7 Ultimate Blogging Tips 2024

7 Ultimate Blogging Tips 2024 - Blogging can be a great way to become financially free, but only if done correctly. This will be difficult and time consuming, of course you have to look at blogs as a business and something to give everything. giving half work will result in failure.

These are tips that I hope I know when I start blogging. These are tips that I have learned and applied to help you get started and build a successful blog. I have also made a list of some of the best tools a blogger must use. Writing everything in full detail will be too much I have simplified it to make it easier to digest.

Tips to start

• Select a niche to go after.
• Choose a domain name 
• Register your domain with a trusted registrar.
• Select a quality and dependable host. I recommend Siteground based off experience.
• Install the best hosting platform – WordPress runs 25% of the web.
• Select the best plugins to install.
• Create mandatory pages – Privacy policy, terms of use and affiliate disclaimer.
• Create contact and about pages.
• Add copyright to the footer.
• Blog on topics that bring your readers value.
• Make posts evergreen.
• Read other blogs to learn and find inspiration.
• Plan posts ahead of time and be consistent.
• Create daily backups of your site.

Setup site structure & optimize layouts

• Choose an amazing theme that is powerful and easy to customize – I Recommend Elegant Themes.
• Create a logo – 99designs is really awesome for this.
• Add a site title and description.
• Choose brand color to stand out from everyone else.
• Create an easy to navigate header area.
• Be sure that your site is mobile friendly.
• Add social sharing and social follow buttons.
• Use an all in one tool to capture email.
• display related posts in every post footer.
• Add a search box.
• Add most popular posts to sidebar.
• View your site in different windows.
• Use Akismet for comment spam and Thrive comments to encourage better engagement.
• Use Yoast to create a sitemap for your blog.
• Create a custom 404 page.
• Use “redirection plugin” for post URLs that have been changed.
• Validate your site with Google webmasters.

Create spectacular content

• Create an amazing headline. use co-schedule to do this and Thrive headline optimizer to test different versions of the same title against itself for the best one.
• Write quality content that brings value.
• Break paragraphs to 2-5 lines for readability.
• Use relevant images – find free images at pexels, unsplash and Pixabay.
• Make content scannable by using headings and subheadings.
• Publish post under specific categories.
• Write lengthy content with no fluff.
• Create and fill out your author box.
• Check spelling before publishing – use Grammarly. (I suck at spelling.)
• Add CTA at the end of every post.

Secure your site

• Add SSL to your site. Transfer from http to https.
• Change login landing page URL.
• Use a strong password.
• Only use compatible and up to date plugins.
• Make sure all plugins and themes are up to date.
• Use Sucuri for security and as a cdn they are great
• Use a vpn when on a public network.

Optimize for SEO (Search engine optimization)

• Select a preferred domain name – www or no www. It’s a matter of preference.
• Create and submit a sitemap to webmasters.
• Create google analytics and connect it with your webmasters.
• Claim site name on social media platforms
• Use “post name” in permalinks. Go to settings then permalinks to change.
• Install an seo plugin – Yoast is best.
• Use alt and title for images.
• Use keyword in permalinks, title, meta description and throughout post.
• Analyze your competitor’s keywords and backlinks.
• Do not over use keywords by stuffing them.
• Check for and fix all broken links.
• Add internal links to your other posts.
• Add external links to authority sites.
• Aim to have a low bounce rate.
• Write 800 words minimum – the longer the better.
• Submit sitemap to search engines – Bing if you have no account.
• Avoid link farms, link exchange and paying for links.
• Build quality backlinks.

Optimize site for speed

• Optimize image before uploading to your site – use Tinypng.
• Optimize image after uploading to site – use shortpixel.
• Use cache plugin – I recommend WP Rocket
• Use a cdn – I canceled Cloudflare and Maxcdn and now use Sucuri (faster speed and better security)
• Test your speed using Pingdom, and Gtmetrix.
• Install under 20 plugins – less is best.
• Use a lightweight theme that comes pre-compressed like Divi.
• Use fewer ads.

Sharing and Promoting your site

• Make it easy for readers to follow you. Display follow buttons at the top, bottom, and sidebar.
• Use tailwind to double your traffic with Pinterest.
• Add share buttons to your posts. The best tool that’ll double your share counts especially if you use Pinterest is social warfare.
• Share post to social sites right after publishing.
• Find the best time to post to social media.
• Create an Rss feed with Feedburner.
• Notify your subscribers when you publish a new post.
• Follow your competition to see what is working.
• Join Facebook group communities.
• Do guest posts on other quality blogs.
• If you have the budget, do some paid traffic.

Some tips that I can share this time, about 7 Ultimate Blogging Tips 2024. Hopefully with these tips, it can be useful and useful for all of us. Thank you and good luck.

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