Must Read - Must Have For Blog’s Design 

So when someone visit you blog. Theme or design is the first thing which he saw. Later he reads your blog and make his mind about your content. For every blogger or small entrepreneur it is important to have a decent design of the blog/website. So today we are going to provide you some strong reasons on why you should use premium WordPress theme ?  So let’s get started.

Why You Should Use Premium WordPress Theme ?

There are some basic yet important point which must be considered before installing any theme on your blog.

Easy to Customize 

Premium themes has many options . If you want to add some functionality to your blog/site you can do it without any other hard-work. They have pre-defined option which are meant for further customization. You can customize you blog easily.

You can change the color scheme of your blog. You can change the color of the background, tweak with the menus , arrange the icon menus and much more things. These functionality will only be available on the premium themes. This is the number 1 reason for why you should use premium WordPress theme.

Support

If you purchased the premium theme, you received premium support which depends on you theme pack. In most of the cases if you purchase theme for business purpose then you got lifetime support from the theme company. Which is really cool, if you have any trouble regarding to your theme . You don’t have to worry , you can contact the theme professionals ans they will sort out your problem.
Better Security 

Choosing premium theme can bring better and hard security for you blog/website. These theme are secured and less vulnerable and hackers found it hard to hack in these themes.

This is the most recommended reason for why you should use premium WordPress theme ? Free theme are good but as they are free. They are not secure and not recommended for use. Beside premium themes are created by the professionals and they cross checked for every possible security holes and make them less vulnerable .

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Cool Interface 

I have mentioned earlier and would like to remind you again that “ First impression is the last impression ” . Using premium theme can give that premium look to your blog.

Interface is really nice, You can create a dynamic website with the use of premium theme. There are lots of variety of fonts, skin colors, background colors and you can even choose custom background.

SEO 

Premium theme have addition SEO options , well we all know that WordPress is really SEO friendly and there are thousands of plugins which can be used to enhance the SEO performance of the WordPress blog.

Just like plugins, some premium theme also have better  SEO option. Thesis theme is well known for its SEO qualities. This theme is highly optimized for SEO. You can purchase thesis theme in just $80 which is fairly nice.

These were the top reasons for why you should use premium WordPress theme ? Do share your view about the post. Let us know what do you think of this post ? You can subscribe to our daily e-mail newsletter and receive latest news updates right in you inbox. We respect you email privacy 

This company was established in the 2010 and in the short span of time it stand out of the crowd. They have many offer which are specially created according to the India market. In this post I am going to share an offer in which you got big rock free hosting ( shared hosting )

Big Rock Free Hosting

This is my first post when I am actually sharing any promo or offer regarding to the hosting and blogging. If you starting a new blog we would like to recommend you using bigrock as this company fits in budget and you don’t have to pay extra money.  There are sharing hosting,  Specialized hosting where you can purchase the hosting for your CMS. If you want to start a eCommerce site they have specialized hosting for that too.

Shared hosting is best for newbie in blogging. Here are some cool feature of Big rock which you don’t want to miss.

• Unlimited hosting
• Unlimited bandwidth
• Unlimited storage
• Free primary domain renewal
• 24*7 tech support (Chat, Email, Phone, Twitter)
• One click WordPress installation

They have three types of shared hosting plan . ( Linux Shared Hosting )

Advanced Plan – Single Domain

Business Plan – 3 Domains

Pro Plan – Unlimited Domains

Today Bigrock shared a offer , in which you got Shared  Hosting for one month. If you like their service you can later continue after paying amount. You can choose from Linux or Windows premium hosting. They are offering both service for free.

Big Rock Free Hosting

This service is only valid from 18th April to 19th April . So hurry up and don’t miss your chance to grab a amazing hosting plan.  If you have any doubt or queries regarding to the post please feel free to ask. You can leave a comment below and we would love to answer them . For more related updates like this , you can subscribe to our E-mail Newsletter .

Using social bookmarking sites can get many things. Lets take a quick look

Traffic

Social bookmarking sites can drive decent number of traffic to your blog/website. My one post on stumble upon got viral and the single post was shared about 10k. That was pretty amazing.

It is the best way to receive referral traffic with targeted users.

Backlink

Beside traffic social bookmarking is the great way to create back links. Having backlinks with these kind of site will help you gain so much value. You Alexa would be increased, higher search engine raking and beside that free traffic.

We all know that, how important to build back link is ? There are many social bookmarking sites but today we are going to share some of the best dofollow sites which will drive good number of traffic to your blog.

