Why BlueHost is Best Web Hosting Option for Mid-Size Businesses?

Bluehost Web Hosting

There are hundreds of companies that offer web hosting services but when it comes to performance, BlueHost is a dominating player in web hosting services. It offers a wide range of services such as dedicated hosting, shared hosting, WordPress-managed hosting, and VPS hosting. It has attractive rental packages suitable for individual or commercial purposes along with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Let’s take a look at various BlueHost hosting services.

BlueHost Shared Hosting

BlueHost does not offer a monthly package, instead, it lets you subscribe yearly package on the monthly rent. If you sign up for 2-3 years, BlueHost offers a good discount but for a year package, you won’t get much benefit. It comes in 3 packages, the Basic, Basic Plus and Business Pro package can be selected as per your business need.

The Basic Package

It includes a free domain name, free domain transfer, 100GB storage, hosting of a single website, and unlimited monthly data transfer. Ideal for a single website.

Plus Package

In addition to the basic plan, it adds an Anti-spam tool, unlimited websites, mailboxes, and unlimited storage. Ideal for hosting multiple sites.

Business Pro Package

In addition to basic and basic plus, it offers dedicated IP and SSL.  If you are a business user and you need to be dedicated to I.P. and SSL, go for this package.

To check the current packages visit the BlueHost web hosting website.

Apart from this, you have a couple of add-on options available at extra cost.

WordPress Hosting

Switching your personal blog to WordPress hosting is pretty simple at BlueHost. Its easy-to-use interface allows you to install it in less than 5 minutes and like any other host, you don’t need to install CMS as it comes preinstalled. 

This is the most reliable destination for every blogger as WordPress officially recommends BlueHost’s WordPress Hosting. Another reason you must go with BlueHost is solid uptime, the servers are very well optimized to get more than 99% uptime.


Pros of BlueHost Hosting

·         Excellent uptime
·         The Wide range of services
·         Easy to use and understand
·         Affordable packages
·         1-click script install for WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, etc.
·         24*7 Excellent customer support
·         Unlimited hosting services

Cons of BlueHost Hosting

·         Do not support window-based servers
·         Aggressive up-selling
·         Add-ons need to install everything
·         No monthly plan

Conclusion

BlueHost is the most reliable and affordable hosting service, especially for WordPress. This is a perfect hosting service for bloggers or mid-size organizations. Last but not least it offers 30 days money-back guarantee, if you are not happy with the service, you can get a full refund by canceling the order within 30 days. So wants to try BlueHost web hosting services Just click here


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9 Link Building Strategies for Your Online Business

Link Building Strategies

Over the past few years, Google’s Panda, Hummingbird, and Penguin updates have drastically altered how we approach digital marketing. Successful SEO specialists realize that trying new strategies and adapting to changes is mandatory to keep the upward momentum continuing. Building quality backlinks is one of the few SEO relics of the past that is still very relevant today, but how you approach link building can make or break your marketing campaign. Here are nine effective link-building strategies that work.

1. Find and Report Broken Links

Finding relevant broken links, creating replaceable content, and informing the webmaster are one of the best white hat strategies out there today. This ultra-white hat strategy is appealing because its effectiveness is based on you helping people and making the Internet a better place.

First, you need to locate broken links that are associated with your niche. To accomplish this, use an SEO tool such as Broken Link Checker and Screaming Frog to crawl relevant websites and search for dead pages. Check the context of the link, and if you have relevant content already, you are good to go. If not, consider creating or outsourcing relevant content.

Finally, simply email the webmaster to let them know about the dead page, and provide your link as a substitution. If the webmaster’s contact information is not available, you can try Googling ‘whois’ followed by the domain in question. If this does not produce the contact information, you may want to contact the site’s hosting company.

2. Create New Content Regularly

One thing all high-ranking websites have in common is that they are not sterile. It’s not enough to create a website – it should be an ongoing project. One of the easiest and most effective ways to keep your audience interested and create internal links is to add a blog to your domain.

Try to update your blog every day, and link to relevant pages on your domain. Keep your content fresh, interesting, exciting, and evergreen, and use videos, images, polls, and contests to engage your visitors. Quality content will always be in demand, regardless of whether you pepper it with the right keywords to attract algorithms.

