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Do you wonder why so many people start a blog and quit blogging in just a few months after they started?

I used to be surprised too.

In fact, I still didn’t really understand the WHY until my first blog turned into a classic failure in 2015.

You see, we all believe blogging is simple. It’s just like writing and if you can update nice posts on Facebook and Instagram then you can also blog very well. That's what people tell you.

But can i shock you?

That’s a BIG lie.

Of course I’m not about to get you scared but, being a successful blogger requires more than knowing how to write a Facebook post. Note it down.

So many things have changed since blogging started becoming popular in the early 2000s.

Imagine, right now, we have concepts like content marketing which are also other forms of blogging that has evolved recently.

In 2019 for instance, blogging is more than writing and uploading a bunch of stories on a web page.

Being a successful blogger has now moved from the number of visitors you have to even more important indicators like your reach and influence.

In 2020, it’s moving even further. And to be a successful blogger, you’ll need more than your blog. You’ll have to become a thought leader.

So are you ready for this shift?

As a widely read blogger with over half a decade of experience we’re going to work on this shift together.

So in this post, I’m going to discuss with you, all the top skills you need to hone your blogging skills as you step up your blogging game,

Are you ready? Alright let’s dive in.

Before we proceed, I want to correct an impression...

So many people think blogging I dead.

But this is not true…

The truth is, blogging like writing cannot be dead. It can only evolve. This is the point so many people have missed

And in fact, the evolution of blogging has led to changes in the industry such that in today’s world, much more work is needed to create a really successful blog. And this is somewhat justified.

Especially, with the influx of spam content and consistent pruning of blog posts by search engines like Google.

This change in blogging has made it very important to have many other skills besides writing if you want to be a successful blogger.

So what are these important skills?

Besides writing skills, there are many other important blogging skills you need to have in order to become a successful blogger.

These skills are varied and sometimes their importance will rely on your targeted blogging niche and your goals as a blogger.

Instead of listing all the top blogging skills on a single page, I’ll serialize the post while posting each tip a day.

So here’s the first of the 7 Most important skills to become a better blogger in 2020.

Please note that all these skills are important and I’m not listing them in order of importance.

Strong will-power and Persistence.

Will power is one of the most distinguishing factors behind every success story.

Even if no one tells you about this, you’re going to cultivate a strong will power and persistence if you’re planning to become successful as a blogger.

The reason for this is very simple.

Blogging is serious work.

Depending on your goals and objectives, blogging can demand close to as much time as any serious business you’d want to focus on.

At some point, as a blogger, there will be times you’ll need a lot of days to put in loads of work with little result to show for it before your blog finally hits success.

This usually happens especially when you’re starting the blog newly. And this is not just peculiar to blogging.

See it as the same energy and time investment any entrepreneur would put in building a new business before everyone gets to know and patronize it. Same thing goes for a new blog.

Getting to the point where your blog doesn’t generate much traction, you may feel really discouraged and pressurized to quit, especially during the first 3-6 months and sometimes first year.

This is why I don’t advice you to leave your full time job to start a blog. You can always start blogging by the side and leave your job only when your blog has gained enough traction or generated enough income that can sustain you.

Note this too. To grow a successful blog, you’ll need more than a willingness to go all the way, you’ll need a strong drive to fire through days when you don’t really feel like blogging anymore.

How to increase your will power as a blogger

The following are ways you can improve your will power, commitment and improve your productivity as a blogger.

Have a goal. What’s your goal or plans for your blog? And where do you see it in 3-6 months? Taking time to answer this and get it all written down can go a long way in giving you a guideline and sort of template to measure your growth as you keep blogging.

Set up blogging schedule and stick to it. Find out what’s your best time to write a blog post and share with your audience? Deciding this early enough and getting yourself to stick to the schedule will help you really.

This should also include social media posting schedules. When you stick to it for a longer period it will become an automatic habit with time.

Review your success. It could be weekly or monthly and quarterly, be sure you take out time to review the journey so far and the successes you’ve made with your blog.

Where you didn’t meet up expectations, find out reasons and work on fixing it within.

Stay Committed to becoming better. Commitment is key. Remember the will power is like a muscle, the more it’s used, the better it becomes.

Decide you’ll do more than setting out blogging goals, get committed to fulfilling each of these goals and the more you fulfill them, the more the resolve to fulfill the remaining ones becomes much easier to make.

Don’t focus on the money just yet. Most bloggers start out with the mindset to make money or get fame fast. This is not a bad idea honestly. The bad idea is expecting you’ll get really much money in just a few months into blogging.

Making huge money from blogging doesn’t happen automatically, that’s why most beginners quit blogging so easily. on the contrary, you’ll need put in the work first, gather the audience and then you can work on the others.

Now without much ado, here’s where I’ll pause today’s episode of the 7 blogging tips to become a successful blogger.

The next episode will be posted here. Watch out.

https://www.victorwinners.com/7-top-skills-to-become-a-successful-blogger-in-2020/

Long overdue

It is no longer news that there are so many ways to make legit money online in Nigeria. And many people are making it.

It is also no longer news that basic skills like Writing online, Photo/Video editing and Graphics Designing are keeping some young Nigerians in school and helping others pay their bills and survive in this economy.

Your nationality doesn’t really matter. This post is for everyone in need of a tested online business to make some money while working on other things.

Of course It’s true, skills like graphics designing has some learning curve attached to it but it’s also something you can start within a few hours.

Unlike most other online skills, you don’t need any heavily paid professional training to get started as a graphics designer.

With your basic skills and gadgets, you can start out as a graphics designer and make some few bucks to support yourself.

Before we dive right in, let me clear the air.

The tips you’re going to learn here will get you started out as a hungry entrepreneur but as you keep making income to support yourself, it will be in your own best interest to keep learning and improving your skill-set, even getting professional certifications where necessary.

