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Willing to follow a simple plan for $4K months?
I'm here to share the wealth by teaching you exactly how I started and scaled my writing company to $4k in my first month. You’re an entrepreneur First thing’s first, you’ve got to approach your writing with a business mindset. You’re an entrepreneur first, and a writer second — I know that can be hRead more
I’m here to share the wealth by teaching you exactly how I started and scaled my writing company to $4k in my first month.
You’re an entrepreneur
First thing’s first, you’ve got to approach your writing with a business mindset. You’re an entrepreneur first, and a writer second — I know that can be hard to swallow for some. But, if you have no clients, you have no work as a freelance writer.
Actively read everything
When I started out, I was reading books on business, marketing, writing, productivity, and management. I didn’t just read, I took notes, highlighted, and I put the words into practice. I credit much of my success to the books I’ve read (and the authors, of course).
Check out these books for great insight on entrepreneurship and growing a business:
Think And Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill — Get your mind in the game. You’ve gotta stay positive, focused, and hold fast to your vision.
Million Dollar Consulting, Alan Weiss — Alan writes about how to sell yourself/your business like you’re a Ferrari, not a Kia.
The Little Red Book of Selling, Jeffrey Gitomer — Learn the ropes of selling. This is imperative if you’ve never learned to sell things (which most writers haven’t).
Oversubscribed, Daniel Priestley — This will teach you how to have MORE clients than you need. So you can pick and choose who to work with.
I continue to read daily, and I aim to get a book in every week or two. They’re not always nonfiction books either. Sometimes I like a good mystery or fiction series. We learn from everything we read.
I use Blinkist to discover new books — you can read summaries which help you determine whether or not the book is what you’re looking for.
To niche or not to niche?
Some folks recommend a niche; others don’t. When I started, I took any writing gig that paid decently. Now that I’ve had plenty of clients, I’ve got a solid niche carved out.
A niche can be the type of writing you do — like newsletters, blog posts, CEO ghostwriting, or website copy.
A niche can be the vertical in which you do all of those types of work — like specializing in content for SaaS startups, B2B or B2C companies, law firms, healthcare, etc.
Or, yes there’s a third, a niche can be a demographic. For example, maybe you’re a perfect fit for any company that targets moms or new parents, or you write incredible content geared toward outdoorsy types or freelancers.
Here are some pros that I’ve noticed since I’ve built out my own niche.
I can charge more because I`ve gotten good at a particular type of writing (I write B2B content, mostly for SaaS companies).
I enjoy writing content for all of my clients. When I started out I took every client I could get — even if I had to write about and research something super boring.
It’s easier for me to get clients because I’ve got just the right experience. And occasionally, people find me through the company blogs I write for and ask me to write for them.
Cons might be that you don’t have as large of a market, or maybe you don’t want to feel pigeonholed into writing specific content. Niche or not, it’s entirely up to the individual.
Have a marketing plan and make it happen
It’s one thing to plan out your sales and marketing. But, if you can get your plans off the paper and implement them, you’re more than a step ahead of most freelancers.
I didn’t only apply to “gigs,” posted on Craigslist and job boards. I emailed CEOs whom I wanted to work with. I made partnerships with agencies and joined networking groups.
Create a successful freelance marketing plan
There’s no need to go crazy and write a thirty-page analysis. Keep it simple as simple is easy to follow.
First, set an overall goal, like generate $2,000 per month or get 2 clients.
Then, break your marketing plan down into two categories:
Category 1. Strategies — methods you’ll use to gain new business
Category 2. Tactics — specific actions you’ll take to implement your strategies/methods
Example
Strategy: earn a contributor spot on a blog that your target market reads
Tactics to achieve that strategy:
Here’s the exact marketing plan I used my first month to get that $4k
Goal: get 3 new clients in 1 month (Remember, your overall goal should be a number of clients or specific dollar amount you’d like to achieve in a given period of time).
Strategy 1: Connect with CEOs at companies I want to write for
Tactics: Cold email 100 contacts per week
Results: 2 clients
Strategy 2: Apply to every listing that fits my income requirements (I don’t work for peanuts)
Tactics: Check Problogger, Contena, and WeWork app every morning. Apply to all titles that fit my experience and income requirements
Results: 2 clients
Strategy 3: Gain attention via LinkedIn
Tactics: Publish a quality blog post and spend $75 advertising it to my target markets
Results: 6 warm leads and 2 networking partners
*Warm leads are prospects who are super interested in your services
Strategy 4: Network with people who can connect me to my target market
Tactics: 1. Meet with two networking partners per week and ask for referrals 2. Give referrals to networking partners (giving referrals means getting referrals)
Results: 2 new clients
These four strategies helped me surpass my goal of three clients in one month. In fact, I got six clients my first month.
Upsell
Up-selling is the best way to increase your freelance earnings. How do you do this? You need a basic service(s) and premium service(s).
Step 1. Determine the basic version of your service. For example, if I`m a writer, then an article might be the basic service. It’s nice if your basic service is a one-time deal. Like, my client pays for a single article. Or, your client pays a set price for webpage copy.
If basic services are a one-time deal, it makes it easier to get your foot in the door. You gain trust by asking for a smaller commitment.
After you’ve completed your first task, ASK for more work! It’s incredible how many people forget to follow up with their clients. If they don’t respond to your first follow up, hit them up again a week later.
Step 2. Find premium services that allow you to charge an ongoing, monthly fee/retainer (click that link to learn how to charge a retainer). This is absolutely necessary if you want to earn six-figures from your writing and not end up with carpal tunnel syndrome.
Example: If an article is the basic version of my business, then I can charge a monthly subscription to manage my client’s content calendar or write an article per week.
After a client has asked you for several one-time projects, then it’s time to mention that you also offer ongoing support.
Step 3. Learn to articulate results-oriented benefits.
Example: If you are going to charge a monthly fee for managing your client’s content calendar, how does that benefit your client?
Benefits are NOT action-oriented — i.e., You write high-quality content. Or, you perform SEO research.
Benefits MUST be results-oriented — i.e., Your client saves 3 hours per week and can focus on other aspects of business growth. Or, your SEO-friendly posts increase web-traffic by 70% within 3 months.
Articulate these benefits in your proposals, pitches, during client calls, etc. When it’s time to mention your premium services to a client, tell them the results-oriented benefits of utilizing your premium service.
Make Moves
These methods help me bring in 2X+ my previous full-time income.
The biggest hurdle is waking up and deciding that you’re going to build a business and not “take what you can get.”
The above marketing plan takes about 20 minutes per day to implement. How would 20 minutes per day, devoted to marketing your services, change your business? Are you ready to define yourself as an entrepreneur and not merely as, freelance writer?
How can I uninstall software?
