Organic traffic can be easily obtained through search engine optimization which people find so scary. Especially given the frequent algorithm updates by the search engines, organic SEO has become an alien concept to most bloggers. The fact however is, the basics are always the same. And the frequent SEO algorithm updates by search engine giants like Google has only made it a lot easier for genuine bloggers to shine in search results. Let’s talk more about how easy it is to please search engines these days after all these major updates later in this post. For now I would like to

So I wanted to give my own answers and tips for the question: How to promote your blog? Blog promotion is highly crucial to get your blog content in front of more eyeballs; right eyeballs. However you cannot simply blindly go about promoting your blog posts. There are quite a few things that you need to set right before you can think about blog promotion. In the recent post, I already talked about those things that you need to take care of or fix before you go around and promote your blog content. In this post, I am going to give you

Word of mouth marketing is a wonderful type of marketing that works great for all types of businesses. In particular small business owners like solopreneurs who blog to spread the word about their product or service can make much greater use of WOMM than the big companies. It is because they are the ones with a small budget, unlike the biggies and WOMM works for free! So… you have a marketing technique for FREE. Isn’t that tempting? Of course it is, right? But there is one key element if you want to make WOMM work for you. In order to

Dear Future Blogger, I have been in your shoes, nearly 6 years ago I was contemplating all of things that there are to consider in starting a blog. Like you, I had done my research before jumping into it. I had read about the benefits of blogging and what it takes to run a successful blog. I was both excited and nervous: Did I have what it would take to create a successful blog? Would people really be interested in what I have to say? Did I have the time to put into a blog? Did I have the money? Even though

Do you have a good blog? Do you consider yourself a good blogger? I am not talking about any specific category of bloggers or blogs. It does not matter whether you have a personal or a business blog. These are the general questions for all the bloggers out there. Blogging is one of the most loved hobbies, these days. There is a lot of competition between bloggers trying to reach the top. In such a competitive environment, is your blog good enough to make it in the blogosphere? You have a good blog if your blog has the following attributes: Clean template : This is the very first step in blogging. A blog should