How Freelancers and Bloggers monetize their skills on job portals!

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The Internet is opening more doors for bloggers and freelancers.

There are many more ways to make money online nowadays. I remember the ease during the early days of Affiliate Marketing. Things have become tougher today with growing competition.

Affiliate Marketing still remains an interesting way to generate income online. But it’s not as easy as it used to be. Driving targeted traffic from search engines now is no longer for the kids.

But that’s not really a problem because there are more money making channels. We want to discuss about your skills and Job boards.

Recommended: efaah jobs, job board for bloggers and freelancers

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11 tips to build a popular blog in just 90 days or less!

One of the questions I get often is how to build a popular blog. I got a private message from one friend on Facebook 2 days ago who said “Enstine, your new blog is getting so popular. How do you do it?”

Many people all over wonder how others do things to work for them. If it works for me, it can work for you. That’s right!

Now, I often give two answers to this question on how to build a popular blog;

  • Work smart and work like an ant – Get it quick
  • Take your time and build it gradually

As expected, many bloggers want to build a popular blog so fast. That’s achievable but you have to be an ant 😉

There are two entities involved:

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How to know the HOT TOPICS on your blog. What to do with them!

whatare your readers looking for

One of the reasons many bloggers struggle is the fact that they don’t know how to narrow their niches and write for a specific group of readers.

It’s always a big challenge for beginners to choose a blogging topic. For the  most part, they are advised to begin broad, covering different related topics, then gradually figure out what’s hot with time and focus on those hot topics.

Hot in the sense that their readers pay attention and interact more in those topics. But this has turned out to be a bad piece of advice for many. They keep throwing their feet in the dark, not knowing what’s hot cake or not hot on their blogs.

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5 Reasons to Start a Blog Today

Blogging is a hugely popular thing to do, but the reasons why people start blogs (and why they continue to blog) are not always the same.

You can start a blog on pretty much any topic from keeping a diary about your activities or opinions on current affairs to specific pieces on films, fashion or travel.

Whether it’s merely for personal enjoyment, you’re hoping to get others to read and benefit from your articles, or you’re trying to promote a business, a blog can be the ideal project.

Recommended: What to blog about ~ Creating your Money Making Blog Part I

Here are five great reasons to start a blog and how it could enhance your life or business.

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Blog Commenting for Backlinks (Earn Editorial Backlinks Commenting)

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Do you do blog commenting for backlinks?

Do you want editorial backlinks? Can blog commenting help get them? How important are editorial backlinks in SEO? Let’s keep reading…

Blog commenting is an exciting blogging exercise right? I know you all agree with me. It’s been one of the ways to expand and grow your sphere of influence as a blogger.

There are of course a bunch of benefits but I’m not about to dwell on them. However, one of the reasons most people drop comments is to get backlinks.

They focus on backlinks from the comment area on blogs using the traditional WordPress commenting system. Some go looking for CommentLuv enabled blogs just to drop comments and grab some backlinks.

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9 reasons I will Never visit your blog again (and why you are losing readers)

The last time I visited your blog, I was so disappointed. So I took the hard decision never to come back again.

As I’m writing this post, I’m sure you are still losing more visitors. I’m not the only one who left regretting to have clicked your link. Personally, I want to let you know 9 points that pushed me to this decision.

I’m sure after reading this points, you are going to sit up. There are millions of blogs out there with wonderful attractions. So I won’t regret keeping away from yours. I’m sure I’ll find what I want somewhere. I didn’t just want to go without letting you know why I’m leaving. So here are my reasons to quit for good;

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