A Beginner Blogger’s Guide to SEO

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If you write great content, they will come. Ah, wouldn’t life be grand if it was so simple? The ‘field of dreams’ school of online publishing is, to a limited extent, true. If you write a great blog and post it online, share it over social media and email the link to your entire address book, people will read it. Your family and friends will even tell others to read it and some eager strangers might just share it again.

But in general, beyond the folks who would root for you if you posted tedious musings on the varying shades of beige, you’ll need to do some work to make sure your [Read more...]

7 Types Of Websites WordPress Is Most Suited For

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WordPress is popular. In fact, it’s so popular that business owners sometimes don’t even think about the disadvantages of WordPress, if any.

Ashok Keshavan, a veteran Adobe Business Catalyst Guru, wrote about how WordPress loopholes can crush your business. He writes about how WordPress might just not fit into the core of every other website. He mentions problems WordPress ships with, including vulnerability, security, etc.

Marty Dickinson went out to publish at least [Read more...]

Leaving Your Day Job and Becoming a Full-Time Blogger: 5 Valuable Lessons Learned

Leaving Your Day Job and Becoming a Full-Time Blogger: 5 Valuable Lessons Learned

Just recently, I was kicked out of my day job. No, I didn't do anything wrong - it was just that the slow economy forced my former employee to cut down on staff, and I happened to belong to that group of people who were laid off.

Thanks to this event, it gave me an opportunity to turn to full-time blogging, something that I had dreamed about for a long time. And while I've been blogging full-time for only a little while (when writing this post), I have already learned couple of valuable time management lessons during this time.

I’d like to share some other eye-opening … [Read more...]

6 Bad Blogging Elements That You Need Less Of

6 Bad Blogging Elements That You Need Less Of

It is very rare for someone to say "Your blog irritated the heck out of me"! It isn't because people are all so nice - no, it is simply because they just leave your website right away!

Are you driving away traffic because your blog is just plain irritating? Perhaps?

In the blogging world today there is a massive amount of stuff churned out for you to add to your blog, and sometimes the temptation is high to keep on piling it all in. Does your blog look crisp and professional? If not, perhaps you can chop away at some of the riffraff that has accumulated on your blog. Get out your axe and let's see what we can take off…

There is one big thing to keep in mind when you write/develop your blog … I'll get to that … [Read more...]

How To Convert Your Blog Visitors Into Loyal Readers Using Your About Page

So you have a blog and you wish for every single visitor to your blog to become a dedicated reader?

It’s what every blog owner desires, and so you should equally desire the same!

Before we get started with this piece, I would like to set the record straight –

if you have not been treating your blog About page as the “King of all pages” on your blog, then you may not have been blogging the right way…

There is endless reader compelling power in your About page especially when properly written. You will find out soon as you progress with the reading.

Just to let you know, the blogosphere is already saturated with lots of bloggers blogging in different niches. These niches on the other hand are in constant competition with one another which leaves … [Read more...]

5 Essential Factors To Get Targeted Traffic from YouTube

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Video marketing is one of the most powerful strategies to get free traffic to your website besides, it also plays a major role to build your authority in the niche you are involved.

I’ve been reading a lot about how you can use videos to improve your traffic and now it’s time to go a little further and show you how to get free traffic from YouTube.

But first here is a question: why is YouTube so important?

Well, mainly it is because they are owned by Google, therefore once you know how to optimize your videos to rank better on YouTube you are also making your site achieve a larger audience which can … [Read more...]

Guest Posting Is Not Dead… You’re Just Doing It Wrong

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I have a strong 5-year experience writing hundreds of (practical and value-driven) articles for my blogs. I know the ins and outs of both freelance writing and copywriting.

Just the beginning of this year I took guest posting by the horns for a completely new niche (teaching AM/Blogging), and already have 20 live articles that are already sending me traffic and link juice. Next, I aim for 30 articles per month, each and every month…

That’s the only strategy I will always highly recommend to ensure you drive consistent and targeted traffic to your site (and keep your name and brand) in the front of new audiences.

I made quite a few silly mistakes myself, and learned my lessons, which I bet you’ll want to hear about … [Read more...]

The Secret To Making 1000$/Month From Fiverr [Ultimate Guide]

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"How to make money on Fiverr?" - Does this question sound stupid to you? OK what is Fiverr? The name Fiverr is derived from the American slang for five dollar bill. The concept is “What could one get for five dollars?” Fiverr is a booming market place for buyers and sellers to get their job done for 5 dollars.

Fiverr was started in 2009 and has become the largest market place for all the crazy jobs at a price of $5 USD. You can buy or sell any services that you’re specialized in for a price of $5. This guide will help you understand how to sell your services to earn a minimum of $1000 per month.

Many people don’t consider Fiverr as a serious service to earn big money, because their mind set is like just $5 which is small money and doesn’t take you anywhere. Let me prove you’re wrong. Many top sellers on Fiverr are earning more than 2500$ per month with … [Read more...]

Five Things You Should Not Do On Your Home Page

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Blog design is what makes or breaks your blogging success.

Most bloggers don’t invest money on the design part; they expect money from blogging without actually investing a penny. That’s the major reason most bloggers fail!

If you want to give better user experience, spend time and money on the design elements of your blog(s).

Most people immediately press X button on their browsers after seeing cluttered home pages. If you want to avoid it, here are few things that you should not to do on your home page.

Badly Designed Logo

A professional logo is a must if you are serious about making money … [Read more...]

How To Become A Wildly Prolific Blogger

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I need to give Jane Sheeba credit; she caught my eye by writing like crazy. I remember a while back seeing her guest posts on multiple blogs. OK, like every blog it seemed.

Everywhere I turned I saw the name, “Jane Sheeba.” I was impressed. Think about it; many famous and wealthy singers rarely turn down the opportunity to work with other singers.

We call them “duets” or joint-ventures, but this is just like guest posting really. You connect with another blogger, write a helpful guest post for their audience, reach into a new audience, and make new friends.

She is wildly prolific. Guest posting might by the quickest way to leverage your … [Read more...]