Blogging is one of the most popular forms of marketing. It  helps you reach your audience and promote your products and services. Semrush has published a new e-book titled ‘The Ultimate 2021 Blog Writing Checklist’ to help you create great blog content. The Semrush team says, “Looking for the perfect blog post recipe? Say no more! We’ve crafted the only blog checklist you’ll need in 2021 to assess the quality of your posts from every angle. Use it to analyze whether your content piece will succeed: Is it optimized for SEO? Does it have the potential to attract backlinks? Is... [...]

WordPress is one of the most preferred CMS when it comes to publishing and maintaining your sites online. But it needs to be safeguard from hackers. Search Engine Journal contributor Vahan Petrosyan has shared 16 useful security tips to secure your WP sites. He says, “Let’s dive into how to harden our WordPress installs in order to make life a little more difficult for attackers. Keep reading to learn more about each of these 16 ways to harden your WordPress website security: 1. Secure Your Site With HTTPS It isn’t by accident that we’ll start by securing the website with HTTPS. Everything... [...]

Neil Patel has published a new video ‘How to Beat Your Competition in Blogging’ to help you achieve better blogging results. He says, “Video is going to be the future. It’s much more interactive. You can do step by step. You still need to do text-based content, but now you have to do omni-channel. You have to do podcasts, video and text. You can’t just do one anymore. See blogging is much more competitive. There’s over a billion blogs. That’s roughly one blog for every seven people in this world. You need to do more than just create a blog. You need to... [...]

Blogging is not as simple as it seems. You need to be careful from the cultivation of an idea to its execution in the form of a piece of content. Yoast contributor Willemien Hallebeek has shared 10 useful tips to streamline your blog content workflow. She says, “If your high-quality, unique content is taking forever to finish, you might struggle to meet deadlines or keep to a schedule. If that sounds like you or your organization, take a look at our tips and see how you might be able to improve. 1. Start the content process with clear goals Whether you’re working alone or as part of a bigger... [...]

Building and managing a WordPress site is extremely easy even for people with minimum technology skills. But with proper guidelines, you can save a lot of your time while building a WordPress site. Search Engine Journal contributor Brian Harnish has published a guide called ‘How to Build a WordPress Site in 24 Hours’. He says, “WordPress is a fantastic platform for building websites on the fly with little to no development time required to get up and running. In addition, WordPress has fantastic customizability ranging from being able to fully customize your theme, to finding... [...]

Blogging helps you to connect with the new audience and create sales opportunities. It also enables you to establish yourself as an authority in your domain. Content Marketing Institute contributor George Drennan has shared seven useful tips to help you write a great introduction for your blog posts. He says, “These seven tips can help you craft compelling blog post introductions that get your readers to go beyond the headline. 1. Highlight a common problem People read content for the value it offers. For business blogs, that usually means a solution to a problem. By highlighting a pain point... [...]

WordPress provides the ability to fully customize your themes, widgets, and plugins. Its rich set of plugins can help you fare better in the SEO game. Search Engine Journal contributor Anna Crowe has published an article highlighting seven ways to help you improve SEO on your WordPress website. She says, “WordPress.org is the clear winner when it comes to choosing between WordPress.org vs. WordPress.com. 1. Choose a WordPress Theme Best for SEO Let’s be real. When you’re choosing your WordPress theme, SEO is usually at the bottom. I get it – the visual designs and interactions are... [...]

Upper Ranks contributor David Farkas has published ‘The Realist’s Guide to Guest Posting’ to help you make the most of your guest posting efforts. He says, “Guest posting doesn’t work without content. So, where do you start? What do you write? And who do you write it for? For guest posting, there are two basic approaches: Method 1: Write an article and afterward try to find a site (or multiple sites, as a backup) that’s a good fit. Method 2: Write an article with a site already in mind, carefully tailoring it to that site’s audience. For many small in-house teams and... [...]

Blogging can be strengthened with the right SEO knowledge. By adopting effective SEO practices, you can grow your blog traffic and enhance your reach. SEMrush is hosting a webinar ‘SEO for busy bloggers 1 – Managing SEO content creation’ on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. The SEMrush team says, “Are you a blogger, business owner, or marketing manager in charge of the company blog? This webinar is for you! We talk about all things content creation for SEO. We will cover: How to turn your keyword research into tangible content ideas How to set up and structure a content calendar How... [...]

Search Engine Journal has published a new guide called ‘WordPress SEO Guide: Everything You Need to Know’ to help you learn about and improve your WordPress website SEO. The SEJ team says, “What You’ll Learn in This WordPress SEO Guide What you need to know when launching a WordPress site. Key considerations before, during, and after publishing your site. How to build a WordPress site in 24 hours. A step-by-step tutorial on how to get your site up and running with little to no development time required. SEO tips to improve your WordPress site and avoid duplicate content issues. Tactics... [...]