Tag: Blogging (page 4 of 13)

WordPress White Screen of Death: 6 Reasons and Fixes

You’ve probably come here because you encountered the infamous WordPress white screen of death and are panicking. You don’t know what to do. Worry not my friend, you’ve come to the right place. I will try to do my best to help you solve your problem and prevent it from happening in the future again.

But before we get into the details of this nightmare, few things need to be made clear.

First of all, always backup your WordPress website. Some hosting providers do it for you, but if it comes at an extra cost that you don’t want to pay, at least copy the code of your website onto your computer. That is the bare minimum.

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Why to Start a Blog & Why I Decided Not to Quit

I will be honest with you, the last half a year has not been the easiest for me. I moved AGAIN to a different country to which I didn’t really want to move but needed to, I AGAIN had relationship problems, as well as health problems and, due to the pandemic, my business began to fall apart (sales have dropped tremendously). The freelance business is also at a complete halt.

However, worst of all was an insane drop in visitor traffic coming to my blog… yep, this very blog that you are on at the moment.

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Create a Business Email Address for Free! Bluehost + Mac Setup

Let’s face it, having a paid website with a custom domain name (URL) gives a lot more credibility to your brand than a free website.

A website called example.com sounds a lot better than a website called example.wordpress.com or example.blogspot.com. Both of these “subdomains” indicate that the website is hosted for free by those platforms, which usually means that your business is not serious.

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Why Is Keyword Research Important and How to Grow Your Blog Fast

If you do blogging, then you must have heard how important keyword research is when it comes to growing your following. It lies at the core of Search Engine Optimization.

But keyword research goes far beyond just blogging. It is used throughout the whole of the internet all the time. And if your website is linked in any way to your business, then following the best practices of keyword research is simply a must. 

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How to Create an Email List for Your Blog (And Which Tool to Use)

If you’ve ever read anything about blogging, I’m sure that you’ve come across a claim that “every blogger needs an email list!” While the importance of having an email list can be understood, not often you will find information explaining what exactly to do with that email list. Should I send news updates to subscribers? How often? What should I write about in the newsletter? And so on.

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