They sound similar, and they are. But the main difference is the hosting.

If you sign up for WordPress.com, you’ve gotten a fairly basic hosting service that is mostly built around blogging. If you start to grow a business or an audience and want to move your site to more powerful servers, you’ll need to transfer from WordPress.com to a new hosting solution. Of course, you’ll probably want to keep using WordPress as your CMS even if you aren’t on their servers anymore. Check out our step by step guide to switch from WordPress.com to WordPress.org.

How to Make the Switch:

To make the switch from WordPress.com to a different hosting provider, you’ll need a domain name and a landing strip (new hosting service) that has WordPress compatibility. Most WordPress.com sites sign up using a free domain name, which basically tacks the name of your blog or small business onto the end of “wordpress.com” with a few extra slashes and dashes. So you’ll need:

• Domain name, if you don’t already have one. You can purchase one of these easily thorugh a variety of services, but…
• …many hosting services also sell domain names. And the second thing you’ll need is a hosting service. The new hosting service will run your old site on its servers instead of WordPress, which generally gives you a lot more freedom and functionality.

1. Moving the Data

Login to your WordPress.com site and navigate to the WP Admin on the side of the dashboard. Next click tools, and then export. From the export dashboard you’ll now be faced with two very different choices. For a fee, WordPress.com is more than happy to move your whole site to a hosting partner and set you up with a new WordPress.org service. If you select this option, your journey is basically over. They will take care of everything for you. This is probably the easiest and most comprehensive way of getting the job done, but it does cost some money.

If you opt to do it yourself, you’ll click on the “Start Export” button on the right hand side. This export process will basically create an XML file that includes all the relevant posts and comments that your website contains. You’ll then be able to move and upload this file somewhere else. XML stands for Extensive Markup Language, similar to the Hypertext Markup Language of the well-known HTML. XML docs are widely used to transfer data structures like the ones that are used in websites and web based services.

2. Select Your Content

After you’ve selected the export function, you can now define what content you want the XML file to contain. This is especially useful if, for example, you want to download only a certain amount of the things. If you’re planning on re-uploading media files on the new site or making extensive changes, you can only mine the data that you’ll actually need. You can choose from posts and pages that you want. 

If you basically want the exact same site to live on new servers, then you’ll select the “All Content” function to tell WordPress to give you your entire site. Click on the “Download Export File” button and you’ll get all your content in an XML file.

3. Head to WordPress.org

You might already know that your hosting plan has WordPress installed. While this is a nice feature, it isn’t super necessary. WordPress.org is a site that gives away WordPress for free. WordPress is an open source software that prides itself on four freedoms, the freedom to use the program for any purpose, the freedom to make any changes to the program that you want to make, the freedom to redistribute WordPress, and the freedom to distribute modified copies of WordPress to other people. The open-source connection makes it a great choice for a good many websites, and they brag that about 35% of the web uses WordPress. It’s an out of the box experience that people can use instantly, and more advanced users can extensively modify.

If your hosting platform doesn’t come with WordPress.org, just head there and download the software. Alternatively, your host may also have a control panel from which you can quickly install a variety of different software solutions that you might need. WordPress can be one of these solutions.

4. Install Your Downloaded Content

From your new WordPress site hosted on your new platform, you’ll now need to import all of the old content that you had. Go to “tools” on your dashboard and navigate to “import.” From here, you’ll have a variety of options to important posts from RSS and Tumblr feeds, with plenty more. Near the bottom you’ll see the WordPress option, so go ahead and click “install now” underneath the header. 

A simple WordPress importer will run which allows you to basically reverse engineer your content on the new site. One the importer installs, click to run it. Now you can upload that XML file that we downloaded earlier in the process.

5. Is Your File Too Big?

If your file is a single megabyte or less, go ahead and skip this section. Many hosts have maximim file upload sizes. In this case, you might have a file upload of more than around 2MB. If it’s bigger than 2MB, you may not be able to upload it at one time. You might be able to get your web hosting company to temporarily stretch your file upload limit so that you can get it through. If that seems like too much work to get done, you can also split your file into smaller chucnks.

WordPress refers to XML file types as WXR files, and since people are often moving WordPress sites around, you can easily find a WXR file splitter on the internet. The basic premise is that your massive website file can get broken down into digestible chunks for the system. Simply search for a WXR file splitter and use it to make that XML file more palatable for the system.

6. Importing Files

Finally, you’ll be asked to assign authors for the content and to decide whether or not to import the file attachments. For the authors, this is basically your wordpress user. If you have an existing user that has some stats built in, you can assign to that user. If you create new users for old sites you’ll have extra WordPress authors floating around.

Make sure that you’ve checked the box that is marked “download and import file attachments.” This will ensure that images and any other files will properly render on the new site.

7. Redirect the Traffic

The last thing you want is two versions of your website running simultaneously. This is confusing for users and drags down the traffic of the new site. At this point, your new WordPress Host site should be running smoothly. We need to return to your WordPress.com site in order to prevent users from showing up on a blog ghosttown. 

Go to settings and then reading on your old WordPress.com site. Set the site to private by checking the circle marked “I would like my site to be private, visible only to myself…” Unfortunately, this will not itself redirect traffic. It simply prevents people from running into the old version of your site. What you can do next is go to your domain name and add a redirect. Navigate to your dashboard, go to settings, then site address, then click on the redirect link. It will cost you a fee every year to add a standard issue 301 redirect link which can take users to your new WordPress site. Not only will this help with traffic, but it also helps with SEO. The 301 redirect also helps direct search engines to your new site as well. While it’s a bummer to have to pay a fee for the service, it is essential to maintaining any momentum that you’ve built with the old site. 

Conclusion

Once again, the steps for moving your site from WordPress.com to a new hosted destination are:

1. Moving the Data
2. Select Your Content
3. Head to WordPress.org
4. Install Your Downloaded Content
5. Is Your File Too Big?
6. Importing Files
7. Redirect the Traffic

Depending on the host you select, you might be able to get your site moved even easier using the tools that they have available. Many hosts know that they get a lot of new customers from people with existing WordPress sites, so they offer additional tools. Before embarking on the journey that we’ve outlined above, check to see if your host offers additional support.

WordPress.com is the managed version of WordPress, where your site is hosted and managed by WordPress.

WordPress.org is simply the name of the site where you’ll find the CMS (content management software) that you can use on a website hosted, well, anywhere that your website is hosted.

They sound similar, and they are. But the main difference is the hosting.

If you sign up for WordPress.com, you’ve gotten a fairly basic hosting service that is mostly built around blogging.

If you start to grow a business or an audience and want to move your site to more powerful servers, you’ll need to transfer from WordPress.com to a new hosting solution.

Of course, you’ll probably want to keep using WordPress as your CMS even if you aren’t on their servers anymore.

Check out our step by step guide to switch from WordPress.com to WordPress.org.

How to Make the Switch:

To make the switch from WordPress.com to a different hosting provider, you’ll need a domain name and a landing strip (new hosting service) that has WordPress compatibility.

Most WordPress.com sites sign up using a free domain name, which basically tacks the name of your blog or small business onto the end of “wordpress.com” with a few extra slashes and dashes. So you’ll need:

• Domain name, if you don’t already have one. You can purchase one of these easily thorugh a variety of services, but…
• …many hosting services also sell domain names. And the second thing you’ll need is a hosting service.

The new hosting service will run your old site on its servers instead of WordPress, which generally gives you a lot more freedom and functionality.

Related: How to move from WordPress.com to WordPress.org

1. Moving the Data

Login to your WordPress.com site and navigate to the WP Admin on the side of the dashboard.

Next click tools, and then export. From the export dashboard you’ll now be faced with two very different choices.

For a fee, WordPress.com is more than happy to move your whole site to a hosting partner and set you up with a new WordPress.org service.

