Blogging

Tips, tutorials, and advice for beginners to start and grow their own blog, plus guidance on using blogging as a platform to earn.

  • Choosing & Uploading a WordPress Theme

    Choosing and uploading a WordPress theme

    Following on from my post How To Install WordPress on Ionos, the following will help you choose and upload a theme. Once you’ve installed WordPress on your domain it’s time to log into your blog using the administrator name and password that you have just created. Here you will be able to choose one of […]

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  • 6 Ways To Monetise Your Blog and Actually Make Money

    6 Ways to monetise your blog and actually make money

    Everybody wants to make money, and you might have heard that blogging is an easy way to make some extra cash. Maybe you are looking into making a blog or you already have a blog that you are beginning to drive traffic to? In this how-to guide, I will be exploring some of the ways […]

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  • How to Install WordPress and Create a Blog

    How to Install WordPress on Ionos

    This post shows you how to install WordPress on Ionos.co.uk the hosting company I use for some of my blogs. Ionos packages include a free domain and SSL. Choosing A Host You will need a host when using WordPress.org. A host will store all your blog data on a server so that it can be […]

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  • Photography For Your Blog

    Photography for your blog

    When it comes to *blogging we know that the words you write are the most essential aspect, but adding some beautiful photos to each post will really help keep your readers engaged, it can also drive your point home and give people a real feel for the emotion and tone of your posts. Unless you’ve […]

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  • The Best Keyword Research Tools For Bloggers

    Best Keyword Research Tools For Bloggers

    Keyword research can be done manually using Google. But if you’d rather have a bit of help, and find keywords quickly, the best keyword research tools for bloggers are Keysearch and Jaaxy. I’ve tried a few keyword research tools and these two are my favourites because they are easy to use and understand, they also […]

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  • How To Use WordPress Tags Correctly

    How To Use WordPress Tags Correctly

    Use WordPress Tags Correctly With These Handy Tips If you have a lot of WordPress tags with just one post attached to them like the image below, basically, this creates a post page and an archive page which is a duplicate of your post. In other words, you end up with two pages containing the […]

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  • Why Is Your Website Bounce Rate So High And What Can You Do About It?

    Why Is Your Website Bounce Rate So High And What Can You Do About It?

    Every good business owner knows how important their website is. Even if you’re not selling products through the website, it’s how most potential customers are going to find your business. But if you are selling products on there, it’s even more important that you know how to drive a lot of traffic to your website. […]

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  • DesignEvo Logo Maker Review

    DesignEvo Logo Maker Review

    DesignEvo asked me if I’d like to try out and write a review of their online logo maker, so I thought I’d give it a go because I do love to create logos, including the one on this blog! The Plans As you can see below there are three plans, Free, Basic and Plus. If […]

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