Guest Posts

All of the guest posts on Basic Blog Tips are in this category. I also included a post highlighting all of my guest posts.

Ultimate Blog Discussion Part 2: Building the Blog and Adding Automation

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We got you started with the idea of building your own blog (versus hiring an agency to do it) in “Chapter 3” from the previous article, but our primary focus was on building a blog that makes you money. True, that could almost be the final chapter, but we thought with all of the talk about spending money, that you could use a chapter that finished out with you seeing how you could spend time and (acquired) skill in actually bringing the money in instead of sending it away from your pocketbook.

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Five Common Guest Blogging Mistakes

5 Common Guest Blogging Mistakes

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One of the most effective ways to increase your online visibility and build a successful blog is through guest blogging. The key to effective guest blogging relies heavily on outreach to other popular bloggers in your niche and offering valuable, interesting content in exchange for a publishing slot on their blogs. While guest blogging is a straightforward and effective way to generate more traffic and build your online brand, it’s not always an easy strategy. Popular bloggers get inundated with dozens of guest post requests every day.

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You Must Avoid These Conversion Optimization Mistakes

Conversion Rate Optimization Mistakes You Must Avoid

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If you have a website, you want people to see it. If it’s a blog, you want people to read it, and if it’s a product, you want people to buy it.

The first step is getting your page to pop during a search. Next, you need your target audience to click the link. At this point, the battle is not over. You need that customer to convert – to buy, follow, sign up, etc. There are a number of methods you can try and quite a few common mistakes that can lead to failure. Look at things you should absolutely avoid when working on your conversion rate optimization (CRO).

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Do You Know These 15 WordPress Security Tools

15 Security Tools for WordPress Blogs

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WordPress is undeniably the most popular Content Management System or CMS that helps DIY-bloggers build the site of their dreams. Unfortunately, its popularity also made it vulnerable to numerous security exploits. Plugins, for example, can be compromised due to code vulnerabilities and cause harm if installed to your WordPress blog. Keep in mind that what makes WordPress great is the amount of resources available for you to customize the platform. The good news is that you also have access to tools that can tighten your WordPress site’s security. Find 15 WordPress Security tools in this article.

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Blogging Considerations for a Fashion Blogger

Ultimate Blog Discussion Part 1: Evaluating and Reaching Your Goals

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We all want to get ahead, right? Or maybe we simply want to reach our dreams? Whatever your goal in life is, somehow you have found yourself thinking about blogging. Am I right?
Great, then you have come to the right place for a two-part “Ultimate Blog Discussion.” Whether your goal is to start a blog for the first time, enhance your blog and make some money, or get some help in making your blog something that goes higher than the clouds, as far as your dreams go. But, no matter what the objective, we need to start some place and that is with a discussion.To help us do that, we have broken down the topics into chapters or modules. There are three in this article and two more in the next article, for a total of five. Let’s start with the first three, shall we?

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7 Reasons Your Blog Is Not Converting

7 Crucial Mistakes that Explain Why Your Blog is not Converting

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The traffic that comes to your site is redirected from places like search engines that often offer web users some options. Therefore, your blog must be capable of grabbing the attention of a potential reader immediately with the headline, subheading, and titles of posts. However, merely driving traffic to your blog is not enough. You need to increase the conversions to profit.

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Beginners Guide to SEO

How to Become An SEO Expert [The Beginner’s Guide]

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What’s the fastest way to make money blogging? It is increasing your traffic from Google. If you are getting massive traffic from search engines, you will have unlimited ways to turn that traffic into money. You can use AdSense, affiliate marketing, product reviews, banner ads and a ton more ways to make money from that traffic. But the problem is, 90% of the bloggers quit because they struggle to increase their search traffic. If you are also one among them and if you want to become an SEO expert starting from scratch, this article will guide you in the right direction.

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