Blogger Babes Teach You How to Blog for Profit

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Plenty of small businesses use blogging as a way to promote services or build a community around their brand. But blogging can actually be a business in and of itself.

More and more individuals are beginning to take advantage of all the different opportunities out there to monetize blogging.

From gaining paid sponsorship or working with brands on promotional campaigns to developing digital products or e-books, the possibilities for bloggers are plentiful. But in order to build a blog from a hobby into a business, it helps to have a community of like-minded people behind you. Blogger Babes is one of those communities.

Heidi Nazarudin and Ponn Sabra started Blogger Babes in an effort to share resources with other female bloggers.

The network is aimed specifically at female bloggers who focus on lifestyle categories like fashion, beauty, food, travel and DIY. With this niche, the group is able to offer resources that are likely to be actually relevant to members of the community.

Sabra said in an email to Small Business Trends, “While there are hundreds of blogger networks out there, the vast majority of them offer brand-to-blogger paid review campaigns, networking events, and virtual and live conferences. And, they all perform these tasks extremely well.”

“However, no one offers ongoing e-books, kindle e-books, do-it-yourself e-courses, and blogger-specific educational materials written for women bloggers by women bloggers. Heidi and I saw this void in our market and decided to fill it.”

Before starting Blogger Babes, Nazarudin was the CEO of a tech company and Sabra was an author, publisher, and public health official. But both enjoyed running their own blogs and wanted to be able to make a living doing that instead.

“Heidi and I are fortunate to make our own schedules, travel the world, and live our lives on our own terms, because we built our blogs into a business that affords this lifestyle,” Sabra said in her email. “And, we believe if someone is interested enough to start a blog, then she, most likely, is searching for this flexible lifestyle too—which we warmly call the ‘blogger lifestyle’.”

Of course, there are plenty of bloggers that run perfectly acceptable blogs as hobbies. However, as Sabra points out, once bloggers are able to make some money blogging, they’re often able to spend more time improving their blogs. And that often leads to higher quality content.

Sabra said in the email, “Once a blogger consciously and actively decides to explore the opportunities to make money from her efforts blogging, only then will she enter the mindset of a pro blogger. This is the mindset Heidi and I teach, promote and advocate to all our members.”

The platform is free to join. That free membership includes a weekly newsletter full of upcoming events and blogger campaign opportunities, as well as a listing in Blogger Babes’s Member Directory, which brands can browse to find bloggers to work with on their promotional campaigns.

There are also paid subscriptions, which include things like eKits, which offer further information and training related to the site’s monthly blogging topics. And then there’s the Ultimate Blogging Binder, a free digital resource guide for Blogger Babes looking to learn more about building a business around their blogs.

http://smallbiztrends.com/2015/06/blogger-babes-blog-for-profit.html

5 templates that will help you write the perfect LinkedIn summary

How many times have you started reading someone’s LinkedIn summary and found yourself totally bored two sentences in?

The whole thing is only a paragraph, but you’re already scrolling down to the Experience section—or even clicking away from the page.

Having a great summary (like these!) is essential. After all, it’s one of the most important areas of your entire profile: It sums up your professional history, qualifications, and personality.

Plus, it can (and should) give viewers a clear idea of what they should do next — whether that’s accepting your connection request, recruiting you for a job opening, or reaching out for networking purposes.

If you’re looking for inspiration, check out these five different summary templates — there’s one for every kind of person on LinkedIn. 

1. The mission-based summary

Every brand has stories to tell — stories that will not only engage, inform, surprise, delight, and impact their audience, but that will also deliver on measurable business goals. And I am the conduit between brand and consumer.

I help clients find the subject and medium that best fits their unique identity, and then I produce high-quality content that meets their objectives.

Currently, I am a content strategist at Alliance Media, where I’ve collaborated with companies such as Tiffany & Co., Burger King, and Netflix.

My specialties include digital media, consumer behavior, brand awareness, and omni-channel marketing campaigns.

The mission-based summary opens with a broad description of what you do, then gets more and more specific. This is a great choice if you’re using LinkedIn to engage with a variety of people. After all, someone who’s unfamiliar with the field is probably hazy on what “content strategy” means — but everyone understands “telling stories for brands.”

It also shows that you get the bigger picture. You understand why your job encompasses more than your daily to-do list. And as you can see, you don’t have to be “increasing literacy rates in third-world countries” or “building prosthetics with near-natural motor capability” to be contributing something valuable to the world.

