As a blogger, you’re required to be online, all the time. This on-the-go connectedness allows you to continually interact with your audience and keep your site up-to-date whenever inspiration strikes. It also comes with risk — like having your data or login credentials intercepted while you’re on public wi–fi. That’s where a VPN comes in. […]
6 Tips to Maximize Your Blog’s Magnetism
Think your blog is about you and your business? Wrong. It is about your visitors and how they benefit. A blog will only succeed if people love it, which will only happen if visitors gain in some way. You exist only to serve others, and if the primary objective is to make money from users, […]
Top Tools for Selling Online Courses
If you aren’t using a powerful enough course creator platform, you will soon realize that creating and selling your online courses can be such a nightmare. Not only would you need to host all your content, but you would need to setup sales funnels, capture leads, market your courses, and setup other crucial integrations as […]
Create Professional Surveys Easily With Survey Anyplace (We’re Giving Away Pro Plans)
A challenge all bloggers face is to create high-quality content that is interesting and relevant. Fun quizzes and gamified surveys are an effective way to engage with your audience and serve up your content in a different way. They also help you get some insights in return. With today’s technology, there’s no excuse for boring […]
5 Money Management Tools and Services for Bloggers
The freelancing life requires you to take on a lot of responsibilities. On top of bidding for projects, maintaining client relationships, and the actual grunt work of writing itself, you also need to make sure you get paid. However, this is one of the more stressful aspects of freelancing, especially if you work with international […]
6 Tools to Free Yourself from the Cubicle Life
Editor’s note: This post was written by Mark Fenske, a freelance writer, marketer and developer. Originally from Portland, OR, USA; currently living and working from Brisbane, Qld, Australia. You can contact Mark here. 6am, your alarm goes off. You look outside, it’s a nice sunny day and you’re ready to tackle it. You get ready, have your […]
10 Tools to Create Content like a Jedi
Editor’s note: This post was written by Antonio, a hopeless optimist who enjoys basking in the world’s brightest colors. He loves biking to distant places and occasionally he gets lost. When not doing that he’s blogging and teaching ESL. He will be happy to meet you on Facebook and Twitter. Despite all the marketing tools available […]
6 Accoutrements Bloggers Need
The vast majority of blogs get abandoned, but that doesn’t have to be the case. Assuming you’re a blogger (or blogger to be) that’s ambitious and committed to blogging, you need the right tools and technology to keep up with your reader’s demands. However, start by remembering that it’s very common to get little or […]
6 Must Have Mobile Tools for Bloggers
In August 2011, 72.2 million Americans connected to social networking sites or blogs on their mobile device, which is 37 percent higher than in the past year, states a study by comScore. For bloggers, a smartphone is not just a way to update on-the-go. It’s also a great way to connect with readers. If most of […]
Export Google Docs to WP Posts with “Send to WordPress” Chrome Extension
I don’t know how much you rely on Google Drive, but it is pretty much the easiest and most convenient way of sharing documents between team members. And even if you work alone, there are times when Google Docs is more convenient to use – say, when you’re on the road and you want to […]