Top 10 Bloggers List in India + Blogging Earnings

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June 13, 2021

» How to Write a Blog Post: Step by Step.

In this post, I am going to share the top 5 blog writing skills and tips that you can use to improve your blog posts.

I have found these myself helpful when running my sites online and hope you do too.

If you are a beginner and do not have any idea of writing a blog post, then you should read the previous post before reading this post.

Ways To Think Like A Writes Every Day

Bloggers (and blogs in general) are quite particular in the fact that they are not quite novelists nor are they journalists.

They are probably close to being journalists, although, generally speaking, they are not quite formally. This course depends on what you are blogging about.

Whatever subject you write about you should try to think more like a writer.

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Most writers (at least the good ones anyway) plan their beginning, middle, and end before they start writing. That way they know where they are going instead of trying to complete it on the spot.

You should treat your articles in the same way. Just because you are writing an informative piece, you still need to entice people with a good introduction, put them in the main part of your article and then wrap it up nicely at the end.

If you approach writing your article in this way then you will be able to tell what you want to say.
Going with you as an attempt to make it so you can repeat yourself, or worse, get readers halfway bored because you are waiting about something unrelated.

Use Stories

This combines well with the previous point about trying to think more like a writer. The stories are seductive, they are interesting and people can relate to them.

If we are honest, there are many blogs out there that cover quite boring topics. That said, the way the information is presented decides whether we will see it again or not.

Using stories within your writing is a great way to present information interestingly and reliably.
This does not mean that you should only create stuff to write, but also keep people interested. Use anecdotes, metaphors, personal experiences, etc. to help you make your point.

It can be as simple as telling people about the mistakes you have made and correcting them. In this way, people can easily relate to what you are saying.

Use Humor

Trying to be awkward as this one can be difficult when you can’t get very far. That said, if you can successfully introduce humor into your writing then you can stand a better chance of building a community around your site.
As I said before, a lot of blog topics can be quite boring, so either way, you can make it more engaging and accessible to your audience, and more likely they will keep coming back for more.

Practice Makes Perfect

Like anything in life, the more time you spend practicing it, the better. If you want to become a better writer, you need to practice writing.

I tell this to all new bloggers, yet they often misunderstand me and think that means they should write a lot of posts for their site.

While doing so will help you improve, you will find that you as a writer can develop a lot by writing about different things and topics.

Good writing is often down to good vocabulary, punctuation, spelling, and proper use of storytelling. Develop those skills by practicing regularly and you will see improvement in your writing.

There are several ways in which you can practice writing, such as;

Start a diary
Write a guest post for another blog
Write guest posts for other blogs on various topics
Write more emails
Write long emails
Write a letter
Try to write a short story (1000-1500 words)

Read:-

Just as it is important to practice writing regularly, it is also important that you spend time reading daily.
Reading helps to broaden your vocabulary.

You can choose a lot of tips and writing styles from other writers/authors and eventually help you understand how you have to get through.

Writing is all about communication and you will find that by reading from a wide range of subjects, you will see what works and what does not.

Don’t stick to reading about just one topic (such as your blog is about), broaden your horizons and read about various things, such as;

local news
World news
The novel
Science
Technology
Review (Movies, TV, Music, etc.)

Becoming a good writer will not happen overnight. You need to work on time, practice and develop.
Even individuals who are deemed “good writers” will tell you that they are still learning and developing their craft. If you apply yourself, you will get better.

So today’s post is just that. Hope you have some help with this post. I’ll see you soon in the next post. Take care!

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Why and How to Increase Your Bing Search Traffic

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June 8, 2021

Bing is the sleeping giant in the SEO industry, but a lot of marketers are not aware of this.

For most marketers, Google is the only thing that comes to mind when we talk about SEO. It’s generally believed that once you succeed at pleasing the search giant, other search engines will follow suit and send you traffic.

However, most people don’t consider that the second most popular search engine in the world can equally be a profitable channel.

In this article, you’re going to learn how to rank on Bing, so you can easily generate more traffic to your websites and make more sales.

Why is Bing Important?

The truth is, Bing can no longer be ignored as far as SEO is concerned, except you want to be left out.

On the surface, it doesn’t look like Bing gets much search traffic. However, when you think of the fact that it equally powers Yahoo, MSN, and DuckDuckGo, you start realizing that optimizing for Bing is probably not such a bad idea.

As of February 2021, Bing had 11% of the entire search engine market share (because their search engine also powers the other three search engines (already listed above).

Furthermore, according to Search Engine Land, “Bing also has a good market share in the US, at 21.3%,” and Yahoo-Bing network equally has a select audience in most verticals, see screenshot below:

Believe it or not, this isn’t going to stop anytime soon. Are you wondering why?

Well, Bing has lower competition compared to Google, and this is because all marketers often go after Google.

Now that you know why you should start paying attention to Bing SEO;

It’s wise to step back and review your choices. Is Google the only channel worth paying attention to?

How to Rank On Bing in 2021

Optimizing for Bing slightly differs from optimizing for Google. Both companies use different patented algorithms to dish out results, and each of them weighs various factors differently.

That said, here’s the step by step guide to ranking high on the Bing search engine.

1). Get your Website Indexed

Since Bing now powers Yahoo too, you’ll have to submit your website to only Bing’s Webmaster Tools for both search engines:

The first step here is to create a Bing account (if you don’t have one yet). You can actually use your Microsoft login or your Outlook (Hotmail account) to do that.

Then, you can go to Bing Webmaster’s page and fill out the forms to submit your site. You’ll equally need the URL address for your website’s XML sitemap.

When everything is done, the next step will be to verify ownership of your site by copying and pasting a certain code into the right place on your website:

Bing has a comprehensive set of instructions on how to go about this.

