Recently, I did a presentation in my Organizational Communication class on the topic – Why students should start a blog! I have uploaded the presentation for your convenience. However, the slides contain more images than data since I enjoy speaking out the data . I hope you find it useful because the 6 reasons I am going to provide are the actual reasons that made me start my very first blog then the second, third and so on. So without any further ado, I present to you my awesome creation 1. Learn through Teaching When it comes to University classes, I sometimes feel that even though I am taking a class which actually interests me and is pretty good, I don’t learn what I really thought I would or should have. I can bet that a lot of students can connect with this. Now the fact is, by blogging you can actually assign any topics that you want to learn [...]
6 Reasons Why Every College Student Should Start a Blog!
7 Quick and Effective Ways to Grow your Email List
The money is in the list! You have probably heard this ton of time and yet a lot fail to understand the value of list building. Whether you run a small business or large, email marketing can skyrocket your sales and make you money unlike any other methods. If you are not capturing leads from the very first day then it’s about time that you start doing it. I recommend Aweber and MailChimp for managing email marketing campaigns. 7 Quick Ways to Grow your Email List 1. Best way to get subscribers is to offer something valuable for free. You can offer almost anything. Create an e-book or blueprint and throw it in. You can also offer PLR content and tools. There are ton of freebies that you can offer but I suggest that you offer something that will add value and earn you respect. Don’t just throw in any random stuff that is not relevant. 2. An e-course is [...]
Did You Create Your Ads or Sales Emails for this Holiday Season
Hey guys, just a quick reminder that holiday season is around the corner and most of you should know that this is the best time of the year to make some good money. Whether you are a consumer or a marketer, you definitely want to make the best out of this season. If you are a consumer, you would want the best deals and if you are a marketer or a retailer then you would want to make ton of sales. Black Friday is round the corner and then follows Cyber Monday. Christmas and Back to School is also on the list. So, did you create your ads or sales emails? If not then this is the best time to start your campaigns. I thought it would be interesting if I post some info-graphics to demonstrate and compare sales made during this season. Check it out below… As you can see, people love shopping on black Friday. The day after [...]
Got hacked? Blame it on your web hosting, NOT!
Getting hacked these days is very common; especially when you decide to choose a bad hosting company to host your most precious stuff. But, can you always blame it all on the hosting? My blogs were hacked a few times in the past. Recently, I had some issues with my websites hosted on JustHost as they were hacked and suspended and that is why I am writing this post today to share my experience, thought and tips to protect your blog from hackers. Before you proceed, please note that there might be affiliate links on this post pointing to my favorite hosting . However, this has nothing to do with the purpose of this post. All the opinions expressed here are mine and they are based on experience. I hope you have something good to take away as always. Recently, my account at JustHost got suspended. Before I continue, let me remind you that my account was also suspended once [...]