Don’t use a certain application anymore? Remove it. In fact, removing programs is one of the easiest ways to free up disk space on Ubuntu and keep your system clean. In this beginner’s tutorial, I’ll show you various ways of uninstalling software from Ubuntu. Did I say various ways? Yes, because theRead more
Don’t use a certain application anymore? Remove it.
In fact, removing programs is one of the easiest ways to free up disk space on Ubuntu and keep your system clean.
In this beginner’s tutorial, I’ll show you various ways of uninstalling software from Ubuntu.
Did I say various ways? Yes, because there are various ways of installing applications in Ubuntu and hence various ways of removing them. You’ll learn to:
Let’s see these steps one by one.
Method 1: Remove applications using Ubuntu Software Center
Start the Software Center application. You should find it in the dock on the left side or search for it in the menu.
ou can see the installed applications in the Installed tab.
List installed applications
If you don’t see a program here, try to use the search feature.
When you open an installed application, you should see the option to remove it. Click on it.
It will ask for your account password. Enter it and the applications will be removed in seconds.
This method works pretty well except in the case when Software Center is misbehaving (it does that a lot) or if the program is a software library or some other command line utility. You can always resort to the terminal in such cases.
Method 2: Remove programs from Ubuntu using command line
You know that you can use
apt-get installorapt installfor installing applications. For uninstalling, you don’t use the apt-get uninstall command butapt-get removeorapt remove.All you need to do is to use the command in the following fashion:
You’ll be asked to enter your account password. When you enter it, nothing is visible on the screen. That’s normal. Just type it blindly and press enter.
The program won’t be removed immediately. You need to confirm it. When it asks for your conformation, press the enter key or Y key:
Keep in mind that you’ll have to use the exact package name in the apt remove command otherwise it will throw ‘unable to locate package error‘.
Don’t worry if you don’t remember the exact program name. You can utilize the super useful tab completion. It’s one of the most useful Linux command line tips that you must know.
What you can do is to type the first few letters of the program you want to uninstall. And then hit the tab key. It will show all the installed packages that match those letters at the beginning of their names.
When you see the desired package, you can type its complete name and remove it.
What if you do not know the exact package name or even the starting letters? Well, you can list all the installed packages in Ubuntu and grep with whatever your memory serves.
For example, the command below will show all the installed packages that have the string ‘my’ in its name anywhere, not just the beginning.
That’s cool, isn’t it? Just be careful with the package name when using the remove command in Ubuntu.
Tip: Using apt purge for removing package (advanced users)
When you remove a package in Ubuntu, the packaged data is removed, but it may leave small, modified user configuration files. This is intentional because if you install the same program again, it would use those configuration files.
If you want to remove it completely, you can use apt purge command. You can use it instead of apt remove command or after running the apt remove command.
Keep in mind that the purge command won’t remove any data or configuration file stored in the home directory of a user.
Method 3: Uninstall Snap applications in Ubuntu
The previous method works with the DEB packages that you installed using apt command, software center or directly from the deb file.
Ubuntu also has a new packaging system called Snap. Most of the software you find in the Ubuntu Software Center are in this Snap package format.
You can remove these applications from the Ubuntu Software Center easily but if you want to use the command line, here’s what you should do.
List all the snap applications installed to get the package name.
Now use the package name to remove the application from Ubuntu. You won’t be asked for confirmation before removal.
Bonus Tip: Clean up your system with one magical command
Alright! You learned to remove the applications. Now let me tell you about a simple command that cleans up leftover package traces like dependencies that are no longer used, old Linux kernel headers that won’t be used anymore.
In the terminal, just run this command:
This is a safe command, and it will easily free up a few hundred MB’s of disk space.
Conclusion
You learned three ways of removing applications from Ubuntu Linux. I covered both GUI and command line methods so that you are aware of all the options.
I hope you find this simple tutorial helpful as an Ubuntu beginner. Questions and suggestions are always welcome.
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What Is the Meta Pixel & What Does It Do? Beyond its massive audience, there’s no shortage of reasons Facebook is an advertiser’s dream: engaging ad types, helpful integrations, and laser-focused targeting among them. Arguably the most compelling, though, has nothing to do with those three. It’sRead more
What Is the Meta Pixel & What Does It Do?
Beyond its massive audience, there’s no shortage of reasons Facebook is an advertiser’s dream: engaging ad types, helpful integrations, and laser-focused targeting among them.
Arguably the most compelling, though, has nothing to do with those three. It’s not immersive Canvas ads or the ability to target prospects down to the car in their driveway that has advertisers splurging on Facebook ads; it’s the retargeting ability of the Meta Pixel.
What is the Meta Pixel?
The Meta Pixel, also known informally as the Facebook retargeting pixel, is a snippet of code you can insert into the back end of your website. Like other tags, it helps drive and decode key performance metrics generated by a particular platform. Specifically, the Meta Pixel helps businesses with a Facebook page determine and improve the ROI from the world’s biggest social network. Here’s how…
The capabilities of the Meta Pixel
The Meta Pixel can track and boost ROI for businesses on the platform, but so can a lot of tools. Before going into more detail, let’s nail down exactly what the Meta Pixel can do:
Use the pixel to build Custom Audiences
This is one of Facebook’s most powerful targeting capabilities. Instead of building your audience with the social network’s self-serve ad tool, you have the option to let the Meta Pixel do it for you. It makes the whole process faster, easier. But even better, it adds to the effectiveness of your advertising campaigns too.
These audiences aren’t defined by demographics or interests; they’re created from people who have engaged with the page that your pixel is on:
As a result, they’re more relevant than anything you could build from a general group of Facebook users. They’re people who have already shown an interest in your business.
Use the pixel to build Lookalike Audiences
Custom audiences are great — tailored and relevant. But what about when you want to expand your reach beyond the ones visiting your website?
That’s what Lookalike Audiences are for. By installing the Facebook retargeting pixel, you can use your custom audiences as a starting point for new audiences that Facebook will automatically generate to be similar to the original.
That means instead of making an educated guess to create a new targeting group, you can reach ideal prospects like the ones in your custom audience, and you can do it faster than ever.
Use the pixel to track and improve conversions
If there’s one fundamental reason that all Facebook advertisers should use a Meta pixel, it’s to track conversions. Installing one on key post-click landing pages will inform you of who’s converting, which pages they’re visiting, and how much ROI your campaigns are delivering.
That way, you’ll have data to inform next steps for improvement, like a hypothesis for A/B testing. At the test’s conclusion, you’ll have a better idea of which tactics are working and which aren’t.
Use the Meta Pixel for remarketing
The Meta Pixel is versatile. It can:
Looking at all those together with the eyes of an advertiser, you’re probably thinking, “the Meta Pixel is one of the most powerful retargeting tools on the internet.” And you’re right.
