Have you ever landed on a website and left immediately because the content wasn’t quite what you were expecting? When it comes to your website, great content is super important. A website without content is just taking up space. In this post, I’m going to give you tips and tricks on how to create content that’ll make your visitors stay for more. Let’s get started.
Know Your Audience
First things first, you need to know who you’re creating content for. Are they millennials? Gen Z? Baby boomers? What are their interests? What are their pain points? What are they looking for? Understanding your audience is crucial for creating content that’ll resonate with them. So, do your research, ma’am! Check out social media platforms, forums, and surveys to get a better understanding of your audience.
Create Engaging Headlines
Your headline is the first thing your visitors will see, and trust me, first impressions are everything! So, make sure your headline is catchy and grabs attention. Use powerful words, questions, or numbers to make your headline stand out. And most importantly, make sure your headline is relevant to your content.
Tell a Story
People love stories! So, why not use storytelling to engage your audience? Share personal experiences, anecdotes, or case studies to make your content more relatable and memorable. But don’t just tell any story, make sure it’s relevant to your topic and provides value to your audience.
Keep it Simple and Clear
Ain’t nobody got time for complicated and confusing content! Keep your content simple and clear. Use short paragraphs, bullet points, and headings to make your content easy to read and digest. And most importantly, use plain language that your audience can understand.
Add Visuals
Visuals are everything! They not only make your content more appealing but also help to convey your message. You can use Canva to create graphics easily. Use images, videos, infographics, or GIFs to make your content more engaging and shareable.
End with a Call-to-Action
Last but not least, end your content with a call-to-action (CTA). A CTA tells your visitors what to do next, whether it’s subscribing to your newsletter, leaving a comment, or buying your product. Make your CTA clear, specific, and relevant to your content.
There you have it! Six tips on how to create great content for your website. Remember, creating great content takes time and effort, but it’s worth it. By following these tips, you’ll be able to create content that’ll make your visitors stay for more. Contact me if you need some help creating great content.
Grammarly is a free, browser-based tool that checks your writing for grammar, spelling, and punctuation mistakes. It also highlights issues like passive voice, overuse of adverbs, and more. If you’re looking to make sure your writing is on point before sending it off in an email or posting on social media, this is a must-have tool.
The Hemingway app helps you write clearer by identifying the most complex parts of your text. It does this by highlighting words that are hard to read (like long sentences) in red, so you know exactly where to focus your attention as you revise. If you’re struggling with making your writing easy to read and understand, this app will definitely come in handy!
Wordcounter is another free tool that helps you streamline your writing by showing you how many words are being used in each paragraph of your text. This is another great way to avoid filler words like “very” or “really” because they can add unnecessary bulk to your prose without adding any real impact. You can also use this tool to see how many times certain keywords appear throughout the document – this can be helpful if you want to make sure that certain topics are being mentioned at appropriate times throughout each piece of content (such as search engine optimization).
I hope this helps you guys out and saves you a bit of time. Now go get to writing and make the world a more interesting place.
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So you’ve decided that you want to start a blog. But you’re not sure of the how. You don’t need a large budget to create a blog. You can get started for under $100.
Today I’m going to show you how to start a blog using WordPress. If you’re ready to create your WordPress blog, click here to start , thenkeep reading, and follow the steps!
Before you can start creating blog posts and content, you must first register your domain name with a reliable host. It’s a simple process if you follow the steps in this tutorial.
Bluehost is the perfect place to start a website. They offer a free domain name and make it easy to install WordPress. So let’s move forward with getting you setup with hosting.
Use this link to get our latest Bluehost discounts updated daily, including a free domain (in your first year).
You’ll know you’re in the right place if you see this picture below:
Click on “Get Started” so you can go to the next step, which is step 2.
Click on Choose Plan and it will take you about halfway down the page. Nice work.
Step 2: Choose Your Hosting Plan
Note: What is your website’s goal?
Are you building a small blog website or a large blog with multiple authors? I like to encourage my clients to start small and grow as they go.
For this Bluehost WordPress install, we’ll opt for the “Basic plan” shared hosting plan which is highlighted in red below.
If you’re curious about shared hosting (a.k.a shared server) it’s the most commonly used and most affordable option for beginners.
When we sign up for one of Bluehost’s shared hosting plans, we won’t have to worry about any techie stuff, unless you want to.
Step 3: Grab Your Domain Name
After selecting your plan, the next step presented to you is to set up a domain which is also your website’s address.
