Blogging tips for beginners

The CEO of bloggingfoundation.com lunched a new blog name blogspottips.com

2013-05-16T23:43:00.002-07:00

Erafe Prince launched a new blog named blogspottips.com check it out

Hi everyone my name is Erafe Prince the CEO and founder of bloggingfoundation.com i have been blogging for a while now i created bloggingfoundation based on the difficulties i faced in the past when i was a newbie in the blogosphere. but today i can gladly say that am among the popular and successful bloggers in my niche by God's grace and thanks to all my blog readers and remember you too can be like me.

Yea you too can be the next Erafe prince the CEO of bloggingfoundation.com only if you have the zeal and determination towards your goal or aim i tell you my friends you will succeed within a twinkle of an eye.

why i created blogspottips.com

I created blogspottips.com because of the blogger/blogspot difficulties that majority of newbies are experiencing today and i also created blogspottips.com because i was once newbie and during this period i had now where else to run to except for my friend name john pori

So today am writing this post to inform all the newbies, amateurs and pro bloggers that are reading this blog for them to know that a blog named blogspottips.com has been launched by the CEO of bloggingfoundation.com and it is dedicated to guide through all the tips all blogspottips, wordpress tips, mobile tips, money making tips and many more etc.
please feel free to share this post with friends, and remember to share your thoughts with us about the newly launched blog because your satisfaction is our number one priority

5 BLOGGING MISTAKES THAT BLOGGERS SHOULD AVOID

2013-05-13T09:05:00.002-07:00

There are lots of mistakes that bloggers should avoid but we all know that blogging is all about making mistakes and re- correcting yourself but today i will be talking about 5 most important mistakes that all blogger should avoid. as a blogger mistakes are normal to come by but there are some that you need to avoid .

most people create blogs with the aim of gaining or turning it into a source of revenue immediately, while some create their blogs with the aim of helping others solve their online and offline problems. today we will be discussing about the most popular mistakes that we see newbies bloggers make in the blogosphere.

publishing useless post

don't write articles if you know the article will be useless to your blog readers, some bloggers force themselves to start writing articles even when they are not in the mood to craft any article this will make them to publish an uninformative article to their blog readers all in the name of making sure they published an article that day. this is one mistake you should avoid as a blogger because your blog readers are the light shinning on your blog without them your blog is nothing.

not taking your readers serious

this is not just words of the mouth because i have experienced this things when i was a newbie then i never took my blog readers serious and it really affected my blog's reputation and authority i quickly changed my step of approach and followed the right part and took my blog readers very serious. am sharing these tips with you all because i don't want you to make the same mistakes i made when i was a newbie.

greediness

most newbies are too greedy to the extent that they place too many ads on their blog immediately they get accepted by any ad network thinking this will help them increase their earning 100% not knowing that this is not good for any blog not even the blog of the pros. if you watch carefully you will see that most pro bloggers don't stuck their blogs with too many ads except the greedy please don't be greedy when it come's to blogging or else you won't succeed .

must read: 8 quick steps to become a successful blogger in no time

not responding to readers

this is another thing that newbies engages themselves in, they don't respond to readers when they comment on their post and they don't respond to emails sent by their blog readers they think it is a waste of time not knowing that responding to readers increases a blog's conversation rate and it is very important for all blog and website owners to respond to their readers queries.

lacking some must have pages

There are some pages you must have on your blog but newbies don't border about the must have pages they should add to their blog and it really affects their blogs when readers are seeking for the missing pages on their blog. here are some must have pages about me, contact me, homepage etc

must read: 6 must have pages on a blog

with these simple tips you will able able to avoid the most common mistakes that bloggers make while trying to build their blog or online business, feel free to share your thought about this content.

HOW TO TURN YOUR FACEBOOK PROFILE INTO A FANPAGE

2013-05-11T01:29:00.000-07:00

Our discussion today is on a simple trick on how you can turn your facebook account or profile into a fanpage plus all your friends turned into likes on your page, this is a great way to surpass the 5000 friends limit that facebook allows. for example if you are having 2500 friends on your facebook account with these simple trick you can turn your facebook profile into a fanpage and all your 2500 friends they will be turned into 2500 likes on your fanpage.

woo this is really getting interesting if you are an individual or a group of persons that are popular you are likely to reach the facebook friend limit within a twinkle of an eye, after you reach 5000 friends that's the limit you can't get more than 5000 friends but with these little trick you will be able to get more than 1 millions friends on your fanpage. i know you would love this trick lol.

simple guide to turn your facebook account into a fanpage

Turning your facebook account into a fanpage is an easy task to complete all you need is the url to covert your facebook account into a fanpage with all your friends turned into like on your fanpage

here is the url

URL: convert your facebook into a fanpage now

it is just like creating a new fanpage but this one is more amazing and great because all your friends will be turned into likes on your fanpage. so you won't be worried about getting likes on your fanpage.

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8 QUICK STEPS TO BE A SUCCESSFUL BLOGGER IN NO TIME

2013-05-07T18:22:00.000-07:00

Being successful is the major aim of every person or blogger that has great plans for his or her stay in the blogosphere, being a successful blogger is an easy task to complete only if you know the right steps to take at the right time. i can't say am the best blogger in my niche but i can boost of being among the best bloggers in my niche, today i will be sharing with you all some important steps to take if you want to be seen and known as a successful blogger in your niche.

8 easy steps towards being or becoming a successful blogger within a twinkle of an eye

follow the leaders in your niche
This is the first part you shouldn't ignore or miss as a newbie, an amateur or a pro blogger you should follow the leading blogs and bloggers in your niche with these you will be able to learn some stuffs from them and their blogs e.g things like when they publish articles on their blogs, how they get traffic to their blogs and their backlink building strategies and many more things. my advice for any blogger is for them to know and follow at least 10 blogs in their niche because they will likely be of help to you and your blog in many ways.

2. have a good source of inspiration
yeah, this is another important thing you need a really good source of inspiration for your blog because blogging is a long term run without ending so you need to be prepared, some of you might be thinking or wondering why i said you need a source of inspiration in other to be a successful blogger.

i) here are some reasons why you need a source of inspiration

for getting new content or post ideals to write about

to know what is hot in the blogosphere and in your niche or keyword particularly

to know the best time to post articles etc
these are some of the reasons why i said in number one that you need to follow the leaders in your niche

must read: how to find new ideals to blog about

3. write only quality and original articles
there is one thing that blog visitors are seeking from your blog, some bloggers might not know the reason why visitors are visiting their blogs if you are among those bloggers that don't know the reason why visitors are visiting then hear this,visitors are visiting your blog because they are seeking for quality and informative articles or content that will be helpful and meaningful to them. so don't give your blog the opportunity to lack the quality readers are seeking for.

must read: how to create a perfect blog post for your readers

4. article lenght
The internet surfers of our time are too lazy to read every content on a blog carefully instead they love scrolling the post to the ending that's why you need to make your articles short and well explained in a plain language. this is also one thing that is killing most newbies today because they are trying to make their content long like the one from the pros, yeah i remembered i said follow the pros in your niche but you shouldn't copy everything they do on their blogs.

