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Promote Other Bloggers To Increase Your Traffic

Get More Traffic By Promoting Other Bloggers

Ryan Biddulph of Blogging From Paradise gets to the truth and the heart of the matter when it comes to promoting other bloggers to get more traffic. No man is an island as they say and the blogging world is no exception. There’s simply no way you can expect to obtain any decent amount of traffic if you market only with yourself in mind. Well, perhaps if you had five lifetimes but who does?

Blogging can be a lonely, isolating existence at times. Bloggers can get trapped in their own little ‘blogosphere’, inside their head and forget about the bigger picture. Sometimes we get sidetracked and lose the point. The purpose after all is to share great information, be the solution to someone else’s ‘pain points’ and solve the acronym WIIFM? (What’s in it for me) for your readers and customers.

Being in the age of information there’s a trillion bits on top of a gazillion tons of info out there and that little acorn of what you have to say can get lost in all the jargon regardless of how informative or helpful it is.

Therefore solid SEO and various strategic promotional tactics for getting your target people to find you is especially vital.

Read my article – 10 Reasons Why No One Cares About Your Beautiful Website.

Your website/blog is the ‘storefront’ of your business you’ve got to network, connect and join forces to make an impact and draw others to you.

Emily

So here’s Ryan to tell you exactly how you can start promoting other bloggers to increase your traffic!

promote other bloggers to increase web traffic

Here’s Ryan’s awesome advice!

Getting a surge of online traffic to find its way to your blog gets easier if you will get over yourself and promote other bloggers.

Get Over Yourself

Get the heck over yourself to see increasing traffic returns.

A lot of bloggers think they can build blog traffic by their own single handed efforts.

This is ludacris. In truth, no blogger can succeed being a lone wolf.

Stop thinking only of yourself. Focus on helping other bloggers out, make friends and watch how quickly your friends will expand your reach online.

Build, Grow and Leverage Your Relationships to Grow Your Blog/Site.

Identify the blogs that are closely related to your niche.

Find the owner’s email address on their contact page or by using EmailHunter.co

Follow them on Twitter

Regularly Tweet their new blog posts (automate the process by using IFTTT).

Write insightful, engaging comments on their blogs, not phony, tacky, robotic template like ones.

Don’t beg, be polite, be patient.

Just like any relationship in real life, to build it is a give and take process.

This helps you not only to be less dependent on Google, but helps you gain backlinks, social shares, and traffic in the long run which is what you want.

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Think of Others to Befriend Others

Think of other bloggers to befriend other bloggers.
Condition yourself to promote other bloggers before you promote your latest blog post.

I am often seen browsing through Triberr or various social media blogging tribes, picking helpful blog posts to share, because I am genuinely intent on thinking of other bloggers before I think of me.

Admitted; I do have a slightly selfish driver because I see how freely traffic flows to me by having fun promoting other bloggers.

I dig being social after being a blogging wall flower for so many years. I also enjoyed leaving most of my self-obsessed worries and fears behind.

This gig gets easier if you think of other bloggers before you think of yourself. Not from a fully altruistic space – we all have ego calling some shots – but because it’s fun to spread love, to connect with humans and to make friends, and as your friend base grows, so does your blogging success.

Resource – Ryan Biddulph Bloggingfromparadise

Why this Works So Well

When you help, you shall be helped.

Think beyond blogging karma. Dwell on this idea: if you help bloggers without looking for anything in return, other bloggers will help you. Generosity is met with generosity.

Example; I connected with internet marketing coach and online pro’s pro David Boozer via a few blog comments and social shares. I helped him out. I looked for nothing in return.

He went and bought all of my blogging tips eBooks – that is over 60 eBooks – and wrote me a glowing endorsement through his blog and via his podcast. He also regularly promotes my posts and shouts out my eBooks and coaching services through social media and his blog, which I appreciate.

This is just a single rocking blogger who is wildly successful, and who heads a loyal tribe.

Imagine how much awesomeness has flowed to me over the years through all the blogging buddies I have made by promoting other folks?

This concept works well because if you are generous, like-minded people will be generous to you, expanding your reach far and wide.

Note; no limits exist when you go about promoting yourself by promoting successful bloggers generously. Your traffic will increase exponentially, eventually.

Think Network Growing Your Net Worth

If you want to make money through blogging think of your network growing your net worth.

I can only do so much on my own, promoting my blog posts to my 60,000 Blogging From Paradise community members.

My network can do so much more.

By building bonds, and promoting other bloggers, I land guest posts that expand my reach far and wide. Influential bloggers promote the stuffing out of me on Facebook, Twitter and through their blogs.

Money and traffic flow to me with greater ease versus the days I tried to go solo because 1000 is better than 1. 1000 friends promoting you expands your reach more quickly than 1 person – you – promoting yourself.

Buy into this idea of your network growing your net worth.

Success will be yours. Traffic will flow in easily, as will profits drip in, steadily, if you promote other bloggers freely and easily.

Some of My Other Favorite, Amazing, Inspirational Bloggers:

Chelsea Clarke – HerPaperRoute

Victoria Pruett – Make Money Blogging At Any Level

Elaine Rau – Ladybossblogger

So remember, in order to gain traffic to your website and blog you need links and in order to do that you need to reach out to other bloggers in your community. You should know at least 10 other bloggers/site owners in your niche very well.

Email them, contact them on social media and simply ask if they would be interested in your free content. If they say “No” don’t take it personally, you can always ask again at another point! A lot of them will say “yes” because everyone enjoys having genuine value added to their blog post:)

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How to Get Paid Big Money to Blog and Write in 2021

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Sites That Pay Writers Big Money to Write

If you love writing but don’t want to start or manage your own blog, why not get paid to be a freelance author and write or even proofread for companies out there seeking your talent? There’s an endless need for well written content these days in various industries looking to market their services. Read on to learn about the top websites that pay writers not peanuts, but some big money to write!

This post contains affiliate links. If you choose to make a purchase we will get a small commission at no additional cost to you and we thank you. For more information please read my disclaimer.

**This post was updated February 2021 to include 66+ more sites that pay freelancers to write – hence changing the title…see below to view the entire list! Please note that it’s VERY LONG!

(I’m always adding to it so check back frequently!)

Did you know that websites that have blog content have 434% more search engine indexed pages that those that don’t? – Content Marketing Institute

Companies are aware of this and that’s why successful businesses are hiring freelance writers in droves.

There’s actually a shortage of content writers currently. In 2016, companies spent 195.58 billion in content marketing, and the research firm Technavio predicts spending will more than double to $412.88 billion by 2021. – Resource Technavio

This is a post compiled of over 100 (PLUS) writing sites and other resources that will pay you for your opinions, guides, creative work and tutorials. The niches are comprised of travel, lifestyle, technology, finance, theater, culture, education, parenthood and more.

Scroll way below to see some additional sites that pay upwards of $50-$200 per post, even some that pay up to $2,000 for articles. If you want to earn money online as a freelance writer, use this list to get started.

I’m always adding to the list too so check back frequently!

Want to be a guest blogger on our site and have your marketing articles pushed out to major social media platforms, directories, networks and our popular newsletter? Email me at emily@socialbuzzhive.com

Get Started Being a Freelance Writer

Rates for writers vary depending on the company. Some are sponsored networks that set you up with brands that pay big bucks, some are affiliate companies that pay commissions and others that pay per gig, but it can all add up to a great side hustle or full time career!

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For the highest paying rates scroll waay down the list for companies that pay $100 per post and more.

Why Your Blog Needs Guest Posts

If you’re an experienced or even a newbie writer who has always wanted to see your name in print and want to make a living writing, there’s no better time than now!

Contact the companies you’re interested in, in the niches you enjoy, read their requirements, style guides and get started!

Sites That Pay You To Write – Updated for 2021!

Bustle.com – Bustle Digital Group is seeking a part-time, remote Commerce Beauty writer to create affiliate content. The writer will work under Bustle’s commerce editors to produce articles about products that readers will love, whether it’s a list of the best Korean beauty products or a round up the best hair dryers for fine hair. Ideal candidates should have a strong background and knowledge of beauty and be able to speak with authority on everything from skin care to hair tools.

