Tag: Blogging (page 2 of 5)

6 Mistakes People Make When Choosing a Blog Niche

If you have decided to start your own blog, choosing the right niche for it is probably the most important task. The reason for it is that once you make that decision, there is no turning back. You are pretty much stuck with it forever. The only way to change your niche is to close your blog down and to start a new one. But that, as you can imagine, can be a very painful thing to do.

Having been a part of the blogging world for years now, I know what you should be looking out for when making that most important decision. In the text below, I will do my best to help you pick the right blog niche. Enjoy!

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How Writing One Blog Post a Week Has Changed My Life

When it comes to blogging, quality always beats quantity. Despite what many people think, growing a blog isn’t an easy thing to do, at all. The reason why I say “growing” instead of just “having” a blog is because thousands have them these days. People create blogs to get their name or brand out there, and that’s about it. Hardly any content is made and no attempts to add value to others. As a result, most of these websites, just like businesses, fail and are left abandoned. You will never even know they existed.

On the other hand, anyone that is serious about blogging understands that a lot of time and effort will need to be put in. It’s just like in any other business where there is competition. It’s completely normal, and it separates those that are in it for the quick buck from those that are in it for the long haul.

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What Is SEO and How It Works – the Dos and Don’ts

In my previous post, I discussed the importance of doing keyword research for bloggers. Keywords are what allows your blog, or any type of website for that matter, to be found through the search engines (Google, Bing, Yandex, etc.) by people. In this post, however, I want to broaden up a bit and discuss what is SEO and how it works on a larger scale.

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What Is Keyword Research? – How to Grow Your Blog Efficiently

If you are in the blogging business, then you must have heard how important keyword research is when it comes to growing your following. But keyword research actually goes far beyond just blogging. It is used practically throughout the whole of the internet. If you have a website or do any kind of commerce online, you will need to look out for keyword usage.

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10 Things You Should NEVER Do When Starting a Blog

When starting a blog, it is inevitable that you will make some mistakes. I myself made plenty.

But to help you avoid as many of them as possible and to make sure that you don’t waste your precious time, I have laid out for you below the ten things you should never do when starting a blog. Enjoy!

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