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Financial Resolutions Basics

I thought I would take a break from SEO for a while as I am carrying out a lot more research. I just spent some time over the weekend reading about optimising WordPress for SEO. Wow it got really techie! So I am saving those posts until I have a better understanding of plugins etc.

I started this blog with the aim of sharing my learning – after all I am a Teacher – and so I decided to go back to basics about Finance. We all want to develop online in order to gain an Income.

Am I right?

We have been through a quite tough couple of years, not to mention decade, most especially when it comes to financial matters. With this New Year, most people from the different parts of the globe, regardless of what status they may have, are now looking for the most effective ways in order to be financially stable. The Pandemic has made things so much tougher. And for those of us in the UK dealing with the shot in the foot called Brexit, things are even tougher.

Yet, you should definitely try to maintain your pledge about your financial New Year’s resolutions.

There are actually quite a lot of factors for you to consider, but just so you know, achieving what you have set out to do is all about passion, dedication, and real efforts.

The Basics

With every New Year, people are all at the very beginning of their most intended resolutions. People are all trying to join the gym, eat healthier, give up alcohol, so on and so forth. Perhaps, now is also the perfect time to begin thinking about your financial overhaul, right?

By finance, we mean products such as personal loans, credit cards, or maybe an overdraft, or any forms of finances that potentially mean that you are in debt.

For your financial resolution to work, there are three essential qualities that you should take into careful consideration. These are the basics that you need to take into account.

First, it should be simple.

It your resolution is too complicated, chance is it won’t actually happen. Thus, if you really want to maintain that resolution all year out or maybe for the next years to come, you should make it simple to make it attainable.

Second, you should also be specific about your financial resolution.

Remember, vague resolutions are literally useless. It is essential that you choose or set specific resolution. For instance, it you intend to lessen your debt, you need to set a quantifiable realistic amount as well as an effective time frame. If you push your limit or try too much, chance is it won’t happen. It is better to list 1 thing right, than to have a long list of 10 things that you can’t do or won’t do.

Third, automated financial resolution is the key.

You are living in a hectic and busy world. So the most effective way to ensure that all things get well done is for you to make them your priority. And the best way for you to make them your long term priority would be to essentially automate it.

These three basic factors can be the key to maintaining your pledge to fix your finances. Some years ago I had a series of credit card debt and a few loans from friends and family. I focused on clearing the small debts first while still being crippled by credit card debt. However once that was done it was really uplifting. When I was down to just one large credit card debt I hit it big time! All my former payments could be channeled into just one and it was gone. Ok we are talking about 18 months to do it, but I have been debt free ever since.

For many people, New Year’s resolution basically involves common aspects like fitness and health, but there are also other people who try to have some changes in order to improve their own financial health and status. Well, you should be one of them too. You know how rewarding it is to be financially stable.

Why wait for a New Year’s resolution?

Why not a Today Resolution?

As Nike always say – Just Do It!

Rise every day like a Phoenix from the ashes

SEO – what else can I learn?

Final Words

The SEO ranking will definitely be adversely affected if the material posted is not updated or changed altogether periodically.

Additionally the fresh content will play a major role in the keeping the repeat visits more frequent, as interested subscribers want access to the latest posting on the site.

Learn everything you can and stay on top of your site for success.

Maybe use a company or an App that will improve your chances of getting to page one on Google or other platforms.

More thoughts coming soon.

Use Social Media and Technology to improve SEO

Any tool that is going to gain the attention of the SEO to ensure optimum ranking will always be welcomed. The use of social media and technology is no exception and the need to explore these further is evident for the benefits it can bring.

The Tools

A lot of web traffic generated is basically done through some form of effective social platforms which would include social media tools. This form of social sharing for inbound marketers is often a huge, though sometimes untapped, source of traffic and thus should not be ignored.

The visibility of a site can be elevated through the use of both social media and technology tools which will contribute to your site having material listed that is current and relevant to those participating in this area. Using your social media and technology to attract attention and get your site to a point where is becomes a hot topic, which everyone is excited to be part of, will facilitate the phenomenal traffic flow to the site.

This kind of exposure will greatly benefit the searchers where the products or services are directly linked to the site, thus effectively creating interest which could turn into real earning possibilities. It will also help to keep the competition in check if the use of such tools is optimized to cater to the viewing publics needs before anything else.

The exercise of using social media and technology clearly shows your interest in wanting to cater to, and stay connected with, prospects and your existing customer base.

The is one way of building the trust element, while making the effort to learn more about the customers’ needs and interests. The more you give, the more you will gain!

Phoenix Education – rising to new heights

Extra Posts – missing

Hello everyone. As you know this blog is aimed at sharing my discoveries as I discover more about Online Opportunities.

I am also a real, full time classroom teacher in a High School teaching Physics and Mathematics, though I also just picked up a couple of Chemistry classes! It is that time of year as we come to the end of term, just before Easter, when exams/assessments and reports happen. As a result I have neglected my blog for a week.