A quick retargeting refresher
Chances are you know the idea behind retargeting, but there’s no harm in a refresher…
When prospects arrive at your website for the first time, they’re probably not going to buy what you’re selling. Heck, they might not even download an ebook or claim a consultation even if it’s free.
What they’ll do is probably abandon your page and do some more research, maybe wait around for a better offer from somewhere else…
And at some point they might return to your website of their own accord. Or maybe they won’t.
But as an advertiser you don’t want to leave that decision to chance. In a time when people are busier than ever, you want to stay top-of-mind with an ad that says “Hey, remember that course you were thinking about purchasing? Come check it out again.”
That’s retargeting, also known as remarketing. With the Facebook retargeting pixel, you can serve dynamic ads to audiences who take actions that indicate they’re interested in your products and services. It works like this:
How the Meta Pixel works
For the Meta pixel to work, it needs to be installed on the back-end of all the relevant pages you want to track, create audiences, and remarket with. If you’re using Facebook ads to drive visitors to a click-through post-click landing page where you sell a course, you might want to install it on that page, the following checkout page, and the “thank you” page after that. Here’s why:
Generally, you’ll have three different groups of people to track in this campaign.
The three groups of people
The pixel works automatically
And maybe the best part about it all is that it’s done automatically. Once you’ve implanted the Meta pixel on your relevant post-click landing pages, audiences will be continuously updated as people visit different pages.
An audience will be targeted with ads to return to your checkout page until they proceed past the checkout page to the “thank you” page. Once they’ve done that, they’ll be added to a new group of people receiving ads for add-ons and other offers.
All this from one pixel?
If you’ve been an advertiser on Facebook for an extended period of time, you’ll remember the days when you needed two different pixels to do all this. There was the conversion pixel, and the custom audience pixel and each had its own job:
Today, though, they’ve both been replaced by the Meta Pixel, which does the job of the two and more. And it’s just as easy to find and install as the older pixels.
Where to find the Meta Pixel
As an advertiser, getting the Meta pixel all set up is pretty straightforward. If you’re not a Facebook advertiser yet, you’ll need an account to do so. Learn about getting set up here.
If you’re already an advertiser with an account on Facebook, follow these few easy steps to set up your pixel.
Step 1: Navigate to the pixels tab in your Ads Manager.
Step 2: Select “create a pixel.”
Click “Create” in the box that appears and you’re done creating the pixel. Piece of cake. Now it’s time to install it.
Add the Meta Pixel to your website
Once your pixel is created, all it takes is a few more steps to get it fully set up. What those steps are depend on your role and knowledge of a website’s back-end.
If somebody else adjusts the back-end of your website…
You’ll want to send the installation instructions to him or her. That’s easily done by navigating to the pixels tab in your Ads Manager, selecting “Set up pixel” and then “Email to a developer.” Instructions on how to install the pixel will be sent straight to the email addresses you specify once you hit “send.”
If you update your website’s back-end
If you use a tag manager or a CMS, Facebook offers integrations that allow for an even more streamlined installation. Find them here.
If you’re going to install the Meta pixel yourself, first, you’ll need to locate the header code of the website. Here’s an example from Facebook:
Then, copy and paste the code into the bottom portion of the header, above the closing tag as shown above.
And lastly, to ensure your Meta pixel is working, click the “Send Test Traffic” button and wait a few minutes. If you get no response, check to ensure you’ve installed your pixel correctly. If you’re still having trouble, contact Facebook support.
Once you’ve completed the process, your pixel’s ready to go. But if you want to, you can power it up to do even more.
Take your Meta pixel to the next level
To get even more from your pixel, you can set up events to figure out how your prospects are behaving on your website. These events, like when someone makes a purchase, clicks a button, etc. will give your conversions context.
You’ll have to add an additional piece of code to the back-end of your website, but once you do, your Facebook reports will let you know detailed information about the behavior of your visitors and how it’s affecting your campaign ROI. And you can tie your pixel to fire on those behaviors and, then create remarketing campaigns based on those events.
Step-by-step breakdown
Here’s how to do it:
1: Navigate to the “Pixels” tab in Ads Manager.
2: Select “Set Up Pixel.”
3: Click “Manually Install The Code Yourself.”
4: Click Continue.
5: Select “Install Events”
6: Choose the event you want to track by hitting the toggle next to it.
7: Based on the kind of event you wish to track, choose Track Event on Page Load or Track Event on Inline Action.
8: Decide how you want to track your action with parameters like conversion value or currency. When these are specified, the Meta pixel will let you know how much you’re actually generating with a particular campaign, ad, post-click landing page in live reports.
9: Once you’ve determined your parameters, Facebook will spit out an event code. Paste it on the back end of the relevant page, ensuring you don’t modify the pixel code you’ve already pasted into the header of your website.
To learn more about getting your pixel to fire during an event, check out this Facebook resource for developers.
Make sure your all your pixels are working and run your campaign
To be sure your pixel is working, it’s recommended you install Meta’s Pixel Helper for Chrome. To do that, navigate to the Google Chrome store and search “Meta Pixel Helper.” Then just click “Add to Chrome” and “Add extension.”
Now, when you click the “Pixel Helper” icon in the address bar, you’ll be able to see if there are any pixels on the page, and if they’re working correctly:
If the Meta Pixel Helper finds no issues, you’re ready to begin driving traffic to your post-click landing pages. Build those post-click landing pages better and faster with the web’s most robust post-click automation platform.
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How to Choose the Perfect Domain Name Choosing the right domain name for your business can be a challenge. Rather than think of it as a chore, it should be a fun adventure. Here are several steps that will help you choose the best domain name for your new site. Brainstorm Sit down with a blank pieceRead more
How to Choose the Perfect Domain Name
Choosing the right domain name for your business can be a challenge.
Rather than think of it as a chore, it should be a fun adventure. Here are several steps that will help you choose the best domain name for your new site.
Brainstorm
Sit down with a blank piece of paper or in front of a whiteboard and brainstorm a bunch of ideas. Do this with your business partners if you have any.
Start writing words that have something to do with your business idea or the image you want to create. For example, a consulting firm might list words like results, help, assist, and trust.
This is brainstorming, so don’t be shy about including words that might not be a good fit. You never know when one word will trigger a different idea. You can always cross them off the list later.
Keep going until you have at least 20 good words.
Expand the List
Now it’s time to visit a good online thesaurus to find synonyms for the words on your list.
A great option for finding new words is WordHippo. Type in the terms you came up with in the first step and find related words to add to your list. Don’t be afraid about making the list longer at this stage!
Narrow Down the List
You hopefully have a list of at least 25-50 words. You might even have hundreds. It’s time to start whittling down the list by crossing off the ones that aren’t a fit.