Freelancer – This is actually a site that hires freelancers, but they have a ton of postings for writers to fill jobs for any kind of niche. Just type in what type of writing you do and jobs will populate.

MakeALivingWriting.com – Pay per post $75-$150 and up. They accept guest post proposals from current and former members of Freelance Writers Den and Students/Graduates of Jon Morrow’s Blog Mentoring Program.

Casual Money Talk – Personal Finance – Pay: The standard rate is $50 but negotiable for longer & higher quality articles.

Seeking personal money stories that are:

Original (isn’t published elsewhere) and interesting
Extremely well-written
Over 1,000 words long

The Content Panel – This board states that they’re one of the highest paid and most flexible of writing programs on the planet. Join a range of writers from various backgrounds. They have an easy to apply with AI algorithm which sets up writer with ideal client for a perfect match. You’ll be pre-approved ahead of time from the job board with the help of the “Panel Brain”. They only allow one writer to work on a job at a time.

Most posts have a 72hr deadline. The more quickly you submit the ‘panel’ recognizes this and ranks you higher making you eligible for numerous higher paying writing jobs. Writers are paid every Monday through PayPal. You are able to control your income, hours and workload which makes this a very appealing site for anyone who loves to write, in need of part time or full time income, a seasoned writer, blogger or content marketer.

Writer’s Weekly – $60 pay per post. 600 words. Articles on how to earn money writing, self-publishing, corporate writing, ghost writing, unique book ideas. They only accept ideas that are related to the topic of writing and how to help writers support themselves.

Listverse – If you have an unusual or interesting idea Listverse wants to hear from you. Add a sense of humor and you may have a gig! You don’t even have to be the best writer! 10 items per list with a 1-2 paragraph short description. $100 pay day via PayPal only.

Fiverr – This company is similar to Upwork except you create your gigs (promoting blog posts, making eBooks, courses, etc) instead of applying to them, and potential clients contact you. A lot of smaller gigs start at $5, logos and shorts tasks, hence the name but if you promote your gigs and add special offers such as expedited delivery, seo, title tags, images, etc. these services can easily add up fast! I often use Fiverr when I need something done quick!

The Freelance Writing Job Board – Since 1997 delivering daily and real time freelance writing jobs for beginners to experts.

Linqia – This site is a sponsored post network. You get partnered with brand and write/post/video featuring their products or services and get paid to do so! Just sign up, wait to get approved and the offers come to you.

The Income Spot – Here’s a blog post that lists 63 sites that pay writers big money such as Eating Well that pays $1.00 per word and the Income Spot itself that pays $125 per 1800 word post.

Verblio – (General Writers) Formerly Blogmutt. Love this site. Great customer service and easy navigation. You do have to submit a writing test which isn’t too horrific. They create high quality content for businesses and agencies worldwide so there’s always a lot of work to apply for.

Problogger Job Board – A popular, competitive free job board for writers. Check it religiously for high quality paid gigs!

Find a sponsor for your business and web site. Get paid for your great content on ShareASale.

Sites By Niche That Pay Writers Big Money to Write

B. Michelle Pippin – (Business & Finance) Aims at helping business owners, start ups and entrepreneurs. Pays $50-$150 per business related articles.

DailyWorth – (Women & Finance) Pays $150 for articles about women and money specifically.

Site Point – (Web Design) Looking for content on HTML, CSS, Sass, PHP, WordPress, Java, as well as other popular or trending technologies.

List Verse – (Entertainment) Publishes list-style, top-10 type Viral articles. Anything goes as long as the content is unique and interesting, and over 1500 words – Pays $100.

The Change Agent – (Education) Features writing by adult students and learners that raises awareness or evokes thought among readers about social justice. Suggested length is 200-1000 words. They pay $50 stipends to adult education students whose work is accepted for publication.

TakeLessons Blog – (Education) Online teaching and tutoring. Set your prices. Also features articles written by teachers on learning music, academic subjects and languages.

Money Crashers – (Finance) MoneyCrashers.com, a popular personal finance site, is currently looking for writers with a passion for detail and research to contribute engaging, informative posts on a range of topics, including, but not limited to, investing, money management, retirement planning, estate planning, tax preparation, credit and debt, real estate, mortgages, frugal living, and lifestyle. Expertise in one or more of these broad areas through direct experience, advanced education, or certification is preferred.

Dollar Stretcher – (Finance) – Pays .10 per word for the print publication. Their online publication offers either payment or a link back to your site.

WritersDomain.net – Founded in May, 2011, WritersDomain is a branch of the online marketing company Boostability. They match top writing talent from around the world with thousands of writing assignments each month in the US, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands and Australia.

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More Websites That Pay Writers Big Money to Write

Cracked – (Multi-niche) If you are a funny/smart/creative person, Cracked is the single best opportunity you will ever come across in your life. No experience necessary. They will pay you if it’s good. You talk directly to the editors. Pop culture, Internet style humor.

Income Diary – (Business/Finance) Welcomes expert articles on creating websites, social media, SEO driving traffic, making money online, and setting up a successful online business. Pays up to $200 per article.

The Penny Hoarder – (Finance) Articles cover the topic of earning, saving and investing money as well as unique ideas that are related to finance.

MoneyPantry – Pays up to $150 per post for 1,000 to 2,000 words about earning and saving money.

RankPay – If you love writing about SEO, social media, content marketing etc. submit your content here. Pays $50 per post.

Today I Found Out – (General Knowledge) From trivia to knowledge that requires research to dig up, this site is always looking for interesting articles to publish.

eCommerce Insiders – (eCommerce) Accepts content on online retail issues such as marketing, loyalty, operations, merchandising and design and industry-related experience.

Scotch-io – (Web Development) Looking for tutorials, lessons, how-to guides for PHP, AngularJS, servers and hosting, etc.

How l Round – (Theatre) A site for the theatre community that accepts and posts essays, blog post and critical reviews.

The Partially Examined Life – (Culture) A philosophy podcast and philosophy blog that accepts book reviews, brief posts related to culture and ideas, and philosophy accompanied by commentary.

The Introspectionist – (Philosophy) Looking for article ideas and pitches that will interest women. Accepts articles, creative non-fiction, essays and informative content.

VibrantLife – (Christian) This publication pays $100-$300 for articles up to 1,000 words about physical health, mental clarity and spiritual balance from a Christian perspective.

A Fine Parent – (Parenting) A site that looks for positive parenting methods and the sort of articles and tips that adopt that approach.

Babble – (Parenting) Babble is a parenting blog by Disney that accepts submissions on various categories including pregnancy, parenting, home, entertainment, beauty, and more.

WhatCulture – (Entertainment) If you like to write about movies (or films), TV, music, gaming, sports and other cool topics, here’s the place to submit.

New Scientist – (New Science) They have internal staff but are always on the look out for write-ups on new research in the Sciences: Physics, Health, Earth, Technology etc.

Lies About Parenting – (Parenting) If textbook parenting isn’t getting the job done, then the content you find in this post may help. They look for advice, stories, experimentation and personal experiences. Think going against the grain.

BabyFit – (Parenting) The site has their own in-house writers but will accept articles on health topics related to pregnancy, parenting, nutrition and fitness.

Scary Mommy – (Parenting) Articles to do with different stages of parenting, from pregnancy to child birth, to issues to do with raising kids and more.

The Layout – (Design) They publish posts about WordPress, business and how-to guides on WordPress and web design.

DigitalOcean Community – (Tech) Teach others and grow as an author while supporting tech-focused nonprofits and charities doing important work in the field.

Bee Culture – (Bee Industry) Interested in articles to do with beekeeping, history, equipment, imports, pesticides and even about predators and diseases.

Great Escape Publishing – (Travel) Looking for posts on travel writing, photography, travel blogging, tours, and even import & export businesses.

Linode Guides & Tutorials – (Tech ) Looking for cloud hosting posts and guides as well as helping people to learn Linux. Also pays for updates to already posted articles. Pays up to $300 per guide.

International Living – (Travel) Covers the stories that are told from the eyes on the street, leaning towards better, cheaper, healthier alternatives than what you find in mainstream publications.

