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Today I’m sharing five books blogging beginners need to read before they do anything else. I’ve been blogging for nine years, and I wish I had read some of these books before I ever started blogging. It would have saved a lot of mistakes and got me started earning money a lot sooner. This post …
How good are you at catching these common grammar errors? Are you publishing your blog posts without proofreading or spellchecking them? Do you review your contributors’ posts for plagiarism or common mistakes? This post contains affiliate links, and I will receive compensation if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. 5 Common Grammar Errors …
Everyone wants to get the best blogging photographs. Blogging is a huge business these days, whether you are just starting out, or a pro-blogger looking to increase your audience base, content rules! What’s important to remember is that your imagery on your blog is also content- and like your words, it helps to keep your …
Have you ever wondered if you should borrow a camera lens before you buy it? When I got my first DSLR camera, I invested in several camera lenses that other bloggers said I definitely had to have. I didn’t know anything about them other than that they were recommended by people who took great photos. This …
I love creating websites. I have six if I haven’t already shared that with you. But it’s always been difficult to build a custom website with no technical knowledge. In the past, I’ve had to rely on designers and hired technical people. I recently learned about the GoCentral Website Builder and wanted to share the …
“’Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all” – Alfred Lord Tennyson. While Alfred eloquently stated a major tenant of the human condition, love, working without proper compensation is the ultimate employer abuse. In any relationship there is a power dichotomy; minimum wage workers tend to live paycheck to …
A few weeks ago, bloggers started to have more discussions about switching to SSL. It seems that Google has started or will start to prioritize its search results for sites that are secure. One of the things bloggers worry about is not having their blogs show up high in search results. Lower search results generally …
Have you ever tried to find a list of blogging classes that are worth the money they charge or the time that’s involved? Over the years I’ve been blogging, I’ve taken quite a few blogging classes, photography classes, affiliate classes, etc. Each of them promised to be the answer to my dreams but too many …
There are a number of different ways to monetize your blog posts. You probably won’t want to do every one of these on all of your posts. But, you can choose one or two depending on the type of blog post and your audience. You’ll need to experiment until you find the ways to monetize …
A lot of the good blogging tips I see involve investing money into your blog. While that’s always a great idea, it can be difficult to do when money is tight. The first three or four months of each year tend to be slow for blogging work. Budgets have been spent for the holidays and …