Here are some choices you might want to cut:
You might have a vision for what your company will do or sell, but are you sure it won’t expand to something else? Let’s say you’re creating a site that will only sell baseball gloves. Using the term “gloves” in your domain might seem smart. But what happens a few years from now when you decide you want to expand and sell baseball bats?
Avoid words that might have totally unrelated connotations. For example, my company tried to come up with a domain name that described how we transferred technologies between each other. We thought of the term fluid, as in the technology moved fluidly between companies. Guess what? Everyone we met thought we were in the water business.
Don’t Commit Yet
You probably have a couple of names at this stage of the process that you really like. Don’t cross names off just because they aren’t your favorites, as you might need to come back to them later. In other words, you have a few steps to go before you can commit.
See What’s Available
One of the biggest restrictions in choosing a name these days is whether or not the domain name is actually available. Good news! You can go to Namecheap.com and search for each of your options without having to commit.
If some are taken, get creative and add a word to the beginning or ending of your preferred name to find an available domain. Try your city or state, an adjective, or other solution to make yours unique.
Another great option: consider the list of other name extensions than .com.
Phone a Friend
Now it’s time to share your shrinking list with close friends. Ask them what comes to mind when they see each domain option.
You might be surprised that they find something glaringly obvious with a name you like.
“Oh look, when you put the first and second words together, it spells something naughty!”
At that moment you’ll be glad you got this feedback before you moved forward.
Can Any Domains Be Acquired?
If some of your top choices were already taken, you might dig deeper to find out if any of the already-registered domains could still be purchased.
If the purchase price is way outside your budget, you can cross it off your list. Also, if it turns out a big company is already using the name, it’s probably best to cross it off your list. They’re not selling.
The Radio Test
You already asked your friends for feedback. Now you need to call (don’t email!) a different set of friends and ask them if they can spell the names you’ve come up with.
This is the ‘radio test’. If someone heard your name over the radio or at a bar, could they actually spell it when they go looking for your site? You might be surprised at how many domains fail this test!
You need a domain that is easy to say and even easier to remember. Something with an odd combination of letters, dashes, or other workarounds might be hard to spell and easy to forget.
If they can’t spell it, you should probably cross it off your list and find a better option.
Social Media Branding
This is a good time to think about what social media handles are available for your idea. You might have a great domain name but can’t get the matching Twitter handle or Facebook page.
You can see what’s available on social media using a variety of sites like Namecheckr. If a name isn’t available, it’s not a deal-killer because your domain and social media handles don’t have to be an exact match. But for branding purposes, it’s something to think about.
Trademark Search
You’re almost done! It’s time to make sure your ideal names don’t infringe an existing company’s trademark, because you might have to change your domain (and maybe even company name) later, meaning significant cost and loss of business. Check out Trademark247.com for an easy way to search for existing registered U.S. trademarks.
Consider hiring an attorney for a more exhaustive review.
Get the Name
Have you made it this far? Congrats! It’s time to register the domain name and create your website.
The process of choosing a domain name might seem daunting, but it’s actually something you can do within a couple of hours or less. Investing a little bit of time picking the right name at the outset might save you lots of headaches down the road.
When you’re ready, register your domain name at Namecheap.com. For Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we’ll have unbelievable deals on domain registration for up to 98% off regular prices
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The main difference between domain and hosting is that domain is the address, which allows a visitor to easily find your website online, while hosting is where the website files are stored. In order to have a functioning website, you need both – a domain and hosting space. Since both elements work hRead more
The main difference between domain and hosting is that domain is the address, which allows a visitor to easily find your website online, while hosting is where the website files are stored. In order to have a functioning website, you need both – a domain and hosting space.
Since both elements work hand-in-hand, it’s crucial to understand the differences between them before creating a website.
This article will cover everything you need to know about domain and hosting – how they work and how they differ from each other.
Domain Names and Domain Registration
A domain name refers to the URL people type in a web browser’s address bar to access your site. In other words, domain names offer a convenient way for people to access websites.
Without it, they would have to use a numerical label assigned to every website and server on the internet, also known as an IP address.
Generally, domain names are comprised of two main parts – a second-level domain (SLD) and a top-level domain (TLD). Second-level domains usually consist of words or phrases, while top-level domains are the predetermined extensions that follow.
For example, in the case of google.com, the second-level domain is google, and .com is the TLD.
To get a domain name for your website, you need to register it first. Domain registration is the process of reserving a name on the internet for a certain period. Usually, you need to renew the license once per year, but you can pay up in advance for up to 10 years for the domain to be registered under your name.
Companies or organizations that sell and manage domain name registrations are called domain registrars. Domain registrars are listed under ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), an authority that coordinates and manages domain databases on the internet.
However, before moving on to domain registration with a domain registrar, it is essential to check your custom domain’s availability. At Hostinger, we offer a domain checker to help you out.
A domain checker will show the availability of your chosen domain and various domain extensions, along with their prices. If the domain is taken, the domain checker will offer several alternatives. If domain name you like is taken, try a domain name generator to help you come up with something unique!
Types of Domain Extensions and Pricing
Domain extensions or top-level domains (TLDs) refer to the last part of a domain name.
As the name suggests, TLDs claim the highest spot on the internet’s DNS (domain name system) hierarchy. There are hundreds of TLDs available on the web, which are maintained and regularly updated by the IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority).
IANA categorizes TLDs into four main categories based on their purpose, and location, including:
If you want to register a domain name, it can be beneficial to know all of your options to find the perfect extension. Below are some TLDs Hostinger offers along with their prices:
There are many more extensions to choose from that are not listed here. To check out whether the extensions you want are available, simply access our domain name checker. You might also want to check out some of the options to get a free web domain.
Once you find a suitable option, it is time to register it. To register a domain name with Hostinger, click on the Add to Cart button next to your chosen domain.
Once you have purchased the domain name, complete the domain registration by accessing the Home section on your hPanel and clicking the Setup button. It will direct you to the Domain Order Setup page, where you’ll be required to fill in the domain registration details.
Finally, claim your domain name’s ownership through the verification email sent to your registered email address.
Make sure to complete this process within 15 days, or your domain name will be suspended. To activate it after this period, locate the email and verify your contact information.
Additionally, you might want to consider getting domain privacy protection to hide your contact details on WHOIS lookup tools.
What Is Web Hosting?
In this tutorial, you’ll learn what web hosting is and everything you need to know before creating a website.
Web hosting services allow you to publish the website on the internet. If you buy a hosting service from a provider, you will have a portion of their web servers to store your website’s files and data.
Whenever someone types in your website’s domain name, your web hosting provider will be responsible for sending its content to the visitor.
Web hosts also provide beginner-friendly tools for all users so that you can manage the website with little to no technical skills. Besides, a hosting provider usually offers customer support, server maintenance, and website builders to help users create and maintain their site.
In addition to storing website files, a web host protects the server and your website files from malicious attacks.
