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“Good Moing” – a greeting that is dished out several times during the day. For some people, moing is at 6AM, for somebody else, it’sat 11AM. One of the most famous early risers is Apple’s CEO Tim Cook. Tim Cook wakes up at 4:30 AM. He’s done with almost an entire day’s work by 12PM. You might have read posts like this onesuggesting that waking up early has a lot of benefits. That’s because it does. So what are these benefits? Waking up early gives you: An early start on getting work done. A quieter time; the house/the city is quiet and peaceful. Your mind is the most clearin the moing and primed for handling the toughest tasks. So how do you become a moing person? 1. Prepare for the next day...

The Clk.im Integrator monetization plugin is perfect for WordPress publishers looking to make money with their site. Many WordPress monetization plugins have limited functionality, which can be fatal for your monetization efforts. With Clk.im, the versatility of your ad serving goes to a whole new level. (The full functionality of the plugin is unlocked when you sign up for an “Expert”account.) In this article, we’ll go into greater depth of using these features to maximize the monetization potential of your WordPress site. We’ll also cover how you can create trackable shortened links for your entire site. These links will allow you to launch: Top-bar HTML ads Full-page interstitial ads Pop...

Checklists are essential for getting things done (especially for repeated tasks). A few weeks back, Kishen shared about theProcess Street checklist app& this is where the idea to add a checklist for our premium members came into my mind. We started creating checklists for our premium content atpro.shoutmeloud.com so that our members can keep track of tasks when leaing about making money from their blog. The checklist can also be used as a content upgrade & I’m sure you have heard about the importance of content upgrades for list building.Content upgrades can perform magic for your list building efforts, and you may now be consideringjoining the bandwagon and creating your own conten...

As a blogger, you’re probably always worried about writing interesting blog posts that your readers care about. But you can’t just spend time on blog posts – there’s another type of content that you need to focus on: Landing pages. If you ever want your readers to complete an action – like joining your newsletter or buying a product – you need a good landing page to convince them. In the past, you used to have to hire designers to create good landing pages. Luckily, you don’t have to do that any more thanks to some awesome services and WordPress plugins. There are now some great landing page creators that helpyou create beautiful landing pages for WordPress without the help of a designer. So...

You probably know about WordPress and Blogger and likely have a blog on one of them. Now, you are about to start a new blog and are looking for an alteative. So here’s the question: Are there any other viable options apart from WordPress and Blogger? Let’s find out. #1 Tumblr Yes, the first entrant on the list is a hybrid of sorts. At first look, it seems like a potent mix of WordPress and Twitter. It has the right amount of “coolness”. If you are a social butterfly,Tumblr might just do the trick for you. It’s fun to explore and has a magical quality that keeps you hooked with its beautiful UI. I spent a good 15-20 minutes exploring the site while researching for this post. If you are a fa...

Out of all the umpteen social chaels out there, one stands out for its simplicity: Medium was created to be a simple form of expression and displayer of content. The interface is minimal and lets the user focus on either writing or reading. There isn’t a platform like Medium elsewhere on the inteet because all other platforms are constantly looking to add more and more features. Medium seems to be content with its limited set of features. This is good. This is good for the reader, for the creator, and for the community as a whole. What Medium is doing to written content is akin to what Penicillin is doing to humanity: Keeping it alive. So why is the Medium blogging platform important for yo...

When you start a new WordPress blog, one of the hardest choices you have to make is whichtheme to use. Needless to say, it can be a little overwhelming… WordPress is so popular that there are tens of thousands of themes to pick from. And things geteven harder when you have to pick between free and premium themes. Thankfully,there are some high-quality theme providers who you can go to when you start your search. ThemeIsle is definitely one of those providers. They have some of the most popular free themes in the WordPress theme database. Their Zerif Lite theme is the fifth most popular theme and their ShopIsle theme ranks at tenth. To have two themes in the ‘Top 10’ of the WordPress.org pop...

India Affiliate summit is a must-attend event forevery affiliate marketer & digital agencies. This year marks the 2nd chapter of India affiliate summit. The tickets ae up for sale & I have few passes to giveaway for our regular readers. You can participate into the contest to win gold or silver passes. The wier will be aounced on 28th August. We have in total 16 passes to giveaway. So, this is a golden chance for you to win the passes which is worth INR 10,000 ($180) each for gold & INR 7500 ($110) each for silver passes. India Affiliate Summit Passes Use the above widget to participate & get a chance to win the contest. More information about India Affiliate Summit: 2016 i...

Here are the steps of writing a blog post: You sit in front of your computer. You grab a topic from your editorial calendar. You start writing your blog post. Is that all? NO! It’s the quality (and only the quality) of your blog post which matters. You’re not writing articles to just fill up your blog with content. You’re not bloggingfor the sake of making money. You’re supposed to be writing for one reason: To help your readers. You need also to create something new while writing up your blog post. Somethingthat will make it rock and stand out among those other resources that are available elsewhere online. For example, when I decided to write about ‘how to make money blogging’, I made sur...

Are you looking to move to managed WordPress hosting?If you’ve been using shared hosting but find it no longer powerful enough for you site, this post is for you. I’ve talked before about how shared hosting is best for a new blog. But as your blog traffic grows, you need to think about upgrading your hosting. Shared hosts can’t handle really high traffic sites, which means you’ll have to move up. All the way back in 2008, I started ShoutMeLoud on cheapshared DreamHost hosting. But as ShoutMeLoud grew, I knew I needed to upgrade my blog’s hosting to keep everything ruing smoothly. That’s why I eventually made the switch to managed WordPress hosting. I moved through a few managed hosts until ...

