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Boost Engagement: How to Make Your Audience Stay as a New Blogger

December 4, 2018 by Janice Wald 34 Comments

How to Boost Engagement:

Maintaining an Audience as a New Blogger

Eada Hudes

The internet is an ever-expanding web of communities, resources, and noise.

This has been a bit of a double-edged sword for those looking to build an audience online.

On one hand, the proliferation of internet use as a part of everyday life has given creators more chances than ever to build their own little niche and expand their audience. This has led to content creators that don’t necessarily have “mainstream appeal” being able to make a living and gather enormous numbers of frequent visitors.

On the other hand, however, it has also meant that creators have a lot more competition when it comes to vying for people’s attention. For every blogger that has managed to make it big and find their community, there are thousands more trying to do the exact same thing. So, if you do manage to gain a little bit of heat with blogging, how do you ensure that momentum doesn’t fizzle out? Luckily, there are always things that can be done to preserve your audience and expand your reach. Let’s get into it!

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How to Make People Happy About Controversial Writing Topics

December 2, 2018 by Janice Wald 12 Comments

Comfort levels.

As bloggers, we need to find ways of objectively describing information. Then, we empower our readers with that information.

For example, mommy bloggers may struggle to write about the sexuality of their children in an era where the current United States administration is reversing stances held by previous administrations.

Relationship bloggers: How do you advise people who hold different political beliefs to get along with their significant others and their families during the holiday season?

Political bloggers: How do you share political news without offending members of the various political parties in an age where people feel such strong conviction about their political beliefs?

Beauty bloggers: Do you recommend hemp skin care products? This is a product people in the cannabis entrepreneurship industry may recommend.

Even when you’re discussing topics that have been legalized, people are still uncomfortable.

Controversy breeds traffic as well as giving bloggers a chance to help their readers cope with difficult issues.

This difficulty is further magnified by the changes in the United States in the last several years.

This post answers the question, “Should you blog about sensitive topics, and, if yes, how to handle those topics when producing content for your blog?”

Written in a pro-con interview format, this post presents the views of bloggers I interviewed online.

I asked the bloggers how they deal with uncomfortable topics on their blogs.

After reading this article, you’ll have strategies to blog about cannabis, politics, and body image.

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Alert: Do You Know These 5 Hidden Blogging Costs?

November 23, 2018 by Janice Wald 10 Comments

The Hidden Costs of Running a Blogging Business

This post was contributed.

Blogging has helped us reshape a lot of what we do.

This is because blogging has helped to democratize information. Back before the internet and blogging, people had to rely on relatively few sources to find out not only what was going on in the world, but also which products to buy and how to live life.

However, blogging and the internet has allowed anyone who wants to share their viewpoint the ability to do so. And those who are good writers, and who are able to market their content, can gain rather large followings that can be turned into customers or followers, effectively turning your blog into a business. And the advantages of this are numerous. Not only do you now have an outlet to share your thoughts and opinions, but you also have a source of income that is relatively passive and also completely mobile.

For some, this is a dream. But for it to become reality, then you need to be good at managing both the tangible and intangible costs associated with running a blog.

Typically, the costs of running a blog are low, but the nature of blogging also tends to hide some of them away.

So to help you keep expenses low and maintain a profitable blog business, consider the following hidden costs.

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40 Blogging Tips for Beginners You Need to Know Now

November 11, 2018 by Janice Wald 31 Comments

Blogging tips for beginners.

I wish I’d learned them when I was starting out as a blogger.

November 8 marked the end of my 4th year of blogging.

It’s truly amazing how far my blogging skills have progressed in four years.

I didn’t even blog about blogging in November of 2014.

Do you want to see my first post?

I started as a news blogger.

If you want to see how I used to blog before I learned a better way, check out my first post, “Is Ebola an African River or a Forest?”

The 40 blogging tips for beginners in this post either share what I learned in my 4th year of blogging or what blogging tips became reinforced as I went through the year.

These are the lessons I learned and you should too no matter what your experience level.

