Your blog’s content may be a bit stale and in need of some improvements. But a website redesign or other extensive overhauls are not always necessary. Your blog posts have the potential to snag that coveted Featured Snippets spot. They’re almost entertaining enough to draw more eyes. But a little something extra is missing. Update […]
Blogging
Blogs are one of the most popular types of websites around today. People are drawn to blogging for many reasons – as a personal diary, to share travel stories, to exhibit a lifestyle, or to teach.
A blog is simply a website that features articles, called blog posts, that belong to different categories specific to the blog. For example, this website is a blog with categories about online business, blogging, and e-commerce. A mom blog may post articles about infant care, education, and play. A style blog could post about fashion trends, makeup tips, and skincare.
You get the idea! Keep reading to learn more about blogging, growing your blog, and making money by blogging.
16 Things to Check Before You Publish a New Blog Post
For a long time, it seemed like every time I went to write a blog post, I would forget something. Not the blog post itself, typically. But it felt like there were 100 things to do every time I wanted to write a new post! How could I remember it all? Obviously, with a process. […]
13 Ways to Make Your WordPress Blog Super Fast – WordPress Performance
Many bloggers love WordPress, trust it as a platform, and use it to power their blogs. That’s great for all of us, because it means the WordPress software will likely be maintained indefinitely. And it drives the third-party plugin and theme market. But even great software can be slow, so here are some tips to improve […]
5 Essential Steps to Writing Eye-Catching Blog Headlines
The 5-10 words in your blog headline is the most important part of your post. Without a strong hook that instantly captures the attention of your readers, all the in-depth research in the world means nothing. If no one clicks the headline, no one reads the blog post. Fortunately, there are several tried and true […]
7 Ways to Lower the Bounce Rate on Your Blog
Your blog is designed to inform and provide value to prospects who have questions related to your products or services. They likely Googled a common issue you have written about or saw an article you published on Facebook or Twitter and found it interesting. But that initial interest doesn’t always translate to long term sales […]