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         <title>Smart Ways to Build a Popular Blog</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Starting a blog is easy; what is more challenging is sustaining the blog with a valuable content, how to get your audience’s attention, and how to increase your blog site ranking on search engine. <br><br></div><div>If you are starting a new career being a professional blogger but do not know what to do, this article will help you <a href="http://howtostartablog.com/">how to build yourself a blog</a>. <br><br></div><div><strong>1.    Choose your </strong><a href="http://www.w3schools.com/html/"><strong>blogging</strong></a><strong> platform, the domain name, and your web host<br></strong><br></div><div><strong>Blogging platform<br></strong><br></div><div>A blogging platform is a service or software that any blogger can use to create a blog content and be able to publish it online. Also, it is a website management that allows you to create a blog site with designs and themes, and create a valuable content with added features. Here are some of popular and trusted blogging platform that you should know:<br><br></div><div>1.    WordPress<br> 2.    Wix<br> 3.    Blogger<br> 4.    Tumblr<br>   <br><br></div><div><strong>Domain name<br></strong><br></div><div>Another essential thing that you need to do is to <a href="http://www.codecademy.com/learn/web">learn how</a> to create a smart domain name. Creating domain names are crucial to all blogging processes; since it is used to access the web page, the web owner should own a smart web address that will enable the web user to easily access the blog site. Here are some helpful insights on how to create a smart domain name:<br><br></div><div>•    Make it short<br> •    Use a relevant keyword that will identify your niche<br> •    Avoid adding characters and numbers<br> •    Avoid using confusing names<br> •    Make it easy to remember<br><br></div><div>Here are some reliable web hosts where you can register your domain names:<br><br></div><div>1.    Namecheap<br> 2.    BlueHost<br> 3.    GoDaddy<br> 4.    Hover<br> 5.    Gandi<br><br></div><div><strong>Web Host<br></strong><br></div><div>Web hosts are service providers for web hosting, which stores and manages the website to make it accessible to the internet. Choosing the right web host is essential in blogging; it can affect not only your blog site’s performance but it can also affect your search engine rank. So, here are the top and reliable web hosts that you can choose from:<br><br></div><div>1.    BlueHost<br> 2.    HostGator<br> 3.    GoDaddy<br> 4.    DreamHost<br> 5.    SiteGround<br><br></div><div><strong>2.    Design your blog site accordingly<br></strong><br></div><div>To increase your audience and to improve traffic, you have to design your blog site accordingly. There are plug-ins and other features that your blogging platform offers; for instance, if you want to increase your audience by adding comment options, you have to choose a platform that offers as such.<br><br></div><div><strong>3.    Write a valuable content<br></strong><br></div><div>One of the essential and crucial parts in blog writing is creating valuable content and be consistent about it. If you want to increase traffic or increase your SEO rank, you have to sustain your blog site with valuable content on a regular basis. <br><br></div><div><strong>Final Thoughts<br></strong><br></div><div>Creating a blog is easy, but sustaining it with valuable content regularly is one of the most challenging parts of blog writing, especially if there are several factors that stop you from being consistent.<br><br></div><div>If you want to become a successful blog writer, you have to be determined, consistent, knowledgeable, and patient. </div>]]></description>
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