If you select this option, your journey is basically over.

They will take care of everything for you.

This is probably the easiest and most comprehensive way of getting the job done, but it does cost some money.

If you opt to do it yourself, you’ll click on the “Start Export” button on the right-hand side.

This export process will basically create an XML file that includes all the relevant posts and comments that your website contains.

You’ll then be able to move and upload this file somewhere else.

XML stands for Extensive Markup Language, similar to the Hypertext Markup Language of the well-known HTML.

XML docs are widely used to transfer data structures like the ones that are used in websites and web based services.

2. Select Your Content

After you’ve selected the export function, you can now define what content you want the XML file to contain.

This is especially useful if, for example, you want to download only a certain amount of the things.

If you’re planning on re-uploading media files on the new site or making extensive changes, you can only mine the data that you’ll actually need.

You can choose from posts and pages that you want.

If you basically want the exact same site to live on new servers, then you’ll select the “All Content” function to tell WordPress to give you your entire site.

Click on the “Download Export File” button and you’ll get all your content in an XML file.

3. Head to WordPress.org

You might already know that your hosting plan has WordPress installed.

While this is a nice feature, it isn’t super necessary.

WordPress.org is a site that gives away WordPress for free.

WordPress is an open-source software that prides itself on four freedoms, the freedom to use the program for any purpose, the freedom to make any changes to the program that you want to make, the freedom to redistribute WordPress, and the freedom to distribute modified copies of WordPress to other people.

The open-source connection makes it a great choice for a good many websites, and they brag that about 35% of the web uses WordPress.

It’s an out of the box experience that people can use instantly, and more advanced users can extensively modify.

If your hosting platform doesn’t come with WordPress.org, just head there and download the software.

Alternatively, your host may also have a control panel from which you can quickly install a variety of different software solutions that you might need. WordPress can be one of these solutions.

4. Install Your Downloaded Content

From your new WordPress site hosted on your new platform, you’ll now need to import all of the old content that you had.

Go to “tools” on your dashboard and navigate to “import.”

From here, you’ll have a variety of options to important posts from RSS and Tumblr feeds, with plenty more.

Near the bottom you’ll see the WordPress option, so go ahead and click “install now” underneath the header.

A simple WordPress importer will run which allows you to basically reverse engineer your content on the new site.

One the importer installs, click to run it.

Now you can upload that XML file that we downloaded earlier in the process.

5. Is Your File Too Big?

If your file is a single megabyte or less, go ahead and skip this section.

Many hosts have maximim file upload sizes. In this case, you might have a file upload of more than around 2MB.

If it’s bigger than 2MB, you may not be able to upload it at one time.

You might be able to get your web hosting company to temporarily stretch your file upload limit so that you can get it through.

If that seems like too much work to get done, you can also split your file into smaller chucnks.

WordPress refers to XML file types as WXR files, and since people are often moving WordPress sites around, you can easily find a WXR file splitter on the internet.

The basic premise is that your massive website file can get broken down into digestible chunks for the system.

Simply search for a WXR file splitter and use it to make that XML file more palatable for the system.

6. Importing Files

Finally, you’ll be asked to assign authors for the content and to decide whether or not to import the file attachments.

For the authors, this is basically your wordpress user.

If you have an existing user that has some stats built in, you can assign to that user.

If you create new users for old sites you’ll have extra WordPress authors floating around.

Make sure that you’ve checked the box that is marked “download and import file attachments.”

This will ensure that images and any other files will properly render on the new site.

7. Redirect the Traffic

The last thing you want is two versions of your website running simultaneously.

This is confusing for users and drags down the traffic of the new site.

At this point, your new WordPress Host site should be running smoothly.

We need to return to your WordPress.com site in order to prevent users from showing up on a blog ghosttown.

Go to settings and then reading on your old WordPress.com site.

Set the site to private by checking the circle marked “I would like my site to be private, visible only to myself…”

Unfortunately, this will not itself redirect traffic. It simply prevents people from running into the old version of your site.

What you can do next is go to your domain name and add a redirect.

Navigate to your dashboard, go to settings, then site address, then click on the redirect link.

It will cost you a fee every year to add a standard issue 301 redirect link which can take users to your new WordPress site.

Not only will this help with traffic, but it also helps with SEO.

The 301 redirect also helps direct search engines to your new site as well.

While it’s a bummer to have to pay a fee for the service, it is essential to maintaining any momentum that you’ve built with the old site.

Wrapping Up

Once again, the steps for moving your site from WordPress.com to a new hosted destination are:

• Moving the Data
• Select Your Content
• Head to WordPress.org
• Install Your Downloaded Content
• Is Your File Too Big?
• Importing Files
• Redirect the Traffic

Depending on the host you select, you might be able to get your site moved even easier using the tools that they have available.

Many hosts know that they get a lot of new customers from people with existing WordPress sites, so they offer additional tools.

Before embarking on the journey that we’ve outlined above, check to see if your host offers additional support.

However, there are a few things you need to know in order to use them correctly.

In this post, we’ll walk you through the basics of using iframes in WordPress and show you how to get the most out of them.

What Are Iframes In WordPress?

An iframe is an HTML document that is embedded in another HTML document on a web page.

The iframe code is inserted into the web page code at the spot where you want the iframe to appear.

Iframes are used to embed documents, videos, and other media on a web page.

WordPress does not have an iframe shortcode.

However, you can embed iframes in WordPressposts and pages using the embed code or by adding a custom HTML block to your post or page.

To embed an iframe in a WordPress post or page, you need to get the embed code from the site where the iframe content is hosted.

Steps To Review It

The embed code consists of an opening <iframe> tag and a closing </iframe> tag.

The code also includes a src attribute which specifies the URL of the iframe content.

The width and height attributes are used to set the size of the iframe.

To embed an iframe in a WordPress post or page, follow these steps:

1. Get the embed code for the iframe content from the site where it is hosted.
2. Copy the embed code.
3. Paste the embed code into the WordPress post or page at the spot where you want the iframe to appear.
4. Preview the post or page to make sure that the iframe appears at the correct spot and that it displays correctly.
5. Publish the post or page.

If you want more control over how your iframes appear in WordPress, you can use a plugin like Advanced iFrame Pro which allows you to add custom CSS styles and set other options for your iframes.

How Can They Be Used In WordPress Websites

If you’re a WordPress user, you’re probably familiar with embedding YouTube videos and other content in your posts and pages.

But did you know that you can also embed iframe code in WordPress?

Iframes are a great way to embed content from external sources, and they can be used in a variety of ways on WordPress websites.

To embed an iframe in WordPress, all you need to do is paste the embed code into the post or page editor.

You can find this code by going to the source website and finding the embed code for the content you want to embed.

Once you have the code, simply paste it into the editor and publish your post or page.

The content will then be embedded in your site.

So there you have it – two easy ways to embed iframe code in WordPress.

Whether you’re embedding videos, maps, or other content, iframes are a great way to add external content to your site.

Other Methods Add An Iframe To A WordPress Website

Adding an iframe to a WordPress website is a great way to embed content from another site, like a YouTube video.

There are a few different ways to do this, but the easiest is to use a plugin.

The iframe WordPress plugin is a free plugin that lets you quickly and easily embed iframes into your posts and pages.

To use it, simply install and activate the plugin, then click on the “Add iframe” button in the post editor.

From there, you can enter the URL of the content you want to embed, as well as some optional settings like the width and height of the iframe.

Once you’re done, simply publish your post or page and your iframe will be automatically inserted.

If you’re not using a plugin, you can still add an iframe to your WordPress website by manually inserting the code into your post or page.

However, this method is more complex and isn’t recommended for beginners.

If you’re not sure how to do this, it’s best to stick with a plugin.

No matter which method you choose, adding an iframe to WordPress is a great way to embed content from another site on your own site.