i) the advantage of copying the pros

because they have experience in the blogosphere

because they have huge list of loyal readers etc

ii) the disadvantage of copying the pros

you are new to blogging

you have little or no experience at all

you don't have any loyal reader
so when you are writing your articles they should be meaningful even if it is short

must read: learn how to write ans seo optimized article

5. aim high
your aim will determine your level of success or goal, if you aim low when you get to that level you will be exhausted and yet your expectation would not be met because your aim was too low but if you aim high you won't even know when you are at the tops instead of you slowing down you will keep on adding more speed to achieve your goal because your aim was very high and success start's fro your aim as a person.

must read: how to choose a perfect topic to blog about

6. guest post
this a practice you shouldn't ignore because it will help you in increasing your blog's traffic, backlinks and loyal readers. building quality one way backlink will help you increase your domain's visibility on search engines and it also help in increasing a blog's page rank

must read: how to increase your blog's page rank

must read: 46 dofollow blogs to comment on for traffic and quality backlinks

7. dedication
you need to be dedicated in whatever you are doing in life that's if you want to be successful and achieve something in that particular thing, so if you want to be successful as a blogger then you need to dedicate some of your time to maintain and grow your blog as an online business

8. commitment
you need to commit yourself as a blogger because there are some newbies that post only one article in a month which is quite bad for them and their blogs because they are new in the field, there are other blogs that will get majority of the traffic coming to your niche because search engines love blogs that update their blog's homepage with fresh content.

must read: 5 reasons for being a successful blogger

i thought of extending this article to number 10 but then i later decided to take my hands off my keyboard because i want us to continue the rest of the discussion on how to become a successful blogger within a short period of time. just feel free to share your thoughts with us about this article because we love hearing your own opinion.

HOW TO ADD AN XML SITEMAP TO BLOGGER/BLOGSPOT BLOG

2013-05-02T14:47:00.000-07:00

Adding an xml sitemap to your blogger blog is a great way to allow search engines to notice and crawl your blog post easily without errors, it can also be defined as a directory that consist of all webpages on a blog and it's a great way to get your articles crawled and get indexed without you manually submitting them to search engines. in this article i will guide you through on how to add an XML sitemap to your blogger blog.

step by step guide to add an XML sitemap to your blog

1. first create an XML sitemap

click on this link sitemap generator
in the sitemap generator type your blog address e.g bloggingfoundation.com or bloggingfoundation.blogspot.com
click on create new sitemap, the tool will automatically create a text for you with your domain name
copy the text created by the tool save it in a page e.g a notepad

2. now adding the XML sitemap to your blogger blog

go to your blogger dashboard
click on setting = => preferences
enable the custom robots.txt
an empty box will appear paste the text that was created by the sitemap generating tool
save and you are done.

here is the image where you will paste the code

with these search engines will automatically crawl and index your content without you manually submitting it to them. i would love to hear your thoughts about this post if you find this article interesting kindly share with friends for them to benefit from this article

WOO GOOGLE ADSENSE NEWLY INTRODUCED 970 X 90 AD UNIT

2013-05-01T06:44:00.000-07:00

This is a wonderful improvement in adsense program they just released 970 x 90 ad unit, i woke up one morning and i found the article about google adsense newly released ad unit 970 x 90 the news and articles are just all over the web. then i thought of sharing it with readers and my fellow adsense publishers because the 970 x 90 ad unit can really help you as a publisher to increase your adsense earning because it is highly visible to readers.

must read: how to get an approved adsense account for your blog

check out the google adsense newly released 970 x 90 ad unit

This is the type of ad unit i know most adsense publishers have been waiting for because of it's width and height, it's highly visible to help you as an adsense publisher to increase your adsense earning.

you can view some examples of 970 x 90 ad unit

example of 970 x 90 text ad unit

example of 970 x 90 image ad unit

for me i don't have much to say on this topic but i believe the 970 x 90 ad unit will help us as publishers in increasing our earning and ad visibility to our blog readers.
learn more from google official page
so as a publisher or a non publisher for now what do you think about the newly released 970 x 90 ad unit. do share your thoughts with us about this content.

9 WEBSITES TO GET HUNDREDS OF FREE TWITTER FOLLOWER DAILY

2013-04-30T03:08:00.004-07:00

Hi everyone today we are going to be sharing tips on how to increase your twitter followers for free woo without any charge, there are lot's of websites that are dedicated towards sending you hundred of free twitter followers daily. twitter can be a great source of traffic to your blog and it can also be a great way to promote your blog and post.

there are sites that are built to help you increase your twitter followers they have paid paid ways and free once a free one can get you hundred visitors daily while a paid one can get you thousands of twitter followers daily, so i will be sharing with you 9 websites that can send you hundreds of free daily twitter followers to your twitter account daily for free.

list of top 9 websites that can send you free twitter followers daily

if you are looking forward towards increasing your twitter followers then i tell you that you are int the right place at the right time. the above websites will help you increase your twitter followers immediately you accept their terms and conditions
please if you find this post interesting kindly share and re-tweet it so that your friends can also benefit from this article on how to increase their twitter followers.
do you have other methods you are using to increase your tweeter followers that are not mentioned here please if you do have share with us.

HOW PREPARED ARE YOU FOR THE NEXT PAGERANK UPDATE

2013-04-27T02:44:00.000-07:00

Bloggers are always asking for the month page rank update always take place, with my research and experiment page rank do take place every 3 months so the question i know you are eager to ask me now is when is the next page rank update taking place, read on to know more about the next page rank update

must read: what is google page rank

when is the next google page rank update

there is one thing i can't determine as a blogger which is the date google page rank update is taking place but i can share my experience and research with you about the month page rank update will be taking place

when was the last page rank update

the last page rank update took place February, it took place first week of February remember i said page rank update take's place every 3 months.

when is the next page rank update taking place now

with my calculation page rank update occurs every 3 months so the next page rank update will be taking place may next month, and i hope you are prepared for the google page rank update

must read: how to increase your google page rank

note: that am writing this article not because am an expert nor because am a staff of google no am not an expert and am not a staff of google, am just trying to give you the best based on my research and calculation. so just remember that am not predicting the page rank update.

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LEARN HOW I MADE $200 DOLLARS FOR A 15 MINUTES REVIEW

2013-04-26T03:44:00.001-07:00

I know when you are reading this post the first thing that come's into your mind would be ''woo $200 dollars for just a 15 minutes review'' but wait a minute because i know you are tempted to ask me how i made $200 dollars for a 15 minutes review. stick with me on this post and you will get all the details on how i made $200 dollars for a 15 minute review.

learn more about the real story behind my 15 minutes $200 dollars review.

First i wrote an article about my tested list of top 5 ad networks with which i have worked with so far but i never hoped on getting a proposal on that post, a week or two weeks later i got a message from an ad company offering my some money to mention their ad network on my top 5 ad network post. the first thing i did was to research about the company to know if they are spammers because i don't want to recommend a scamming ad network to my blog readers because of a little cash. i did a research on the company for about a week plus just to make sure the ad network is a reliable ad serving company. as soon i was done with my research i found out that they are reliable ad serving company i accepted their offer and i wrote the review under 15 minutes i got my payment from the company instantly without delay.

the reason why i shared this story with you as my blog reader

I thought of sharing this post with you as my blog reader because i want you all to know that i care about your welfare and in everything i write on this blog i make sure it will be beneficiary to you as my blog reader before i write any content on this blog.

share your thoughts with us about this post and you can also share with us the best offer you have received so far as a blogger. just imagine yourself writing a 15 minute review everyday and you get paid $200 dollars for each review i know that would be wonderful for you.

note: importantly you should join my email subscribers so that you will always be informed about any new development on bloggingfoundation

welcome readers feel free to share your thoughts with us.