3. Make It Easy to Link to Your Website

Not everyone who links to you is going to be Internet savvy, so it is up to you to make links to your website painless. You can accomplish this by providing a ‘ Link to Us ' page at the end of each post. That page should have an HTML snippet that webmasters can simply copy and paste. Make sure your contact information is readily available so webmasters can contact you if necessary.

4. Reach a Broader Audience

Expanding your audience opens new potential for inbound links, so think big. The most effective way to grow your audience is to stay active on social media, provide excellent content, and hope that people share your content. Another way to reach a lot of people is to offer your content in other languages. 

There are plenty of translation tools online such as Google Translate, or for more accuracy, you may want to hire someone. Submit this content to non-English directories. Time can also be your friend as long as you create evergreen content.

5. Talk to Friends and Family

Chances are very high that at least one person in your circle has their own website, and it is pretty much guaranteed that most of them have social media profiles. Sometimes all it takes is nicely asking them to link your page. 

It is worth noting that Google’s Penguin update has been known to penalize webmasters for irrelevant links so you may want to request that those who link to you also add some context so that the link doesn’t feel forced.

6. Reach Out to Local Media Outlets

Receiving a link from a legitimate online publication like a newspaper or TV station is a great way to boost your search engine rankings. Reach out to local writers and let them know that you are available for "commenting" on relevant stories. 

You could also try pitching a story about your company or organization, but that may be a tough sell if you are not doing anything particularly newsworthy. Make sure that you are confident that you are in fact an expert in your field before you attempt this strategy.

7. Join Your Local Chamber of Commerce

Joining your local chamber of commerce is a surefire way to get a link from a reputable organization. As an added bonus, joining will give you the opportunity to form mutually beneficial relationships with other local businesses. 

You don’t need to limit yourself to just a chamber of commerce either – there are many organizations for businesses to join, including SCORE, Entrepreneurs’ Organization, NFIB, and Meetup, just to name a few.

8. Be a Community Oriented

In general, being active in your community is going to help you build links, so sponsor a charity or local sports team, speak at local schools, and provide testimonials and reviews for other local businesses. 

Get your website listed in local directories such as your building’s online directory, local newspapers, and your city/county directory, and provide detailed reviews for other relevant websites that are listed using Yelp, CitySearch, AngiesList, and Merchant Circle.

9. Just Ask

Sometimes the simplest strategies are the most effective, and it never hurts to ask. Email the webmasters of reputable sites that are related to yours, and simply ask them directly to link your website. 

Offering to link back to them in exchange can actually result in Google penalties, so consider offering them something in return such as a product review or a mention on your social media pages. You will receive plenty of rejections if you get a response at all, but don’t be discouraged. Persistence is the key to link building.


Carolyn Clarke
Carolyn Clarke is an SEO specialist and digital marketing consultant from Denver, CO. She enjoys both technical and creative writing, and she is currently developing her skills in programming. When she is not plugged in, she loves skiing, hiking, and cycling.

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How to Handle Negative App Reviews for Better ASO?

Negative App Reviews

App Reviews are an important part of App Store Optimization (ASO). The negative reviews create a bad image of your app and your company towards the people.

Most people always read the first 3 to 5 reviews before downloading any app. If your app reviews are negative then it may happen that the user will switch to another app without downloading your app.

This ultimately results in a decrement in app downloads.

We are unable to handle the app reviews directly but yes indirectly we can handle it.

It’s very simple…

Find the reasons for the negative app reviews and resolve them.

Here Are The Possible Reasons For The Negative App Reviews

1.  App Complexity

Many times it happens that the app is very complex that users may face problems in using it properly and sometimes that irritation results in a negative app review.

2.  Not Providing Listed Features

Sometimes, it happens that you have listed many features in the app description of the app store but truly your app is not providing all these features. The users are downloading your app because of its features and if you are not providing the same then it will definitely result in a negative app review. It is about trust that what you’re writing and what you are providing.

3.  Lots of Bugs & Crashes

We all hate bugs. If your app contains a lot of bugs then surely it will ultimately result in negative app reviews. No one likes to use an app with bugs and crashes.