Mamalode – (Parenting) A site which publishes personal experiences seen through the eyes of new and seasoned moms and dads, as well as plenty of children stories.

Transitions Abroad – (Travel) Looking for practical tips and experiences about working, living, travelling and studying abroad.

Write Naked – (Writing) Covers write-ups on writing life including interviews, day-in-the-life of a writer, publishing trends and writing essentials.

Wow!Women on Writing – (Writing) An e-Magazine that promotes communication between women readers, writers, editors, authors and publishers.writing essentials.

Writers Weekly – (Writing) Covers articles on how to earn from writing as well as sell-employment and home-based businesses.

KnowledgeNuts – (Facts) Shares knowledge about anything that’s interesting, obscure or little known enough to the general public.

Polygon – (Gaming) Publishes everything about modern gaming including game reviews, game videos, gaming consoles and hardware reviews, etc.

The Diplomat – (News) Interested in breaking news, articles and blog posts about Asia on economy, environment, politics etc

Blog Meets Brand – Another sponsored post network like Linqia. You sign up and get notified. This site pays even more than Linqia!

Massive Sway – Developed by the SITS girls – once you register and are approved you have access to all their offers. There are requirements for each offer such as a certain # of followers, note to self. Join their Facebook group for more info as well. They have multiple sponsored posts and campaigns running.

Modern Love (Personal Essay) – The NYT love column reportedly pays as much as $300 for essays classified as ‘modern love’. Send submissions to: modernlove@nytimes.com

Vox – (First Person) – Reportedly pays in the range of $400 for personal narrative essays explaining topics of modern life. Submit to : firstperson@vox.com

Skyword – Rates range from $150- $800. They work in two ways: sometimes they act as intermediary between writer and client. They also allow brands to search their writer pool and select writers.

A Note on Content Mills – Not all are alike

Upwork – I’ve made some money on Upwork when first starting out. Some consider it a content mill with bottom feeder rates.

It’s important to remember to set your rate for what you deserve and what you think the job is worth.

A client will reach out to you and once you agree on terms & budget you can get started right away.

I made $100 for a 10 minute gig with them which is big money to write! Keep in mind though, that they do take a hefty cut! And IMO finding a job with them is practically a full time job within itself.

I have in all honesty also experienced some frustration with them. It can be a race to the bottom of the barrel at times and some people are only looking to pay as little as they can possibly get away with. Make sure you don’t sell yourself short.

If you’re a beginner the best to get started making money writing is to sign up for a quality course and master it.

This is the only way you will have the skills to back it up, generate a monthly income authentically and get what you deserve!

Read this post!

How to Start Your Epic Career as a Freelance Writer

Get my copywriting course I recommend for beginners

**If you’re not interested keep scrolling down for more sites that pay writers even more excellent rates!

My goal is to help as many people build online businesses using the habits of successful entrepreneurs as possible.

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More Sites That Pay Writers Big Money to Write

Buzzfeed – A viral site with competitive rates in the range of $0.13 – $0.27 per word. Accepting personal essay experiences.

Freedom With Writing – Pay per post $50 and up. This site shares articles about paid writing opportunities. They also accept ebooks of 10,000 words minimum. These are available for free download for the web users. The author, can earn $500 or more.

Clever Girls Collective – This is another sponsored post network that you must apply to. I’ve heard they’re pretty selective and it’s tough to get in. Your traffic must be really high to get into this club of influencers.

Social Fabric – This is another network that pays you to blog. But like Clever, your #’s have got to be up there. This is definitely an Elite society that one can aspire to belong to!

Elite Daily – If you’re a generation Y’er Woman, they want to hear from you and your experiences about fashion, dating, politics, celebrities, travel, fitness, health etc.

College Humor – This site that generates millions of pageviews per day and once bought a stuffed banana for like $4 grand? Send an email to Articles@collegehumor.com with your pitch, and our editors will work with you to craft the perfect article. Even better? For a single page article, they pay you $35. For a larger multi-page article, they pay you $50. Not too shabby. Hint – Cosmo pays $100 for essays about College.

Back 2 College – News & information resource for adults re-entering college. Payment is $55+ for original feature articles ($27.50+ for reprints and derivatives), approximately 1,000 – 1,500+ words in length (compensation is determined by depth). Payment is rendered by check or PayPal 30 days after publication and receipt of invoice.

Pxleyes – If you think you have the talent to write your own unique tutorials, then this is your chance!
Writing a tutorial for Pxleyes can earn you up to $200 per tutorial and will give a lot of name exposure for you or your website! Have a look at the exclusive tutorials sections to get an idea of the earnings.

Here’s EVEN more sites that Pay Writers Big Money to Write!

bloggingpro.com – The BloggingPro Job Board is updated daily with fresh paid blogging jobs, blog writing jobs, freelance writing jobs and more.

Matador – “Matador Network has inspired millions of readers to become fearless travelers and better-informed, more engaged global citizens. In the process, we’ve worked with thousands of writers, photographers, and filmmakers — from industry-leading voices to young creatives published for the first time. We are always looking for original writing and visual storytelling about travel, culture, and political commentary.”

A List Apart – “Always looking for new authors. If you’ve got an idea that will challenge our readers and move our industry forward, we want to hear about it. But you don’t need to wait for an idea that will redefine web design. Just aim to bring readers a fresh perspective on a topic that’s keeping you up at night”.

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These Websites Pay Writers $100 and Up!!

The Travel Writer’s Life – Insider’s tips on earning money as a travel writer and interviews.

The Sun Magazine – Fiction and Non fiction works and poetry. Pays $100-$250

Chicken Soup for the Soul – 1200 words, seeking inspirational, empowering true stories. $200 per tale!

Reader’s Digest – Seeking a 100 word true story. Compelling and completely true that is fascinating to readers. $100.

Income Diary – Looking for experts on blogging, social media, website creation, digital marketing strategies. $200.

FreshBooks – Seeking articles about small business, invoicing and freelancing.

WordPress – All things WordPress related! $100-200

Cooking Detective – They pay up to $160 for 3K words on subjects related to cooking, food, appliances related gadgets.

Contena– This is a paid job board that curates jobs from other job boards but it might be worth it because they email you high paid leads of specifically what you’re seeking.

Cosmopolitan – A lot of writer’s have gotten a great start at Cosmo! 800 word crazy, funny, quirky stories for $100.

Nutri Inspector – Looking for product reviews and guides on food, nutrition and weight loss. Pay up to $180 and they have regular gigs!

Conclusion

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7 Strategies to Repurpose Your Blog Content

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How to Repurpose Your Blog Content

If you have a growing blog that’s gotten great feedback, it’s time to build upon your efforts without expending more. Use these seven awesome strategies to repurpose your blog content to drive maximum growth, get more engagement and achieve the most success!

Here’s the reality. With all the content out there on the web now, you don’t need to create more of it.

Not only will you exhaust yourself, but you will work yourself up into a state of entrepreneurial burnout.

Remember; a little bit of effort every day adds up to big results.

How many articles can you read after all about ‘how to start a blog?’ or ‘how to grow your Facebook following?’

But Google tells me I have to publish 16 articles a month to be relevant online!

It’s true that consistent publishing is key to growing and keeping an engaged audience. But! There are so many more ways to build your blog and business faster without driving yourself into overwhelm.

Today, we’ll show you seven of the top strategies for how to repurpose your blog content, by using the content that you’ve already written more power to expand your reach.

Let’s do this!

7 ways to repurpose your blog content

#1. Turn your blog posts into an ebook

Ever heard of regifting? Yup! The first way to repackage your blog content is to convert one of your most read blog posts into a handy dandy ebook.

If you’re curious about the popularity of ebooks, they’re currently expected to reach over $19.3 billion in annual revenue by 2024 due to post pandemic conditions.

All this to say, ebooks are currently a popular format and great option for repurposing your blog articles.

It’s easy to get started, simply take your most popular blog post and expand on it, adding to each topic with exclusive details, rich visuals, media, infographics and more.

Become a Self Published eBook Author Here!