WHAT IS GOOGLE PAGE RANK

2013-04-24T09:03:00.001-07:00

Google page rank is one of the most important factor when it come's to building a blog and good earning from blogging and most bloggers are thinking page rank isn't important to their blogs but in this post i will be sharing with you my different definition of google page rank.

Google page rank can be defined as a link analysis or an algorithm used by google to measure the popularity of webpages on it's data base. or google page rank can also be defined as one of the factors used by google to determine the webpages that will appear first on their search pages for some particular search queries.

how to increase your google blog's page rank

there are lots of ways to increase your blog's page rank, but the most effective ways to increase a blog's page rank is to build quality backlinks from other blogs to your blog.

must read: 46+ dofollow blogs to comment on for quality backlinks and traffic

must read: how to increase your blog's google page rank

what page rank is your blog having and what more value do you intend to add to this post please share your thoughts with us about this post because we love hearing your thoughts.

HOW TO INCREASE YOUR BLOG'S GOOGLE PAGE RANK

2013-04-24T09:02:00.000-07:00

If you are wondering the meaning of google page rank then you should read this post with care and focus
google page rank is an important factor that most bloggers are finding difficult to understand and those bloggers are thinking google page rank isn't important to them, the truth about google page rank is that there is no trick to boost your blog's google page rank in a day. all you need to do is to focus on building incoming relevant links to your blog read on for more tips to increase your blog's google page ranking.

must read: what is google page rank

simple tips to increase your blog's google page rank

there are some things to focus on if you are trying to increase your blog's google page ranking

here are some things to focus on to increase your google page rank

getting quality incoming relevant links

using seo tips and technniques

quality article

how to choose a keyword rich domain or blog name

getting relevant backlinks pointing to your blog

google page rank is not something you can manipulate or get in one day, the most effective and known way to increase a blog's page rank is to get quality and relevant incoming links pointing to your blog from highly authoritative blogs or sites that are related to the your blog's topic or niche

must read: ways to build quality backlinks to your blog

here are some ways to build backlinks to your blog

blog commenting

this is the most used way to get quality backlinks to a blog by leaving comments on well established blogs, you should only leave comments on blogs that are related to your niche.

must read: 46 blogs to comment on to get quality backlinks to your blog

must read: 2013 top dofollow forums to build quality backlinks to your blog

guest post

write guest post for well established blogs in your niche with these they will give a link back to your blog which is a great way to get quality backlinks to your blog.

quality content

In a blog quality content is the key to success if you want your blog to get a good ranking then you need not to provide only quality content so you need to provide quality and original content so that your blog can be favored with a good google page ranking.

must read: how to create a perfect post for your readers

using seo guides and techniques

most bloggers are seo experts while some others don't know the meaning of seo, if you are among the bloggers that don't know the meaning of seo then you must read what is seo(search engine optimization)

must read: seo techniques to help your blog rank well on google

must read: 2013 best seo optimization techniques

must read: how to write an seo optimized article

keyword rich domain or blog name

some of you might be surprised that i included keyword rich domain name but i would tell you now that you should not be surprised because with my own personal research i found out that keyword rich domain name is also important and it helps a blog in getting a good google page ranking.

must read: research for keyword rich domain name or blog

i hope you enjoyed reading this article, now that you have read through this article all you need to do is to take ''action'' towards increasing your blog's google page ranking.

hey what do you think about this article please share your thoughts with us.

HOW TO DEACTIVATE OR ACTIVATE MTN END OF CALL AIRTIME NOTICATION

2013-04-21T04:40:00.001-07:00

like i said before the mtn end of call notification is activated by default on all mtn sims but if yours is not activated by default you can activate it by following my simple guide and steps on how to activate or deactivate mtn end of call notification.

mtn is one of the leading networks in so many countries e.g Nigeria, majority of mobile users do always complain because of the mtn end of call airtime notification they don't talk up to the minutes they were suppose to talk and they would have preferred it if they were not charged for the end of call credit notification. but unfortunately when you hear the end of call voice notification saying ''you have one minutes remaining'' just have it in mind that you were charged for the end of call notification because your call will not be up to 40 seconds after that voice notification, the mtn end of call notification is activated by default but i will be sharing with you on how you can deactivate or activate the mtn end of call notification yourself.

simple guide on how to deactivate or activate mtn end of call voice notification

how to deactivate mtn end of call airtime voice notification

but you can deactivate mtn end of call voice notification by sending EOCN off to 131, after that you will receive a message saying your request has been received and it's being processed

how to activate mtn end of call airtime voice notification
- if you want to activate mtn end of call airtime voice notification send EOCN ON to 131, same goes with these one you will be getting a message saying ''your request has been received and it's being processed''
with this you will be able to deactivate or activate mtn end of call voice notification on your mobile network, i hope you enjoyed reading this article please feel free to share with us your thoughts about this post

HOW TO SCHEDULE A POST ON BLOGGER/BLOGSPOT BLOG

2013-04-19T03:07:00.002-07:00

a scheduled post can be defined as an article written down to be published automatically on it's scheduled date by the blog author, it is an awesome tool added to blogger without you installing any plugin on your blog and it make's your blogging healthy. it is a great way to stay up to date as a blogger ever if you are traveling for a week or two you can schedule some articles to be published automatically for your blog readers even when you are not around. i believe by now you all are eager to learn how you can schedule some post on your blogger/blogspot blog.

my easy guide on how to schedule a post on blogger/blogspot blog

first click on new post to create a new post
type the post you want to be scheduled for any day of your choice
go to post setting by the right when you are creating a new post
click on schedule change the ''automatic'' to ''set date and time''
set the date and time you want you article to be published
most importantly click publish after you are doing with your post and every thing you want to edit
know if the post has been scheduled after clicking on publish you will be redirected to all post if the post remains in draft it means it has not been scheduled nor published, but if it shows scheduled it means it has been scheduled to publish automatically on your chosen date and time.
give your post re-editing, before date read your post and adjust anything you want to adjust before it's publish date. also remember to check if your post is scheduled properly so as not to keep your hope's on nothing

i hope you enjoyed this article kindly share with friends for them to also benefit from this awesome tool by blogger, and remember we love hearing your thoughts

4 EFFECTIVE STEPS TO MAKE YOUR BLOG POPULAR IN YOUR NICHE

2013-04-17T05:31:00.000-07:00

i have been blogging for sometime now believe me i now know what it take's to be a successful blogger and i also know how it feel's to be successful in whatever we are doing in life, there are lots of ways to make your blog popular in the blogosphere but i will be sharing with you the 4 most effective steps to make your blog popular in the blogosphere.