Benefits Of Using Iframes On WordPress Websites

If you’re a WordPress user, you may be wondering what the benefits are of using iframes on your website.

Iframes are a type of HTML tag that allows you to embed one webpage within another.

This can be useful for a number of reasons.

First, it allows you to keep your main page clean and uncluttered by moving content onto separate pages.

Second, it can help reduce loading times by allowing you to load external content only when needed.

Finally, it can provide greater control over the layout and design of your page.

One key benefit of using iframes is that they can be used to embed content from other websites onto your own.

This is especially useful if you want to include content from social media sites or video hosting platforms.

For example, let’s say you want to embed a Twitter feed onto your WordPress website.

Rather than trying to copy and paste the code, you can simply use an iframe to embed the feed directly onto your page.

This is much easier and more reliable than trying to embed the code yourself.

Another benefit of iframes is that they can be used to create custom content for your WordPress website.

For example, let’s say you want to create a custom contact form for your website.

Rather than using a plugin or widget, you can simply create the form in HTML and then embed it on your page using an iframe.

This will allow you to have complete control over the design and function of the form without having to worry about compatibility issues.

Iframes are a powerful tool that can be used to improve the functionality and design of your WordPress website.

If you’re not already using them, we encourage you to give them a try.

You may be surprised at just how helpful they can be!

How To Use Iframes For Displaying Content From Other Websites

Iframes are a great way to display content from other websites on your own site.

By using an iframe, you can embed a whole other website right on your page, without having to worry about the code or design of that site conflicting with your own.

Plus, iframes are relatively easy to set up and use.

In this article, we’ll show you how to use iframes to display content from other websites on your WordPress site.

First, you’ll need to find a plugin or block that will allow you to create an iframe.

For WordPress users, we recommend the Advanced Iframe Block plugin.

This plugin makes it easy to add iframes to your pages and posts, without having to mess with any code.

Simply install and activate the plugin, then click on the “Add Iframe” button in the WordPress editor.

Once you’ve added the iframe block, you’ll need to enter the URL of the website you want to embed.

You can also adjust the width and height of the iframe, as well as choose whether or not to display a border around the embedded content.

When you’re finished, click on the “Save” button and preview your page or post to make sure everything looks good.

If you’re not using WordPress, or if you want more control over your iframes, you can also use embed codes.

These are snippets of HTML code that you can add to your site’s code directly.

To find the embed code for a website, look for a “share” or “embed” button on that site.

Clicking on this button will usually bring up a window with the embed code already selected.

Just copy and paste this code into your own site’s code where you want the iframe to appear.

Once you’ve added the embed code to your site, make sure to preview the page before publishing it live.

This will help ensure that everything looks as it should and that there are no errors in the code.

And that’s all there is to using iframes!

With just a few clicks (or lines of code), you can easily add content from other websites right onto your own pages and posts.

How Do You Go About Incorporating Iframes Into Your WordPress Site Or Blog Post Content?

If you’re looking to incorporate iframes into your WordPress site or blog post content, there are a few different methods you can use.

One popular option is to install a WordPress iframe plugin.

These plugins make it easy to embed iframes into your content, and they often come with a range of customization options.

Another option is to use the iframe HTML tag.

This allows you to embed an iframe directly into your WordPress code.

Examples Of How To Use Iframes On WordPress Websites

Users can add iframes to WordPress websites by following a few simple steps.

First, they need to log in to the WordPress Dashboard.

Next, they need to click on the “Add New” button, which is located in the “Pages” section.

Once they are on the “Add New Page” screen, they need to enter a title for their page in the “Page Title” field.

Then, they need to scroll down to the “Page Attributes” section and select the “Full Width” template from the “Template” drop-down menu.

Finally, they need to click on the “Publish” button.

Wrapping Up

So, you want to know how to incorporate WordPress iframes?

In this article, we’ve shown you three methods for adding iframes to your WordPress site.

We hope one of these methods works well for you and helps you add more functionality to your website.

I have been making a fairly decent push into creating new content and rewriting old content so I assumed the increases were a result of those efforts.

At first, I was happy to see a fairly sizeable increase in traffic numbers, but let down when I realized they weren’t real people visiting the site.

After a little digging, I came to realize that the traffic increase was due to spam bot visits from three locations: Seychelles, Czechia, and the Netherlands.

The Issue: Spam Traffic From Czechia and Seychelles

Normally I would be happy that my traffic is increasing but not in this case.

This traffic is spam – hurtful in every way, shape, and form.

Therefore we need to block it and solve the problem for good.

When I look at my Google Analytics report, these countries throw up a huge red flag for me.

As you can see by taking a brief look at the metrics, the bounce rate is high and the time on page is less than 1 second for visits from both Czechia and Seychelles.

I’ve heard cases against this traffic:

• This is a negative SEO attack against successful website operators.
• These bots can destroy ranking signals and tank a website.
• Bot traffic like this is lowering RPMs from ad networks and leading to lower payments week over week.

I have no idea what the real reason behind this traffic is or why it is being directed at so many high-performing sites.

Regardless of the reason or what this actually does to a website, it can’t be helpful.

How To Stop Spam From Czechia and Seychelles [2 Steps]

Stopping this type of spam is fairly easy and doesn’t take as long as you’d think. However, a few steps are required to do so.

Now let me show you how each is done.

1. Ensure You Are a Victim of Spam Visits

First, you must determine whether or not you are a victim of spam visits.

You can easily find spam visits in Google Analytics by following the steps below:

Here’s an interactive tutorial

https://www.iorad.com/player/2006549/Find-Spam-Traffic

Once you determine that you are a victim of spam originating from these countries, you’ll want to manage it with Cloudflare.

2. Challenge or Blog the Traffic in Cloudflare

Once you’ve determined that you are a victim of spam from these countries, you need to stop it from occurring.

We can do this by using Cloudflare.

I’m already integrated with Cloudflare, so turning the tables on the tables on the spammers and addressing this traffic will only take a few steps.

But if you aren’t already using the platform, I highly suggest signing up and integrating into their system ASAP.

They have paid plans that offer robust, enterprise-level protection against all sorts of threats, but most bloggers and websites will be able to get away with using their free plan.

It offers protection against many types of common threats such as hotlinking, bot traffic, and in our case today, spam.

How to Block Spam Traffic From Czechia and Seychelles in Cloudflare

To block this traffic using Cloudflare, we’ll want to log into our account and add a custom rule using the WAF (Web Application Firewall) security feature.

Here’s an interactive tutorial

https://www.iorad.com/player/2007276/Block-Spam-Traffic-in-Cloudflare

After setting up the rule in Cloudflare, sit back and see what happens.

Keep in mind that once you implement the rule, it might not take effect right away.

For me, it took a few hours to take effect, but after that I did see a substantial increase in traffic.

3. Filter Traffic in Google Analytics [Optional]

After blocking the traffic, an additional step that you can take is to filter out the spam traffic from Google Analytics to ensure that this issue stops for good.

I haven’t personally done this step myself because the solution I proposed above worked pretty well for me.

However, if you report to stakeholders who aren’t quite as understanding as a carefree group of digital marketers, I’d suggest adding this step.

For that, I’ll refer you out to Google’s official guide to creating and managing filters.

Does This Solution Work?

At first I tried out the Managed Challenge option but found that blocking the traffic entirely was more effective.

In an ideal world, I would be able to challenge the traffic to retain legitimate users, but I didn’t really have that much real traffic from there anyways, so the tradeoff is clear to me.

I set these rules up a few days ago, and as you can see, they are working well.

Based on my experience, some traffic does still get through, but it is much better than it was.

I will continue to track my progress, but overall it appears the solution is working well.

Wrapping Up

I am not the first one to tell you that this is a very annoying problem. However, it does appear to be solvable with a little bit of work.

