I’ve been asked many times about the differences between blogging with Blogspot and WordPress. Personally for me, I don’t see much difference in the two platforms. A lot of blogger feels that you’re only a real blogger if you use WordPress. Well although I myself have moved to WordPress (for businesses purposes) , I can tell you that I was very much a “real” blogger even back then when I was blogging with blogspot.

I was still making money from my blogs then (on blogspot) so definitely no difference in that department. Although having said that, there are potentially a lot more opportunity for you to earn more when you are using the WordPress platform as for reason advertisers prefers you to have static IP (which is what you will have if you have your own hosting) or there are advertisers programs that just need you to insert some php codings and blogspot does not allow that.

Potentially there is also a risk of losing your blog on one fine day simply because blogger decide that your blog was a spammy blog and with WordPress that won’t happen .. unless your hosting is gone.

This brings me to hosting issues. Reliable and dependable hosting is definitely deciding factor after you decide to move to WordPress for whatever reason.

I use hostgator and I’ve not had any complains with them. No sudden offline alert that my blogs are not reachable, their customer service is very helpful most times and they have been around for years.

If you decide to move to WordPress and wanna give hostgator a try, here’s how you can try them out for a month at only $0.01. If for some reason you are not satisfied they offer a 45days money back guarantee.

Here’s how:

1. All you need to is go to Hostgator site. As shown below, if you already have a domain name, enter the “I currently have a domain box” (and if you don’t I suggest getting one from godaddy first. I suggest getting your domain separate from your hosting so that it’s easier if you decide to change hosting later).
2. DO NOT CLICK on the “Continue to Step 2″ until you replace the “Enter a Coupon Code” to ladyjavadeal 
3. Now click on the “Continue to Step 2″
4. There will be three package types to choose from. I would recommend the “Hatchling” if you only have one domain name or the “Baby” if you are hosting more than 2 domains.
5. After selecting the package, you will see that under the “Billing cycle” box will reflect as “0/mo” 
6.  You will now proceed to finish entering your registration info
7. After making sure all is order, click on the “Create Account” buton

Within a few minutes you will get an email from hostgator with all your login info. They will also request you to send in scanned photo id of yourself for verifying purpose. Don’t worry if you dont have a scanned copy, just use your camera phone and take a photo of it and send it to them.  That would be sufficient too.

If you do continue with them and opt for the monthly payment, please make sure you send your payment on time or risk your site being suspended.

I hope that is useful and do let me know if you need any help.

PS: Want a blog makeover? Contact me today.
PSS: View all my work here

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Learning SEO From the Experts: A Step-By-Step Guide

As a business owner, I am always on the lookout on ways to improve traffic to my site. Let’s face it, the more people are aware of your product, the more you will earn and all of us love that income. So.. I am excited to share with your this free 27-page SEO guide that covers all the elements of a successful SEO improvement strategy that hopefully can achieve just that.

It includes useful topics like :

1. Identifying Keyword Opportunities
2. Mastering On-Page SEO
3. Link-Building Strategies
4. How to incorporate social media into your SEO efforts
5. Tips for Ongoing SEO Improvement

This guide features contributions from top experts in the SEO industry and who better for us to learn from correct. So go ahead, get your FREE SEO guide  today.

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If you run a business and a business blog or website, you’ll know that making your presence known and creating an awareness to you or your business is essential to ensure success. That is where search engine optimization and social network tools like Facebook and Twitter comes in. It is important that your clients, future or repeat, know what you offering and can find you easily and since “Google” has become an verb, you need to get on that first page when potential clients search for those keywords that matches what you do.

Another avenue to put those keywords in super booster mode is to Buy Links from reputable companies such as Link Vehicle, a SEO advertising company that connects advertisers with top notch publishers all over the world. With Link Vehicle, advertisers have a array of niche publishers or otherwise, at their fingertips all arranged by the blog’s page rank, alexa ranking and the price for a either a review or a text-link ad at their marketplace.

Advertisers are provided with an advance state of art technology that drives excellent results and at the same time giving fair price to their publishers as well.

Brand awareness is everything in a business. It ensures new customers and keep loyal ones coming back no matter how long they have to wait. If customers don’t know you exist, they can’t use your services and  if they can’t find you either, they look elsewhere.  So don’t neglect your web existence. Take advantage of Link Vehicle today.

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I have never done a Zazzle custom store before so when Juliana asked me if I wanted to do it, I was, to say the least, super excited. I’ve always loved a new challenge and this project was definitely something I look forward to.

Check out Juliana’s Bits and Pieces Zazzle store She did the header herself and I did the template and coding

PS: Want a Zazzle custom shop of  your own? Contact me today.
PSS: View all my work here

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If you are looking for awesome WordPress, you’ll probably have across a site called Woo Themes. They not have beautifully designed template, they also offer them at affordable prices. Well guess what? For Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale this year, they are offering not one BUT four other theme FREE when you purchase one of their themes. Is that awesome or is that awesome? So head on over to Woo Themes right now by clicking on the banner below to select your favorite template today.

PS: Want a blog makeover? Contact me today.
PSS: View all my work here

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