Do you want massive traffic on your blog? Of course! But I am sorry to say your dreams can not be a reality, As long as you just create only quality content. Don’t get me wrong. Indeed quality content is an essential power for a blog’s success but to get a quick victory you need to promote your content well. So that people know you and your work quickly. Below is the Magic 6 strategy I use to promote my content, take a look. 6 Tools to PromoteContent: A properly promoted good content can quickly come to be great content. And these 6 tools know the fact the finest. These tools are incredible on its own and highly recommended to use, to promote your content. Sumome: Sumome is a suite of smal...

When a blogger starts looking for the option to make money from their blog, the first recommendations are usuallyAdSense,Adsoptimal, CPM ads & other similar ad networks. This kind of monetization used to work well… until last year. In recent times, with the increasing adoption of ad blocker tools, using a contextual ad network is no longer an ideal choice. Many bloggers have already moved to other monetization methods such as sponsored content, affiliate marketing & putting their content behind apaywall. Most webmasters, when theythink of apaywall, think aboutrequiring readers to buy a monthly subscription in exchange for access to allof the website’s content. They are not wrong, bu...

When a blogger starts looking for the option to make money from their blog, the first recommendations are usuallyAdSense,Adsoptimal, CPM ads & other similar ad networks. This kind of monetization used to work well… until last year. In recent times, with the increasing adoption of ad blocker tools, using a contextual ad network is no longer an ideal choice. Many bloggers have already moved to other monetization methods such as sponsored content, affiliate marketing & putting their content behind apaywall. Most webmasters, when theythink of apaywall, think aboutrequiring readers to buy a monthly subscription in exchange for access to allof the website’s content. They are not wrong, bu...

Tweet your post multiples times! Keep tweeting your old evergreen posts! Stop your old posts from dying by resharing it on social media! These are all pieces of advice you have likely heard before in order to keep driving traffic to your old blog posts. In fact, I have written several guides myself to help you overcome “dead, old post syndrome”. Today, I have an interesting Twitter plugin to share with you which will not only drive traffic to your old posts, but doesn’t make it look like you are tweeting the same thing over. Before we move ahead, I suggest you read these few posts to master the art of overcoming“dead, old posts syndrome”: If you have already used the popular Revive Old Post...

Note: This post is a little long, but if you give me 15 minutes of your attention, I guarantee I can make your online appearance more professional. My name is Eric and I’m an editor. I’ve been a freelancer for many years working with various companies, marketplaces, students, professionals, joualists, entrepreneurs, copywriters, travel portals, bloggers, musicians, and all other facets of writers. If you’vesubmitted a post here at ShoutMeLoud, you may have had an encounter with me. Some of those encounters may have been favorable, and others, well, maybe not so much. First, let me start off by answering this question: What is an editor? Editors are essentially grammar nerds. We seek to make ...

Update: Web-push notifications arenow enabled for the Chrome browser. This article has been updated with new information. How many subscription chaels are you offering on your blog? If you haven’t already enabled themust-have subscription options, you should do that now. With recent advancements in technology, there are now a fewnew methods that you can use to notify your readers of latest posts or important updates from your blog. Today, I will be talking about PushEngage:Aweb-push notification service for WordPress. It alsosupports other platforms like e-commerce sites,BlogSpot,Joomla, Drupal, bbPress & much more. Using the PushEngage service, you give another subscription option to th...

What is SSL? SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer. It protects sensitive data between a server & a client. In simple words, the transmitted information between you anda website is encrypted & remains safe. Having an SSL is amust for those who have an e-commerce site. It not only makes your site trustworthy, using an SSL on your website is a positive search engine ranking signal. Many bloggers argue that they don’t need an SSL certificate as they are only offering information & not selling anything. This logic looks valid, butone should know that blogging is not just a hobby & people make decisions based on information they read in blogs. Using SSL encryption will prevent ...

Structuring a URL is mandatory for an enhanced user experience and search engine exposure. Online businesses are represented with the URLs so it needs to be meaningful, human readable and search engine friendly. Following are some of the tips that can help you in structuring the link addresses. 1. URLs shall be readable Use meaningful words in the URL to make it readable. Consumers are more likely to click on a website that makes sense to them. You can replace any abbreviation with words that can be a company name or a keyword for a better understanding of the visitors. 2. Eliminate IDs and numbers Eliminate the IDs, numbers, special characters and codes that are often generated by a bloggin...

A robust email subscription list is the key to any successful online business regardless of the niche you’re in. A powerful email list not only helps you get more traffic but also lets you make a stronger bond with your audience. Its ability to generate online profit effectively makes it a cardinal marketing strategy of any website. Once you have a robust list, it becomes much easier to convince your trusted audience about your products, thus making the conversion process easier. Now the biggest question comes – How do you get more subscribers? Unquestionably, professionally designed optin forms along with some enticing incentives to subscribe are essential for developing email list optins. ...

Images are essential for enhancing your blog posts. Visual content is easy to understand and also is more memorable than textual content.With the right images, your content will be more appealing. The main problem that comes with adding images to posts is finding images, even though there are hundreds of websites selling graphics (or even giving them away for free). We caot just use someone else’s images as it can create legal problems and using tools like Photoshop is not an easy task. When Istarted my blog, I started finding tools which let me create images for my posts. I had tried my hands at Photoshop and Corel Draw, but the only thing Iknow how to do is write (not draw). One day while ...