Once you’re done with everything, your website should be indexed within a few minutes, and you’ll start noticing traffic trickling in after some time.

2). Categorize and Tag your website

Like with Google and other search engines, categories and tags help a lot in making your content discoverable by your audiences for the right searches.

Excitingly, it’s pretty easy to add categories and tags on WordPress for each page and blog post created. These important labels tell both human readers and the search algorithms what to expect from the blog post, just like a header and title would.

Below is what WordPress’s categories and tags look like:

Both the description and slug of a tag helps to further explain the purpose of the content. These signals are used in sitemaps to pinpoint sections. It’s useful for search engines to classify content in order to deliver proper ad experiences via their platforms.

Among all the SEO tactics, categories and tags are the most essential as they give the overall picture of what your site is all about. Without them, bounce rates will skyrocket, and organic search traffic will drop.

3). Always Write Great Content

According to Search Engine Land, the most popular first action a user takes before buying something on the internet is to search on the search engines.

Now, if you desire to be featured in those search results, you’ll need high-quality content to generate organic search traffic.

Bing basically examines the content quality, which is described as authority, utility, and presentation. Every web content needs to satisfy this criterion to have a chance of appearing high on Bing’s search result.

I’m sure you’ve heard the famous cliché that “content is king” on the internet, and to win on Bing, you need great content to meet its stern requirements.

According to Buffer, the ideal length for a blog post is 1,600 words, which takes the average individual about 7 minutes to read.

To maximize your chances of ranking high on Bing, you have to focus on writing nothing but high-quality content that is well-sourced, well-researched, and well-cited, and all your content needs to include lots of good images too.

You’re simply frustrating your chances of ranking on Bing if the quality of your content is below this standard.

4). User Engagement Is Vital

User engagement is one of the strongest signals in Bing, and you can’t ignore it.

Bing measures this via what they call “pogo-sticking,” which is basically when a user is going back and forth from the search engine results page to individual search results.

In other words, pogo-sticking is when someone performs a search, clicks on a link, sees that it’s not what he’s looking for, and immediately hits the back button to return to the original search result. This event is equally closely measured in Google Analytics under the “bounce rate” section.

So if people are visiting your website from the search results and clicking the ‘back’ button, this is a clear sign of poor user experience to Bing.

However, if people are visiting your website from the search results and are not returning to the SERPs to continue searching, then this is a powerful signal, and Bing will reward you with a higher ranking.

5). Use SEO Keywords Properly

The use of keywords has proven to be an essential ranking factor in search engines, and Bing is no different. Below is a chart of how Google and Bing compare to one another when it comes to keywords:

While factors like internal links are more important in Google than Bing, relevant, contextual keywords are of utmost importance. This is why blogging is still one of the most popular forms of content marketing today.

You want to ensure that each page on your site is well optimized with relevant keywords and other related terms that gives descriptive information around your target keywords.

For example, in the hiking industry, you’d want to describe features of your backpacks, so search engines understand what traffic to send your way.

Just like Google, Bing’s algorithms take into account the surrounding 5 to 7 words for each keyword together with its density within the content when determining search rankings. You can’t just spam your content with keywords to rank for hiking products.

You need to be creative and natural with your keyword usage to really make an impact.

There have been a lot of arguments on whether social signals affect Google’s search rankings, and I can tell you with 100% certainty that they do.

Don’t get caught up in the argument; just ensure that social media signals are part of your overall social media SEO tactics now as they affect your rankings in both Google and Bing.

However, Bing has a much stronger dependence on social signals than Google.

Therefore, leverage the power of social media, and you will benefit more from both search engines in terms of ranking.

7). Bing Authorship Matters

Google introduced (and killed) Authorship enabling people to claim the content they’ve written.

With this, Google could easily figure out who are the real experts in any industry. Admittedly, they have murdered Authorship for now, but they still track who is who through entities and schema data.

Therefore, instead, you should use Bing connected pages feature:

Simply add your profiles and click on the verify button.

8). Backlinks Are Less Important (But Get Them)

With Bing, backlinks aren’t as important as they are with Google

But, they still play a role in Bing SEO.

According to Search Engine Land, “a Microsoft spokesperson from Bing confirmed that “there are some factors that come into account with ranking signals, backlinks being one of them.”

They equally explained that backlinks are still a critical ranking signal, and that will not change anytime soon.”

Therefore, I’ll suggest that you keep on building links to your website using our guest posting service. [Well, It’s a sales pitch and interlinking too! ?]

It will help you on most of the search engines on the web but pay more attention to Bing’s movements over the next couple of years.

9). Inbound Anchor Text Is Also Important

Bing puts more weight on the use of anchor text than Google does.

If you want to rank for “hiking gear,” you need links that use “hiking gear” as the anchor text.

Furthermore, Bing is not as good as Google when it comes to keyword matching. While Google is good at identifying context around a keyword and synonyms, Bing needs spoon-feeding.

The danger here is that over-optimization of your anchor texts will trigger the Google Penguin filter.

So the key is this…

Ensure that the links coming from authority websites are focused on exact anchors, while the other links use a combination of anchor terms.

With that, you will be able to rank in Bing while avoiding the Google Penguin penalty.

10). Site Structure and Code Is Essential

Bing offers some excellent pieces of advice around your website coding and structure.

Firstly, they suggest that quality content should be kept close to the surface. In other words, none of your content should be more than three clicks away from your site’s homepage.

Aside from that, it’s also good to use a broad to specific structure flow. For instance, you might choose something like:

SEO => Link Building => Strategies => Furniture => Chairs

With this structure, Bing will be happy in terms of the site structure ranking factor.

