Your headline is the first part of your articles your readers see. And it may very well be the last part they see. That’s why a catchy headline is not nice to have, it’s essential. Without it your article may as well not exist because nobody will read it. But how do you write a headline that’ll capture your readers’ attention and bring thousands of visitors to your blog? Hint: headline analyzers are definitely not the answer. ...
Blogging is hard and the COVID-19 epidemic is not making things easier. Luckily, several businesses have started offering their blogging, SEO or marketing courses for free to help bloggers and small business owners who are struggling because of the pandemic. This page lists the best courses I have found. If you know of another blogging course, please post a comment below the article and I will add it to the list. ...
As someone who has been blogging for 10 years, I find most articles designed to encourage people to start blogging infuriating. They paint blogging as this wonderful activity that will free you from your 9 to 5 job and solve all your problems. They show you pictures of happy bloggers working on the beach. What bothers me is that while blogging is wonderful, it has pros and cons like any other job. ...
Looking at blog income reports from popular blogs, you could think that the only way to make money blogging is to blog about blogging. Luckily, you would be mistaken. The reality is that there are successful blogs in all kinds of niches. You simply hear more about the make money online blogs because they are the ones sharing revenue numbers and posting income reports. While make money blogging bloggers are highly visible, thousands of bloggers earn a living by helping their audience in niches such as dating, automotive, grooming or ultralearning. ...
There is a lot of bad advice when it comes to finding a blog niche. “Write about your passion.” “Choose the most profitable niche.” “Don’t choose a crowded niche.” This advice is well-intentioned but ignores key psychological principles and causes many bloggers to give up blogging after a few months. That’s a shame because finding what you want to blog about is simply finding the intersection between what people want and what you want. ...