Actionable, straightforward and no-nonsense blogging tips and information.
One of the most important steps in starting a new WordPress blog is choosing a good blog name. Far too often, new bloggers register a domain too quickly, only to find out months or years later that their chosen blog name is not the best one.
There can be various reasons why a blog name may need to be changed down the track. Perhaps the name doesn’t reflect the niche well enough. Or maybe the name is a bit awkward, or too long and complicated for people to remember.
Is blogging still worth it today? Is it still a viable business model, or is it a waste of time? Read on, as I share my real-life experience.
Not too long ago, blogging was a bit like maintaining an online diary. Bloggers would write stories about their daily lives and share them with their friends and relatives.
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.
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.
The Internet is overcrowded with WordPress blogging tools, services, and other goodies designed to make your life as a blogger easier.
With so many options available, it’s tough working out which ones you should use and which ones you should avoid.
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.
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.
If you have affiliate links in your website, such as Amazon Associates product links, you are legally required to disclose that to your readers.
In this article I am going to explain how you can easily add a disclosure statement at the top of your blog posts in your WordPress blog in 3 simple steps.
If you’re a food blogger, you will most likely be familiar with the jump-to-recipe button. And you may also know that this little button is often the cause of heated debates.
These debates revolve around SEO and advertising revenue. Some say you should never use that button, as it negatively impacts ad revenue. Others say that there are SEO benefits in having that button at the top of your recipe articles.