11). Page Authority also Matters

When comparing Bing and Google results, another thing you’ll notice is that Bing doesn’t place as much weight on backlinks, as I stated earlier.

However, it does place a lot of weight on website authority.

In other words, it’s easier to rank a new domain in Google than it is in Bing. Having an old domain will give you an additional boost across Bing’s results.

Therefore, if you have an aged domain that has your keyword, you are golden!

And even if you have only an older domain without your target keyword in it, you’re still in a great position. You just won’t do so well with a brand new domain.

12). Overall Onpage Optimization

On page optimization is the same thing for Bing SEO as it is for Google.

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You want to make proper use of:

Meta title
Keyword tags
Meta descriptions

Bing places lots of importance on title tags but also keeps the user engagement signals in mind. Just like with Google, it’s advisable to have one H1 tag for every page to establish the main topic.

Then you can use the H2 and H3 tags for subtopics.

It is equally worth mentioning that Bing will sometimes swap out your H1 tag with your Meta Description in the search engine result pages, so you want to be creative with your headings.

The Bottom Line:

Although they may not be compared to Google in terms of driving traffic, the combination of Bing and Yahoo are still a solid search option used by people throughout the world, and can always give you an avalanche of traffic.

The landscape is more competitive on Google, and thus, they use lots of filters to make their job easy and our job hard. They’re in a better position to quote terms, steal our content and traffic and get away with it.

But Bing is easier, less competitive and no one’s trying so hard to rank on it. That’s a massive opportunity for you.

Top 10 Trending Technologies to Master

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May 5, 2021

Trending Technologies: Change is the only constant. This also applies to your professional life. Nowadays, it is a necessity to increase the scale, the reason is quite simple, technology is evolving very quickly. I have listed the top 10 trend technologies, which are expected to keep growing in the coming years.

So, let’s make a new year resolution to master any of the following technologies:

Top 10 Technologies

Artificial intelligence
Blockchain
Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
Cognitive Computing in the Cloud
Angular and react
DevOps
Internet of things (IoT)
Smart Applications (I – Applications)
Big data
RPA (Robotic process automation)

Then, the countdown starts from here.

1) Artificial Intelligence (AI):

Artificial intelligence training: explore the curriculum to master artificial intelligence and deep learning.

AI existed even before the Internet was born but now is when data processing and computing power become strong enough to sustain a complete technology by itself.
AI is everywhere today, from your smartphones to your cars, from your home to your banking establishment.
It is the new normal, something that the world cannot do without.

Get your hands dirty with AI and have a crystal run ahead!

Choose one or choose all, anyway, have a happy career!

With this, we reach the end of the article “The 10 main trends technologies”. I hope this helps you get started.

2) Blockchain:

Blockchain Training: explore the curriculum to master Blockchain.

This is the technology that drives bitcoins, the new parallel currency that has taken over the world.
Interestingly, blockchain as a technology has powerful potential in everything from medical care to elections, real estate, and law enforcement.

Understand how blockchain works and your career is classified as the secure accounting book on which this technology is based!

3) Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality:

Virtual is real! VR and AR, the twin technologies that let you experience things in virtual, that are extremely close to real, are today being used by businesses of all sizes and shapes. But the underlying technology can be quite complex.
Medical students use AR technology to practice surgery in a controlled environment.
VR, on the other hand, opens up newer avenues for gaming and interactive marketing.

If you want to ride the virtual wave, whatever interests you, AR and VR skills should be there!

4) Cognitive Cloud Computing:

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Cognitive Cloud is an extended ecosystem of traditional Cloud and Cognitive Computing.
Because of this, you can create Cognitive Computing applications and lead the masses through cloud implementations. Cognitive computing is considered the next great evolution in the IT industry.
Talk in human language and help experts make better decisions by understanding the complexities of Big Data. Its market size is expected to generate revenues of $ 13.8 billion by 2021 and is one of the top 10 trend technologies to consider this year.
Major brands such as IBM, Google, Microsoft, Cisco have already begun to implement this state-of-the-art technology to prepare for the next market.

5) Angular and react:

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Well, now we are entering the core technology.

Angular and React are Frameworks adopted in JavaScript to create modern web applications.
Using React and Angular you can create a highly modular web application. Therefore, you do not need to make any changes to your codebase to add a new function.
Angular and React also allows you to create a native mobile application with the same knowledge of JS, CSS, and HTML.
The Best part: open-source library with highly active community support.

6) DevOps:

Development and Operations training: explore the curriculum to master DevOps tools.

This is the stranger on the list. It is not a technology, but a methodology.

DevOps is a methodology that guarantees that both development and operations go hand in hand. The DevOps cycle is represented as an infinite loop that represents the integration of developers and operating teams through:

Automated infrastructure,
Workflows and
Continuous measurement of application performance.

It is basically the process of continuous improvement, so why not start with yourself?

7) Internet of Things (IoT):

Another buzzword that is no longer a buzzword, but has become a complete technological ecosystem in itself.
IoT essentially connects many devices and creates a virtual network where everything works perfectly through a single monitoring center.
IoT is a giant network of connected devices, all of which collect and share data on how they are used and the environments in which they are operated.

This includes everything from your:

Mobile phones,
Fridge,
Washing machines for almost everything you can think of.

With IoT, we can have smart cities with:

Traffic system,
Efficient waste management and
Energy use

Then, start thinking about some new excuse for being late to the office other than traffic.

8) Intelligent Apps (I – Apps):

I-Apps are pieces of software written for mobile devices based on artificial intelligence and machine learning technology, designed to make everyday tasks easier.
This involves tasks such as organizing and prioritizing emails, scheduling meetings, recording interactions, content, etc. Some familiar examples of I-Apps are Chatbots and virtual assistants.