in this article i am going to focus on the below four topics

content

frequency

design

seo (search engine optimization)

make your blog popular and successful in the blogosphere today

quality content

content is king when it come's to getting popular in the blogosphere one thing i always tell my blog readers is for them to only focus on quality and original content because any niche you choose to blog about today there are some other bloggers that are already blogging about that niche so you need to create something unique that will be different from what other bloggers present to their blog readers with these you will be able to stand out and be popular in your chosen niche.

if you want to be successful in the blogosphere then i recommend you to only blog about a topic you are passionate about.

must read: how to choose a perfect topic to blog about

if you have passion about your niche then making your popular won't be a difficult task for you because you will enjoy what you are blogging about even without getting paid to do it because you are passionate about your topic.

must read: how to improve your writing skills

design and navigation

a blog design need's to be attractive in other to grow it's audience, when it come's to designing a blog you need to make it simple and easy to navigate through. more importantly a blog generates good revenue when the design is attractive.

design + seo

your blog design has to be neat and clean in order for it to work with seo effectively, a clean design will help you in getting more quality advertisers to your blog.

what is seo

(seo) means search engine optimization it is like a ranking tool that helps search engine in determining the webpages to rank higher in a particular search queries.

must read: search engine optimization to help you rank well on search engines

there is one thing that will help your blog in ranking higher on search engines, it is like an energy to your blog ranking on search engines, build quality backlinks from well established blogs for higher search engine ranking.

must read: how to build quality backlinks to your blog

frequency

for a start as a beginner that is trying to be popular in the blogosphere you need to be creating new and informative articles at least every two days in other to match up with other bloggers in your niche. if you are able to be a creative and productive blogger in your niche people will look up to you and your blog for information.

must read: 4 tips for being creative and productive as a blogger

i hope you have learn't a lesson on how to make your blog popular kindly share your thoughts with us about this article we love hearing your thoughts.

FEW THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING A BLOG

2013-04-15T08:26:00.001-07:00

the questions most do ask nowadays is how to start a blog but starting a blog isn't a problem all you need to do is to set your target and goal, lot's of bloggers are discouraged today because they never had a plan or strategy before starting their blogs. in this post i will be sharing with you things to know before starting your blog and how to start a blog, if you already have a blog or you are planning on starting a blog these tips will guide you.

must read: blogging tips to determine if you can become a blogger

how to start a blog beginners guide

your reasons

there must be a reason or reasons why you choose or decided to start a blog, if you have a good reason to start a blog then giving up won't be in your dictionary so before starting a blog ask yourself this question ''is my reason for starting a blog strong enough to keep me motivated''. if you have a good strong reason why you should start a blog then you have no reason not to be successful in the blogosphere long term run.

must read: 5 reasons for being a blogger

passion

passion is one thing that keep's you motivated in this long term run, don't start a blog just to make money from it. we know making money might be among the reasons you decided to start a blog but don't get too focused or too attached with the money making aspect of blogging.

some things for you to focus on

creating quality articles for your audience
building your brand and authority
grow your email subscriber's list
grow your traffic
then you can now focus on the monetization aspect of blogging

keyword

keyword or niche choosing is a perfect first step to take on your blog, the only way you can stand out in the crowd in the blogosphere is to become an expert in your niche. if you are seen as an expert in a highly targeted niche then there are lots of chances for you to get paid for being an expect blogger.

must read: keyword research for a domain name or blog

helping others

you are helping others to solve problems in your niche, you are in the blogosphere to help others solve their problems. you are being paid for solving people's problems for example if you are good at building a blog then you can teach people that are interested on how to build a blog. before starting a blog think about the particular problem or topic you are good at helping others to solve.

must read: 5 reasons for being a blogger

stand out

standing out is one thing that needs expertise and personality, if you want to stand out in the blogosphere then you need to inject something new into your blog. there are lot's of bloggers today that are blogging about what then have no passion about so if you are an expert in that niche overtaking them would be easy because you have passion and experience about your topic for you to stand out.

must read: how to get your voice heard in the blogosphere

decide your platform and host

there are lot's of platforms you can choose to start your blog for free so you need to decide from the two best blogging platforms blogger.com and wordpress.com

must read: list of best free blogging platforms

but if you are planning to take blogging as a business then you should invest some money on things like web hosting, blog themes and useful plugins

plan

before you think about coming into the blogosphere you need to have a plan on what you intend to achieve as a blogger.

write your plans down on a board or piece of paper

are you planning to be a popular blogger
are you planning to build a source of income for yourself as a blogger

just list your plans and goals down and make sure you achieve each and every part of your plans

how to write articles or get new ideals to blog about

must read: how to find new ideals to blog about

this is one place that you should focus on, you should have some good strategies on how you are going to be getting new quality and informative articles to publish on your blog.

must read: how to create a perfect post for your blog readers

traffic source

how do you intend to drive traffic to your blog, write down the sources you intend to be using drive traffic to your blog my example

i focus on this three source for getting traffic to my blog

organic traffic: it come's from search engines freely
guest posting: i write articles on other blog's in order to gain traffic and a quality link back to my blog
commenting: read 46 dofollow blogs to comment on for traffic

expectations

what do you expert to gain as a blogger, are you planning to get rich or you are planning to build your fame online it all depends on you. before coming into the blogosphere there must be some expectations in your heart.

monetization methods

how do you plan on making money from your blog, are you planning on selling ads or selling affiliate products etc these are the thing you should focus on before thinking of starting a blog. monetization part is the last part because you need to spend time building your blog's traffic before it can be monetized.

must read: how to monetize a blog for real cash

must read: 6 easy ways on how to monetize a blog

if you don't start today you can't be an expert

am serious about the above heading because blogging is a step by step tutorial itself the more you blog the more you are becoming an expert in your chosen niche or topic so if you don't start you can't grow to become an expert in one day. what are you waiting for subscribe with the below box for you to be getting the latest free updates about blogging right in your email box for free.

these are the things you must know before starting a blog but one thing you should also know is that blogging is about learning new things everyday if you don't start you can't learn.

feel free to share your thoughts with us about this post or any other post we love joining others in solving their problems.

5 EASY WAYS TO FIND NEW IDEALS TO BLOG ABOUT

2013-04-13T17:12:00.000-07:00

blogging is a stuff that is easy to start but getting new ideals to blog about is one thing that most newbies are finding difficult in the blogosphere, for professional bloggers getting new ideals to blog about is just like a piece of cake but newbies are seeing it as an obstruction. as a blogger we all know that a blog needs frequent update in other to stay alive in the blogosphere so you need not to worry about getting new ideals to blog about because today i will be sharing with you some tips on how to find news ideals to blog about.

some easy tips on how to find new ideals to blog about

sign up for newsletters on blog's in your niche

sign up for other blog's that you found interesting and informative in your niche, subscribing to their newsletters will not only help you in getting new ideals to blog about it will also help you in knowing the particular article that is currently hot in the blogosphere. so you should subscribe to at least 10 blogs in your niche so that your email will be feed with fresh blog ideals for you to blog about for free. if you found articles on this blog interesting then subscribe to get fresh updates right in your email box for free

subscribe to google alert

google alert is the number one place to subscribe if you want to get new ideals to blog about on your blog, google alert is designed to feed you with fresh and informative content to blog about in your chosen niche. for example lets say your niche is about blogging tips then when subscribing to google alert you should choose blogging tips as the topic, with these google will feed your email with ideals related to blogging tips. by subscribing to google alert you won't run out of ideals to blog about.

