5 Tips for Creating More Timely Content for Your Audience

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As you look for ways to enhance your blog and increase engagement with readers, you should be exploring new blogging strategies and techniques. In particular, it would be wise to prioritize relevancy and publish more timely content that strikes a chord with readers in the moment.

5 Tips for More Timely Content

When it comes to blogging, there are two types of content that perform extremely well: evergreen content and timely/newsworthy content. And while each has its own benefits, timely content is extremely valuable when you’re looking to drive traffic and backlinks. But even more so, it increases engagement.

Even if you normally stick to evergreen topics, it’s not as hard as you think to switch gears and begin publishing timely content. Here are some tips you might find useful: [Read more…]

Are You Focused Enough To Freelance? 4 Tips For Bloggers

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Being an independent blogger can be a great job – you can work from wherever you want, design your own business niche, and really hone in on a topic you care about – but none of this makes it an easy job. Unlike in a traditional office where supervisors and coworkers keep you accountable, as a blogger, you need to be focused and self-motivated or you won’t get anything done.

Many people dive into the world of blogging insufficiently prepared to buckle down and do the work sans deadlines, to hustle for jobs, and send out pitches. Others do well for a while but eventually find their focus fading. But you can regain (or learn) the drive and attention it takes to blog. [Read more…]

The 5 Best Ways to Learn How to Improve Your Blog

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It’s not hard to build a blog, but it is hard to improve a blog and refine it enough to cultivate an audience and make money. You may be able to put together a basic website in a matter of minutes, but you could spend years writing new articles and never see a single blip of increased traffic.

This isn’t a reflection of your personal ability or your potential; you may be a talented writer and an insightful web designer, but if you don’t know how to target an audience, how to build reader loyalty, and how to consistently offer better content over time, you won’t be able to succeed. [Read more…]

How to Build a Sustainable Business Out of Your Blog

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Blogging was once viewed mainly as a nice hobby or creative outlet. Bloggers across niches and interest areas would upload posts and pictures to share with friends and family and, potentially, individuals outside of their circles who shared similar interests. Fast-forward to 2017, however, and blogging has become a bonafide career.

Today the popularity of bloggers like The Blonde Salad and Love Taza have encouraged a new generation of hopeful creatives to put their passions and digital talents on display for the Internet at large. Although many bloggers spanning many niches have amassed large followings that have enabled them to land sponsored deals and opportunities to pay the bills, this is not the scenario that every blogger experiences. For many, blogging is not a full-time job (even if they would like it to be) simply because in today’s saturated blogging environment, it’s difficult to command attention and carve out a unique and loyal following. However, if it is your dream to launch your own blog-driven media conglomeration, don’t lose hope – it is possible! [Read more…]

8 Reasons Your Travel Blog Isn’t Getting Enough Traffic

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Travel blogging seems like a dream come true for those who love both sightseeing and writing. They effectively marry their two passions while taking tax-exempt trips all over the world.

Unfortunately, this isn’t a recipe for instant success. All travel blogs don’t magically get heavy traffic. You’ll spend ample time and money on your blog creation and adventures, but no one but your friends and family seem to care. Why is that the case?

You’re more than likely making a few classic, but detrimental mistakes. Here are some of the reasons your blog is failing. [Read more…]

5 Growth Steps to a Profitable Blog

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You can earn money from your blog, but most people don’t because they go about things backward.

There is only one way to make your blog profitable, and that is to focus on one group of users and to solve their problems. People only buy if they like and love and trust you. Even if you help people, it takes time to build the trust necessary to make someone comfortable about opening his wallet. [Read more…]

4 Reasons People Skim Your Blog And How To Change That

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As a blogger, you want your content to reach a wide audience. You want traffic, conversions, and satisfied subscribers. Checking your daily stats for progress can be just as enjoyable as sipping down a freshly brewed cup of coffee.

What if you’ve discovered the majority of your traffic bounces after a few minutes, or even a couple of seconds? If you’re wondering what you’re doing wrong, you’re not alone. You could be attracting the wrong readers, or your readers might be skimming your content. [Read more…]

SEO and Blogging: 5 Beginner Tips for Small Projects or Businesses

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When it comes to effective blogging and search engine optimisation (SEO) practices, every independent project or small business needs to pay attention to certain key elements of online etiquette.

If you’re a blogger, it pays to remember that millions of readers are out there right now, hunting for content to consume; there’s no reason why it shouldn’t be yours, so long as they’re able to find it easily. Similarly, for small businesses, customers are looking to invest in the precise service or product you offer right now – but if those customers don’t see your website within a few quick clicks, they’ll buy from one they do find. [Read more…]

5 Simple Steps to Create Great Video Content for a Blog

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At first glance it may seem as though creating video content for a blog is easy enough – all you really need is a killer idea, a way to record the video, and you should be good to go. Unfortunately it really isn’t that easy, and if you want to create great video content you may be surprised to know that starts long before the camera begins to roll.

While undoubtedly there are numerous different approaches that are used to create video content, most tend to start with these five simple steps: [Read more…]