Alright. So what’s a graphics design business?

In a simple definition, Graphics Design business is one that provides graphic design services to clients and businesses.

There are different kinds of graphics design businesses so the one you choose will determine how the business is run
Now here is the good news…

Generally, graphics design business is not just a little less complicated to get started compared to other home run business…

It’s something you can start with some beginner skills while still learning through the process.

And If you’re a student or someone needing a part time hustle, running a graphics design business could be the perfect hustle for you.

So what are the important tips to building a home run Graphics Design business from the scratch?

1. Find your motivation
Whether it’s Graphics Design or any other hustle, before starting any bushiness, one of the things to consider is your motivation for getting started.

So here, you’ll want to ask yourself, am i running this business just to make money? Or to learn the skill in a better way?

What exactly is your motivation to star a graphics design business? Here’s the best time to find that.

Alright!

Assuming this is done and you now understand your motivations, you can then move to setting goals, based on what is motivating you to start the business.

So if your motivation is to start a business you can run by the side while doing your 9-5 job or being in school, you can set and tailor your goals to fit in with that, putting into considerations the time you’ll need to spend on your business and the other activities you’re engaged in.

In fact, setting goals like growth targets etc. will also affect the way you run the business..

So you have to be really thoughtful and thorough through the goal setting process. Although that doesn’t have to scare you in any way.

Also remember, while setting your goals, you have to consider the resources available to you like time, money, etc.

2. What skills do you have?

Now at step two you’ll have to figure out the skills set you have.

The reason is because there are different sub niches and genres of Graphics Design.

In fact, according to 99 designs, there are about 8 graphics design genres and sub niches.

So we have kinds of graphics design genres like:

User Interface Graphics design, Marketing and Advertising, packaging, publishing graphics design among other genres

Each of these will need a slightly different skill set. And resources to start a graphics design business.

So find out your skill set.

If you’re a complete beginner without basic skills or someone with intention to work part time as graphic designer, you can start with any of the niche you feel the skill set is easier to learn, for a beginner.

From that particular one you can expand to learn the others through the process.

3. Define your graphics design niche.

You can start this by defining your perfect client so you can focus your energy on targeting them.

At this point, based on your knowledge of the different niche, you’ll want to choose a particular kind of client you want to cater for.

Or put differently, your area of specialization.

The knowledge of this will also affect your business brand.

Of course most times we all want people that can pay big bucks as our first clients.

But who says you can’t start from somewhere? Depending on the level of your skill, you can start with lower to mid paying clients just to build your portfolio.

Remember, your business can always grow and expand with time, same with your brand. And based on this, the more you grow, the more you have leverage to redefine your focus and exclude some set of clients from your target market.

4. Branding and customization.

One thing about graphics design is that there are many people doing it.

So to really stand out, there have to be something unique about you.

This uniqueness can be about the client you want to target…

For instance, you can focus on targeting mid level and city based corporate clients for marketing and design ads.

Based on this target audience, you’ll want to brand your business to meet their taste preferences.

Again, if what you want them to notice about your business is your sophisticated designs, try to show this through your branding, websites, logos and even portfolio.

If you want your client to think of yours as the coolest or hottest or most affordable graphics design brand etc, you can show this through your branding too.

5. Plan


Planing should have come with goals setting but I decided to list it as a separate step because of its importance.

Now at this step, you’ll try to figure out a step by step plan that will help you arrive at the goals you set earlier.

Of course planning doesn’t have to be a huge task. All you need is to map out how you will arrive at the destination to your goal.

If you’re going to run a one man part time graphics design business, find out how many hours you’ll work in a day/week.

Set a clear goal on your expectations based on the effort you intend putting in per week.

As part of planning too, there’s need to figure out how much you’ll need to get started. And how much you’ll need to keep the business running until you make some decent income.

Also, settle on a platform you’ll use for marketing. This should be the platform where you can find your exact target audience.

Based on your target goals and available funds, decide whether you’re going to use Targeted ads, Content Marketing or both.

Finally, another thing here is your client. Where are they and how would you meet them?

You’ll need to research this and include it through the planning process.

6. Get some portfolio and recommendations

One good way to get clients faster as a new graphics designer is to have some good jobs to show for your skills.

Yes I’m tempted to say this, in today’s digital world, you don’t just tell clients what you can do, you show them.

So you’ll need some jobs to demonstrate to your clients your level of experience. This approach is very strategic and a good percentage of marketers use this.

If you’re just starting out without experience or any portfolio, don’t feel sad. With the right combination of confidence and tact, you can still cross the hurdle.

As a newbie too, you can start out doing some free stuff for some not for profit organization, small businesses or your friends. Get the noise about it and tell your brand story as appropriate. In fact, you can focus on the big names. The bigger the name, the larger the impact, especially when managed well.

After all is done, be sure to get their recommendations, testimonials and add as part of your portfolio.

7. Set your pricing

Make some research about pricing so you can set the right price for your graphics design.

For a start, you’ll want to be careful and learn some pricing and negotiating skills…

Because besides your skills, your pricing plays a big role in whether a client will do business with you or not.

For instance, depending on your target audience, if you set a very high price, you’d come off as a cheat to some clients.

And when you set a price that’s too low, you’ll end up cheating yourself, because some clients would even think you’re not good enough.

So to be on the safe side especially for the beginner, you may need to have both a general and customized pricing system.

8. Get your platform ready

Alright! So now you got a portfolio, it’s time to show the world what you got.

So you’ll first start with setting up a website for your graphics design business.

To do this, you’ll need a domain name chosen based on your business brand name.

You’ll also need your social media accounts.

Now, on your website, be sure you create a portfolio section where your work can be boldly displayed.

BTW, you can get your first class graphics design business website done with us at VictorWinners.com.

9. Important pages to include on your graphics design website

Our services page: This should list the services you offer.