2. The personality summary

When I was 21, I climbed Mount Everest. Not metaphorically — I literally climbed the highest mountain on Earth.

While I was hiking, I thought about quitting approximately 5,000 times. (And that’s a lowball estimate.) But despite the high winds, low altitude, mental and physical fatigue, and trail mix overdose, I kept going. I’m that person. Once I say I’ll do something, it will happen.

Now, I put that perseverance to work as a senior account manager for Polar. I don’t have to climb any mountains… but I do have to move them.

I’m well-versed in negotiations, planning and development, relationship management, operations, and logistics coordination and scheduling.

If you’re interested in grabbing coffee and talking shop (or to hear how I almost fell off the mountain at 27K feet), please send an email my way.

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If you’re really looking to hook people, begin with an anecdote that demonstrates one or two key personality traits.

Because this type of summary focuses more on soft skills than on hard skills, it’s ideal for two types of users: the networkers and the less-experienced. If you’re using LinkedIn primarily to meet new people, rather than get a job, this makes you seem like an interesting person to know. You’ll likely see an increase in the number of connections you make, as well as the number of people who accept your coffee invites.

And it’s also great if you’re still a student or relatively new to the professional world. Instead of being confined to a short, two or three sentence bio explaining what limited experience you have, you can flesh out your character traits to help people learn more about you. 

3. The short and sweet summary

I have over 15 years of experience working in data science. Currently, I work as Asana’s Senior Data Manager, improving products and services for our customers by using advanced analytics, standing up big-data analytical tools, creating and maintaining models, and onboarding compelling new data sets.

Previously, I was the Chief Data Scientist at Guru, where I analyzed data from some of the biggest enterprise and networks in the world to educate the market on long-term internet trends.

Competencies: data science, machine learning, cloud computing, Hadoop, Python/Java/R, network protocols

The short and sweet summary is a smart choice for professionals in conservative or technical industries. For example, if you’re a lawyer, you want to make it easy for people to see how long you’ve been practicing law, what your qualifications are, and the type of work you specialize in. (Plus, getting too creative might undermine your credibility.)

This also works for active job hunters. Why? It allows you to get a lot of keywords in, which will help advance you in the search results when a recruiter looks for someone who fits your profile.

Whatever the case, a short and sweet summary should include your current role, previous positions (if they’re relevant or notable), and your skills. 

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4. The blended summary

I’m a talent acquisition specialist with an interest in building the most effective workforces possible. For over 20 years, I’ve been helping businesses find their perfect hires. I also do consulting on compensation and benefits, new hire processes, and company culture.

When I’m not on the job, I love hiking with my dog, working my way through every recipe in the family cookbook, and indulging my love for seeing new places.

If you’d like to learn more about how my services can help your company, please reach out via email (janedoe@gmail.com).

As the name suggests, this summary is a blend between the personality and the mission versions. It’s perfect if you want to get straight to the facts, but you also want some levity in your description. I’d suggest it for professionals in more creative industries and people whose work involves lots of other people (think sales reps, managers, or HR specialists).

To make this work, begin with your current job and a couple work accomplishments or highlights, then add some “fun facts.” However, make sure they’re not too fun — “I love karaoke (ask me about my Mariah Carey cover)” is fine. “My personal motto is ‘It’s 5 PM somewhere!’” is probably not. When in doubt, leave it out.

If you need more help nailing the perfect tone for this one, just imagine you’re talking to someone you just met at an industry event. Keep it light, fun, and professional.

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5. The accomplishments summary

I’m a freelance multi-disciplinary graphic designer who’s delivered creative and engaging solutions across brand identity, print, packaging, and digital media.

In 2013, my online brand campaign for the Dorsey Children’s Hospital won a GDUSA award, one of the most prestigious honors in the graphic design industry.

My work has also been featured in Creative Bloq, Compound Magazine, and on the Creative Review blog.

Skills: logo design, web design, branding and identity, typography, UI design, packaging, CSS, HTML, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator

If you have a project I can help with, please get in touch.

I love the accomplishments summary for those who are seeking work — either a full-time position or freelance gigs. It cuts to the chase and tells potential employers or clients exactly why you deserve the job, as well as the (high) caliber of work they can expect from you.

And you’re not limited to awards, speaking engagements, or positive press. Something like “I planned and implemented a new social media strategy that tripled our online engagement in six months” works too. 

