With the rise of audio and video content in today's market which doesn't seem like it's going to be slowing down anytime soon, a lot of people find themselves asking "Is blogging dead?". In this episode, the Blog Tyrant Ramsay Taplin joins the show to share his thoughts on where a blog has its place in the online landscape and how powerful a blog can be from both a marketing and earning perspective. Ramsay and I also talk about employing long-form content strategies, the effects of repurposing content on your blog as well as what are the best practices when it comes to growing a blog in 2018. If you are interested in kicking your blogging efforts into high gear this year -and I know you are – this is one episode you do not want to miss out on! Essential Learning Points From This Episode: How you can monetize your blog in 2018 and how it's changed from five years ago. Why Ramsay thinks new bloggers should move from an AdSense mentality. Ramsay shares his top SEO strategy tips for this year. How mobile has changed the blogging game. Much, much more! Important Links & Mentions From This Episode: Ramsay Taplin's website Ramsay Taplin on Twitter Darren Rowse How to Start a Blog and Succeed in 2018 AdSense Tumblr Medium Optimizely Viper Chill Pat Flynn Melyssa Griffin Rise of Youpreneur Personal Branding Roadmap Sign-up for the FREE Youpreneur Launchpad Training Course Join the Youpreneur Community and Build Your Business FAST! Thank You for Tuning In! There are a lot of podcasts you could be tuning into today, but you chose mine, and I’m grateful for that. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it by using the social media buttons you see at the top and bottom of this page. Also, kindly consider taking the 60-seconds it takes to leave an honest review and rating for the podcast on iTunes, they’re extremely helpful when it comes to the ranking of the show and you can bet that I read every single one of them personally! Lastly, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, to get automatic updates every time a new episode goes live!