your personal branding photos.

» "Is Squarespace bad for SEO?" is one of the most common asked questions relating to SEO. Kaitlyn shares 5 specific ways that you can start improve your SEO on Squarespace (or any other platform for that matter) today!

» I love running my own business yet like most online entrepreneurs managing my time can sometimes definitely be a real struggle. Reading Lauren's post on effectively scheduling your work week has helped me tremendously!

» If you follow me on Instagram, you know that in the last couple of months I've done quite a bit of traveling both for pleasure and business. And it doesn't seem like it will be slowing down anytime soon. Now don't get me wrong - it's been amazing but these 10 tips on how to continue building my blog while traveling have been a life saver!

» Want to improve your strategy on LinkedIn and win new business? Follow these 9 easy steps from Conversion Minded.

»  The know-like-trust factor is one those online terms that get easily thrown around as the latest "must-have" in order to make your business a success. Megan from the Crafting Creative gives an amazing spin and explains that the "know" part of the know-like-trust-factor actually isn't actually about your audience knowing you.

» Are you so excited to jump into the next project that you often forget to get constructive feedback and testimonials from your clients?  Here's the wake-up call you need.

 


My life lately according to Instagram...

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Danielle Zeigler

I’m an SEO specialist + digital marketing strategist with over 12 years experience in the industry. I’m here to tell you it IS possible to tackle your marketing with authenticity, grace and ease, and still get results.⁠

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