As these applications become more popular, they will come with promises of jobs and fat salaries.

9) Big Data:

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Big data refers to problems associated with the processing and storage of different types of data. Most current companies rely on big data analysis to get a great perspective on their:

Customer,
Product research,
Marketing initiatives and many more.

To his surprise, the big data led Germany to win the World Cup.

Hadoop and Spark are the two most well-known frameworks for solving big data problems.

If you already have some knowledge of Big Data, great! If not, now is the time to start.

10) RPA (Robotic Process Automation):

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In general, any desk job in any industry involves tasks that are repetitive in nature and can be automated.
RPA or Robotic Process Automation allows you to automate routine and repetitive tasks.
You do not need to write any code to automate repetitive tasks.

The trend of bots and machine learning will only trigger, which means that RPA will become an invaluable skill.

14+ Digital Marketing Trends You Can’t Ignore

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May 2, 2021

Marketing and technology move fast. Therefore, we must continue to learn new platforms, strategies, and methods to continue connecting with our clients.

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Here are 15 Digital Marketing Trends

1) Artificial Intelligence

If you have not yet noticed, many people are now waking up to the domain of artificial intelligence (AI). It is certain that it will be at the heart of the business and the global industry in the future, and it is already taking over many simple jobs.

For example, Microsoft and Uber use Knightscope K5 robots to “patrol parking lots and large outdoor areas to predict and prevent crime. Robots can read license plates, report suspicious activities and collect data to inform their owners.” You can rent these R2-D2 type robots for $ 7 per hour, which is less expensive than the salary of a human security guard:

Just a couple of years ago, Gartner analysts predicted that by 2021, artificial intelligence technologies would be dominant in almost all new software products and services, a prediction that Harvard Business Review seconded in early 2019.

According to Techgrabyte:

“Artificial intelligence is the biggest commercial opportunity for companies, Industries, and nations in the coming decades” and “will increase world GDP by up to 14% between now and 2030”, which means that “newcomers of AI will be in a serious competitive disadvantage in the coming years. “

2) Omni-channel Marketing

Today, integrated campaigns will be important for success. Marketing specialists should continually search where your audience is and add those channels to your overall plan. It is no longer about the channel strategy, it is a general strategy and adapting the channel to a broader plan.

3) PPC Goes Strategic

Focusing on the campaign strategy, understanding the public and providing solutions to problems will lead to a good to excellent paid search account. Platforms are adding features, such as automation, that will reduce the amount of time spent managing accounts. This gives digital marketing strategists time to focus on the big picture.

4) Image Search

Let’s face it, we all have a camera in the palm of our hands, so it makes sense that the search has a visual component. Pinterest, Instagram, and Snapchat allow users to upload an image and show relevant results based on other images.

Today, you’ll want to make it easier for people to find your images using ALT text, high-quality images and possibly more than one when possible.

5) Audience Segmentation

With platforms such as Google Ads and Facebook Ads, you can create lists based on user activities, such as website visitors, application users, YouTube users, customer lists, etc. Creating lists allows you to target those audiences based on the data you have collected and served the right content at the right time and in the right place.

A digital marketing trend today is to focus more on data and break down your lists, even more, to create personalized messages and execute bidding strategies based on your activity and demographics.

6) Privacy

Legislation such as GDPR and CCPA are privacy laws that restrict targeting practices. Companies are fined for not protecting the data they collect, and consumers have the right to opt-out, request access to the data and request that their data be deleted. Privacy marketing is pressing the industry to get the contact information of its audience in front of mass marketing for people. Today, marketers must focus on leveraging the data they obtain without exploiting the people they are trying to target.

7) A Rise in Niche Platforms

TikTok, Twitch, Pinterest, and Reddit are gaining popularity among the younger generation. Understanding not only those social channels but also other shopping channels, such as Amazon and Walmart, as viable options in your digital marketing strategy will be an important differentiator today. Before going deeper, understand who is using the platforms and where they are located. Be sure to target the right people.

Statistic: Most popular social networks worldwide as of October 2019, ranked by number of active users (in millions) | Statista

Find more statistics at Statista

8) Video Marketing

It never fails, every year we say that this is the year of the video in marketing. Well, once again, we see video as a digital marketing trend today. Currently, videos are shared 1200% more than images and text. With this type of statistics, it is not surprising that we continue to insist on the importance of the video.

Today, your focus should be to optimize the video for each social channel and use the video to target segmented audiences.

9) Push Notifications

Twice as many people sign up to receive push web notifications as newsletters. And with the GDPR and CCPA updates that are now in effect, they will be a more important part of a multi-channel marketing plan for many brands. Today, brands should focus on balancing automatic notifications with personalization, segmentation and not alienating or disturbing shoppers.

10) Voice Search and Smart Speakers

More and more people adopt smart speakers. And because of this, experts predict that voice search would make up a large share of all searches. Adding a voice search to your marketing strategy will provide a better customer experience.

11) Community Marketing

Creating a space for your audience to discuss their shared interests, answer questions, and build relationships will be an approach for many brands. This aligns with what Facebook and LinkedIn are doing with their focus on the groups. More and more people respond to social media groups, meetings, and online forums. Building a strong community will generate results.

12) Stories

Looking at the history of the stories, I discovered that they exist since 2013 when Snapchat first introduced them. Today we have stories from WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Skype, and even YouTube.

Today, brands will continue to adopt stories in their content strategies to help create brand awareness and foster commitment.

