Articles in the Blog Setup Category


Nov 1, 201111

How to Add Google Custom Search to WordPress (Video Tutorial)

Categories: Blog Setup, Video Tutorial, Wordpress
How to Add Google Custom Search to WordPress (Video Tutorial)
The default search engine that ships with WordPress does not do a very good job when you start to get a bit of content on your WordPress powered site. It just isn't as smart as Google search so you should integrate Google Custom Search (CSE) into your WordPress site as sooon as possible. This will allow your visitors to searh your site efficeintly.In this video tutorial I will show you how you can easily change your default Wordpress search to use Google Custom Search without using any WordPress plugin(s). Integrate Google Custom Search into WordPress VideoAlternatively, you can view this video on YouTube by going to the following linkHow to Integrate Google Custom Search into WordPressNow you should be all set to let your visitors search your site using Google search.
Oct 8, 201111

How the Word “Leverage” Can Increase Your Blog’s Income

Categories: Blog Setup, Blogging Tips
How the Word “Leverage” Can Increase Your Blog’s Income
The word "leverage" can mean different things to different people. In its most literal sense, "leverage" means gaining a mechanical advantage or power through the use of a lever. Perhaps a little more interestingly, "leverage" can also mean having the power to influence people, decisions or events (sort of like "holding all the cards"). It's also a financial term that involves making a small investment to get a big return. A common thread among all these definitions is this: using something relatively simple to get something significant in return. So what does this mean for blog owners? It's simple - use things you already have at your disposal to gain more traffic and income.Take blogger Darren Rowse's DigitalPhotographySchool.com site for example. This site is seen by over 3 million people each month and generates a decent amount of income for him. However, it wasn't always this way. In April 2006 when the site was founded, it was just a simple blog that saw 3-4 new posts a week and made only a few cents per day. Now, the growth of a blog can be attributed to many different factors: having quality content, generating a subscriber's list, good seo, etc. But ...
Sep 29, 201111

6 Tips For Writing Blog Articles Faster

Categories: Blog Setup, Blogging Tips
6 Tips For Writing Blog Articles Faster
If you are a blogger who wants to make a living from your blog, then the skill of writing is one of the most instrumental assets you can have in terms of the growth and success of your site.Regularly published quality content is king when it comes to building your blog, so with this in mind you have probably already surmised that writing will be something that you will need to do in some capacity and for an ongoing period of time.You can of course hire a writer to do your article writing for you, but for most people starting out online or doing it on the side, the best cost-effective option is to get into the habit of writing the articles yourself to begin with.Apart from not having to pay writers, the other benefits are that your writing skills will improve and you will learn a lot more about the topic you are writing about and you will also hone your research skills.When you are able to write well and fairly quickly, you will find that this single skill can pave the path to your online success very rapidly. Good and fast writing skills will enable you to consistently ...
Aug 26, 201111

How Focus Can Help You Build a Successful Blog

Categories: Blog Setup, Blogging Tips
How Focus Can Help You Build a Successful Blog
I recently did a time management course and there was something which I heard the speaker say which really resonated with me. He said that when it comes to time management, you don’t really manage time, but you manage yourself instead. The amount of time available is always the same, sort of like a constantly flowing river, but what is not the same is what you do with the flow of time and how you use it to make your life or online business a success.So when it comes to blogging or other online businesses, the area which is key to your success is the amount of focus you have when doing your work. Focus determines how effectively you use time, and lack of focus usually leads to wasted time.There are two main aspects of focus: 1. Quality of focus This refers to where you are putting your focus on NOW. For instance you could be intensely focused on playing a game on your computer for hours during the day, but if your aim is to build your Internet business, then the quality of this type of focus is considered to be low for the intended goal. The quality of your focus is ...
Aug 11, 20115

3 Questions Blog Owners Should Ask Themselves Regarding Their Content

Categories: Blog Setup, Blogging Tips
3 Questions Blog Owners Should Ask Themselves Regarding Their Content
Every website on the Internet contains some type of content which is aimed at attracting visitors. The motivations of website owners for enticing visitors to their site can range from sharing opinions, passions or life experiences, to converting visitors into customers or subscribers.Whatever your motives are for building your blog, there are certain questions you should ask yourself regarding your content in order to determine whether you’re maximizing the potential of your blog’s success.Listed below are what I believe to be the 3 most important questions you should be asking yourself regarding the content of your blog:Does your content provide value, or an informative or educational benefit? If your blog is not offering people something interesting, informative or of value which will save them time, or money or perhaps a solution to a problem, then the chances are that you will struggle to gain readership. So if you already have a blog which is getting hardly any visitors then maybe you should do a quick analysis or inventory of your content to see how you can make it more useful. There are many things you can do to provide such value to your readership.For example:You can save your readers the time of ...
Jul 21, 20116