This seems to be the common solution, but if there is anything I missed or something that works better, please let me know in the comments below and I’ll happily take a look.

But if your username doesn’t accurately describe who you are or what you do, you might miss out on chances to gain more followers.

If you wish to learn how to change your Twitter username, we’ve got you covered.

This article will go over how to change Twitter usernames, provide a step-by-step guide on how to change your Twitter username, and list some of the common obstacles some on Twitter encounter when trying to do so.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is also important to note that your Twitter display name—also known as your name—is an individual identifier that is distinct from your username.

It’s displayed next to your username and can be anything you want.

The following FAQs deal specifically with your Twitter handle.

Can You Change Your Twitter Handle?

Yes, you can change your username, which may also be referred to as a “handle.”

It begins with the “@” symbol and is unique to your account.

When you send or receive Direct Messages or replies, you’ll see your username in the recipient’s inbox.

How Many Times Can You Change Your Twitter Username?

You may change your username for any reason and as frequently as you like.

There is no limit to the number of changes you can make to your Twitter username.

How Do You Get a Blue Tick on Twitter?

Twitter’s blue Verified badge lets users know when an account of public interest has been verified as genuine.

If you want to get the blue badge, your account needs to be active, authentic, and notable to others.

You will need to apply for verification.

Related: How to post a Tweet on Twitter

What You’ll Need To Change Your Twitter Username

If you want to change your Twitter username, you will need to do a few things:

• A Twitter Account: If you’re looking to change your Twitter username, first you’ll need to have a Twitter account.
  You can easily set one up via the platform’s official website.
• Access to the Email Associated With the Account: You need access to the email associated with your account.
  That will allow you to confirm the change.

Step by Step Instructions To Change Your Username on Twitter

Your existing followers, Direct Messages, and replies are unaffected by a username change.

When you update, your followers will simply see a new username next to your profile picture.

We recommend notifying your followers before changing your username so they can send Direct Messages or replies to your new username.

In addition, please note that once you change your username, your previous username becomes immediately available for use by another user.

In that context, you will need to be sure of your new choice before you make the change.

Below we’ll show you how to change your Twitter username with a few simple steps:

Step 1

Go to the Twitter website to log in to your account.

Please note that the option to change your username is not available via the mobile app.

The reason is that Twitter wants to ensure that your username is secure and easy to remember.

Step 2

Head to the navigation bar and select the more option.

This button will look like three dots or an ellipsis.

Then, select “Settings” and “Privacy.”

Step 3

Select “Your Account” from the drop-down menu.

You can access your Twitter account information by clicking on the “Account Information” button.

Your Twitter password will be required to authenticate your identity.

You can change the username in the “Username” field under “Account Information.”

Step 4

Your next step will be to come up with a username.

Keep in mind that many options will be already taken, which Twitter will make clear to you.

If your desired username is unavailable, Twitter will suggest a number of handles similar to the one you wanted.

Should you not like them, you will need to consider several things while you decide on an alternative. In particular, remember these points:

• Adding underscores before or after your desired Twitter username on Twitter will help you secure a unique name.
• Consider something that reflects what you plan on tweeting about, whether it’s your art or a passion for movies.

Twitter will confirm a username is available by displaying a green checkmark.

Once you have chosen your new username, click the “Save” button.

Why Can’t I Change My Twitter Username?

Sometimes, a username will not be available.

There are several possible reasons for this.

• Using a Name Reserved for Official Accounts: You are not allowed to include the words “Twitter” or “Administrator” in a username. Only official Twitter accounts can incorporate them.
• Username Is Too Long: The maximum length of your Twitter username is 15 characters. There are no restrictions on how long or short your name can be, as long as it doesn’t exceed four characters.
• You’re Including a Character That Isn’t Allowed: Except for underscores, usernames can only contain alphanumeric characters (letters A-Z, numbers 0-9). Symbols, dashes, or spaces cannot be used.
• A Username May Be Claimed by an Inactive Account: A suspended or inactive account can still lay claim to a username.
• You’re Trying To Change Your Username on the Mobile App: You can only change your Twitter username by logging into your account and using the desktop site.

Wrapping Up

There you have it—all the steps you need to take to change your Twitter username.

It’s a simple process, and it doesn’t have to be time-consuming.

You have a lot of flexibility when it comes to deciding which parts of your username you want to change, and we’ve provided guidelines for making that decision.

Did you enjoy this step-by-step guide on how to change your Twitter username?

Let us know what you think in the comments. Don’t forget to share this article if you liked it!

After all, long-form content almost almost always performs better than its short-form counterpart.

Assuming it’s high quality, not just stuffed with filler words, visitors will stay longer on pages with long-form content.

Search engines will interpret these long pageview durations as a sign of engagement, thereby boosting the page’s search rankings.

A common challenge when creating long-form content, however, is making it easy to navigate.

The longer the content, the harder it will be for visitors to navigate.

To locate a specific section, visitors will have to scroll through the entire page while searching for relevant words or phrases.

If a visitor can’t find the subtopic that attracted him or her to the page, the visitor may leave.

Fortunately, you can overcome this navigational challenge by using jump links in your website’s long-form content.

What Are Jump-to Links In A Blog?

Jump-to links, also known as anchor links, are links that allow you to jump to a specific section of the same page.

They are typically used on long pages with lots of content, such as blog posts, tutorials, and product pages.

Jump-to links are usually located at the top of the page, and they usually have anchor text that describes the section you will be jumping to on the same page.

For example, if you have a blog post with a section on “How to Use Jump-to Links” and “Why Use Jump-to Links,” the jump-to link for the “How to Use Jump-to Links” section would have anchor text that says “How to Use Jump-to Links.”

When clicked, the jump-to link will take you to the section of the page with that anchor text.

Here’s an example of a jump link that was previously on our “Start Here” page:

Jump links can be very helpful for users, as they allow you to quickly jump to the section of the page that you are interested in without having to scroll through all of the content on the same page.

If you are creating a long page with lots of content, you should think to add jump links to help your users navigate your page more easily.

Creating jump links is not difficult, you can use HTML Code or link URL to create these types of links.

How Jump Links Work

Jump links work by automatically scrolling up or down on the page where they are published, the latter of which is most common.

Visitors can always locate sections of content by scrolling themselves, but jump links offer an easier solution.

If a page has 10 sections of content, for instance, you can create a table of contents with 10 jump links at the top.

The jump links within the table of contents should correspond with the page’s subheadings.

A page with 10 sections of content will likely have 10 subheadings.

You can use these subheadings to create the visible text for the table of contents’ jump links.

Visitors can view the table of contents, and if they discover a subheading of interest, they can click or tap the appropriate jump link to quickly access that section of content.

You can also use jump links to move visitors back to the top of your website’s long-form pages.

When a visitor reaches the end of a page, he or she may want to return to the top to reread some of the content.

Instead of manually scrolling up, the visitor can click or tap a jump link at the bottom of the page.

How To Add Jump Links To Your Post Or Page

Now that we’ve covered the basics, let me show you how to add jump links to your blog’s post or page.

Video Overview:

Step 1: Map Out Anchor Points

Start by mapping out the anchor points of the page for which you are creating jump links.

An anchor point is a location on a page that’s connected to a jump link.

Each jump link must have an anchor point.

Before you can create jump links, you must determine the locations to which they will point.

For long-form pages with multiple subheadings, you can use the subheadings as anchor points.

If a page doesn’t have subheadings, on the other hand, you can use the page’s various subtopics as anchor points.

Step 2: Name Anchor Points

Whether the page has two jump links or 20, you must give each of them a unique name.

Anchor point names aren’t displayed as standard text, but visitors can still see them when hovering their mouse over the page’s jump links.

In a text editor, create a list of the page’s anchor point names.

Ideally, an anchor point’s name should reflect the subheading or subtopic to which it points.