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How to Easily Increase Your Email Subscribers, 8 Powerful Ways

October 2, 2018 by Janice Wald 18 Comments

Increase Your Email Subscribers List Easily

by Grace Carter

You’ve got a great blog and you want the world to know about it.

There’s no better way to do that than to increase the number of subscribers on your email list.

There are some very simple, yet effective, ways to accomplish the task of getting visitors to become blog subscribers:

Remove barriers to subscribing.
Choose your words carefully and write it as if you were telling a story.
Personalization options
Push notifications
Social media
Crowdsourcing
Your opt-in button

These are all factors that will determine whether your email list dwindles or thrives.

After reading this post, you’ll be able to make sure all these factors are in place and effortlessly increase your blog followers.

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Blog Launch: How to Blog Your Way to Success

September 11, 2018 by Janice Wald 24 Comments

Are You Ready for Your Blog Launch?

How to Blog Your Way to Success

Josh Wardini

So, have you heard that blogging is a great way to get your message out there? You’ve read about how you can monetize your blog and start earning a living just by publishing your opinion. Before you quit your job, though, you might want to take a step back and learn the facts.

Blogging is a tool you can use to share your thoughts with others. It is a tool that has the potential to reach millions of readers so, yes, you could make a living blogging. There are certainly those that do.

But do you want to know who makes the most money from blogging? It is those who write books or create information products that promise to make you money overnight. Now, there is a lot that can be done to get your blog stats up, but you need real strategies, not some pie in the sky promise.

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Growth Hacking Techniques: How to Easily Make Your List Grow

September 4, 2018 by Janice Wald 24 Comments

Top 10 Growth Hacking Techniques for Blogs

Rohit Prasanna

“Growth hacking techniques” has evolved as a buzzword in the recent years, and many startups have come up with innovative methods to achieve massive growth at the same time lowering costs. Growth hacking should focus on more revenue through more customers, and the only way to drive that kind of growth is through relevant traffic.

Growth hacking techniques come in many shapes, forms and ideas. However, the easiest and the best way to drive growth is to start with the basics. Your blog. For your information, over 70% of customers are influenced by blogs while making buying decisions, businesses that use an active blog have almost double the inbound links compared to those who do not use one.

In this blog, let us discuss the top ten growth hack techniques for blogs that will drive massive traffic to your website.

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11 Blog Planning Hacks That Will Make You Think Differently

August 26, 2018 by Janice Wald 16 Comments

by Daniela McVicker

So you have a blog on your hands and you need to populate it with content.

If money is the issue, and you can’t afford to outsource the writing, how can you produce high-quality content without someone’s help?

No problem! Blog planning is the topic of this post. Blog Planning is easy if you follow these 11 free tips.

According to Statista, the number of blogs in the world has surpassed 400 million as of July this year.

Bloggers Passion publishes a list of bloggers who make 6 figures income monthly and some insights on what channels they use to achieve this.

But until you reach that level of readiness, let’s see how to start things up!

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3 New Blogger Tips You Can Trust (That All Bloggers Need)

August 10, 2018 by Janice Wald 16 Comments

Confusing.

The emotions I experienced when I started blogging were not all positive.

Can you relate?

Guest author Erica Fleming’s new blogger tips are valuable for bloggers of all levels.

Are you a new blogger? These new blogger tips are crucial for you.

Are you a seasoned blogger who needs a review of the basics? These new blogger tips are important for you as well.

Are you a blogger looking to make money blogging? These tips will end with an action plan for monetization.

This post will take you through the various stages of blogging and end with tips for making money from your blog.

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How to Increase Your Website Traffic and Get People to Read Your Articles

July 19, 2018 by Janice Wald 87 Comments

by Vinil Ramdev

Being unnoticed is the biggest fear for any blogger, writer, or author. It is frustrating to spend days and nights researching a topic, choosing wonderful words, writing up a beautiful piece, and then no one reads the article.

History has shown that great literature too can go into oblivion.

The success of a writer depends on his loyal readers and followers. There’s a lot more to a good article than just readability and good grammar.

Here are some simple ways to get more people to read your article.

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