ultimate guide to blogging - how to start a blog that's epic

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The Ultimate Guide To Blogging:How To Create A Blog That's Epic

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The Ultimate Guide To Blogging: How To Start A Blog That's Epic

1logging is not as simple as throwing up a few posts and hoping for thebest... at least not if you want to start a blog that2s epic.

1efore you start a blog you need to figure out your niche and draw up alaunch plan. *t2s essential to know what topics you2ll write on and

understand where your traffic will come from.

-ou also need to know in advance how you plan to moneti+e and the correctway to build an email subscribers list.

And that doesn2t even touch on themes, plugins, getting social shares andcomments, blog security and images for your posts.

1y knowing all these things 13&/3 you start blogging you2ll be able tolaunch an epic blog and write excellent content that people love to read,share, link to and comment on.

-ou can drive a torrent of blog visitors / 4AU'5 #A-, boost your emailsubscribers and start blogging for money immediately.

*n The Ultimate Guide To Blogging you2ll learn all of this and more, soread on....


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Contents:

Things -ou eed To 6now 1efore -ou Start A 1log

hat To 1log About7 %icking A %rofitable iche &or -our 1log.

5ow To 'hoose A 8emorable #omain ame

5ow To Setup A 1log$ The Technical Stuff

ebsite Security$ Stop -our 1log 1eing 5acked

1est ordpress %lugins

5ow To Select The 1est ordpress Theme

Speed Up ebsite 4oading Time 9 educe 1ounce ate

5ow To 'reate A 1log That2s 3pic 9 4aunch ith A 1ang:

'ontent *s 6ing

5ow To %ick %rofitable 1uyer 6eywords &or -our %osts

here To &ind 1log *mages &or -our %osts

5ow To ;et 1log Traffic

5ow To 8ake 8oney 1logging

5ow To 1uild A elationship ith -our Audience

5ow To 1uild An 3mail 4ist 9 ;et 8ore Subscribers

5ow To rite 3mails %eople 4ove To ead

Testing 9 Tracking To *ncrease &ollowers, Subcribers and Sales

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Things +ou )eed To ,now Be-ore +ou Start A Blog

1efore you even think about starting a blog you need to know a fewfundamental blog tips.

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hat To Blog About. How To /ic! A /ro-itable )iche 0or +our Blog

3very blog need a niche topic to write about. -ou can2t blog abouteverything and anything as it2s too unfocused and no one will read it.

*n this section you2ll learn how to pick a profitable niche for your blog soyou can profit from your hard work.

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How To Choose A emorable $omain )ame 0or +our Blog

'hoosing a domain name people remember and associate with is a skill.

-ou2ll learn how to pick a domain name people never forget and instantlyassociate themselves with.

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How To Set Up A Blog: The Technical Stu--Setting up a blog is a daunting task with hosting, domain, and othertechnical worries. -ou have to get this bit right or you can2t start blogging.

-ou2ll learn the basics of how to set up a really great blog that runssmoothly.

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ebsite Security: How To Stop +our Blog Being Hac!ed1logs are hacked all the time and if you don2t have ade)uate websitesecurity or backups in place you could lose all of your work in an instant.

Take website security seriously: These great resources will stop your blogbeing hacked

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Best ordpress /lugins To a!e +our Blog Epicordpress has plugins for just about everything, some good and some notso good. &or my best ordpress plugins check out the toolbox page.

These resources will help you pick additional ordpress plugins that makeyour blog epic.

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How To Select The Best ordpress Theme 2 a!e +our SiteStunning

A premium ordpress theme is essential for any serious bloggers as thefree themes are just too limited in what they can do.

* personally recommend either %adiance !theme on iche5acks" or

;enesis ;enerate but with the resources below you2ll find the bestordpress theme for your blog

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Speed Up ebsite 2 (educe +our Bounce (ateA slow site means a high bounce rate !people leaving immediatelyafter they arrive" which means most of your visitors are wasted.;oogle also penali+es sites with high bounce rates.

