Last Sunday we talked about putting up a free website. In case you missed it you can read it here:
Free Website Creators to Build a Web Site with No Money.
This week we will discuss putting up a blog when you are not in a position to spend a lot setting up a website presence. I need to mention again, however, that if you CAN afford to pay for web hosting, then that is what you should be doing. You can get inexpensive yet excellent web hosting service with HostMonster and then use Fantastico to upload your WordPress blog from WordPress.org, at no charge, and immediately create your new web site. Read more... (708 words, 3 images, estimated 2:50 mins reading time)
A lot of people today are dreaming about running a blog to earn an income. This desire isn’t really beyond the grasp of anyone who has reasonable learning ability skills, a drive to achieve success, the self-discipline to work hard, along with a basic understanding of how a blog operates.
Even with these abilities in place, only a small number of people are actually effective at earning a living from their blogging efforts. There are two main reasons a lot of people fail at making bank using their information blog sites.
First of all, there are a large number of bloggers who have unrealistic expected results. They set their expectations way too high. They fall for the hype that they can quickly and easily make bank. Their expectations on how quickly their reading audience may grow, as well as the amount of income they may produce, is too frequently way out of league with reality. Read more... (754 words, 1 image, estimated 3:01 mins reading time)
If you have a small home business that you are operating, you will discover that blogging about your business is a platform that you need to be a part of to promote your home business. It doesn’t matter if you sell information products online from home or if you provide a home business service of cleaning up doggie poo - blogging works.
Blogging is a fantastic way to promote your product or service.
Search engines love blogs that are updated often because these blogs bring the latest information and news to the consumers searching for that information. Owning a blog for your home business gets the word out, either globally or to your local community, about your home business services. Read more... (490 words, 1 image, estimated 1:58 mins reading time)
There are many elements that make up a good blog. A lot of people get caught up trying to tie in the best links with the right keywords and a great topic and so on. But what is it that truly attracts a reader to a blog? The answer is so simple that many people really over look it, curiosity.
You want to intrigue people with your work. For this you have to have two things; good content and a title to match. No matter how good your content is; if you don’t have the right title then you won’t get half as many readers as you hoped for. You need to try and sum up your entire message in a few words that will really verify what message your post is trying to say. Once you’ve picked the best title then you need to look at the content and make sure it can deliver what your audience is expecting. Read more... (397 words, 1 image, estimated 1:35 mins reading time)
Think you can’t make any money just from blogging?
You might want to rethink that!
Blogging has been consistently growing in popularity over the last three or four years now, and for good reason. The search engines love them and people love them.
As I am sure you are already aware, originally a lot of people started using blogs as a live online journal (or log ) where they could share their personal thoughts, passions and lives globally. A select few realized the opportunity and benefits of blogs, and started using them as a free way to earn a living online while laughing all the way to the bank.
One guy who has been using blogs this way since 2006 is Rob Benwell. He started training people back then to do what he did, with his first digital course, Blogging to the Bank. But as the market changes, and the Internet changes, time passes and what use to work, doesn’t work anymore. Read more... (991 words, 3 images, estimated 3:58 mins reading time)
Having a blog has become one of the best ways to communicate with customers. It is also the way to simply let others know about yourself. You may already know by now that blogging is the way to help your internet marketing a great deal, but you may also be unsure of what to do to become successful or even how to start your blog.
There are so many different methods that you can use to bring in readers and to build your audience. It can become overwhelming to figure out which methods to try first. Thankfully you can try a few at a time and, as you work at it, figure out the best way to use your blog to your advantage. Follow some of these helpful tips and you will be able to develop a blogging strategy of your own. Read more... (613 words, 1 image, estimated 2:27 mins reading time)
In blogging, using the correct blog applications can help you manage the goings-on of your blog. When it comes to publishing your blog content, you will find two kinds of blog software
that you can use, such as: the server-based programs and the client-based software. Both of them have their own advantages and disadvantages and it’s up to you to choose the one that is right for your blog.
The Client-based Applications
One of the two blog tools that you could select from may be the client-based tools. These applications purpose is to aid you with publishing your blog and they are usually installed on your PC and also run from there. Furthermore, client-based applications are also categorized as small blogs that are able to run from your hard drive. Read more... (615 words, 3 images, estimated 2:28 mins reading time)
Experts in online marketing consulting emphasize a primary goal: getting your site indexed and ranked with the search engines.
Not long ago, they would have said a blog might help you do that. They likely wouldn’t have recommended that a blog serve as your main site.
Thanks to advances in content management software, however, that’s no longer the case. The line between conventional websites and blogs has all but disappeared.
“Blogging” programs have evolved into some of the most powerful and flexible content management systems available. One of the leading packages, WordPress, is completely free.
WordPress For Content Management
Sites built with WordPress can easily include static pages and sections. Technically, you will have a “blog,” but it can be made to appear virtually indistinguishable from any other site on the Web.
For new website owners who want to manage their own sites without learning code, content management systems like WordPress are particularly attractive. Read more... (834 words, 3 images, estimated 3:20 mins reading time)
When I’m being introduced at seminars and tele-events, the emcee often points out that I have over 1600 websites. This usually grabs the attention of audience members who have to wonder why I have so many websites, and how I manage them. So, let me enlighten you.
First of all, I have friends who talk about wanting to set up 500 to 1000 profitable websites, each earning as little as $1 per day on average. If this can be accomplished, then my friends would be at or above the income level that they really hope for, and if it can be done in a way that requires very little maintenance, then it would also afford them the lifestyle that they want.
That’s part of my thinking too, but I’d like to have 2000 niche mini-sites, each earning an average of just $1 per day. That’s $2000 per day ($730,000 per year). Read more... (1498 words, 2 images, estimated 5:60 mins reading time)
If you have never built a website before, one of the quickest and easiest ways to get your first domain live and operational in only minutes is to install WordPress on your website.
WordPress is a blogging platform that allows you to have a pre-built website for free that will allow you to focus on the more important items like content, and if you desire it, sales and profits.
WordPress Benefits
In more than a decade online, I have literally built dozens of websites, many from the ground up… But since I discovered the ease of use and powerful flexibility of the WordPress platform, I am building most of my newest websites under this Content Management System (CMS).
The reasons I prefer the WordPress blogging platform are many, but I will sum it up with the following five key benefits: Read more... (815 words, 2 images, estimated 3:16 mins reading time)
