blogging tips

Are you looking forward to blogging in 2022? If yes, then this post is for you. Blogging is a great way to share your thoughts, ideas, and experiences. It also helps you build a personal brand.

Trust me, I’ve been thankful enough to start an online business because of blogging and SEO.

More and more people are turning to blogs for their businesses and careers. The popularity of blogs has increased over the years.

Some are even turning sub-topics into a full-time business, such as:

•  Search Engine Optimization
• Content Writing
• Optimize Old Blog Posts
• Keyword Research
• Guest Post Services

This means that bloggers are becoming the go-to experts and can monetize their skills much faster online.

So I’m hoping that all of these blogging tips will provide you with everything you need.

If you’re thinking about starting a successful blog or want to improve what you have, we’ll go over every single blogging tip I can think of. I seriously wish I had a type of guide when I first started.

Nowadays, there are many platforms where you can create a blog.

WordPress is one of them. There are so many plugins and themes out there that you can easily customize them according to your requirements.

Let’s get started on these blogging tips so you can start with clarity.

Blogging is now considered a great way to build authority and increase traffic to your site. So let’s hope to strip away any myths surrounding it. 

Let’s dive deep into the fundamental blogging tips I wrote for beginners and even for successful bloggers.

A good domain name should be easy to remember and spell. Make sure to check if it’s available before buying it through a site like Godaddy or NameCheap.

Also, make sure that it’s not something where you pigeonhole yourself into a niche. This will help keep things simple for you when pivoting.

My mentor, Adam Enfroy, has been a robust case of how strong a personal brand can be. He built his WordPress blog with his domain name and became a 7-figure blogger.

I have been able to grow this blog using my name and rank for different “niches,” including:

So, try using your name and see if it works for you. If that’s taken, then you different variations such as byeddy, helloeddy, and middle initial.

There are many different platform options out there, but one that I recommend would be WordPress (.org). This is probably the most popular blogging platform out there, considering that it’s an open-source platform.

There are tons of free WordPress themes and plugins that you can use to customize your blog or complete all-in-one theme builders like Thrive Suite.

You can either start from scratch with a blank slate or pick up an existing theme.

Now there is one blogging platform that has caught my eye by the name of Ghost, which offers advanced SEO-friendly features.

So just make sure to pick the right blogging platform and build a successful WordPress blog.

You need to decide what kind of content you want to write about including the search intent of your potential reader.

The search intent has a lot to do with the outcome of your content and monetization. 

For example, if you’re writing about credit repair and want someone to purchase your credit repair services, you might want to include keywords like “best credit repair” and “how to improve your credit score FAST” Since people are searching for answers they are more willing to make a purchasing decision.

There are many different tools that you can use to perform an SEO audit.

The most popular one is using Google Search Console and Surfer Audit, which provides a lot of information about your website and its performance in search engines.

Every successful blogger knows to audit their own blog posts regularly. 

However, there are other options as well. Some of them include Surfer SEO, Moz, Ahrefs, etc. These are some of the best SEO tools that you can use.

I’ve noticed a huge increase in my Google Positioning after performing an SEO audit. It really helps me identify areas of improvement in my articles.

All you need to is is enter the URL and keyword that you are trying to optimize for and it will show you what you need to in order to optimize your blog post.

This is very important because keywords play a vital role in determining whether people click through to your site or not and lets Google easily crawl your data. 

So, try to hit the keywords with search intent google aims for when understanding your content.

If they don’t find what they’re looking for, then they’ll leave your site which can drop you the SERPs (Search Engine Results Page).

In order to avoid this, you need to focus on finding relevant keywords that match your topic.

The more you publish, the better. However, you need to ensure that you create quality content that is unique and useful.

Publishing high-quality content regularly also increases engagement rates.

People love reading interesting stuff, so I try to write three articles per week whether it’s with the help of AI writing software or manually.

Commenting on other blogs will not help with your rankings. You should only add a blog comment if you truly have a question or something valuable to add to their post.

