Top Tips To Writing Stellar Blog Content

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Content is the single most important element when determining the success of a blog. It's the force that drives visitors, giving them a reason to return in the future. Google even confirmed this belief by telling webmasters to, "Provide high-quality content on your pages, especially your homepage. This is the single most important thing to do. If your pages contain useful information, their content will attract many visitors and entice webmasters to link to your site." But many bloggers, especially newcomers to the blogging scene, struggle to produce high-quality content. They assume it's O...
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Is Guest Blogging Dead?

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Guest Blogging: Defined Let's first go over the basic definition of "guest blogging," as some people are likely hearing about it for the first time. Guest blogging is exactly what it sounds: you write an article or post for another blog (as a guest) in exchange for a backlink to your own website or blog. The blog on which you are posting the content benefits from free content, while you benefit from a free link and hopefully traffic. You can find guest blogging opportunities through one of two ways: by using a middle-man website, such as MyBlogGuest.com, which connects guest bloggers to bl...
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How To Transfer a WordPress Site to a New Domain

Looking to transfer an existing WordPress site to a new domain? If you are reading this, I'm assuming the answer is yes. With traditional static sites, transferring involves nothing more than downloading the files from your old site and uploading them to your new one. Because WordPress uses databases, however, the process is a bit more technical. However, it can still be done, and we're going to walk you through the steps. Download The Core Files This alone isn't going to make your WordPress site appear on the new domain, but it's still one of the steps in the process of transferring it. Usi...
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Don’t Let Your Blog Fall Into The Search Engine ‘Abyss’

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While the exact number remains unknown, some experts estimate there to be more than 160 million blogs in existence. An overwhelming majority of these blogs, however, fail to gain any traction with the search engines. Sure, they may receive a small trickle of traffic from direct type-ins and long-tail keyword searches, but they ultimately fail to attract any significant number of visitors due to performance with the search engines. Unique Theme / Template Whether your blog was built on WordPress, BigCommerce, Blogger, Joomla, Drupal, or any other content management system (CMS), you should in...
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5 Easy Ways To Uncover New Blog Topic Ideas

Still struggling to come up with new topic ideas for your blog? We all know the importance of publishing fresh content on a regular basis. It encourages search engines and visitors to return to your site, which often boosts your search ranking. Of course, this is easier said than done, especially in some of the more narrow niches. If this sounds like a familiar problem, check out some of the following ways to identify new topics. #1 – Search Forums When you are stuck and can't seem to think of any topics for your website, try searching through forums related to your niche. This is an excelle...
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Things To Consider Before Starting Your First Blog

Congratulations on your decision to start a blog. It's a fun and rewarding way to share your thoughts while laying the roots for a successful, long-lasting business. However, there are a few things you should consider before launching your blog. Content Management System One of the first things you should do when planning a new blog is to choose a content management system (CMS). As the name suggests, a CMS is designed to streamline the creation and management of a website's content. You can technically create a fully functional blog using nothing more than Notepad, but this is a tedious and...
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Create Effective Landing Pages Using WordPress

Wouldn't it be great if you could create effective landing pages in WordPress instead of building them from scratch? It's no secret that WordPress is used primarily for blogs, and for good reason: it supports both posts and pages, allows multiple users to log in and publish content, and offers a built-in visitor commenting feature. But WordPress can also be used to create brilliant, fully functional landing pages. What Is a Landing Page? If you asked ten different marketing experts what the definition of a landing page is, you would probably get ten different answers. Wikipedia, however, off...
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How To Make You Blog Post Go Viral

While the exact number remains unknown, some marketing experts estimate there to be more than 150 million blogs currently online. Whether you're searching for information on pets, health, fashion, sports, celebrity/pop culture, or practically anything else, there's probably a blog covering it. But with such heated competition, it's difficult for the "little guys" to make a name for themselves, which is where viral content comes into play. If you're able to create a viral blog post, you'll receive tons of new visitors while drawing the attention of search engines. What Is a Viral Blog Post? L...
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Bing Expected To Roll Out Mobile-Friendly Update

Just weeks after Google altered its search ranking algorithm to increase the mobile rankings for smartphone/tablet-optimized websites, Bing has announced plants to roll out a mobile-friendly update of its own. The Microsoft-owned and operated search engine announced the upcoming mobile-friendly update in a blog post titled "Our approach to mobile-friendly search." In the post, Bing's Shyam Jayasankar reinforces the fact that mobile Internet usage continues to grow as a "percentage of overall" search queries. Bing initially unveiled plans to push for greater mobile friendliness back in Novem...
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Report: WordPress Remains The #1 CMS

There are dozens of content management systems (CMS) available, some of which include Drupal, Jooma, Business Catalyst, BigCommerce, Blogger and Tumblr just to name a few. However, WordPress remains the single most popular and widely used CMS for content-driven websites, according to a new report published by CodeGuard. The cloud-based data backup and monitoring service provider claims that approximately 79% of all content websites are powered by WordPress, with Drupal coming in at a distant second with just 72.%, and Drupal with 5.3%. This begs the question, why do so many webmasters and b...
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