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Start a Successful and Profitable Blog In 8 Weeks There’s is more to blogging than creating a free blog, writing few posts and slapping in some AdSense code and wait for the dollars to roll in. Blogging is not as simple as you think. It requires work, work and work. There’s so much to learn about blogging that you can become overwhelmed. It’s easy to buy into the myth that just because you’re a good writer with interesting ideas and you post three days per week, your blog will succeed. Truth is, the internet is littered with blogs that didn’t see the light of day. Some failed after a week, month or year. Tens of thousands of people pour hours into their craft every single week and never see results. And the bloggers get frustrated, tired, and eventually give up. Are you overwhelmed with the whole online jargons? Do you wish to start an online business that pays the bills and gives you the freedom to focus on what is important? Have you been building an online busine...

Note: Some of these resources are free, and some aren’t. Those that are paid resources are affiliate products or services, meaning if you buy them, I get a commission at no extra cost to you. Please know that I have personal experience with all of the following resources, which is why I recommend them. Every entrepreneur, writer, communicator, and platform-builder needs great resources. Here are some that I use and recommend. Hopefully, they’ll help you as much as they’ve helped me. Domain Name While there are a thousand and one domain name registrars in Nigeria and abroad, i only recommend just two that i know and have used for myself and my clients without any headache. • Godaddy: Godaddy is indeed the largest and the most used name registrar in the world. When you think of domain name think GoDaddy. I have been a happy customer since i started blogging for over a year now. With just $12 (#2400) you can get an awesome domain name like maverickexcel.com • Namecheap: Just as t...

While we can't say whether your site would be eligible without fully reviewing your application, there are a few things you can check before applying to see if your site would be a good fit with AdSense. Do you have your own site? You'll need one to participate in AdSense. Read our tips for creating great content so you'll attract users and advertisers to your site. Note you must have access to edit the HTML source code of the site you submit for AdSense. If you submit a site you don't own (for example, www.google.com), you won't be able to place the AdSense code on the site and your application will not be approved. Does your site comply with our program policies? Check that your site complies with our program policies before submitting your application. Keep in mind that we may change our policies at any time, and per our Terms and Conditions, it's your responsibility to keep up-to-date with them. Has your site been active for at least six months? In s...

Here’s a question bloggers often find themselves asking (at least those who don’t make one of the top blogging mistakes out there): Where do I find free, high-quality images that I can use on my blog without worrying about any copyright issues? Three main parts to this question: free , high-quality , no legal copyright issues when using . In this post, I’m going to answer all of them. Starting with that last part – copyright – as it’s always the most troublesome aspect of using other people’s images on your blog. Want to learn how to start a blog? Check out my step-by-step tutorial. Royalty-Free is NOT the right thing to search for The most tricky thing about looking for images for your blog is that googling a phrase like “free images” often leads you nowhere. Particularly because of the existence of something like “royalty-free images.” Not to get into the details too much, but royalty-free basically means paid . Or in other word...

With over 24% of the web powered by WordPress , it’s one of those things that is quite literally sweeping the Internet. And with WordPress’ next goal of turning that 24% into 50%, it’s clear that WordPress is all the rage. With so many people out there looking to build a more functional sustainable site with WordPress, more and more folks are looking for easier ways to handle the essentials. That’s where WordPress Plugins come in handy. Want to learn how to start a blog? Check out my step-by-step tutorial. These handy little additions can do wonders for a blog, and some of them are so widely used that they have millions of downloads. I’ve put together a list of 10 of the most popular plugins on the WP Plugins Directory to shine some much deserved light on plugins that are reaching for the top. Each of these bad boys currently has over 1 million active installs, and they’re ready to make a new home on your WordPress blog, too. In this post, I...

When you’re just getting your blog up and running, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of just launching a blog and rush to get going – so much so, that you make mistakes along the way. I know from personal experience how easy it is to screw things up with a blog – or even just miss opportunities I could have taken advantage of. So – to help you get started on the right foot (or get back on track if you’ve run off course) here are the 8 most common (and biggest!) mistakes I see new bloggers making: Want to learn how to start a blog? Check out my step-by-step tutorial. 1. Setting an Unrealistic Publishing Schedule When you first start blogging, you are full of ideas. It’s all new and fresh, so it’s easy to publish like a madman and get all your ideas out. At first, you’re going to think that publishing every day won’t be tough at all – but I can PROMISE you, you WILL slow down, and it will get harder. That said, some bloggers don’t set ...

Now that you have your blog set up and traffic is coming your way, you’re ready to start monetizing your blog. You must have seen or heard about people who make a lot of money from blogs. Some people aren’t even afraid to show it off to their readers. Here are a couple of folks who do extremely well with blogging: Pat Flynn from SmartPassiveIncome.com makes around $80,000 per month (he started his blog 5-6 years ago, though). Lindsay from PinchOfYum.com makes around $20,000 per month (she started her blog in 2010). Regina from  ByRegina.com  makes around $7,000 per month. Start with these seven most common ways you can make money blogging. Want to learn how to start a blog? Check out my step-by-step tutorial. 1) Affiliate Marketing Affiliate marketing is a type of performance-based marketing. As the blogger, you include links to a product or service offered through another business’s affiliate program. If one of your visitors clicks o...