I will pick it up again soon. I have been investing SEO software and will add a link that can allow you to make some comparisons. Meanwhile I may have to sleep occasionally…

Online business ideas

I think some of you may like this from Art Flair.

And if you want some Free PLR books

Fresh content for SEO

Make Sure You Have Fresh Content

Good and relevant content that is ever changing to adopt to the current needs of the viewing public is very important to your site staying competitive. When I started my first blog at FairyHanny I thought I had to produce fresh content every day i.e. I had to create new stuff. Well I do enjoy creative writing and poetry, though getting something new everyday seemed a daunting task. Then I discovered PLR – Private Label Rights. I have downloaded a lot of free stuff and purchased a ton of other PLR products. I use them in my blogs, adapting as necessary. Then my aim is to produce one post per blog per day. Sometimes that can just be a picture with a motivational quote. Get some Free PLR.

The Material

When the material posted is left undisturbed for long periods of time the significant drop in interest will be reflected in the loss of traffic to the site thus eventually rendering the site almost redundant. I found that when I neglected my first blog for months at a time, I didn’t get any likes or follows. It’s not Rocket Science – I know that as Rocket Science was part of my Physics degree course!!

If this happens it will be an uphill battle to get back to the original position of favourable SEO ranking status. Thus there is a need to stay relevant and current with the material posted at your site.

The following are some recommendations to help avoid being stagnant in relation to the site status:

• Get into the habit of regularly performing site reviews for all the content posted at the site. Questions such as;

-is the material relevant to the current market needs,
- -are there any industry changes that would cause the current material to be redundant,
- -what is needed by those visiting the site,
- -any others that may require the reassessment of the content material currently featured.

• If it is a blogging material that is being assessed then this should be done without any reservations as blog material when left unchanged will then be categorized as boring and uneventful thus discouraging further interest in the postings.

• Making small changes is not good enough to consider the material fresh from any perspective. Therefore there is a need to revamp the entire content to ensure its freshness. Small changes will not serve to pacify the SEO standards adequately.

When I look back over the last few years I ask myself if I really want to spend time editing more than 400 posts!

The Phoenix is the symbol for the City of Coventry — The rise of the Phoenix

Using Image Descriptions – I often forget this one!

Using images will definitely contribute positively to the traffic movement towards your site. Therefore it would be prudent to have some knowledge on how this works and its positive contributing factors that facilitate traffic.

Description – make your pics stand out

Adding descriptions to any image uploaded would provide the platform for the SEO optimization as it will ensure your site is ranked higher in the search results because of the higher interest in the site’s content.

Otherwise known as alt tags the purpose of the image descriptions is to help the search engine understand the contents of the images and its related matter which is designed to contribute in a complimenting capacity to the rest of the material. I often download free images from Pexels and Pixabay, and these can come with an acknowledgement of the original photographer. I believe this helps!

By providing the explanation platform through the ‘alt tags’, the SEO is better able to adjust the ranking, thus providing the encouragement to more people viewing your site. Therefore the more information that can be provided the better the understanding and eventual placing by the SEO would be.

Through the ‘alt’ the SEO is also able to direct traffic to a site when the search for images is keyed into the search exercise. The relevant images will then be directed to the ongoing search effectively and immediately the viewer will be privy to such visuals.

A handy tip to remember is – if there is a need to add an image to an email from the image library or website, the individual will have the option available to include the image description at any time. Changing the image descriptions is also possible in the email drafts. It would be a less frustrating exercise to make the logos or images into clickable link to the original website.

In general there is no real need to be specific about thumbnail size as the user will select one that is most suitable for their preference.

The Phoenix rises every day, to start again

Improving SEO – Know What to Avoid

Driving traffic to a site can be very difficult if the SEO is not working! Therefore it is important to consider the elements that work against creating optimum SEO ranking.

Stay Away From This

The following are some tips on what to avoid:

• The use of wrong keywords will definitely contribute to the failure to get the desired SEO rankings. It cannot be emphasized enough the importance of the right keywords needed for the ideal amount of traffic to be directed to the site. High value keywords will generate the high level of click, which in turn will contribute to the high rate of traffic to your site.

• Forgetting to include “alt” tags for the images can have detrimental results. As the search engine is predominantly unable to detect and understand image presentations or contents for ranking purposes, providing the “alt” would overcome this problem. Imagery is a very important content matter to be included in any site, thus this importance should be adequately understood by the SEO tool.

• Duplicating contents is another thing to be carefully avoided at all cost. It does not benefit in anyway; besides showing the low commitment level of the site host it also does not get any positive reactions from the SEO and it may even result in some sort of penalization.

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• The use of poor anchor tags not only does not entice the viewer to venture further into your site it also does not provide the SEO with the relevant information about the material content of the links. Without this connection there is little chance of enhancing the ranking exercise to positively reflect your site’s content.

• Overuse of keywords is also something to be avoided as this would not only render the material boring and monotonously repetitive in content but it would also cause the search engine to penalize your site for such unproductive activities.

Any comments or thoughts that could help us?