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Blog posts that are categorized as “Build My Business” have to do with setting up your blog with WordPress, installing and activating plugins, installing and activating a theme and growing the blog.

Other posts in “build my business” include tips and tricks on blogging, which tools and resources you should use to increase engagement and traffic.

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From Zero To Blog In 5 Steps

So you've made the decision to start a blog! Congratulations! Creating a blog is a relatively easy process. I am going to show you...
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From Zero To WordPress Dashboard: A Beginner’s Guide

This blog post guides beginners to understand and setup the admin area of WordPress, called the Dashboard, before they start blogging. This is what...
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From Zero To Domain Name in 30 Minutes

So you decided to register a website under your name? Congratulations! This post will guide you on select strategies on going from zero to...
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5 Simple Ways To Create An Awesome Blog Post

In a few past blog posts, I have referred to "create an awesome blog post" for various reasons. In order to increase your readership,...
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From Zero To Theme In 30 Minutes

This blog post centers primarily on choosing a WordPress theme for your blog or website. This is what I mean to go "From Zero...
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Blogging FAQs: What Are Some Topics To Blog About?

Before answering the above popular question about what topics to blog about, let me first say that I will be publishing a series of...
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How To Create Your First Epic Blog Post Using Gutenberg (Block...

This post is an update of my post dated October 15, 2018. Why is it being updated? Well, WordPress released its version 5.0, which...
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Blogging FAQs: 7 Key WordPress Alternatives That You Can Use

This is a popular question that is asked on Google and some forums in the blogging niche. In this blog post, I will list...
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Revealed: Top 5 Reasons To Create A Top-Notch Blog

As you start building your business online, one of the popular questions that comes to mind is "should I really have a blog for...
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Blogging FAQs: Is It Still Worth It To Blog In The...

Now that the norm of 2020 onwards is to stay and work from home, more and more people have been asking the following questions,...