Some web hosting companies, such as Hostinger, also provide domain registration to help you create a website even quicker and more efficiently.
That said, it is essential to do thorough research before choosing a hosting company. There are a few factors you need to consider, including:
Hostinger utilizes LiteSpeed Web Servers to optimize users’ site performance. Moreover, we offer a 99.9% uptime guarantee and global customer support working around the clock to guide you if you come across any technical difficulties.
Signing up for web hosting on Hostinger is quite easy. Just sign up using your email and pick one of the web hosting plans available. Additionally, we offer a 30-day money-back guarantee in case you are not satisfied with the service.
Types of Website Hosting and Pricing
Now let us explore what types of hosting there are.
Hostinger offers several hosting plans suitable for anyone who wants to create a website – whether it is a personal blog or an eCommerce site. Here’s a quick overview:
If you’re just starting out, we’d highly recommend going with shared hosting first – it’s affordable, fully managed, and easy to use. You don’t need any technical background as the Hostinger team manages every back-end technicality.
On the other hand, if you have some technical knowledge and want more control over managing a server on your own, VPS and cloud hosting are the way to go. It all comes down to your budget and what kind of website you want to build.
How a Domain Name and Web Hosting Work Together to Create a Website?
Domain and hosting work hand-in-hand – imagine that both your IP address and the domain name act as your website’s address, and web hosting is the actual house. Without web hosting, your site can’t exist on the internet.
Therefore, you need to sync and point your domain name to your web hosting provider after you buy it.
To avoid too much hassle, we highly recommended purchasing a domain name and web hosting from the same place. This way, you don’t need to worry about linking them manually, and you can start creating your website right away.
Let’s briefly go over the steps of how to build a website with Hostinger:
Frequently Asked Questions
Now that you’ve learned about domain names and web hosting, here are some commonly asked questions that might help you understand more about their differences.
Do I Need Web Hosting if I Have a Domain Name?
Yes. A domain name is just your website’s address, while web hosting stores all your website data and files. Without web hosting, your website is nonexistent, and your domain name would point to nowhere.
With Hostinger, you can get a domain name and web hosting account altogether. There are different plans and price ranges, too, depending on your website needs.
Do I Need a Domain if I Have Web Hosting?
It depends, but most of the time – yes. Some web hosting providers include a subdomain name that you can use free of charge. However, these subdomains don’t make your site look professional and cannot be customized.
Purchasing custom domain names allows your website to have its own branding and voice. It also makes it easier for your web visitors to remember your site’s name.
Do I Have to Buy Web Hosting and a Domain Name Together?
You don’t have to buy a domain name and a web hosting account together. However, when you buy them separately, it is necessary to change the DNS settings and point the domain to your web hosting company. Otherwise, your website will become inaccessible.
On the other hand, purchasing web hosting and a domain from the same web host will save you the hassle of changing the domain name settings. It also offers a more convenient solution, as you manage and upgrade both services on the same admin dashboard.
Can I Transfer My Domain Name Over to Hostinger?
Absolutely. Hostinger offers a domain name transfer service for $11.99. It’s a straightforward and quick process.
You simply need to access Hostinger’s domain transfer page and enter your domain name in the provided space.
Once you complete the payment, you need to insert the EPP code or domain authentication code from your current domain registrar.
Then, you will get an email that, once confirmed, will initiate the transfer process. The process usually takes from five to seven days to finish.
Anyone is eligible for the domain transfer as long as the domain doesn’t have a Pending Delete or Redemption status, and it’s been more than two months since the last registration or transfer.
Keep in mind that to transfer a domain name, you need to have full ownership of it.
Can I Move My Website to Hostinger?
Yes. All you need to do is transfer and move your website files directly to Hostinger’s server through an FTP client or the File Manager of your hosting control panel.
If your website uses a MySQL database, there are several steps you need to take:
Another option is to use an FTP client like FileZilla. If you need more information on how to connect and configure FileZilla, check our guide.
However, if you have no technical background and are not sure how to do the steps above, Hostinger’s support team will take care of that for you.
Shared and cloud hosting users can reach out to our customer success team, and they’ll guide you through the process.
What Is Domain Hosting?
As the name suggests, domain hosting refers to services that host domain names for your website. They sell domains and register them to an owner for a specific subscription fee. It is very different from a web host, where you can purchase both a domain and a web hosting account from the same place.
When you buy a domain from a domain name registrar, the registrar will be your domain host. This means every domain-related requirement is taken care of by the registrar, such as managing IP addresses in the DNS records.
Conclusion
Despite being completely different, many people still don’t know the difference between a domain name and web hosting. Both are essential elements of website building and serve distinct functions.
Here’s a summary of the two elements:
We hope this article helped you learn the differences between domain names and web hosting and how they go hand in hand when powering a website.
See lessHow can I analyze my competitors’ SEO?
Stealing is wrong. That’s a moral absolute. Taking your competitor’s strengths and weaknesses and using them to improve your own performance is just good business. Every company in any field should always keep a close eye on what their main rivals are doing. It’s no different when it comes to SEO. CRead more
Stealing is wrong. That’s a moral absolute. Taking your competitor’s strengths and weaknesses and using them to improve your own performance is just good business. Every company in any field should always keep a close eye on what their main rivals are doing. It’s no different when it comes to SEO.
Competition is a healthy part of business. Monitoring and trying to better your direct competitors is what keeps firms sharp. It encourages innovation, prevents complacency and offers inspiration to improve. SEO competitor analysis is how you achieve that kind of one-upmanship in the area of web traffic and SERP ratings.
When a business or website embarks on an SEO strategy, competitor analysis is far too often overlooked. Companies jump straight to researching keywords, seeking out links and creating their content. By doing so, they’re skipping over what is a key aspect of truly efficient SEO.
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It is only by completing SEO competitor analysis that a firm gets a proper idea of where they stand in their field. That understanding of their position is what can then tell them where they should be aiming and what they can do to get there.
Real competitive intelligence about your rivals improves all aspects of SEO. It lets you know who you ought to be looking to outrank on SERPs. It shows you the keywords for which you should be ranking and where you can go to look for backlinks. Above all else, it also shows your own SEO strengths and weaknesses as well as those of your rivals.
That’s why we’ve created this guide to good SEO competitor analysis. We’re going to talk about the process in depth and tell you everything you need to know. That will include how to do competitor analysis but starts with exactly why it’s important to do so.
We have written a 3,000 word article on how much does SEO Cost, this should include competitor analysis.
Why SEO Competitor Analysis is Important
The title of this post is perhaps a little misleading. We’re not suggesting that you should head to a competitor’s site, copy their content and then paste it onto your own landing pages. Neither are we advocating lifting chunks of text from their posts and using them in your own blog. Moral issues aside, Google would not look kindly upon the duplicate content.