About page: This is almost ubiquitous on all websites. Your about page should contain your best information about your business.

With an about page, you should be able to try to make your prospect feel a thing for your business.

Pricing page: Lists your prices and packages.

Frequently Asked questions: should answer the questions your target audience would most like want to ask.

Blog. Post regular update about industry news, tips etc.

Adding a blog to your graphics design website will help you especially when it comes to search engine optimization, and getting your prospects back to your website.

Go start your business.

10. Grow Your Social media

In this year and age, you can only ignore the effect of social media at your own peril.

This is because the social media is not just a platform to share your brand story and other content with an already established audience.

It’s also a place you can scoop some clients and grow your brand while building your graphics designing muscle.

So as a start up graphics designer, you have to take your social media really serious. Post valuable information consistently and focus on building a loyal and engaged audience right there.

11. Get the work done

Now after all is said and done, the next thing for you is to get started. So here’s where you research where your clients are located, and strategically get your services to them.

Instead of working on getting fast money, focus on building something substantial. Create enormous value for your client.

Network and build robust relationships.

Remember until you do, nothing can be done.

https://www.victorwinners.com/ultimate-guide-how-to-start-a-graphics-design-business-in-2019/

lalasticlala
mynd44

It is no longer news that there are so many ways to make legit money online in Nigeria. And many people are making it.

It is also no longer news that basic skills like Writing online, Photo/Video editing and Graphics Designing are keeping some young Nigerians in school and helping others pay their bills and survive in this economy.

It's true skills like graphics designing has some learning curve attached to it but you don't need any heavily paid professional training to get started as a graphics designer. With your basic skills and gadgets, you can start out as a graphics designer and make some few bucks to support yourself.

Before we dive right in, let me clear the air.

The tips you're going to learn here will get you started out as a hungry entrepreneur but as you keep making income to support yourself, it will be in your own best interest to keep learning and improving your skill-set, even getting professional certifications where necessary.

Alright. So what's a graphics design business?

In a simple definition, graphics design business is one that provides graphic design services to clients and businesses.

There are different kinds of graphics design businesses so the one you choose will determine how the business is run
Now here is the good news…

Generally, graphics design business is not just a little less complicated to get started compared to other home run business…

It’s something you can start with some beginner skills while still learning through the process.

And If you’re a student or someone needing a part time hustle, running a graphics design business could be the perfect hustle for you.

So what are the important tips to building a home run graphics design business from the scratch?

1. Find your motivations

Before starting any bushiness, one of the things to consider is your motivation for getting started.

So you’ll want to ask yourself, am i running this business just to make money? Or to learn the skill in a better way?

What exactly is your motive? Here’s the best time to find that.

Alright. Assuming this is done and you now understand your motivations, you can then move to setting goals, based on what is motivating you to start the business.

So if your motivation is to start a business you can run by the side while doing your 9-5 job or being in school, you can set and tailor your goals to fit in with that, putting into considerations the time you'll need to spend on your business and the other activities you're engaged in.

In fact, setting goals like growth targets etc. will also affect the way you run the business..

So you have to be really thoughtful and thorough through the goal setting process. Although that doesn’t have to scare you in any way.

Also remember, while setting your goals, you have to consider the resources available to you like time, money, etc.

2. What skills do you have?

Now at step two you’ll have to figure out the skills set you have.

The reason is because there are different sub niches and genres of Graphics Design.

In fact, according to 99 designs, there are about 8 graphics design genres and sub niches.

So we have kinds of graphics design like:
User Interface Graphics design, Marketing and Advertising, packaging, publishing graphics design among other genres

Each of these will need a slightly different skill set. And resources to start a graphics design business.

So find out your skill set.

If you’re a complete beginner without basic skills or someone with intention to work part time as graphic designer, you can start with any of the niche you feel the skill set is easier to learn, for a beginner.

From that particular one you can expand to learn the others through the process.

3. Define your graphics design niche.

You can start this by defining your perfect client so you can focus your energy on targeting them.

At this point, based on your knowledge of the different niche, you’ll want to choose a particular kind of client you want to cater for.

Or put differently, your area of specialization.

The knowledge of this will also affect your business brand.

Of course most times we all want people that can pay big bucks as our first clients.

But who says you can’t start from somewhere? Depending on the level of your skill, you can start with lower to mid paying clients just to build your portfolio.

Remember, your business can always grow and expand with time, same with your brand. And based on this, the more you grow, the more you have leverage to redefine your focus and exclude some set of clients from your target market.

4. Branding and customization.

One thing about graphics design is that there are many people doing it.

So to really stand out, there have to be something unique about you.

This uniqueness can be about the client you want to target…

For instance, you can focus on targeting mid level and city based corporate clients for marketing and design ads.

Based on this target audience, you’ll want to brand your business to meet their taste preferences.

Again, if what you want them to notice about is your sophisticated designs, try to show this through your branding, websites, logos and even portfolio.

If you want your client to think of yours as the coolest or hottest or most affordable graphics design brand etc, you can show this through your branding too.


5. Plan.

Planing should have come with goals setting but I decided to list it as a separate step because of its importance.

Now at this step, you’ll try to figure out a step by step plan that will help you arrive at the goals you set earlier.

Folks say when you’re not planning to win, you’re planning to fail. So you have to map out how you will arrive at the destination to your goal.

If you’re going to run a one man part time graphics design business, find out how many hours you’ll work in a day/week.

Set a clear goal on your expectations based on your effort per week.

Figure out how much you’ll need to get started. And how much you’ll need to keep the business running.

Find out what platform you’ll need for marketing. The platform where you can find your exact target audience should come to mind here.

Based on your target goals and available funds, decide whether you're going to use targeted ads, Content Marketing or both.

Finally, another thing here is your client. Where are they and how would you meet them?

You’ll need to research this and include it through the planning process.