Traffic is one thing but if you are actually using these sites it can get you better Page Rank.  Having good pagerank will help determine the site’s value. Sites with high PR often treated as premium and genuine.

Social Bookmarking Sites

1-Pinterest 

Link - Here 

Visitors - 85,500,000

PR – 8

2- Reddit 

Link – Here 

Visitors - 16,000,000

PR – 8

3-Delicious 

Link - Here

Visitors - 5,500,000

PR- 8

4- Slashdot 

Link – Here

Visitors - 1,700,000

PR – 8

5- Folkd

Link – Here

Visitors – 1,200,000

PR – 6

6- BizSugar 

Link – Here

Visitors – 900,000

PR – 6

7- Blinklist

Link – Here

Visitors - 1,300,000

PR – 6
All the sites which I have mentioned are best social bookmarking sites. Digg is a nice site but I didn’t mentioned because in the new layout they have removed the dofollow attribute. Now digg is a no follow site. Which you don’t have any use. You can’t get a backlink but you can get traffic.

Do share what do you think of this post and Which social bookmarking site do you use for promotion and publicity .

But despite that 97% blogs are failed to represent themselves. It is hard to believe but it is true. You create content and people are coming on your blog. That means there are only 3 % blogs that are actually successful. But here comes the question why blogs fail ? In this post we are going to discuss about the main key points which are responsible for your blog .

Why Blogs Fail

Content 

There is a saying “do what you love, love what you do” Well it is actually applicable on blogging. You content is something which is going to be shared by the readers. People find hard to decide where they want to go. If you are really good at something you can actually write about it.

Initially I want to make a blog about hacking , tips and tricks but later I found out that I am really not interested in that. You must choose the best niche for your blog. If you are really good in relationship stuff you can even make a blog on it , It would be a wise choice and it will work fine. Switching niche again and again can lead your blog to the end.

You will end up your blogging without even getting sufficient result from it. You must choose the niche which you are interested in , and you think you can do better in it.

Promotion 

If you starting your blog you must consider this point seriously . Most of bloggers just create large number of valuable post . They are bogging daily . You might get some organic traffic but it is not helpful if you have small blog. They totally left promotion behind. It is really important to share what you have written.

It is like you are studying really hard but don’t want to give the semester exams. Without promotion blogging has nothing and people are not knowing about you.  Content is the king but sharing is also important in this.

Consistency

Blog need consistency, if you want to become a successful blogger. You must follow this rule, you can take the example of many successful blog. They and very consistence . They post a decent number of article everyday on their blogs.

If you blog is dead for too many days , you will start to loose many traffic. People love updated blogs (regularly updated blogs ). They are coming to your blog, because they are hoping that you must have shared something more informative. So don’t let your readers down and share content on the regular basis.

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Expectations 

This is the main point for why blog fails ? People start blogging with many expectations. They think that they will blog for 2-3 months and will become quick rich. But one should always remember that it is all about hard work and dedication. If you are ok with above three points then my friend there is a chance you blog might survive.

Many people think that Blogging is all about money, they will get quick rich. But that’s not gonna happen. This doesn’t mean that you can not make money through blogging . You have to put significant amount of effort and hard work. If you have some goals in your mind regarding to your blog. You must put the efforts. This is the only way to get succeed in blogging.

That is the reason why blogs fail ? Follow the steps in order to become a successful  blogger and stand out of the crowd. Tell us what do you think about the post and do share your review about the topic.

Guest blogging is when you contribute to other blogs in order to get a dofollow backlink to your blog. It can bring you targeted traffic as well it will promote your blog too. Making guest post and accepting guest post on your blog both can increase the user integration on your blog. If you are a newbie I would like to recommend you to consider it as an important step.

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This post is about becoming a pro guest blogger , as I always told to my visitors that no one get success over night. You have to give your effort and result will come to you. Follow the easy guide lines and become the most wanted pro guest blogger 

Right Place 

Well it is the first and foremost thing, What is your niche and where you want to start. I would like to recommend you to start form small and proceed further to target big sites. Do some research on the blogs where you want to guest post, spend some time and do your home work. Always post content relevant to the blog topic

Irrelevant content might lead your post to the deletion and its pretty demotivating. So start with the right content on the right place.

Your Identity 

Most of the time people like to hide themselves and don’t want to reveal them. If you are a that kind of person then my friend I am sorry guest blogging is not for you. They must whom they talking to ? Who is the person behind it?

You identity is very important , Guest blogging can help you build a strong name for you and your blog as well. Introduce your self to the other blogs and always use right information. People like real and you are real

Content

This is the most important thing about guest blogging . You must be consider this point seriously if you want to become a pro guest blogger. Content is the king we all know that . So if you familiar with this saying why don’t you implement that.

People love content which is unique and information. Always try to come up with something new and unique, save the best content for guest blogging and contribute this content to other blogs. When people read those kind of post they will surely be checking your blog too.

 Grammer  or Grammar 

This mistake is often made by the guest bloggers. You must pay attention to the grammar of your post. This small mistakes can made bad effect on the readers of your post . Avoid those kind of mistake.

When you done writing your post, read your post twice , thrice to check weather it is correct or not. Use simple English don’t make it too complicated.

Post Process 

When you post being published on the other blog, now it is time  for some promotion. Promote you guest post on social media sites like twitter, pinterest . You can even share your post with your friends on the Facebook. If you are receiving comments on your post you better answer them.

Take the responsibility , If you read T&C of guest blogging. It is mentioned that one should answer the comments on his post. It will create a relationship with your reader. You have better chance to drive more targeted traffic on your site. It is the last guideline which you must follow if you want to become the pro guest blogger.

Use these tips and see the change by yourself. Do share your review about this post via comments below.

If you are a newbie you must consider them and follow them in order to keep your blog running safe.

First thing first, When you installed the WordPress ( manual / software ) you must have asked for choosing a user name. Here many people made big mistake and keep the user name as it is. ADMIN well hackers can easily judge this and can get into your blog. If you have user name like that you must change it.

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Using a difficult user name would actually create big mess for hackers to hack into your blog.  I know you must have heard this tips a thousand time but I would like to remind you again that use a strong password which is Alpha + Numeric . You can use password generator for creating the strong password.

Upgrading 

This is another a great WordPress security tip. You must upgrade your blog on regular basis. Whenever there is the new version of the WordPress upgrade it. Plugins needs to be updated on time.

Upgrade are meant for increasing the strength and security. Hackers can find the backdoor and can easily get in to it, if you are not upgrading it . So always stay upgraded

Backup 

Well you are doing everything right, you upgraded to the latest version, you are up and running. But as mentioned earlier nothing is 100% hack proof or safe. It is very important , you must backup your blog on regular basis. I like to do this by manual methods and it is really easy.

If you are lazy :p you can alternatively use plugins which will do all the work for you. They will take the backup whenever new post or changes were made. If you use dropbox you can have all the backup files there using a simple plugin called WordPress Backup to Dropbox

WP-DB-Backup

WordPress Backup to Dropbox

Other Stuff 

WordPress always update there user with rich information about thing which is related to security, publishing, writing and so on. You can harden the security of your blog using the official documentation of the WordPress blog.

LINK

Important Plugins 

There are some essential plugin for your WordPress which you might need in order to keep your blog safe and secure.

Akismet 

Akismet is a great plugin and can make your blog spam proof. It simply detects and stops the spams which you receive on the comment section. It is pre-loaded with WordPress so you must know how important it is.

BulletProof Security

This plugin is also great when it comes to the security of your blog. It simply check for the vulnerabilities , back doors and security holes . It protects your blog against against XSS, RFI, CRLF, CSRF, Base64, Code Injection and SQL Injection hacking attempts.
Using these simple steps you can increase the WordPress Security. Let us know what do you think about this tutorial ?

Different username can add some plus points to the WordPress security .  Changing the WordPress default username is not possible through the dashboard. But today we are going to share the easiest way to change the WordPress default username. It is very easy and will take about 5 minutes.

Easiest Way To Change the WordPress Default Username 

For changing the username of the blog, there are basically two ways which can be used. You can use phpmyadmin (database) or via installing the plugin.

Using phpmyadmin

This is the simplest method for changing the default WordPress username. We are going to list it step by step.

• Log-in into your WordPress blog’s cpanel and scroll all the way down to the database and click on the phpmyadmin 

• When you click on phpMyAdmin a new window will open where all the databases would be listed. Next step is to open the click on the database of your WordPress blog/website. 

• When you click on the database new page will appear with all the tables of your blog. Now see the table wp_users and click on that 

• If you have a multiauthor blog this table will show all the users registered on your blog/website. There would be user_login, user_pass and user_nickname. Now Click on the edit . ( Edit the Admin user ) 

• New page will appear , where you can edit the user name. Just enter your desired user name in the user_login field and click go. That’s it . You are done. 

You are done. This is easiest way to change the WordPress default username using the phpMyAdmin . You can also do this via using plugins. There are lots of plugins

Using Plugins

We are going to list basically three plugins which are trusted and being tested by us. They can change your username on the go. Although they method is above but in this case you are doing it with the help of plugin

Admin username changer

WP-Optimize

WPVN-Username Changer

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This is how you can change the default WordPress username. It is good for your blog and prevent it from WordPress Hacking. If you have any doubt or any question regarding to this topic , feel free to ask via comments below. You can subscribe to our daily newsletter for regular tech updates.

But while using WordPress it cause a problem while we try to interlink the post. When we publish it , the site send the ping to its own domain. This self ping is appeared in comments area , It could suck badly sometimes and many people don’t seems to find it useful.

It could be an issue because it cluttered our comment area and might increase the size of the particular page, which can cause the slow speed. Well so how can we get rid of the WordPress self ping ? You can get rid of WordPress self  ping using the simple methods listed below.

WordPress Self Ping. How To Stop Them ? 

Using Plugins 

You can get rid of self pings via using plugins which is really easy way. There basically two plugins which can help you to stop those pings you get. Whenever you interlink you post for better SEO and good reader experience.

No Self Pings

No self pings is specially designed to stop the ping on your blog. It does not require any costume modification. You can just install the plugin > activate it and you are ready to get rid of them.  This plugin disables the intra-blog pinging.

Disabler

Disabler is multi-purpose kind of plugin which can help you in self pinging also. You can use this plugin to trigger on-off many of the WordPress core functionality. Like Self pings, Auto save, post revisions, disable paragraphs.
Beside using many plugins you can use all in one plugin.

Using Code 

You can do it without installing any plugin to your WordPress blog. All you have to do is just paste the following code in the theme’s function.php

//remove pings to self
function no_self_ping( &$links ) {
    $home = get_option( 'home' );
    foreach ( $links as $l => $link )
        if ( 0 === strpos( $link, $home ) )
            unset($links[$l]);
}
add_action( 'pre_ping', 'no_self_ping' );

This code is simply triggers the function and send the acknowledged to stop the self pings. No self ping plugin uses this code function for the whole operation. WordPress self ping can be stopped using these methods. You can use either one for better results. For more related updates you can subscriber to our daily newsletter.

There are plenty of free and paid theme which will make your appearance really nice. Today I am going to share top 10 free WordPress plugins that you must try. Plugins are another major element of your blog. They will help you in keeping your blog safe, secure and  stylish which will lead to more targeted traffic. All the plugins which are going to be mentioned here are free. Earlier I have shared many articles which are related to SEO plugins and Social media plugins. So let’s get started.

Top 10 Free WordPress Plugins

Facebook Comments 

Facebook is the #1 social network in the world and 7 out of 10 person uses Facebook. Comment system on WordPress isn’t that good and many people do this for spam purposes. Well you can install Facebook comments which will add  advanced functionality to your site and you don’t have to worry about the spam anymore. This plugin can be installed in minute and will work absolutely fine.

CommentLuv

Comment luv is another great tool for comment purpose on your blog. It could be the best reward a reader can get from your site. This plugin adds a back link to the readers site. There free and premium both type of plugin. If you want to increase your site traffic ( targeted traffic ) you must try this plugin.

WordPress Audio Player

If your site content is regarding to music and sound , then you must have this plugin. It will simply covert your uploaded mp3 file and will give you the nice player which you can embed in your post.  You can customise the player’s colour scheme to match your .

Ultimate Nofollow

Ultimate no follow is a very useful plugin and you must have it. It will ask you to add nofollow tags where it is necessary. This plugins works at a glance. Adds a check box in the insert link pop-up box for including rel=”nofollow” in links as you create them; as well as other tools that provides. No follow is really good if you want your site to be good in Google Panda and Google penguin parameters.

SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam

SI CAPTCHA is another exciting plugin in the  top 10 free WordPress Plugins, you must try. It will keep your blog spam free, Although there is Akismet plugin to fight with the spam but it will simply add a anti spam box in comment , registration and login form. It is most widely used by the WordPress users in order to keep their blog spam free.

WP Touch 

WP touch is a very productive plugin for your WordPress blog. It will convert you current blog and make it mobile friendly. This will amazingly optimize your blog for Apple iPhone and iPod touch. This plugin is free and always will be.

WP About Author

 Although WordPress already have an author box and if you want to display your image use same email which you have used to make account on Gravatar. Beside that WP about author can add very simple yet effective author box at the end of each post. You can customize it according to your need. You can change background color with easy to use color picker. You can also display text links or icons to a users social media profiles.

Thank Me Later

If you care about your blog readers then you must install this plugin right away. This plugin will send an email to the person who made a comment on your blog post first time. It is the way of saying to your reader that you care and you are thanking him for commenting on the blog. It will make a good impression on the readers and they will surely be return to your blog.

Share Buttons By Add This

You must have good sharing options on your blog. People come to read and learn something new on your blog. If they found something interesting they will surely be share that with their friends and family. Share buttons is all you need , they are being developed by add this.

Subscribe / Connect / Follow Widget

This plugin provides a widget that displays image links (icon buttons) to various subscription services and social networking sites in your sidebar. This plugin will help in getting more targeted people and you can build a stronger community with them

Bonus 

SEO Friendly Images

For better SEO you must look upon the every aspect of blog post. Weather it is about on page SEO or the keywords you are using everything is important. Optimize images for better SEO is also important. We can add keywords in alt tags and title tags , but sometimes people found it boring and they didn’t pay attention to it. Well for the situations like this SEO friendly images can help you. It will automatically adds the title and alt tags to the images on your blog post. You must not give it a try, you better install it

These were top 10 free WordPress plugins so far , which definitely worth trying. Some of them are really productive and are currently being used by the Aimzo . Let us know what do think about these plugins, Do share which plugins are your favorite and you must often use on your blog .

If you can do these things you will be able to get targeted traffic and more value to you blog. You blog will rise as a brand name and people will start to love it.  So let’s get started and take a look on some of the basic parameters which are responsible for successful blog promotion.

How To Promote Your Blog 

There are many ways free and paid but today we are basically focusing on  the free methods which are really effective.

Email

Well email is something we use on the daily basis , here you can take advantage of email and can drive traffic to your blog. You must create a email signature and you must have the link of your blog in the email  you sending.

You can create a HTML email signature and add it in the end of every email you are sending to someone. It will make a good impression on the person who’s receiving the email and this method could help you in some promotion stuff.

Communities 

You can take help of professional communities to promote your blog. There are hundreds of community which could help you to bring brand value and traffic to your blog.

• Blog Engage 
• Gather 
• Blogger Luv

These are some communities which could help you to create a brand value and in the promotion.  You can join forums which can also drive traffic to your site. Digital Point is the example of webmaster and technology forum and many bloggers uses it.

Comments 

Commenting on other blogs can help you in link building and drive targeted traffic to your blog. People always love to be asked and appreciated. So always appreciate other blogger via commenting on their blog post. Our motive is not only building, we are building relationship with other blogger and hence we are also inviting them to read our blog.

So it is always necessary to maintain a good relationship with blogger of your niche , appreciate them. Comments are the fast and easy methods of creating backlinks.

If you receive comments on your blog, then be respectful and thank your readers. Talk to them, try to create a friendly environment around your blog.

Guest Blogging

If you still have the same question how to promote your blog ? This point is the answer to all of your question regarding to promotion. Blogging has many aspects and guest blogging is one of them. If you want to drive huge amount of traffic and looking for good targeted referral  traffic. Guest blogging can help you with this

It will help you to create a brand name and site authority among your readers . You can have high traffic on your blog. But there are some guidelines for being a good guest blogger. Always try to be original and always provide quality content. If they liking your post on other blog. They will surely be come to check your  blog too.

Social Media 

This is the last but not the least point on How to promote you blog ? Well we know how important social media is ? almost every blogger gives you the suggestion to promote you blog on social media site. It is important and you must pay attention to it. Create a page of your blog on social media sites like Facebook , Twitter, Youtube, Pinterest and Google +. Add widget on your blog and ask your readers to follow your blog on social media site.

You can add Facebook like box on the right side. Whenever you write new post , always promote that post on all social media platform. Social media can help you in link building and in targeted traffic generation.
These are some tips on promote your blog ? easily. I always tell my readers that blogging require time to affect changes , And this applies here too. Follow the steps and you will notice the change in upcoming 1-2 months. Do share about your blog promotion ideas , if you have any doubt and queries we would love to answer them .