Running a successful blog is a dream of every passionately blogger. At the beginning, every blogger is super excited about their work. Bloggers face immense competition from fellow bloggers regardless of the niche. There are number of reasons why you are going to fail at blogging. Based on my years of experience at blogging, I have compiled a list consisting of top reasons for blogging failure. Read the rest of this entry

Many bloggers often use tags in their blog posts for various reason. I also use tags in my own blog posts. For me using tags in blog posts gives visitors an opportunity to navigate within the site rather quickly without spending much time looking for something. Using tags makes the blog a little user friendly. Tags help visitors find topics of interest fast and save a lot time as a result. Tags tend to be the same keywords you want to rank for therefore, it helps in on-page SEO of your blog. Now comes the issue of duplicate content. There is a debate always whether using blog tag clouds causes duplicate content or it is completely safe to use tags. Read the rest of this entry

A fairly new website owner recently asked me this question. Is a blog important for a website? It is an interesting question because I see many websites rank very well in search results even without a blogs. However, looking broadly I see many advantages of having a blog together with your website. To me it makes sense to run a blog on any website that wants to retain their visitors and to attract new visitors more regularly. Remember, having a blog alone simply is not enough. You must post regularly to have an impact. A blog is helpful whatever service or product you are dealing. Below I have explained in details why I think a blog is important for a website regardless of the niche or the nature of the site. Read the rest of this entry

How to earn blogging has always been a challenge for many passionate bloggers. Most of the bloggers are very passionate about their work and put a lot effort in making some money out of it. It is never an easy task. To earn a decent income from blogging, you must have a good blog with fresh and interesting content updated regularly. Patience is the key to become a successful blogger. There are many different ways of earning money by blogging about your favorite topics or interests. To earn decent income, first and foremost you must produce content that is interesting to your audience. It is absolutely vital that you choose a topic you are totally comfortable with. For example, I usually write about SEO, blogging, & occasionally about gadgets and for me personally writing an article about cooking may become a major challenge. I have compiled a list of things you can do with your blogs to earn a decent income. Read the rest of this entry

Google+ is a common word we keep hearing quiet often since mid 2011. But, what actually is Google+? What is it all about? I have talked about Google+ briefly in my previous posts here but, I would like to take a little in depth look at what Google+ really is. In simple words Google+ (plus) is a social networking site introduced by online giant Google Inc. The idea is to connect with each other in a simple and easier way. Google has invested heavily on this project to make it appealing to everyday users. Read the rest of this entry

The last thing a blogger wants to hear is about his/her blog being hacked. Many bloggers are very passionate writers and take extremely good care of their blogs to ensure their blogs remains safe. Every step must be taken to secure your blogs from hackers and unwelcome people from accessing. I have compiled a list of essential steps to make our blog secure. If the following steps are correctly followed the chances of your blog getting hacked can be greatly minimized. Read the rest of this entry

Website Traffic Ranking is a an indication of how popular a website is. In simple words  web traffic is the amount of data sent and received by visitors to a website. It is a target of every website to achieve higher website traffic rankings. Every website receives certain number of traffic to their pages through various sources such as Search Engines, referring sites, and direct traffic. Web traffic ranking to individual pages of a website can vary greatly based on number of factors such as the quality of the content, search engine optimization, etc. Read the rest of this entry

It is a question I get asked a lot of the time over the years and I finally thought o f writing an article about the very subject matter. First and foremost, in order to make money online you need to have access to the online World. Make sure you have a good internet connection to begin with. Secondly you should determine how much time is available for you to work online in a day. These are two crucial factors in determine what of money you can make online. There are plenty of things you can do to make money online without doing much. Read the rest of this entry

Though use of social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook is quite extensive among users these days many copywriters and web developers fail to appreciate the value of these social media networks for search engine optimization. In fact; Twitter can be very useful for search engine optimization. Read the rest of this entry

It is never easy to get a dofollow backlink from high Page Rank (PR) websites these days. However, there are different ways of getting them. You could either contact them and be included in one of their articles, or simply advertise on their site. However, the easiest way to get a dofollow backlink from these sites are through user profiles. All you need to do is register with the site with proper information and update your website/blog link under your profile. The profile page may get linkjuice either directly or indirectly from the main page and it helps if you are active on those sites. Most important thing to remember is do not ever register just for the sake of getting a backlink. Make sure you interact in a positive and a professional way. Do not ever spam the forums. I have compiled a list of websites/forums with high page rank that allows dofollow profile links. Read the rest of this entry