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Best HostGator Coupon Codes 2020 (Limited Time Snappy Deals)

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The first step to starting a blog or business website is signing up for hosting. Yes there are some free options, but not if you’re serious about making money.

You need hosting that’s reliable, fast, secure…and affordable. From a company like HostGator that’s been around a while and proved their place in the industry. Fortunately, I have some of the best HostGator Coupon Codes for you in 2020 if you’re ready to snap up a deal!

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How To Start A Blog in 2020 (The Ultimate Step-By-Step Guide)

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This step-by-step guide on how to start a blog will get you set up and ready to start blogging in 15 minutes or less. I’ll show you how to come up with an idea, choose your blogging platform, pick a domain name, find web hosting, select a theme and write your first post.

Why is blogging the best way to grow ANY business and how do you make money from blogging? I’ll cover that too…

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How To Make Money Blogging For Beginners (Your First $100)

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When you’re reading about “How to make money blogging for beginners”, $100 dollars doesn’t sound like very much. I agree it isn’t very much. You’ve probably splashed out most of that already on your first year hosting costs.

But before you click away, just accept that everyone has to start somewhere. If you can make your first $100, you can make $1000. If you can make $1000 you can make $10,000.

Is it a lot harder to make $10,000 than your first $100? No way! Making your first $100 a month from blogging is the hardest part of your money making journey. You’re learning to crack the code…

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How To Start An Email List (And Why You Need One)

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When you’re a blogger or starting a tiny business, knowing how to start an email list is essential. Your email list will be the life blood of your business. It needs to be nurtured from Day 1.

Why? Because it’s your direct contact with your customers. A chance for you to build a relationship over time and essential if you want to make money blogging. Read on to find out why you need an email list and how to set one up.

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Can You Really Make Money Blogging In 2020?

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This is the big fat question if you’re thinking of starting a blog. Do you believe all the hype that you can make money blogging? Or is it just… hype?

There are some serious claims around making huge sums of money from the internet. Maybe some of these claims are true. But before you get too excited dreaming about fast cars and 5-star hotels, I’m here to give you a reality check…

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90+ Home Business Ideas You Can Start Today

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Let’s set the scene. You’ve been thinking about starting a business. Maybe it’s been your passion for years. You’ve been dreaming about being your own boss and exploring your true potential. You just need the right home business idea…

Maybe you’ve gone through a lifestyle change, started a family, recently retired or you just want to be able to travel.

If you could just come up with the right idea…

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You Hate Your Job, Now What? (Should You Work From Home?)

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Okay, we get it, you hate your job! You have the BOSS FROM HELL; the one that undervalues you, constantly belittles you, overworks you and your chances of promotion are zilch.

You spend your days dealing with angry customers, taking the blame for company failures that are outside your control and waste hours every day battling public transport to get to work and back. You’re so exhausted from overwork when you get home you resort to collapsing on the sofa and eating a takeaway.

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How Much Does It Cost To Start A Blog In 2020?

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It’s an easy question to ask “How much does it cost to start a blog in 2020?”, but it’s a devilishly difficult question to answer.

I could counter with, “As much as you want to spend”. It’s a bit of a cop-out but the truth is what you spend starting your blog will depend on your budget.

The law of diminishing returns definitely applies to blogging. At the end of the day, however much you spend on tools or gizmos, expensive themes or first class hosting, it will be worth diddly-squat, ziltch, nada if you don’t produce content people value.

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10 Types Of Blogs That Make Money (And The Money Making Rules)

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It’s very easy to get stuck on the start line when it comes to launching your first blog. I’d love you to just start and figure it out along the way. But there are a few rules to follow when you want to make money blogging and the types of blogs that make money.

Now I’ve written about this before, and no doubt will again. It’s controversial subject to get right. There are two camps; in the first you can write about anything and in the second you have to write about a short list of topics. These camps are poles apart… and I’m stuck somewhere in the middle.

Groan. You want a definite answer – which camp is right? They both are! Just as long as you follow the rules…

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Types Of Social Media Platform (Which Is Best To Grow Your Blog?)

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Love it or hate it, social media is impossible to ignore if you want web traffic. It will be the number one source of traffic for your new blog. Your efforts on Google will take longer to kick in. So which is the best social media platform to grow your blog?

Starting out it’s far better to focus on one or two social media platforms. If you spread yourself thinly across several platforms you’ll end up failing to find traction.

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Google Search Console (What It Is And Why It’s Important)

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There’s so much to take in when you first start a blog and I’m wary about overloading beginner bloggers. Google Search Console, however, is something you should at least have on your radar when you want to grow web traffic.

You could start and launch your blog without having any idea what this console is and what it does. But, sooner or later, it’s going to start to be important…

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How To Get A Free SSL Certificate For A WordPress Site

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Starting a blog? There seems a never ending list of things you need to understand. One of them is SSL certificates. What are they? Do you need one and can you get a free SSL certificate for your WordPress site?

So here’s the up-to-date lowdown on everything you need to know about SSL certificates and HTTPS when you start a blog...

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