Anchor point names can’t have spaces, but they can have underlines and hyphens.

Therefore, you can use either of these nonalphanumeric characters to separate multiple words.

Step 3: Set the Anchor Points

After mapping out and naming the page’s anchor points, you’ll need to set them.

Setting anchor points requires the use of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).

When you set an anchor point, you’ll add a piece of code containing its unique name.

Anchor points tell jump links where they should move visitors to when clicked or tapped.

Go into the page’s HTML and find the subheadings or subtopics for which you want to create jump links.

Immediately before each subheading or subtopic, create an “id” attribute tag with the anchor point’s name.

You’ll also need to place a closing tag immediately after the subheading or subtopic.

If a subtopic isn’t denoted by a title, you can wrap the anchor point HTML around the first few words.

The HTML for an anchor point should look like:

Subheading or Subtopic

Step 4: Add Jump Links

You can now add jump links to the page.

Anchor points don’t work without jump links.

Jump links are the visible on-page elements that visitors can click to move to an anchor point.

As a result, you’ll need to create a separate jump link for each of the page’s anchor points.

For a table of contents with 10 anchor points, you can add 10 jump links to the top of page.

The HTML for jump links is similar to that of traditional links.

Rather than adding a complete URL, though, you just need to add the name of an anchor point preceded by the pound symbol.

The HTML for a series of jump links should look like:

Section 1: Subheading or Subtopic
Section 2: Subheading or Subtopic
Section 3: Subheading or Subtopic

Step 5: Test

The page should now have functional jump links.

To verify they work, pull up the page in your web browser and click the jump links.

If any of the jump links don’t take you to the appropriate anchor point, check the HTML to identify the problem.

Maybe you forgot to include the pound sign, or perhaps you used an unsupported character in the anchor point’s name.

Jump links are fairly simple, but they require a specific format to function properly.

Important Things To Keep In Mind When Creating Jump-To Links:

There are a few things to keep in mind when creating jump-to links:

1. Anchor Text

The anchor text is the text that you use for the jump-to link.

This text should be descriptive and give the user an idea of where they will be taken when they click on the link.

For example, if you have a section on “How to Use Jump-to Links,” the anchor text for the jump-to link should be “How to Use Jump-to Links.”

2. Destination / Destination Link

The destination is the section of the page that you want the jump-to link to take the user to.

This can be any section of the page, including the top, bottom, or middle.

Destination links are hyperlinks that allow users to navigate to a specific destination page or file.

These can be found on Web pages, in email messages, and in document files.

A destination link typically consists of a link icon or text that, when clicked, takes the user to the destination page or file on the web page.

3. Placement

The placement of the jump-to link is important.

You want to make sure that the jump-to link is placed in a spot where it is easy for the user to see and click on.

For example, if you have a long blog post, you may want to place the jump-to links at the top of the page so that the user can easily see them.

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Best Practices For Using Jump-To Links On Your Website Or Blog Page

Following are some of the best practices for using jump-to links on your website:

1. Use Descriptive Anchor Text

The anchor text is the text that you use for the jump-to link.

This text should be descriptive and give the user an idea of where they will be taken when they click on the link.

For example, if you have a section on “How to Use Jump-to Links,” the anchor text for the jump-to link should be “How to Use Jump-to Links.”

2. Place The Jump-To Links In An Easily Accessible Spot

The placement of the jump-to link is important.

You want to make sure that the jump-to link is placed in a spot where it is easy for the user to see and click on.

For example, if you have a long blog post, you may want to place the jump-to links at the top of the page so that the user can easily see them.

3. Use Anchors To Link To Specific Sections

An anchor tag is a powerful tool that allows you to link to specific sections of a page.

This can be helpful if you have a long blog post and you want to give the reader the option to jump to a specific section.

For example, if you have a section on “How to Use Jump-to Links,” you can use an anchor tag to link directly to that section.

4. Use Jump-To Links Sparingly

Jump-to links can be helpful, but you want to use them sparingly.

If you use too many jump-to links, it can be confusing for the reader and make your page seem cluttered.

Wrapping Up

Visitors often struggle to navigate pages with long-form content.

With so many sections, they’ll feel overwhelmed when manually scrolling.

Jump links offer a lifeline to visitors by making long-form content easier to navigate.

Rather than scrolling, visitors can click or tap a jump link to quickly access a section of content.

However, sometimes the YouTube videos are blocked by regional conditions and of course; you can’t download YouTube videos unless they are your own.

In this article, we will see how to unblock and download YouTube content.

Let’s begin.

How to Unblock YouTube Content?

You must have noticed that ALL content on YouTube aren’t publicly visible.

Some are marked as private by the video uploader and the visibility of other videos is filtered by region.

As such, this is message is displayed: “The uploader has not made this video available in your country”.

The #1 Recommended Service for Viewing YouTube & NetFlix Content

There are certain tools to bypass the regional censorships.

Some of them are listed below:

• Unblock YouTube: Just copy-paste the desired blocked URL on the site and view the video.
  Simple!
• ProxMate: Just install either the Chrome or Firefox extension; the tool works in the background.
  No copy-pasting of links are involved.
  All blocked videos are unblocked automatically.
• FoxyProxy: It’s available for both Firefox and Chrome.
  Buy a proxy server, copy-paste the blocked URL, select server location and view blocked YouTube videos.
• Hotspot Shield: A powerful VPN service provider, the tool works on desktops and smartphones.
  Use the trial download to see how it works.
  The tool allows you to access blocked websites anonymously.

Any of these tools will be suitable to unblock YouTube content.

Take your pick!

How to Download YouTube Content?

The standard YouTube content rules render it impossible to download YouTube videos uploaded by others.

However, if you’ve your own YouTube channel, you can download MP4 files easily.

A number of 3^rd party tools exists enabling users to download YouTube content easily.

Not all the 3^rd party tools are reliable because:

• the tools are full of ads
• the tools can be susceptible to virus

Finding reliable tools to download YouTube content is tough and in this post, I am going to introduce one of such reliable tools which I have been using for some time.

The tool is called 4KDownload. Developed by Open Media LLC, 4KDownload offers a suite of shareware which works on cross-platforms such as Linux, Windows, Ubuntu and Mac.

The tool allows video downloading from popular video hosting sites like Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, SoundCloud, DailyMotion and Vimeo.

How does 4KDownload Work?

4KDownload has a hassle-free installation procedure. Downloading and installing the software takes few minutes.

Once done, a new interface opens prompting you to choose a video for download.

Copy-paste the source link and the download begin.

The process is illustrated below:

• Download and install the software.

• Copy video or playlist link from YouTube and paste it.

• Select the file format, video quality and subtitles choice.
  Click Download.

• The download time depends on Internet speed.

• Once downloaded, click the Play button and the video opens in the in-built video viewing software.

…and you’re done!

• Additionally, you can add a proxy network to access blocked videos.
  Click on Preferences > Show Proxy > Proxy Enabled. Add proxy details and click Close.

You can also use their Smart Mode option to present downloading options for all videos.

Paid Features

4KDownload offers paid features, which includes:

• unlimited playlist downloading
• unlimited channels downloading
• unlimited subtitles downloading

To access the paid feature, you’ve to purchase a license key.

Click on Activate > Get License Key to make the premium purchase.

The license key works on 3 computers and you’ve to pay just once.

All future updates are free of cost!

The 4KDownload tool allows you to save files in various formats like MP3, MP4, MKV and FLV.

You can install the software on an iPad or iPhone too. The tools also supports 3D file format.

Endnote

4KDownload is a recommended tool to download YouTube content for free.

It’s free from adware and malware.

Many Blogger users like using drop-down lists for long lists which minimizes clutter and enables information to be displayed in the sidebar neatly.

While Blogger offers a dropdown menu option for the Archives widget, we do not have the option to enable a dropdown list for our labels.

