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Do you feature videos that you’ve created yourself on a personal or company blog?
If so, you might think it’s best to host those videos right on your blog server instead of elsewhere on the Internet.
Well, there are several important reasons why you would probably be better off hosting your videos on YouTube instead: [Read more…]
As a blogger, you know how important it is to have lots of people visiting your blog.
After all, a site that no one ever visits is pretty much useless, especially if you hope to make money with it.
If your blog is new you’ve probably spent some time searching Google for ways to increase the number of visitors you have coming to it on a daily basis.
And if that’s the case, chances are you’ve come across a service called TrafficSwarm.
In this post I will explain how TrafficSwarm works and give you my honest opinion about whether you should use it or not. [Read more…]
If you’re a blogger you’re probably always on the lookout for opportunities to boost your blog traffic.
After all, more traffic results in more conversions (sales, advertising revenue, email signups, etc.), right?
Well, I recently began researching ways to boost the traffic to RicksDailyTips as well, and one of the tools I stumbled across is a service called 10DollarSoloAds.
This post is a review of my experience with them.
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There are a number of very important decisions that one must make when preparing to start a blog, and one of the most important of all is your choice of a web hosting company.
Many people when planning their first blog make the mistake of choosing a web host based on price alone, and this is a huge mistake.
Most hosting companies are within the same ball park when it comes to pricing the various tiers of hosting plans, but the quality and value of those plans can vary by a huge margin.
Choosing a mediocre or even bad web host just to save a buck or two per month will almost always come back to haunt you.
Here are a few things to consider when it comes time to choose a web host for your blog: [Read more…]
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Question from Martina: I have an Internet question for you, Rick.
I keep hearing the terms “website” and “web page” and I find them a little confusing. Is there a difference between the two or do they both mean the same thing?
Rick’s answer: Martina, the terms “website” and “web page” are closely related but they in fact refer to two very different things. Some people use them interchangeably, but they really shouldn’t.
Here’s the scoop… [Read more…]