6. Get some portfolio and recommendations.

One good way to get client faster as a new graphics designer is to have some good jobs to show for your skills.

Yes I’m tempted to say this, in today’s digital world, you don’t just tell clients what you can do, you show them.

So you’ll need some jobs to demonstrate to your clients your level of experience. This approach is very strategic and a good percentage of marketers use this.

If you're just starting out without experience or any portfolio, don't feel sad. With the right combination of confidence and tact, you can still cross the hurdle.

As a newbie too, you can start out doing some free stuff for some not for profit organization, small businesses or your friends. Get the noise about it and tell your brand story as appropriate. In fact, you can focus on the big names. The bigger the name, the larger the impact, especially when managed well.

After all is done, be sure to get their recommendations, testimonials and add as part of your portfolio.

7. Set your pricing.

Make some research about pricing so you can set the right price for your graphics design.

For a start, you’ll want to be careful and learn some pricing and negotiating skills…

Because besides your skills, your pricing plays a big role in whether a client will do business with you or not.

For instance, depending on your target audience, if you set a very high price, you’d come off as a cheat to some clients.

And when you set a price that's too low, you’ll end up cheating yourself, because some clients would even think you’re not good enough.

So to be on the safe side especially for the beginner, you may need to have both a general and customized pricing system.

8. Get your platform ready.

Alright! So now you got a portfolio, it’s time to show the world what you got.

So you’ll first start with setting up a website for your graphics design business.

To do this, you’ll need a domain name chosen based on your business brand name.

You’ll also need your social media accounts.

Now, on your website, be sure you create a portfolio section where your work can be boldly displayed.

BTW, you can get your first class graphics design business website done with us at victorwinners.com.

9. Important pages to include on your graphics design website.

Our services page: This should list the services you offer.

About page: This is almost ubiquitous on all websites. Your about page should contain your best information about your business.

With an about page, you should be able to try to make your prospect feel a thing for your business.

Pricing page: Lists your prices and packages.

Frequently Asked questions: should answer the questions your target audience would most like want to ask.

Blog. Post regular update about industry news, tips etc.

Adding a blog to your graphics design website will help you especially when it comes to search engine optimization, and getting your prospects back to your website.

Go start your business.

10. Grow Your Social media.
In this year and age, you can only ignore the effect of social media at your own peril.

This is because the social media is not just a platform to share your brand story and other content with an already established audience, it's also a place you can scoop some clients and grow your brand while building your graphics designing muscle.

So as a start up graphics designer, you have to take your social media really seriously. Post valuable information consistently and focus on building a loyal and engaged audience right there.

11. Get the work done.

Now after all is said and done, the next thing for you is to get started. So here's where you research where your clients are located, and strategically get your services to them.

Instead of working on getting fast money, focus on building something substantial. Create enormous value to your client. Network and build robust relationships.

Remember until you do, nothing can be done.

https://www.victorwinners.com/ultimate-guide-how-to-start-a-graphics-design-business-in-2019/

BruncleZuma:
The sponsored shellacking this woman and her family is receiving is so obvious that I doubt they'll ever get any respite from this matter.

The Nigerian Police in their official capacity as the Presiding Thugs for the rich and affluent does this on a regular so no surprises there.

Sentiments aside, Is the lady in question and her husband not rich an influential as well?

Lol

Our legislators be celebrating mediocrity.

One of the core tenets of democracy is the rule of law hence the executive is not doing anything exceptional unless we're not actually practicing democracy.

This is commendable.

Mr. Obaseki is very pragmatic and forward thinking to have gone this way.

I only wish other governors will have such balls to take a cue.

It's unfortunate people will come and talk about the court stopping the legislature from doing it's job while forgetting that the state governor is independent of the President.

Are you building a new WordPress website?

It’s possible you must have asked yourself, what are the most useful plugins for WordPress beginners.

Now answering this question is a bit tricky.

Because…

Whether you’re a WordPress beginner or an established user, one thing is certain, you have a specific reason for using WordPress.

Because of this, your underlying reason for building a WordPress website is going to affect your choice of WordPress plugins to a large extent.

This is why for instance, the most important plugins for a new user seeking to use WordPress for ecommerce may be different from the one using WordPress basically as a blog.

So context of use is very important in determing what wordpress plugin is most important for your website…

That said, whether you’re building a new WordPress website or updating an old one, based on WordPress’ own statistics, here are the most important plugins for all WordPress users and even established ones too.

These plugins are popular because their uses are important to users across board.

So here we go…

Wordfence: Here’s one of the most useful plugin for WordPress website security. Wordfence one of the top rated security plugins with built specially for WordPress, with both free and paid plans.

Yoast SEO: Yoast SEO is another important WordPress plugin for new websites especially when it comes to Search Engine Optimization. It is one of the most used SEO plugin.

Jetpack: As one of the top rated WordPress plugin, Jetpack is one useful plugin that comes with ability to perform multiple tasks.

From social media sharing widgets to downtime monitoring, visitors stats, Jetpack is one popular WordPress plugin that can help you get different task done on your website without need for too many different plugins.

Elementor Page Builder: Here’s one popular front end drag and drop plugin for your website. Elementor page builder helps you design a sleek WordPress page with great features.

At it’s website, Elementor Page Builder claims to be the best WordPress page builder with over 2 million active installs.

Google Analytics Dashboard: [/b]This is one of the best used Google analytic plugin. Personally, this is one of my most reliable analytic plugin.

It has advanced analytic features that will help you understand how your website users use your website.

[b]Updraft WordPress Backup Plugin. Looking forward to a plugin that will help you back up your WordPress website just in case?


Then Updraft WordPress Backup Plugin is one of the most popular plugin for that purposes.

With this plugin you can backup your website to an external platform like Google drive, Dropbox etc. And you can always get access to the back up when ever there’s a need for that.

