# Blog Builderly

> Website building and blogging guides for beginners


## Posts

- [Blog Monetization Options: Ads, Affiliates, Products and Services](https://blogbuilderly.com/blog-monetization-options/): An honest overview of blog monetization options, including display ads, affiliate marketing, sponsored content, digital products, services, memberships and email, with pros, cons and disclosure basics.
- [Site Speed Basics: How to Make a WordPress Site Load Faster](https://blogbuilderly.com/site-speed-basics/): Practical WordPress site speed basics, covering hosting, caching, image optimization, themes, plugins, scripts, fonts, content delivery networks, Core Web Vitals and how to measure improvements.
- [How to Write Blog Posts That Rank: A People-First Approach](https://blogbuilderly.com/how-to-write-blog-posts-that-rank/): How to write blog posts that have a better chance of ranking in search, with a people-first approach covering intent, structure, originality, expertise, on-page basics, internal links and updates.
- [Managed vs. Shared Hosting for WordPress: Differences and How to Choose](https://blogbuilderly.com/managed-vs-shared-hosting/): Compare managed WordPress hosting and shared hosting, including performance, security, backups, updates, support, restrictions, scalability and cost, with guidance on which suits different sites.
- [WordPress Security Basics: Practical Steps to Protect Your Site](https://blogbuilderly.com/wordpress-security-basics/): Practical WordPress security basics for site owners, covering updates, strong passwords, two-factor authentication, user roles, backups, plugins and themes, hosting security, HTTPS and recovery planning.
- [Choosing a WordPress Theme: Block Themes, Classic Themes and What Matters](https://blogbuilderly.com/choosing-a-wordpress-theme/): How to choose a WordPress theme for a blog or small site, comparing block and classic themes, free and premium options, performance, accessibility, support, customization and switching themes safely.
- [Essential WordPress Plugins: Categories Every New Site Should Consider](https://blogbuilderly.com/essential-wordpress-plugins/): A guide to the essential categories of WordPress plugins for new sites, including SEO, security, backups, caching, forms, image optimization and code snippets, plus how to evaluate plugins safely.
- [Keyword Research for Beginners: Finding Topics People Search For](https://blogbuilderly.com/keyword-research-for-beginners/): A beginner guide to keyword research for bloggers, covering search intent, seed topics, free and paid tools, long-tail keywords, competition, grouping topics and turning research into a content plan.
- [How to Get AdSense Approved: A Practical Preparation Checklist](https://blogbuilderly.com/how-to-get-adsense-approved/): A practical checklist for preparing a website for Google AdSense review, covering original content, policies, essential pages, navigation, site ownership, the ads.txt file and what to do if rejected.
- [Elementor vs. the Block Editor: Which WordPress Builder Should You Use?](https://blogbuilderly.com/elementor-vs-block-editor/): Compare Elementor and the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg) for building pages, including ease of use, design control, performance, themes, cost, lock-in and which suits different site owners.
- [Hosting for Multiple Websites: How to Choose a Plan for Several Sites](https://blogbuilderly.com/hosting-for-multiple-websites/): How to choose web hosting for multiple WordPress websites, comparing shared, managed, VPS and cloud plans, with guidance on site limits, resources, isolation, backups, staging, email and costs.
- [How to Start a WordPress Blog: A Step-by-Step Beginner Guide](https://blogbuilderly.com/how-to-start-a-wordpress-blog/): A beginner-friendly, step-by-step guide to starting a self-hosted WordPress blog, from choosing a niche and domain to hosting, installation, themes, essential pages, plugins and your first posts.

## Pages

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