Maybe back in the days when comments used to count towards ranking, but nowadays, it doesn’t matter how many times someone comments on another blog.

So remember, blog comments are not useful for Search engine optimization.

Link building is crucial to getting traffic to your own blog. If you want to get ranked higher in search results, you need to high-quality backlinks to your site.

You can do this by doing guest posting on other blogs, sharing your articles on social media platforms, and form relationships with other websites or bloggers.

Here are a few methods you can use to build your overall authority:

• Answering HARO Questions
• Guest Blogging
• Indirect Link Exchanges
• Link Insertion Outreach
• Create The Best Resource Post

There are many different ways to get backlinks to your website, but the easiest way would be to get good with email outreach.

Google Core Web Vitals will give you a score out of 100 based on how quickly your website loads. If your site has slow loading times, then you should optimize your images and videos to reduce the size of files without sacrificing quality.

This can include using responsive design, reducing image file sizes, and compressing videos.

Some of my favorite blogging tools for image compression are: 

• Imagify
• Optimizilla
• Short Pixel
• TinyPNG

You’ll notice a huge difference in web page speed once you start optimizing these things.

Writing blog posts isn’t just about opening your document editor and writing. It’s about having the perfect blog post outline templates that make your writing easier.

These templates save time and allow you to focus on creating great content instead of wasting hours trying to figure out how to format headers and filler content.

Here are some blog post template ideas:

Here’s a perfect example of a product review template I created. Feel free to download this outline.

So you’ll want to have these assets whether you are writing on your own or hiring freelance SEO writers.

Blog outline templates are perfect for both beginners and experts alike so use this whenever you create a new blog post.

Don’t worry so much about trying to have the perfect sidebar or menu at the beginning of your blogging journey. Your readers won’t care as long as they find what they’re looking for.

It’s important that you focus on providing value first and optimizing your keyword buyer- intent before worrying about aesthetics.

So you’ll want to stick to the basics and keep a very clean, modern website design. This means no distracting elements like sidebars, popups, or anything else that distracts from the main purpose of your website (Until you get more traffic).

Here are the four main pages you’ll want when starting your WordPress website design:

• Home Page
• Blog Archive
• Single Blog Post
• About Page
• Recommended Resources

Just focus on these 4 pages and don’t worry too much about fancy designs until you’ve gotten a lot more traffic.

Something you don’t want is plugins that slow down your site or cause conflicting issues. You may think it’s okay because you only have one plugin installed, but if you have 10 plugins installed, then you’ll want to delete them all and install the essential plugins.

If you’re not sure which plugins to remove, then I’d recommend removing any unnecessary plugins that aren’t doing these tasks:

• Minimzing CSS & Javascripts
• Creating templates for your blog
• Affiliate link management
• On-Page SEO
• Image optimization
• Video hosting
• Security

You need to optimize your articles for conversions. That means focusing on copywriting, better-looking buttons, Call-to-action’s, and clickable blog post titles.

The best way to do this is by making sure that each article includes an optimized title with relevant keywords. You can do this by using a blog post headline analyzer tool.

Now, my favorite call-to-action is an exit intent pop-up form like the one below.

Then, you’ll want to either add an exit-intent popup form to increase the click-through rate.

Some alternatives are:

• Scroll Mats
• Delayed Popup Forms
• “Sticky” Ribbon
• In-Line Forms
• Slide-In Form
• Opt-In Widget 
• Screen Filler Overlay
• Sidebar “Top Picks”

I’ve seen a higher conversion rate without hurting my blog readership. So experiment with different types of forms and see what works best for you. Add this to your content marketing strategy and see a huge difference in link clicks. 

If you want to have a profitable affiliate blog, you’ll want to start adding affiliate display boxes. This is currently one of my favorite blogging tactics and increases affiliate link clicks.

Here’s an awesome example of one I use for my product reviews. 

I’ve noticed a 15%-20% higher click-through rate (Sometimes even more) for my best-performing content.

Most Bloggers are worried about their blog readers thinking they are in it for the income, but most don’t realize that their audience doesn’t care. You should be focused on increasing affiliate link clicks instead and growing your email list.

