204 posts written by Dainis Graveris

Dainis Graveris is 21 years old blogger and designer with really strong passion. He usually hangs out in Twitter tweeting design related links regularly. If You use Digg actively he can be great friend there and don't forget add to StumbleUpon too! How about Deviantart? Meet him there as well! If You have any questions feel free to write and add him to Gtalk - it is beautiful way to get contacted directly!

Landing Pages Guide 101: Create Landing Pages that Work

 Posted in: TipsToolsWeb DesignWritten by: Dainis Graveris

I am by no matter an expert in landing page creation, but I am doing a lot of research on this topic in order to become more experienced myself and I invite you to join me in this journey. In this article you will be taken through each important step in order to create a successful, landing page that converts visitors into customers, I will share the biggest takeaways here and point you to the right articles and tools - let's call it Landing Pages 101, Science Of Landing Pages, Anatomy of Converting Landing page, whichever you prefer most.

Landing Pages Guide 101: Create Landing Pages that Work

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Traffic Building Tools And Websites: Social Marketing And Link Building For Designers

A lot has changed now and social media is changing rapidly. This article will help you see hidden gold mines you can discover to build a lot of back links, bring huge social media traffic and enjoy the whole process along the way. I participate in social media mainly because I need traffic, but I also enjoy that I am able to communicate with a lot of people, find good articles I would never find otherwise and learn a lot of stuff all the time! And this skill always comes handy whenever you deal with the Internet - everybody needs more traffic, more buyers, more visibility and good brand built online!

In this article you won't find advanced explanations how to use each of the services, just basic tips, you'll get a glimpse of everything. I am creating this article for my own one stop place while doing promotion. Work hard on bigger networks and submit your links to small social sharing sites, submit news and in the end you'll get good back links, good visibility and social traffic! My own 1stWebDesigner success is built through these websites, which allowed me to get 50,000 unique visitors to my site in its first month of existence. Now I have developed my skills and I am giving you tools and sites which work today (however I also added comments on sites, which are popular but are hard to master, be aware of these too).

Traffic Building Tools And Websites: Social Marketing And Link Building For Designers

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Blog Post Formatting: Make Reading For Visitors Better Experience

Finally we're at the stage where we can use some of our design skills! In the next few articles we will look at how to make our content easy to read and scan; in the next post we'll work on grabbing attention with good headlines! Your content won't be read if you don't add kick ass headlines! And your content won't be read if it isn't formatted to be easy, pleasant and quick to read! Many bloggers do not consider just how important these points are in the beginning, I didn't either, but after being online so long, I really appreciate good formatting and yes, catchy headlines work on me as well as they work on anyone else!

Blog Post Formatting: Make Reading For Visitors Better Experience

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Blogging Like a Pro: Learn How To Do Effective Content Research

We did get our article idea, but we still have a lot more work to do, we need to move on and now work on research. It is very important to research the right way, because that will be the key to your success. People come to your blog because of your content and you need to make sure you'll offer the highest quality,  find new tools, resources - something your reader wouldn't be able to find anywhere else. But how do you provide and achieve such quality? The answer is good research - if you use internet tools, search engines, social media and forums in the right way, you'll easily be able to find unique content for your blog posts. While research may seem to be a simple task, it's not always enough to just use Google or rely on your experiences. I don't think you need to always do deep research, but it's good to be aware what's being written elsewhere, so you can expand your opinion. You need to find that golden ratio - if you're inspired too much and you may copy others, don't do any research at all and you'll end up providing your readers with incomplete information.

Blogging Like a Pro: Learn How To Do Effective Content Research

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How To Find Article Ideas To Write About, Write Sticking Points

 Posted in: BloggingNewsWeb DesignWritten by: Dainis Graveris

I'm very happy to present the next chapter of my blogging series. Today's topic is very important, being able to find new article ideas is crucial for any blogging business because we function the same way as magazines do - people come back to us because of the content, of course there are other things, but let's face it, without the content they wouldn't come back. We need to have a never ending well of ideas to engage our readers, which is not an easy task, so how do we stay inspired? Even when you start a new blog, it's smart to write a list of 20-30 article ideas before you launch just to make sure you'll have something to write about for at least the first month or two. Coming up with 20-30 ideas should be easy, but what about 100,200, or even 300? How do some of these writers seem to have an endless supply of things to write about?