It doesn’t matter which summary type you choose — having a well-written, thoughtful one will do wonders for your LinkedIn goals.

http://uk.businessinsider.com/templates-for-perfect-linkedin-summary-2015-6?r=US

Internet Marketing Versus MLM – Crucial Facts & Knowledge

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I’ll admit that this is kind of a sore subject for me becauseI really dislike MLM and network marketing.

It’s easy to compare internet marketing and MLM, because they are actually very different things, though sometimes language is used in such a way that makes them seem like they are actually the same.

This is mostly because MLM scammers do not know the difference.

MLM stands for Multi-Level-Marketing

Basically, it is a pyramid scheme that has found a loophole. Hopefully you have heard the term ‘pyramid scheme’, though you may be a bit unclear about what it actually is.

Pyramid schemes are illegal in many countries. They basic idea is that when you sign up, you pay a fee to be ‘in the group’ or ‘part of the business’. You are then responsible for getting people into your ‘down line’, i.e. the people that pay you to enter the group.

Of the fee they pay you, a percentage goes to your ‘up line’, the people who signed you up, and a percentage goes to you. Then when people in your down line sign OTHER people up, you make a percentage of whatever fees they get paid.

The more people in your downline, the more you get paid. The more people your down line signs up, the more you get paid.

The problem is that this is just exchanging money. There is no product, and no value. The last person in the ‘scheme’ is unable to make money because there is no one to pay them, and the first people that are on top of the ‘pyramid’ (probably the owners of the business) are multi-millionaires.

Multi-level marketing is THE SAME THING, except they found a loophole. By providing products along with the exchange of money, they can say that they are actually selling something.

Still, the concept works the same. I sell you some crap and an opportunity to get people into your ‘group’. Whoever pays you for the crappy products, both I and you make a percentage, all the meanwhile, the big-heads on top are becoming millionaires!

Plus, no one really wants the crap that MLM people are selling, which may be Tupperware, magazine subscriptions, or access to MLM training videos.
I’ll talk more about multi-level marketing in this video below, but lets move onto internet marketing, which is something completely different.

The Facts About Internet Marketing

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Internet marketing is a broad concept that simply refers to marketing things on the internet. Many real businesses use internet marketing through Google Adwords, search engine marketing, or YouTube. There are tons of ways to leverage the internet to market real businesses, real services, and real products.

I mentioned earlier that MLM scammers like to now call what they do “internet marketing”. In some ways, they are right; they have figured out how to use the internet to extend the reach of their scams. In some sense of the work , it is in fact, ‘internet marketing’.

The trouble is that many people, including myself, refer to the work we do online as internet marketing. In fact, I call myself an internet marketer. This is because I have several websites and do marketing for several different businesses. I do not work for just one company or promote just one product.

So “internet marketer” describes what I do.

What Will Be Your Business Reputation Online?

Furthermore, internet marketing is also closely related to ‘affiliate marketing’, which is a more specific term that refers to affiliating yourself (or website) with certain products and companies. This is what I teach in my 5 Day Getting Started Course and what I learned in the business community called Wealthy Affiliate.

In pains me to think that some people may mistake what I do as the scummy work that MLMers do. And I feel even worse when I realize that many people who are new to making money online may be tricked, or led astray by false promises of riches.

I will no doubt write more on this subject in the future because I hope to clarify the difference between building a legitimate, sustainable business on the internet and just getting a group of your friends to sell a bunch of useless rubbish to try and make a few dirty dollars.

http://onemorecupof-coffee.com/internet-marketing-versus-mlm-crucial-facts-knowledge/

These Internet Marketing Secret Weapons Will Help You Get More Sales Online

 Great Tips to help  grow the E-business by  Jimmy Rodela.

Even for seasoned marketers, converting their website traffic into paying customers can be quite a challenge.

Sure. The process may be simple. But it sure isn’t easy.

While there are a plethora of things that can cause your website visitors to simply exit your website without buying anything from you (even after consuming your content), there are also ways to make them buy from you even if it isn’t originally their intention to do so.

Of course, we’re going to talk about the latter.

Excited? You should be.

While these methods have already been used by other marketers, they are by no means overused. Simply because the effort and the risk that goes with using these methods aren’t quite of the ordinary.

However, if there’s one thing that I can promise you, it would be that these strategies are proven and tested to work. If you’ll just take the time to re-engineer them to fit your business’ dynamics, you’ll surely get good (to great) results one way or the other.

Let’s jump right in.

1) Add a “University” section on your site.

The first time I saw this strategy was from Neil Patel’s website. Here’s how their University page looks.