13) Social Commerce

Social commerce is gaining momentum and the coming years will bring even more features. Channels such as Instagram and Snapchat are implementing integrated e-commerce. Features such as payment, allowing users to complete their purchases without leaving the application. Private messaging will continue to grow and push e-commerce purchases, and niche platforms like TikTok are starting to try and experiment.

14) Social Platform Payments

Facebook launched Facebook Pay in 2019. They are working to streamline the messaging application on all their platforms, WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Messenger to make it easier for people to buy within their applications. This means that Social Commerce will be even more important today.

15) Influencer Marketing

Influence marketing has exploded with social networks. And the statistics show no signs of a slowdown in the short term. In fact, 70% of teenagers trust social media influencers about celebrities. Make influence marketing a viable option for some brands. Understanding how to effectively use influencers marketing will help brands raise awareness and increase sales.

Summing It Up

As specialists in digital marketing, we expect a change. We are constantly researching trends, opportunities, and new channels to help our clients compete in a very competitive space. While it is important to keep abreast of trends and the evolving industry, it is also important to understand what works and what does not work for your specific company and industry. The fact that your biggest competitor is doing it does not mean that you also have to. Make sure it makes sense and develop a strategic plan to test if the new tactic works before diving headfirst.

5 Best White Hat Link Building Techniques

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April 25, 2021

White Hat Link building is a critical part of SEO. It is the most varied element of SEO, changing dynamically in the last decade. Today is about the user experience. Spam and intrusion have been replaced by relevance and quality.

Link building has seen the same kind of evolution. Black Hat strategies will only hurt you in the current times. Google dominates the trends and algorithms of search engines. It continues to produce ways to maintain the flow of “quality information” to its users.

It has been stated that links intended to manipulate a site classifications are considered part of the schemes of links and will be considered a violation of Google Webmaster Guidelines.

It implies that the following techniques will definitely not work:

Blog networks
Comment Spamming
Paid link
Excessive guest blogging
$5 Fiverr Backlinking Services (those in which they guarantee active links).

No room for evil means total freedom for White Hats

White Hat Links is considered excellent for SEO website and with good reason. Google should feel that your blog/website/vlog is relevant and trusted by visitors. In other words, you should have good word of mouth online. White Hat links are genuinely earned links and they do just that.

White Hat Link Building’s primary goal is to improve the user experience and design link building strategies accordingly. Google today is all about user experience.

From now on, here are 5 detailed hacks, in sync with the latest trends.

1). Broken Link Barters

Many marketers and SEO specialists skip it as it can be tedious. However, building broken links is a great way to generate organic traffic through new links.

The general process is simple. First, you find websites in your niche. Then you will find your broken links with the help of some tools. Now scan the content that these broken links are part of and create similar relevant content.

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Now comes the tedious part. It communicates with the administrators of those websites and asks them to replace the broken link with the link for the content you just created earlier.

It is a win-win situation as the site fixes your broken links and you get white-hat links in return. Recent case studies have shown that such broken links can go a long way to helping websites.

Take Webology, for example. They experimented with a broken link campaign to see the effects on their brand exposure.

The link analysis pointed to sites that included links to the Yahoo Site Explorer that had been merged with the Google Search Console. Therefore, these were non-existent pages or broken links.

Now Webology created a post explaining what happened to Yahoo Site Explorer and the tools listed that could be used as alternatives. They contacted sites with the broken links found and asked to replace them with their resources.

In a matter of 4 hours, they got 6 new links to high quality domains.

You should use tools like Ahrefs, OpenLinkProfiler, and SEMrush to find these broken links. Some tools offer advanced filters to view page authorities, link addresses, and referring domains. Do not contact websites that do not offer tracking links. You can track traffic and contact websites that have the most readers.

You can analyze the links to see how they were broken and create a game plan.

2). Planned Guest Blogging

Guest blogging is highly efficient when done correctly and disastrous when not planned. You can find many authoritative websites and blogs where you can submit articles as a guest.

It also helps you build a strong network of website owners and bloggers. Good content conveys relevance and increases the chances of recurring posts to high-authority pages.

The process is simple:

Heal a list of websites that allow guest articles.
Its content must be relevant and interconnected with the niches of these websites.
These websites allow you to achieve your SEO goals in terms of metrics like referrer domains, readers, and traffic. Don’t go for mediocre places.
Contact these sites and submit their content. Sooner or later, the presentations will follow.

You can use a few proven steps to find great websites that allow guest posts in your niche. You can use Google search. For example, if your niche is “obesity,” your search keywords might be:

Obesity Guest Message
Obesity contributes
Submit an article on obesity
Guest authors on obesity, etc.

Reverse image searches are also a great way to discover authorized guest blogs. I’m sure; You know the best bloggers and influencers in your niche. Find someone and Google them.

Let’s look for Patt Flynn for example:

As bloggers use the same profile picture and bio to standardize their online presence, you get results with articles they wrote on guest posting sites.

These searches take you to the main guest posting sites. You should use tools like Ahrefs to filter your search to domains with authority over 50.

Using digital PR broadcasts is also an excellent strategy. It helps you to get links and get an online reputation for your brand. Sites like HARO (Help a Reporter) will give you plenty of opportunities to find journalists and present their content to them. Many times you can add to requests by genuinely linking your content assets!

There are a few things to keep in mind when writing guest posts, too:

Don’t be too promotional about your website

The ideal way is to have a short biography of the author and a couple of links in the introduction.

If your post is accepted and published, share it with your existing social network. This draws traffic to the publishing website and increases its credibility. Increase your chances of approval in the future.

3). Find your Brand Mentions and Convert them into Backlinks

It is a relatively simple strategy that can produce excellent results. It is ideal for medium and high authority websites that generate mentions and are cited from time to time.