The 3 Ingredients of The Secret Sauce of Successful Blogging

Categories: Blog Setup, Blogging Tips
The 3 Ingredients of The Secret Sauce of Successful Blogging
With millions of blog websites already in existence and many more sprouting daily, you might already be aware that there are a relatively small number of incredibly popular and successful blogs out there on virtually any topic you care to think of.When you visit a number of these successful blogs you quickly see a common thread - there is a certain quality inherent in most of them and furthermore, they provide something useful or amusing for the people who follow or visit them.Conversely you may have also come across a disproportionately larger number of not-so-good blogs that don’t seem to provide any usefulness or make any sense because they are so poorly put together or badly written or jammed with so many spammy advertisements that the first word that comes to mind when you see them, is “junk”.So it might not surprise you to know that the number of poor quality blogs far outnumbers those that are even remotely useful or interesting. When I first came to this realization I was excited because this means that the opportunity for people like you and I to produce a blog which shines amongst the competition should be fairly achievable given that the ...
Jul 11, 201111

8 Geeky Tools Every Blogger Must Use

Categories: Blog Setup, Blogging Tips
8 Geeky Tools Every Blogger Must Use
There are so many reasons to blog; you can express your opinion on hot topics, raise awareness for something you care about, deliver really helpful information to readers and make money all at the same time. Whatever your reason, the blogosphere has grown into quite a complex place and keeping up with the competition is a big job. Stay ahead of the game with these new, geeky tools every blogger must have:1. W3C Link Checker: Everybody hates dead links. Especially when those links lead to something important or interesting. However, if you are a one man or one woman blog, then continually scanning all your posts and pages for dead links is not feasible. W3C Link Checker is a web-based checker for dead links that can quickly scan your entire site for broken links at regularly scheduled intervals.2. CloudFlare: CloudFlare is a relatively new web based tool that uses some really advanced technology to protect your blog from hackers, spammers and other evil web bots. If your blog has ever been hacked, then you know how important a tool like this can be. Bloggers using platforms like Wordpress and Blogger, with common passwords can easily have their account hacked - ...
Jun 11, 201110

Facebook Promotion 101: How to Develop a Like Campaign

Categories: Blog Setup, Blogging Tips, Online Marketing
Facebook Promotion 101: How to Develop a Like Campaign
Contrary to what many people think, Facebook likes don’t come with the territory. Yes it’s easy to create a page and get a few likes, but is usually stops there for lesser known companies. Getting your first 1000 or even 500 likes is definitely the hardest. It takes time and patience to boost your exposure and reach on Facebook. So let’s take a look at the more important steps you’ll need to take in order to develop and carry out a successful “like” campaign. Tag Your Page Using the Facebook tagging system is a great way to promote your page and get more visitors and likes. You can do this by posting a status message on your personal Facebook profile and mentioning your Facebook page. Use your creativity to come up with a clever way to get people to click through to your page and “like” it. Maybe you have a special promotion going on or you have an interesting link that you’ve posted - anything to peak the interest of your Facebook friends.Suggest to Friends Every page has a handy link in the sidebar called “Suggest to Friends” which allows you to do just that. It’s a great way to recommend your ...
May 26, 201117

7 Link Building Tips That Won’t Kill Your Keyword Rankings or Get Your Site Banned

Categories: Blog Setup, Blogging Tips
7 Link Building Tips That Won’t Kill Your Keyword Rankings or Get Your Site Banned
You are the owner of a well-designed, flawlessly developed website stocked with relevant, well-written content.  All your tags have proper keyword usage, you have developed SEO-friendly permalink structure, and you have followed all the best practices for optimization.  All of your on-page SEO tactics are on point.  Your next step is to practice solid link building strategies to get your page seen by searchers and to get it ranking highly for your keywords.Link building has a reputation as being a difficult and time-consuming process.  The reason for this is that it is difficult to know exactly how Google will value each of your backlinks.  As a general rule, the juiciest backlinks are dofollow text links acquired from popular, high-ranking, well-visited websites.The challenge in acquiring such an ideal link, not to mention hundreds more just like it, often leads frustrated website owners to consider less desirable alternatives.  These “alternatives” include building a high-volume of low quality links on questionable websites, and even buying links.  You must understand that these actions carry a high probability of causing your website to be penalized or even banned from Google.  Simply said, Google is aware of SEOs gaming the search engines and just rolled out ...
May 23, 20116

Creating Content to Attract Links

Categories: Blog Setup, Blogging Tips
Creating Content to Attract Links
We all know the old song and dance about how content is king, but what does it mean? Does it mean Google just loves content? Well yes but largely because they rely on great content to attract links naturally, giving honest, trustworthy signals of value. So obviously you want some of those signals to say that your site is the man. Not to mention having link worthy content is something every site wants for the traffic, for the ranking benefits and for the credibility. All of these things help make a site stand apart from the competition. So what exactly are the secrets of creating content that attracts links? Research The first step to figuring out what you can do that might get links is to see what’s out there that already IS getting them. There are a few key places to look in your quest:Competitors - Find the best performing content on your competitors’ sites. Some of it may be impossible to replicate, but other efforts may inspire you with strategies you can use on your own site.Top Bloggers and Information Sites - When you find relevant blogs or popular resource sites you can look at all of the posts, questions and other ...
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