Now, obviously one article won’t give you enough material for an entire ebook, especially when there are sites offering up free ebooks packed with content for free.

Not to fret! Search through your blog for supplementary content and pull from other related published posts.

Once you’ve done the bulk of the work (i.e., writing your ebook), you can format it using a tool in Google suite, MS Office, Canva, or even iBooks Author.

As you format your ebook, definitely include compelling images to help people grasp concepts with text.

People are attracted to video and illustrations 3x better than content without supporting visuals.

And, as a bonus, you can use your ebook as the ultimate lead magnet.

How an Interactive eBook Can Boost Your Business

#2. Use content from your blog post to create a lead magnet or opt in

The next tip to repurpose your blog content is to create a lead magnet or opt in related to your article topic.

There are plenty of formats your lead magnet can take on, from cheat sheets and checklists to guides and swipe files.

It can even be an expanded list like 47 Ways to Promote Your Blog to Get More Traffic.

There are plenty of options for organizing your content in a lead magnet, and plenty of incentive to do it.

If you do it right — making the right offer to the right audience — you could convert 42% of your readers and entice them to opt-in to your lead magnet.

This is exactly what I did when I reformatted a few successful blog posts into several downloadable lead magnet versions and courses here.

More specifically, as you read my popular How to Sell Digital Products With No Tech blog post, you can opt to download a bonus formula (a.k.a., my lead magnet) by clicking on my call-to-action (CTA) that appears in the middle of my post.

Once you click on the opt-in link, a pop up appears which is a way to capture more readers and hopefully get their email address.

10 Tactics To Create Your Ultimate Lead Magnet

As far as the content inside my bonus lead magnet, my downloadable formula is a PDF version of the blog post with five extra links not included in the original post.

So as you can see, it doesn’t take a ton of extra work at all to create a lead magnet from a blog post.

Little touches can go a long way, making lead magnets an ideal option if you’re looking to expand your readership or build an email list like the pros.

Speaking of like the pros, for creators who excel at writing and prefer to publish blog posts above other mediums, our next idea for repurposing blog posts is a perfect fit.

#3. Repurpose your blog content for a guest post

A third way to repurpose your blog articles is to pitch your published article topics as guest posts to other relevant blogs.

This is a great way to expand your reach and build your readership.

Why Your Blog Needs Guest Posts

An important point to remember is to differentiate your guest content to different publications by switching up the title.

For instance, I wrote a guest article called “How to Leverage Social Media With No Followers” on USA Journal . . .

And repurposed the content for another guest post on Entertainment Weekly titled, “How to Gain Thousands of Followers on Social Media Organically”

An important point to remember – when guest posting always always keep your article tailored to the niche of the publication and not overly promotional.

This will make your content stand out from the rest because, most editors think guest content is too promotional, and 56% say the content isn’t a good fit for their readers.

I can’t tell you how many times I receive requests for guest posts that have nothing at all to do with the niche of my blog! I’m not going to publish an article about sporting equipment for example, when I write about blog posting and social media etc.

I recommend offering up to 5 guest posts per month to get any relevant traffic to your blog. You will see a difference! You can increase your organic traffic by up to 300%!

Promote Other Bloggers To Increase Your Traffic

If you can manage to squeeze in the extra time to write a few monthly guest posts, the benefits are worthwhile, especially if you guest post on blogs with a larger audience than yours.

The main takeaway is to expand your audience reach by converting your blog content into guest posts on blogs that share a relevant audience to yours.

Next let’s discuss how to expand your content creation beyond writing posts.

#4. Create a podcast from your blog content

Our next way to repurpose your blog content is to make a podcast out of it.

Podcasts are super popular now and no wonder. They are an ideal format for capturing your audience’s attention. After all, an impressive 80% of podcast listeners listen to an entire episode or most of a podcast episode.

On top of that, once someone becomes a podcast fan, they’re typically hooked on the format, with podcast listeners listening to an average of seven different shows per week.

So, if you want to get your message across to a captive audience, podcasts are a great way to go.

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I know what you’re thinking…

If you’re thinking this means overwhelming yourself with yet another content channel to maintain, not necessarily so.

Turning your blog content into a podcast doesn’t mean you have to start your OWN podcast. You can pitch your topic to relevant podcasts in your niche and be a guest.

You could be a guest on not just one, but multiple podcast shows and episodes.

Audio not your thing? Our next tip is what you need most now.

#5. Use your blog content to publish a video

This is undeniably the hottest tip to repurpose blog posts. Turn them into videos that feature important snippets of info from your content.

If you’ve been putting this off because you think it’s difficult I have great news! It’s not! Even for the technically disadvantaged folks.

Tackling video is a vital means of growing your reach and even if you’re behind the times, there’s no better time than now to start your video venture.

This post shows you how to get started!

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Video has been shown to consistently be the dominant channel and increasingly preferred by users across the board. Why? Sad, but true fact. People are reading less and their attention span is less.

According to research online videos will make up more than 82% of all internet traffic by 2022!

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The good news is you don’t have to be a celebrity, have a huge budget, expensive equipment, or go to school for months learning video technical prowess skills to produce appealing videos.

Here are some tips for improving your camera presence:

All you really need these days is a good mobile phone. With so many great editing apps and filters that do everything, all you need is to follow a few tips on lighting and exposure, camera stability like an inexpensive tripod and possibly a microphone.

(If you need more guidance, we’ve got you covered in this article on how to shoot professional-quality video on your iPhone.)

The point is to use your blog content as material for videos, which are becoming the preferred content format to consume.

Now, if you’re a creator who prefers purely visual formats, look to our next tip!

#6. Transform your blog post into an infographic

The sixth method to repurpose your blog posts is to pull key data, points, and information from your blog post and piece together a stunning infographic.

It’s an ideal format for driving your blog article’s main points home.

Wondering if the design effort is worth it? It’s a fair question, and the answer is a resounding yes, especially if you want your content to be easily consumed.

In fact, infographics are nearly 30 times more likely to be read than an article.

This perk of using visual content is increasingly catching on, too, with 74% of marketers using visuals in more than 70% of their content, which is a 10.5% increase in usage from the year prior.

You don’t have to be an advanced designer to create an infographic, either, if you use tools like Visme or Canva!

Each platform comes with preloaded with thousands of templates that you can use to easily create your infographic.

They even have animated designs! Easily drag and drop or swap out design elements with tailored pieces of data and content from your blog post. No previous design knowledge needed!

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Turn your blog article into an eye catching infographic as another way for your readers to digest your content, which you can do using simple tools and templates.

The next strategy is for you people who are talented presenters. Here’s a format for you to consider for repurposing your blog content – creating a webinar.

#7. Convert your blog post to a webinar

A very popular tip to repurpose your blog content is to convert it to a webinar.

Whether you want to sell webinars themselves or use a webinar to sell one of your other profitable digital products, webinars are a solid way to strengthen your brand.

Easily Create a Webinar With Podia HERE

You can add your webinar to your product page in the same way you would add any of your other digital products by simply heading to your “products” tab and clicking “new product”. A modal pops up, where you select “webinar,” name your webinar, and hit “create & continue”.

And that’s all it takes to get your webinar up for sale. Of course, it’s worth noting this is one of the unique benefits of using Podia, so you may not have the same ease on other platforms.

But don’t let my bias persuade you — if you don’t have a platform for managing your digital products, check out for yourself how streamlined the process is using this 2-week free trial.

To repurpose blog posts and create your webinar, take the main points from your article and create a slide presentation to illustrate it. You can use tools like Google Slides, Keynote, or PowerPoint to design your accompanying slide deck.

Like with any great piece of content, focus on helping your audience reach their desired result through your webinar.

As far as presenting your content, a big webinar hosting mistake to avoid is coming off as too salesy.

So, if you think you’re encroaching a salesy personality during your presentation, chances are, you’re probably too pushy.

Finally, if you’re planning to schedule a live webinar event, aim for a Thursday, since that appears to be the best day to attract live attendees.

Bonus!

Use live streaming to boost your content across 30 platforms all at one time! Think you can’t be in 30 places at once?

