The white screen of death. Your hosting company pulls your blog. Your prime income stream dries up. What do you do? Follow this piece of advice to handle blogging fires. Slow Down Your Thinking The first chapter of my eBook on blogging lessons I learned in Bali discusses an oft ignored blogging concept; what to […]
With Google’s mobile update taking place in a few days, many bloggers are tweaking their website to be mobile friendly. If you recently created a blog, then you’ve probably installed a responsive theme because several templates in WordPress are already mobile ready. However, if you’ve been around for years, then it’s time you redesign your
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During lean blogging days I had a tough time thinking about others. Things turned the moment I did a full 180. Being compassionate helps you develop a successful blogging mindset. Here’s why: Successful Bloggers Think about Others Being successful requires you to think about other folks. Otherwise, you’d not be successful. Compassionate bloggers think about
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Your job as a blogger is to publish exciting blog content that people enjoy and want to share with their network. This requires a consistent stream of great blog post ideas. Generating blog post ideas is one of the main challenges for bloggers but you cannot afford to sit and wait for inspiration to strike.
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Hooray! You just finished your first blog post. It’s awesome, it’s well-researched, it’s going to get a lot of views, comments, and shares. There’s just one teeny-tiny problem. No one’s reading it. It’s frustrating and discouraging, to say the least. You’ve spent hours writing your post and made sure it was perfect, but no traffic
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You may have been thinking about starting a blog for years, but have constantly been hitting a brick wall when it comes to building out your own blog. You may have been put off by your lack of coding knowledge or just not having a clue on the blogging platform to use. It can be difficult
As bloggers and site owners, we are continually focused on content creation and giving our audience the most value possible. While this is something we can all agree on, if you aren’t focusing on email and building up your newsletter size, you are simply missing out. The reason for this is simple. More than 70%
You may not want to hear this. But I gotta tell you. Getting featured on famous blogs requires something of you. Something most bloggers resist to embrace. This something makes the difference. It is the great weeder out of bloggers. What is it? Video Watch this video as I discuss the factor: Patiently Build Friendships
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Following one core tip lays the foundation for a full time blogging career. Honoring this advice develops patience, persistence, a willingness to learn, a dedication to practicing and a full commitment to creating helpful content and building meaningful connections. What is this tip? Watch the video as I discuss: Follow Your Passion Most bloggers are
A picture is worth a thousand words and the Internet is increasingly visual in nature. And while you might feel that having completely original photos and illustrations is always the ideal, this is utterly unrealistic for the overwhelming majority of users on the web. You simply don’t have the time, resources or budget. You’re certainly
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