So in this tutorial, I will explain a simple method you can use to adapt your regular Label list to become a drop-down list instead, offering a neat and concise solution which will minimize clutter in your Blogger sidebar.

What we will achieve through this tutorial

In this article, I’ll explain how to transform your Blogger label list from something which appears like this:

To one which appears like this:

This customization can be achieved in a few easy steps with minimal adjustments to your Blogger template code.

How to create a dropdown menu for your labels

Firstly, you should make a complete back up of your existing template.

This ensures you can easily restore your current, working template in the event you make a mistake.

To make a back up of your current template, go to Layout>Edit HTML in your Blogger dashboard and click the “Download Full Template” link near the top of the page.

This will offer the option to save your current Blogger template as an XML file to your local computer.

Be sure to save this file in a location you can easily find later.

Once you have made a back up of your template, you can proceed to edit your labels list and create your dropdown menu.

To proceed with this tutorial, you must ensure you have a “Labels” widget present in your Blogger template.

If you do not have a Labels widget, o to Layout>Page Elements and add a Labels widget using the “Add a Gadget” link above your sidebar.

Go to Layout>Edit HTML in your Blogger dashboard (if you are not already looking at this page) and ensure you have NOT checked the “Expand widget templates” box:

Now using your browser’s search function, locate the following line in your Blogger template:

<b:widget id='Label1' locked='false' title='Labels' type='Label'/>

Highlight this complete line, and replace with the following code (copy to your clipboard and paste in place of the line above):

<b:widget id='Label1' locked='false' title='Labels' type='Label'>
<b:includable id='main'>
 <b:if cond='data:title'>
   <h2><data:title/></h2>
 </b:if>
 <div class='widget-content'>
<br />
<select onchange='location=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value;'>
   <option>Select a label</option>
   <b:loop values='data:labels' var='label'>
      <option expr:value='data:label.url'><data:label.name/>
         (<data:label.count/>)
      </option>
   </b:loop>
</select>
   <b:include name='quickedit'/>
 </div>
</b:includable>
</b:widget>

Now preview the changes you have made to your template.

In place of the long, reular list of labels you should now see a neat drop down menu.

If all looks well, you can proceed to save your adjustments to your Blogger template.

Making adjustments to your dropdown menu

Once you have created your dropdown menu for your labels, you will be able to move this widget to a different location in your template through the Layout>Page Elements section of your Blogger dashboard.

You can also edit the properties of this widget to change the order in which labels are displayed by clicking on the “Edit” link for the Labels widget:

Here you can choose between displaying your labels in alphabetical order, or by their frequency (with the label linked to the highest number of posts first).

You can also choose to remove this widget altogether from your layout.

However, if you remove this widget and create a new Labels widget, you will need to customize this again (using the steps outlined above) if you wish to create another drop down menu.

To alter the phrase “Choose a label to view” which is visible when the drop down menu is contracted, you will need to go to the Layout>Edit HTML pae of your Blogger dashboard and check the “Expand widget templates” box.

Then search for this phrase in your template code.

Simply alter the wording of this phrase to something more suitable for your blog, being careful not to alter any of the surrounding code.

To clarify, here is the line of code where adjustments will be made.

The text which can be altered is highlighted in red:

<select onchange='location=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value;'>
<option>Choose a Label to View</option>
<b:loop values='data:labels' var='label'>

Final thoughts

I hope you have found this Blogger tutorial useful and that this explanation will enable you to convert your regular Labels list into a dropdown menu with ease.

Please feel free to leave your comments and suggestions below.

But first, let’s talk a little more about Google Adsense and what are its benefits.

If you are well informed about Google AdSense, then you can skip to the next section.

What is Google AdSense?

Google AdSense is a program which allows bloggers and website owners to serve advertisements on their blogs or website in the form of text, images, video, or even interactive media.

These ads get targeted by site content and audience, which means that the advertisement will be of relevance to the readers.

Now with AdSense enabled on your website, if a user clicks on one of the ads, you will make some money in return.

The Benefits of Google AdSense:

• Google AdSense is Free To Use: The Google AdSense program is totally free for use and doesn’t require you to sign up or purchase any membership.
• Super Easy To Use: Using AdSense is practically a no-brainer.
  All you have to do is simply create an Adsense account doing which you will get an ad code.
  Now all you have to do is enter that ad code to your WordPress site that it’s all done.
  Furthermore, Google themselves handle and maintain relationships with the advertisers, so that’s one less thing for you to worry about.
• Customizable Ads: You will have the complete liberty to customize the look and feel of the ads that are shown on your website. This will you can make those ads blend in with your site’s overall and design and aesthetic and create a more consistent feel.
• A Huge Community: AdSense is backed with a huge community of AdSense users beginner and advanced.
  The more experienced users are always happy to help, and provide many useful guides to help you properly optimize your AdSense so that you make more money.
• Option for Sponsored Advertising: Besides delivering straightforward content ads, users can use AdSense to place ads on search results as well as on the RSS feeds.
  Doing so helps to target your site’s audience with a purpose oriented visit to your website.

Steps to Add Google AdSense

The first thing that you will have to do is create an AdSense account and then go about a new ad unit.

Once you have done that, you will get an ad code corresponding to that ad unit.

You will have to add this ad code to your site in order to implement the AdSense ad.

Now, by default WordPress allows users to add AdSense ads to the sidebar.

To do this, simply enter your WordPress dashboard, go to appearance>>widget and then drag the “custom HTML” widget to a preferred position on the widget area.

Once you have done that, paste your Google AdSense code, and the ad will show up in the widget area of your sidebar.

However, if you want to have a more comprehensive control as to where you wish to place your ads, then there are plenty of third-party WordPress plugins as well as themes designed to help you with the job.

If you are just starting to blog and serious about utilizing AdSense to its fullest extent, then this plugins and themes will be of immense help.

If you are not sure how to add Google Adsense, check out your web host support.

Managing Google AdSense with WordPress Plugins:

There are hundreds of WordPress plugins that can help you with ad management.

Here are a few examples of some of the most popular and powerful plugins in this category, and how it can help you to add AdSense to your WordPress website.

AdSanity

AdSanity allows you to insert ads anywhere on your website.

You will be able to create as many ad fields as you want and place them throughout your website using shortcodes, and widgets.

There is also the option to insert ad blocks into specific posts using the post editor.

DoubleClick by Google

This plugin comes directly from Google and helps users to automatically choose the best paying ad for a particular spot and apply it.

There is also an inbuilt reporting tool which can help with a quantitative measure on the ad performance.

Ad Inserter

Ad Inserter gives you the option to create as many ad blocks as you like and then auto-insert the blocks.

The plugins support inserting the ad blocks to your directly within your post content, before or after post content or post excerpt, and so on.

Quick AdSense

Quick AdSense is free WordPress ad management plugin which is worth taking a look into.

The plugin can help you insert ads in the sidebar, widget areas, inside your posts, before or after posts or post excerpts.

Managing Google AdSense with WordPress Themes:

Just like plugins, there are also a boatload of themes that can also help users in managing Google AdSense on their WordPress website.

Let’s take a quick look at some of the best ad management WordPress theme to give you an idea.

Genesis Framework

Genesis Framework is a powerful AdSense enabled WordPress theme which gives you extensive control over how you wish to display ads on your website.

The theme features a pretty handy auto ads functionality which makes using AdSense even more intuitive and trouble-free.

Truemag

Turemag comes with support for a responsive Google AdSense ad unit which means your ads will display properly even when viewed from a small screen on mobile devices.

You will also get access to their “hot spots” functionality which perfectly blends the advertisements with your site’s content.

Simple Life

Simple Life is an AdSense Ready blogging theme that supports highly customizable ad banners.

You will get to choose different ad banner sizes for your home page, category, single posts, and sidebar.

