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November 6, 2017

MailChimp Moves to Single Opt-In: What You Need to Know

If you’ve been wondering what Mailchimp’s Single Opt-In is all about and whether to go with it or keep your double opt-in, I’ve found the article for you. Kirsten Oliphant has the scoop: Single Opt-In: Essentially when someone enters their email into your form and clicks “I Want It What Way!” (because “Subscribe” is so… Continue reading

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August 14, 2017

ARC / BETA Readers Wanted: Get Free Access to My Work

ARC is short for Advanced Review Copy and my ARC Team is a group of amazing men and women who have jumped on the bandwagon to be among the first to read my work before it releases. In fact, I have just sent them the first four Chapters of Book Two in The Nora White… Continue reading

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April 4, 2017

7 Things I Learned about Email List Building

I’ve learned so far that there’s a lot more to building an email list than getting people signed up. I’ve had an email list for years but I feel that only now am I starting to really understand how it works. A little. OK so maybe I just have an inkling of an idea. Who… Continue reading

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October 7, 2016

The First 300: How I Reached 300 Blog Followers in 3 Months

I don’t know what it is this week but I’ve been in a blog subject type of mood. Every article post idea has been about blogging. Could be the excitement still emanating from my radio show feature with Annette earlier this week –listen here- or it could be the excitement over reaching the 1,000 subscriber… Continue reading

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May 20, 2016

Before The Week Ends: Quality Connections

It’s no secret. I pretty much blog like a madwoman so I actually have days I take off, which is the weekend pretty much with only very few exceptions. And although I should really be cleaning right now, I’d like to share something before we dig in for the weekend. Something that is on my… Continue reading

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August 25, 2015

Newsletters: My Policy

I just recently sent a welcome email out to my subscribers and I thought it would be a good idea to post it here for those who may be interested in joining my mailing list: ************** Welcome! Good Morning Everyone, Guess what? We have new subscribers! And I would just like to take this time… Continue reading

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September 23, 2014

HAPPY 100th to The PBS Blog!

Yayyy! The PBS Blog has reached 100 Followers! We would like to thank everyone who currently follow us and we hope that something we’ve written here has been an inspiration to you in some way. Let’s keep it going people! We hope to reach our 500th realllllll soon! 🙂 Continue reading

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About Me

My name is Yecheilyah (e-see-li-yah), and my work confronts historical erasure and advocates for a more inclusive understanding of Black history. Through my literature and poetry, I uncover and preserve the rich, often underrepresented stories of African Americans. I also host an annual poetry contest.