bloggers.com

as a blogger you should join bloggers.com because bloggers is the platform where you can also get fresh ideals to blog about and it is also a place where you can build your brand and connections with other bloggers. here is another site like the above one networkedblogs.com with these sites i believe getting inspiration won't be a problem for you as a blogger.

read blogs about your niche

you should read other blogs that blogs about your niche or topic with this i tell you that you will be loaded with fresh content to write about. search for blogs that you can derive fresh ideals from to blog about on your blog.

youtube

youtube is on of the greatest videos site on the internet, google owns number 1 ranking in the world, facebook owns the number 2 ranking and youtube owns the number 3 ranking world wide. lots of videos are being uploaded daily on youtube about your particular niche or topic you are blogging about so you can watch and covert youtube videos into informative articles in text.

there are many ways to get fresh ideals to blog about but i believe with the above tips used correctly you won't run out of ideals to blog about. i believe getting new ideals to blog about is just like purchasing a new book only if you know the right shop to get the book. please share your thoughts with us about this article

TUTORIAL ON HOW TO ADD A PERFECT SHARE BOX TO BLOGGER

2013-04-11T17:38:00.000-07:00

a perfect share box can help your blog in many ways because a blog with a perfect box is likely to get higher shares and promotion by its readers than a blog without a perfect share box.
a perfect share box help's in expanding and growing your blog because if you have a perfect share box on your blog then people will share your post easily if they found it interesting without getting stressed out. in this article i will be sharing with you on how to add a perfect share box to blogger/blogspot blog.

learn how to add a perfect share box to blogger

first click on template ==> edit html on your blog
check the expand widget box at the top of the html box
place the below code above <head> tag

{lang: 'en-US'}

</script>

4. ctrl + f search for <data:post.body>
5. If you can’t find <data:post.body/> then search for <div class='post-header-line-1'/>

6. Copy and paste the below code just below <data:post.body/> or <div class='post-header-line-1'/>

1. <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>

2.

3. <style type='text/css'>

4. .multisharebox{background:none repeat scroll 0 0 #EFEFEF;float:right;margin:5px 0 3px 10px;padding:0 5px 0;text-shadow:0 1px 0 #FFF;width:260px;border:4px solid #d8dfea}

5. .multisharebox table{margin-bottom:0 !important}

6. .multisharebox td{padding:4px 3px !important}

7. .fb-like-boxtop{background:none repeat scroll 0 0 #EDEFF4;border:1px solid #D8DFEA;color:#000;float:right;font-size:11px;margin:0 0;padding:5px 10px;text-align:left;width:230px}

8. .fb-like-boxtop a{color:#000;text-decoration:none}

9. .fb-like-boxtop a:hover{color:#000;text-decoration:underline}

10..fb-like-box{background:none repeat scroll 0 0 #EDEFF4;border:1px solid #D8DFEA;color:#000;float:right;font-size:11px;height:60px;margin:5px 0;overflow:hidden;padding:5px 10px;text-align:left;width:230px}

11.</style>

12.

13.

14.<div class='multisharebox'>

15.<table><tr>

16.<td><table><tr>

17.<td><a class='twitter-share-button' data-count='vertical' data-lang='en' data-related='' data-via='' expr:data-text='data:post.title' expr:data-url='data:post.url' href='http://twitter.com/share' rel='nofollow'/>

18.<b:if cond='data:post.isFirstPost'>

19.<script src='http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js' type='text/javascript'>

20.</script>

21.</b:if></td>

22.<td><script expr:src='"http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5&r=" + data:post.url'/></td>

23.<td><g:plusone size="tall" expr:href="data:post.canonicalUrl"/></td>

24.<td><a expr:share_url='data:post.url' name='fb_share' rel='nofollow' type='box_count'/>

25.<script src='http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/connect.php/js/FB.Share' type='text/javascript'/></td>

26.</tr></table></td>

27.</tr><tr>

28.<td><div class='fb-like-boxtop'><a class='pin-it-button' count-layout='none' expr:href='"http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=" + data:post.url'>Pin It Now!</a>

29.<a href='javascript:void(run_pinmarklet())' style='height:20px; display:inline-block;'/>

30.<script src='http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js' type='text/javascript'/>

31.<script type='text/javascript'>

32.function run_pinmarklet() {

33.var e=document.createElement('script'); e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');

34.e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');

35.e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r=' + Math.random()*99999999);

36.document.body.appendChild(e);

37.}

38.</script> <script src='http://platform.linkedin.com/in.js' type='text/javascript'/><script data-counter='right' expr:data-url='data:post.url' type='in/share'/> <a href='javascript:window.print();'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2gJyVWWzvxo/UP4jFrCs6-I/AAAAAAAAECY/WE5hMFoeSwA/s1600/printbutton.png'/></a></div></td>

39.</tr><tr>

40.<td><div class='fb-like-box'>

41.Do you like this post?

42.<iframe allowTransparency='true' expr:src='"http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=" + data:post.url + "&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=230&action=like&font=arial&colorscheme=light"' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' style='border:none; overflow:hidden; width:230px; height:40px;'/>

43.</div></td>

44.</tr></table>

45.</div>

46.

47.

48.</b:if>

7. Click on save template and view your blog post to see it displaying
And now you can start getting exposed by your blog readers and expand your blog’s popularity

Must read: how to get your voice heard in the blogosphere

after reading this article if you are still having a problem with adding this share box to your blog kindly leave a comment below and i will join you in solving the problem

BEGINNERS GUIDE ON HOW TO BLOG SUCCESSFULLY

2013-04-11T17:28:00.000-07:00

some years back in 2006 when i first stumbled across the word blogging i had no ideal about blogging then after some deep research i found out that blogging is a means of sharing ideals about what you love doing or what you know little about that others don't know. i know what blogging is all about and now i love sharing tips and tutorial for newbies on how to build a successful blog and how to make money online. you should read: 7 real facts about blogging

here are some simple tips on how to build a successful blog or how to blog successfully

choosing a niche or topic

a topic or niche can be defined as the particular subject your blog is going to specialize on, for me i specialize on guiding newbies on how to create a wonderful blog and also also share tips on how they could be making money both online and offline. just imagine and think about the particular topic you have passion for and you love writing or talking about that topic, you should choose a topic you know more or little about

must read: how to choose a perfect blog topic to blog about

blog title

a blog title can be defined as the first thing a reader sees at first sight that grabbed his or her attention to read more about your blog and post. your blog title should be self descriptive and catchy it should also be a title that draw's the attention of anyone at first sight e.g blogging tips for beginners it looks catchy and tempting lol

the homepage

the homepage is the parlor of a blog or website, it is the first page a visitor sees when he or she visit's your blog url directly into a browser. the homepage of a blog is the most active page on a blog, make sure you blog homepage is carrying as much valuable information's it can deliver to the blog readers.

design

your blog design should be simple and quick in loading, remember that your blog should be easy for readers to navigate through your blog post. design is one thing that can make your blog sticky and it is another thing that can make your blog visitors flee away so just make your blog design simple and easy to navigate through.

