A well-maintained blog helps you to stay connected with your audience and establish yourself as an authority in your domain. Blogging Wizard contributor Adam Connell has shared 17 tasks to prepare your blog for the new year. He says, “In this post, you’ll discover 17 high-impact tasks you can work on to set your blog up for success in the new year. 1. Remove unnecessary clutter Have you been blogging for a while? If so, you’ll likely benefit from taking some time to declutter your blog. If you use WordPress, it’s worth looking through your plugins and ask yourself: do I need all of... [...]
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Quick Sprout’s Lars Lofgren has published a list of best blogging platforms and blog sites for 2020. He says, “Want to jump straight to the answer? The best blogging platform for most people is definitely Wix or WordPress with Bluehost Hosting. When it comes to creating your own blog, you have two options: The first is to build a website and host your blog there. Building your own website and blogging on it is the old-school way to build a blog. You have two ways to do this: Use an easy website builder like Wix. Use WordPress with Bluehost as your web host. This requires more... [...]
Entrepreneur magazine has published a new video ‘Make Money Blogging: From Zero to $1,000-Plus per Day’ featuring Jeff Rose. The Entrepreneur team says, “Jeff Rose started blogging to stand out as a financial advisor but is now earning most of his income from his website. In this video, he talks about the lessons he learned to monetize his blog, including the importance of: SEO Guest blogging Google Adsense Affiliate marketing Publishing posts about topics before they trend Positioning yourself as an expert Offering various kinds of content such as video and podcasts”. Make... [...]
To improve your content impact, you need to connect with your audience. Emotional connection helps you to move closer to your audience and influence them. Copyblogger’s Sonia Simone has shared 10 emotion-based headlines that will work for you. She says, “Emotional benefits are critical to persuasive copy, but how do you naturally incorporate them into your writing? It’s one thing to talk about general concepts like “connection” or “fear,” and another to convey these ideas. The 10 examples of emotional triggers below have been used in countless promotions, because they speak... [...]
Blogging is an evergreen marketing strategy. It helps you to establish yourself as an authority in your domain and continue to promote your products along with your knowledge. HubSpot’s new video ‘Top 10 Blogging Tips for Digital Marketers’ will help you to improve your blogging efforts. The HubSpot team says, “Learn more about the top 10 blogging tips with this free online course on Business Blogging. Justin from HubSpot’s marketing team will go over the top 10 blogging tips from HubSpot’s business blogging strategy course. Ready, to learn these tips?”. Watch... [...]
Quick Sprout’s Lars Lofgren has published a list of seven best WordPress web hosts for 2020. He says, “We’ve gone through all the hosts and ranked the best options available for WordPress—including providers WordPress itself recommends. (If you need it, there’s more on how WordPress hosting works later in this post.) The Top 7 Best WordPress Web Hosts for 2020 Bluehost – Best for beginners Hostinger – Best low cost web host WP Engine – Best for pro users Liquid Web – Best for power users Siteground – Best features Flywheel – Best for freelancers and agencies Kinsta –... [...]
Copyblogger’s Brian Clark has published an article highlighting two most important words in blogging, persuasion and copywriting. He says, “Imagine … by the end of this post, you’ll be a more effective writer, all because you learned two very important words, and the specific reasons why those words are so crucial. Actually, both words can be found in the preceding sentence, along with hints related to their importance. Did you catch them? If not, keep reading, because all will be revealed. The most important word is “you” Did you find the opening sentence compelling? If so,... [...]
SEO-friendly WordPress URLs are highly useful in getting higher ranks in search engine results and get more traffic to your website or blog. Search Engine Journal contributor Corey Morris has shared four steps to help you make SEO-friendly WordPress URLs. He says, “In this article, you’ll learn four tips to ensure your WordPress URLs are SEO-friendly. They range from basic, global updates to strategic updates tied to content and the information architecture of your site. 1. Get to a Single Root Version of Your Domain By default, there are several variations of your root domain that can... [...]
Affiliate marketing is a great way to make money from your blogs and websites. By promoting the products and services related to your blog, you can make a passive income. Business2Community contributor Shweta Dawar has shared 12-steps to help you make money from your blog with affiliate marketing. Dawar says, “The simplest way to monetize a blog through affiliate marketing is to sign up with an affiliate program and share reviews/ tutorials/experiences with links and banners on your website. This in-depth overview should help you. 1. Identify Your Target Audience Know your readers and what... [...]
Quick Sprout’s Lars Lofgren has published a list of best WordPress directory plugin for 2020. He says, “OUT OF 95 DIRECTORY PLUGINS, THERE ARE 5 TO CONSIDER ADDING TO YOUR WEBSITE Want to jump straight to the answer? We suggest Business Directory Plugin and GeoDirectory for the best WordPress directory plugin. The Internet is full of directories. In fact, your website might already be listed on some directories right now. Directories like Yelp help consumers find a restaurant or service in their area. While a directory like Angie’s List connects people with contractors for... [...]