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oladeledave:
I was refering to the background image, if you can only blur it a little so your letters and characters can be more visible, because some vision impaired readers may visit your site and not able to read well cos of the background image.

As for the amazon affiliate products, its cool since you are promoting mummy products. I dont know from which country you promote your blog, but as it seems according to your blog address i think its in the UK. But according to your contents your audience are likely to be from Nigeria, so I will suggest that you also promote products from Naija local ecommerce stores.

Thanks

kwaze:
Can I have your contact please? olamoyeguno@cadworksng.com

oladeledave:
You have a nice website with good template. Consider posting on a daily basis, maybe at least 2 - 4 posts per day. make sure your featured image is also showing the full lenght, there is a post in which the face of someone is cut off.

oladeledave:
You have a nice blog, and I like the layout.

you might considering whitewashing the background image just a little because its becoming the focal point of the blog.Readers can hardly view your content in as much as you have white letters.

You might also want to do a keyword research to ensure that your website is ranking for some certain keywords, since your niche is less competitive here in Nigeria it will be easier for your website to come out top on Google search.

I see you have amazon affiliate account, you might want to promote products related to your website content, which is ebooks. you can promote kindle books, I am aware that commission on ebooks might be little as compared to gadgets but you still have the chance of selling 10 out of 10 rather than 1 out of 10.

Dave
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radragan:
I sure will.

radragan:
What do you mean by "trailer jam someone"? I'm not familiar with the expression.

As for SumoMe, yes you will need to set up Google Analaytics first, but after, just go into the SumoStore fron your website, and select the GA feature. It's free. When you install and open it, you will need to link it to your GA account. You will then need to check the small white box near the top of the SumoMe screen that says to check if you do not have GA tracking code installed on your site. This will allow SumoMe to instal GA on your site without the use of hard coding or additional plugins.

And yes I did get a chance to read the book. I thought it was interesting in that it's being narrated from a child's POV, but at the same time offering so much insight, wisdom and emotion. It made me recall (or try to recall) my own thoughts and feelings about my mother growing up. There's a story there, but also lessons in ethics and cultural significance/similarities. Comparing Katara and water-bending to the worshipers of Yemoja was a nice touch.

Are all of the Yetunde stories connected through a single story arc, or do they all feature different tales around the same character?

VocalWalls:
Advice: use the jetpack plugin.
It does more than just stats.

radragan:
I'm not sure if there are plugins by Google to add GA to your site, however, if there are, I personally don't have any experience with any of them. I try to use as few plugins as possible because they eat up resources and can negatively impact your page load times.

I always insert my tracking code directly into the theme's header core files itself. This way it not displays on every page, but you also don't have to install extra plugins to manage this simple function.

If you do want to use a plugin, I recommend using SumoMe. They have a free tool for Google analytics that will allow you to connect your site to GA without any coding. You just have to set your preferences so that the plugin will insert the tracking code for you if you have not done it yourself.

As of right now, I only have about 312 registered users. Which isn't a lot by any measure, but these are subscribers from the first iteration of the N&FT website. So I'm testing things to see how they respond before re-opening registration or adding a member's only section to the site. In the beginning, the motivation was purely to show them how to market and sell ebooks, so people signed up for the courses and trainings I offered.

Now, since the site focuses more on writing a story, specifically my own story, than it does marketing and selling, I'm worried I will lose much of my exisiting user base, and will have to start anew. Which is fine, I would just prefer not to.

As I track behavior, I use a combination of heatmaps, analytical data to monitor their page views, what they read, how long they read, and where they click on the site. (SumoMe also has a heatmap built into their plugin as well.) I then use that data to have my team write scripts so that when a certain user logs into the site, more of the content they interact with is presented to them immediately on the landing page that loads after signing in.

It's a lengthy, and sometimes expensive process, but if it encourages more engagement and conversions, then it's an investment well made in my opinion.

And by online speed networking event, what do you mean? I'm open to events of any kind, but I don't have much time to spare at the moment on account of my recent push to redesign and relaunch my websites. But if it's something I can manage, and peaks my interest, I'm in.

radragan:
I agree with yomalex.

Different programs/software will use different algorithms, and will not only track/measure different things, they quantify the data differently as well. What one might consider a page view, another may not. Which is why I think it's a good idea to use more than one analytics tracker, but no more than 3. I use 2.

I use Google Analytics and Mixpanel for my analytics needs. Google Analytics allows me monitor and record traffic volumes and behavior, while Mixpanel allows me to identify and track individual users when they register for accounts. This allows me to create an user experience more suitable to that individual. Kind of in the same way Amazon presents different product offers to you based on your preferences and browsing history.