images

when crafting or creating a post you should always add some relevant pictures to make the post more attractive and catchy. remember to use alt text for your images this will drive traffic via image search to your blog.

update your blog frequently

frequent update of articles will help your blog to grow because most of your blog readers are waiting to get more of your new updates, so frequent update will keep your blog readers coming back into becoming your permanent or loyal blog reader

this is my question for you: as a person would you like to read the same article everyday i know the answer is no. no matter how informative the article is you wouldn't want to read it everyday that's why you should update your blog regularly with quality and informative articles.

keyword research for a domain name or blog name

this is the part where you choose a domain name for your blog it is just like choosing a land to build a house, you should consider choosing a keyword rich domain name for your blog or business. with a keyword rich domain name you are sure to benefit from the domain name

must read: keyword research for a domain name or blog name

must read: choosing a perfect name for your blog or domain

with these simple guide on how to blog, i believe you now understand some important steps on how to build a blog and blog successfully. we would love to hear your thoughts about this post

6 WAYS ON HOW TO MONETIZE A BLOG

2013-04-10T16:02:00.006-07:00

there are thousands of ways which you can use as a blogger in monetizing your blog but am going to be sharing with you 6 most effective ways on how to monetize a blog. making money from a blog is one step that any blogger wouldn't want to skip because a well monetized blog would help pay some bills and it might just turn out to be your full time income , blog monetization is not meant for only the pro bloggers you as a beginner can earn money from your blog even if you are a novice or an amateur blogger.

here are some ways to monetize a blog

(ppc ads) pay per click advetisement

pay per click advertisement is a great and one of the simplest way to earn money from a blog, but there are lots of ad networks out there which you can work with to earn good income from your blog. let me share with you the best ad networks

must read: top 5 best ad networks

affiliate marketing

affiliate marketing is a great way to make money from a blog's traffic and email subscribers, this is quite an interesting way to earn money marketing other people's products and services you get paid each time a product is sold through your affiliate link. believe me affiliate marketing is a great way to monetize a blog for massive income.

paid reviews

you are paid to help others write reviews about their products and services, it's more like an advertisement you help them review their products and services which helps them with chances of getting higher sales.

(cpm ads) cost per thousand impression

with cpm ads you get paid a certain amount of money for 1,000 impression or page views the amount you get paid depend on the company, cpm ad is a great way for novice and amateur bloggers to earn money from blogging. if you get lots of traffic from sites like stumbleupon,facebook or twitter then cpm ads will be a great way to monetize your blog traffic that is supposed to go wasted. because most of the traffic from social networks do not convert well in terms of monetizing a blog.

if you do receive a huge amount of page views monthly then cpm ads will be a great way to earn extra bucks on your blog

article marketing

if you blog is popular among other blogs in your niche then companies or other bloggers we be willing to buy articles from you as a well known and popular blogger.there are lots of websites that deals on article marketing just find a place to market your quality articles.

must read: how to improve your writing skills

sell ad spots on your blog

this is a great way to monetize a blog, you selling ad spots on your blog is better than most of the monetization methods. it pays higher than adsense that's if your blog is highly trafficked. there are lots of advertisers out there that are willing to buy ad spots on your blog but remember that you blog needs to be well trafficked before advertisers can contact you to buy ad spots on your blog.

must read: how to monetize a blog for real cash

with these tips i believe monetizing your blog won't be a problem to you any more, what monetization method are you using on your blog. we would love to hear from you.

there are thousands of ways to monetize a blog all you need to do is research and take action on your blog monetization quick.

LEARN HOW TO INCREASE YOUR BLOG'S INTERNAL LINKING

2013-04-09T08:45:00.001-07:00

building a blog's internal linking is a great factor that helps in increasing users engagement on a blog, it also helps in increasing a blog's search engine ranking for linked pages. in this post i will be sharing with you the most effective ways for increasing your blog internal linking. if you are planning to increase your blog internal linking then your problem is solved

here are the most effective strategies for increasing your blog's internal linking

use related post wiget

related post widget helps in increasing users engagement on a blog, it also helps in serving your blog readers with articles related to the once they are reading. it also helps in decreasing a blog's bounce rate if you are on a wordpress platform there are lots of plugins that will help you add related post to your blog and if you are on a blogger platform then i will guide you on adding related post on your blog

must read: learn how to add related post widget to blogger/blogspot blog

create a sitemap for your blog

sitemap not only helps in increasing a blog's internal linking and users engagement, it also helps your blog post in getting indexed by search engines quickly and easily. sitemap helps search engines in crawling your blog faster and it increases users engagement on a blog. if you are on a wordpress platform there are plugins that will automatically help you in creating a sitemap for your blog.

must read: how to create a sitemap page for a blogger/blogspot blog

archive gadget

an archive gadget or page is another wonderful gadget that a blogger must have on his or her blog, an archive page showcases how many post a blog publishes every month and daily records. it helps our blog readers find the article they are looking for on a certain period of time i love using this gadget on my blogs.

404 page

a 404 page is a page that shows to your blog readers anytime they click on an invalid or an unavailable link to your blog, so if you want to increase your blog users engagement then you should add a list of popular post on your blog to a page that is no longer available this will help your blog readers in getting what they are searching for without leaving your blog.

link to an older post

this is a practise that i never ignore when writing a new post on my blogs, when wirting a new post i always try to link back to an older blog post that is related to the new one am crafting. this helps in increasing my blog's internal linking, users engagement and most of all it decreases my blog bounce rate which is quite an interesting thing

must read: most effective link building strategies for all blogs

this tips will guide you towards increasing your blog's internal linking and users engagement, feel free to share your thoughts with us about this post

HOW TO ADD MATCHABLE SHARE WIDGET AND SUBSCRIPTION BOX TO BLOGGER/WORDPRESS

2013-04-08T10:36:00.004-07:00

If you want to build a great list of email subscribers then you should consider placing an email subscription box in every possible and most active place on your blog. This will help you grow your email subscribers list i would be sharing with you on how you can add a matchable subscription widget with social sharing bottons.

Learn how to add a matchable share widget or subscription box on blogger/wordpress

for blogger blogs

click on layout
click on add gadget
click on html/javascipt
copy the below code and paste it on the empty html box or the gadget you added

