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Tools And Resources for A Great Blogging

Best Blogging Tools and Resources Blogging software Self-hosted: WordPress.org (recommended) B2evolution.net (alternative) Concrete5.org (alternative) Free tools: WordPress.com (yourblogname.wordpress.com) Blogger.com (yourblogname.blogspot.com) Tumblr.com (yourblogname.tumblr.com) Premium tools: TypePad.com (14 days free trail) SquareSpace.com (14 days free trail) Domain research tools Basic search: Pcnames.com — instant domain check engine Domize.com — domain name search engine Domainr.com — explore the entire domain name space Advanced search/premium domains: DomainSearch — comprehensive searchable database of domain name registration WhoisLookup — discover the people or organizations behind a domain name DomainMarketplace — research available domains to buy Additional name search: Trademark search — search the USPTO’s database of registered trademarks KnowEm — check social profiles Photo and image galleries Flickr — enables bloggers...

Tips For Blogging

Blogging Tips Here are some blogging tips that will help you be a better blogger, improve the quality of your posts and get you more readers. If you are in the internet marketing and social media, you know that content is king. Creating valuable content is one of the most important tasks of any marketer. 1. Know what you are talking about It’s hard to write about something that you don’t know. If you write about tea, then be a tea expert. If you blog about cars be a car expert or write about the aspects of cars that you know and people care about. If you are just beginning on the path of becoming an expert, then blog about that. Read a lot and write about what you learned. In no time you will be perceived as an expert. Exception: But what to do if you don’t know anything? You can create content around your learning process. 2. Know your audience It is very important that you know who you are talking with and who you want to reach. For example, this post might be more intere...

How To Generate Money From Your Bloag

How to Make Money From Your Blog In this guide you will learn how to prepare your blog for monetization and monetization strategies for blogs with small (new blogs), medium and large audiences. If one of the driving factors for starting a blog was to make money online, then this is the guide you have been waiting for. For those who work full-time jobs, earning money from your blog is a great way to generate side income. For those who plan to dedicate themselves to the monetization strategies, it’s possible to use it as regular source of income. Monetization misconceptions First, let’s clear up a few misconceptions you may have heard about blog monetization.  Passive income is the way to go so you can earn money while you sleep This isn’t entirely false, but it’s not as simple as it sounds either. Bloggers who are well known for their passive income generation did not start their blog one day and earn piles of money in their sleep the next. Just like any other inc...

How To Promote A Blog And Its Content

How to Promote Your Blog and Its Content In our content creation guide, you learned that your blog content is the defining factor that will make or break your blog. You learned what it takes to create amazing content, as well as the types of content you can create for your audience. But your content will never help you succeed in blogging if no one ever sees it. This is why you need to learn online marketing strategies to help you market your blog as a whole, as well as each piece of content you create. This is called content marketing. Your content marketing skills will determine how much traffic comes to your website, how many social shares you receive, how many comments are made on your posts and how many subscribers you gain. Ultimately, the goal is to have as many visitors as possible when you start to monetize your blog. Visitors who you can convert into advertising clicks, affiliate referrals and product/service buyers — depending on your monetization strategy, which wil...

Best Practice of A Blog

Best blogging practices To become a successful blogger in any niche, you will want to follow these best practices. Set your blogging goals You’ll never know if you are getting the most out of blogging if you haven’t set goals for your blog. Is your goal to make money? Get a new job? Find people to connect with about a specific topic? Define your blogging goals and periodically ask yourself if your blog is helping you meet them. If not, ask yourself how you can improve your blog in order to meet the goals. Commit to becoming an expert No matter what your blogging goals are, if you strive to be an expert in your niche, the fulfillment of your goals is sure to follow. People who are known as experts in their niche tend to receive more recognition and income for their content. They also tend to have larger audiences and the option to turn their readers into customers by offering related products and services. Engage with your audience The best way to stay in tune with your ...

How To Write And Create Blog

How to Write and Create Great Blog Content Once you set up your blog, your next goal is to create content. The content of your blog will be the bait that attracts your readers. In this guide, we will cover what the content your blog consists of, types of content you can create and blogging practices you should follow. Without great content, even the most well-designed, tightly-structured blogs will ultimately fail. There are three types of content you need to create for your blog. Pages content:  Static page content, such as “About” and “Contact.” Sidebar content:  Static content that appears on the sidebar of your blog. Blog posts content:  Regular posts about your niche. Before you start writing your day-to-day “Blog posts” you will want to make sure the static “Pages” and “Sidebar” content of your blog is created and uploaded to your blog. Let’s explore each of these content areas. The 7 essential elements of a perfect blog post Headline Storytelling hook...

Learn How to Use Wordpress

Learn How to Use Wordpress In this guide, we will take a closer look at managing your WordPress blog. You will learn how to customize your blog, make design and layout changes, create your first post or page and much more. The WordPress platform consists of two areas: your blog’s front end and back end. The front end is what your visitors will see when they come to your blog. Many of the tasks performed in the back end will be visible on the front end, such as theme customizations, plugin functionality enhancements and content publication. There are also actions that can be performed by you and your visitors directly from the front end of the blog, including commenting and social sharing. The back end, known as the WordPress dashboard, allows you to fully manage your blog’s content, community, functionality and design. It is accessible only by users who you designate and assign an account on your blog. In order to access your WordPress dashboard, you need to type: example...