There is also a full fledged ad management system.

Schema

Schema is one of the most popular WordPress theme for bloggers designed to deliver the best possible SEO performance.

It also comes with its own ad management system which allows you to simply paste the ad code and showcase advertisements on the top, bottom, or after the title of your content.

Also, Google Adsense is essential for creative people who want to earn money from their work.

One such example is Imagely, which offers powerful themes and plugins for photographs that is AdSense ready.

Conclusion

This leads us to the end of the guide to add Google Adsense to Your WordPress site.

We hope that you got a clear idea on how to do so.

However, if you are still confused, don’t forget to comment below and let us know.

The Welcome Mat plugin by SumoMe provides you with a wide range of tools to grow your blog, and subscribers.

The Welcome Mat is an awesome plugin growing in popularity over the months because of how easily it allows you to grow your subscribers, share articles, and optimize through analytics.

Before we get into the setup process, here are some of the cools thing you can do with this plugin:The plugin includes several FREE tools which integrate with other popular names like Aweber, MailChimp, MyEmma, ActiveCampaign, etc.

• List Building
• Share
• Welcome Mat
• Scroll Box
• Heat Maps
• Google Analytics
• Welcome Bar
• And many more

Let’s explore each of these cool features in-depth so you understand the complete power of the Welcome Mat.

Universal Features

1. Customizable Design

No matter what tools you’re using you’ll have complete and customizable control over your popup.

For example, if you’re growing your list then you have templates you can install with the click of a mouse.

You can then customize the templates further until you have a landing page which is designed EXACTLY the way you want.

You can control the: text, font, color, and even background.

2. Mobile Optimized

We know many people are now accessing the web through their mobile phones.

Welcome Mat is 100% mobile optimized so your mobile visitors are just as valuable as your web visitors, don’t treat them differently.

3. Background Customization

With the Welcome Mat, you’ll have complete customization of every aspect that you can use images for backgrounds. Images can be in .GIF, JPG, or you can even add videos.

4. A/B Testing

This is one of the coolest features because we all know the importance of testing until you get optimal conversion rates.

With welcome mat you’ll be able to test different ad copies, templates, and buttons until you find what works.

You’ll have complete analytics to see how one performs over the other then can optimize going forward.

5. Localization

With Welcome Mat you have the ability to choose where it will show which is great for optimization.

Unlike other plugins which give you limited control of placements, with Welcome Mat you’ll have complete control which will help increase your conversion rate.

Above we discussed some of the cool features, and things you can do with Welcome Mat.

Let’s go over some of them in a little more detail.

Selective Features

• List Building – Easily build lists using Welcome Mat, and by integrating the most popular ESP providers with the tool.
  You can customize pop-up boxes and more.
• Share Content – The Welcome Mat plugin makes it very easy to share your popular content on mobile or web.
• Welcome Mat – A full screen display of when people land on your website. Great for analytics.
• Heat Maps – Amazing because this feature will show you where people go when they are on your site.
  You can use this data to put opt-in forms or even advertisements to increase CTR.
• Scroll Box – Scroll Box is an email collection box triggered by how far your reader makes it down the screen.
• Smart Bar – This is a bar which displays at the top or bottom of your web page.
  You can encourage people to opt-in or take any other pre-configured action.
• Google Analytics – Very easy to view Google Analytics data from within Welcome Mat panel.
• Image Share – Welcome Mat makes it very easy to share your images.
  This is perfect if you want to share your images on sites where images display optimized.

These are just some of the popular features included with the Welcome Mat plugin.

It’s important to mention many of the applications are FREE however you do have some premium choices available.

Let’s go through the Setup and Installation.

Setup and Installation

Log into your WordPress backend then head over to Plugins > Add New.

After you can search for “Welcome Mat” then click install and activate.

At this point you’ll be asked to setup a SumoMe account which you can do by clicking on the plug-in then register.

After you have registered, you can head into the SumoMe store which will pop-up after registration, and start integrating applications like List Building, Sharing and Analytics.

In this example, we’ll be utilizing the “List Building”.

You’ll notice some are FREE applications while others do require a small fee.

Once you’ve installed your application you’ll see it under settings section here…

A window will popup where you’ll see the application you just installed.

Once you enter the main settings of the applications you just installed, you’ll be able to configure it the way you want.

You’ll see options like:

• Designs
• Fields
• A/B Tests
• Services (ESP Integration)
• Tracking Pixels
• And more

Displaying Welcome Mat

Each application which you install from the SumoMe store will have a “Display Rules” section.

This section will give you complete control over how and where the application will be displayed.

You can assign the following:

• EXACT or PARTIAL match
• Pages
• URL’s
• Cookie Settings
• Visitor URL’s
• User agents
• And much more

You’ll have complete control where NOT to show the application.

This comes useful when you want to show the form or application in all places except very few.

Once you have installed the applications and assigned the display rules, you can install a “Tracking” or “Analytics” plugin to keep an eye on conversions.

Tracking Applications

I think it’s very important to track all your progress.

You can use Welcome Mat to track your campaigns later optimizing for full potential.

You have 3-4 options when selecting the right tracking application, and in this example we’ll be using Content Analytics.

Head over to the SumoMe store and install the application which will then be present within the setting.

In the backend, you can setup different campaigns, and select which pages to analyze by going to “Auto Record”

Just like the other settings for List Building and Sharing, you’ll have to set a rule for each of your campaigns.

After, you can view the results by going to individual campaigns.

Just like the other settings for List Building and Sharing, you’ll have to set a rule for each of your campaigns.

After, you can view the results by going to individual campaigns.

Test Welcome Mat on Your Site for Free

The Welcome Mat is a FREE application which can be installed from the backend of your WordPress website.

You can upgrade to the Pro version to gain access to some of the advanced features however many have done well by simply using the FREE version.

Through the FREE version you have access to each tool like: list building, share and tracking.

Play around with each one until you have found one which is easy to use, and provides the insight you are looking for.

With the right insight you’ll be able to optimize your campaign increasing the conversions.

For those of you who are new to using the application, you can do a quick search in Google for “Welcome Mat Resources” and find a combination of tutorials which will walk you through the entire setup, and installation process in detail.

There are several videos available in YouTube.com for you as well.

Google has become more proficient at interpreting the intent behind search queries over the years.

It can now return relevant results for both keyword-formatted search queries as well as question-formatted search queries.

By ranking in Google’s related question box, your website will attract more users who explicitly or indirectly format their search queries as a question.

What Is the Related Questions Box?

The related questions box is an alternative organic placement on Google that contains questions associated with a search query.

It’s typically found directly below the first standard organic listing and above all other listings.

Denoted by a “People Also Ask” label, the related questions box features four drop-down questions by default.

When a user clicks one of these questions, Google will expand the respective question into a listing.

In this listing, Google will show a snippet from a web page that answers the clicked question.

Listings in the related question box also contain a display URL and a title, the latter of which can be clicked to load the snippet’s origin web page.

Although it only contains four questions by default, the related questions box becomes larger each time it’s clicked.

The initial click will add two new questions to the bottom. Any additional clicks will add three new questions to the bottom.

While Google almost always displays a single related questions box for search queries explicitly formatted as a question, it may display them for other search queries as well.

If Google thinks a user is trying to ask a question with his or her search query, it will likely display a related questions box.

For example, the search queries “how to stop a puppy from biting” and “puppy biting” both return a related questions box.

The latter search query isn’t explicitly formatted as a question, but Google still treats it as such.

Most search queries involve a user seeking information, which Google interprets as a question.

Therefore, the related questions box is a common feature on Google.

Moz even found that over 84 percent of search queries performed on Google return a related questions box.

How To Capture These Snippets

Now let’s take a step-by-step look at how to rank your content using Google’s Related Questions feature.

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1. Identity Relevant Questions

To rank your website in the related questions box, you’ll need to identify relevant questions.