Well you can and Restream helps to make it happen. Live streaming is the hottest way to ensure that your content gets seen across the 30 networks without you having to do more work!

Learn more about Restream here and sign up for free.

In Conclusion

Convert your blog post into a webinar, which you can sell or use to sell other digital products. For live webinars, schedule them on Thursdays, and remember to always present with authenticity and a compelling presentation that delivers value to your audience.

See why Podia is the best platform for selling digital downloads

You can grow your audience and business without having to complicate your process for creating content. Just follow our seven ideas on how to repurpose your blog posts.

To recap the seven ways for you:

#1. Convert a popular blog article into an expanded ebook, which is a format that’s gaining traction these days.

#2. Create a lead magnet from your blog article and offer it as a digital download to grow your email list.

#3. Pitch your blog article ideas to outside complementary blogs and repurpose the content in a guest post. Just be sure to tailor your info to your new readers and write original copy.

#4. Repackage your blog content into a podcast to reach a new relevant audience.

#5. Turn your blog articles into videos and deliver value to people who prefer to watch content.

#6. Create an infographic from your blog articles as another way to capture your audience’s attention.

#7. Repurpose your blog content into a webinar, which you sell and use to grow your business. Make sure to present compelling, valuable information that doesn’t come off as too salesy.

2021’s Best Free Blogging Tools to Grow Your Blog Fast

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The Best FREE Tools to Grow Your Blog Quickly

There are so many incredible FREE web services, applications, and products available today that are so powerful and effective that you can easily use them to grow your blog quickly to thousands or maybe even millions of views and start sending a flood of traffic to your target audience. You can start today, from scratch, and use every single one of these free tools every day along your journey without money coming out of your pocket. From idea creation to producing, publishing, and designing your content, to sharing, marketing, and promoting your brand, you’ll find these tools free and accessible.

Here are 20 of the best ones I’ve used myself to grow my own blog and get millions of readers:

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1. Quora

Before I had a blog I used Quora to ask so many questions! It was pretty cool to ask questions about anything whether it was health-related or technical or household or about your child’s behavior etc.. then you’d get answers back from a variety of people. Some are experts, and some not so much.

Quora is a great place for content ideas. You can search for a topic, see what others are asking, and answering and then write it up, adding to the conversation.

But there’s more!

Quora helps you establish yourself as an authority in your area.

And you can link your website to your profile.

If you have a product, you can use the site to get feedback from users and to generate new feature ideas.

2. Feedly

When Google Reader shut down everyone went over to Feedly. Feedly is the best blog reader around. You have to be reading a lot of other blogs if you want yours to stand out.

Once you start reading the top blogs from key influencers, you will learn the right style that drives traffic, and what sets top blogs apart from the rest.

You can sign up for blog feeds, share your favorites, bookmark the ones you have yet to read.

Be careful though, if you’re a new blogger you really don’t want to get sucked into sucky comparison mode that potentially hinders your progress.

However, if you can view things objectively and you don’t suffer from inadequacies then by all means look at these blogs with an eye towards inspiration.

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3. Crowdfire

Crowdfire is my secret weapon of choice!

Crowdfire is a Social Media Management tool that helps Social Media Managers, Small businesses, brands and individuals drive Social Media results. We offer Social Media scheduling, engagement, Analytics, Social listening and CRM services.

You can easily share your blog content across the board automatically.

Connect Social Networks: Facebook Pages & Groups, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, LinkedIn pages, WordPress, Etsy, Shopify, Medium, 500px, Vimeo and many more platforms.

See what articles and news people are sharing on the web, and who is sharing them. From this simple start, you can gain a wealth of information.

With the free account, you can only get limited information, but definitely, enough to find out what works and what doesn’t.

With Crowdfire you can

Monitor your Social conversations and listen. Reply to all your Social mentions from a single dashboard.
Deep dive into Advanced Analytics, download ready-to-present beautiful reports.
Build custom reports and schedule the export of these reports.
Compose your own posts and schedule them to go out later.
Automatically find and recommend articles and images your audience will love, so you can share them to all your social profile and keep your timelines buzzing!
Keep an eye out for any updates on your website, blog or online shops; and create quick, beautiful posts about the update to easily share on all your social profiles
Schedule all your posts in advance and post them automatically at the best times or at a time chosen by you. Saving you tons of time and effort!
Take away the headache of crafting separate posts for each individual social profile and automagically customize your posts for all your profiles!
Use the Crowdfire Chrome extension to share your favorite pages from the internet to all your social accounts in 2 easy clicks!
Add your favorite websites and blogs as your source for new content using the RSS feature!
Manage multiple clients using Crowdfire profiles.

Try it for free here.

The site will also help you save tons of time while driving massive engagement and growth.

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4. Canva

Canva is a design service for people who can’t design, like moi.

An image in a post will increase shares, and increased shares means more visitors.

Especially on Pinterest! 67% of my traffic comes from Pinterest which shows you how vital it is for bloggers.

So if you can’t design, no problem!

Anyone can use it for virtually any design asset you need.

The site uses simple drag-and-drop principles to help you create art and design for your site, allowing you to choose from thousands of images, fonts and colors to get exactly what you need to illustrate your story.

Three others I recommend are Visme (perfect for Infographics) 99 Designs and PicMonkey these guys all offer a FREE TRIAL as well.

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5. Hemingway

The Hemingway app is all about making your writing clearer and easier to read. For some people, writing flows so naturally. I am not one of those people. My writing tends to be choppy and sometimes all over the place.

Thank goodness for Hemingway. The app helps you avoid complicated, hard-to-read sentences, passive voice and adverbs. Hemingway is ideal for people who have to explain complicated ideas to anyone.

6. Google Keyword Planner

The google keyword planner is still one of the most accurate SEO tools available out there and it’s FREE! You can find suggested terms that relate to all your keywords and all their metrics too. It let’s you choose and discover easy to rank for terms (or highly searched for terms) to place in your work.

7. WordPress

There are countless content management system (CMS) options, but WordPress is still (imo) one of the very best.

Once you have got your site up and running, you need a way to publish your stories. Sites like Wix or Blogger are great for your own personal blog but if you’re looking to get thousands or millions of visitors, monetize your content etc, only the WordPress.org platform can handle this.

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On WordPress, you can customize your site and add plugins for a ton of different needs, from SEO optimization to image presentation, from email forms to capture.

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8. SEMrush

SEMrush is free for 14 days but I think it’s one of the top SEO tools out there.

They give you a complete SEO audit of your site including content suggestions, alerts, toxic warnings, backlink profiles, anchor texts and you get a complete view of who your direct competitors are, what keywords they’re ranking for so you can start assessing them appropriately.

It’s a lot of information they give out for free!

You can check your site right here with this handy tool, do an SEO and site analysis and see how you stack up against your competitors!

9. Stencil – Formerly Share As Image

Images are also the best way to share ideas on social media, and Stencil lets you create amazing text-based images, helping you get more engagement and shares on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest.

You can create quotes and daily inspiration messages, or just have a line from your latest blog post as a teaser.

You can also take in information from images ten times faster than from text alone; and because visual processing is what our brains are designed for, sharing ideas as images immediately invokes a reaction in your audience.

10. FREE Stock Photos

Stunning images are a must for essential blogging tools.

Anyone can have awesome image content on their site for free. Images increase shares, and having great images will definitely get your blog noticed more.

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11. Typeform

Typeform helps you build contact forms and surveys, meaning you can interact with your audience and become a meaningful place for dialog.

A lot of Pinterest and FB users are using Typeform now to get potential members to sign up for their group boards. It’s also an awesome way to conduct surveys.

Responders can easily navigate it on a desktop or mobile, and users could stay on the page throughout, rather than wait for the next page to load — one of the main reasons people bug-out on a survey.

12. TinyLetter

TinyLetter is a super-simple app that lets you create and distribute email newsletters, which is a perfect way to get your posts into everyone’s inboxes each week.

Brought to you by MailChimp, TinyLetter is for people who don’t need all the business features that come along with MailChimp.

It’s simple, free and easy to use.

13. Sumo

Sumo is a suite of free blogging tools that can be used to grow your website’s traffic.