Contact Form 7: Everyone needs a contact page. And here’s one of the most popular contact form plugin for building contact forms.

Whether you’re building a new website or not, you can use the contact form 7 plugin for your simple and flexible contact forms.

It is one of the most popular free WordPress plugin out there.

WP Super Cache: WP Super Cache is a static caching plugin for WordPress.

WP Super Cache Speeds up your website by It generating html files that are served directly by Apache without processing heavy php files at all times.

When it comes to WordPress caching, WP super Cache is one of the best plugins for caching.

MailChimp for WordPress. Is another freemium plugin that will help you send mails and newsletters to your subscribers.

With over one million installations, one thing that MailChimp very popular is the fact it comes with both free and paid plans so you can always choose what suits you especially for beginners.

So if you’re looking at sending Newsletters, with MailChimp you can send free Newsletters for your first 2000 subscribers free.

Smush: Image Compression and Optimization. Large picture files affect a website’s loading speed.

This plugin helps you compress and optimize large image files automatically in order to improve your website performance and overall SEO.

Redirection: Manages 301 redirection, keeps track of 404 errors while improving your website.

The Redirection plugin is very useful especially if you want to redirect a post to another link, fix and redirect a broken link or keep track of your 404 errors.

So there you have it… A list of the most useful plugins for most WordPress beginners.

Remember this is a general list. As a beginner, other plugins could still be more useful to you based on your specific needs.

But this list is what works with most beginners and even established WordPress users.

So which of these WordPress plugins is very important to the success of your website?

https://www.victorwinners.com/11-most-important-wordpress-plugins-for-new-websites/

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lalasticlala
mynd44

This is commendable.

More actions like this from NIGERIA will go a long way in repairing the country's dwindling international image.

The OP can make complaints to the ministry of Environment especially regarding the claims that the area is a residential zone.

If nothing is done, he can then approach the court for an injunction from the court to bar those guys from operating there.

Nuisance is actionable in court.

Smooth278:
Hi, every local government area authority has a unit dedicated to environmental issues and the abatement of nuisance... File a formal complaint to them and watch the film show...

Thank me later

That's one best step he should take.

Nuisance is actionable in court provided he has his facts.
In the worse case scenario, he should get a court injunction barring the company from continuing with the nuisance since it's a residential area.

pedel:
Keep deceiving yourself and at the same time be looking for people to massage your ego.
You don't need to show me your analytics. I have already seen it. Assuming you want to sell your website today and I am interested in buying it, do you think I am going to depend on the stats you give without doing my findings?

The truth is you can't be bogus in this industry. Before I read your article the first thing I did was to check your credibility. Google algorithms are doing the same on your articles and blogs. What do you know about the EAT for the last google YLYM and Page quality updates released on 16th May, 2019? These are the reason you are not getting any traffic.

I hope you will realise that you've been exposed as someone giving advise in an area where you have no Experience, Authority and Trustworthiness. You know it, I know it and Google knows it.

Really? So if your site is not having huge traffic then you're not credible?

Wow.

For the benefit of upcoming bloggers let me address this.

1. The Google update you're referring to was on August 1, 2018. It was also dubbed by Schwartz as the Google Medic update and largely targeted at Medical (Health, diet and nutrition websites) and Financial (and make money online) websites or call it sites with sensitive information that can lead to loss of life or money if not controlled. So your conclusion there is not right.

2. Again, your second assumption is incorrect. Even a website that is only updated once in two months would still have more traffic, talk about a site that updates weekly and with an average of 1000+ words detailed blog posts. And a domain with over 4years of activity. So how on earth can your assumptions up there be possible? Like I said earlier, I'll not impress you with my analytic. And that's final.

3. For the sake of others reading this, you've spent a lot of your text on credibility. Your credibility is not based on what Google says. In as much as high google rating can make a website owner feel good, you can always manipulate that anytime.

And do you know about blackhat, grey or whitehat SEO tricks? I've used all that before and I know how high it can take or sink your website.

I've built a website that generated averagely, 7-10,000 page views a day within first 80days. At a point it exceeded the bandwidth and the site got down for 13 days.

Even Alexa can be manipulated.. So you can't even accurately determine a website traffic or worth based on some external online report.

You see, I'm not here to prove to you my credibility, but if I should continue, I'd tell you that I've ranked websites on the front page for some specific keywords within 4 days.

It didn't just end up there, the clients got leads that ended up buying their stuff. That's the goal for every SEO, conversion.

Your credibility or sense of success as a digital marketer or blogger should be based on the result you get based on your goals and effort.

It should be based on the value you bring to your audience and perhaps the monetary or brand value you get in return.

Not on some mere vanity metrics like you're posting up there.

This is my last reply on this matter.

ClixMaster:
I think that's a blogger blog. I may be wrong though

No it's not.

BiafranBushBoy:
Dear Op, please follow your own rules.

Your permalink format is whack...

Don't bother changing it, you will ruin your site.

Yeah. I got that permalink many years ago when i didn't understand the implication of keeping that particular permalink structure. Although i don't use the same structure any more on other sites, if i could do it over again, i'd definitely change the structure.

But then it's not that terrible really. If one happens to have a permalink structure like this, that shows both the date and month which is unnecessary for some blogs/websites, one could still do something about it though it will involve lots of work to get redirect the links and put other things in place.

Thank you brother.

skultrick:
The op just made some valid points, instead of you to acknowledge him even if he's a starter, you're trying to make jest of him, but sorry you just fooled yourself.

One of my sites generate over 3000 unique organic visitors, but I still clicked on this thread hoping to learn even though it's for beginners.

Please, learn to encourage people.

Op well done and keep it up.

pedel:
First, I am not your dude.
Secondly, why can't you show your analytics? Let us see what kind of traffic each page on your website is attracting organically.
Learn to dispute facts with factual evidence; not with insults or some emotional gibberish.
You should follow your own five steps.
Your website is not attracting organic traffics and I know why. Maybe you should change your attitude and learn.