If you want to learn how to create affiliate display boxes, then check out Getlasso review above.

As long as you create a quality post solving their problems, then you’ll have a good chance of keeping your readers on your site.

 An important piece of blogging advice is to remove the option to comment. It’s very tempting to allow comments, especially since it was considered an SEO factor back then. Now, you’ll just find a bunch of spam comments and low-quality commenters.

Instead, where you would have the blog comment section, create an opt-in form asking people to subscribe to your email mailing list. Then, when someone subscribes, you’ll be able to send them offers, email newsletters, and more.

This will help you build a stronger relationship with your subscribers and get them to trust you enough to give you their email addresses.

Plus, it doesn’t hurt to grow your other traffic sources.

If you’re looking to get more email subscribers or send me people directly to an offer page, then creating a simple lead magnet could work well for you.

A lead magnet is something like a free e-book, cheat sheet, checklist, digital product, or anything else that solves a problem.

It’s also a great way to test if there is demand for your niche. If there isn’t, then you won’t waste time building a business around it.

You can use tools like Buzzsumo to find ideas for lead magnets or product hunt.

Start offering consulting services when you first launch your blog. This allows you to earn money online while you are growing your online audience.

Offering coaching or consulting services helps you build credibility, gain trust from your blog readers and hopefully do this as a full-time gig.

They know that you are going to provide value so they will stick around longer. Most people will charge different prorated rates depending on how much time they spend working with you.

For example, I charge $197 for one hour of coaching. 

Did you know that YouTube is owned by Google? So you would want to make sure that you include videos in your posts.

I recommend using Screenflow or something very simple to record video tutorials. When you publish these videos, you can embed them into your posts.

Here’s an example of a YouTube Embed below.

I also recommend minifying load time for your videos since this can cause loads of time wasted loading videos on your blog posts.

What’s Another Benefit of Adding YouTube Videos To Your Articles?

I’ve started to see that my readers stayed longer on these types of articles because of the videos. They were getting information that they couldn’t get anywhere else and staying longer.

What does that tell the search engines? That my content is unique and resourceful. 

If you truly want to increase your organic traffic, keyword research should be at the top of your priority list.

Keywords are what search engines look for when they crawl your site. You need to figure out which keywords are most relevant to your content without keyword stuffing.

The best way to do this is to learn the basics and go through Ahrefs’ beginner tutorial or SEMrush’s free training.

Once you understand how to properly conduct keyword research, you can start ranking higher in SERPs and gain organic search traffic. 

Checking your grammar mistakes before you hit publish is important. It makes your post sound professional and gives off the impression that you care about your writing.

This is not only good for SEO but also for your overall brand.

A tool that has helped me the most has been Grammarly Pro. Grammarly allows you to check for:

• Spelling Mistakes
• Checks For Bad Grammar Mistakes
• Shows Your Tone Of Voice
• Plagiarism Checker
• Analyzes everything and removes any piece of content that doesn’t make sense

  So try out Grammarly or a tool of choice to avoid the common mistake of posting a bad article and instead try to edit it before hitting publish.

If you’re not an expert in SEO or have no experience with sitemap settings, then you might find yourself struggling with your website’s performance.

You can use plugins like Yoast SEO, All In One SEO Pack, or RankMath to help you optimize your site and rank better. These plugins are easy to install and set up.

They all include simple wizard setups to help you create the perfect sitemap structure for your site.

You can also use these plugins to target your focus keyword phrases and improve the overall content structure.

I have always recommended RankMath SEO, but you are free to choose the alternatives.

You’ll learn that you need both How-To (TOFU) and Best-Of (BOFU) content which has been one of my favorite blogging topics to increase traffic and revenue.

TOFU articles are usually more specific than general topics and will help you look like an expert in that topics. These types of content are perfect for growing an organic wider audience.

On the other hand, BOFU articles are what I call “Money Posts” and are often written as listicles. These transactional posts will get the most link clicks and revenue from social media shares.

