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Great Ways To Find Content for your Blog – It Really IS that Simple!

A way of increasing your Google ranking is by writing quality content. Frequently. This may sound a bit daunting at first, but fear not – There are many great ways to find content ideas for your blog.

Google Alerts

Set up Google Alerts for the main topics of your website. As an example, I have several Google Alerts in place: Work from home / work life balance / building websites / new affiliate programs / making money online…

With these alerts, you can receive daily emails from Google with posts and articles on your chosen subjects. And each day, I find new and interesting content ideas that are relevant to my business.

To set up the Google Alerts, go to http://www.google.com/alerts. Simply enter your topic in the search query field, and follow the prompts as demonstrated below.

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Are You Ready To Be Your Own Boss?

Father & SonSeeing my wife has written all the content on our website so far, I figured it was time I officially introduced myself too. After all, we are in this business together. So I ask again – Are you ready to be your own boss? Did you leave school to get a job, like me, and got stuck in a rut? Do you go to work everyday wishing you had paid more attention at school? Wish you had a career you enjoyed instead of a job that just pays the bills?

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How To Improve SEO Ranking In Google – 5 effective steps explained

improve-rankingWhen you start building your website, it is only natural that you want the site to have a great ranking in Google immediately. Website ranking is a way of measuring the importance of website pages, and is determined by counting the number and quality of links to a page. While it’s unlikely that your page gets 1st page ranking straight away, I will now guide you through some tips on how to improve SEO ranking in Google.

Quality content

Google values unique and quality content. The use of keywords are key, however, please refrain from overusing them. In fact, Google will ‘punish’ you if you do so. Place the keywords in the 1st paragraph of your post or page, and then continue to write in a natural way. Aim for at least 400 words in each article. And ask for feedback or comments at the end of each post. These are all metrics that will improve your Google ranking.

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How To Make Money During The Holidays – Happy Travels!

family holidayFor the first time in our lives, we were actually making money during the holiday. The hard work that we have put in on our website and our affiliate marketing project, is finally starting to pay off. Sure, we worked for a few hours every day during the holidays, but at least we went.

Having recently returned to Australia from 3 weeks in Norway to visit my family and friends, the biggest challenge this week has been battling jet lag. Flying across the world with a 2 year old is certainly not the most relaxing adventure either, but nothing beats a long big loving hug from my mum which I hadn’t seen in more than a year! In brief, we got to spend 2 weeks with my closest family, and a week with the best of friends.

I wanted to mention a few options out there for making money while travelling. Personally, we got there through our involvement with Wealthy Affiliate; however, there are other ways too.

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