Of course i know you want to see my analytics. Unfortunately, i'm not obliged to grant that request.

But let me shock you! The particular post in question is even a Guest Post from an international collaboration.
So ask yourself, why would someone want to guest post or collaborate on a website that's not generating traffic?

Again, the website in question has been active for over four years so why would i keep it running if it can't take care of itself?

I'm not averse to learning my good friend. Sometimes we need to ignore certain things. At some other time, we set the record straight. A digital marketer needs traffic for different goals and thus measures his/her success based on those goals. That's very important.

You could have contributed your opinion to the conversation instead of trying to discredit the tips that have worked for others.

And you really believe that? LOL!

Dude, even a website updated once in 2 months would do better than that.

pedel:
How many organic traffic is the OP getting to his website?

DameB:
Ok. Will this help an e-commerce store

Sure if you follow the tips.

As an ecommerce store you also have the added advantage of optimizing not just your web pages but also each product on your e-commerce website.

MrWTF:
sorry o. But I no understand number 4.

The emphasis here is on optimizing the meta tags for each page on your website with the specific keywords you want to rank. The page referred here could also include your normal blog posts.

5. Post Quality Content on a Consistent Basis

Providing your audience with quality content on a consistent basis is also a great way to increase organic traffic to your website.

The content you post should be relevant to your industry and engaging. Working with a professional content writer is a great way to ensure the content provided to your audience is high-quality.

Don’t Take on SEO Alone

Most business owners fail to realize how hard increasing their search engine ranking can be. Instead of taking on this complicated process alone, you should hire an experienced marketing professional to lend a hand.

http://www.victorwinners.com/2019/06/11/5-simple-ways-to-increase-organic-traffic-to-your-website/

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lalasticlala
mynd44

4. Don’t Forget About Optimizing Your Metadata

Another way to drive organic search traffic to your website as a beginner is by optimizing your meta data with relevant keywords.

One of the important things Google takes into account when ranking your website is the meta data and the keywords in the first paragraph of your content.

Your meta should feature information that coincides with a particular user’s search phrase.

The best way to achieve this is by using your primary keyword in the meta title and description. You should also focus on putting the primary keyword as the alt tag on any pictures used in the article.

3. Contribute on Other Reputable Websites

If you love writing about the industry your business is based in, you should use this as a way to drive traffic to your website.

Reaching out to other websites that are based in your industry about guest posting opportunities is a great idea.

Often times, these website owners will allow you to put a link to your website in the article you contribute. Not only will this give you a quality backlink, it can also help you position yourself as a leader in your industry.

http://www.victorwinners.com/2019/06/11/5-simple-ways-to-increase-organic-traffic-to-your-website/

2. Write Blog Posts About Customer Problems and Questions

If you’re running a business, there’s a good chance clients and customers are already asking questions related to your business.

From ordinary business related questions like where to get the kind of products or services you offer to questions about how to make better use of the stuff you offer…

Most business owners receive loads of questions like these from consumers.

As a smart digital marketer, rather than ignoring these questions, you need to use them as materials to drive search engine traffic to your website, by turning them into blog content.

Making a detailed post answering one of these commonly asked questions can drive lots of organic traffic to your blog.


Since people will ask these same questions on Google, your website will show up high in the results page if you have made an entire blog addressing this issue optimizing the post with relevant keywords.

Also, anticipating the needs of your audience is essential when trying to achieve search engine dominance.

So you just finished setting up your site and you’re worried about ways to drive organic traffic to your website?

Well, it’s true building a massively successful website is a big deal, especially for beginners. In fact, succeeding as a business owner in modern times now requires hard work and the ability to be tech savvy.

Long gone are the days of traditional advertising methods like billboards and newspaper ads. Modern consumers use the Internet to find out more about a business before using their products or services.

Right now, investing in things like social media marketing, text optimization and Google AdWords campaigns is very important when trying to spread the message about your business.

As someone hoping to make your business stand out, one of your main strategies should be focused on increasing the amount of organic traffic going to your business website.

So what steps can you use as a beginner, to increase organic traffic to your website?

Read below the 5 simple ways any beginner can use to drive organic traffic to their website….

1. Know the Difference Between Good and Bad Links

Do you realize that nearly 89 percent of consumers will avoid recommending a certain business to friends and family if they have a bad online experience with the company in question?

Providing context in the content on your website is a vital part of providing users with a great experience. And the best way to do this is by putting both internal and external links in your content.

While having links in your web content is a good idea, you need to discern between good and bad links.

Getting backlinks from a website that is relevant to your industry is a must. You also need to make sure the link is from a higher-quality article and that it is a dofollow link.

http://www.victorwinners.com/2019/06/11/5-simple-ways-to-increase-organic-traffic-to-your-website/

Benekruku:
Tasha will be doing hers next week.

LOL.
You don't seem to like Tacha. She may still survive eviction though

wpadmin:
Portfolio pages are also important. However, it depends on the kind of business you are into.

Yes you're right.
Depends on the kind of website.

If you're serious about learning blogging in Nigeria, read this http://www.victorwinners.com/2019/07/06/how-to-choose-a-blogging-topic-and-start-a-blog-in-2019/

After reading that, you'll find an idea about the topic to blog about then you can delve into a full tutorial on blogging right here http://www.victorwinners.com/?s=smart+blogging.

I hope that helps

udemejack:
please i want to learn how to blog asap,am based in calabar.
anyone to help out?

What pages should my website have?

Every business website owner has probably asked that question before…
Especially when you’re building a new website…

You’ve wondered, how many pages should I have on my website. To answer your question, there’s technically no limit to the number of pages you should have on your website.

I mean you can have as many pages on your website as you want.