4.  Make the Phone Hang or consume Much Battery

No matter how awesome your app is but if it makes the phone hang or consumes the much battery power then one is going to use it. It is also the reason which leads the user towards a negative app review.

There are many other possibilities. Just think from the user’s perspective and you will get it.

You can use the above reasons for the prevention of negative reviews also.

Do the full testing before launching any app to prevent the 1, 3, and 4 points listed above. Always double-test the app's usability before launching it in the market.

And if we discuss the 2nd point, then it’s totally in your hand. Don’t list the wrong features to get a good app store ranking and a good number of downloads. Because you can get more downloads but the uninstall rate will increase and also negative app reviews which ultimately results in the poor practice of app store optimization.

So keep your app description fully informative based on your app and clearly write the key features of your app.

If you keep the above two things in mind there are very fewer chances to receive negative app reviews.

Yeah… Prevention is always better than cure.

But,

What If You Received a Negative App Review? How To Handle It?

Don’t worry…We can learn from our mistakes and also make them positive if we handle them with care. J

Always reply to them…

If you got the negative review don’t ignore it. If you ignore it then it indicates a sign of irresponsibility. And people don’t like irresponsible people.

You can learn a lot from negative reviews. It can be part of your success also.


Here are Some Examples

If you got the review and it’s totally your fault, then don’t be ashamed to apologize. You must have to apologize for the inconvenience. But a just apology is not the solution; if possible, provide them the perfect solution based on their needs.

Always try to reply to your negative review in short time periods which shows that you are taking care of your app users.

You can learn much from your review. If your users are demanding some extra feature and you have the ability to add it to your app then it makes your app more valuable.


What will be the Result After Your Replies?

If you have given a satisfactory reply then many of your reviewers may change their opinion and your negative reviews will be converted into positive ones.

Yeah….That’s what we really wanted……J


Anjana Ratadiya
Anjana Ratadiya is Digital Marketer at Guru Technolabs, where you can get App Store Optimization Services. She is a Crazy Reader, Good Listener Enthusiast, and loves to explore information on SEO, ASO, and Digital Marketing.

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15 Blogging Tips and Tricks to Make Your Blog Stand Out

Blogging Tips and Tricks

Want your blog to stand out from the crowd? But wondering why it is not even getting noticed?

Whether you are a newbie blogger or have been blogging for a while now, you must keep in mind that it takes continuous effort to improve your work and build a relationship in order to create a successful blog.

Here I have listed 15 such blogging tips that will help you to create a better blog for your readers. Make sure you not only learn all these basic blogging tips but also follow them in a consistent approach.

Blogging Tips and Tricks for the Beginners in Blogging

1. Decide Your Blogging Niche

According to my knowledge, what niche you are choosing is of utmost importance. Before you start a blog, understand your need for a blog – whether you want to blog for money or just share your knowledge on any particular topic or showcase your writing skills.

If you are not sure about your niche of blogging, then chances are there that you will lose interest after some time. So do your homework properly to find out the right niche for you.

2. Design Your Blog Properly

Your blog is the home cum office for you. And I don’t think you would like to portray it as a scattered & clumsy place. So consider spending some money & effort to design it properly.

You may also choose some free themes to start blogging with, but as we all know, premium themes are worth the value they come up with.

Choose a perfect theme according to your blogging niche. Also make sure to optimize the theme header, sidebar, and footer area. To give it a perfect look, you need to organize your blog labels with recent posts, categories, social media icons, author boxes, email subscription boxes, etc. in the right manner.

3. Add About & Privacy Page

Whether you want to monetize your blog with Google AdSense or not, the About & Privacy page is a very important factor for any blog. Write all the details about you and your site like who are you, and what your site is all about, on the About page on your site.

Similarly, the Privacy Page is also another important page of your blog. You need to mention to your readers why you collect their data (like email id, name, phone number, etc.) and what you will do with that to make them feel that the subscribers are safe on your site.

You may add the About and Privacy pages on your site header navigation bar or in the footer, as per your blog design.

4. Proper Keyword Research

Doing proper keyword research is the most important SEO factor. So take time to find out the LSI & long-tail keywords for your targeted keyword.

You can use the Google keyword planner to find some long-tail keywords. Though there are other free & paid tools available for keyword research, Keyword Planner remains the best for beginners.

