Pay in Generosity or Money or Be a Struggling Blogging Stranger

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I just checked my email.

One blogger told me to invoice him; I will place his guest post. We had no prior bond but he agreed to pay my fee. No hesitation. A serious blogger! He wrote a quality guest post. He freely released money. He gets featured on Blogging From Paradise.

He paid money to get featured on my blog.

I picked my generous blogging buddies as contributors for Blogging From Paradise. These skilled, heart-centered bloggers became my friends by helping me for years and asking for nothing.

These folks paid in generosity to get featured on my blog. Enstine is one such blogger: enjoy his guest post about making blogging blogging.

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[ Zest.is ] How to drive free traffic with Zest Content Curation tool

zest quality traffic

I recently came across a free traffic and content sharing tool and it’s beginning to get me addicted.

We have many of these curation platforms out there but what makes zest.is stand out is the team behind it.

I have said a couple of time that the strength of a platform isn’t in its coding. It lies almost completely on the team that runs it and Zest may soon take over leadership in the industry.

Many content gathering tools have disappointed curators and consumers. They focus on volumes and let anything in. But Zest is all about quality that goes through manual approval.

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5 Tips for Choosing Your Blog Domain Name

“Ryan, you got an awesome blog domain name!”

“Ryan, your blog domain name is too long.”

“Ryan, you were lucky to get that cool blog domain name.”

I have heard it all since buying bloggingfromparadise.com in 2014. I believe I got a gem. Most bloggers agree.

I had to choose a new domain name and move on from my old blog and blogging niche. Pondering my lifestyle and the direction of my blog I could not nab a better name. After a quick look up I gobbled that sucker up for like $15 USD. Great deal.

An Aussie travel blogger emailed me the following day. He tried buying the domain name not 1 day prior. I beat him to it.

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Blogging for business ~ 6 Content ideas for your business blog!

business blogging - Are you blogging for business? These are 6 content ideas for your business blog #blogging #businessblogging

In today’s competitive and digital world, if you aren’t blogging for business, you are simply putting yourself at the back of the queue.

Whether you are small business owner, running an eCommerce website or a simple business presentation website, blogging for your business will incredibly open up new customer acquisition channels.

It’s a flat-out mistake to not integrate content marketing in your business development strategies. I know blogging is just part of it. But it accounts for a massive chunk of the rush.

In a recent post by Neil Patel following a content marketing survey conducted, 24% of customers first found out about the company through their blog:

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How to Increase Targeted Traffic By 100% Using Proper On-Page SEO and Blogging

Increase Targeted Traffic

Targeted traffic is the main thing that keeps every successful online business going. While we can get free targeted traffic from many sources, Search Engines have proven to be the most exciting source of traffic that converts the most.

Today, we have someone who’s got a firm grip on attracting search engine traffic and he’s here to share with us how his does this and the results he gets, and some interesting tips on SEO for beginners

Dennis Seymour of course is the man today. Let’s hear what he’s got for us so over to you buddy…

A little bit after mid 2014, I started to work on my company’s digital marketing and SEO blog.

I knew it was going to be a challenge right from the get go.

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