As a blogger, I’m sure you’ve come across the term ‘keyword research’. But perhaps you’re not quite sure what it entails? In short, keyword research involves finding the keywords (or search queries) that represent your site and your blog. And once your research is done, you can start optimizing your content and landing pages for […]
Want to boost engagement with your email subscribers? Or sell products on autopilot using email marketing? Or maybe you want to promote your older blog posts? All of this and more can be achieved by creating a simple welcome email series for your blog. In this post, you will learn how to create a simple
It seems that everyone has their own blog. Even Grandma has one! But why do you need one, especially if you already have a super demanding life? For many, blogging is a chance for them to help themselves. Take healthy eating blogs, such as GoodForYouGluten.com. Jenny knew her diet was poor and that things had
How would you like to rank at the top of Google? For most of us, reaching the summit is like climbing Everest. We sweat and toil, as we trudge step-by-step, following the recommended route. But what if there was a way to bypass a few positions and claim the top spot, without changing your domain
Building a well-optimized landing page is hard, right? You have to go back-and-forth with a designer and, oh yeah, pay a bunch of money…is that the gist? Maybe five years ago. Now, design is mainstream and you have all types of tools that can help you build a feature-rich landing page without needing to know
These days, if I told you that it really is possible to get your dream job and use it to fund a never-ending adventure around the world, would you believe me? In the past, the idea of the ‘digital nomad’ lifestyle – having a location independent job that allows you to travel the world as
The web has grown quite a bit over the last decade, and WordPress has fallen behind ever so slightly. More and more applications are being brought to the web with JavaScript, and more and more dynamic websites are being built with languages like Python and Ruby. The developers of WordPress core, and even a few
Have you ever seen those Google search listings with the fancy stars or pictures? You know, the ones that really grab your attention when you’re scrolling through the search results? They can look like this: Or sometimes they look like this: The websites with those juicy eye-magnets aren’t exploiting some loophole in Google. They’re using
There are plenty of articles out there highlighting the importance of creating content for users, not search engines. This advice isn’t wrong, but it only tells half the story. Here’s why: If your content doesn’t match any search terms that real people use, you won’t get any traffic from search engines. And while publishing a
You love the idea of starting a blog. But…you’re not sure what to write about. Or maybe you have an idea, but you’re not sure if it will work. Sound familiar? If you’re nodding your head, you’re definitely not alone. Choosing a blog niche is one of the hardest parts of starting a blog –