So if you are just beginning and you need to build your knowledge graph, I’d recommend having:

• 1 Link-Bait Post
• 3 Transactional Pieces of Content
• 1 Supporting Article

You’ll want to start guest blogging or partner up for indirect link exchanges and get high authority backlinks to your link-bait post. 

Once you increase your overall authority, you’ll want to add internal links to all of your other individual posts from this one article (Preferably relevant blog posts). This is what I do on a consistent basis and for any new types of topics, I want to go into.

So, you’ve been searching online for different content strategies but haven’t found anything that works?

I’m sure that you’ve seen countless blogs talking about creating linkable assets. But, what exactly does that mean?

Linkable assets can be anything from infographics, idea posts, resource lists, and more. 

You can find the website’s best linkable assets (Link-bait) articles by going on Ahrefs or SEMrush. View their top organic traffic and see what type of content performs well. 

These types of articles are perfect for building your “knowledge graph” with Google and linking to other blog article content.

Here are examples of my successful linkable asset posts:

These are what my audience looks for and becomes a high traffic search query on Google.  So when you’re looking for ideas, try to think outside the box and come up with unique ideas that no one else is doing right now. 

P.S: Always look at your competitors top results through a keyword research platform.

While it’s easy to get traffic to your content, you’ll want to start building an email list and you can use an email marketing tool such as MailChimp, Convertkit, GetResponse, etc.

When you have a large enough email list, you can use them for direct response advertising, leverage, and more.

Whenever you reach out to brands or business blogs, you can try to negotiate higher rates by offering a free email newsletter shoutout.

There are many ways to grow your email list, but here are some basic tips:

• Include it in your sidebar
• In-line
• At the end of your blog post
• At the top of your blog title

You’ll then send out email campaigns at least on a weekly basis so you can build trust with your target audience. 

Before you start publishing a bunch of articles per week or installing plugins, you’ll want to get to know the basics of WordPress.

This way, you won’t be overwhelmed if something goes wrong. It’s also helpful to know how to use a few basic tools like RankMath, Yoast SEO-WordPress Plugin, and Gravatar.

o learn the basics of WordPress, I searched for a few tutorials on YouTube:

As long as you understand these core settings, you’ll be fine:

• Pages Vs. Posts
• Setting Up Your Gravatar
• Plugins
• Updates

So get to know the basics and move on to the important tasks such as content ideas and content planning.

Please don’t sign up for Google Adsense or Ezoic Ads too early in your blogging journey. This will not help with generating income if you’re only getting less than 1,000 monthly visitors.

This can also ruin the aesthetics of your blog design and mess with your google analytics stats such as “Behaviors Over Time”.

I haven’t signed up for any just yet until I’ve mastered affiliate marketing and digital product sales.

Now it’s time to create a consistent blogging schedule and save the types of topics you want to write about.

If you’re new to blogging, this may take a while to figure out. But once you do, you’ll be able to plan out your entire year ahead of time.

If you want a solid piece of blogging advice, I recommend you do this first and go through different keyword research platforms including Google Trends.

When you write the topic ideas, you’ll also want to come up with the actual blog post title and description.

Don’t add too much fluff into your posts because it won’t make sense to your visitors. You should always keep things short and concise.

Your readers need to read your content quickly and efficiently. They don’t have the time to wade through a lot of unnecessary information.

This is why I always recommend using an SEO tool like Surfer SEO or Frase.io to get the keyword phrasing right.

These tools provide you with an easy-to-follow content guideline that helps you avoid wasting time writing filler content.

Have you ever skimmed through blog content trying to find the answer you are looking for?

It’s probably because the blogger didn’t break up their content properly.

There are two main reasons why people skip over content:

• They don’t understand what they are reading
• The content isn’t organized well enough

So you can do this by using bullet points, images, infographics, and content blocks from your theme builder. This is will truly help with making your blog posts scannable.

Google loves new and most updated content so make sure you update your older posts regularly.

Mostly every WordPress theme allows you to show “recently updated” on your blog posts or you can even use plugins if you haven’t found a way to update this through your theme. 

