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Interview with Akshay Joshi (Web Designer & Founder of Web Designer Pad) : Journey of a Professional Blogger |
Q. How the idea to make your own blog came in your mind? How you found the right people to develop it and what big obstacles you faced?
Ans: I was actually interested in Web Designing while I was doing my graduation and I thought why not learn from someone who is currently working in an IT company.
He didn't entertained me for the first time but when I met him the next time he said, "I can't just forward my work to you and you do it for Free, sorry" Well then I told him to just let me sit with him and see what he does and guess what he said YES! I saw him gather screenshots of different websites and then put them all in a editor online. Then I noticed that this editor is nothing but a blogger.com editor.
And I asked him about it as I couldn't control my curiosity. Well the guy told me everything he knew about blogging and how to get started with booking your own domain name and get free hosting from blogger.
I started my blog at just Rs. 119 and some paisa which I don't remember now. I got a free blogger theme and started writing articles on it.
The biggest obstacle was traffic and content creation. I learned and read a lot about content creation, blogging, generating traffic and monetizing the blog.
I also got rejected a couple of times from Adsense program because my blog was not a good fit for it.
Q. Can blogging really change someone`s life?
Ans:Yes sure it can.
Blogging has made a lot of folks a millionaire. Blogging also helps you create your own brand online.
For example, Neil Patel create more than a couple of successful SAAS business namely Kissmetrics and CrazyEgg, with the power of blogging.
Another example is Darren Rowse, who is also known as problogger online. Darren earned a great respect in bloggin community by providing great value packed content to those who are interested in blogging and making money online.
They say content is king and I agree with it.
Q. What are your favorite Internet marketing tools?
Ans: IFTTT
Google Keyword Planner & Uber Suggest - to help me with keyword research
Buffer & Hootsuite - It automates your social media marketing efforts
GetResponse and Mailchimp - To help me in email marketing stuffs.
Also See : Online Video “Must” For Mobile Marketing
Q. What is your daily schedule? And how do you maintain your tasks?
Ans: Well usually I write every task that needs to be accomplished each night before I go to bed.
- Researching and reading great blogs
- Writing articles for future posts
- Calling and following up with my Web Design and SEO clients
- Allocating my website and SEO work to my team
- Lunch & Dinner ofcourse
- Reading eBooks and Books
Ans: Quicksprout - for all Marketing Stuff
TutsPlus - to stay updated with latest tutorials
designtaxi.com/- to stay updated with latest design stuff
http://abduzeedo.com/ - to stay updated with latest web design stuff
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/ - to stay updated with latest web design stuff
http://css-tricks.com/ - for all CSS learning
Q. Blogging have different definition for different person. What is it for you?
Ans: According to WikiPedia, A blog (a truncation of the expression weblog) is a discussion or informational site published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete entries ("posts") typically displayed in reverse chronological order (the most recent post appears first).
I get a lot of emails which I used to send other bloggers such as
Well my suggestion to all such guys is focus on your readers not the money and money will eventually follow along.Sir, how can I make money from blogging or how to start a blog.
Q. How much time do you spend on social media promotion and SEO of your blog?
Ans: 50% of my time goes into social media promotion and SEO.
Q. How much time do you spend for blogging daily?
Ans:As I already told you that I spend about 50% of my time to promote and SEO my content. Also as I'm a freelance web designer and SEO guy I have to manage my clients works too.
Q. Finally, I would love to have your message for my readers and any suggestions for newbies?
Ans: Well if you want to succeed in blogging here are a few advice of mine:
- Find the niche you are passionate about
- Learn keyword research yourself
- Write content around the hot topics your readers actually wants to read
- Be the encyclopedia of your niche
- Use 70-30 percentage rule. 70 for content promotion and 30 for content creation
- Make your reader happy
- Optimize your article for SEO
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