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Healthwealthbridge is a Top Indian Blog for the 8th Year Running !

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Healthwealthbridge is a Top Indian Blog for the 8th Year Running !Yes that’s the news today .

Having tenacity (for good) like water is my goal in life and thats how I stuck to blogging too.When I started blogging in 2014 ,I knew it wasn’t  going to be a be-the-best or die trying, kind of situation. It’s never a good idea to do that, for most stuff .But  writing I thought would be a passing fancy .

top Indian blogs

I was a new mother ,working at a new medical college in a new town with an old friend who was luckily my husband.But I was bored .All the things I read and learned and understood had no where to go like an underground stream and it burst forth like a Waterfall on the blog !

I wondered whether it’s a good idea and then stopped wondering as it became a wonderful way to share what I know as a medical doctor,mother author,gardener,nature lover,blogger,podcaster and artist.

I realized I had a problem.

I suffered from a chronic learner syndrome and my blog helped me treat myself.I was not just learning but also doing.This was before “doom scrolling” became a real problem.

So here I am, ready to celebrate the 10th birthday of my blog this October and planning ways to make this more useful without breaking the bank or having sleepless nights.

That’s why the email from the Top Blog Directory made me happy.I share medical information, health education and serious diseases stuff which are not light reading,but I also share about my journey as a tree lover,tree hugger,being reborn as a  nature warrior in my own way.I write books both fiction and nonfiction and I write about them on my blog too.The blog keeps it all in one place and from 2023 my daughter too started contributing to the blog as a book reviewer !

From sleeping in my lap while I tapped away on my phone,to writing for my blog, the little author has come a long way.

The best part is I made friends blogging all over the world through the Ultimate blog challenge and Blogchatter. I owe  Martha,Jeanine,Tamara,Geethica a lot for   supporting the blogging journey .It’s an adventure and I can’t believe it’s a decade young  blog!Thank you readers for making this possible.

About Blogging:Blogging Books,Resources and Secrets

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I wrote all I learned about blogging in my book Starting a Successful Blog. It’s helpful not because I say so but because Amazon made it a part of the Prime reader program multiple times.I enjoy sharing what I know. Do you follow me on Twitter? Then you will love the newsletter I send through Revue. Don’t forget to sign up now.

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Overwhelm and the dreadful imposter syndrome is never far away. But try to put a lid on it and share. In the first quarter of 2022, I lacked energy. Plus exam season puts everyone on tenterhooks.
Now with April and A2Z season here, how can I not share what I know. Blogging is not new. It’s very old. The technical headaches of blogging were there even before . But now we have access to more Training including that from Yoast. If you haven’t taken Yoast’s free training, go check it out now.
But why is Blogging or keeping a Web log so powerful?
It’s your gift to the world of words, sound, and moving pictures in your own way. This assumes that my online diary will be maintained on the server even after I have traveled to other world adventures. Whatever happens, have fun living and writing.

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At the end of the day, we strive to be relevant and do things that help us.
Blogging lets you overcome the fear of writing down your thoughts. You learn to organize your thoughts, especially as a non-writer, this was very helpful for me. I had no aspirations about my writing talent or wild dreams of writing as a profession(except prescription) or as a side hobby. I simply didn’t think that was for me. The biggest surprise was how much I enjoyed writing and how happy that made me feel. Even now blogging in the professional sense requires keyword research and an eye for on-page SEO stuff. But the storytelling which forms the crux of blogging needs your authenticity. It can’t happen without you letting go of the tight leash of emotions that can cause trouble.
Here’s a sneak peek at the Starting a Successful Blog course preview. It’s free.

But remember these are the bare bones. What you do with it is what will count. You can get my book here.

Blogging Secret:

As a blogger, your biggest power and talent is your voice. Don’t let go of that. Experiment, try new things, learn every day and implement what you learn. You will learn from everything and everyone. But choose with care because certain things you don’t want in your head. Now I sound like a typical mom (which I am), but information that “enters your brain ” is as crucial as the food which enters your body. So have filters and virus scans applied to your creative brain.

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Do you Play with your Health?(Truth Alert)

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 “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.”Thiis was said by Isaac Newton and holds true for all of us who are trying to learn and do something with our  lives.

I believe books are great ways of finding the giants who can help us.With the world wide web  its not impossible for someone like me to learn from, say the famous Seth  Godin or  Stephen King.Books are my way of learning from them.

That’s why when I podcast or write I try to help with my area of expertise.I  also  talk about the books or blogs I read.As Seth Godin says ,don’t shave the yak.You really don”t need to make things difficult,to make progress.You can learn from ,those who know.