You can see that Google shows the updated date on a post through the search query which is another important factor for CTR.

It’s also good to re-optimize your latest blog post in addition to old content.

Are your articles starting to rank on the first page of google? Then it’s time to repurpose your content onto other social media channels.

A good blogging tip of mine is to use your written articles as a script for your YouTube content.

But you do not want to overdo it so make sure you share with a minimum of 3-4 social networks such as:

 An awesome idea would be to grab bite-sized content from your youtube videos and share those onto TikTok and Instagram reels. 

This is a solid way to repurpose content online without having to do any extra work.

You can use a video caption generator or subtitle software to repurpose your videos. 

Seriously, learn the difference between these two!

You wouldn’t know how many times I’ve seen someone who has made a website on wordpress.com and then later realized that they had actually created a site on WordPress.org.

WordPress.org is where all of the good stuff happens. It’s where most bloggers start and it’s where you will want to make changes to your site.

WordPress.com is simply a platform that allows you to create websites without having to worry about hosting costs. Think of it as Tumblr or Medium.com

While you may think you’re saving money by going with WordPress.com, in the long run, it could cost you more than you realize. You’ll save loads of time knowing the difference. 

If you want to grow your authority within a small span of time, then write a captivating bio about yourself.

A high-quality, unique, informative, and engaging bio should take no longer than 30 minutes to complete.

Here are some tips to help you write a compelling bio:

• Use keywords from your blogs posts (or niche)
• List at least 3 things that you’re passionate about
• List a few things that you are an expert at
• Add links to your social profiles

So tell your story, and give your readers something to hold on to when they leave your bio page.

When it comes to search engines like Google, you’ll want to provide a description of up to 160 characters. This description helps describe what people find on your pages.

Some people say that the meta description doesn’t have much impact since only 10% of users read them.

I disagree because Google uses your meta description to determine what results appear on SERPs.

A successful business blog should have the right meta description with the keyword phrase included.

What I realized is in order to have a quality post rank, the page load time needs to be fast.

If a visitor lands on your site and finds out that every single article takes forever to load, then there is no way they’re going to stick around.

In fact, if you don’t have a caching plugin installed, chances are your visitors won’t even bother coming back to check because Google will drop your rankings for slow-loading sites.

Caching plugins can speed up your site dramatically. The best ones work across multiple browsers and devices. They also cache static assets like images, CSS, JavaScript, HTML files, etc.

Some of my favorite caching plugins are:

1. W3 Total Cache
2. WP Rocket
3. Wp Super Cache

My favorite web hosting company, WPX includes W3 Total cache as a built-in caching plugin.

If you are unable to come up with topic ideas, you can use Google’s suggestions feature to get started. Simply type the keyword into Google and see what comes up.

You can also look over your competitors’ topics and see what they published last month. Make sure to follow their lead and publish better content than them.

It’s one of my favorite blogging tactics since you already know what works.

Did you know that AI content can rank on Google? Artificial intelligence tools such as Grammarly and Jasper AI can analyze your writing and provide helpful suggestions.

These software programs are becoming increasingly popular among bloggers. You can find free and paid tools you can use. As a matter of fact, I’m currently writing this blogging tips guide using AI.

And I still bring in loyal readers every single month to my website.

Some of my recommended AI copywriting tools are:

• Jasper AI
• Copy.AI
• Frase.io
• Surfer SEO

Most of these tools can help you with blog writing, email outreach, and more. Guess what, it’s completely original content which you can double-check through a plagiarism checker tool. 

URLs that are shorter and contain the keyword phrase make it easier for search engines to crawl. That means you’re more likely to receive traffic from those searches.

You can change this inside of your WordPress settings by clicking on “permalinks” and changing the URL format.

eddyballe.com/blog/.

This will create smaller, user-friendly URLs. 

Affiliate links allow you to earn money when someone buys something from Amazon or another website through you. But many marketers worry about how Google views affiliate links.