But there are some pages that are so important that each website must have it.

So here below I’m going to list some of these essential pages for a website you should have…

Home page. Your home page is the most important page on your website.

It’s where you’ll have a summary of what your website is all about displayed in both pictures and words.

Despite it’s importance, some websites may decide they don’t really need a home page.

This mostly happens with blogs…

So while designing a blog, instead of getting a home page, you may decide to show your blog posts in a chronological order on the blog.

This is done so when ever people visit your blog, the first thing they will see is your posts not a home page.

This works best for websites that don’t have a lot of other things to do apart from blogging.

Asides from blogs, a home page is very important for websites.

Your home page should be able to display a summary of your website on a single page.

It is the door to your website so you have to make it attractive, welcoming and compelling.

About page. This is another page that’s very important as far as your website is concerned.

Your About Page is important because it contains all the information about your website.

So you’ll want to use your about page to tell the website users about the website, the people behind the website and possibly, the idea or reason why you started your website.

Remember your about page also has to be really compelling…

This is another place you can use to market yourself, the stuff you do and get your readers to buy into your website and the vision behind it.

What we do. Some people call it services. This page displays everything you do with your website in details.

While your home page summarizes what you do, the Services/What we do page gives more details.

If you’re running an e-commerce website for instance, you can use this page to talk about the products you sell and how you go about selling it.

Anything that differentiates you from the competition.

Same goes if you’re selling other items on the site without necessarily being an ecommerce website.

Contact page. Your contact page should include details of how your website users can contact you effortlessly.

Here you’ll want to add contact details like office address, phone numbers, emails and any other contact information you’d want to add.

To further simplify how people get to access you, you might want to include forms like contact forms, quotation and link everything to your central email address.

Although this is not really necessary, you may also want to add your social media handles so users can follow you directly.


Product page. [/b]A product page comes in handy when you’re selling a product on your website.

Although it is recommended you make your products very visible on your website’s home page…

It is still important to have a separate products page if you’re featuring products on your website.

So instead of calling it product page, you can decide to make it like a gallery page where you display your products based on their categories.

If you’re not selling products on your, this page is not necessary.

[b]FAQ. Frequently Asked Questions has become one of the most popular pages on websites recently.

Instead of waiting for a user or prospect to ask you questions about your website directly, you can gather all the popular questions, that’s likely to be asked, answer and update them on the FAQ page.

With this done, a user with questions can quickly find answers to their questions right on the website, without having to contact you personally.

Testimonial Page. [/b]This is one very important page for show off.

By show off here, I’m talking about social proof.

Your testimonial shows your users what other people are saying based on their experience with you.

It could be about your product, services or even use of the website… It shows some authenticity and a proof you’re what you claim to be.

Make your testimonial page stand out with the nice things people say about you.

You may also add pictures of people giving testimonial or just their names, depending on what you and the people giving the testimonial are comfortable with.

[b]Blog. A blog is technically not a page. It is a collection of your posts on the website.

It can also be a section of the website. And sometimes a whole website could be a blog.

Like I said earlier, your blog basically should show all your posts on the website.

If you usually put out news and press release on your website, it will automatically be shown on your blog page too.

In a situation where you don’t want certain posts to be displayed in the blog section, you can find a way to exclude them with a plugin.

Privacy Policy/Terms and conditions. This page is one of the recently most important pages you need on a website

Most websites usually merge the two pages together…

Others still keep them separate. This can be easily seen in most big companies and organizations’ websites.

Your privacy policy shows a user how the information you get from them will be used.

While the terms and conditions tells them about the terms that accompanies usage of the website.

In some countries, it is very important you have the privacy and terms and conditions page on your website.

In any case whether it’s a must have in your country or not, it is good you have this page on your website.

Now while these are not the only web pages you need on your website, depending on what you need, you can have more or even less page than this.

One thing you’ll always want to consider while setting up your website is that certain pages are very important to the success of your website…

Also for purposes of best practices and to create a great user experience, some pages must be put in place.

So how many of these pages are very important to your website and how would you like us help you?

Let’s hear from you…

https://www.victorwinners.com/top-9-pages-every-website-must-have/

MrBrownJay1:
Where in your crystal ball did you see that he even had something better to offer this beggar? Your lowlife mentality is playing tricks on your mind... And you probably think he should have dashed this beggar a million Naira to save his life, abi?!

I could have as well ignored your sadistic reply but let me put this straight...

1. I expected you to raise a superior argument without sounding abusive.
2. Timaya is a celebrity, a role model and icon to many young people people out there. And he knows that places some moral responsibility on him as regards helping some of his fans... Or have you not heard of giving back?

Even when it's not compulsory Timaya helps the guy, it's a call on our celebrities to give back to the society. That's what it is.

So you’re ready to get your new website and you’ve been wondering if there’s any thing to avoid so you won’t get it all wrong?

Today this is what we’ll be discussing in this post...
7 mistakes to avoid when setting up a new website.

Of course, there are actually many more mistakes people make before setting their websites which I would like us to discuss in details…

But in today’s post, we will start with just 7 of these mistakes in the part one of this post.

So are you ready?

Below are the mistakes to avoid when setting up a new website.

1. Choosing the wrong domain name.
One of the mistakes people make when planning for a new website is the choice of a domain name.

First of all, a domain name is the name of your website on the internet.

OK… So it’s obvious your domain name should reflect the name you ready want for your business. Or let’s say your brand.

But most people make the mistake of choosing a domain name that’s entirely different from their business name/offline brand.

Doing this is not good for your business or brand…

Because if you’re already well known offline or on the social media with a particular brand, Its normal, people looking for you online will search with the brand name already associated with you.

So its common sense to stick with your brand name while coming up with a name for your website.

In fact from your website to your social media handle, everything about your brand should have a uniform brand name for easy recognition.