You can use simple tools like BrandMentions and even advanced tools like Ahrefs to thoroughly analyze every mention of your website or brand online.

They may appear in recommendations, reviews, and testimonials. Most of the time, they are not tied to your home domain.

You can use social listening tools to find such websites and contact them with a plan to fit that mention with a hyperlink for good reason. It works for 99% of mentions as there is no damage to the source site interconnect.

4). Follow the Trends: Go local!

In the simplest words, if someone shares something about you or your brand online, you will get a backlink. These actions happen every second. Why?

It’s because people online are talking about your niche and in some ways, your content is relevant to the topic of the conversation, alone or in a group. Therefore, your content gets involved and events happen like creating a backlink.

Now, people don’t talk about things that are history. They talk about what’s hot, what’s happening in their neighborhoods, what’s happening in their countries…

People talk about what’s happening. People talk about trends!

Therefore, if your content is not up to date, building white hat links will be difficult. So, use tools like Google Trends and Buzz Sumo to research trending topics in your niche and create content plans accordingly.

Broken links are also subject to trends. Most broken links come from pages that have trend niches . However, they have broken links since the linked page is out of date.

You should also continue to review your previous posts and update outdated ones. It is useful since new content generates more traffic. Also, there may be irrelevant content due to people not linking to these posts. After updates, greater relevance will lead to greater chances of white hat backlinks.

Local resources must be used critically for the construction of organic links.

46% of all Google searches are local. Business listings, therefore, can be highly productive backlinks for your website and your niche.

Include your business in local directories such as:

Google
Bing
Facebook
TripAdvisor
Lonely planet

These directories help local users and tourists find the relevant places and information they are looking for in the area. It may appear in your search results as direct results or recommendations.

These techniques emphasize Link Building’s evolution from being a massive spam operation to a holistic process for brand exposure, credibility and recognition.

5). Create High-Quality Content that People Automatically want to Link

The most critical element of a great white hat backlinking strategy is stellar content. If an SEO specialist pays no attention to quality content, stay away from their address.

Relevant content and regular content will do wonders for your website, unlike any other organic or paid link building strategy.

Basics that You Must Keep in Mind:

The content must be free of spelling and grammatical errors. If you’re not using Grammarly premium yet, get it now!
The content must be based on values. It must provide unique value to readers and viewers. It must promote commitment and promote events such as actions, increasing healthy links.
The content must be very attractive. It must include data that people can share. That’s why lists, case studies, and comparisons drive more traffic than standard posts.

Create rich media content. It should have elements that drive user action and improve retention. This way, they can re-link when they post something in their niche.

Using embedded tables, comparisons, and videos increase the health of your content.
Maintain a varied portfolio of content. Include blogs and mix them with videos, podcasts, interviews, and infographics. You can create numerous permutations and combinations.

Create Posts that have Higher Chances to Drive Shares:

For example, this Smart Insights post has over 100 statistics that can help digital marketers identify vital metrics. They will share it with content teams, SEO teams, and others. You will create a link cycle to this post.

Influencers in digital marketing and related sectors will also make use of this post to create articles and videos and are required to mention a link to it somewhere.

Google crawlers acknowledge such efforts and increase their SERPs. It leads to a high authority which means more white-hat links.

Keyword Research should sync with Audience Research:

Marketing specialists often do not give due weight to audience research, put too much on keyword research, produce volumes of content, and get no results. That will not work now.

Public research refines its scope of the content. Sort subsets of your target audience according to relevant filters, such as demographics, consumption, or whatever corresponds to your niche.

You can identify the type of information they are consuming. Now, you can use this data to create content that hits the spot. This will increase engagement and actions will lead to more links.

Content is king, regardless of how critical any element of SEO and digital marketing is perceived. Therefore, the ability to deliver engaging posts will keep your white hat bonding possibilities evergreen and growing.

SEO is dynamic. As algorithms are continually updated, some strategies that are powerful today may become obsolete tomorrow. Therefore, you should be aware of SEO trends.

When it comes to link building, marketers agree that it hit the economic peak in 2017 when it comes to algorithm changes. Therefore, the strategies in the meantime can be stably implemented. However, 35.65% of marketers confirm that link building is the most challenging part of their strategies.

Changes in Google’s opinion require your constant attention. You have to be on the move every second. It gains even more critical importance in the corporate markets since a fall in Google’s 2 ranges can mean losses of millions of dollars.

Therefore, the correct link building strategies are vital. Avoid black hat strategies and work in sync with Google updates. Use tools like Ahrefs, Buzz Sumo, and SEMrush to keep an eye on your competition. [Like me?] Don’t buy too many links. Remember, what matters is quality over quantity.

Develop strategies that take user experience into account and focus on building links that generate meaningful engagement for your users.

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SEO Stop Words List: The Definitive Guide

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March 30, 2021

SEO Stop Words List: Have you ever imagined what are the words that the search engine ignores? The common words you should always avoid using in your content?

Yes, the search engine omits common words called stop words to save space in the database and also to speed up the tracking/indexing process.

SEO Stop Words Hurt Website Positioning

These leaked words can hamper your SEO(search engine optimization) efforts, especially if they are used endlessly in the titles of your website. They successfully waste the beneficial house, which is very important in certain areas due to truncation in the search results.

Areas to explicitly avoid the use of stop words (for those who should shorten the problems) include:

Page title
Website Post, Page URLs (Permanent Link)
Meta descriptions
Image or image Alt textual content

Stop Words According to the Experts

Many SEO experts suggest that it’s better to get rid of SEO stop words from the URL.

Even the widely popular Yoast WordPress SEO plugin follow this affirmation. They often suggest that including Google stop words may need an undesired effect in rankings, also as making the URL for much longer , and hence harder to recollect .

