5 Reasons to Start a Blog Today

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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)

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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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[SEMrush] Toxic Backlinks ruining your SEO and how to remove them

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One fatal SEO (Search engine optimization) mistake we make is building backlinks and moving forward without looking back to clean up.

Not all the links pointing to your blog will add to your search ranking. Some are toxic and that’s what we want to deal with in this post.

But what is a toxic or dangerous backlinks ?

At the moment of writing, there is no universal definition of a toxic backlink. However, this generally refers to links from private blog networks, websites that violate Google’s guidelines, or sites with major security flaws.

Toxic inbound links are the unnatural links that can negatively impact the SERP rankings of your website.

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SEO is EASY but you are making it HARD! Here is what to do instead!

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Trust me SEO is easy!

No. Search Engine Optimization is hard.

What am I even saying ? You got me confused 😉

The real thing is “SEO is easy” but you are making it hard. You are the reason your SEO is difficult. Just give me a few minutes to explain. I will also show you how to start ranking and celebrating search traffic.

If you are new, take a look at this post on SEO for starters

Very quickly, the best source of traffic I have had is search engine. I have experimented with Email list traffic, social media traffic, referral traffic, etc.

And please note I’m talking about free traffic and SEO is the king when it comes to:

  • Conversion
  • Dwell Time
  • Bounce Rate

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Did You Learn Networking from Unskilled Networkers?

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I wrote an entire eBook on how to network the right way as a blogger.

See me holding the paperback version below?

Every day, my social media and email mirror back poor networking tactics being taught to new or struggling bloggers. Bloggers may teach how certain networking techniques *work* but in the long run, silly tactics damage your reputation and lead to long term failure.

I see 5-10 networking mistakes or more in my email inbox daily. Obviously, unskilled networkers are teaching new, impressionable bloggers or struggling, desperate bloggers the wrong way to network.

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