When I started blogging I felt several gap in my resources.The gaps became like craters when I started writing my book.But when it came to marketing I was absolutely lost.

Content marketingWhatever was that?

Doctors don’t need to market themselves, right?Our degrees are enough to convince sensible people that we know what we are talking about ?Right?

Wrong .

Because if you see the many health bloggers,health  gurus,Celebrity health advisors,health and life coach-few if any are doctors or have any degrees in the medical field.

The problem with that is two fold.

One there’s a cycle of misrepresentation and misinformation. Two – You harm your own self in the long run.So always check the academic credentials of  the person whose health-nutrition-fitness advice you are following. Because unless they are qualified, to do so ,you are gambling with your health.

I am not sure they are covered by health insurance either.

Now this is a topic I can talk a lot about Its not very popular thoug.But a 

few days back a friend on Instagram, talked about knowing the difference between life coach,health coach,psychologist and Psychiatrist.She tagged a few accounts in this regards .

The Doctor who was tagged talked about the necessity of always consulting a medical professional that is a psychiatrist for mental health queries.The life coach informed that she  never treated schizophrenia!Now this got me thinking.It takes years of medical training to even diagnose mental health disorders and taking it lightly is a strict no no.

But it depends on you to find the right professional. For online consultation it’s best if you consult a doctor you know or someone recommended. 

Otherwise check the  credentials of the doctor on LinkedIn,Lybrate.

Always opt for doctors with degrees. Not quacks and self declared health experts.

There’s a reason for the medical entrance exams.Medical education takes time and experience. Don’t gamble with your health,because your health is your most precious wealth.

So what does Seth Godin have to do with all this?

Well Seth Godin in his book “This is Marketing“,said something very important.

Marketing is your chance to spread the word about you.If you have valuable information, you must spread  the word.Because that’s your best way of making a difference to the people who matter.

That’s my aim with the Healthwealthbridge content.

Do you have a good business which is helping people and you want to spread the word?Send me an email at dramrita@healthwealthbridge.com

YOAST & SEMRUSH JOINED HANDS: This is what you must know!

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I am a Doctor and had no interest in writing, blogging, and tech stuff ever.  But it all changed in 2013 when with a baby in tow, I started reading blogs in 2013.

But it was a year later when I decided I no longer wanted to be just an audience or reader, but a creator. I had something I could share with the World wide web and make it better.

Yoast and Semrush are together:Voice by Dr.Amrita Basu

There I said it. Sounds a tad narcissistic, but I believe each of us has something unique to share to make this world a little better.  If I had Google growing up, I would have become a Doctor, Lawyer, MBA, a farmer all rolled in one.  It’s not too late either, there’s still time.

It’s a whole new world of learning and this access to resources makes this as easy or as difficult as the language you know.  English language in that way can help surmount many barriers to learning.

Now before I ramble, I wanted to talk about this thing called keywords.  If you are a long-time blogger you obviously know all about it. But in my mompreneur Blogging journey series, I talk about all things which make my blogging writing and online earning life easier.

Yoast and SEMrush are together now! Finding your related keywords just got easier. I love that SEO is reaching new levels.Yoast has made Schema mark-up easier.  Now they are helping us find related keywords from within the WordPress dashboard.

What do you need ?

The Yoast plugin on your WordPress Blog.

A Yoast accounts

SEMrush account .

The free version is good enough for one related keyword. But if you want more related keywords you need Yoast premium. But even with a paid Yoast and free  SEMrush you are restricted to only 10 related keywords. But that’s a good way to start because SEMrush is quite amazing.

When it comes to keywords I try to weave in as many keywords interspersed with questions as possible.  It’s not easy to write according to a list of keywords.  It can feel restrictive.But when you are starting out if you don’t get into the groove of finding keywords for your content, things can be a little difficult.The thing about Keywords (Absolutely)No one tells you.

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So, these are the  five steps for an easy keyword plan using Free tools

1)Use the Blogchatter blog insights feature for finding out about your top five categories.

2)Go to Ubersuggest and plug in those keywords.  See what you get especially the questions.

3)Write your blog post answering those questions and weaving in the keywords.

4)Get the Yoast plugin

5)Make a free SEMrush account .

Check the related keywords tab through the Yoast plugin tab at the end of your draft.

Add relevant ones.  You are ready.

Bonus tip: Check your archived posts which can do with some keyword love.

Writing this for #MyFriendAlexa and Blogchatter

The Maha Saptami Durga Pujo and the Bhog

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Today is Maha Saptami when Devi Durga’s pran pratisthan is done.The Mother Goddess comes as a clay pratima and human faith and ceremonial rituals help to draw the universal life forces into her. It’s said that the Kala bou has a big role to play in this, before the real puja can start.

