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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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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 To Build A Business Website (Without Blowing Your Budget)

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When you build a business website for a home business , it can be anything from a few simple steps, up and running in less than a day, to the hardest project you’ve ever undertaken.

The good thing about building a website is that there’s lots of information available on the web.

The bad thing about building a website is … there’s lots of information available on the web.

We’re talking information overload…

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How To Start A Business From Home (With My 32-Step Checklist)

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It’s not easy to start a business from home but this guide will walk you through the steps you need to take. The most important part of starting a business is knowing who your customers will be and where you can find them. If you don’t have any customers, you don’t have a business.

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Work From Anywhere (And Design Your Days)

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Most people dream about travel, living in the sun and exploring exotic locations. Many spend hours searching through overseas property sites in little Worlds of fantasy looking for places to live. But what if you could work from anywhere, not just start a home business. Is it really that hard to make the leap and leave the 9 to 5 behind?

Working from anywhere used to be the stuff of a small band of hard core travelers. Not anymore. The #vanlife movement has almost become mainstream and nearly 5 million Americans recently described themselves as digital nomads.

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Finding An Easy Business To Start (Do They Even Exist?)

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Just think about it. An easy business to start? Surely if such a thing exists everyone would be jumping on the bandwagon? We would all be millionaires and world poverty would be a thing of the past!

Well if you’re an eternal optimist and believe there’s a magical solution in life just waiting for you to stumble upon, that’s fine. If you find the easy win that changes your life and allows you to work from home with no effort, please let me know. Tell all and I’ll share it with the world…

In the meantime I’m going to talk about an easy business to start with a dose of reality thrown in. I’m sorry if it’s not what you’re looking for. By all means go and chase a unicorn (and come and tell me when you find one).

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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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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 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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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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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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Pinterest SEO (Learn How To Sky Rocket Your Blog Traffic)

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Pinterest rocks for Newbie Bloggers. Yes seriously! Currently it has to be the easiest way to drive web traffic to your brand new blog or website. When you’re waiting for Google to recognize that you even exist, Pinterest can come to the rescue. You just need to treat it like a search engine and learn your Pinterest SEO.

But surely Pinterest is a social media platform? Well yes and no. If you think social media is all about commenting on posts, liking, following and unfollowing, then no Pinterest is not a social media platform. It works completely differently…

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