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Blogging & How to Grow Your SEO Results this Year & Interesting WordPress Plugins

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This week's edition is heavy on blogging, SEO and content with eye-opening articles from Ahrefs, Backlinko and Matt Diggity, among others. If you're considering to grow your presence on social media platforms, there's some content ideas you can implement.

We also explore upcoming changes to WordPress and how to use AI in WordPress. Finally, we look at some interesting tools for WordPress for you to consider. This includes Bricks Builder which will see a price bump on the 21st of January.

Recommended Articles

I Wrote 100+ Blog Posts for the Ahrefs Blog. Here's What I Learned.

We start first with Ahrefs' eye-opening article on blogging. After writing 100+ posts, Si Quan has some interesting insights including does the length matter and how much SEO is needed.

10 Types of Blogs That Make Money: Bloggers Earning More

If you want to earn some side income, why not consider blogging? Here's a guide with some recommended niches and examples of blogs already making money within those niches.

How to Create an Effective SEO Strategy in 2024

So you decide to grow your blog or company's website, but where do you start? Backlinko has a useful guide for those of you who are starting out with SEO.

How Often Should You (or Your Company) Blog? [New Data]

Does blogging frequency matter? What if you can't really spend the time to blog? Read Hubspot's insightful article on the frequency of blogging.

Case Study: The Programmatic SEO Approach that Got Attention from Oracle and Google

It is said that search engines like Google don't quite like programmatic SEO. However, it remains a great strategy to grow your results.

Read Matt's article on how they grew their client's traffic by 38% via Programmatic SEO.

12 Biggest SEO Trends to Watch in 2024 | WordStream

Still on the topic of SEO and blogging, WordStream predicts SEO trends in the era of AI-generated content. Check out what you can do to improve your SEO results and not fall behind.

The Best Content for Major Social Media Platforms in 2024 (+ Ideas and Examples)

With the growing number of social media platforms, it is easy to get lost on what works best. If you're like me, you would be good at one or two platforms.

In this guide, Buffer analysed millions of posts sent through their platform to understand what works well. Read on this article to get better with social media.

How to Get the Most Out of LinkedIn : Social Media Examiner

Did you know that LinkedIn has over a billion users and is a great platform for business owners and freelancers? Learn how to maximise your LinkedIn engagement rate with this in-depth guide.

WordPress Stuff

Forty! | Matt Mullenweg

Matt, the founder of WordPress, turned forty recently. As part of his birthday, Matt requested we publish anything. So here goes, Matt.

Thank you for the gift of WordPress to us all.

How to Build a Website With ChatGPT (2024 Guide)

Do you need a website but are on a tight budget? Learn how you can use ChatGPT to create an affordable site.

10+ Ways You Can Use AI in WordPress Right Now | @thetorquemag

Did you know that you can use AI with WordPress. Explore the 10+ ways via the article below.

Huge WordPress CHANGES coming in 2024 🔥

Wondering what's coming up next for WordPress? Jamie of PootlePress has summarised the 10 best WordPress Updates coming out soon.

Reviews & Comparisons

Automatic.css (ACSS) vs Core Framework (CF): Full Comparison

Automatic.css (ACSS) and Core Framework (CF) are leading framework plugins for WordPress. While both are good, you can only choose one. Kevin Geary leads us through the differences in this in-depth comparison.

Issue 10 January 18th 2024