Make sure to use your targeted keyword in the title, permalink, at the beginning & end of the article. Also, put those long-tail & LSI keywords throughout the article in a natural way.

5. Don't be a CopyCat

You must be aware that plagiarism is an offense. And no one wants to invite a penalty from Google.

But if you are thinking to copy articles from others' blogs & give an attribute (read LinkBack) to them, then drop this idea right now. This practice might have helped you to rank in the earlier days, but not anymore.

Also whatever you write, try to create it in your own style. People always welcome new & unique content. So try to offer something in your own flavor.

6. Write a Catchy Title

The headline or title is the first thing any visitor will see in your article. So if they don’t like the article heading, chances are higher that they will immediately leave your site.

Some eye-catchy headlines with emotions, humor, etc. compel the visitors to click and read through the article. You can make a rough title for your article at the first stage and once you complete writing, try to make it more interesting & catchy.

7. Understand the Importance of White Space

I don’t think anyone loves to read a big cluster of sentences. Not you either, right?

Improper usage of white spaces makes the content too difficult to read. So for ease of eyes & smooth reading, try to use short paragraphs and sentences in your blog post. Shorter paragraphs with a clear & logical message make it easy to read and understand.

It is recommended that you make the paragraphs with a maximum of 3-4 sentences which makes the overall feeling of the article lighter.

8. Write Quality Content

Every day, a huge number of new blogs are getting started. So there are enough chances that your blog will soon disappear into the crowd. This is the time you must give preference to quality over quantity.

Many newbie bloggers think that they have to post daily, whatever the content is. But this is not true. There is no harm if you can post every day. However, what really matters is quality.

Try to give your readers the value they are looking for and you can expect a great share of returning visitors.

9. Update Consistently

Consistency is another factor, most of the new bloggers lack. As I said in my earlier point, it is not mandatory to post daily. You may be comfortable with posting twice or thrice a week.

But whatever it is, try to make it a routine and be strict about it. Try to capture ideas whenever & wherever possible and make a rough piece whenever you are free. Later you can convert them into a powerful blog post.

10. Take Your Images Seriously

This is the age of visual media. So Images become an integral part of your blog post.

Gone are the days, when you could just embed some stock images in your article. Try to prepare a meaningful image as per your write-up. You may use tools like Canva, or PicMonkey to create great images.

Also, make your images SEO-friendly using the alt tag and title tag. This helps you to get some search engine traffic through the images.

11. Create a Good Linking Structure

A good linking structure is highly effective to search engine optimization. Linking related blog posts using the right anchor text helps you to decrease the bounce rate of your site while generating more page views per visitor. You can also put it in the “You May Also Like” format in the middle of a post.

Another great way to decrease the bounce rate is to display related posts at the end of each and every post. When the readers finish reading a piece of content, they look for what next they can do on your site. By adding related content at the end of the posts, you can help them to browse more articles on your blog.

You can either do it manually or install a related post plugin to make your job easy. However, make sure that you do not overdo this, otherwise, you may annoy your visitors.

12. Give Some Time to Social Share

You are writing some great quality articles. But the question is how many people are reading them?

Ranking higher is definitely the key to getting readers. But unless you share them, your article won’t be able to get the exposure they are intended to get.

So after you publish your article, take some time to promote it on social networking sites. Social media is a great platform to spread to audiences on a large scale.

Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Flipboard, Tumblr, Reddit, Dig, and Delicious are some of the effective mediums to get more readers for your post. But try to limit it to some extent, otherwise, you will end up spending more time than required.

13. Start Engaging

Engaging with other blogs in your niche not only helps you to increase your blog traffic but also helps to build healthy relationships with fellow bloggers.

Though there are many ways to blog engagement, personally I think Commenting is the best and easiest approach to do so. In that way, you will be able to gradually build your own network. And how can we forget that this is also a great way to connect with the readers you might be missing out on.

Another great option is to join a forum or blog community where your target audience hangs out. Blog communities like Vocal and Medium are great places to engage with some great bloggers in your niche. You can try to answer some people’s queries & at the same time capture some great blog post ideas.

