Archive for the ‘Blogging Tips’ Category

WordPress Wizard: 3 Ways to Make Money Using WordPress Blogs

I wanted to show you step-by-step video tutorials on how to use and monetize your WordPress blog.  From A to Z and not one step missed (well, if you find any, let me know).  Learn more about WordPress Wizard 2.0.

Besides being a good communication tool, blogging is also a great way to make money. If you’re new to blogging and yet want to start quickly, there are several business models you can try for maximum results in a short time. This article discussed the three most popular methods. The first method is get paid to blog. Using this method, you create your blog and add a few good articles to it. Then you signup with paid blogging networks like Pay Per Post or Review Me and see what “opportunities” are available. These networks are filled with advertisers looking for blogger who can help them spread the word, and they are willing to pay. Accept the opportunity, write about it on your blog, and you get paid.

The second method is AdSense WordPress blogs and it requires a little more technical know-how. You need to build a WordPress blog on a specific niche topic, and start writing some good content on it. At the same time, try to get links from other blogs by leaving comment on the blogs or by doing a link exchange with the blogger. The objective is to get more traffic who will click on your AdSense ads and make you money. +Continue Reading

Why Use Article Marketing To Brand Yourself

I get a lot of questions about SEO and why I have chosen WordPress as my blogging platform. My quick answer is article marketing. All three of these tie-in together, but the most important aspect is branding yourself as the expert in your field.  You may start wondering, “well, I’m not really an expert yet.”  The truth of the matter is, if your name or website comes up every time readers are looking for information, then you’re providing a value for them. In essence, you have just set yourself as the person with the resource.

The first thing you need to do in order to begin a successful and rewarding article marketing campaign is to understand the concepts of article marketing in today’s world. It is extremely important that you start out with the right mindset in order to prosper.

Most people think that they are going to get massive backlinks to their website and increase its ranking in the search engines. While this may be the case, it will probably not be so for much longer. +Continue Reading

Do You Need A Blog for Your Business?

blog_logoIf you have a business, it is more likely that you have already established your own website. So would adding a blog be necessary also? Blogging has created a revolution to a great extent. The features like personal writing, instant publishing system, easy updates and simple maintenance made blogs popular.

Businesses find blogs as a potential tool to represent their organization in a more personal and positive mode. Many others treat a blog as an efficient tool to communicate with their customers and employees.

The following are some of the reasons for why blogging is necessary for business: +Continue Reading

Why Choose WordPress as Your Blogging Platform

wordpressThe word “blogging” has been used so often that many people (especially the ones who have not “blogged” yet) will find it confusing. We will refer to a blog simply as a website (a souped-up website that is actually a content management system).

I would consider only two choices for a blogging platform. These are free and hosted by them. They are Blogger via Blogspot (which is owned by Google) and also WordPress.com. I highly recommend setting up a free blog through both of these portals. Do it now.

Your URL address will be “whateveryouchoose.blogspot.com” or “whateveryouchoose.wordpress.com”

At the same time, you also need to set up a self-hosted blog. This means you control the domain name and everything else you can possibly desire. +Continue Reading