The truth is, you will need affiliate disclaimers placed around your posts so that any potential customers who click on an affiliate link understand that you’ll receive some compensation if they buy the product. This helps keep your reputation clean and avoid getting penalized by Google.

To add an affiliate disclaimer, simply insert a piece of code after your main body text or manually add it to each post.

Here’s one you can copy yourself. 

Make sure to hook in your target audience with a sales framework like AIDA (Attention, Interest, Desire, Action). This should be done to ensure you have all four elements necessary before beginning to write.

It’s important to remember that not everyone will want to read your content right away. So, don’t just throw out a bunch of keywords without giving people enough information to get interested first.

If you do choose to use the AIDA framework, you can start by crafting an attention grabber headline. Then, you can flesh out your article with relevant, compelling subheadlines. Finally, you can build up towards the end of the introduction. 

You’ll notice that any popular blog you click on will have this type of introduction at the beginning of their content.

Most bloggers will forget to refresh their old content while creating new content. The easiest way to do this is to select all the articles you’ve written over time and simply audit them. You might find outdated images, broken links, spelling errors, etc.

This will give you everything you’ve previously published. Don’t be afraid to go back as far as six months to see what worked and what didn’t.

This will also provide valuable insight into why readers stopped coming back. It could be because your site wasn’t updated often enough or there were too many ads cluttering up your page.

Either way, it’s good to know where you failed and what you can improve upon next.  

Trust me, I’ve seen many blog owners ask why their plugins aren’t auto-updating. They think WordPress isn’t working properly.

While this might happen, it’s usually because they disabled automatic updates for their plugins. The reason? 

Fortunately, most plugins these days are easy to upkeep just by enabling auto-updates.

You can easily do this inside of your WordPress dashboard 

Start adding outbound links inside of your articles so that relevant readers can visit other sites within your niche.

You can even create a list of related blogs/sites to refer your reader to.

Add social media sharing buttons as well to encourage more clicks on your links. I try to add an outbound link to sites with very high authority. This will help with the entire article and letting Google know it’s trustworthy. They’re great for building trust and credibility.  

If you want to have monthly readers that stick around, you need to treat blogging like a business.

Your job is to make money and build relationships from your blog. This means advertising, promoting, selling, and making more money with each post.

The longer you keep your posts fresh and interesting, the higher Google ranks you. So you’ll want to treat this like a real company in order to have a successful business blog.

This also means you can’t really write about topics that you haven’t researched thoroughly. If you want your readers to trust you, then you should be doing the research before writing anything down.

Write listicles such as best-of lists for your audience. Create long-form content that covers a lot of different topics.

This will help increase your search engine rankings and get people interested in reading your posts.  

Start underlining your links when you write your posts. Not only does it highlight the text, but it also makes it easier for readers to know when to click on something.

It also helps if you use bold colors whenever possible to differentiate the links from the rest of your text. This will ensure your readers don’t miss important information or relevant blog posts you’ve linked to.

Here’s an example:

Doing this also increases your CTRs (click-through rates) since they’re much better than regular links. 

Using tags and categories will help organize all of your posts into groups. This way, you can see how all of your posts relate to one another.

For example, if you’re running a beauty blog, you could group your posts based on makeup, skincare, haircare, etc. This will make finding specific posts super simple. It’s also helpful if you’re trying to find older posts that you may have forgotten about.

I recommend starting off with 3 main tags and 5 subcategories. Then, go through all of your posts and tag them accordingly.

This will take some time initially, but once you get going, organizing your posts becomes second nature.  

If you want to track where all of your traffic is coming from, including social shares, you’ll need to install Google Analytics. 

To do this, head over to www.google.com/analytics and sign up for free. Once you’re signed up, you’ll be able to view your analytics dashboard. From there, you can easily segment your traffic by source, date, location, referral page, etc.

You can even set goals so you can see what pages are driving the most traffic. You can even share your data with other platforms such as Facebook and Twitter so you can see exactly which pages are getting the most attention. 

If this seems too difficult to do, then install a plugin called Google Site Kit. This plugin will create your GSC and Google Analytics account for you automatically.

