6 Reasons that stops most people from owning their own blog

Does having your own blog scare you?

Are you unsure of the steps to take?

The one reason I find with most of my clients is the technical parts of blogging.

Let’s take a look at some of the things you need to understand about blogging:

You need to have your own domain name – this is inexpensive and easy to acquire. Use your keywords to find a good domain name.

You will need to have your own hosting – this is inexpensive and easy to acquire. Most hosting companies come with the ability of accessing what is called Control Panel -cpanel this is all you need to install a word press blog. Just a few clicks and your are done.

Layout for your blog – you can get free themes on how your blog will look. There are thousands of free themes out there. Just keep in mind your niche and keeping your navigation easy to use for your readers.

Flexibility – most blogs are very flexible today. You can change the way your sidebars look and act with simple add ons known as plug ins. There are thousands out there, but a word of caution here, do not think you need every single one. You only need a few to get started to make your blog user friendly.

Posting – blogs are known for people expressing their opinions and talking about their passions. You do need to write posts to keep traffic coming to your blog. If you are writing about something you enjoy then this shouldn’t be difficult. You don’t have to be a copywriter to accomplish this, just write tips and suggestions on your passion, you will be surprised just how many others share this.

Selling products or services – this is probably a big thing for most bloggers. Is to make some money while having fun. It is very easy to add products to your blog either by banners, clickable text, and even have a storefront on your blog. Your blog can have multiple pages and links to other services and products that your readers can click through to so you can make some money selling your products or affiliate products.

As you can see from these 6 easy to understand steps, having your own blog is easy, fast, and can even earn you some income. This is probably why so many today are turning to having a word press blog instead of the standard websites, ease of use and not much technical skills needed.

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How To Get Targeted Visitors To Your Blog

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Blogging Top 5 Mistakes – Most Make them…Are YOU?

Having a word press blog today is almost as common as having a website online. It seems everyone is turning to using blogs in place of a standard website. They are being told how easy it is, yes that is true, but what they aren’t being told is what needs to be done in order for your blog to stand out from the rest.

Here is a list of some of the top mistakes most make with their new blogs and the solutions:

1. You are not using a word press self hosted blog.

Solution: Get your own domain name from reliable registrars like GoDaddy and then get yourself the right kind of hosting from companies like HostGator or even GVO these two top notch hosting companies have proven to support word press blogs, the support you get is outstanding.

2. Not having your blog user friendly and search engine friendly.

Solution: Make sure that your navigation is easy to understand and follow for your visitors. There is a lot of talk whether a navigation should be on top or below the header, on the left or right.I have tested all these areas and I haven’t found that one works better than another. Just be sure it is easy to find and understand. Now to make your blog search engine friendly is very easy to do, all you really need is a free plug in called All-In-One-SEO after you upload just set it up. It’s not hard to do just follow the instructions. The most important parts of this is to make sure you are using keywords in your post titles and good descriptions and good keywords. Make sure to also, enter in valid information into the All-In-One-SEO plug in when you make your posts. You can also read my article all about blog plugins to learn more.

3. Not changing the way your links look for browsers and search engines.

Solution: the default url for any blog post or blog page is not only ugly but search engines will never find your post or pages. Just go into your dashboard and click on Settings, then click on Permalinks. Here you are going to see a few different ways you can set your links to look. The best way to do this is to select the Custom one and enter into the box /%postname%/ this will make your posts and pages links nicer looking and search engines will now know what your blog is about and start to index you.

4. Not putting links within their posts and pages.

Solution: There are many different ways to do this, and you don’t need to know HTML to do it. At the top of the area you type in your post or page there is a section it is labeled link or it is a picture that looks like a paperclip. Highlight the words you want to be clickable and then enter in the proper link, so when visitors come across your post they can click the words to be taken to the website or blog of your choosing.

5. Not having videos on your blog.

Solution: Today videos are all over the place. I have found that the #1 reason most do not have a video on their post or pages is they think they have to make it. This is soo not true. Just head over to YouTube and find a video you like that is related to your blog, to the right on YouTube is a code its called embed just highlight this code and insert it into your post. Now you will need to make sure that the tabs at the top of your posts read HTML and not Visual or it won’t work. There are also plug ins that will assist you with inserting videos into your posts and pages. Just go to Google and do a search for them, most plug ins are free!

Just by following these solutions to some of the top 5 mistakes most make will make your blog stand out more and help the search engines find you. This will increase your traffic and then of course increase your sign ups and sales