New year, new blog? 2020 is just around the corner. Is it time to start your first blog? Or, perhaps, start a new one? In this article, I'll explain everything you need to know about starting a blog. We'll look at choosing a domain name, deciding where best to host your blog, the best software to … [Read more...] about How to Start a Blog in 2020 (Your Free Step-by-Step Guide)
A Beginner’s Guide to Buying Website Hosting
To create your own website you need three things: a domain name, specialist software and hosting. In other articles, we've covered domain names, specialist website building software (we recommend WordPress) so now it's time to take a look at website hosting. Prepare to enter the lion's den … [Read more...] about A Beginner’s Guide to Buying Website Hosting
How to Reach Millennials With Your Content Marketing Strategy
Millennials are a demographic group consisting of people born between the 1980s and early 2000s. They grew up during the worst economic crisis since The Great Depression, which influences their spending patterns and choices. As a result, hard-sell marketing strategies that worked on baby boomers … [Read more...] about How to Reach Millennials With Your Content Marketing Strategy
The Pros and Cons of Free Blogging Platforms
If you’re looking for a free, reliable and easy-to-use blogging platform, then you’ve come to the right place. There are several blogging platforms out there and deciding which platform to use is vital. You want a blogging platform that’s straightforward, yet powerful. Something basic but that … [Read more...] about The Pros and Cons of Free Blogging Platforms
What is Affiliate Marketing? – A Guide for Beginners
In this article, we’ll be looking at how bloggers and website owners make money through affiliate marketing. Let’s start with a brief explanation of how affiliate marketing works. In simple terms, you promote a product or service created by somebody else. It could be a person, a small business or … [Read more...] about What is Affiliate Marketing? – A Guide for Beginners
Blogging Jobs: 7 Websites to Help You Find Highly Paid Freelance Blogging Work
Are you looking for paid freelance blogging work? Try using one of the popular online job boards listed here. These job boards may not be the places to find the best work, but they are a good starting point. You might have to trawl through a lot of adverts to find the perfect job(s) for … [Read more...] about Blogging Jobs: 7 Websites to Help You Find Highly Paid Freelance Blogging Work
What Blogging Platform Does Zoella Use?
Zoella is a popular fashion, beauty and lifestyle blogger from the UK. To power her successful blog, she uses a free software called WordPress. Although the software is free to download, there are additional costs involved in setting up a blog like Zoella's. At the very least you'll need a domain … [Read more...] about What Blogging Platform Does Zoella Use?
16 Boring Words and What to Use Instead (Infographic)
Writers, bloggers and content creators always look for ways to make their work stand out. You can use attention-grabbing headlines to draw people in. Some fancy formatting tricks to make a blog post look more attractive. But if you're writing is dull and uninspiring? People won't stick … [Read more...] about 16 Boring Words and What to Use Instead (Infographic)
8 Surprisingly Simple Tips That Will Make You a More Efficient Writer (Infographic)
Do you ever feel like you waste a lot of time when you're creating content for your blog or updating the stuff you published back in the day? Don't feel bad about replying in the affirmative. There is always room for improvement in everything we do. Whenever we return to an older blog post, we'll … [Read more...] about 8 Surprisingly Simple Tips That Will Make You a More Efficient Writer (Infographic)