Too many times people fail to write things down and later regret it because they’ve forgotten those amazing thoughts. Other times they start writing in one direction only to end up in another place completely. If they are lucky this new place is something they enjoy. For me, blogging has created a windstorm of possibilities, [...]
Have you ever fallen asleep reading one of my posts? Ouch! Did you have to be so blunt? Let me show you a few ways liven up your blog posts – even if your writing is drier than cotton! Professionally those dull, straight to the point posts seem good for business. If you’re looking to [...]
I want to know what you think about making a blog with a range of topics. The research says having a blog about several topics vs. closely related topics is a bad idea. I keep asking myself, “If this is true how do sites such as About.com, Wikipedia, Hubpages and Squidoo do so well?” I’ve [...]
If you need to use someone else’s work to bring a point home then you should provide attribution or face being accused of stealing. In some cases you could be faced with hefty court fines or even jail. Think about your own work. If you are like me you spend an hour or more working [...]
Think twice before you publish that blog post. Ask yourself who might be offended and what type of outrage you may incur. If you blog for someone else you may lose your job or resign as was the case with this blogger as she learnt the harsh reality of blogging. Are your Blog’s Content or [...]
Do you ever wonder if your readers finish your blog posts? Are you writing post after post and no one is sticking around? Perhaps you don’t know what readers want in your blog. Your Readers Want to Know You are a Real Person Try on some personality. Your readers want to feel something when they [...]
Any progress you can actually see is motivation to keep blogging and believe me, you can improve your Alexa Ranking much faster than your Google Ranking. I ranked at just over 8 million in early February with this blog. Can you believe it has dropped under a million as of today – March 20, 2012? I’m [...]
Are you letting traffic to your blog slip through your fingers? Tired of getting your hopes up with visitors that never return to your blog? Are you making it easy for them to come back? Make Sure your Visitors can Comment This tip may seem obvious but it never ceases to amaze me that some [...]
“Do you have what it takes to really make money online? The truth is you can make lots of money online. With the right dedication and will to succeed, anyone can make a living from the opportunities online. If you are determined to never give up, you will succeed. The only way to fail is to [...]
Does your blog stink? How would you know? Do you get frustrated when people jump on your blog and won’t leave comments. Of course you do! Would you prefer someone told you why your blog sucks or just leave and never return? When you first learn how to blog you write your heart out thinking, [...]
Many people are starting a blog in hopes of making money at home. Some people are successful and others give up quickly when they realize it takes more work than they expected. Sadly this is the result of poor planning and unreasonable expectations. Somehow people are still under the impression – this stuff is easy. [...]
In a post written by Anish Majumdar on Problogger.net today, something spawned a question within me. If you do not have authority on a subject will you have a less successful blog if you write about it? Will showing your shortcomings be a sign of failure causing you to lose traffic? Everyone has their own opinion [...]
Learning how to increase blog traffic is a task that causes many new bloggers to quit. Search engines are becoming packed with information that is hard to rise above. If you don’t have something new and exciting to offer then getting traffic is more difficult. So what can you do? Unconventional way to Increase Blog Traffic [...]
I’ve been reading about the pros and cons of NoFollow Links vs. DoFollow Links in blogs. The truth is there are benefits and negative impacts for both. What are Nofollow links? Nofollow links were created as a means to prevent comment spam on websites. It means you are not allowing people to follow links that occur on [...]
Do you want a Successful Blog? Now that sounds redundant doesn’t it. If you are a blogger then it goes without saying you want to be successful. But what sacrifice are you willing to make for that to happen? Success ranges from learning how to make money from your blog to getting traffic and gaining a [...]
Do you have Invalid Markups on your website? If you are anything like I was 3 days ago you just said, “What are Markups and how do they affect my SEO?” Markup errors are HTML code errors that may not allow your site to be read clearly by search engines. Simple errors could be causing [...]
If you are learning how to start blog you are undoubtedly excited to get started. It can be tonnes of fun and you probably have mixed feelings about hitting the publish button. It’s a big deal to get something you have written online and it’s normal to be both excited and nervous. A blog is [...]
Are you married to Google? You may be a long-time blogger or just beginning but at some point you begin to feel a relationship develop with Google. If you are anything like me there are times to love it and times to hate it, but one thing is for sure – You cannot live without it! [...]
Knowing how to track clicks on your links is important. If people are not clicking the links you post then you’re wasting time and if you’re an affiliate you’re not making money. As a blogger you don’t know what types of articles to keep producing if people aren’t commenting and you don’t know what types [...]
Do you dream about blogging? Have you asked yourself if you’re blogging too much? I dreamed bedbugs ate my blog. I stood in one place and could not move my feet for the life of me. Bedbugs were racing towards me and I felt like I was running but my feet were stuck to the [...]
The White Page of Death is a Bloggers Scariest Moment. The white page of death is a blank white screen and is actually the second scariest moment right behind deleting your blog. Yes people have done that. I’ve found an easy solution for your WordPress Blog. While I’m sure there are several reasons and solutions [...]
We all need a little blog inspiration when the chips are down, especially in the beginning. Your inspiration to blog can be something that irritates you and you feel the need to be the one to change it. It can be the goal of retiring early or simply to have your writing seen by many [...]
Do you ever feel like you’re a bad blogger? Do you have days where you find every excuse in the world to not write in your blog? Maybe you’ll see yourself in my bit of blog humor as I make fun of a day I recently had that went something like this. You wake up [...]
If you are a new blogger or thinking of creating a blog, you’ve probably already overloaded yourself with information. You may already have a blog and don’t know what to do next. This is simple advice to get you started. Please feel free to peer around the rest of my blog for other tips to [...]
Not Getting Traffic is one of the most painful things for a website owner. You work your tail off and you’re still nobody comes. You spend so much time searching for how to get blog traffic your website doesn’t get new content which stops you from getting visitors. Before you know it, the little bit of [...]
So you’re not making money online. It happens more than you think. I don’t want to guess how many sites you read before you got here that told you it was easy. Truthfully, it is hard work. Let me show you 5 reasons you’re still broke. 1) You have too many Ads Having too many [...]
Don’t know what to blog about? If you’re like me, you spend tons of time reading about blogs and reading other people’s blogs. You get caught up in their material and sometimes come up with a blank slate for your own blog post. Tips to Get You Back to Writing in Your Blog Get out of the [...]
Not getting traffic? You may have more to worry about than you realize. Let me tell you a few mistakes that stood in the way of getting traffic for this site and what I’m doing to fix them. 1) Consider rewriting useless or outdated posts that are not getting traffic anymore. Originally this post was [...]
Choosing between Hubpages and WordPress? I will explain why you should use them both to benefit you. I use a self-hosted WordPress that I downloaded easily through Hostgator, that is what I’ll be referring to within this article when I speak about WordPress. I also write on Hubpages and I love it there and I’ll tell [...]