11 Ways to Be More Productive When Working From Home as a Blogger

How to stay productive when working from home

Working from home sounds like the ultimate dream for many of us. No boss or annoying colleagues around, no stressful commute or ugly corporate uniform. Sounds like you’ve made it, right?

If working from home is your dream, you’ve still got to finance it, and that means getting some serious work done. To help you on your path, I have put together my top 11 tips to be and stay productive when working from home.

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10 Blogging Mistakes That Can Harm Your SEO

Blogging mistakes that can harm your SEO

Blogging is difficult and time consuming, it really is.

Not only is there a lot of work involved in getting good quality content published on a regular basis, you also need to work hard to keep both your readers AND the search engines happy.

I’ve made my fair share of blogging mistakes over the years. But that’s okay, because making mistakes is the only way to learn and move forward.

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WordPress Category Pages and SEO (How to Optimize Categories)

WordPress category pages and SEO

Perhaps one of the most neglected parts of WordPress blogs is the good old category page. Whenever you navigate to a category page within a blog or website, chances are it’s not much more than a list of the latest blog posts within that category.

And worse, often the title of that category page is something along the lines of “Category Name Archives”.

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Thrive Themes Review (5 Reasons to Make the Switch)

Thrive Themes review

Having used several Thrive Themes products for my websites over the years, I thought it would be good to write a review about their WordPress themes, page builders, and plugins.

I can honestly say that discovering Thrive Themes several years ago was a turning point in my online business. Things have evolved since then, but I am still a happy user of various Thrive products.

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How to Share a Tweet on Facebook

How to share a Tweet on Facebook

Ever wanted to share a Tweet on your Facebook timeline or on your Facebook page, and you couldn’t work out how to do it?

One would be forgiven for thinking that this is an easy thing to do, but it’s actually not as straightforward as it may sound.

Before you read on, this article is NOT about auto-posting from Twitter to Facebook by connecting your Twitter and Facebook accounts. Instead, the below steps describe the manual process of sharing a Tweet on Facebook.

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How to Find Writers With OnlineJobs.ph (A Review)

OnlineJobs.ph review

Writing all the content for my websites myself is essentially a mission impossible. Outsourcing some of the writing is a no-brainer, but finding (and keeping) good writers can be quite the challenge.

I recently went through a recruitment sprint on OnlineJobs.ph, a job board for virtual workers in the Philippines. Whilst this website is mainly focused on finding virtual assistants, there are also good writers to find there.

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How to Write a Good About Me Page + 9 Great Examples

How to write a good About Me page + examples

Other than the homepage, the About Me page is often one of the most important pages on your website. It should contain everything readers need to know not only about your site, but also about who you are as a person.

Your readers should have a clear idea on your goals, your values, your services, and your personality, by reading your About Me page. If written properly, you should have a new fan or new regular visitor to your blog each time someone reads it.

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Keysearch Review (Keyword Research on a Budget)

Keysearch review

In this Keysearch review, I will take you through the main modules and features of this keyword research software tool, and I will share my unbiased thoughts.

Keysearch is a web-based keyword research tool that offers a wide range of features to help you find low-competition keywords, spy on your competitors, track your SEO efforts, and more.

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