Think Twice Before Only Publishing Your Posts on LinkedIn

Woman using a blue pen to handwrite in their spiral journal, a coffee mug in the foreground.

Over the past few years, I’ve noticed a trend for people to publish posts on LinkedIn.

Not only two to three paragraph posts, but long posts with more than 1,000 words.

I’m not saying you shouldn’t publish posts on LinkedIn.

Their interface allows you to create a post, write your thoughts quickly, add a few line breaks to break up a wall of text, and press the “Post” button.

But I’m a big believer in owning your own content, rather than using Medium, LinkedIn, or Facebook to publish your content.

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How to Add a Tag with a Single Apostrophe to Your WordPress Post

WordPress Post Document option for post highlighting tag field.

When I read my friend Virginia DeBolt’s tweet over the weekend, reporting issues adding a tag with an apostrophe to her WordPress site, I was curious.

I hadn’t encountered that issue before, and I was wondering what caused it. Continue reading How to Add a Tag with a Single Apostrophe to Your WordPress Post

Do You Add the Date to Your Blog Posts? [Updated]

Date stamp for an envelope, with the date 5 September 2012.

When I saw Val’s tweet in my timeline, I couldn’t resist commenting.

I agree with you, Val.

Blog posts without dates means the person reading your post has no idea when the post was written.

How current is the information? Is it worth reading? Continue reading Do You Add the Date to Your Blog Posts? [Updated]