1. Blogging – How to Build and Sustain Top Ranking Blog
Pinal Dave

2. Four Important Points
Host
Theme
Domain
Content

3. Hosting - Domain - SiteGround – http://bit.ly/sqlhosting
Where do I Host?
Hosting - Domain - SiteGround –
Theme - Envato -

4. Blogging Do’s Post regularly Be original
Tell people and advertise yourself
Be a commenter
Provide contact info
Have a easy-to-read format
Review and edit

5. Blogging Don’ts No clutter Don’t plagiarize No autoplay
Don’t have too many categories
Don’t write too much
Don’t stress too much

6. Checklist for Blog Content
Intriguing Title
Interesting Lead in Story
Section (Header Tags) and Subsections
Precise Summary and Call to Action
Bullet Lists
Blog Length between
Inclusion of Image
Links to Earlier Relevant Blog Posts
Grammar and Spellings
Category and Tags

7. Questions How long should it take to write a post?
What if I get bored?
How much do I need to spend?
What do I write?
The name I wanted is taken. Now what?
Someone is stealing my posts! Help!
How long should my posts be?
Should I be on a writing schedule?
Will I have more readers the more often I post?
How can I promote my blog?
How many visitors am I getting? Am I popular yet?
What is SEO? Should I be worried about it?
Can I switch blog hosts? What if I want to switch later?

8. Scripts

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Bronze Sponsors
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