<style>/* Social Widget */ #HB-mashable-bar{border: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;margin: 0 auto;width:300px;border: 1px solid #DDD;}.fb-likebox{background: #fff;padding: 10px 13px 0 10px;border-right: 1px solid #D8E6EB;border-left: 1px solid #D8E6EB;border-bottom: 1px solid #D8E6EB;margin:0px;height:70px;}.googleplus{background: #F5FCFE;border-top: 1px solid #FFF;border-bottom: 1px solid #ebebeb;border-right: 1px solid #D8E6EB;border-left: 1px solid #D8E6EB;border-image: initial;font-size: .90em;font-family:"Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif;color: #000;padding: 9px 11px;line-height: 1px;}.googleplus span{color: #000;font-size: 14px;position: absolute;display:inline-block;margin: 9px 70px;font-family: calibri;width: 280px;}.pinterest1{background: #F5FCFE;border-top: 1px solid #FFF;border-bottom: 1px solid #ebebeb;border-right: 1px solid #D8E6EB;border-left: 1px solid #D8E6EB;border-image: initial;font-size: .90em;font-family:"Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif;color: #000;padding: 9px 11px;line-height: 1px;}.pinterest1 span{color: #000;font-size: 14px;position: absolute;display:inline-block;margin: 9px 40px;font-family: calibri;width: 280px;}.g-plusone{float: left;}.gplus{background: #fff;padding: 0px;border: 0px solid #C7DBE2;margin-bottom:-13px;}.twitter{background: #EEF9FD;padding: 10px;border: 1px solid #C7DBE2;border-top: 0;}.pterest{background: #F5FCFE;padding: 10px;border: 1px solid #C7DBE2;border-top: 0;}#mashable{background: #EBEBEB;border: 1px solid #CCC;border-top: 1px solid white;padding: 2px 8px 2px 3px;text-align: right;border-image: initial;}#mashable .author-credit{}#mashable .author-credit a{font-size: 10px;font-weight: bold;text-shadow: 1px 1px white;color: #1E598E;text-decoration:none;}#email-news-subscribe .email-box{padding: 5px 10px;font-family:"Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif;border-top: 0;border-right: 1px solid #C7DBE2;border-left: 1px solid #C7DBE2;border-image: initial;height:36px;}#email-news-subscribe .email-box input.email{background:#FFFFFF;border: 1px solid #dedede;color: #999;padding: 7px 10px 8px 10px;-moz-border-radius: 3px;-webkit-border-radius: 3px;-o-border-radius: 3px;-ms-border-radius: 3px;-khtml-border-radius: 3px;border-radius: 3px;border-image: initial;font-family:"Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif;}#email-news-subscribe .email-box input.email:focus{color:#333 }#email-news-subscribe .email-box input.subscribe{background: -moz-linear-gradient(center top, #FFCA00 0, #FF9B00 100%);background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0, #FFCA00), color-stop(1, #FF9B00));background: -moz-linear-gradient(center top, #FFCA00 0, #FF9B00 100%);-pie-background: linear-gradient(270deg, #ffca00, #ff9b00);font-family:"Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border:1px solid #cc7c00;color:white;text-shadow:#d08d00 1px 1px 0;padding:7px 14px;margin-left:3px;font-weight:bold;font-size:12px;cursor:pointer;border-image: initial;}#email-news-subscribe .email-box input.subscribe:hover{background: #ff9b00;background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(top, #ffda4d, #ff9b00);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#ffda4d), to(#ff9b00));filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(startColorStr=#ffffff, endColorStr=#ebebeb);outline:0;-moz-box-shadow:0 0 3px #999;-webkit-box-shadow:0 0 3px #999;box-shadow:0 0 3px #999 background:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0, #ffda4d), color-stop(1, #ff9b00));background:-moz-linear-gradient(center top, #ffda4d 0, #ff9b00 100%);-pie-background:linear-gradient(270deg, #ffda4d, #ff9b00);border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border:1px solid #cc7c00;color:#FFFFFF;text-shadow:#d08d00 1px 1px 0 }#other-social-bar{background-color: #D8E6EB;box-shadow: 0 1px 1px #FFFFFF inset;padding: 0px;font-family:"Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif;font-weight:bold;overflow: hidden;border: 1px solid #B6D0DA;height:37px;}#other-social-bar ul{list-style: none outside none;padding-left: 4px;}#other-social-bar .other-follow{float: left;color:#1E598E;overflow: hidden;height:20px;padding:5px;width: 270px;}#other-social-bar .other-follow ul{list-style: none outside none;padding-left: 4px;}#other-social-bar .other-follow ul li{font-size: 12px;font-weight: bold;display:inline;border:0;text-shadow: 1px 1px white;}#other-social-bar .other-follow ul li a{font-size: 12px;color:#1E598E;font-weight: bold;display:inline;text-shadow: 1px 1px white;}#other-social-bar .other-follow li{font-size: 12px;font-weight: bold;display:inline;border:0;text-shadow: 1px 1px white;}#other-social-bar .other-follow li a{font-size: 12px;color:#1E598E;font-weight: bold;display:inline;text-shadow: 1px 1px white;}#other-social-bar .other-follow li.my-rss{background: url('http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sR72SM_Wets/TwHZG9y4hXI/AAAAAAAAFv8/0bP2R3Qkl8c/s400/rss-16x16.png') no-repeat transparent;line-height: 1;padding: 0px 3px 1px 20px;width: 60px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:5px;}#other-social-bar .other-follow li.my-rss a, #other-social-bar .other-follow li.my-twitter a, #other-social-bar .other-follow li.my-gplus a{text-decoration:none;}#other-social-bar .other-follow li.my-rss a:hover, #other-social-bar .other-follow li.my-twitter a:hover, #other-social-bar .other-follow li.my-gplus a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}#other-social-bar .other-follow li.my-twitter{background: url('http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KsALKRN7Zzo/T0vKkSG3AfI/AAAAAAAAF_k/l-VHD5xxzps/s400/twitter%2527.png') no-repeat transparent;line-height: 1;padding: 0px 3px 1px 20px;width: 60px;margin-bottom:0px;}#other-social-bar .other-follow li.my-gplus{background: url(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cC729VpBxrk/TwHZE71ZgoI/AAAAAAAAFvk/_UMyIgA8vj8/s400/gplus-16x16.png) no-repeat transparent;line-height: 1;width: 60px;padding: 0px 3px 1px 20px;margin-bottom:0px;}</style><div style="margin-bottom:10px;"><div id="HB-mashable-bar"><div class="gplus"><link 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5 EASY WAYS TO MAKE QUICK CASH ONLINE

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as a blogger that love's sharing tips on how to make money both online and offline i do get lots of emails from my blog readers asking me to share with them the most legitimate way to make quick cash online, so i got tired of answering them one by one. a thought just came to me that i should create an article about how to make quick and easy cash online as an entrepreneur.

note: that most online business needs a little bit of investment in other for you to start earning good and quick cash online from that business

here are the most legitimate ways to earn money online

blogging

blogging is a great way to earn money online but blogging is an online business that needs investment, it's not compulsory that you must invest on blogging but if you are planning to earn good and quick cash from blogging then you should invest some money into blogging. take it and see it as a business then wait for you profit to start rolling in.

must read: how to monetize a blog for real cash

freelancing

freelancing is a great way to earn quick and easy cash online, it is known to be the most quickest and easy way to earn money online depending on your skills and hard work. let me share with you some examples: let's say you are a blogger or writer that writes about making money online then you can find some blogging jobs to earn quick cash from freelancing.

freelancing is a great way to make money because whatever you put in is what you get if you can work 24hrs with your skills and everything then you will surely get a better pay than a person that works 10hrs a day. freelancing is a great way to earn money online you can be a blogger,writer or a good typist either ways you get paid to do what you know how to do best. so it is a win win situation

affiliate marketing

affiliate marketing is another great means to earn quick money online, it is known to be a quick way to earn money by promoting other people's products and services it is called affiliate marketing.

you get paid each time a product you are promoting get bought through your affiliate link, a percentage of the money will be paid to you for referring a buyer to them.

