Are you wanting to learn how to create a blog newsletter...but you aren't sure where to start? In this post, we'll discuss everything you need to have a solid framework for your newsletter!
If there is one thing I would tell myself when I first started blogging, it would be this:
Start a newsletter.
Newsletters can feel overwhelming, but it is one of the few platforms you have true control over.
You have all those emails at your disposal. Sure, you have to battle with spam
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Beginning Blogger
How to Install Google Analytics on WordPress and Blogger
Last week when I shared 5 simple steps to starting a blog, I mentioned the importance of installing Google Analytics. This is a great (and powerful) tool that can not only gauge your growth but give you valuable insight into your readers, traffic sources, and much more. There's lots of reports you can generate that can really help increase your traffic if you interpret them correctly. However, this post is just for those of you looking to get started on how to setup Google Analytics in WordPress
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5 Simple Steps to Start a Blog
Despite what you might think, starting a blog isn't really that hard. Maintaining a blog, growing your readership, and monetizing your blog? Now, that's a little more difficult. However, starting one? Pretty simple.
But before any great blog becomes a great blog, it has to be created. And there are just a few simple steps one should follow in order to be start on the best foot possible. Lucky for you, I've been in the beginning stages of many blogs (including my own), so I've got this
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Best Blogging Books Every Blogger Should Read
In any industry, the desire to constantly learn more about what you are doing is essential to success. Doctors need to know the latest medical advances. Teachers need to know the best methods for teaching a child to read. And bloggers? Well, professional bloggers need to know how to most effectively reach their audience, grow their blog, and make money. With blogging, the industry is constantly changing, so it's essential to stay on top of the latest trends.
But before you can follow the latest
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Blogging 101: Everything You Need to Know to Start a Blog
Be sure to check out our Blogging Resources page on The Blog Help for our favorite products and services to get your blog off on the right foot!
We've been blogging professionally since 2013, and in that time, we've made a successful business that has allowed us to work from home and have a fabulously flexible life. We are constantly being asked how we did it, and if others can do it as well.
Yes, yes they can. Does it require a lot of work? You better believe it. But if you truly have a
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How to Make Money Blogging
A few months ago, my friend Katelyn from What's Up, Fagans? mentioned on Facebook how she was grateful for the income she was able to bring in from blogging. A few people quickly asked her to tell them what she did to make money blogging. While I'm sure people are generally interested a lot, a lot of people seem to think it's a get rich quick scheme.
Well, let me dispel the rumor right now - blogging is not a get rich quick scheme.
Developing a blog, a following, and promoting your posts
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