You don’t want to optimize your website for a question that doesn’t have anything to do with its content.

If your website sells cybersecurity software, optimizing it for “how to stop a puppy from biting” will be a waste of time.

Instead, you should optimize it for cybersecurity-related questions, such as “can cybersecurity be automated” and “what is a cybersecurity exploit.”

You can identify relevant questions by searching for some of your website’s primary keywords proceeded by “who,” “what,” “when,” “where” “why,” or “how.”

The search engine’s autocomplete suggestions feature will reveal questions containing the included keyword.

You can also use Answer the Public to find relevant questions.

Available at answerthepublic.com, it’s a unique keyword research tool that’s designed for questions.

2. Build a New Page for Each Question

Once you’ve identified relevant questions, you can build new web pages to rank for them.

Google usually doesn’t rank homepages in the related questions box.

Most related questions box listings consist of subpages, each of which contains an answer to the specific question for which it ranks.

If you want to rank your website for 10 answers, you should build 10 new pages.

Each page should cover a single question.

You don’t have to build them at all once.

Rather, you can build and optimize them one at a time.

After completing one page, you can move on to the next.

3. Include Questions in Title Tags

Your pages will have a better shot at ranking in the related questions box if you include questions in their title tags.

Related questions box listings aren’t much different than standard organic listings.

They both have a title, display URL and description.

The main difference is that the description for standard organic listings typically comes from the page’s meta description, whereas the description for related questions box listings is simply an excerpt from the page’s content.

In both types of listings, the title comes from the page’s title tag.

Therefore, your pages’ title tags will show in the related questions box.

If you want a page to rank for a specific question, you should include that question in its title tag.

4. Create Accurate and Concise Answers

You should create an accurate and concise answer for each page.

Google will only rank a page in the related questions box if it contains a high-quality answer.

If a competitor’s website has a better answer for a given question, Google will likely choose it for the related questions box.

When building pages to rank in the related questions box, research questions using multiple sources.

You can then apply this information to create accurate and concise answers that are better than your competitors’ answers.

Remember, though, Google can only read answers in the form of text.

If you use a video or infographic to convey a page’s answer, Google won’t rank the page in the related questions box.

You can still add images, videos or other forms of media to your pages, but you should only use text to convey answers.

5. Add Schema Markup to Pages

You can implement schema markup to encourage Google to rank your pages in the related questions box.

Schema markup consists of structured code that tells search engines extra information about the page with which it’s used.

Google recently added support for several new types of schema markup that are effective for related questions box-optimized pages.

The “How-to” schema markup, for instance, allows you to define the individual steps in a how-to article containing multiple steps.

Visit webmasters.googleblog.com/2019/05/new-in-structured-data-faq-and-how-to.html for more information about the “How-to” schema markup.

Wrapping Up

To maximize your website’s traffic and visibility, look no further than Google’s related questions box.

It’s shown for over four in five of all search queries.

While Google doesn’t offer paid inclusion for it, you can build and optimize pages to rank in the related questions box.

The number of views a piece of content generates is a direct measurement of its success.

You can meticulously craft the perfect article or blog post, but it’s all for nothing unless users view it.

Rather than allowing your website’s content to fall into the digital abyss, though, you can syndicate it to drive more views.

What Is Content Syndication?

Content syndication is an online marketing strategy that involves republishing your website’s content on external channels.

When you syndicate a piece of content that’s currently on your website, you republish it — either partly or entirely — elsewhere.

As a result, more users will view the content.

Your website’s own visitors may view it, or visitors of the syndication channels may view it.

Some of the most popular channels for content syndication include:

• Medium
• Tumblr
• Blogger
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Reddit
• Third-party websites and blogs

While this online marketing strategy can drive more views, you shouldn’t blindly syndicate your website’s content.

You’ll achieve greater syndication success by following a few basic tips.

How To Syndicate Blog Content

Now that we’ve covered the basics of content syndication, let’s now take a look at how you can syndicate the new and existing content on your blog.

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1. Publish on Your Website First

Always publish content on your website before syndicating it on external channels.

Otherwise, you’ll dilute its search engine optimization (SEO) performance.

When published on an external channel first, search engines will typically rank that version of the content while ignoring all other subsequent versions.

Search engines don’t punish websites for syndicated content, but they’ll usually only rank a single version of any given piece of content.

If you publish a piece of content on an external channel before publishing it on your website, they’ll rank the former version. The external channel will essentially outrank your website for keywords related to the content.

Therefore, if you’re planning to syndicate a piece of content, publish it on your website before any external channels.

2. Link Back to Your Website

You should link back to your website from the external channels on which you syndicate your content.

Most syndication channels, including third-party websites and social media networks, allow content creators to include links in their content.

If allowed, you should add at least one link pointing to the page on your website where you first published the content.

At the bottom of a piece of syndicated content, for instance, you can say, “This article was originally published on example.com/title-of-article.”

With a link in your syndicated content, your website’s traffic will increase.

After viewing your syndicated content on an external channel, visitors may click the link to see what other content your website offers.

3. Canonicalize Syndicated Content

In addition to linking back to your website, you should canonicalize your syndicated content.

Canonicalization is technically a form of linking, but it’s designed for search engines rather than human visitors.

Canonicalization prevents indexing and ranking problems posed by duplicate content by telling search engines where a piece of content was first published.

To canonicalize a piece of syndicated content, you’ll need to add a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) snippet, known as a canonical element or tag, to the page where it’s syndicated.

In the canonical element, you can specify the page on your website where you first published the content.

Visitors won’t see the canonical element, but search engines will see and process it when they crawl your syndicated content.

4. Choose Highly Engaging Content

You shouldn’t syndicate all of your website’s content. Instead, choose the highest-quality and most engaging pieces of content to syndicate.

If a piece of content performs poorly on your website, republishing it elsewhere won’t change anything.

It will continue to perform poorly, regardless of which external channels you use to syndicate it.

When planning your content syndication strategy, search your website for pieces of content that generate strong engagement among visitors.

A piece of content doesn’t necessarily need to generate thousands of views for it to be engaging.

You can identify engaging content based on metrics such as average time on page, social media shares and backlinks.

5. Target the Right Syndication Channels

Some channels are more effective for content syndication than others.

If you’ve already cultivated a large following on Medium, you can use it to effectively syndicate your content.

Upon syndicating a new piece of content on Medium, your followers will see it.

With few to no followers, on the other hand, you’ll have a harder time generating views for your syndicated content.

You can still syndicate your content on an external channel with a low number of followers, but you won’t get many views until you’ve convinced users to follow your account.

Third-party websites and blogs are usually the most effective for content syndication.

Unlike Medium and other user-generated blogging platforms, third-party websites and blogs have a specific audience.

Some of them cater to tech enthusiasts, whereas others attract C-suite executives and business owners.

Regardless, you can search for third-party websites and blogs with the same audience as your site that allow syndicated content.

6. Set Up an RSS Feed

Many syndication channels support the use of a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed.

With an RSS feed, you can automatically provide these channels with your website’s content.

They can pull your website’s content from its RSS feed for republishing.

RSS feeds use the Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 specification.

Setting up an RSS feed is quite easy.

If you used WordPress to build your website, it will already have an RSS feed.

WordPress generates an RSS feed automatically, which you can access by appending “feed” to your domain.

Visiting example.com/feed, for example, should reveal your website’s RSS feed with all its posts.

If your website doesn’t use WordPress, you can generate an RSS feed for it using a free service like feedity.com or fetchrss.com.

Once generated, upload the RSS file to your website.

To make sure it works, visit the RSS feed’s location in your web browser.

Wrapping Up

You don’t have to publish new pieces of content exclusively on your website.

You can republish them on external channels.

Syndication will expose your content to a larger audience while increasing your website’s traffic in the process.