Creating a media kit for your blog and social media
As a blogger, your media kit is an important resource acting as both your resume and portfolio helping you land brand partnerships. It is the main way brands can learn about your area of expertise, your services as a content creator and previous work. What is a media kit? A media kit is a document…
Want to turn your WordPress site into an e-commerce store? Here are 3 plugins that will add shop functionality to your site
Are you looking to build an online store using WordPress but not sure how to go about it? It can be overwhelming trying to figure out the best option to get started with. So here are three of the most popular e-commece plugins available for WordPress users. 1. WooCommerce WooCommerce [affiliate link] is one of…
8 ways to monetise your blog
You’ve worked hard creating content, building an audience and now you want to start earning money from your blog… but how? Whether it’s a hobby that you’d like to earn a little bit of side income from or something you’d love to work on full-time, there are lots of opportunities available when it comes to…
Need to show a brand your content before publishing? Here’s how others can preview your post on WordPress…
There are times with blogging where you’ll want to let someone see the finished formatted blog post before you hit publish. To do this, you could send them a screenshot of the post preview or set up a user account letting them login… but neither of these solutions are ideal. Instead try the WordPress plugin…
Sponsored Content – how to legally publish sponsored posts and how much to charge for them
Years ago when someone mentioned blog advertising you would immediately think of flashing banners above the header, between posts and in the sidebar. These days advertising on blogs and websites has had to become more unique and creative, as we now subconsciously ignore the majority of banner ads on a website. Sponsored content is sometimes…
7 blogs to visit for Monthly Traffic Stats + Income Reports
I’m seeing more and more monthly stats and income reports show up on my blog feed lately and find the transparency so refreshing, interesting and helpful. So much so that I wanted to share them with you all. Monthly reports are where bloggers shares their traffic and stats for the month, information about any income…
Do you receive ‘free products’ for reviews? Google publish “best practice” guidelines
Over the weekend Google shared the best practices for bloggers who receive free products for review consideration. These guidelines have cleared up some confusion and should be followed to avoid being penalised (removed from the search results). In my previous post about NoFollow links, I said that product reviews was a grey area but it…
Accept sponsored content? Understanding NoFollow Links
There’s always a lot of confusion around the subject of follow links vs. nofollow links. To understand it clearly, you need to understand how search engines work. How search engines work? What is a follow link? Search Engines like Google crawl your blog. As well as looking at your content, they also look at the…
