One of the great things about blogging is that it doesn't change much. Sure, some things slowly change over time, but for the most part, if you asked a question about blogging last year then the answer would still be appropriate for this year.No matter how long you've been blogging you'll find that new bloggers always ask the same questions. Of course, there is nothing wrong with that, but [Continue Reading...]

One of the most overlooked aspects of making money with a blog is your mentality. You can follow all of the steps to monetizing your blog, but if your mentality isn't in the right place, then you won't get very far.Because a blog is something that you usually do at home, people tend to treat it like a hobby. With a hobby, you aren't pressed to get things done. You can take your time, and you [Continue Reading...]

One piece of advice that a lot of bloggers (including myself) tend to give is that you need to choose a niche. The problem with that is you might have a lot of interests and niching down means you have to cut out some of the topics.So do you really need to niche down? It's a good question and to find the answer we need to explore why bloggers give this advice.This post contains affiliate [Continue Reading...]

On Pinterest, a group board works similar to a regular board. The difference is that instead of one person pinning to a board, multiple contributors are allowed to pin to a board. I believe that joining group boards is a requirement if you want to grow your blog using Pinterest. This is because pinning to group boards allows your content to be seen by a wider audience.Bloggers have been [Continue Reading...]

It happens to almost every blogger. You finally get a hold of how to get traffic to your blog and are happy with where it is going.One day, you log into Google Analytics only to find that your traffic is a little bit different. Maybe it's just an anomaly, so you brush it aside. The next day it's the same thing. And the next. And the next.Now, this anomaly seems to have become the norm. [Continue Reading...]

Pretend for a second that you own a lemonade stand. You've found the perfect spot to set up your lemonade stand, and you start offering your lemonade.Every single day you stand outside letting everyone know about your lemonade. Unfortunately, you get minimal sales. This doesn't make sense.You've crafted the perfect drink, and everyone should be standing in line to buy it.You decide to [Continue Reading...]

Everyday bloggers are trying new ways to generate traffic to their blog, but they continue to overlook one of the most important aspects of attracting readers.Blog post titles.If someone sees a blog post title and they aren't intrigued by it, then they simply won't visit. There is just too much information being presented to people every single day for them to focus on every single [Continue Reading...]

You know what sucks?Being really excited about a blog post that you've written, publishing it, and then nobody comes to visit it.After a couple of days, you've given up all hope for the blog post getting any traffic at all.It's dead.Call the time.The question you need to ask yourself is why did this happen?You had such a good feeling about this blog post, and yet it seems [Continue Reading...]

If you're reading this, you might've done the easy part already and that is launching a blog. Find a web host and install WordPress. Congrats, you've started a blog.But what now? There are a million and one things you should be doing with your blog but trying to do them all at once would make your head explode.Instead, let's just focus on just 7 things that you should do in your first 3 [Continue Reading...]

I'm so excited to announce the launch of my online blogging course for beginner bloggers, The Blogging Blueprint.Do you have dreams of becoming a full-time blogger, but don't know where to start? Are you tired of reading fluff articles that don't include any real strategies for growing your blog? Do you feel like no matter how hard you try, you can't get people to read or engage with [Continue Reading...]

"You never get a second chance to make a first impression."We all know that saying and it holds true for blogging.That first impression can be the difference between visitors exploring your blog or leaving after a couple of seconds.With so many beautiful blog themes out there, is there really an excuse to have a design that isn’t optimized to help you succeed?Nope.But many [Continue Reading...]