Would stop words hurt SEO? that’s not entirely true. Any good program has the aim of enhancing the users’ experience, and filtering out stop words could, during a huge percentage, spoil the users’ experience.

Stop words are necessary to be grammatically correct and add further aiming to sentences.

Search engines today are getting smarter discouraging the thought that SEO stop words are completely bad when actually avoiding them completely would be unnatural and bad for the pages and users.

Bonus: SEO Stop Words List

Here’s the full list of Google stop words keywords:

SEO Stop Words List (Copy-Paste Text Version)

These are the most common English stop words. You can usually remove them from URLs (slugs) without changing the meaning:

a, about, above, after, again, against, all, am, an, and, any, are, as, at, be, because, been, before, being, below, between, both, but, by, can, did, do, does, doing, down, during, each, few, for, from, further, had, has, have, having, he, her, here, hers, him, his, how, i, if, in, into, is, it, its, itself, just, me, more, most, my, no, nor, not, now, of, off, on, once, only, or, other, our, ours, out, over, own, same, she, should, so, some, such, than, that, the, their, them, then, there, these, they, this, those, through, to, too, under, until, up, very, was, we, were, what, when, where, which, while, who, whom, why, will, with, you, your, yours

How to Remove Stop Words From WordPress URLs

Open the post in the WordPress editor.
In the right sidebar, open Post → URL (or the Permalink field in the classic editor).
Edit the slug so it keeps only the main keywords, for example change how-to-start-a-blog-in-easy-steps to start-blog-easy-steps.
Update the post. If the post was already published and indexed, add a 301 redirect from the old URL to the new one.

When You Should Keep Stop Words

Do not remove a stop word when it changes the meaning of the phrase. “Apps for kids” and “apps kids” mean different things, and names like “The Weeknd” or “Lord of the Rings” need their stop words. In titles and meta descriptions, write for people first: keep stop words if the sentence reads better with them.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Google ignore stop words?

Not completely. Google reads stop words to understand the meaning and context of a search, so they are not ignored the way older search engines did.

Should I remove stop words from old URLs?

Usually no. Changing the URL of a page that already ranks can lose traffic. Only clean up the slugs of new posts.

Conclusion

Stop words do not hurt SEO, their excessive usage does.

Make good use of general words and keywords for any site, using stop words limitedly and only when necessary, that may count as the best practice in SEO, as far as Google is concerned.

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10+ Best Free Lightweight WordPress Themes

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February 15, 2021

Light Weight WordPress Theme: Your WordPress theme is the basis of your site, which means that it plays an important role in the speed of loading your site.

However, the best thing about WordPress is that you don’t have to open your wallet to get a fast-charging theme.

In fact, it has many free options, and we’ve put together some of the fastest free WordPress themes for you in this post.

To test this, we will also do some speed tests for each subject.

Ready to start? Here are the ten fastest free WordPress themes we can find…

What Makes a Theme “Lightweight”?

If you are interested in how we have tested each topic, we will explain the methodology at the end of this post.

Here are the 6 Best free Lightweight WordPress themes

Theme	Type	Active installs	Rating
GeneratePress	Multi-Purpose	80,000+	5.0
Sarkari Bhaiya	Blog	100+	5.0
Hestia	One-page	100,000+	4.8
Sydney	Business	200,000+	4.9
ColorMag	Magazine	100,000+	4.9
Shop Isle	Ecommerce	30,000+	4.5

1). GeneratePress

GeneratePress The perfect lightweight theme for your next project. — GeneratePress

Load Time: 1.967 s
Downloads 2,459,423+
Active websites 200,000+
Happy customers 50,000+
File size on a fresh install: 108.4 KB
HTTP requests on a fresh install: 11

GeneratePress is one of the fastest WordPress themes you’ll find. Period.

SECURE & STABLE

Our code has been independently reviewed by the WordPress community leaders and uses the latest and most stable coding standards.

LESS THAN 30KB

We believe that your site should start with the least possible footprint. This is why a default WordPress installation with our theme is less than 30 KB.

TOP-TIER SPEEDS

Speed is one of the most important aspects of your website. Thanks to our small footprint and clean code, we make sure you get started as soon as possible.

Demo

2). Neve

Neve Free Lightweight WordPress Themes — Neve

A WordPress Theme for the Long-Standing Business

File size on a fresh install: 206.0 KB
HTTP requests on a fresh install: 11
Fast and lightweight
Flexible and easy to use
Easy setup and sleek designs
Reliable updates
New features coming up
Quality code and full support

100 Speed Grade

Google loves fast websites so we make sure we get the best results in Pagespeed Insights performance tests.

Loads in Less than 1 Second

Our highest priority is to ensure that your site runs quickly. In a default installation, Nave took 0.6s to load.

Reduced Weight

We have created a lightweight theme without sacrificing flexibility. The entire default WordPress installation is as small as 28 KB.

You also get page-level controls where you can:

Change the number of sidebars
Change the width, including a singular choice to specify a custom width percentage
Disable the header, title, or footer

In addition, Nave also comes with its own site library that allows you to import any of the seven pre-built sites (these are built with Elementor ).

Currently, Nave is 100% free.

Demo

3). Zakra

File size on a fresh install: 96.8 KB
HTTP requests on a fresh install: 10

The Powerful and Multipurpose Zakra provides endless possibilities to create your site in no time. Outstanding success is guaranteed with its fast, secure, Light Weight WordPress Theme, and SEO friendly structure.

From the WordPress Customizer, you can control:

Header layout
Single layouts
Colors
Typography
Etc.

There is currently no paid version of Zakra – everything is 100% free.

