Q: <strong>What is On Page SEO</strong>

On Page SEO: Working on your on page SEO means you’re structuring your blog posts correctly to provide a good user experience. This includes using H2 and H3 headings, bullet points where applicable and easy to read paragraphs. You can see more tips for on page SEO here.

Q: <strong>What are Backlinks?</strong>

Backlinks: These are links from other websites that link to your blog. When a high authority site, for example Forbes.com , links to your blog post, it sends Google a signal that your content is valuable. The more backlinks you get from larger sites, the more authoritative your blog becomes and the higher your blog posts will rank.

Question 1

What is On Page SEO

Accepted Answer

On Page SEO: Working on your on page SEO means you’re structuring your blog posts correctly to provide a good user experience. This includes using H2 and H3 headings, bullet points where applicable and easy to read paragraphs. You can see more tips for on page SEO here.

Question 2

What are Backlinks?

Accepted Answer

Backlinks: These are links from other websites that link to your blog. When a high authority site, for example Forbes.com, links to your blog post, it sends Google a signal that your content is valuable. The more backlinks you get from larger sites, the more authoritative your blog becomes and the higher your blog posts will rank.

Question 3

How Much Does it Cost to Start a Blog?

Accepted Answer

Blogging is hands down one of the most inexpensive side hustles to start. Basically, all you need is a website and a good internet connection. Of course you can get fancy and pay for an expensive theme and logo, use super advanced tools or pay $5,000 for someone to design your website for you. But really, you don’t need any of that when you’re just staring.

The only expense you have to pay for when you’re just starting a blog is a good host. A host is a company that manages the servers (computers) to store all of your blog files (pictures, posts, etc) and makes them available online. In short, it’s a computer that’s always connected to the internet. And on this computer, aka server, lives your blog files.

To host your files on this computer that’s always on and connected to the internet, costs less than a cup of Starbucks coffee per month. For less than $3 per month, you can have a blog that is accessible by the entire world!

Starting a brick and mortar store would cost thousands per month in just rent alone, and you’ll only have access to the hundred or so people that walk by your store each day.

The essential tools you need to start a blog:

Good Host – less than $5 per month
Internet Connection
Dedication

Fancy tools you can get later as your blog grows:

Professional Theme ($50 – $250)
Email Marketing ($10+ per month)
Shopping Cart ($9+ per month)
Online Course Hosting ($30+ per month)
Membership ($10+ per month)
Premium Plugins

You can grow a money making blog without fancy tools. With the essential tools I listed above, you can easily grow your blog to $1,000 per month and then look into more advanced tools when you’re ready.

Question 4

Examples of Successful Blogs

Accepted Answer

<ul><li><a href="https://www.startamomblog.com/what-is-a-lifestyle-blog/">Lifestyle Blogs</a></li><li><a href="https://www.startamomblog.com/blogs-for-women/">Blogs for Women</a></li><li><a href="https://www.startamomblog.com/start-art-blog/">Art Blog</a></li><li><a href="https://www.startamomblog.com/how-to-make-money-with-a-photography-blog/">Photography Blog</a></li><li><a href="https://www.startamomblog.com/make-money-mom-fitness-blog/">Fitness Blog</a></li><li><a href="https://www.startamomblog.com/kids-activity-blogs/">Kids Activity Blog</a></li><li><a href="https://www.startamomblog.com/how-to-start-make-money-with-kids-activity-blog/">Kids Craft Blog</a></li><li><a href="https://www.startamomblog.com/homeschool-blog/">Homeschooling Blog</a></li><li><a href="https://www.startamomblog.com/blog-make-money-direct-sales-business/">Direct Sales Blog</a></li><li><a href="https://www.startamomblog.com/how-to-make-money-with-a-mom-fashion-blog/">Fashion Blog</a></li><li><a href="https://www.startamomblog.com/how-to-make-money-as-a-stay-at-home-mom-ideas/">Ideas to Make Money as a Stay at Home Mom</a></li></ul>

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How to Start a Blog and Make Money UPDATED

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