-ou2ll learn how to speed up your website and keep your visitors onyour blog

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How To Create A Blog That's Epic: Get Tra--ic3 Subscribers3 SocialShare 2 &in!s *n &aunch $ay#

8ost bloggers decide to start a blog, write a post, publish it, and then sitaround wondering what to do next and where the traffic is.

This is /T how to create a blog that2s epic.

-ou2ll learn how to have droves of visitors, backlinks, email sign ups andsocial media shares / #A- /3.

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Content %s ,ing: How To Create Epic Content That Gets +ou &oads o-&in!s3 Stupid Amounts o- Social Shares 2 Torrents o- Tra--ic###

3pic content is the cornerstone of A44 blogs. ithout it you have nothingand can do everything else right but still fail because people come to blogslooking to read great content.

'ontent really is king so don2t make it medicore.

-ou2ll learn how to create capitvating content, come up with inspiring newideas for posts, get people linking to your posts and sharing it on socialmedia, and effortlessly drive torrents of traffic to your blog because of yourepic content.

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How To /ic! /ro-itable Buyer ,eywords 0or +our Blog Content

Using 2buyer keywords2 !keywords search users type that show an intentionof making a purchase" in your blog content is the difference betweenattracting readers and customers.

-ou2ll learn how to pick high converting buyer keywords for your blog

content that will turn your visitors into buyers.

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How To 0ind Blog %mages To %mpro1e Blog /osts

&inding blog images is a common problem for bloggers especially those whowant free blog images. *f you use images from ;oogle images and they arecopyrighted you can get into serious legal trouble.

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Blog Tra--ic: How To $ri1e Torrents o- Targeted Tra--ic To +our Blog

Traffic is one of the most vital parts of any successful blog. ithout blogtraffic you2ll never have a popular website.

-ou2ll learn how to get website traffic from search engines, find visitorsthrough content marketing, build up huge social media followings you can

leverage, get easy and targeted blog traffic just by interacting on yourfavourite sites and forums and more free traffic generation strategies.

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Social 8edia &or Traffic$ Stumbleupon

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Blogging 0or oney: How To a!e oney Blogging#

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5ere are some incredible resources that will help you make moneyblogging.

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How To Get Blog (eaders ho Share3 Comment 2 &in! To +ourContent

The more blog readers who share, comment and link to your content thebetter. *t means higher search engine rankings and more visitors.

-ou2ll learn how to engage your blog readers so they leave comments and

share your content on social media.


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How To Get The Attention o- the Best Bloggers %n +our )iche

/ne of the greatest ways to grow your blog traffic is to network withauthority bloggers in your niche and have them share and link to yourcontent.

-ou2ll learn how to get the attention of the best bloggers in your niche so

you ca tap into their audience to divert traffic to your own blog.

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How To Build An Email &ist 2 Get ore Subscribers

*t2s vital to build an email list as a blogger. *t allows you to keep in touchwith your visitors, update them of new blog posts or products, build arelationship with them and market to them.

-ou2ll learn how to build an email list and increase your subscribers so you

can build a relationship, drive more traffic and make money from blogging.

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How To rite Emails That /eople &o1e To (ead

3mail marketing allows you to build relationships with your audience, drivetraffic back to your site and promote products to them. 5owever unless youunderstand the basics of email marketing no one will open your emails.

-ou2ll learn how to write exciting emails that people absolutely love to read

and can2t wait for the next one.

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Testing 2 Trac!ing So +ou Can %ncrease -ollowers3 opts in andsales#

Testing and tracking your blog is crucial otherwise you don2t know what isworking and what isn2t. -ou need to tracking traffic, clicks, email opt insand sales.

-ou2ll learn how test and track your blog to boost your traffic, get moreemail subscribers and make more sales.

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B*)US CHA/TE(: B&*GG%)G CASE STU$%ES

1logging case studies are a fantastic way to get real life examples and data,use these as examples of what works and what doesn2t work to improveyour own blog.

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Conclusion

The Ultimate ;uide To 1logging$ 5ow To Start A 1log That(s 3pic hashopefully given you everything you need to create a blog that has incrediblecontent, draws in readers, gets tons of social shares, builds a huge emailsubscriber list and makes money.

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