Demo

4). OceanWP

Load Time: 1.886 s
Size: 198 KB
HTTP Requests: 18

Not to repeat myself here, but OceanWP is another streamlined option with an equivalent basic approach as GeneratePress and Astra. It’s a light-weight base theme that you simply can customize to any niche imaginable (though it’s almost as lightweight because of the other two)

Like Astra, OceanWP also offers free pre-built demo sites that you simply can import if you don’t want to start out from scratch.

Demo

5). Writee

Load Time: 1.536 s
Size: 205 KB
HTTP Requests: 17

Writee is a very flexible and well-suited Premium WP blog theme for personal, food, travel, fashion, corporate, photography, technical, or any other amazing blog.

Demo

6). Primer

Load Time: 1.476 s
Size: 141 KB
HTTP Requests: 14

Primer is a powerful free WordPress theme that brings clarity to your content. It comes with a fresh design and is fully compatible with all devices due to its responsiveness. Primer is one of GoDaddy’s free WordPress theme spaces.

Demo

7). Airi

Load Time: 1.076 s
File size: 543.6KB
HTTP Requests: 19

Airi is a powerful, flexible and lightweight theme for your company’s website. With a full element integration, this multipurpose theme is a great choice for any type of business or standalone site.

With a modern look and customization opportunities, if you want to start a website from scratch, it’s even better if you want to use world-class element design from our growing collection.

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8). Page Builder Framework

Load Time: 1.152 s
File size: 206.8 KB
HTTP Requests: 12

As the name implies, The Page Builder Framework is specifically designed to pair with your favorite page builder.

Using the WordPress Customizer, you can set up this theme:

Your header
Typography
Blog layouts, including archives and singles

And you also get those page-level controls that let you:

Go full-width
Change the sidebar configuration
Disable the header and/or footer
Hide page titles

That premium version costs $59.

9). ColorMag

Load Time: 2.152 s
File size: 880.0 KB
HTTP Requests: 16

ColorMag A free and responsive magazine style WordPress theme. ColorMag currently empowers 110,000+ websites. Ideal for any type of editorial site, be it news, magazines, or blogs, the design style is versatile and flexible.

It comes with a 1-click demo import option for any available demo you want. For a more efficient interface, the template is also responsive, retina-ready and SEO optimized.

Demo

10). News Portal

Load Time: 2.152 s
File size: 1.5 MB
HTTP Requests: 16
Price: Free
Current Version: 1.1.18
Update Date: December 17, 2019

News Portal is a creative responsive magazine style Free WordPress Theme. The theme is fully responsive and optimized for all mobile devices such as iPad, iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone, and others.

A theme contains 5+ widgets that are suitable for a magazine layout. You can easily move the magazine widget to your desired location and give your site a perfect magazine look.

Features:

Magazine Layout
Responsive Design
Highly Customizable
Retina Ready
Multiple Color Scheme
Quality Code
Multiple category color
Awesome Support
Plugin Compatible

It is the full widgets theme so as to let users manage the website using the easy to use widgets.

» How To Create A Custom WordPress Dashboard With Elementor

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Conclusion

The best WordPress theme for your website doesn’t require you to have an arm and a leg. In fact, free WordPress themes can only be as effective as premium options, and often provide you with all or all of the features you’ll need. Once you choose the right template, the remaining part will register with a quality web hosting provider, start a blog, and generate quality content.

Hopefully, this tutorial was helpful. allow us to know within the comments below if you face any issues.😊

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Material Smart App Rating Dialog for Android

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December 1, 2020

Material Smart app rate dialog for Android which considers user rating. If the user rates the app below the defined threshold rating, the dialog will change into a feedback form. Otherwise, It will take the user to the Google PlayStore.

Material Smart Rating App

Features

Auto fetches the app icon to appear on top of the dialog
Make the dialog appear on a defined app session
Opens Feedback form if the user rates below the minimum threshold
Extracts the accent color from your app’s theme
Customizable title, positive button, and negative button texts
Customizable button colors and backgrounds
Override dialog redirection to Google Play or Feedback form according to your needs

If you want the dialog builder method and move the code to the setOnClickListener() method of your Activity class.

Installation

Add jetpack in your root build.gradle at the end of repositories:

	allprojects {
		repositories {
			...
			maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
		}

Step 2. Add the dependency

	dependencies {
	
	         implementation 'com.github.vimalcvs:Material-Smart-Rating:1.0.6'
	}

How to use

Use the dialog as it is setOnClickListener() Just like MainActivity.java

        LinearLayout linearLayout = findViewById(R.id.rate_ok);
        linearLayout.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
	    
                ///Rate Dialog
                RateDialogManager.showRateDialog(MainActivity.this, savedInstanceState);

            }
        });

Add Icon

Add email drawable/ic_rate_feedback.png to your drawable file. Auto fetches the app icon to appear on top of the dialog.

    ...drawable/ic_rate_feedback.png
    ...drawable/ic_rate_star.png

Add Email

Add email res/values/ to your strings.xml file. Auto fetches the app email id.

....
<resources>
    <string name="email">technovimalin@gmail.com</string>
....

Add Button Color

Add email res/values/ to your color.xml file. Auto fetches the Button Color.

....
   <resources>
    <color name="rate_icon_color">#0d7eff</color>
    <color name="rate_button_color">#006cbc</color>
	  
    <color name="rate_active_color">#edbd31</color>
    <color name="rate_normal_color">#959595</color>
....

Credits

This project was initiated by TechnoVimal. You can contribute to this project by submitting issues or/and by forking this repo and sending a pull request.

How to Start a Blog

99+ Free Dofollow Backlink Sites List & Link Building Strategy

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August 1, 2020