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Amazing isn’t it?

If you’re looking to learn about internet marketing, you’ll without a doubt find this place to be your internet marketing haven. There’s just loads of things that you can learn from on this page alone.

Of course, when your website has something very similar to Neil’s university page, your website will also become the go to place of your target audience.

At this point, you’ll be able to establish your brand as an authority in the industry, be able to pitch them your services strategically, and build a strong relationship with them; all of which are key elements to converting your website visitors into buying customers.

Here are a couple of things you can add on your University page:

1. Case studies
2. In depth how-to-guides
3. In depth video tutorials
4. White papers
5. Interviews

2) Answer questions

There are several ways to go about using this strategy. You can either go to websites like Quora.com, go to forums, or setup a google alert so you can go to the specific platform that your target audience are asking their questions about your industry.

Using this strategy is so effective because answering other people’s questions will help establish your image as an expert in your industry – all while raking in more customers for your business.

Here are some of the most critical points that you need to remember when answering other people’s questions.

1. Leave a clear call-to-action at the end of your answer. Ask the users to contact you should they need your help.
2. Link to your website as much as possible.
3. Leave your signature whenever you can.
4. Write a comprehensive answer to their questions. The point is to add as much value as you can.

3) Get influencers to talk about you.

What do you think will happen if personalities like Neil Patel or Pat Flynn will give a positive feedback about your brand to their audience?

There’s just one word that came to my mind – sales – and lots of it!

Such is the power of influencer marketing. If used correctly, not only will you get massive exposure from the influencer’s audience, but you’ll get tons of sales from the get-go (among many others).

It’s no surprise that businesses are now using influencer marketing campaigns as one of their main marketing methods. It flat out works. And its results are quite epic!

If you’re looking to learn more about proven and tested strategies on how to make your influencer marketing campaigns a success, you can check out my post about, “3 Influencer Marketing Tips That You Need to Start Using RIGHT NOW!”

4) Make your contact info visible.

If your web visitors are keen on contacting you to inquire about your services, make sure that your contact info is readily available.

Make it easy for them to contact you.

You’ll be shocked at how other businesses don’t have a “contact us” page; or if they do, the page is hidden. It just doesn’t make any sense.

More than just making your contact page visible, I suggest that you take it a step further by making sure that your contact details are visible on all of your website’s pages.

This website is a classic example of what it means to make your contact details visible. Regardless of which page you go to, you’ll find their address, phone number, and even fax number on their side bar. Doing so makes it very convenient for your readers to contact you should they want. Trust me, you’ll be surprised at how your web visitors appreciate you doing this for them. Nothing can be more annoying to them than not being able to contact you when they’re 100% eager to buy your product.

5) Use a company mascot.

You’ll be amazed at what a mascot can do. :)

A lot of influencers talk about how you need to differentiate your business from your competitors. They’ve also been sharing tip and tricks to make your brand as “sticky” as it can be to your audience.

What better way to do that than to use a mascot, right?

Mascots are unique, they’re catchy, they’re good brand ambassadors, and of course, they do such an amazing job at making your brand as “sticky” as it can be to your audience.

In just a weeks time, there’s a chance that your audience may have forgotten your company name; but your mascot? I doubt it.

It doesn’t stop there.

There are TONS of other benefits that mascot’s can bring to your business. They can also help amplify emotional connections between your brand and your audience, and help you with improving your brand awareness (among many others).

Conclusion

If you aren’t quite sure about which internet marketing methods you’ll use to help you get more sales online, then this guide will give you a good head-start.

Just remember that while most of the tips I shared are quite challenging to implement, they are totally worth it. I’ve experienced it’s results first hand after using them on my client’s websites.

http://www.business2community.com/online-marketing/these-internet-marketing-secret-weapons-will-help-you-get-more-sales-online-01249576

How To Start A Blog In 10 Minutes

Starting writing a Blog is easy ….

So, you want to start a blog huh? Great idea!

But…how the heck do you get started? There’s so much info out there on the web, and everyone’s telling you to do different things. Who do you listen to? Where’s the starting point?

Damnit, maybe you should just forget it – it’s too confusing!

Well, hold up. I used to be a blogging newbie too. I had the same problems. I started my blog (BloggingBasics101.com) back in 2006, and I knew less than nothing about blogging. In fact it was only the week before I’d learnt what a blog was.

Now I know a ton about them, and my blog’s doing pretty well – I receive more than 200,000 unique visitors per month which makes me consider myself someone you could listen to and learn from when it comes to building your own blog. I’m not some sort ofGuru, but I certainly do know the basics.