The Sumo tools are easy to install and work on any website. It also helps you build up an email list with popups, and can even tell you where people are clicking on your site.

SumoMe gives you an in-depth analysis of what works on your blog and what doesn’t.

It also integrates with other services’ email lists like MailChimp, ConvertKit, Aweber, etc. .so you can seamlessly build your email list and grow your ROI.

14. Google Search Console

Formerly known as Google Webmaster Tools, Google Search Console allows you to check indexing status and optimize visibility of your website. A must have blogging tool for everyone!

Speaking of must have blogging tools I also recommend Google’s Structured Data Markup Helper, MonsterInsights and Google Trends.

With MonsterInsights you get a clear view of who is coming to your website, which posts are most popular so you know what to write more of, and where they came from! All from your WordPress dashboard. It’s amazing!

The Structured Data Markup Helper helps you mark up elements on your web page so that Google can understand the data on the page.

Once Google understands your page data more clearly, it can be presented more attractively and in new ways in Google Search.

In addition if you send HTML-formatted email to your customers, Markup Helper can show you how to change your email templates so that Gmail can present the data to the user in new and useful ways.

15. Print Friendly and a PDF

Print Friendly is a Chrome extension that will transform your blog into a PDF, getting rid of all the extra crap and just leaving your audience with a well-formatted booklet of your posts.

They even have a print and download button you can put on your site that is GDPR compliant. Very cool!

A great way to gain a following is to create an ebook that’s a “content upgrade,” in the form of a PDF that visitors can download and read offline — in exchange for their email address.

Voila! A perfect little blogging tool!

16. Medium

Medium.com which was launched in August 2012, is a great blogging tool for getting your published work and blog posts out there! It’s a hybrid collection of amateur and professionals who write about a wide range of subjects.

They have a huge audience and if you want to make your content go even further this is definitely one of the places to be!

It’s very easy to do because you simply have to copy your URL and post!

You can connect your social media following and even take your audience with you! In addition, if you join their partner program you can get compensated for your writing.

The competition is tough to make money but it’s still a great way to gain exposure to your website and social media accounts with very minimal effort!

P.S. Thriveglobal.com by Arianna Huffington is another great publishing platform!

17. Google Analytics

To say you need Google Analytics for a blogging tool is an understatement.

You should be checking out your visitor numbers from your very first post, analyzing what posts get the highest views and where those views are coming from.

Then, you can start to tailor your operation around those ideas. Keep what works, and delete the rest.

Google Analytics is the most extensive suite out there, and even the biggest sites are still using it.

Google obviously knows its numbers, and if this is a major place your visitors are coming from, who better to tell you the good news?

18. Email Marketing

A great email marketing program is a vital blogging tool in your marketing arsenal that you must have.

Pound for pound email has 3.9 billion more accounts than social alone.

Every day you don’t have a list is another day you’re losing out on potential sales, networking and connections.

After all the expression the “money is in the list” is indeed a true one.

However, the true goal of a great email marketing campaign is to build trust, loyalty and brand awareness.

One of the best ways to grow your list and attract new subscribers is through an automated Email marketing platform like Constant Contact.

They are so secure in their services they offer a 60 day FREE trial with no credit card, along with email templates, beautiful designs, and powerful integrations to put your business on autopilot.

You’ll be hard pressed to find another that offers as many services.

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19. Hubspot FREE CRM

This free blogging tool can help you keep track of all your leads from your website, social media, email automatically and turn your site into a revenue generating machine! See everything all in one place with total visibility.

I love their Social Media content calendar and Email Templates!

And best of all it’s 100% FREE!

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Your turn!

What do you use to grow your blog traffic? I’d love to hear about what you think the best free services and products out there are to grow your audience and build your online business.

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How Conversion Rate Optimization Software Increases Your Business

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Conversion rate optimization, or C-R-O, are practices, tools, and strategies designed to increase the business probability. They are designed to convert web visitors into paying customers. As consumers become more digital and mobile, the need for conversion rate optimization software increases as well.

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Conversion rate optimization helps businesses find ways to help improve web visitors’ engagement. The more engaged web visitors are, the likelihood of them converting goes high too. Many people view conversions as visitors successfully making a purchase.

However, it also includes other actions such as downloading an asset, filling up a form, and signing up for a free trial.

This is where conversion rate optimization tools come in and why businesses will continue to rely on them in the future.

1. Understand Your Visitors’ Behavior

Website visitors come and go for numerous reasons. But you want them to click that “Buy” button, download your latest eBook, or perform whatever desired action you want them to take. The main objective here is to maximize such conversions whenever they visit your store.

That said, conversions don’t happen whenever someone visits your site. Only 2% of web traffic successfully converts on their first visit. This is why you need tools to measure conversion rate – so you can effectively target and convert the remaining 98%, or most of them, anyway.

Data from your sales and marketing tools will help you create buyer personas and segment your target audience in groups using variables like location, age, gender, browser used, and previous purchases.

With a conversion rate optimization solution, you can record user sessions using heat maps to identify strong areas and pain points on your websites, and e-commerce stores. You have a picture of how they behave and navigate while on your site.

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By incorporating data from your marketing tools, CRM, and CRO software, you will be able to recognize what’s attracting them to your site, which products get the most views, which items are getting completely ignored, and so on.

You then get this understanding of your audience so you can make the necessary adjustments to your websites to improve engagement and sales.

CRM data is very helpful in gaining further understanding of your customers. According to a recent study by Finances online. It is better to leverage information from your CRM systems with your CRO software.

This combination is ideal to get a detailed picture of your customers’ wants, needs, behavior, and tendencies.

2. Simplify Buyers’ Navigation

According to Oberlo, the global number of online shoppers is expected to go over 2 billion by the end of 2020. As online shopping becomes more convenient, safer, and easier for modern consumers, businesses must also strive to constantly improve visitor engagement on their websites, mobile e-commerce apps, and other channels.

One of the pressing problems of e-commerce stores is the very high cart abandonment rate among modern-day shoppers. Over 75% of retail buyers leave their cart (and the store) without successfully completing the purchase.

Further studies on car abandonment cited the lack of product photos, unprofessional website design, confusing/unfriendly checkout process, and the lack of compelling abandoned cart emails as major factors that drive customers to leave.

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Many successful e-commerce stores implement conversion optimization for eCommerce. C-R-O can help you ensure shoppers immediately find what they are looking for. Leveraging conversion rate optimization software allows you to pinpoint what your site or app needs to further attract traffic.

You make changes to the overall design of your site and apps. You add certain elements or change the positioning of your ads to give prominence to your content.

Simply put, by making it easy for your visitors to interact with your website, then they will more likely convert.

3. Increase Profitability

Assuming you allocated $1,000 to attract 10,000 visitors and only 10% or 1,000 visitors convert, your total customer acquisition cost amounts to $1 per customer.

Total Spend: $1,000
Total Visitors: 10,000
Conversion Rate: 10%
Visitors who converted: 1,000
Customer Acquisition Cost: $1 per customer

With the help of conversion optimization tools, you tweaked the design of your website, added photos, and placed some crucial design elements at strategic places. The website’s conversion rate improves to 15%. Even if you’re spending the same amount of money to drive the same amount of visitors, you are actually spending less per customer. Here’s how:

Total Spend: $1,000
Total Visitors: 10,000
Conversion Rate: 15% (+5% from previous rate)
Visitors who converted: 1,500
Customer Acquisition Cost: $0.66 per customer

More than just lowering your acquisition costs, conversion rate optimization solutions also increase your profitability.

4. Enhance SEO

While SEO and CRO each have a different set of ultimate goals, these two approaches have a number of overlapping and interdependent areas. To differentiate, SEO tactics are designed to give your website more visibility as a result of ranking at the top of search engine result pages, or SERPs. Meanwhile, CRO strategies are more concerned with getting visitors to perform specific actions when they come to your website.

All that said, effective SEO strategies can do wonders for your CRO tactics and vice versa. Here’s how.

CRO helps you identify and publish the best, high-quality content for your website. It aims to help make your sites and stores friendlier to your visitor. These tactics are also core in any SEO strategy. Great content, fast and responsive websites, and mobile-friendly pages are critical in improving your sites’ ranking in search pages.