PGON:
My Fiverr account is one year today (10th May, 2016). I decided to make this post to encourage those seeking for jobs in Nigeria to have a rethink; maybe freelance is the best option.
Nigeria has unemployment and underemployment problems. It is unfortunate that the government does not see this as a very critical issue.
There are so many graduates, out there doing nothing, not because they don’t have talent that can fetch them enough money but because they don’t know how to apply their talent to make a good living.
The internet has globalized job opportunities. You don’t have to wait for Government or other private companies within Nigeria to create jobs. Optimize your talent and look for jobs globally via the internet.
There are millions of opportunities when you look outside the boarders of this country (Via the internet).
The fortunate reality is that Nigerians are very talented. Politics may have done some damages on the education system and other factors but the core reality is that Nigerians are so gifted; they thrive in all conditions.

It is true that there are lots of Nigerians already earning thousands of Dollars online legitimately via freelance and other sources.
My Starter Fiverr statistics below:

Total Earning for the period of one year is $4,560.
At exchange rate of N250 by dollar.
Total = N 1,140,000.
Some Nigerians are making about $1000 – $3000 /monthly or more.
Lets break it down to monthly earning.
Average monthly Fiverr earning = N95,000.
The truth is that about 50% of Nigerian civil servant do not earn up to N95,000 monthly.
N95, 000 monthly may be so little to you but it is very good start for some.

What do I need to start freelance.

You need a laptop that is connected to the internet and time.
How do I start.

Register at any of the freelance website.
Fiverr.com
You can Google and read reviews about other freelance sites, I use Fiverr at the moment.
Which service should I offer?

Anything you can do very well, it is not about the course you studied in school, it is about what you can do with the knowledge you have.
Go through Fiverr home page, view the Gigs offered by other seller, you may be inspired by what people offer as service.
How much should I charge?
Fiverr allows a minimum of 5$ per Gig. You set the maximum based on the required service. My average charge per Order is $173. It is true that at the very beginning I charged $5 and $10 for few orders before adding more $$$ based on the nature of the task.

deturla:
Can someone help me review this blog, www.deedeesblog.com

I need as much reviews as i can get. Thanks

melodyogonna:
u knw, i jst created d website and i nid reviews abt it(plz register nd post u think there).
also i nid traffic there plz. . . . and as a social community i also need bloggers. we are here @ www.mobileruns.spruz.com

mokoshalb:
I mean you are not utilizing the potential of wordpress to its fullest... it ought to be better than that, the design and background are poor..

mokoshalb:
[size=15pt]FIRST PRINCIPLE:[/size]
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Login into your blogger dashbord then >> Settings >> Search preferences
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Where it says “Custom robots header tags”, click on edit and where it says “Enable custom robots header tags?” click on yes.How To Setup Custom Robots Header Tags
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Now you will see lot of options, just copy what i Ticked, from the image attached below.
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Now click on save changes.
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Thats all! for the first principle!... If you have not done this before, then u are missing alot of traffic...
When u are done with this then we proceed to the next principle...

mokoshalb:
A wordpress can offer more than that. ...A Better design will be suggested..for help on that PM me

vicky6055:
Well, I will have to do some research about that... You know every one aint perfect

brianromel:
Hi Segilola

You have to know that sometimes the stats that wordpress and some plugins offer may be a tad wrong.

I didn't notice this earlier, till i switched to google analytics.

for instance did you know that when you visit your own site wordpress stats counts you as a visit.

Now here is where it gets funny. what if your working on a page or post, each time you preview or refresh a page, its counted as well.

Analytics doesnt do this as it sees your ip as one view and one view alone.

vicky6055:
If you e-book is helpful then people would likely come back to your site... But am not for that...... Do something that could be fun for people... Something we do normally .... Then ask us to do it for money... Think like your readers

vicky6055:
My bounce rate is 72% which is practically normal for a blog.... Segiola do you have google analystics... I want you to use it to check your bounce rate... your active users... returning users and new users.... Dont trust alexa it is estimation...

Did you know that bounce rates are normal from 80% to 40% for blog

NOw tell me your bounce rate when you checked your google analystics

vicky6055:
you are heading into great competition with an entertainment blog... But if that is what you like doing then no problem

You know the thing wrong with all of us bloggers is that we dont think about our readers....
I mean the greatest way to get traffic is to post meaning fully content that readers would want to share... and this will get you loads of traffic

But we dont do this

You can use nairaland to get traffic
Including twitter

Other ways include
Creating a contest on your blog
Creating a post in which you ask questions and winner take a price (recharge card)( it helps you keep your readers glued to your blog)
Paying people to share your content (like 100 recharge card for person who shares 5 times)

There are more...

Also please change your template.... Please change it