What we are suggesting is that you should have a full and complete understanding of everything your rivals are doing. In SEO as in life, the mantra of ‘keep your friends close but your enemies closer’ remains valid. It is only by knowing your enemies that you can hope to consistently beat them.
SEO competitor analysis is the process by which you can get all the details you need about your rivals. It will provide you with data about which SEO tactics are working for those rivals. As you’re in the same field, it’s likely that those tactics could also work for you.
The competitive intelligence you get from proper analysis will also help you to identify your own areas of weakness. Those will be the places where your competitors are outdoing you. Recognising that gives you a roadmap for how to improve your SEO strategy.
Good analysis of your competitors’ SEO can also reveal lots of things about SEO in your niche more generally.
It will reveal important keywords in your field. It will also let you know how competitive each of those are. You can then assess if there will be a good ROI if you choose to try and compete for them. Worthwhile backlink strategies will also become clear, as will domains from which you can try to get useful links.
For all of those reasons and more, SEO competitor analysis is key to any overall SEO strategy. That’s why you will want to know everything there is to know about performing it effectively.
Performing SEO Competitor Analysis
The exact process of SEO competitor analysis can and should differ from one company to another. Your individual niche, your target customers and your overall business goals will all have an impact on the shape of the process.
There are some general areas of, or steps toward, a good analysis which will apply to all firms and sites. It is these different areas which we’re going to provide an in-depth rundown of below. This is not a step-by-step guide but rather a collection of hints and tips.
Taking what you will from our advice should help you get the competitive intelligence you need to blow your rivals out of the water. To begin the process, however, you need to first know exactly who those rivals are.
Identifying Your Competitors
To perform SEO competitor analysis, you need to know who your competitors are. That may sound obvious but identifying your SEO rivals is perhaps not quite as straightforward as it sounds.
You probably have a pretty good idea of who your direct business competitors are. You spend all of your time trying to better their products and poach their customers. These firms will likely be amongst your SEO competitors, but they won’t be alone. Your SEO competitors can come from anywhere and everywhere. It isn’t only firms in your own niche who might be your rivals in the world of SEO. Any site or page ranking for a keyword which you’re also targeting is a direct SEO competitor.
Say you’re a sportswear company. You might have a blog on which you post articles about sports news or recent results. In an ideal world, you’d like those posts to rank for keywords like ‘football’, ‘sports’, ‘sports news’ or similar.
Competition for those keywords will not come just from other sportswear firms. You’d have to go up against high authority sites like BBC Sport and Sky Sports, as well as newspaper websites. You must know the keywords you want to target before you can start identifying your SEO competitors.
That means performing some keyword research. We go into some depth describing how to perform keyword research elsewhere, but let’s just refresh your memory.
To generate target keywords, you need to put yourself in the shoes of your customers. Building a customer persona is a good way to do this. It will help you work out the topics that your customers will be interested in. You will then be able to produce a list of possible headers, bodies and long tail keywords related to those topics.
Testing out the viability of those keywords can then be as simple as popping them into a tool like the Google Keyword Planner. That will give you details like the search volume for each keyword and how competitive the keyword is. From there you can decide which keywords will deliver the best ROI. They are the ones that you should look to target.
Finding your SEO competitors becomes straightforward once you’ve identified those target keywords. Your first port of call should be the first SERP for each of your identified keywords.
The pages and companies listed there are your main competitors for those keywords. The pages ranked most highly on that first SERP are your biggest rivals. That means the pages in the top three positions or in the coveted ‘position zero’ if there is one.
In case you don’t know what we mean by position zero, it is the name given to the featured snippet at the top of some Google SERPS. Google started including those featured snippets back in 2014. They aim to display succinct answers to searchers’ questions.
Some snippets are quick answers or knowledge panels with little relation to SEO. Others use third-party information to provide an answer. They include the title and URL of the page from which the information is sourced. It is these snippets which are referred to as position zero. Getting a page or site into that position is like gold dust from an SEO point of view.
A quick glance at the SERPs for your keywords will show you the pages and domains you need to compete with. There are also some competitor analysis tools that you can use to make sure you get an accurate picture of your competition. SpyFu, for example, lets you input your domain or a target keyword and then produces a list of competing sites and pages.
Once you know who your competitors are, you can start analysing the strengths and weaknesses of their SEO.
Competitor Keyword Analysis
Competitor keyword analysis is a crucial part of overall SEO competitor analysis. It can give you a whole host of vital data to inform your SEO strategy. There are three main elements to competitor keyword analysis.
To look at the difficulty of ranking for particular keywords, you need to focus on your rivals’ pages. Specifically, those pages you identified earlier as ranking highly for the keyword in question. You will then want to analyse certain factors related to those pages.
The most important factors are things like page or domain authority, web traffic and similar metrics. These are the ranking factors that Google will have accounted for in giving the pages their SERP rankings.
The easiest way to get that information is by using another SEO competitor analysis tool. Site Explorer from Cognitive SEO is a good example. Through that tool, you can plug in the URL of a competitor and then receive all the data you could want.
This first stage of competitor keyword analysis helps you to further refine your list of keywords to target. You can strip out those which are too competitive and give more attention to the easier targets.
When trying to improve your SERP ranking for any keyword, you need to beat out the sites already ranking for it. Keyword gap analysis is a vital step in doing so. It is the process of identifying the keywords that high ranking pages rank for and you do not.
Tf-idf analysis is a great method for identifying those keywords. A tf-idf value reveals how frequently a keyword appears on a page, compared with how often it would generally be expected to appear. A higher value means that the page deals with the subject of the keyword more directly than most other pieces of content.
You can find a more in-depth analysis of tf-idf here. Our brief description, though, should have revealed its importance to competitor analysis. Performing tf-idf analysis on a competitor’s page gives you lots of great information.
It can reveal what keywords and subjects their content covers better than yours. It can also ID related keywords and niche topics that neither you nor your rivals cover well enough. That gives you a steer as to how you can improve your content to their level and beyond.
Backlink Analysis
We all know that SEO isn’t only about keywords. Your SEO competitor analysis also needs to look at what your rivals are doing in different areas. To achieve a high SERP ranking, they will have built up an impressive backlink profile. You need to dig into that profile and learn lessons from it.
What is most valuable to learn is where your rivals are getting links from. There is no way to get this information manually, so you will once again want to lean on an SEO analysis tool. In this case, your best bet may be the Link Explorer tool from Moz.
Link Explorer lets you enter the URL of a root domain, subdomain or exact page. It will then generate a huge amount of data related to the domain and its backlinks profile. You will see the domain’s inbound links, top pages and linking domains amongst other things.
You can also choose to compare the link profile of the domain with another. Choosing to compare it with your own, is how you can identify what your rival is doing differently to you in the area of backlinks.