14. Use Google Analytics

If you want to blog seriously, then you must keep track of your blog statistics. Google Analytics is the best tool to track your site's traffic. So, consider installing Google Analytics on your site from day one.

But at the same time don’t get obsessed with numbers too early. Give some time to your blog before you can judge the traffic trends.

15. Build Your Email List

Building a satisfactory subscription list is what every blogger might want. More subscribers equal better success rates. Email subscriber services like Feedburner, Aweber, MailChimp, etc. can give you great results.

You can put a subscription box on your sidebar to capture the mail ids of your targeted audiences. You can also have a Subscription Form at the end of every post. Along with growing your e-mail list, it will also help you to recycle your traffic.

It is definitely tough at the beginning stage, but this email list is what you need for your desired traffic. So, keep trying J

Conclusion

These are 15 blogging tips that according to me are must-follow for any newbie blogger. But we all know every blogger hits this blogosphere in their own unique way. So it is very much possible that you have 15 of your own. I would love to hear about the experience of your first blogging days. So, please feel free to add to this list in the comments below.


Manidipa BhaumikManidipa Bhaumik is a passionate & dedicated blogger who loves to go in-depth on any given topic. She is the co-founder of WPBlogging360 & loves to share her knowledge on WordPress, Hosting, Themes, and Blogging tutorials & guides.

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Mass Planner- A Robust Social Media Marketing Tool

Social Media Sharing Tool

Important Note: Mass Planner services have been permanently discontinued which is described in this article.

Social media marketing has become an integral part of marketing products or businesses. It helps to spread awareness of your service/product/business which turns them into loyal customers. This is one of the cost-effective ways which turn out to be a very effective tactic to target your customers within a short time. Taking into the importance of it, many of us put a lot of effort to get a good number of fans and followers. We use it very frequently to share all the important news and update our business. In line with it, there are several social media marketing tools available in the market, Mass Planner is one of them but it stands different because of its amazing features.

What is a Mass Planner?

Mass Planner is a Viral Marketing Tool available for Windows users to plan their all social media marketing activities seamlessly. It Automatically Shares Your Posts on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, etc., and automatically follows your fans. Even you can schedule the posts as per time zones so that you can target the audience as per their availability.

Keep Adding Accounts

This is one of the best features of Mass Planner, you can have as many social media accounts for integration. It won’t restrict you even if you have multiple accounts on the same platform, e.g. multiple Facebook fan pages.

Auto Sharing

As with all other tools, sharing the information at the scheduled time is the key feature of this product. It automatically shares all updates in regular and optimal intervals, so that important information is available when activity is higher. This can be the highest traffic generator which can turn out the highest leads. The time you saved by scheduling the posts can be utilized for other activities such as creating content or connecting with fans and followers. It ultimately increases your productivity.  Another important feature is it does not advertise its presence, it means it does not share posts like “via” or “posted with” unlike other applications.

User-friendly UI

While going through Mass Planner, you can notice its easy-to-understand design and self-explanatory features. You can feed and share information effortlessly without any hassle. The various screens of it are fairly designed which guides you each and every step. 

Searching and Joining New Group

Usually searching for a new group on Facebook, Google Plus, and LinkedIn and sharing content on it is time-consuming but Mass Planner does it in quick sessions. It also finds the related groups for you and connects with them automatically. It really saves a lot of valuable time so focus on other activities.

Auto Follow

Twitter and other social media platforms such as Instagram, Google Plus, and Pinterest are great ways to connect and follow potential customers. You need to follow them if they are following you and this is another time-consuming task. Mass Planner made is simple for us. It automatically follows, who follows you.

Price Structure

Mass Planner serves two types of service packages which are monthly and 6 months payment methods. See below price packages and you can make payment via Paypal or by Credit Card. Please note that Credit card payments are available for only 6 months paid package. If you want to try it before making a purchase, they offer 5 days full fledge free trial. Try it at least once, definitely, it has a high return on investment.

Final Words

To conclude the discussion, we can say that having a Mass Planner is always beneficial as it automates most of the tasks optimizing your valuable time. It really helps to build a strong customer base in a short duration. In case you looking for an alternative to it then Missinglettr is the best option. If you visit the Missinglettr website, you will get a lot of helpful stuff free of cost. 


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