Once you’ve done this, you’ll be ready to start tracking everything!  

If you are unable to find blog post ideas for your content marketing plan, try using long-tail keywords instead. These words tend to be more specific. They usually take longer to rank for but they’re worth the investment.

They’re harder to rank for than short-tail keywords, but it’s worth it when you are trying to grow TOFU-specific content.

• Parent Topic: Blogging Tips
• Long-Tail Keyword: Blogging Tips For Beginners In 2022

Try looking for these types of keywords within your niche.

Every one of your blog posts should have a featured image. If you add images to every single page, they’ll look great in search results and when you share it to any social platform.

You can create beautifully designed featured images using a graphic design tool like Canva or Fotor. Head over to either website and download their web apps.

Have a hard time ranking product review posts, or did someone already beat you for that product ranking? Look for emerging trends in your specific industry and write about those topics.

You can do this in many different ways, such as going on Google trends and looking at rising topics. Or you can also search google news and see what’s trending in your specific blogging niche.

Here are some other resources to help you find trending topics:

• Keywordtool.io
• Exploding Topics
• Google Trends
• Google Adsense
• Social Media Ads

Looking through these sites will help you find emerging products and services and allow you to rank on Google before an SEO tool can pick up the data online.

Even better? Start Reverse engineering those pages with a tool like Ahrefs and find other keyword opportunities related to your target audience.

While some people don’t like paying for an online course, especially if it’s their first one, it’s actually a great way to learn new skills. There are tons of blogging courses out there. Some of which offer lifetime access. 

Some of our favorites include:

• Blog Growth Engine By Adam Enfroy
• Create & Go Blogger-Bundle
• 21-Day Blogging Challenge
• Chris Von Wilbert’s Ski-Slope-Method
• Income School
• Authority Hackers

So you can invest in courses and view different important blogging tips and tactics without feeling like you’re wasting money. The best part is that you get lifetime access to them all and typically find a new partner in a blogging community.

You’ll want to add social network buttons to every single page of your website. That includes landing pages, eBooks, sales pages, and blog posts.

This helps drive traffic from social media back to your site. If you aren’t doing this already, I’d highly recommend setting this up right away. It’s one of the easiest things to implement.

This is an easy way for getting your content shared by your readers and followers. Even if you just share links to your own content, you’ll still be sharing valuable information. So don’t forget to add social sharing buttons to the top of your posts.

If you are wanting to accept guest blogging or work with affiliates, having a contact form will make it easier for potential clients to reach out.

Just add a contact form and most people will reach out to you via email. You can also use a simple autoresponder service or redirect to your work email (if possible).

Add a contact form to your website and start building relationships.

A/B testing is another great tactic to use while optimizing your blog posts. As mentioned before, Google has changed its algorithm so many times over the years.

So, if you’re not constantly trying new things, you could lose traffic and rank.

With A/B testing, you can test two or three versions of your landing page, post title and see which version gets the highest engagement.

Social media marketing tools are a must-have for any blogger. They let you manage all of your social media accounts at once.

There are tons of options available today but you just want to make sure that it can handle multiple platforms.

This means it should have Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and YouTube support.

Infographics are awesome! You can add them to any type of article whether it’s about a topic that you are passionate about or not.

I’ve used them for:

• Comparing two different products or topics
• Statistics
• For those who want to skim through my content

In fact, infographics are now being used by marketers to promote products, attain backlinks, and adds value to your website traffic. Just reach out to relevant blogs and ask them if they would be interested in using one of your infographics in their articles.

There are so many websites that only look good on desktop. They have no mobile capabilities whatsoever.

Mobile responsive design is an important factor when ranking high in search results. If your website isn’t mobile-friendly, you’re missing out on a lot of traffic.

Not all blogs are mobile-optimized which can cause a huge drop in rankings.

Don’t worry though, there are some quick ways to have a mobile experience without compromising on quality.

Make sure to add a search box in your header for mobile-only users. This will allow them to find what they need easily.

A few tips and tricks to take as an aspiring blogger would be to create partnerships with other content writers.