This provides many options for you to tweak or adapt your own backlinks strategy. You may have found sites or domains that link to your rivals but not to you. You can then reach out to them and try to redress the balance.
You may also notice a different pattern to the inbound links of your rivals. They might tend toward links from different types of sites. Where you have lots of links from blogs, they might get theirs from e-commerce sites or other sources. If they’re ranking more highly than you, it might be a good idea to tweak your backlinks profile to more closely resemble theirs.
Content Analysis
What we’ve covered so far in our guide to SEO competitor analysis are off-page factors. They are not the only things to look at. You will also want to look at your competitors’ pages and their content to evaluate on-page factors. We’re talking mostly about the discernible quality of that content.
There are lots of different things to consider when assessing content quality. You will want to think about how relevant content is to the site or company’s niche.
How well content meets reader intent is also important. Google is all about content being genuinely useful to readers and providing them with real answers to their questions. A good indicator of overall quality is how comprehensive your content is. Lengthy articles that really get to grips with a subject are better than short, vague pieces of content.
This stage of your SEO competitor analysis requires more work on your part. You can’t use an SEO analysis tool to mine data. You need to read your competitors’ content and make a subjective assessment. You can then compare the quality of the content with your own. That will give you an idea of if and how your content needs to be improved.
User Experience Analysis
As well as rewarding high-quality, Google also views user experience as an important ranking factor. They tend to rate sites which are easier to navigate higher than others. They also like sites to be accessible to as many different users as possible. That means users on their phones, on tablets, laptop, and desktop.
When assessing competing pages and sites, you’ll also want to look at user experience. That means checking how mobile-friendly a rival site is. Since 2015, sites that aren’t mobile-friendly have been penalised by Google. Google also give preference on SERPs to sites that load quickly.
Good competitor analysis will identify and assess how rival sites perform in these areas. If highly ranked competitors outdo you on user experience, that’s a definite area for you to improve. If their user experience isn’t top-notch but they still rank highly, it’s an area where you might make significant gains on them.
See lessHow do you install Windows 10 from HDD?
Before you begin installing Windows 10 to a new drive, it may be beneficial to unplug any other drives that are connected – especially if they contain sensitive data that you wish to preserve. You don't have to do this, but if you do it makes it impossible for you to accidentally delete anything, soRead more
Before you begin installing Windows 10 to a new drive, it may be beneficial to unplug any other drives that are connected – especially if they contain sensitive data that you wish to preserve. You don’t have to do this, but if you do it makes it impossible for you to accidentally delete anything, so is worth considering.
Install your new hard drive (or SSD) in your computer.
Plug in your Windows 10 installation USB drive or insert the Windows 10 disk.
Change the boot order in the BIOS to boot from your install media.
Boot to your Windows 10 installation USB drive or DVD.
When given the option, select the Language, Time, and Keyboard Language, then select Next.
Input your license (or product) key.
Select Install Now.
Confirm that you accept the License Agreement and select Next.
Select Custom: Install Windows only (Advanced).
The following screen will give you hard access to all the drives installed on your system. When it comes to selecting which one to format and install Windows to, it is incredibly important that you select the correct one. If you accidentally select a different drive, that data may be irreparably lost, or hard to recover.
When asked Where do you want to install Windows, look for your new drive. It should be easy to spot because it will be entirely Unallocated Space and will be the same size as the new drive. Select that drive and select Format. You can create your own preferred number of partitions by selecting New, or, just select Next to begin the Windows installation.
Windows will then begin installing on your new hard drive. Depending on the speed of your hard drive and your PC’s processor, this process may take some time. Regardless of how long it takes, you’ll be able to follow along as the status page moves through the process.
Can I Clean Install Windows 10 on a New Hard Drive?
Absolutely. It’s arguably the easiest way to install Windows 10 as you don’t need to worry about backing up any data and the drive is almost guaranteed to work perfectly without any hardware issues from years of use.
How Do I Install Windows 10 Without The Disk?
To install Windows 10 on a new hard drive without the installation disk, you’ll need to make a Windows 10 installation USB drive.
How Do I Install Windows 10 on a New Computer Without Operating System?
The process for installing Windows 10 on a new computer without an operating system is exactly the same as it would be if you were doing so on a computer with an operating system. The only caveat to that is that you need the installation media, whether that’s a Windows 10 disk, or a bootable USB drive with Windows 10 installation files loaded on it. Getting that can be a little harder without an active PC.
If you don’t have either of those, you’ll have to buy them direct from Microsoft. Alternatively, if you have a Windows 10 key, but no way to install it, you could buy a Windows disk (only) from a second-hand site, or alternatively, use a friend’s computer to create a bootable Windows 10 install USB.
See lessBut what is a vlog?
Vlog stands for a video blog or video log, and refers to a type of blog where most or all of the content is in a video format. Vlog posts consist of creating a video of yourself where you talk on a particular subject such as reporting or reviewing a product or an event. It can even serve as a way toRead more
Vlog stands for a video blog or video log, and refers to a type of blog where most or all of the content is in a video format.
Vlog posts consist of creating a video of yourself where you talk on a particular subject such as reporting or reviewing a product or an event. It can even serve as a way to share your artistic process or provide a tutorial guide on a creative practice or topic. Some vloggers even use it as a means to share new performance art or music they have created.
In fact, just like blogs you can vlog about almost anything.
The term vlog is also used by video streamers or Youtuber’s who don’t use a blog but post scheduled updates via other means like YouTube and other video websites; their profile often promotes them as vloggers. You can also do live broadcasts from social media channels such as Facebook and Instagram.
Once you create your video (and edit it to make it look and sound great), you can upload it online or embed the video within a post on your blog or website so your all followers can see your latest update.
How to create a vlog
You can post your vlog anywhere, but the first step is to know how to make a video.
To do this you will need:
It is recommended that whatever device you use it will produce high-quality content. Bad sound or video quality will only turn people away.
You might also wish to edit your video before you upload it online. Here are some useful apps to help you edit your film or add music, titles, credits or logos and much more:
We will be sharing more vlogging tips and some of our favourite vloggers in our next post.
See less33 Vlog Ideas for Beginners
If you are thinking of making a vlogging channel the only thing keeping you away from actually taking the plunge might be vlogging ideas. When you look at the channels of successful vloggers, you might feel overwhelmed with the creativity and the consistency of the videos. Uploading a video every siRead more
If you are thinking of making a vlogging channel the only thing keeping you away from actually taking the plunge might be vlogging ideas. When you look at the channels of successful vloggers, you might feel overwhelmed with the creativity and the consistency of the videos. Uploading a video every single week or day can be daunting but more than that, coming up with a video idea can be a factor why you have been pushing the idea away.
