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  Jennifer David    Blogs which are also known as Web logs are a new thing on the internet. They are a great way that you can post your thoughts on any subject that you want to. You can use blogging for many things such as Journaling Promoting products and or services Writing Publishing You can really get creative and use your blog for anything that your heart desires. However if you are new to the blogging world and the marketing side of blogging there are some really important things that you are going to want to know. Blog Marketing Blog Marketing can be easy if you have a marketing mind. Many people will use their blogs like a diary and these types of blogs are mainly just used for this purpose and not for making money online. It is just a way of sharing their thoughts with other people, that are going through the same thing. If you are starting a blog the easiest thing that you can do to get started is to just start writing about your pass...

By  Jon Allo   When blogging first started, it was a chance for anyone to have their say online because they didn't have to worry about all the tricky aspects of setting up a webpage. While there are still some writers and those with strong opinions who use blogs to exercise their freedom of expression, many more have realized the huge potential of blogs as a chance to earn money online, and as a marketing tool. The free content you post can lead to paid content you will sell. Information marketing is booming, as is online education. You could also turn your content into a membership blog, or a structured eCourse. Themes, Widgets and Plugins Gone are the days when you have to be an expert coder or website developer to create a professional-looking site and add great features to your site that your audience will love. On the navigation bar are widgets, which can help you show off all your content and get more readers as they click through your recent articles and cate...

Blogging, for some people, has a bad reputation. Critics think it's just for hipsters or digital nomads. They think it's just a fad. But blogging can help any business. Here's how and why. Done correctly, a blog prints money. Search engine optimization (SEO) is the lifeblood of any blog. It is how you get Google to put your page high up the rankings when people search for things. Google makes billions of dollars from ads, companies paying them to put their site first for certain keywords (what people type into Google). But you can get up the ranking for free. Online shops and static pages find it hard to rank highly on Google. This is where your blog comes in. It can shoot your site up the rankings list and attract many more leads by targeting profitable keywords. Keywords are the most basic part of SEO. By using the phrases or words people search for in your blog posts, Google will know that if it sends people to your post it will help people solve their prob...

Have you ever heard someone say, "She's really found her niche in life?" This refers to someone discovering a career, job or pastime that perfectly suits that person's values, goals and abilities. The same is true for a niche in blogging. A blogging niche is nothing more than a very focused interest or market. Niche Blogging A niche blog may be relevant to a specific industry or age group. It could focus on the needs of a particular ethnic group, geographic area or future goals. If you are someone who relates to hard definitions, and you want to develop a blog that makes a difference and is truly helpful, here's what you need to remember: "A niche market is a subset of a larger market on which a specific product or service is focused." So a blogging niche might be scrapbooking for beginners with a passion for scuba diving. Scrapbooking is the large market. Scrapbooking for beginners narrows the focus, and by further narrowing your marketplac...

By  James R. Pierce Blogging, for some people, has a bad reputation. Critics think it's just for hipsters or digital nomads. They think it's just a fad. But blogging can help any business. Here's how and why. Done correctly, a blog prints money. Search engine optimization (SEO) is the lifeblood of any blog. It is how you get Google to put your page high up the rankings when people search for things. Google makes billions of dollars from ads, companies paying them to put their site first for certain keywords (what people type into Google). But you can get up the ranking for free. Online shops and static pages find it hard to rank highly on Google. This is where your blog comes in. It can shoot your site up the rankings list and attract many more leads by targeting profitable keywords. Keywords are the most basic part of SEO. By using the phrases or words people search for in your blog posts, Google will know that if it sends people to your post it will help p...