If you have one in mind already, that’s awesome! If not, no worries… I’ve got some hints and suggestions for you below.
To reinforce what you’re probably already thinking:
Your domain should be as short and simple. Two words are BEST: think “FaceBook, YouTube, NetFlix, LaneBryant, BestBuy, etc. Still, stuck? Follow these basic domain name DOs and DON’Ts:
Always keep it short and simple
No hyphens dashes or symbols
Firstnamelastname.com is always good
1-2 keywords will help you rank in Google
.com is the most recognizable and profitable
If you already have a domain name you previously registered, just enter it in the “Use a domain you own” box.
Step 4: Fill on Your Basic Details
The next step in our register your domain with Bluehost tutorial is simply to fill in the basic required information. The information you’ll need to provide is your first name, last name, country, street address, city, state (if applicable), zip code, phone number, and email address.
Please note that details and receipt for your installation will be sent to the email address you provide.
You don’t need to enter a business name.
Step 5: Check Your Package Information and Package Extras then Finish the Registration
The next step is to scroll down and check your package information. I recommend signing up for 12 months. Do take a look at the add-ons that are included by default. You can uncheck all of them if you’d like (I recommend unchecking all of them).
Here’s what to consider:
Domain Privacy Protection: Costs $0.99/month (billed annually at $11.88). Adding Domain Privacy + Protection masks your personal information from the whois database, which is publicly visible to anyone on the internet. Easily protect your personal contact information from marketers, spammers, and unwanted solicitation by adding Domain Privacy + Protection.
SiteLock Security: Costs $1.99/mo (billed annually at $23.88) SiteLock automatically scans your website for malware to ensure they are not being blocked or spammed. Verifies your email address, phone number, and physical address for customers if you plan to create an eCommerce website.
CodeGuard Basic: Costs $2.99/mo (billed to the end of your hosting term). This lets you back up your site regularly, basically making it easy to revert back to a previous save if you make a mistake.
Bluehost SEO Tools Start: This feature runs you an extra $2.99/mo (billed annually at $23.88/hr). Bluehost says this tool will help with your Search rankings aka make you rank higher in Google.
1 Office 365 Mailbox: This package extra comes free for 30 days, but we all know how free trials work. It’s a reliable and safe email provided by Microsoft.
Each one of these extras can be set up for free using a plugin or workaround. For example, you can accomplish what Bluehost SEO Tools Start gets you by installing Yoast SEO for free, which is what most WordPress sites use. If you have questions, I’d be more than happy to explain in greater detail later.
Take note that the amount you’ll be charged will be billed annually. You might be surprised that your monthly cost of for example $3.95 is already discounted, this price already reflects a discount.
Step 6: Getting The Best Bluehost Discount / Coupon for this Bluehost WordPress Install?
Need another discount? Well, Bluehost has actually never offered coupon codes, but that I like to find ways to get a better discount. If you want the discount, you can move your mouse to the edge of the screen and see if Bluehost will show you the “before you go” discount. Like this:
Click Claim Savings and you’ll get an additional discount!
Read the fine print at Bluehost before making your final decision.
Bluehost has a 30-day money-back guarantee so you can get your money back if you don’t like your website. But this doesn’t apply to the domain name. So while you get a free domain at Bluehost, if you do cancel the hosting, they will deduct the cost of your domain name from your reimbursement.
Once you’ve completed setup (click Submit) then you should see nice confirmation page:
Click on Create Account, and your next steps are pretty simple.
Congrats, you are now a member of Bluehost and are ready to install WordPress and start blogging.
Step 7: Now it’s time to login and install WordPress. Use your domain and password that you created in the previous steps.
Step 8: Enter your desired name and tagline. Click the section that asks you if you want to start a blog. Click continue.
Step 9: Select the options that best suit your blog needs.
Step 10: Select your theme.
Step 11: Congrats! You’ve officially set-up your WordPress blog.
You should now see cpanel section of your site. You can use the checklist as a guide to complete your blog set-up. Click on the WordPress button to be taken to your WordPress dashboard where you can start creating blog posts.
Step 12: Hello WordPress!
This is your WordPress dashboard. This is where you can create your blog posts, add new pages to your blog/website. Click the add post button to create your first post.
That’s it! You are now ready to start blogging. I hope that this tutorial was easy to follow. In the next tutorial, I will be teaching you how to create SEO-friendly blog posts. If you have any questions on how to start a blog, do not hesitate to contact me 🙂
