Do You Bite the Blogging Hand that Feeds You?

I had an interesting exchange with a fellow blogger a few moments ago.

He asked to guest post on my blog. Never heard of him. Cold pitch. Never heard of his blog.

I politely informed him free guest posting closed on my blog years ago. I quoted my guest posting rate. He complained about being on a budget and could not afford the rate. He then bandied about the idea of a link exchange. Continue reading

Steps to Backup and Migrate Your WordPress Site!

As a blogger or business owner with a WordPress site, you have spent so much time and effort to launch your online business. For the same reason, you should have as much control as possible over your online presence.

You’ve chosen a self-hosted platform for a reason, and it would be a shame to lose all of your hard work or become tied to a bad web host because you don’t have a backup plan in place. Continue reading

Do You Want to See the Raw Power of Blogging Generosity in Action?

Read this post:

How I Built 53,900 Backlinks

Check the date I published that blog post: March 5, 2020. As of that date I built 53,960 backlinks to Blogging From Paradise. Cool.

But for the heck of it, I decided to check my backlinks again today on March 14, 2020. Peep the featured image for this post. Yep; the sheer power of raw blogging generosity wins again. I currently register 54,575 backlinks pointing to Blogging From Paradise. Gaining over 600 backlinks in a 9 day stretch is nothing to sneeze at. But the more folks you help for free, the more you succeed online. Makes perfect sense. Continue reading

4 Eye Popping Blogging Lessons from New York City

The Big Apple!

I am currently in Brooklyn, NYC for 1 more day. Back to New Jersey for a few weeks before my wife and I return to Brooklyn in April.

I love New York City. Picture almost 9 million human beings spread out among 5 separate boroughs. Brooklyn alone has 2.5 million people while Queens has 2.2 million people. 2 *boroughs* of NYC are 2 of the 5 most populous cities in ALL of the United States. Amazing. Continue reading

How to Start a Successful Blog When You Are at College

Starting a successful blog while you are still at college is a great idea since you can have enough time to grow your audience, perfect your content, and transform the blog from a hobby into a fully-fledged income source.

Furthermore, having a personal blog automatically means that you are your own employer and content manager; you get to decide on your schedule, vacations, and “office location”

Now, starting a successful blog might sound overwhelming because of just how much work you need to put in. However, if you approach your blog step by step, the process will be smooth and natural. Here are some ideas that will give you a head start. Continue reading

11 Serious Things Beginner Bloggers Don’t Realize!

Blogging is a little bit like a trip to Bangkok – it can be as dirt cheap or as expensive as you want it to be. That all depends on your style.

If you’re the sort of person who just wants to document your own personal memories, then blogging will be free, easy and you’ll probably get a lot of views from your family and friends. However, if your blogging goal is to build a larger audience and make money, then you’ll need to adopt a completely different strategy. Continue reading