If your web pages are optimized to enhance conversation rates, visitors will likely enjoy engaging with them as well. As visitor engagement increases, the likelihood of gaining more backlinks improves too. Quite evidently, well-implemented CRO strategies can boost your SEO efforts and vice versa.

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5. Improve Brand Perception

A significant bulk of any conversion rate optimization effort is ensuring your websites, online stores, and apps look legitimate and trustworthy. You have to understand that online shoppers don’t look for your store. They are searching for a product or a service that you happen to sell. And when people don’t feel that your site is credible, they leave almost as quickly as they came.

According to Crazy Egg, you have less than 15 seconds to showcase your website to visitors and grab their attention before they decide to either continue navigating or look elsewhere. If your site doesn’t look trustworthy to them right off the bat, they will definitely move on to the next one, even if you offer the best deals and amazing promos.

Trust is a big deal among online shoppers and much of it has to do with the website’s visuals, especially among first-time visitors. Visual elements like colors, placement of content, size of ads, font types and sizes all come into play.

A security badges will also help customers discern if a site is legitimate or not.

Conversion rate optimization helps you create a website your visitors can trust right from the start. Bear in mind that trust always comes before sale.

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Watch out for CRO Trends

Conversion rate optimization software has secured its place in the future of almost every business. The demands of modern consumers call for businesses to keep things interesting, fresh, attractive, and simple.

Having a conversion rate optimization solution like Humcommerce enables businesses to do all that.

As business dynamics shift and change, new trends emerge and the CRO landscape is not an exception. Developments like voice-based search, AI-powered automation, and consumer interaction via virtual and augmented reality improve personalization and end-user experience. Both are crucial in building CRO.

It’s vital as business today to watch out for these C-R-O trends.

With Humcommerce you can further improve conversions with effective conversion rate optimization best practices.

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5 Popular Blog Niches That Drive Traffic and Make Mega Money

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There are a whole lot of blogs out there. The internet is full of them. While you have enjoyed a blog or two every once in a while (okay, maybe many, every day); you probably haven’t thought about you making an actual full time living blogging. Why not though? It is one of the many creative ways of earning money online and offline. There are so many people who have started blogs and are successful in generating revenue. If they are doing it, why can’t you do the same thing? However, in a sea full of content, you may not feel like you even know where to begin. Whether you are looking for extra money or looking to make a full-time career out of writing online, many types of blog niches exist that make a lot of money. If you’re looking for ideas for such blogging niches, keep reading for the type of blogs that make consistent money month after month!

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Start a Craft Blog

Are you handy at making crafts? Believe it or not, crafting is a huge blogging niche, especially on Pinterest. People enjoy visual blogs, and you have the opportunity to create some great content with a craft blog.

Be it quilting or embroidery or origami, you can display your completed projects, post DIY tutorials, or even share tips.

As crafting is one of the most photogenic blog niches out there, a lot of people—even people who are not into crafts—follow these blogs to get inspired.

Think about how stressful a person’s day is; looking through the pictures of pretty handmade projects can be very soothing.

The craft blog abeautifulmess.com makes $125,000 per month.

How can a craft blog make money, though? Using a combination of ads, affiliate marketing, and selling custom orders on Etsy to drive in traffic and money.

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Are You a Parent? Blog About It

Being a parent is the world’s hardest job. We sure love our little ones and enjoy sharing the joys and pains of being a parent. If you are a veteran parent or newbie, why not blog about your experiences? Regardless how many parenting blogs there are out there, there are no two that are alike!

All of the material is right in front of you and there’s always a huge audience ready to gobble up news, shared pains, experiences and great stories. New parent’s are popping up everywhere, and they are all looking for advice, ways to relate, products, and more to help their own journey.

Even stay at home Dad blogs are now growing fast in popularity!

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There are so many topics that you can cover with this blogging niche it’s practically endless.

Pregnancy blogs, nursing blogs, midwife blogs, toddler blogs, subjects pertaining specifically to preschool age, children with different types of issues, allergies, behaviors, disabilities, gifts, etc.. The more you ‘niche’ down the more likely you are to find your special audience.

By giving tips online, you are also offering a personal support system.

You can monetize your blog through products, ads, and sponsor affiliations. This is certainly one type of blog that gets a lot of traffic and potential income in 2020!

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Health and Wellness Blogs

When you think about ideas for blog niches, keep in mind that health and wellness are always super hot topics to blog about.

In fact, they’re realistically the best blogs to start. Everyone desires to be healthy, fit and strong; there are people around the world who are at all times looking for ways to improve their eating habits, have a better fitness routine and overall healthier lifestyle.

I recently sold my health and wellness blog for a profit! It was a really exciting venture and I hated to give it up, but it was a little too much for me to manage along with this one.

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Whether someone is looking for advice on how to go complete vegan or recipes that are keto or paleo, or diabetes friendly, ways to get in shape fast or for the long term; health and wellness is a hot blog niche people can’t seem to get enough of!

For people who have chronic long lasting conditions, talking to the doctor isn’t always enough.

They want someone whom they can relate to and that’s why health and wellness blogs are such a great idea.

Bloggers have made full time, sometimes 6 and 7 figure incomes through sponsored content, working with top brands, display ads, affiliated marketing, and homemade products like cookbooks and videos or e-recipes.

Whether it’s raw artisanal honey, hemp products, or a Plant based cookbook that you’ve put together, there’s a never ending list of products and accessories to sell to go along with your blog.

These can be anything from skincare products or cosmetics, cbd products, food, gifts, travel kits, supplies, books, information, videos and the like.

Food Blogs

Everyone loves a gorgeous food blog packed with alluring recipes! Everyone needs food. Whether your food blog features all of the farm to table restaurants in your area or you showcase the best plant based burgers, people are going to want to see that and know about it.

Food blogging is one of the top blogging niches that also has the potential to make tremendous amounts of money.

The food blog Pinch of Yum created by Lindsay and Bjork Ostrom in 2009 started making $21.97. They now make over $802,000 a month.

They post all their expenses and earnings online for everyone to see.

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Through ads, sponsored content, and even meetups, you can make money by blogging about your favorite food because there’s a good chance it’s someone else’s favorite food as well.

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Finance Blogs

As you know, life is expensive. You try to be frugal when you can, and so are a lot of other people. More people are adopting a ‘minimalistic’ lifestyle.

This is why finance is a good topic to blog about. There are so many people out there looking for tips to help them live frugally or, at the very least, save a little money, pay down debt, and learn skills to help them manage their personal finances.

The finance blog moneyexpert.com that was sold made $1.3 million per month.

Making sense of cents = $140,000 monthly.

While you might be asking, how can you make extra money by blogging about saving money, there is a way.

Affiliate marketing is a perfect way for a blogger to make money on this topic.

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No matter what you are looking to blog about, chances are that there are ways to make money from it. It is better to pick a blogging niche than have a generic blog.

By focusing on one niche, you are allowing yourself to become an expert that will draw more people. More people visiting your site means more traffic, which generally means more money.

With a blog there are multiple income streams. In fact, the actual writing earns next to nothing, you are simply using the content to create a platform from which to launch other money-making ventures.

That takes a lot of extra hard work, as well as an understanding of how online marketing works.

Which is probably why blogs explaining how to make money from blogs are so popular.

The most common form of direct income generated by bloggers is creating premium digital content to sell through the site.

Popular examples are e-courses, ebooks, guides and tutorials.

Digital products require no space or shipping which makes them a fantastic form of passive revenue!

Find out what niche you would like to dedicate your blog to and have fun!

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Author Bio: Emily Standley provides creative entrepreneurs, small businesses and bloggers with expert website strategies and resources to grow a more powerful online presence and build a better business from anywhere. Her philosophy is: “If your website’s not making money, it’s wasting your time”.