Now, we all know that sometimes, your preferred brand name would have been registered or taken by another entity.

In this case, the best thing to do is to choose an alternative name that’s still close to or still represents your brand.

A good web designer should help you do that or If you’re designing your website by yourself, you can play around with names until you get the one that fits in.

Be sure the name you finally settle for is so close to your offline brand name that people won’t get confused with it.

2. Domain Name Extension.
Another mistake you need avoid before setting up your website has to do with domain name extension.

OK now in the simplest terms, a domain extension is the ending part of your domain name. It can be a .com, .net, .co.uk, .ng, etc.

The default and most popular domain extension is the .com.

This is why you have domain extensions like victorwnners.com more often than say victorwinners.net or others.

In fact, by default, the average non techie internet user thinks every domain name has to end with a .com etc. But this is not true.

For you, as a potential website owner, you need understand the domain name extension that will work for you before setting up your website.

This is because a dot com extension is not the best in all cases.

Like for instance, if your website is targeted at an audience based in a particular country then it is best your domain extension ends with the extension for that country for SEO purposes.

So if you’re an e-commerce firm targeting delivery to clients in Nigeria for instance, it’s better you get an extension that ends with .com.ng or .ng.

Same with a website that’s to target a region like say UK…

A .uk or .co.uk would serve the audience and improve your SEO and geo-targeting much better.

There are other minor domain extensions too…

Like for instance if you’re setting up an online television website, you can use the extension .tv instead of a .com.

Or if you’re an NGO, a .org is still preferable to a .com.

In any case, a .com extension will work perfectly for a business that doesn’t lay much emphasis on a regional targeting.

To help your users remember your website URL much more easily, don’t bother using any extension other than .com unless your reason falls under instances mentioned here.

3. Brand Perception.
Now this is another important area to avoid certain mistakes while setting up your website.

So before you even get the website up, you have to find out the kind of brand perception you want to create whenever a user visits your website.

This is very important because from color combination to graphics presentation and arrangement etc, a user can decide whether to stay or leave as soon as they visit your website.

Note that a website focused on men for instance is supposed to have a different ambience and looks, from one focused on women.

Same thing goes for a website pursuing a certain cause.

The color combination, graphics and UI arrangement has to reflect the brand and the message it’s passing across.


As a website owner, you should be able to come up with a perfect design arrangement that will pass across your messages perfectly.

4. Web Hosting and Domain Name Duration.

As a website owner, you’ll want to know the web hosting and domain plan you’re going with.

Find out, is it billed monthly, yearly, or bi annually?

This will help you budget for the next payment date.

So many people have had their websites deleted because they failed to renew their web subscription when it was due.

Sometimes these people are not even aware their domain is about to expire.

To stay on the safe side, you’ll want to have this information at your finger tips so you don’t wake up to lose your investment just like that.

[b]5. Disk-Space and Bandwidth.
[/b]A disk space comes with your web hosting plan.

It is like a space allocated to you to save your stuff on the web.

All your uploads like photos, videos and even contents are stored on your Diskspace.

If you’re running a picture or video intensive website, you’ll need a large diskspace to save your uploads.

This is why it’s important to know what Diskspace you’re paying for. And the kind of uploads it can support.

Remember, the larger the diskspace, the larger the uploads it can support.

Another thing is the bandwidth.

A bandwidth allocates to you the number of visitors that can visit your website on monthly basis.

For most shared hosting users, there’s a limit to the number of people that can visit your website on a monthly basis.

Should your website visit exceed this number, your web host will likely inform you to upgrade or where you can’t do that, your website could be down within that period.

If you’re shopping for a shared hosting provider for your website then it’s best you find out the bandwidth that will be suitable for you, based on your needs.

6. Web Hosting Provider.
One major mistakes to avoid before setting up your website is going for a web host simply because it’s very cheap.

It’s true you might be on a budget, especially if you’re a small business…

But you have to also realize that some extremely cheap web hosting are also very defective.

You need a web host that can assure you of at least 99.9 percent uptime so your website can always be available online.
You’ll also need a web host that is free from cyber attacks so your database can be in safe hands.

These are the things you should consider far above the prices.

And because so many web hosting providers can promise so much only to deliver very little, it’s better you check out reviews, find out what others are saying about a web host before you make a choice.

7. Be sure your website has a back up.

OK here I’m not just talking about a server based back up, make sure your website has an external back up somewhere, to avoid stories that touch the heart.

Reason for this is because you can’t completely rule out an attack or a mistake on the server your website is being hosted.

So it’s important you back up your website externally where you can always access it in case there’s any issue.

At victorwinners.com, we back up websites externally for all our clients while giving them access to the back up.

Be sure you request an external and periodic backup from your web designer.

It will serve you the stress of having to start all over again if anything happens to your website.

End of part 1.

There are so many other mistakes to avoid when setting up a website. I’ll try to cover many more in the second part of this post. Cheers!

Want to share this post? It can save a small business owner.

Got questions to ask? I’ll love to answer them.

https://www.victorwinners.com/7-mistakes-to-avoid-when-setting-up-your-new-website/

Because he's a celebrity? YES.

Because he has money? YES!

You just mentioned reasons why he should help the guy or do something better. You're not a celebrity for nothing. Of course you worked hard for it but people are also looking up to you. And part of the reason for your success is this people.

Now before you think i'm encouraging laziness, some celebrities are just stingy. They should do more to help their fans. And this doesn't necessarily mean giving them money. There are many ways to help out. It is called giving back!

Skelewu:
And why should he offer the guy something better? Because he's a celebrity or because he has money?

Abeg get off your butt and go and work to make money. Timaya was a broke ass nobody before, but he worked his ass off to get to where he is today. Now you want him to give you some of his money.

He could have as well offered the guy something better instead

thesicilian:
Poverty can make you speak like a worthless person.
10k for a whole month!