I promise it’ll be simple, relatively easy, and definitely easy to understand (no stupid jargon). Sound good? Awesome, let’s move on.

Why you should create a blog and join the blogging community

So below, I’m going to outline exactly what you need to do to get started and set up your own personal blog. Before we dive in though, I really want to talk about WHY you should build a blog.

Note: If you already have a solid idea of the whys, then skip this and go right ahead with the guide.

1. Blogging has quickly become one of the most popular ways of communicating and spreading information and news. There are literally millions of blogs online (don’t worry, you can make yours stand out and get noticed!).
2. It’s a great way to express yourself and also a fantastic way to share information with others.
3. You become a better person and a better writer.
4. The best reason? You can make money doing it!

I bet you already knew all of that, but it’s nice to be reminded.

One very last thing before we get started:

Creating your own blog can take a little while, probably up to 30 minutes. So grab yourself a coffee or juice (whatever you fancy) and let’s get stuck in. If you need any help during the set-up process, get in touch with me here and I’ll help as best I can and answer any questions you might have).

The Steps Covered In This Blogging Guide

There’s five main steps you need to go through in order to set up a blog. If you follow this guide and the five steps, you’ll have your own blog set up in 30 minutes or less. It’s nowhere near as difficult as setting up a website from scratch (there’s very little technical ability needed here). In fact, there’s no coding required by you. Good news, huh?

The Five Steps to Starting a Blog:

• Choose your preferred blogging platform
• Choose whether you want to self-host and a paid domain, or get a free blog
• Setting up a blog on your own domain (if you choose self-hosting and a custom domain)
• Designing your blog (the fun bit!)
• Useful resources for blogging

So, we made it. Phew. Better late than never! So, without further ado, let’s jump into step 1.

Step 1 – Choose your preferred blogging platform

Choosing where you want to build blog is pretty much the first thing you have to do. I’m going to take a leap and assume you’ve heard of WordPress, and this is the platform I advocate. It’s massive. It’s by far one of the biggest blogging platforms in the world, with countless plugins and add-ons and almost infinite ways to design and layout your blog.

There are more than 82 million active users using WordPress = a lot, basically.

There are other alternatives however, and they are listed below:

• Blogger – Definitely the next best thing to WordPress.
• Tumblr – Half social network, half blog. Interesting, and very simple to use.

Even though WordPress is bigger (and probably better) than those two, here are my reasons why you should still go with WordPress:

1. Super easy set-up.
2. Tons of free themes and layouts (I’m not kidding, there’s gazillions).
3. There’s a massive support forum in case you get stuck (you won’t, but it’s nice to have it there if you need it).
4. Your blog will be insanely fast and it’ll also look Functionality and form – perfect!
5. People can interact with you easily. Your content can be shared, commented on, and so on.

Here’s an article about different blogging platforms (including WordPress), give it a read: How to Choose a Blogging Platform – (updated 2015)

Now, Step 2 (see, we’re moving fast now!)

Step 2 – Self-hosting or a free alternative?

Whoa, slow down there! This is the biggest decision you’ll have to make before we go any further. You need to decide whether to pay for your blog or grab a free one.

WordPress, Tumblr and Blogger all offer free blogs for anyone. Awesome, right? It’s perfect for those of us who aren’t super serious about blogging. But it does have downsides:

1) You won’t be able to get your OWN domain name

On a free blog, your blog’s web address (your URL) will be butt-ugly. Like, really ugly. In short, create a free blog with any other the above free blog services and it’ll look like this:

• yourblog.wordpress.com
• yourblog.blogspot.com
• yourblog.tumblr.com

I know, ugly right?

2) Limits and more limits

There are some limits to free blogs. You can’t fully monetize it, and you don’t have the possibility to upload all those videos and images you want to show everyone – it’s all limited. Worse still, you won’t even have access to the free themes offered by WordPress.

3) You DON’T OWN your blog

It might sound silly at first, but you don’t actually own your blog. It’s hosted on someone else’s web property and they can delete it if they want so. They have done so in the past, and keep doing it in the future. Which means all your hard work on your blog, all those countless hours of writing blog posts might be vanished within seconds. Sad…

On the other hand, with a self-hosted blog on your own domain name – you are the REAL owner of your blog. You’ll be able to name your blog whatever you want, for example “YourName.com” or “YourAwesomeBlog.com. You can end it with .com, .co.uk, .net, .org, or virtually any other web suffix. Add to that unlimited bandwidth for videos, images and content plus the free themes and you have a winning combo.

