There are three critical things that will prevent you from reaching success in blogging. Want to know what they are? Here goes - Comparing yourself with others Always aiming for perfection Procrastination (The ultimate killer) Now, let's take a look at each one of them in a little detail. 1. Comparing yourself with others Don't tell me you've never compared yourself with another blogger or entrepreneur. We've all done it. I used to do it. What you have to realize is, especially if you are just starting out, is that you cannot compare your beginnings with someone else's middle or even result ..read more

Who has the time to read blog posts these days? Especially when there are smarter ways to consume content online? More and more people are watching videos and tuning into podcasts... But, the good news is that people still read blog posts. In fact, according to this article, 77% of internet users regularly read blog posts. Phew, I hear you say... Even so, if you want your readers to keep coming back, or even subscribe, or just recall something remarkable that they read on your blog, you have to make each and every single post count. So, in not so many words, how do you delight your readers wit ..read more

The time is coming around once again, where I'll be spending a few weeks, or months, going through a bunch of articles on my blog to update them. But here's the question: How often should you update older blog posts? I'll share with you my strategy and hopefully, you'll be able to figure out what you need to do for your own blog. Updating blog posts should be on every blogger's agenda. It's great to be able to write fresh content every time, but sometimes, you really don't have to. I mean, why make more work for yourself? Work smart, not hard, right? You might have noticed that I don't publish ..read more

Want to know how to make your blog faster? Well, you've come to the right post. We'll take a look at 10 smart ways to make your blog go from snail pace to lightning pace! Let's go. What's the big deal with website page speed and the importance of loading times? I mean, it never used to be a problem years ago. If you had a great-looking website with all the right information, that's all that mattered. Sadly, we now live in an era crammed with unnecessary complications. Technology has shoved us into a corner where we have evolved into the most impatient species on the planet. We seek instant gra ..read more

Creating great content is a tough hurdle that every blogger has to face. It takes time and practice to perfect this art. But getting people to take notice of your blog and content after, is another challenge altogether. In this post, we'll dive into some effective ways to get your blog and content noticed. The first step in getting people to take notice of your blog is pretty straight forward. You have to create a ton of amazing content. That content has to be more valuable to them than Gold, I kid you not. It has to be useful, relevant, compelling, and so on. In addition to this, you have to ..read more

In this post, I'm going to show you how to create stunning featured blog post images using some free graphic design tools, from start to finish. Don't forget to check out the video tutorial where I share with you my process for customizing featured post images. First of all, what is a featured post image? A featured post image is an image that is used to support a blog article or web page. You can also call it the primary image. This primary image can often be found at the top of content pages and blog articles. By default, featured images are usually pulled up first when sharing the link of a ..read more

Over the last ten years, I have found the best way to earn income from blogging is to write and publish in-depth and detailed product reviews. But, before you head off and begin writing your reviews, let me give you some guidance and tips. According to a 2013 study in Search Engine Journal, 79% of consumers trust online reviews! In a similar article published on Marketing Land, a survey conducted showed that a whopping 90% of consumers' decisions were influenced somewhat by reading online reviews. Meanwhile... Affiliate marketing is STILL, by far, one of the most effective ways ..read more

In this post, I will carefully guide you through the necessary steps for creating a WordPress blog from complete scratch. This is a beginner's guide and I have fully revised and updated it for you for 2020. First of all, I want to congratulate you for wanting to start your own blog. If you are as determined and as committed as I think you are, then sometime in the 'not too distant future', you'll look back upon this day and thank yourself for taking this potentially life-changing step. I'm not joking around with you either, I know this well because blogging has literally been a huge part of th ..read more

"Hey, Fabrizio! When should I start monetizing my blog?" I get asked that question all the time. Every now and then, I get an email in my inbox asking about blog monetization and when to start. So, let me try and answer this question the best I can, but purely based on my own knowledge, insights, and personal experience with monetizing my own blog. Note to readers: I respect that not everyone is out to try and make money from their blogs. Some prefer to do it for fun and that's perfectly fine. But, for the majority of bloggers out there that want something to show for the hard work they put i ..read more