Now, you might be wondering what sort of videos you should make? Don’t worry, I have got you sorted. This article will help you in deciding your niche and also in planning out the initial videos for your channel.
Vlog Ideas
1. Daily Vlogs
Daily vlogs are the most popular kind of vlogs in the market these days. You take your viewers along with you in your day. Daily vlogs are also like daily diary entries
· A Day in my Life: These kinds of videos are really interesting. Make one where you share your day from the moment you wake up till you go to bed.
· Morning/Night Routine: Share your morning or night routines with your viewers.
· Bucket list: Share what is in your bucket list.
· What I Eat in A Day: Share what you eat throughout the day.
· Clean with Me: Share the cleaning process with your viewers, while giving them tips if you have some up your sleeve.
2. Travel Vlogs
Travel vlogging is also a very entertaining niche. If you are a travel fanatic, just bring a camera the next time you take a trip somewhere. People love to see the world. Everyone has ‘traveling the world’ in their bucket lists. Monetary or personal problems can make people not achieve this goal. People tend to watch travel videos because through someone else’s lens they are able to watch the world.
· Explore: Show the famous sights. Explore along with your audience.
· Facts: Tell some interesting facts you have come to know about the location.
· Personal Opinion: Share some personal likes and dislikes. First-time travelers also watch other people’s videos to get a general idea of the location. Make sure to tell the best and worst bits of your travel
· What did you learn: If you have learned something tell that to your viewers.
· What’s in my bag: Share with your viewers what do you keep in your bag while traveling.
3. Informative Vlogs
If there is something you can’t stop talking about, making informative vlogs could be your thing. Be specific about your niche. Maybe you are really good at crafts or you edit photos in a specific way and people love it.
· DIYs: Make some DIYs and share those with the viewers. Everyone is searching the internet for DIYs these days, take them along with you when you sit down to make a new craft.
· How to edit: If you are really good at editing videos or photos then tell the audience how you edit your videos or photos.
4. Tech Vlogs
If you are tech-savvy or if you have an inclination towards gadgets, this could be your niche. In this fast-paced world where new technology is being made pretty much every single day, people do need help in working out how to work an electronic device.
· How-to Videos: Make how-to videos. They are the videos where you share a solution to a problem. How to use the best tags in a video? How to earn money from home? How to earn social media followers?
· Setup Videos: Make videos where you show how to set up something for example, how to set up a laptop, a new phone, etc.
5. Motivational Vlogs
Are you the type of person who can motivate other people easily? Well, making a motivational vlogging channel won’t be a bad idea for you.
· Daily Motivation: Share daily motivation so that your viewers come back every day to feel good.
· Mindfulness: Teach your audience how to be present at the moment.
· How to feel motivated?: A lot of people struggle with this. Teaching how to feel motivated is a great idea for a vlog.
6. Educational Vlogs
If you are really good at say Maths, then you can make your viewers’ life easier by sharing your knowledge. School and college students are always searching for YouTube videos.
· Subjects: Teach school subjects. Kids or parents are always in search of easier explanations.
· Vocal Coach: Do you have a knowledge of music and how voices work. Be a vocal coach and teach your audience.
· Language Teacher: Do you have a great command on English, Spanish, French or any other language. Make videos on that because people are always looking for ways to learn new languages.
7. Challenges
Challenges have been popular on YouTube since its inception. The good old Cinnamon Challenge, Chubby Bunny Challenge and how many crackers you can eat in a minute have been pretty popular. One more challenge that took YouTube by storm was the Ice Bucket Challenge. And the old rule of thumb is — you can never go wrong with Challenge videos.
8. Music Vlogs
Music is the common ground for everyone. If you have a flair for singing, make a Music channel.
· Share: Share your music with your viewers.
· Journey of a Song: Share how you write the song, what motivates you, how you record the song, how you hire people.
· Behind the Scenes: A lot of people are curious to know how things work in a recording studio, or how music videos are shot. Sharing these things will help you gain a lot of public attention.
· Pointers: Show how you scope out locations for your music videos. What things do you keep in mind while searching for a location, what kind of vibes do you want?
9. Opinion Vlogs
Let’s be real, we all have got opinions about one thing or another. We all want someone to listen to our opinions. Making an opinion-oriented vlogging channel is a great idea. Here are some ideas you could use:
· Current Affairs: Share your take on the current affairs.
· Trending topics: A lot of things keep trending in one way or another. Use those topics to share your opinions on.
· New Releases: Share your opinions on the release of something new. What you think about the release of a new makeup product/ new app/ something electronic, etc.
10. Reviews
If you are the one-stop for people who want to know how something was, then reviewing things could be a thing for you. Some video ideas could be:
· Movie Reviews: Everyone loves watching movies, right? But, when it comes to deciding a movie for a movie night, no one wants to watch a movie they don’t know anything about. Make a detailed movie review by telling what you liked, disliked and what could have been better.
· Book Reviews: Same goes with book reviews. People are always in search of knowing the perspective of other people. How did they take the books ending or theme? So, if you are into reading books, review them!
· Food Reviews: The Kalen Allen or OMKalen, does that ring any bells to you? Well, he is a fine example of how you can review foods and have a fun time. Just hop on that train and have fun with your viewers.
· Gadget Reviews: Who doesn’t search the reviews before buying a new phone or laptop. If you think you have got it in you and you know the ‘know-how’ of gadgets, then startup.
· Theater Reviews: Are you a theater lover? Review the plays you see and engage with your viewers.
These are some of the ideas that will help you start your vlogging career. Remember, it’s never too late. Just start the channel and don’t forget to have fun.
Is Visual Studio Code good for coding?
What is Visual Studio Code? Visual Studio Code (famously known as VS Code) is a free open source text editor by Microsoft. VS Code is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS. Although the editor is relatively lightweight, it includes some powerful features that have made VS Code one of the most popuRead more
What is Visual Studio Code?
Visual Studio Code (famously known as VS Code) is a free open source text editor by Microsoft. VS Code is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS. Although the editor is relatively lightweight, it includes some powerful features that have made VS Code one of the most popular development environment tools in recent times.
Features
VS Code supports a wide array of programming languages from Java, C++, and Python to CSS, Go, and Dockerfile. Moreover, VS Code allows you to add on and even creating new extensions including code linters, debuggers, and cloud and web development support.
The VS Code user interface allows for a lot of interaction compared to other text editors. To simplify user experience, VS Code is divided into five main regions:
The image below shows how these regions are displayed:
Getting started
After installation, you can run the editor by entering the
code -ncommand into the terminal. This will prompt VS Code to start and display a fresh instance. If you want to continue working from where you left off in the previous coding session, enter thecodecommand without the-nflag. If you want to open VS Code in a certain directory, navigate to the directory and enter thecode -rcommand. You are now on your way to writing powerful code on your VS Code environment!