sell your own products

this is another way to earn money online you can be either a writer or a blogger either ways you can still create products of your own to market to your readers and friends. there are lots of people that are willing to buy any product your create or produce but you should not take advantage of this to create useless products because if your product was not helpful any buyer that bought that product before will not buy any new product your produce. if you products are useful to your blog readers and customers then anytime you create a new product it will be hot in the market where you customers will be eager to buy your products.

write paid reviews

you can also get paid by writing reviews for other people's products, there are lots of people out there waiting and searching for a person to help them review their new or old products in other to get good sales for their products

note: that you should only write reviews for products that you have tested to be trusted, because if you review a worthless product and your blog readers bought that product because of you then you business is at risk none of them will buy products you recommend to them. why because you failed and destroyed the trust they had for you by recommending bad products for them to buy so always test a product before reviewing it.

final conclusion: before you can earn good money with some of the above listed ways to make money online you must have your own blog or a website. now that you know some ways to make money online why don't you take action today

what other ways do you earn money online that was not listed above, your opinion is our source of encouragement and strength

HOW TO GET YOUR VOICE HEARD IN THE BLOGOSPHERE

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am going to be sharing with you today on how to get your voice heard in the blogosphere, because getting heard in whatever you are doing will help you know how popular you are in that particular thing you are doing either online or offline. blogging has grown so wide and lots of blogs are being created daily so you need to come out with something new and unique in other to get heard in the blogosphere, because any niche or topic you have decided to blog about today had already being or currently what other bloggers are blogging about so give your article a new and unique voice and style.

get your voice heard today in the blogosphere

do something different

yes i said do something different because lots of bloggers are already blogging about that topic or niche you intend to blog about. if you want to get heard in anything you are doing then you should give people reasons to listen and read your blog.

comment on well established blogs

commenting come's with a lot of benefits but let me share some of the benefits you get from leaving a good comment on other blogs, here are some of the benefits you get from commenting on other well established blogs.

backlinks: backlink is one of the benefits you get from commenting on other blogs and it help you increase your ranking on search engines e.g google

loyal readers: this is the most interesting and the most important part of commenting on other blogs. when commenting on a post instead of saying ''thanks for this great post'' just take your time to share more light and add more value to the post with this most readers from that blog will visit your blog to know who you are through there they can become your blog loyal readers.

traffic: this is another benefit you get from commenting on other blogs if your comment is informative, valuable and well written then people will visit your blog to read more of your interesting articles

quality articles

publishing quality articles on your blog will help others notice your blog, quality is king when it come's to blogging if you always post interesting and informative articles then your blog readers will help you promote and share your post. if people share your post you will be able to expand your popularity through there and you will get heard by people all around the world.

guest posting on authoritative blogs

this is more like commenting on other blogs but it has more benefits that it adds to your blog, there are lots of benefits that come's along with guest posting on other blogs. first you gain quality dofollow backlinks to your blog and you also get free traffic and loyal blog readers from other blogs to your blog.

blogging about your passion

when you blog about what you have passion for you will be able to share your thoughts in a way that others will understand, my advice for you all is to always choose a topic you are passionate about.

must read: how to choose a perfect topic to blog about

i made this article short because i want to hit the nail on the head and i hope this post made an impact in you today. how loud is your voice in the blogosphere

HOW TO CREATE A PERFECT BLOG POST FOR YOUR READERS

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as a blogger we all know that creating a perfect blog post isn't easy and anyone who had ever tried this will understand what am saying. don't get me wrong anyone can create a blog post and anyone can actually start a new blog but is not everyone that knows how to create an informative and great post that people want to read. what can you do as a blogger to keep your blog readers coming back for me the answer is quality, give them informative and quality content this will keep them coming back.

let me share with you on how to create a perfect blog post for readers to revisit

create quality

when writing an article you should make sure any article you write will be beneficiary to your blog readers, every person goes to where he or she will benefit something from so just give your readers reasons to be coming back to your blog again and again.

read before publishing

before you publish any article read your post aloud this will help you in spotting any grammatical errors in your post, because a well written post is more like a well received post by readers.

use catchy headlines or titles

your post title should be catchy and promising because a post needs a title that describes it's content, this will help your blog readers and others to know more or little about what your blog post has to offer to them.

must read: how to improve your writing skills today

choose a topic

you should create a list of topic you are passionate about because this will help you with creating a wonderful and informative post for your blog readers. when choosing a topic think about the most asked questions by your blog readers, this can be a great way to create the type of post your blog readers had been expecting from you and this can be a great way to create a perfect blog post for your blog readers.

must read: learn how to improve your writing skills

use image

image is a great way to explain your blog post more in a different way, focus on photos that will add more value to your content. if you have been reading this blog you will find out that we use images on almost all of our blog post because images are like explanations in a different way to readers.

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6 EASY WAYS TO PROMOTE A NEW BLOG POST

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Creating a post or an article is one thing that all bloggers and writers are doing almost everyday but promoting a blog post is another thing that only few bloggers make’s effort on. Some bloggers might be thinking of how they could promote their newly published blog post and they are confused about where to start from. The majority of traffic comes to a blog post during the period it was published my main focus today is to share with you on how to promote a blog post immediately or after it was published.

6 steps to promote a new or an old blog post

==> Share your post on facebook
With the majority of people on facebook some are likely to visit and read your blog post if it sounds interesting and has a catchy heading and title, you should always share your blog post on facebook profile and your fanpage if you don’t have a fanpage check this out our facebook fanpage and create your own fanpage

==> share on google+
Share your blog post with your friend and followers on google plus because google plus is a wonderful marketing tool for blog promotion, it is among my top and the best traffic source to this blog

==> Tweet your post to your twitter followers
Always tweet your blog post to your twitter followers this will update your followers about your new blog post, there are sites that help you automatically publish your blog post to twitter and facebook you can use twitterfeed.com

==> Share images of your post to pinterest
Pinterest is a wonderful and powerful visual site that allows you to promote the images on your blog post. Pinterest is the right place to promote images on a webpage.

==> Share post with your linkedin friends and linkedin groups
Sharing your post to your linkedin friends and linkedin groups will give you an oppurunity of gaining more visitors and loyal blog readers, so always share every blog post to your linkedin friends and followers and any linkedin group that you belong to.

==> Share and stumble your post on stumbleupon
Using social bookmarking sites to promote a post is one thing that almost all bloggers are partaking in and because site like stumbleupon is a great way to share your blog post with people seeking article like yours.

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follow the leaders in your niche

2. have a good source of inspiration

i) here are some reasons why you need a source of inspiration

for getting new content or post ideals to write about

to know what is hot in the blogosphere and in your niche or keyword particularly

to know the best time to post articles etc

must read: how to find new ideals to blog about

3. write only quality and original articles

must read: how to create a perfect blog post for your readers

4. article lenght

i) the advantage of copying the pros

because they have experience in the blogosphere

because they have huge list of loyal readers etc

ii) the disadvantage of copying the pros

you are new to blogging

you have little or no experience at all

you don't have any loyal reader

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5. aim high

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6. guest post

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7. dedication

8. commitment

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must read: how to increase your google page rank

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must read: how to increase your blog's google page rank

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