Last week I went deeper into one of the top marketing trends for this year with a look at video marketing and YouTube.
This week, it’s the turn of blogging which is huge right now and only set to get bigger as marketers understand the importance of having your own platform which is immune to the vagaries of algorithms and the whims of social media giants.
Let’s start with an excellent step by step course for beginner bloggers – yours for nada of course:
https://mommyonpurpose.com/how-to-start-a-blog-and-make-money/
And then move on to making the most of affiliate links on your blog:
http://www.goaskyourdaddy.com/making-the-most-of-affiliate-links/
The top 10 WP plugins you need to monetize your blog:
https://www.breakingtheonepercent.com/how-to-make-money-blogging/
While here are 11 ways to be a more productive blogger:
https://www.kevcharlie.com/11-ways-to-be-a-more-productive-blogger/
And if you only have a limited amount of time each day to devote to blogging, here are tasks that will only take you 30 minutes but that will have a big impact:
https://susanvelez.com/no-time-for-blogging-30-minute-tasks-that-will-grow-your-blog/
Want more followers for your blog? Of course you do. And here are 10 ways to do just that:
https://maketraffichappen.com/how-to-get-blog-followers/
One surefire way to get more visitors and followers is to consistently post excellent content on your blog but there will be times when you are stuck for ideas…
Which is where this handy list of 200 blog post ideas may just save you from screaming at your screen:
http://beautyandcherries.com/blog-post-ideas-bloggers/
Then there’s traffic and if you want bucketloads of it, try these tips:
http://www.meerakothand.com/get-your-blog-noticed-online/
But all the traffic and followers in the world won’t help if you get shut down because your blog is not legally compliant. Avoid that scenario by following excellent advice given here:
https://www.bloglegally.com/legal-anatomy-blog/
Your TED talk this week is on how to get better at the things you care about, including work, creativity and play:
