9 tips for getting the most out of your postach.io blog

9 tips for getting the most out of your postach.io blog.

Be sure to select your theme before modifying any HTML (source code). A new theme overwrites your old code.

Use your default notebook for drafts. When you wish to publish, 'copy' the note (right click, select 'copy' from your note list) into your postach.io notebook. You have the option to also copy the tags. You'll also be able to choose the date of your post - either the date of the original draft, or today's date. If you choose the original date, your post may appear below other recent posts - even on page 2 or 3 of your blog!

Do use a fav.ico icon for your blog. You can read about how to change your fav icon here: http://tyabblemons.com/post/how-to-put-your-own-fav-ico-icon-in-your-postach-io-blog

Don't change the title of a published post. This will change its URL and anyone who bookmarked your post will lose it.

Choose the title of your post carefully. It should indicate the subject matter of your post to improve your search engine ranking. Another tip on improving your ranking is make a subtitle the same as the title of your post as a heading for your post.

If you haven't already done so, investigate Google Analytics. It is easy to set up with clear instructions, and gives you a lot of powerful information about your visitors.

Make sure the source URL box on your note is clear before you publish, or else you will just publish that link, instead of your post. This trap keeps catching me...

If you happen to experience a glitch, try manually syncing your blog with Evernote, using your postach.io dashboard, by clicking on the little sync button:

To embed a Youtube video into your blog page, just insert the code supplied by Youtube right in your note - eg:

(It didn't work in this post because the code above is a picture of the text. If I'd put the raw code in, you would have seen a video here.)

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If you get stuck with these tips, just leave a comment and I'll try to clarify. Note that I'm not associated with Postach.io. I'm just a user, like you :)

Brad Lemon

25th July 2013

A footnote: If your note is slow to post on your blog, there could be a couple of reasons for this. The servers might be busy, and you're in the queue but it takes up to 5 minutes sometimes to process and post. Notes with lots of images in them seem to take longer to parse through the servers than plain text. If you don't see your post after 5 minutes, try manually syncing your blog using the instructions above. That 5 minutes can be the longest wait of your life, but try to wait before manually syncing.

Update: This is worth watching: