Getting Your New Restaurant Open on Schedule - Timeline & To-Dos

You’re gearing up to open your very own restaurant, and your concept is just crazy enough to work.

What do you do now?

Here’s a non-exhaustive rundown of what to do, and when, to get your shop open by its target soft open date.

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Get Legal

First, the boring stuff: apply for the appropriate state and local licenses. Requirements vary by jurisdiction, but you’ll almost certainly need a certificate of occupancy and (down the line) certification from your local health department. If you plan to serve alcohol, you’ll need a liquor license as well.

Lay Out a Comprehensive Construction and First-Year Budget With Revenue Projections

If you don’t feel up to this, work with a capable accountant or — better yet — numbers-minded business partner to develop a realistic budget and near-term revenue projections.

You’re going to lose money during your first year of operations; the question is how much and whether you can survive the hit.

Set Up a Staging Area

No matter how dusty your restaurant renovation or construction site gets, you’ll need a reasonably organized onsite work area to gather your thoughts, complete paperwork, and process deliveries.

According to experienced restaurateurs, this sort of staging area is key to an on-time open.

Set Hours for Your Establishment

Review this guide to setting restaurant hours, conduct a foot and vehicle traffic analysis at your site, and speak with local (non-competitor) peers to get a sense of when your establishment should be open.

There’s no point in staying open early if you can’t reasonably expect to draw any bar traffic — or closing before 5 pm if there’s enough demand for dinner in your area.

Schedule Staff Interviews

Starting hiring for management positions four to six weeks out; hire line workers with two to three weeks to spare.

Identify an offsite location to conduct interviews without construction noise in the background — your management company’s office works fine.

Power Through Fixture & Equipment Installation

Get your restaurant’s fixtures and kitchen equipment installed with a couple weeks to spare. You’ll want to have plenty of time to make layout or design changes, make sure everything works properly, and exchange any defective or missing parts from your order.

If you can afford it, hire an interior designer or traffic optimization consultant.

Get Front-of-House Systems Ready for Prime Time

Install your POS and ordering interfaces well ahead of your soft open date and test them extensively. Your customers won’t easily forgive a POS crash on your first day in business.

Run a Trial Service

Last, but not least: a few days before your soft open date, put it all together in a trial service (though you won’t call it that) for friends and family of staff and ownership.

This is your chance to make sure everything runs reasonably smoothly before paying customers walk through the door.

Keep Your Eye on the Ball

In the restaurant business, timing is everything. You lose money every day your restaurant’s doors remain closed — and sap what little goodwill you’ve managed to build ahead of your planned opening.

It’s true that projected opening dates are just that: projections. It’s also true that new restaurants commonly miss their soft open targets; many blow through their grand opening dates as well.

That such tardiness is commonplace doesn’t make it any more excusable. It’s on you to avoid it at all reasonable costs.

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10 Things that Blogging Teaches You to Skyrocket Your Business (11th is a Surprise for you)

I have said many times, "blogging is the best online business." But Why I say this? Not just because I make a lot of money with my blogging efforts but because blogging has changed my life for good.

For professional money may be everything but for an entrepreneur, money is just the way to grow and achieve more than just money.

When I say that blogging has changed my life, it means that it has made my life meaningful.

Blogging is the most beautiful thing that has happened to me and many others like me.

Today I am going to share how blogging has made my life beautiful.

It means I am going to share the ten things that blogging has taught me and the same things that blogging teaches you.

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But for this, you have to make one promise with me.

Don't worry; I am not asking your kidneys!

Just promise me that you will be passionate about blogging.

I believe you can do this.

10 Things that Blogging Teaches You

So let's get back to the topic and uncover the ten things that blogging teaches you.

1) Writing:

The blogging teaches you to become a better writer.

Most of the people think that blogging is just about writing blogs.

I am not against what they are saying, but that is not the complete truth.

Blogging is way more than just writing.

Even if you believe that it is about writing then I say that;

• It is about creative writing.
• Writing that engages others with your content.
• Writing that is there to help others.
• Storytelling which solves the problems.
• Writing which has the power to turn a business into a brand.
• Writing which has the power to spread the idea and create curiosity.

Blogging is about becoming a better an influential writer.

You can not become famous overnight.

You have to work hard, learn from others, fix your writing errors, and develop narrative writing skills to become a better writer.


You can also use proofreading tools to improve your writing.

But, still, it is not just about writing.

Let's see what more blogging teaches you.

2) Reading/Learning:

Now, this is what most people find funny.

But, if you are a blogger or I can say an A-list blogger then you understand the importance of reading in the blogging business.

Remember: "The more you learn, the more you earn." How? I will explain this later.

But for now, I tell you that the more you learn, the more knowledge you gain.

More knowledge about your niche or topic will help you write better articles. This way learning helps you to become a better writer.

Learning also helps you to grow from a school student to a scholar.

When you learn the blogs of established people, publications, magazines and everything which is related to your niche, these things enrich your knowledge.

And you will have more ideas to write and influence the people.

Blogging also helps you become a better reader.

A better reader not only read the words but learn the way words are formatted and placed in the content.

Blogging gives you the ability to understand the difference between compelling and meaningless content.

3) Improve Grammar:

90% of the blogs in this world who are not native English speaker must admit that they make grammatical mistakes when writing content such as blog posts, resume, letters, etc.

Some people may blame you for grammatical errors, but I never blame you.

Because I know that the language you speak is always the most beautiful language for you.

But at the same time, we all have the right to improve.

If you want to improve your English, then you should start a blog.

In the beginning, you can use tools like Grammarly to improve English and grammar mistakes.

This is the easiest way to improve your English grammar without letting anyone else noticing it.

And if you think you cannot improve your English than think again or think about me.

"I study in a school where the Hindi Language was everything. I was a brilliant student, but my English was not that good as compared to convent schools. I tried everything but always had a hard time with grammar.

By my story changed when I started blogging. I started learning how others are writing. What tenses they are using. I also started using Grammarly to improve my English, and now it is much better than my past."

Moral of my story is: "If I can improve my English then you also can."

Now let's talk about the growth part of blogging business and find out what blogging teaches a full-time blogger.

4) Optimization:

Optimization is the key to grow your business online.

Blogging pushes you to learn SEO so that you can focus on

• On-page optimization
• Off-page optimization
• Site speed optimization
• Image optimization, etc.

Optimization is necessary to attract the visitors, influence them to become subscribers and motivate them to visit again and again.

Remember: No-one wants to visit a site that looks broken or messy.

We all like a website or blog which is easy to navigate, clean in design, load faster, have eye-catching titles, punchlines, engaging content, etc.

When you fall in love with blogging, you will start learning every single step to optimize your site or blog.

This not only helps your blog but also help you find many clients who will hire you to do the optimization job.

This means you have more work and money.

An optimized site tells the visitor that you are serious about your business and also serious about user experience.

Blogging is all about caring for others, and an optimized blog is the first step.

5) Monetization:

Blogging teaches you something that most of the world does not understand.

We all work for money.

Blogging teaches you the way to monetize your skills or your blog content.

You can monetize your blog in various methods such as;

• Adsense
• Media Ads
• Affiliate marketing
• Native Ads
• Direct Ads
• Sponsored posts
• Sponsored reviews
• e-Books
• Ghostwriting, etc.

These are the just a few examples of how you can monetize your blog.

This is not all.

Blogging gives you the skill to make more money by selling your skills.

You can become ghostwriter, content writer or ebook writer and get paid to write for others.

Blogging gives you a business which you can run on full time.

The more you expand your business, the more money you can earn.

6) Use of latest technologies:

This is also something that most of the world does not understand.

To become a better blogger, you need to learn the use of latest technologies such as;

• Search Engines
• SEO tools
• Content marketing tools
• Email Marketing
• Video marketing
• Social networks
• Social sharing
• Commenting
• Forums
• Guest posting
• Affiliate marketplaces
• Freelance marketplaces, etc.

These are many other technologies are there that only bloggers, marketers, and webmasters can understand.

For ordinary people, these are alien words.

This gives you confidence and feeling of positive superiority.

Using the latest technologies help your business and also establish you as a pro blogger.

7) Build Connections:

Blogging teaches you to be social.

Now you may be thinking, "How can I be social when I am too shy."

This is the beauty of the blogging that even shy people can build connections with the influencers.

The first thing is that you need not to go in front of the person to build connections or get social.

You can do it with your writing, social sharing, on social networks or even through emails.

This means you can connect with even the industry leaders with your influential writings.

But this will take time, so you need to have patience.

You never know that someday some celebrity is begging you to write about him/her.

Do you think I am joking?

No, I am not. I am serious about what I am saying.

Perezhilton.com is the perfect example of this. The guy was no one but his blog PerezHilton has made celebrities freak out. Some celebrities want him to write more and want to pay him from stop paparizing about them.

This is the power of blogging.

It turns you from nothing to something.

8) Freedom and more:

Freedom is what we want.

This is what George Washington has fought for, and this is also the goal of Mahatama Gandhi and many others.

We proudly say that we have freedom, but when it comes to work and money, we work days and nights like slaves to fulfill our dreams.

Why?

Is this freedom?

I must say, this is not complete freedom.

Complete freedom only comes to those who strive to launch new ideas and be creative enough to influence others.

This is what blogging offer you.

Blogging gives you a chance to be unique, be bold, be influential and be productive.

When you become a full-time blogger you earn two types of freedom at the same time;

• Location freedom: (work from anywhere)
• Time freedom

There is one more freedom that every single person in this world wants, and that is "Money Freedom."

When I say money freedom, it means you are the only owner of your money. No one can take it back from you. You earn as much as you want by working with skills.

Not just that but blogging also bring name and fame. As your blog become famous, you also become popular. You grow your presence with your blog.

When you have all these, then you can live the ultimate premium lifestyle.

9) Gratitude:

In today's world, people are so busy running after money and trying to show off that they forget the beauty of humanity.

Blogging teaches you the blessing of this world, and that is gratitude.

Gratitude is the quality of being thankful, to show appreciation and to return the kindness.

Gratitude is the most beautiful thing I have ever discovered in the blogging business.

You may have seen that when you thank someone from your heart ta that moment, you have an immense amount of satisfaction and happiness.

People have lost this art of happiness due to commodity living.

Blogging teaches you, or I can say is that the more you give, the more you receive.

You may have seen me featuring many bloggers, and you may be thinking why I do this?

I do this just because they find me helpful and they did something for me that make me thankful or who are helping each other.

Remember: Other business teaches you cut-throat competition, blogging business teaches you the art of living.

10) Understanding others:

Blogging teaches you the way to understand others and their psychology.

To become a better blogger, you need to understand the reader's interest, buyer personas and clients requirements.

The knowledge you gain during your blogging journey will help you quickly target the potential subscribers and buyers.

This makes you more influential.

Now, It is the time to surprise you.

11) About me:

Are you surprised!

There is no doubt that if you are my blog or reading my blog, that means blogging teaches you about me also.

You find out more about me here.

Not just about me but blogging also teaches you to learn about yourself. The more you understand yourself, the more focus you can put on your blogging business.

Final Words/Conclusion/Takeaway:

These are the few most beautiful things that blogging teaches you. To get maximum out of your blogging efforts, you must learn blogging online. This will help you understand the online world and how you can handle your blog in competition.

Note: No matter what you learn from blogging, never forget to learn the Gratitude.

What you want to learn from blogging? What blogging teaches you?

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Where You Can Find Professional Proofreading Services

It is okay to make mistakes in life. But there are a few scenarios where mistakes cannot be considered a

light thing. When a teacher repeatedly makes mistakes during the lecture, the students will either start
to think the mistake isn’t a mistake or they will lose respect for the teacher thinking he or she doesn’t
know enough to teach them.

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When people, books, and newspapers are telling us something, it is important that they state it clearly without any mistakes. A small mistake in a newspaper can cause big troubles for some.

An incorrect death report or a wrong name of the culprit can cause a lot of grief to the concerned parties which is why mistakes should be avoided at all costs when it comes to newspapers and books.

Anything that is imparting knowledge to humans must be free of mistakes of all kinds. Whether it is a
missing dot on the i or an incorrect sentence, a mistake is a mistake and should be eliminated before the

written material reaches people. Proofreading services have been helping humans get rid of the
mistakes for many years now.

When you are texting with a friend and accidentally send a typo, what do you do? You tell them the
right word. If you make one typo, your friend will be able to understand your conversation, but if you
add too many typos or missing words, your messages will be hard to read for anyone.

And the worst thing is, you can’t go back to your previous message and correct your mistakes. This is, however, a problem that you won’t face during proofreading. Proofreaders check electronic material for mistakes and replace the incorrect words with the correct ones.

Like all other services, you just can’t hand over your document to anyone for proofreading.

Proofreading may not look that complex on the surface, but only professional proofreaders can handle it. Today, proofreading can work its magic on many things. Whether you want a document proofread or your website, professional proofreading services can take care of everything. You must choose the right translation agency for proofreading services, or you will only be wasting your money on nothing.

Where Can You Find Proofreading Services?

The best and easiest way to find someone is with the help of the internet. The internet lets you check
reviews so you can find the best service provider from a list. Google also adds the rating of each
business out of 5, so it can help people decide. When it comes to professional proofreading services,
you need to find the best translation agency and the best proofreaders, so they don’t mess up your
work.

When you are in need of professional proofreading services, don’t hesitate to get in touch with a
translation agency like Universal Translation Services that can provide you brilliantly proofread content.

at reasonable rates. Professional and qualified translators can pull off the most difficult of tasks.
Proofreading is comparatively easier than certified translation, but it still requires the hands of a
professional. So get in touch with a good translation agency and let them handle your proofreading
woes for you.

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Top 14 Sites like Solarmovie: Best Solarmovie Alternatives [2019]

Solarmovie or sites like Solarmovie are the home for every movie lover. Solarmovie is so popular that many other sites like has adopted the concept of Solarmovie to make people find online movies and videos easily.

If you want to save hours of surfing and want to land in the right place to watch movie streaming, then Solarmovie and Solarmovie alternatives are waiting for you.

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What is Solarmovie?

Solarmovie is a highly popular site to watch streaming videos, but there are many less popular yet valuable alternatives of Solarmovie available online.

Solarmovie has huge database of movies and TV shows. You can watch your favorite movies and TV shows online. All the video content is available for free.

You may have used

https://solarmovie.club/

But now its is teh time to find some of the best solarmovie alternatives.

Top 14 sites like solarmovie: best Solarmovie alternatives

Here, I am sharing the top ten best movie sites like Solarmovie, or you can call them the best Solarmovie alternatives.

123Movies:

123Movies is one of the best place to find movies online. The site features not only the high quality movies but also features the top rated TV series.

There are many other sites like 123movies where you can find movies to stream online and on some website you can even download the movies to watch offline.

Site:

https://123movies.actor/

Hulu:

Hulu is a worthy site that I love to list as best sites like solarmovie. You want to watch a video, name it, and you will find it on Hulu. It is a paid site, but they offer the one-month free trial, so you can test the site and find out how valuable it is.

Hulu is an online TV. You can watch 50+ on-demand live channels. You have to pay $40/month to enjoy Hulu TV plan. You can not only browse Hulu on your laptop but also access it on Apple TV, Android and  Xbox one.

At $7.99/month you can access all the movies and videos on Hulu.

You may have enjoyed the Netflix original series; now it is time for you to enjoy Hulu original series. It is one of the most recommended sites like Solarmovie. Hulu is satisfying movie lovers from years. All you need is to visit the website.

Site: Hulu.com

Haloa Movies:

Do you know why this site is different from other solarmovie alternatives? The reason is that it is user-friendly and easy to navigate. Once you visit the site, you will fall in love with it. Its homepage is filled with the latest and high rated movies.

You can not only watch movies, but you can also check the description and storyline of the film before watching. This is some of the best kind of video streaming sites.

You can also browse the movies according to the genre such as action, adventure, animation, biography, comedy, crime, documentary, drama, family, fantasy, history, horror, mystery, romance, sci-fi, thriller and western.

This site does not feature or stream tv series and TV shows.

Haloa Movies is different than other sites like solarmovie. You will find movies in HD.

Site: http://haloamovies.com

Movies4k:

 

I cannot complete the list of solarmovie alternatives without including Movie4k. Movies4k is the site that you want to visit again and again. You will love to find your favorite movies listed here.
Not only the latest but some of the oldest movies are listed in their database. You will find all the videos in high quality.

All the movies on this site are not in their database. You will find videos streaming from third-party sites. For each film, you will see few links where you can watch the movie streaming.

They also have Tv- series listed for you to watch some high rated shows and series. The best thing is that they save you from a lot of commercials.

They also have an adult section, but I hope you don’t get too distracted with that.

Site: https://movie4k.is/

Movies4u:

Movies4U is complete movies site when compared to other sites like solarmovie. It is a high-quality movie site which also features Tv shows.


It is the site where you can watch suggested movies, top rated movies, and latest movies in HD or SD print. You can check the film according to different categories such as Top IMDB Movies, A-Z movies, actors, and genre.

Site : https://movies4u.to

Movie Watcher:

Movie watcher is an excellent place to find all your favorite tv shows and movies. This is the place where you can watch online videos instantly. It is one of the most preferred sites I have included in the list of sites like Solarmovie.

This is the site where you will find all the latest movies. You will also see the upcoming film on this site. This helps you stay updated when you can watch the next movie. It is a movie paradise for movie freaks.

Site: http://moviewatcher.io/

New Movies Online:

Do you love to watch new movies online? If yes, then you will forget the other alternative sites solarmovie. NewMoviesOnline is a complete package to watch movies, documentaries, tv series and shows for free.

It has a massive database of old and latest movies. You can even search for the film according to genre and years. You can also watch some biographies on this site.

Similar to other sites like solarmovie you can also find movies in different languages.

You can find some tv series that you may have not even heard before.

Site: https://newmoviesonline.tv/

PrimeWire:

PrimeWire is a movies streaming website where you can watch your favorite movies online for free. Primewire is one of the best alternatives to sites like solarmovie. Primewire not only entertain you with latest TV series and Movies but it also showcase some of the oldest yet top rated videos.

Rainierland:

Rainierland is the best alternative of solarmovie. You will find it different from other sites like solarmovie. You will see some of the most interesting content on this site. You will see all the tv shows and movies free on this site.

It is a quality site to watch tv series and movies. You can find the latest tv shows listed on this site. Watching the most recent seasons is the easy way to view worldwide. You can even watch reality shows on this site.

You will find newest videos easily on this site. This site is filled with content for all ages. You can even browse for the movies or tv series you are looking for.

Site: http://rainierland.com

Vumoo:

Are you looking for latest and updated movies or tv shows then Vumoo is a worthy alternative of solarmovie. It is similar to solarmovie as it allows you to watch various tv shows and movies online. You can even find some documentaries on this site. It is a free site. To access all the features, you need to register on this site.

According to the site, they have 60k plus movies on their database. All the videos are available in sound quality. You will also love their instant results.

There is no doubt that Vumoo is one of the best alternatives sites like solarmovie. You will love to watch the movies available on their database. The best thing about Vumoo is that it is free from any popup and additional ads.

On this site, you will find movies in different categories such as title, actors, years and genres. It is a valuable alternative to Netflix as well.

Site:  https://vumoo.life/

Yify:

It is the time to find a site which does not believe in quantity but quality. Yify is the site that is known as the quality sites like solarmovie. Because of their condition, they made their place in this list of best sites like solarmovie.

The best about the site is that you can watch all the movies in HD for free. All the film streaming provided by third-party websites. But, all the videos you find in their collection are of high quality.
 They have also categorized movies into different sections such as action, comedy, drama, horror, romantic, thriller, etc. You will love to find your favorite movies in their top 250 list.

Site: http://yify.bz/

Yes, Movies:

Yes, movies are here to offer you the best movies like other sites like solarmovie. If you are looking for a website where you can find videos according to the categories then Yes Movies is the place for you.

You can find movies according to the genre, a-z lists, Top IMDb, featured, country, etc. You can even watch some of the highly rated TV-Series.

Its genre contains 25 top rated categories. You can browse comedy, action, thriller drama, western, adult, musical, war, etc.

You can check the header slideshow to find the latest or upcoming movies.

Site: https://yesmovies.net

Fmovies:

Fmovies is one of the most popular website to watch and download movies online. you cna also consider it as the best site like solarmovie. Fmovie features latest and even the old but top rated movies and Tv series. There are many alternatives to Fmovies available for you.

You can easily stream the movies online or you have the option to download them to watch offline.


Site:

https://fmovies.cab/

Couchtuner:

Couchtuner is one of the popular alternatives of solarmovie. Couchtuner is known as the quality sites to watch movies and download movies online. On Couchtuner you can find the links of third party sites where you will get everything that you need. You can watch direct movies.

Site:

https://www.couchtuner.cloud/

Final Words:

There are unlimited online movie streaming sites available online. But these are the best sites like Solarmovie, or you can say best Solarmovie alternatives. These are the sites which are most used and widely recommended by all.

When it comes to finding the best site like solarmovie you cannot expect to settle for something with lower quality. No matter it’s paid or free, you always need a quality online movie streaming sites like solarmovie. Thanks for sharing.

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Gaurav Kumar : My Blogging Journey So Far (spent $80,000+) Infographic

Today is another good day in my blogging journey got paid $250 to ride just 250KMS on my own bike.

Thanks to all my readers.

After completing 4 years as a professional Blogger. I have decided to write my own blogging journey to help others to start blogging as a very serious career choice. This can be boring or a bit lengthy, as this is about me and my journey as a professional blogger till now.

People are asking me that how much I am earning, here I am sharing what I have spend, to help you find the answer.

What I have earned more than just money in 3 years:

My monthly expenses are around $1100. I must tell you that I do not include my investments in this. Other than that I have earned.

1. Acer ultraslim Laptop worth $530 (2015)


2. Tvs Motorcycle worth $1000 (2015)


3. Acer Laptop worth $500 (2016)


4. House Renovation cost $12528 (2016)


5. Kawasaki z250 worth $5481 (2017)


6. Tvs Jupiter worth $800 (2017)


7. Tata Tigor Car worth $10,900 (2017)

Now you know that I have spend almost 2026756 Rupees ($31739) on regular expenses in 3 years and 2026756 Rupees ($39600) to buy above things.

That means I have spent almost $71339 in 3 years.

So if you are one of those passionate people who love blogging then you should read it, otherwise, you can check out the other topics of AskMe. This post is all about how I started professional blogging and how I have created a network of blogs and one after another successful blog.

A Little About Me:

I have already written a lot about me on “about me” page. For new readers, I am Gaurav Kumar, Founder of eAskme. By education, I am an art student and by profession, I am a professional blogger. Today I will explain my story and you will know the important time of my blogging journey as a professional blogger. Getting back to my educational background, I had completed my graduation in ARTS stream in (2010).

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My Blogging Journey : From Start

First three months of blogging:

I started blogging just to try new things to make money online. In September of 2013, I started my first blog on the BlogSpot platform which was related to news. I was sharing worldwide news, events and author views. I got a lot of appreciation on my blog from people around the globe. I purchased a domain and hosting from Hostgator and migrated my blogspot blog to WordPress

Selecting a domain name + Hosting

By the first four months, I understood the importance of branding in the online world. I bought a domain and hosting from Hostgator because of their best service. Here is the complete domain name guide for you to help to choose the domain name.

How my niche changed?

In the beginning on eAskme, I was writing about only tech stuff that you may have seen on other blogs also, but later I started writing about my own experiences, Blogging, Wordpress, money making tips and designing tips.

As I started writing everything that I have learned from my own experience, people started liking my blog.

My First Income:

As I mentioned, I started blogging just to try new things. I had no idea how to make money with Adsense ow what is SEO. I was just a hobby blogger. After some time I have learned about AdSense one of the most popular contextual ad network.

I read a lot of blogs about SEO and experimenting everything. I still remember how I earned my first $20 from Chitika. That was the very first online income I had received; after that, I started using Adsense and it turned me to make $500 in the very first month.

See : Make $100 Per day with Adsense

Hobby blogger to Professional blogging:

Back in June of 2013, I quit full time job and started working as a professional blogger. It was not an easy decision for me as the hardest thing was to convince my family. But I made my decision and started working for what I liked to do. I started making good money to fulfill my daily needs and to make some good investment. I have created my very own blogging business plan and I decided to take eAskme to the next level.

I have just purchased Kawasaki Z250 Super Naked Street fighter worth $5,481.

Partnership with another Blogger:

Around January of 2014, I partnered with a Mohali-based blogger to take our blogging journey to next level, but things didn’t come up in a good way so I moved back to my own blogging goals. So I always suggest you avoid partnership as it hardly lasts.

My Venture:

Till now my vision and dream and vision are to make blogging a full-time career choice and most popular online business in India. I have big dreams about my blogs and I will surely touch them with my dedication and love of my readers.

Current Blog Network:

I am currently managing many blogs on my network. It is not an easy task to work on multiple blogs and maintain a strong social media presence these days. You need to establish a team of professionals who can work on all blogs with complete dedication. What I look in a person before hiring is that he should do blogging for passion not just for money.

I divide work in my team and set the target for them to achieve. I usually work on promoting 3-4 blogs at a time. This includes writing social media presence, commenting, guest posts etc.
At this moment we have following blogs in our network:

eAskme, iOS Crunch, WikiHealthBlog,are few of my latest examples.

Future Plans:
It is the dream of every company to grow as big as it can be and cover maximum market share. But the biggest problem is to find the best team. Your team determines the future of your online company or business. Currently, I am setting up the plan for my online business.
Earning from Blogging:

"Earning" this word is the most interesting part of the life of a professional blogger. If I never quit my job then maybe earning only $5000-$10,000 per year. But with blogging and with my other online activities, I am making more than $50K every year, which is a good reason to quit my job.

The very best thing I like about blogging is that I am my own boss now. I work whenever I want and work on what I love to do. I am sharing my story so you should take blogging seriously and make your decision.

Read More : $800 everyday from blogging

What’s Next for eAskme?

We will keep evolving as blogs to teach technology, learn to blog, SEO, WordPress, Hosting and how you can make money from home. I am offering personal blog consultancy program now to provide my services to those who want to learn blogging or want to make money blogging.

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I have written this post because many people were asking a little background about me, and about eAskme. I will be sharing more posts on how my team works, and how you can grow along with eAskme. Meanwhile, do share if you have any feedback for eAskme or for me?

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Complete Blogging for Money Guide in 2019 : Everything You Need to Know

The Best Guide to Start Blogging for Money

We have already talked about what is a blog for those who don`t know it. Blogging is something that is I always enjoy, and it is my passion. Blogging for money is not just work, it makes me feel happy and boost my knowledge and confidence. This made blogging my full-time professional career. After three continuous years of professional blogging, it becomes more and more exciting day by day.

Blogging is like diving in a sea, the deeper I go, the more knowledge I get, and I always like to share my knowledge and experiences here at eAskme. People believe that blogging is not a passion and I also know that everyone needs money because money is a significant need for life. Without cash, blogging can never be your top priority.

We people make this sacrifice to ensure the security of future. Today we will discuss a complete about how to start blogging to make money with this money going guide. I also include references from my earlier posts you don`t miss anything here. You should know how you can start a blog yourself.

Irresistible Blogging for Money Guide in 2019: Everything You Need to Know: eAskme

We will make it quite easy for every newbie blogger, who are just thinking to start a blog and want to learn to blog for money. Blogging is for those who are passionate about it; else there are lot many ways available to make money online quickly. But I have found blogging is the best way to earn money online fast, this article is for those who want to learn latest techniques about money making and from it.

Here I will discuss every vital factor of Blogging and share earlier posts to complete this blogging for money guide. If you want to start blogging for money then make sure that you should open given links mentioned in blogging for money guide, it will make sure that you won`t miss anything.

How to start a blog to make money online:

How to Solve Problems With Irresistible Blogging for Money Guide in 2019: eAskme

In the field of Blogging, you don`t need to have any professional skills like other jobs. You just need to know how to express yourself in words, which adds some value for the visitors. Then you can become a blogger.

Still, there are few requirements that you can achieve by hiring others or can do yourself by learning. Blogging has the very lowest investment as compare to any other business to make money online. This is the little investment in blogging.

• Adsense Guide

Birth of a blog Infographic:

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Complete Domain Name Guide : How to Choose a Domain (5600 Words)

A decision which you will have to live with for really long time is the decision of choosing a best domain name for your blog or website. There are so many questions which will eat your mind when you will even think about registering a new domain.

The first thing, when you are about to start an online business website or blog, choosing a domain is the step which can make you eat out your own head. Choosing a domain name is one of the really crucial and important steps in the success of a blog or any online business.

Domain name Guide : How to choose a domain : eAskme

Domain name is not just an address of a blog or website but plays an important role in the success of any online business. It is the online identity. Domain is what makes your brand recognizable and help it to become a brand online. Some popular examples of domain names are Apple.com, Amazon.com, Change.org, eAskme.com, Facebok.com etc.

Domain Name Keyword grab more than 14,10,00,000 results in Google search.

This shows that Domain name is not just an important factor for the success of an online business but also there are so many businesses which are providing domain name service.

There are various questions which come in your mind or mind of some on else who is thinking about a great domain name.

Today I am going to A complete Domain Guide to share each and everything about domain names which will help you not just to understand how to choose a domain name but also helps you to know why domain is important and how it will help your blog to become a brand or your online business to become a brand.

Let`s start with basics of domain name.

What is a Domain Name?

What is a Domain Name : Domain name guide : eAskme

Domain name is not just the name of the website; it shows the type of website and represents how your blog or website will be known online.

Domain name is an online unique address of your site. You can keep it as long as you are paying annual fee of the domain to domain name registrar.

Domain is the Url for users as they type it in web address and hit enter to reach your website.

Search engines also use your domain to crawl and index your blog and it`s content.

Importance of Choosing a Domain name:

Choosing a domain name is really important. It make the users find out what is your site all about and it`s your domain which becomes a brand online. It is important that you choose a domain name about your online business carefully.

You may spend weeks eating your brain and burning your eyes to look for a perfect, unique and easy to remember domain name for your blog or website.

Why Domain Name is really important for a website or blog?

When going online, domain name is the very first thing which grabs the eyes of a visitor online. Where a good domain name brings trust and confidence, a bad domain name can destroy the reputation and bring more harm. So now in this domain name guide we will see why it is important?

Domain Tip :
For branding, it is must that your domain name and business name should be same.

Not only domain names, but domain name extensions also plays an important role when it comes to rank higher in Google search or Bing search or any other search engine.

Now let`s understand structure of a domain name.

Domain Name Structure:

It is realy necessary that you should understand the domain name structure in this domain name guide. In above domain name structure you see that there are various things which complete it. Let`s understand these.

Prefix:

For a domain prefix shows that internet protocol of your domain name. HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol. This shows how data is transmitted and formatted. It also shows the talk between browsers and web servers.

There are two types of HTTP available these days
1) HTTP : These are standard
2) HTTPS : These are secured

Sub-Domain:

Sub-domain is a subdivision of a domain. It shows at the place of WWW. It always works with primary domain.

For example: in http://whatisthis.eample.com, whatisthis is a sub-domain.

Domain Name:
It includes two things.

1) Domain

This is the name that you register online. When you buy a domain name you will find one domain in two versions.

1) WWW :         http://www.easkm.com is a domain name with www.
2) Non WWW : http://www.easkme.com is a Non www domain

Important Tip:
It is always recommended that you verify both domain names in Google Analytics to make search engine understand that you are the owner of both versions and use Canonical tag to show that the content is not copied it is just the same domain with both versions.

 <link rel="canonical" href="https://easkme.com/" />

2) Domain Extension

Choosing a domain name extension is as important as choosing a domain name. Always choose a Top Level Domain extension (TLD) for your blog or website. It is located after the . of domain name. There are various TLD`s available online.

Choosing a Domain Name Extension:

As I have already mentioned, Choosing a domain name extension is as important as choosing a domain name. It is always recommended to choose a Top Level Domain Extension (TLD).

There are 1500+ top level domain extensions available for you to choose.

I categories Top Level Domains extensions in 3 categories:

1) Original Top Level Domains extensions:

Did is said original?

Yes, But why?

Because they are not the oldest extension, but the most popular domain name extensions also. For example .Com, .net, .org etc.

2) Country Code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs):

There are times when you might not be able to find the domain name you are looking with Original Top level Domains extensions, at that time you can even go for the second type of TLD`s. These are country code top level domains.

Example of Country Code Top Level Domain extensions:
.us (USA), .uk (United kingdom), .in (India), .au (Australia), .jp (Japan), .cn (China), .ca (Canada), .ph (Philippines) etc.

3) Generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs):

You can even choose a generic top level domain for your business site. Generic domain shows the type of business as they represent the name of the business.

Examples of generic top level domains are .agency, .accountants, .business, .digital, .city, .social, . photography etc.

List of 1526 Top Level Domain Extensions.

Click here to check the list of top level domain name extensions:

You can choose the LTD from this is the biggest list of Top Level Domain Extensions.  You can even download the list of top level domain extensions from ICANN: 

New premium Domain name Extensions

1. .bargains
2. .bid
3. .bike
4. .blackfriday
5. .boutique
6. .camera
7. .cards
8. .cheap
9. .christmas
10. .clothing
11. .coffee
12. .computer
13. .diamonds
14. .equipment
15. .expert
16. .fish
17. .florist
18. .gift
19. .glass
20. .guitars
21. .house
22. .kitchen
23. .lighting
24. .plumbing
25. .repair
26. .rocks
27. .sexy
28. .shoes
29. .supplies
30. .supply
31. .tattoo
32. .technology
33. .tools
34. .toys
35. .trade
36. .training
37. .watch

Why you should not go for free subdomains?

I have seen many times that people send me their blogs with free sub-domains such as example.blogspot.com or example.wordpress.com. Free is not always the best option.

Why choosing a sub-domain is not a good decision?

When you are choosing a free sub domain from blogging services, you actually giving the full control of your content to those websites, which are proving free sub domains to you.


Must read : Why you should buy a custom domain

It is also not good for branding as no matter how much you promote it, it only help the main domain to become a brand.

What to do instead of choosing a free domain name?

You should always choose a custom domain name. As this give you full control over the domain name. You can even add your own subdomains.

It is also not costly as you can choose it on very low price for a year or 2 years or five years or 10 years.

Objectives and Goals of a Domain name:

When choosing a domain name it is also necessary that you should think about

• Why you want a domain?
• What is the main purpose?
• Who is the target Audience?
• What is the topic of the blog?
• What do you want to achieve
• What style and tone your site or blog carry?

Till now you have learned the following answers in Domain guide:

1. What is a domain name?
2. What is domain name structure?
3. What is domain name extension?
4. What are the top level domain name extensions (TLDs)?
5. Why you should not go for free sub domains?

Now it is the time to understand what factors to consider when choosing a domain name?

Remarkable tips to choose a domain name:

1) Always choose a unique domain name:

When you want to buy a domain name the very first thing is that you should consider choosing a unique domain name.

Choosing a unique domain name is really necessary ot make your blog a brand. If you want to market yourself like John Chow then you can choose a domain name mix of your first name and last name such as JohnChow.com.

It is not that bad to choose a domain name with your own name but if you are trying to build a blog or run an online business then choosing a domain name with your own name is not a good idea.

The very first step is that you should try to buy a domain name similar to your business name. You can do a domain research on Google or on domain registrar service to find out if the domain your are looking for available or already registered.

2) Brainstorming:

All one word domains have already been registered. So you might not be able to find one word domain name for your blog. In such a case you should use a mix of two or three words to find the best possible solution for your domain name.

3) Memorable : easy to type, easy to remember

The most common mistake which mostly people do when choosing a domain name is buying domain names with fancy and wrong words.

You should always think that if a common person can`t remember the words of a domain how can he/she type that domain.

Let me make it clear for you:

For example : If you want to buy techtricks.com, but you see that domain name is not available for purchase or domain is already registered, than you buy a domain name such as techtrikz.com.

Now you see techtriks.com and techtrikz.com both sound similar, but when you tell someone that you have a blog or site name techtrickz.com, they will always remember and open techtricks.com.

So unintentionally your mistake will lead the other site get more traffic.

Instead of that is you buy alltechtriks.com, this is really easy to type and easy to remember.

I am sure you do not want to do that mistake.

So it is always good that you try various combinations and buy a domain name which is easy to remember and easy to type.

4) Use Keywords 

It is always recommended that you should use the target keyword in domain also. If you want to start a blog or a micro niche blog than using keyword in domain is really helpful to rank higher as compare to those who are not using keywords in domain name.

5) First choice Always .Com

Have you thought for a second that when someone tells you that he has xyz site, you automatically put .com in the end of it to open it.

Now you know that .Com is the extension which is widely living in the minds of every common person.

Read more : How to get free .Com domain`

When you say a website the first thing which hit the mind is .Com.

Over 75% sites worldwide using .Com extension. It is always the most recommended Top level domain extension.

It makes the domain easy to remember.

But what is .Com is not available for your domain. In such case you should go for other TLDs or ccTLDs or gTLDs.

6) Brandable:

Domain name is your brand online. A brandable domain name is a domain which speaks for itself. It tells what the site is all about.

For example: Domain iOSCrunch.com shows that it is related to iOS and its updates. It is also an easy to brand domain name.

You can even look at the top 100 brandable domain names shared by DailtTekk.

7) Short is better:

A short name is always easy to remember. But it is not easy to find short names, if that you case you can go for a mix of two or three words domain.

For example if you are looking for a domain name AskMe, but Askme is not available. So you can choose Wikiaskme.com

Tip:
Never use acronym as for a common person it is not easy to remember acronyms.

8) Avoid trademark issues:

The biggest fatal error is trademark issues because of domain name conflicts. When choosing a domain name it is always recommended that you should check trademark terms here to avoid any trademark issues.

Do you know that trademark issue can kill your website or blog and take down your online business?

For example: If you use Facebook in domain name, it is direct violation of Facebook and company can sue you.

9) Avoid hyphens or numbers

If you are using hyphens or numbers in your domain name that means you are clearly ignoring the 3rd factor which we have discussed in third domain guide. Which is Easy to remember, Easy to
type.

It is not easy for a common person to remember the use of hyphen and numbers.

For example if you tell a person that you have a domain name abc-xyz.com. People always type abcxyz and forget hyphen.

In case if you say that if you have a domain name abc2xyz, people will always type abctoxyz. So it is not easy to them what you want to say.

It always confuse users and misguide them to visit some other sites.

10) Trendy misconception:

I have seen many newbie bloggers and businesses fall for the latest trend domains, but they forget the fact that trends always change. So when the trend changes their domain becomes unattractive.

IWiring evergreen content is important but choosing an evergreen domain name is mush more important than that.

11) Your Domain is you Best Friend or Worst Enemy

Do not make any mistake while choosing a domain name. Many peopel choose a domain without thinking professionally or without doing any research and after sometime they find that domain is  not that attractive or informational or a best representative of their business.

You cannot rename a domain, the only thing is to replace it and if you replace the domain all your efforts, time and money you spent on domain earlier will be lost.

12) What Social Network Tells?

In this domain name guide I also like to mention that when choosing a domain name you should also check it`s social influence of people. Always go fr the domain name which is easy to brand and can easily make it place on social networks. You can also use Knowem tool to check the brandability of a domain name on social networks.

Read : Strong social media presense

Now you have learned the following answers in Domain guide:

1. What is a domain name?
2. What is domain name structure?
3. What is domain name extension?
4. What are the top level domain name extensions (TLDs)?
5. Why you should not go for free sub domains?
6. What factors you should consider when buying a domain name?

How to Check the domain availability:

As now you understood what prechecks or factors you should take care of when you are about to choose a domain name.

You can easily check the availability of domain name by searching them on domain name registrar sites. If the domain is available then you can purchase it and if it is not available in any extension that you want then you can try using mix of keywords that you want to target.

You can even use the domain name suggestion tools or domain name generation tools to choose the best suitable domain name for your blog or website.

Top domain name suggestion tools or domain name generation tools

Finding a domain name that you want can be really hard if the domain you are looking for is not available. In that case domain name generation tools help you. Here I am sharing the list of most popular domain name suggestion tools for you.

1. Bustaname 
2. Domainr
3. Domainhole 
4. Dot-o-mator
5. Impossibility! 
6. Lean Domain Search
7. NameStation 
8. Name Mesh
9. Wordoid 
10. ubersuggest  

After finding the best domain name for your site or blog, the next thing is actually buying a domain name.

How to Buy a Domain Name for your blog or website?

Now you have a domain name which you want to buy, so let`s do it. There are various popular domain registrar`s which help you to easily buy a domain name from ($10-$15 and sometimes under special discount). There are popular web hosting services which also help you to get a free domain name with web hosting.

You can even buy a domain name from one registrar and buy web hosting from other registrar and update nameservers to connect them. Some domain registrar also offer your business emails which is good.

There are numerous domain name registrars available, But I recommend you to buy from the relabile registrar`only.

You can even start your own domain and Web Hosting company.

I must say that when you want to buy a domain name, the domain name registrar must be accredited by ICANN.

ICANN is a non-profit organization which helps you to understand the functions of domain names. You should also check the proce and top level domain extension.

The top 11 Domain Name registrars to buy a domain name:

Best Domain Name Registrars Company Name

1. iPage
2. NameCheap
3. GoDaddy
4. BlueHost
5. 1and1
6. HostGator    
7. Bigrock
8. InMotion Hosting
9. Name.com
10. Register.com
11. DreamHost
12. Google Domain registration service

Domain Buying Tip:

When you buy a domain name and hosting from two different registrars then it can cause you to do some extra steps to connect your domain name with web hosting. Connecting domain name with hosting using DNS records is easy and anyone can do it.

Common Steps to buy a domain name:

• Go to Domain registrar site
• Enter the name you want to buy in domain name box.
• Search for the available domain and add to cart or click to buy.
• Enter your personal or business information and payment details
• You will successfully register a Domain name and get domain name confirmation in your email.

These are the common steps that may very from one domain registrara to another.

Till now you this Domain name guide helped you to understand:

1. What is a domain name?
2. What is domain name structure?
3. What is domain name extension?
4. What are the top level domain name extensions (TLDs)?
5. Why you should not go for free sub domains?
6. What factors you should consider when buying a domain name?
7. How to choose a domain name?
8. How to buy a domain name?

Now let`s talk about Premium Domains.

Buying Premium Domain Name:

Premium domain name is usually known as the domain name with very high value. Premium domain names are already owned by domain registrar or some other companies because of high values of thes type of domains.

Companies and registrars sell Premium Domains on very high rate from thousands of dollars to millions.

There are the domains such as yatch.com, travel.com, beer.com, hotel.com, seo.com etc. has been sold for millions of dollars because of their easy to brand nature and higher values.

How to buy a premium domain name?

As I have said premium domain names are under the ownership of registrars or companies which sell these domains on very high rates.

Buy domain using Domain Auction services:

The very first thing you can do to buy a premium domain name is to search on domain registrar to find out if the domain is available with the domain registrar or not. If it says that domain is available then you can buy it.

Otherwise, you can check the domain name by entering it in web browser and it will displays a page from the seller of that domain. You can contact them to buy that domain or to know the price.

You can even look the premium domain names in the domain auction services like Sedo, Namejet and Godaddy Auction.

You can go there, make the deal and buy domain.

Buy domain using Whois search:

What if the premium domain you are looking for not on sale but only reserved by the owner? How can you buy domain in that case?

In this case you can check the contact details of the owner running Whois search. In many cases you will find the information such as phone number, email id and address. You can contact them to find out if the domain is available for sale and make your offer.

Buy Domain using domain broker service:

You can even use the service of a domain broker to find the best premium domain on best possible rates for you.

Premium Check before you buy a domain:

I call it premium check because it shows that how good a domain is for you. You can check the domain seller history, his social profiles and how trustable that person is. These things will help you to negotiate and make your deal.

Also check what content hs been published on the domain if the domain was used earlier. Make sure that there is no adult history of that domain name. You can take help of Archive.org or use cognitive SEO site explorer 

You should also check the availability of social profiles using Knownem.com. It is not good to buy a domain name if social profiles of that domain are already taken.

How to close the deal an buy premium domain:

Buying a premium domain is not an overnight process. It takes time as seller and buyer never reach on the common price in one go. There can be a long negotiation talk. Also you have to do all history check to make sure you are not doing any mistake.

Get the written agreement to legally bind the terms. You can use Escrow to complete the deal.

Domain name Guide : Conclusion

In this domain name guide I have clearly mentioned it that how important is it for you to choose a domain name and what steps you should take when buying a domain name.

It is a really crucial steps and this domain guide will help you to choose domain carefully and a domain which is easy to brand.

Never do hurry, when buying a domain. Always consider above given domain factors and follow the rules to buy a domain which help your business or blog to be successful.

After reading this domain name guide, If you have still any question about how to choose a domain? or how to find best suitable domain name? or where to buy the domain name you are looking for?

Feel free to ask me via comments. I really like to answer your questions.

It took me over 5 hours working on this domain guide to help you to understand what you should do when buying a domain?

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