You may never know when you want to create a digital product together or work on certain things to grow each other’s websites.

Whether you’re a personal finance blogger, you never know when you could collaborate with a travel blog or vice versa.

Blogging becomes much easier when you start understanding that it can take time to see any progress. So, continue working hard and start your blog ASAP.

You won’t become rich happen overnight.

Don’t get frustrated at your results and make sure you create new posts on a consistent basis. After doing over 300 Consulting calls helping newbie bloggers, I always see people quit too early. 

So try to join other online communities and get an accountability partner with other bloggers who are on the same boat as you.

If you ever run out of blog post topics or need a new article to write for the week, start writing down ideas that will grab readers attention and of course, Google.

If you’re anything like me, you’re always in need of blog post ideas. Whether you’re a seasoned blogger or just getting started, writer’s block is inevitable.

One of my favorite ways to overcome writer’s block is to keep a running list of blog post ideas on a google sheet.

Here are a few article ideas:

• A case study (Ex. How I made money online selling on Etsy)
• Answering a specific question (How Many subscribers does it take to make money on YouTube
• Listicles (10 best tools for beginner bloggers)
• Create evergreen content
• Step-by-step Guide

This way, when I’m feeling uninspired, I can simply refer to my list, and voila! I have a blog post topic. A lot of people get stuck so, please try this out for yourself.

Not only does this method save me time, but it also helps to keep my blog posts consistent. If you’re looking for a new way to manage your blog posts, give this method a try.

You might just find that it’s your new favorite way to manage your blog posts.

As any seasoned blogger knows, it’s important to have a niche. This allows you to build a loyal following and become an expert on your chosen topic.

However, there are also benefits to broadening your blogging topics from time to time.

By writing about broader topics within your niche, or even related topics, you can attract new readers and give yourself more material to work with.

This can be especially helpful if you find yourself struggling to come up with new ideas.

So if you’re looking for ways to spice up your blogging, consider branching out beyond your comfort zone. You might be surprised at the result. 

I’ve recently start to cover broader topics with online business and I’ve seen some wins for the website. 

I hope you enjoyed this list of the most important blogging tips. I think these are very helpful for beginners and experts alike.

You can always learn more from reading other bloggers’ success stories.

Have you tried any of these tips? What did you like the best? Let me know, but for now. Let’s go over a few questions beginners ask.

Beginner bloggers can make money through a variety of different ways including affiliate marketing, selling digital products, creating online courses, and more.

You can even get paid to write reviews for certain products. But the easiest and less effective way to make money from your blog would be to join an ad network like Mediavine or affiliate marketing.

I made my first dollar online in 2021

I originally started with affiliates because I knew that it could turn into a passive income machine. However, If I were starting from scratch. My goal would be to get as many email subscribers as possible.

Most blogs fail because of inconsistency and no direction. Everyone who starts blogging and continues to grow online will know that we have bad days and good days.

If you’re looking to build a successful blog, consistency is key. This isn’t network marketing or affiliate marketing on Clickbank, you need to build a business that will last.

You need to know exactly what you’re going to write about every single month and build strong backlinks to that content.

The writing needs to have relevant content mixed in and you need to be consistent with posting new content.

So you’ll also want to increase your Domain Rating (Authority Score) by writing guest posts for other websites and getting links from these sites.

Yes, people are constantly searching for answers online and most of them use Google. New bloggers don’t understand that it can take weeks to even months for our content to rank, so give it some time.

Google has become the number one source of information. So if you don’t rank well on Google, then you won’t see much traffic coming to your site.

I even read content myself whether I’m looking for the best standing desk or how to start my own business.

So make sure to check for any spelling mistakes, because you might have thousands of people visiting your website.

Conclusion

Overall, I hope you found this post useful and take in the blogging advice. I’ve included all of the resources I used while building my blog.

My very personal blogging tip for you will be to start blogging as soon as possible. I wish I would have starting sooner.

I’ve written everything I wish I would have known when I first started blogging online so feel free to take in all the information for yourself.