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  All You Need to Know About Blogging Today, let's step slightly outside our usual finance focus and talk about something closely related to it: blogging itself. Here's what we'll cover: What is blogging? How do you start? How do you get visitors (and why do they matter)? What about ranking on Google — indexing and all that? How do you actually earn from it? Some essential dos and don'ts What Is Blogging? What you're reading right now is a blog post — and writing it is exactly what "blogging" means. A blog website (like this one) is simply a site built around publishing a series of articles on an ongoing basis. How Do You Start Blogging? First, choose a platform. Options include Blogger, WordPress, Wix, and others — or you can build a custom-coded website if you'd prefer full control. Every platform has its own trade-offs, so it's worth researching a few before committing to one. Then, choose a niche. This is simply the topic your blog wi...

  Get More Traffic to Your Website Without Using Social Media → Related: Drive Traffic to Your Website With Social Media (#64) There's another effective way to drive organic traffic from Google, without relying on social media at all: guest posting , also known as guest blogging . What Is Guest Blogging? Guest blogging is exactly what it sounds like: writing and publishing a blog post on someone else's website, as a guest contributor. Example: say you run a finance blog. If you reach out to other finance-focused websites and write a post for them — as a guest — that's guest blogging. Why Write Content for Someone Else's Site? If your own website is new or still building an audience, it likely doesn't yet rank well on Google or generate much organic traffic. Ranking well largely comes down to demonstrating trustworthiness and quality — which takes time to build organically on a brand-new site. Guest posting on larger, more established websites in your niche gives yo...

  Drive Traffic to Your Website With Social Media: Platforms I Use Promoting your own content is just as important as writing it — a great article does you little good if no one finds it. Here's a look at the social media platforms I use to drive traffic back to this blog, and how I approach each one. The Platforms Quora Reddit Medium LinkedIn Pinterest Quora I answer questions directly related to topics I've already written about, giving a genuine, useful answer and linking back to the full article for anyone who wants to go deeper. I also maintain a Quora Space for my content specifically. Answering questions here takes more effort than the other platforms, since it's genuinely interactive — people can respond, push back, or ask follow-ups. But that same interactivity is part of what makes it worthwhile: it forces you to actually explain things clearly rather than just dropping a link. Reddit I share links to relevant articles in appropriate communities. This one to...