Consistent Blogging: How to blog regularly?

63 Comments | Last updated: February 25, 2015

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I have been blogging since 2010 and my family members are very much aware of my mindset. Whenever I do the household chores with more interest like trying out new recipes in the kitchen, they understand that I’ve updated my blog with a good post. Likewise, if I go mad or get frustrated over petty things, they easily realize that I haven’t published a post for a long time. You might be taken aback by this revelation and may also wonder with this happening but it is the truth!

Okay, let’s get into the topic!

What is the need of every blogger? Making Money? Skill improvement? But these are secondary desires of the passionate bloggers. If you’re a devoted blogger, I hope that you’ve guessed the exact answer!

Yes, it’s nothing but the “Traffic”.
  • What is the key to get traffic?
  • How to decrease the Alexa rank?
  • What is the best tactic to make … [Read more...]

How to stay focused on your blogging goals?

32 Comments | Last updated: January 29, 2015

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It is heartbreaking isn’t?

You always seem to have clear, precise goals.

But you are only able to go so far; you then go off track. You lose motivation.

You don’t finish what you started. You don’t end up achieving your goals.

You wonder how your fellow bloggers are able to launch product after product while actively networking in the blogosphere and consistently publishing at their own blog.

You wonder why you are not able to anything similar - heck, even consistently publishing content on your blog is a challenging thing for you.

When you look at all the un-achieved blogging goals and unfinished … [Read more...]

How To Really Stand Out Using This Magical Ingredient

44 Comments | Last updated: January 16, 2015

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Everyone wants to stand out, they want their blogs to be read and they definitely want to make a difference.

They want to be well known among their peers and hopefully make an impact in their niche.

How are you supposed to do this though when there are literally thousands if not millions of blogs competing for the same thing!

It’s safe to say that there is a lot of content out there giving you advice on how to achieve this but I bet you won’t find one on what I’m about to share.

Standing Out With Your Content

Jane wrote about this topic in March of 2014 but her focus was mostly on the writing aspect … [Read more...]

15 Good Habits (and attributes) that will transform your blog this year

34 Comments | Last updated: January 1, 2015

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A New Year is a new start; whether you see it that way or not. You unfold something new. You have a block of something fresh ahead of you!

Entering a New Year is like starting something fresh. Usually the enthusiasm is pumped up. All motivated. All is well. Until the end of January; or perhaps until the end of the second week of January.

And then every day is just like any other day, as it used to be a couple of weeks before.

Many people let years slip through their fingers without taking the days seriously. While every New Year is like a fresh diary given to us, it also indirectly reminds us that we have used up another year in our lifetime and have gone to the next.

It is said that we should live our life as if today is the last day. It is true. What if all you have is this year? What if all you have is just today?

I’m not scaring you here - but we have to … [Read more...]

11 Voraciously dirty (but not filthy) tricks to attract customers for your Freelance Services

7 Comments | Last updated: March 17, 2015

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You are an awesome freelancer who knows your stuff and do your job way beyond ‘the best’; but you don't know how to attract customers! You are a great Web Designer who excels in designing responsive websites, or an excellent Freelance Writer who can knock down anybody with killer headlines.

Are you getting what you deserve or are you struggling to get clients for your self-made business?

After being all that you are, do you still think you are going wrong somewhere?

In today’s world of online marketing and social media reputation, it takes more than just providing good services. Freelancing is a small business in itself where you are the CEO, CTO, CFO, along with being an intern and an office boy.

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Top 20 Blogging Mistakes That Keep Visitors Off Their Site

18 Comments | Last updated: December 11, 2014

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So it's true, isn't it?

For your blog to stand a chance to grow and succeed, you must have a reliable method of attracting steady visitors to your site.

So right from day one, you work hard to implement tactics like content marketing, SEO and social marketing.

But the truth is that attracting visitors to your site is just a piece of the puzzle. The other piece of the puzzle is to keep them and convert them into consistent readers.

And this is where many bloggers have problems.

They are completely obsessed with getting more … [Read more...]

4 Tips to keep writing when you are not in the mood [#1 is my top tip]

27 Comments | Last updated: December 10, 2014

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In fact, I wrote this post when I was not in the mood to write! So you already have the proof - you can still create good quality content that is useful to the others even when you are not in the mood to write!

So you are not in the mood to write. I get it. There are days when you just don’t feel like writing. You might be overwhelmed. You might be tired. You might be bored with your “routine”.

Or there will be just no reason for you to be so! You are just not in the mood to write, right? No explanations needed!

Well, but you have a business to run. [Read more...]

How I use Evernote to boost my blogging productivity

13 Comments | Last updated: December 4, 2014

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Today I’m a die hard fan of Evernote and some of its addons. In fact, I cannot live without it. I cannot imagine my life as an entrepreneur without it.

But this was not the case when I started using Evernote for the first time. When I first heard about Evernote, probably by reading a blog post by someone who is an Evernote expert - sharing how great the tool is, I was SO excited.

But after a couple of days things were not the same. I felt like how the heck do people use Evernote for everything while I cannot even use it to have a few web clips. Will you believe me if I say I have started using Evernote 4 times and have quit within a week? That is the truth.

Every time after I quit I usually come across yet another blog post that praises Evernote :)

And then a few months ago, since I was repeatedly encountering Evernote, I … [Read more...]

Is Blogging Procrastination Killing The Success of Your Blog?

13 Comments | Last updated: June 12, 2015

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Are you not getting your blogging tasks done as quickly as you would like?

Is your blogging business not moving forward as swiftly as you expected?

Do your blogging goals never seem to be met?

If you answered yes to at least one of those questions, then there's a good chance that you are suffering from "blogging procrastination".

What Exactly Is Procrastination?

Procrastination is when a person:

  • Carries out general tasks instead of more urgent ones;
  • Does more pleasurable things instead of the task-at-hand;
  • Puts off tasks altogether until a later time.
So in other words, if you don't particularly want to do … [Read more...]

How I Write 6000 Words on Some Days (and How You Can too if You Want to Become a Successful Blogger)

9 Comments | Last updated: September 17, 2014

My fingers need a break. Seriously. I’ve written 2 articles today for my freelance clients. I wrote some 1,000 to 2,000 words through comments. I’ve also written 2,000 words for a special project. More on that coming soon.

Becoming a successful blogger requires you to become a successful writer. You don’t need to be the next Hemmingway but if you want to make an impact your writing game must be tight.

The top professional athletes on earth practiced tens of thousands of hours to become the top pro athletes on earth. Lebron James and Michael Jordan became 2 of the best pro basketball players of all time by practicing like crazy.

Ditto for football players like Ronaldo … [Read more...]