How To Find Article Ideas To Write About, Write Sticking Points

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In Search For Ultimate Blogging Tools: Writing Simplified Now!

 Posted in: BloggingWeb DesignWritten by: Dainis Graveris

Why should you use desktop blogging editors? Well, have you ever lost a post because of your internet connection? Maybe you accidentally closed the browser you were using and all your work just disappeared? Even with autosave options and occasional prompts before closing windows, occasionally content gets lost. For me the only option to avoid this is to use a desktop blogging editor. Using a desktop editor greatly reduces the chance that you will lose your work. However in this article I will showcase everything - not only desktop blogging software, but also online websites, innovative curation/blogging solutions and simplified apps for distraction free writing.

In Search For Ultimate Blogging Tools: Writing Simplified Now!

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Science Of Writing Process: Getting Ready, Set Up Mood & Avoid Distractions

 Posted in: BloggingFreelanceWeb DesignWritten by: Dainis Graveris

You've probably already read the introduction already, but here we go again. Today we’ll talk about how to get ready to work. Actually it doesn’t matter if it’s about blogging, coding, designing, because in most cases we need to work alone and we want to be focused to do our job really well. Though this article has tips that almost anyone can use, freelancers may find it particularly valuable , because they don’t have to go to work from 9-5 each day. Being able to pick and choose when you work and when you don’t is such a pleasure , but it also comes with a lot of time management issues, people get distracted and end up sitting at their computer all day but not actually doing anything. Why is that?

Science Of Writing Process: Getting Ready, Set Up Mood & Avoid Distractions

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Blogging Like A Pro: Introduction To 10-Part Crash Course

 Posted in: 1WD FeaturesBloggingWeb DesignWritten by: Dainis Graveris

If you are involved in the blogging world in any way you will know just how hard it is to find great tools to make your work process easier and more efficient. I’ve been blogging full-time for 2.5 years already and I’ve tried many approaches and tools. Going from a PC to a Mac I needed to find comparable tools and that proved challenging, it was like starting over in some regards. It’s hard to find those nifty little, and useful tools, but once you do, you can enjoy the whole blogging!

Blogging Like A Pro: Introduction To 10-Part Crash Course

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Eleven2 Success Story And Giveaway:First Come, First Serve!

 Posted in: NewsWeb DesignWritten by: Dainis Graveris

Have you heard about Eleven2? Well, 1WD has been hosting with them for almost a year now! How is it? Well, you can see it yourself - site is working fast and we rarely have any problems now! If you have ever owned internet business I bet you know how crucial is to have a great hosting provider with good support. I've been lucky to get to Eleven2, they are really reliable! I would even say 24/7 support is the most crucial part, because there are always times when something goes wrong and without immediate attention, you may loose more than you imagine to your branding! Long story short, Eleven2 just relaunched their business, redesigned their website, added different plans improving greatly and today I am sharing their story with you! And be quick to get your free hosting account - only 100 packages available!!!

Eleven2 Success Story And Giveaway:First Come, First Serve!

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Bullet Proof Guide: How To Make Money From Your Blog

 Posted in: BloggingWeb DesignWordPressWritten by: Dainis Graveris

More and more people are trying to earn online - there are millions of  new blogs, start ups and applications already and many more are being created each day! While there are so many people working online, only some of them are  profitable ( I mean really profitable - not just making their living)! In this article I wanted to scratch the surface about several well known, and not so well known, monetization techniques that you could implement in your own business. Even if you don't have your own business blog yet - no problem, because even a simple understanding  how other people earn online will be a great help to boost your confidence to start! Yes, online business can be very profitable if you follow certain rules to monetize your site!

Bullet Proof Guide: How To Make Money From Your Blog

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