Blogging Tutorials

Tips and tutorials to help increase your proficiency with free blogging software from Wordpress.com and Blogger.

Low Budget Ways to Blog Faster and Better with the Help of a Team

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If you’re a newer blogger, the thought of hiring team members for your blog may have never crossed your mind. Or if it did cross your mind, you may have swatted the thoughts away as if you were swatting away a pesky fly. Perhaps the thought of building your blogging dream team does, indeed, seem like nothing more than a pie-in-the-sky fantasy, best reserved for those who dream about building a successful blog rather than being for those who actually know what it means to buckle down and blog.

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16 Tips to Speed Up Your WordPress Blog – Infographic

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Looking at performance of your site now is like going for a dental check-up before your tooth starts aching; it’s a proactive measure. Do you think kings built castles and traps after the enemy started the invasion? So look under the hood now and take note of what type of things have a performance impact. Go forth and conquer all you proactive bloggers before the castle comes down.

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The Real Truth About Why Your Blog Will Never Make Money

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Every day hundreds (if not thousands) have the idea to start making money with a blog. While this is possible, it’s still very unlikely. Of the 300+ million blogs that are currently out there, I would say less than 1% of them actually make any real money (at least $1,000 per year).

Before we break down why your blog isn’t going to make money, we would first need to look at why people are starting blogs in the first place and to also think outside of the “wordpress training” and “make money online” niche blogs.

First thing first… it’s easy to make money in the “Wordpress Training” and “Affiliate / Make Money Online” space because everyone is kind of swapping the same information and we all have the same goal — which is to create a successful online business and make money. To make money in this space, all you need to do is look at successful sites and try to replicate their success and content, while building a brand following of your own.

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5 Reasons Why GetResponse Really Satisfies

5 Reasons Why GetResponse Really Satisfies (Interview with Abby Hartz)

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I’m here to share some reasons why GetResponse is my email marketing tool of choice. That isn’t to say that there are not other great providers out there. There are! This is a personal journey. Hopefully it provides you with some features to look for in your own providers, which can help to validate the decision you may have already made. This article provides you with some features to look for in any product or service you consider for your email marketing.

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Relationship Marketing with Wade and Ileane

10 Ways to Get People to Remember You and Your Blog

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Relationship Marketing is a concept that some might have trouble grasping and some of you might be wondering what it’s all about. But my friend Wade Harman (who is also a guest blogger here) knows this topic inside-out. He hosts a weekly show on Google+ and has interviewed the most well known social media and search engine marketers on the planet including Jay Baer, Mark Schaefer, Rand Fishkin, Chris Brogan and even little ole me. In anticipation of the launch of his upcoming book, titled The Relationship Manifesto (pre-order it now) I’m pleased that Wade invited me to join him on his show. He knows how to bring out the best of his guests by asking the right questions. It’s a skill that he has mastered over time

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How To Build A Blog That Makes You Look Like A Pro (Even If You’re A Clueless Amateur)

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Don’t you wish you could look like a problogger even though you are a total amateur? If someone reads your blog, chances are, they read other blogs too, right? Other blogs that probably talks about the same topics you talk about, wouldn’t you think? If that’s the case, how will you or your content, be remembered if you look like everyone else?

This post covers a few simple tips that can set you up for success.

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Why You Should NEVER Focus on Blog Post Frequency and What to Do Instead

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One of the most common questions from bloggers is “how often should I update my blog?” to make it successful. If you’re a beginner, you’ll definitely mess up with your blog posting schedule and it’s really a daunting task to figure out the ideal blogging frequency. There are no rules in blogging. There’s no perfect number that drives lots of traffic to your blog posts. Deciding your posting frequency is one of the key factors that influences your blog’s success. But you’ve to decide which posting frequency works well for your audience. Try, test, fail and learn.

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