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5 Reasons You Need a Professional Blog Audit

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5 Ways a Blog Audit Gives You a Competitive Edge

We all know that expression ‘love is blind.’ Sometimes you just know there are problems with your blog that need to be improved upon but you’re just too close to get an objective view. You’re struggling to get results, and time and time again you keep tweaking and making little changes here and there just hoping that maybe this latest thing will do the trick. There’s a simple answer to your problem. Even though you may not want to ask for help, a professional blog audit is a really simple fix that will actually give you an immediate and crystal clear view into the changes you need to make to start moving your business ahead.

Despite many positive outcomes that a blog audit can offer there are some blog owners who are a little hesitant about the idea.

Case in point – when I was first starting out I hated asking for help. I preferred to take the hard road of ‘trial and error.’

FACT – A blog audit is not a big effort and it doesn’t take up any time if you have a professional do it for you.

NOTE – Some pros are now offering blog audit DIY Templates so you can perform your own blog & SEO audits. This may seem like a good idea to some. But…let’s ponder this.

To me this is totally missing the point of what a blog audit should be all about. I don’t know about you but I don’t want to call my cable company or car service to fix something and have them give me a verbal or written tutorial on how to do it myself.

I have other things to tend to!

Now, I understand some of you may actually want to take the time to figure it all out but just remember that this will take copious amounts of precious time away from your multiple daily tasks.

And a bloggers tasks are never ending. Between responding to emails, texts, providing social media updates, creating content on multiple platforms, deciphering analytics, studying the latest animated graphics, researching, management of new VA’s, billing clients, learning new technology and keeping up with SEO AND software updates, and learning new algorithms, creating digital content and putting together webinars…I just don’t have the time.

Sometimes you just need to HAVE…IT…DONE.

You may possibly have that Ah-ha moment with a professional pair of peepers.

Because even with a DIY blog audit template, you’re just checking off boxes. But how do you even know if you’re fixing everything correctly?

With a professional blog audit you’ll still receive the insights and understanding of what your blog requires. And moving ahead you’ll know the actionable steps you need to take to perform necessary tweaks to improve things.

What it offers you in the end will be so valuable to your blog and its future success. To help persuade you of the value of a professional blog audit, here are some of the top 5 reasons why you really do need one to be successful.

Make Better and More Informed Decisions Going Forward

When you have a blog audit carried out, your content will be assessed for its quality and relevance. The audit will assess each and every component of your blog, allowing you to understand what your blog is doing well and what it needs to perform better.

These insights, delivered by the audit, will help you make more strategic decisions about where you should take your blog next to attain your specific goals.

Do you want more shares? Grow your traffic? Derive more income? Sell more products or services?

When the content improves and is based on decisions backed up by the insights of experts carrying out the audit, your audience will notice.

Focus Your Efforts and Save Time

One of the worst things a blog can do is try to appeal to everyone.

No blog is ever going to do that, and that’s why focusing your efforts on a particular niche is so important.

It avoids an unstructured, scattershot approach that’ll result in a disinterested audience.

One of the biggest mistakes I see many bloggers making is trying to be all things to all people.

They blog on numerous, scattered, unrelated topics, (from beauty to recipes) which dilute their branding efforts and confuse their readers.

A professional blog audit matters in this regard because it’ll tell you where your focus should be and which focus will yield the best results for your blog.

This focus will not only improve your blog’s outcomes but also save yourself a lot of time, and as a blogger you know how important that is.

If you can spend less time on your blog but improve the reception your content gets among your audience, this results in increased shares and profits.

Stand Out From the Crowd

A blog audit helps your blog to differentiate itself from the rest, and that’s something that’s never been more important.

There’s nothing more crucial nowadays than being known and recognized in a very saturated field.

The number of active bloggers is on the rise and for your content to stand out, it needs to be strong and tailored to the needs of your audience.

Whether it’s the topics addressed, the blogging frequency, or your target audience, the blog audit assesses these components and helps you focus your energies moving forward.

When you blog with confidence, and from an informed position, there are fewer detours on the path to success.

This is essentially taking the time to fine-tune your website and addressing the issues that will improve its performance.

Making that happen starts with having your blog professionally audited by someone who can hone in on your goals and objectives.

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Bolster Your Branding

Striking the right chord with your branding and online image is key.

A professional blog audit can help you create a more cohesive image that people can really identify with.

Things like your logo and any slogans you use will be assessed for their appropriateness, and changes will be recommended that help you to convey the right ideas and right messages to your target audience.

And if you’re missing taglines, slogans, and branding essentials a professional blog audit is the necessary first step towards putting those things in place.

A blog audit can contribute to a more positive, authentic, cohesive online image. It guarantees that your logo and slogan accurately convey who you are and what your blog is about.

You do have a logo, tagline or slogan, right?

Additionally, it can ensure that your collective activities support your vision; so that you garner the attention you desire and deserve.

In the end, it’ll help you underline your vision and zero in on your audience right away.

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Work Smarter Rather Than Harder

If you feel like your hard work isn’t helping you reach your goals fast enough, a blog audit can change all that.

One of the most important things a blog audit will do for you is teach you the proven strategies necessary to help you reach your goals in the shortest possible amount of time.

You don’t have to keep feeling around in the dark any longer; your blog audit will give you clear advice on what to do in order to achieve the things you want to with your blog.

Why guess your way to success? A blog audit can teach you proven strategies to reach your goals faster, with less frustration and less trial and error.

It’s a simple case of being able to work smarter rather than harder.

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Find the Blog Experts and Let Them Help

The definition of insanity…yup! Doing the same thing over and over! How’s that working for you? Sometimes, blog owners are in that place because they are trying too hard to tweak things that just don’t matter.

A blog audit pares down the components of the blog and highlights how you can change those troublesome aspects.

Think of it this way. Most of us writers recognize the importance of having another pair of eyeballs on our work when writing and publishing a book.

We know that hiring a professional with a trained eye can help us avoid embarrassing mistakes, enhance our efforts, and provide for a more polished image.

Well, the same holds true for a blog audit.

A professional architect might be retained to create beauty, functionality, and comfort for homeowners and their visitors. The architect’s industry-related knowledge and skill-set would highlight problem areas, expand and create a customized design, while offering suggestions for the perfect living space.

And just as you want your house to reflect your taste, interests, and attention to detail, your blog deserves this, too.

What a Blog Audit Improves

Design and Functionality
The Effectiveness of your Branding Efforts
Information Gaps in your Content
Level of Engagement
Monetization Opportunities
Technical Issues and Glitches

Blog Audits Answer the Plaguing Questions

How am I perceived online?
Why is no one signing up for my optins/subscriptions?
Where is my traffic?
What is my ‘brand’?
How can I monetize my blog?
How do I compare to others in my niche?
What are my strengths and weaknesses?
How can I save time and money on the site?
Can I do something to maximize my productivity?
How do I reach my target audience?

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Conclusion

Don’t take on a blog audit yourself.

A blog audit can improve your bottom line, grow your business, make you a wiser, more ‘woke’ blogger.

And don‘t you owe that to your audience?

Now that you know and understand the worth of a professional blog audit, all that’s left to do is get out there and have one carried out on your blog to improve your online business.

The process won’t take long but you’ll certainly learn a lot about your blog that’ll help you improve it and its fortunes going forward.

Contact us today for a professional blog audit today to carry out this work for you as soon as possible because the benefits your blog will experience as a result will be immeasurable.

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The Best FREE Tools to Grow Your Blog Quickly

1. Quora

2. Feedly

3. Crowdfire

4. Canva

5. Hemingway

6. Google Keyword Planner

7. WordPress

8. SEMrush

9. Stencil – Formerly Share As Image

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11. Typeform

12. TinyLetter

13. Sumo

14. Google Search Console

15. Print Friendly and a PDF

16. Medium

17. Google Analytics

18. Email Marketing

19. Hubspot FREE CRM

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5. Improve Brand Perception

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Health and Wellness Blogs

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5 Ways a Blog Audit Gives You a Competitive Edge

Make Better and More Informed Decisions Going Forward

Focus Your Efforts and Save Time

Stand Out From the Crowd

Bolster Your Branding

Work Smarter Rather Than Harder

Find the Blog Experts and Let Them Help

What a Blog Audit Improves

Blog Audits Answer the Plaguing Questions

Conclusion