An Exclusive Interview with Chayan Chakrabarti- Founder of SimpleFactsOnline

1. First of all, Can you please introduce yourself to our readers?

2. Explain something about your Blogging Journey.

It's been a roller coaster ride before I started my blogging journey.

It's because I had this new blogger fear. That is why I consumed so many tutorials and guides from 2016.

But, I was afraid to start.

Because, I thought I could not manage it with my full time job. Then in August 2019, I decided to start my blog. And I have been blogging since then.

3. What are the challenges you have faced in your Blogging Journey?

4. Who was your inspiration when taking your first step in this Blogging Field?

5. How many Blogs are you currently running?

As of now, I am running a couple of blogs.

But my main focus is with SimpleFactsOnline.

This is my vision to create actionable content regarding blogging, marketing and SEO. So that, a complete beginner can take advantage of this.

6. How much does it cost to start a blog?

7. Can you please suggest some good Web Hosting Companies to our Readers?

If you are a beginner then go for GreenGeeks.

Siteground and A2 Hostings are also good.

But, after their recent price hike, they are no longer affordable hosting for beginners.

Each hosting provider changes their price and includes new offers. So make sure to explore the current offers.

8. Many people want to start blogging but they don't have a budget so can you help them by answering "Where to start blogging for free?"

You can start a free blog with platforms like Blogger, Medium, Quora, and WordPress.com (Free).

9. Can you give a difference between "Website and a Blog"?

A website can be static or dynamic, meaning you may update regular content or there will be a few pages with some information. 

But, in a blog, it requires regular updates.

10. Can you share some Blogging Niche ideas for Beginners?

Niche selection is the toughest thing for more than 80% of bloggers. And it only happens because of lack of patience.

No matter how many niches I share, there will be very few bloggers who will be successful. Because, they still think about the quick rich scheme.

Choose a niche that has profitability and you can work on it for a few years.

Let's think about it. You get a domain and hosting, after that you have to put a few articles to get the initial traffic and continue the same to increase your authority and traffic. 

If you can't make it happen then no niche is good for you.

Here are a few trending niches for 2020: 

• Financial Security
• Job and Resume Tips
• Alternative Medicine
• Travel 
• Relationship Tips

11. At the initial stage, many bloggers suffer with the problem of traffic. Can you guide them?

12. Can you please share some SEO Tips to rank on the targeted keywords?

13. Give some Link Building Tips so that they can boost their Blogs?

Here are the few things I follow while building links for my websites :

1. Focus on Quality Links 
2. Focus on Relevant Links
3. Keep an Eye On No-Follow and Do-Follow Links
4. Blogger Outreach
5. Broken Link Building

14. Which tools do you think every blogger must use?

I use many tools for blogging.

But, here is a list of free tools that I recommend to any blogger :

1. Co-schedule (Headline Analyzer) 

2. Rankmath (SEO Plugin)

3. Tinypng (Compress Images)

4. Sapling.ai (Improve Grammar)

15. Which SEO tool is best according to your experience? (Ahref vs SEMrush vs Other)

SEMrush never fails to amaze me. They have almost everything for SEO solutions.

Be it in keyword research, competitor analysis, background, or content management platforms. I recommend it to all.

Ahrefs is also good but SEMrush works best for me.

16. What is the best SEO Plugin for better optimization on search engines?

RankMath is my favorite SEO plugin. It gives so many options for free. It helped me a lot when I started.

Let's see the improvements that they will make in their pro plans.

17. What's your thought about "Why do bloggers fail"?

Bloggers do not fail, they just quit.

Blogging requires consistency. If you can be consistent, you will see good results.

Yes, there are many bloggers that are not making money. And, if they introspect, they will see that there are many things to be taken care of.

After that it becomes the individual's choice, if he or she wants to fix it or complain.

18. Can you help bloggers by giving some TIPS so that they don't fail in their blogging journey?

There are many tips available. I don't wish to repeat them. I will be sharing some things that can be implemented easily.

• Create a blogging routine
• Write daily
• Observe other blogs in your niche 
• Promote your content on social media
• Create links
  

If you can follow this process on a day to day basis, no one can stop your success.

19. Is blogging easy? or it's become more competitive day by day.

Blogging is not easy and yes you are correct, blogging is getting competitive.

So, only quality content will be sustained. Blogging is a wonderful business model. Consider it a business and hang in there.

20. Last but not the least, Is blogging dead? or It's a good decision to start now or even in 2021.

Blogging is not dead. Yes, I understand that people are more into video these days.

But think about it from a user's point of view. You have limited data on your device and you are desperately looking for a solution.

What would you do? Watching a 20 minute video can take up a lot of data and there is no assurance that it will fix your issue.

At the same time, you can scroll through more than one website in 20 minutes and you still have some data left.

Blogging will be there in 2021 and beyond, but the approach should be different for bloggers.

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