So how much is hosting and a domain name? Not as much as you’re thinking, fortunately. It usually works out to about $4 per month, depending on your hosting provider. Any more than that, and you’re getting robbed.

If you still have questions, here’s some further information for you to look at:

• Should I Choose a Hosted or Non-hosted Blogging Platform?

Step 3 – Start a blog on your own domain (if you chose self-hosting and a custom domain)

I’m going to push ahead based on the premise you’ve chosen WordPress, and if you haven’t, you should. Seriously, it’s the best.

If you’re still a little confused by what a self-hosted blog is, allow me to explain and how you can go about setting one up for yourself.

You’ll need to come up with a domain name you like and also choose a hosting company that can host your blog.

• Domain: The domain is basically the URL of your website. Examples: google.com (Google.com is the domain), Facebook.com (Facebook.com is the domain). See? Simple!
• Hosting: Hosting is basically the company that puts your website up on the internet so everyone else can see it. Everything will be saved on there. Think of it as a computer hard-drive on the internet where your blog will be saved.

Personally, I use iPage (for my blog domain and hosting), and I’ve got nothing but good things to say about it. It’s probably one of the cheapest (less than $3.50 a month) hosting providers out there. A domain name will cost around $14 a year, but with iPage they throw that in for free :). Big smiles for that! They’re the providers I use for all of my blogs, including the one you’re reading right now.

For any odd reason you don’t want to go with iPage, feel free to choose your own hosting company. Most, if not all of them, should have “one-click” WordPress install on the admin panel.

That button will automatically install WordPress on your blog. Did I say it was simple or what?

All you need to do is sign up with iPage (or your chosen provider), choose your hosting plan and a domain name and look for the one-click WordPress install button on the admin panel.

Website essentials aren’t often needed, but I’d recommend whois privacy (that will keep all your personal details private) and definitely automated backups (this’ll save your website just in case anything fails or disappears, so you won’t lose any or very little of your blog).

Once WordPress is installed on your website, all you have to do to start blogging is go to your WP-Admin page usuallywww.yourblognamehere.com/wp-admin and start writing by adding a new post.

At the start, the layout looks confusing, but it gets very understandable quickly. Don’t worry!

Step 4 – Designing your WordPress blog

Now, the fun bit. Let’s make your blog look exactly how you want it to. To choose a new theme, you can either head to Appearance > Themes or you can head to a premium theme website like ThemeForest.net.

I usually choose something that looks professional and pretty easy to customise. WordPress also has this awesome feature that allows you to change themes with just a few clicks. So if you start getting tired of your current blog template, you can just switch to another one without losing any precious content or images.

Remember, your blog’s design should reflect both you and your personality, but also what the blog is about. There’s no point having a football-orientated theme if your blog is about tennis, understand?

On top of that, it should be easy to navigate if you want people to stick around. If it’s tricky and difficult to move around it, people won’t stay. Design is a subjective art; meaning everyone likes different things.

But no one likes ugly websites, and they especially hate websites that need a university degree to navigate. Make it easy for them.

For more reading, I’ve put together 3 blog posts about designing your blog. Feel free to check them through.

• Blog Design: Keep It Clutter Free and User Friendly
• Advice for Blog Design and Blog Goals
• Is there any software I can use to make my own graphics, button, and banner?

Last step! Woo!

Step 5 – Useful Resources For Beginner Bloggers

Bloggers come to blogging arena with varying degrees of online and social media experience, but we’ve all made more than a few newbie mistakes – there’s always room for more learning and improvement, whether you’re a beginner or you’ve been blogging for years.

These articles may help you avoid some of the growing pains when it comes to your first blog – enjoy!:

• 5 Beginning Blogging Mistakes You Can Fix
• Choosing a Blogging Niche
• How We Communicate: FAQs for Beginning Bloggers
• 7 Ways to Boost your success as a Blogger

And that’s it! I’m more than confident that your initial blog set up should now be finished and ready to go, and all that should have been really damn easy (unlike my first time, lucky you!). If you are having any problems installing WordPress on iPage thenthis guide may help.

If by some unfortunate circumstance you get stuck or have any questions for me about how to create a blog, just get in touch with me or leave a comment below. I’ll help you out with any problems.

Enjoy your new blog!

http://www.bloggingbasics101.com/how-do-i-start-a-blog/