The neighborhood Durga puja with the delicious Puja bhog

I told you about Mahalaya and my Durga puja memories.

Today’s post is a little bit about the Kala bou,and my love for all things Prasad and bhog.

The Kala bou is the Young banana tree with leaves of the turmeric tree ,wood apple,pomegranate, jayanti,arum, ashoka,colocasia,paddy, all tied together,taken for  a bath and then draped in a saree .

Kala bou getting ready

All these plants are also embodiments of various Gods and Godesses . Its also called naba patrika and Kala bou is dressed up in a red bordered white saree with vermillion and married with Lord Ganesha before Maa Durga can officially start battling Mahishasura.

The neighborhood Durga puja 2

The stories about the why and what behind Kala bou are many,but important thing to note is the female embodiment being crucial for the real fight to begin.

It’s on the seventh day of Navratri that Maa Durga’s epic battle against the buffalo headed demon king Mahishasura started.

Now because of the COVID 19 situation everything happened low key,but the puja made us happy.

But guess what made us even happier?The Bhog.

Growing up the neighborhood pujo had a system of bhog which somehow never reached those of us living a little farther away.

But by God’s grace for the last several years,having the blessed bhog is like a wish come true.

What’s not to love about the bhog?

It looks great,smells great,tastes sublime and always makes you happy

So what did the Maha Saptami bhog consist of?

Fragrant Basanti pulao with dried fruits and nuts.

Assortments of  vegetables fried in ghee.There were pumpkin fried,sweet potatoes,potatoes,Pointed gourd and bitter gourd.

A mixed vegetable mash ,lightly spiced and delicious.

Payesh (fragrant rice cooked with creamy milk and cooked to a perfection.)

Sweets 

Documenting Maa Durga’s blesseinga:The Maha Shaptami Puja Bhog

The beautiful part of the puja bhog has a lot to do with the sights , sounds and emotions than with the actual food.Even if you follow the recipes to a T ,they never taste the same when it’s not offered during Puja ,but just made at home.

So while every year I document a little bit about Durga pujo ,my love for the puja bhog is a recurring theme. 

P.S The bhog was eaten at home after being heated for one minute in the microwave for safety concerns.

5 Blogs you can’t miss reading(If you want to grow)

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What,when ,how,where of blogging,is a confusing mess.If you want to know the right way of starting ,without wasting time,then there are some people and their blogs you should follow.

What’s common amongst most of these is,that they are all blogs with very strong brand faces.

If you are blogging to share knowledge and you want to reach people ,then you can’t miss reading these blogs.Not only do these people and brands share authentic information ,their information is research backed,authentic,and always helpful.These are the people whose newsletter I try to open every time.

5 Blogs you can’t miss READING (if you wan’t to grow)

How do these bloggers and blogs help me?

They share their knowledge 

They generously talk about their experiences. Good,bad and ugly.

They are mostly single author blogs(except the last two)and even when they have  a guest blog it’s fantastic and authority is a guarantee.

Their blog posts have to be bookmarked every time.

They set an example about online ethics and integrity.

They show how storytelling is woven into educational content,without overwhelm.

The readability of their content is excellent. 

I love everything they share.

I am a fan .

(There are affiliate links in the following part.That means I may earn a small commission, if you click a link and buy a product).

Top 5  Blogs you should read if you are blogging

Amylynnandrews.com

The most helpful newsletter for all things digital marketing, plus the blog is hundred percent fluff free information. Exactly what you need to start with ,if  you are a new Blogger.She doesn’t do propaganda,useless churning of information.She is creating a kind of minimalist business model,which I like.Making money is great but scaling may not be for everyone. 

Neil patel ubersuggest Neilpatel.com

Blogging,vlogging SEO,you name it ,if its content marketing, its there’s onNeil’s blog.His company name is I am sort of a big thing and he is that.All his content for free is tremendous value.

Ubersuggest is an extraordinarily helpful too for generating keywords .The free version gives you enough to get started.His trainings are not something you want to miss,if you like the nerdy stuff behind digital marketing(I love them ).

Smart passive income: Every thing passive income Pat Flynn is the man behind my blog’s theme, who made my life easier.He is my virtual mentor .His guides are detailed and helpful, to get you started right from the word go.

Pat Flynn does everything with generosity and I was lucky to have a chance to use his theme and buy his course.

Backlinko

One of the most dedicated SEO blog you will find.His blog posts are super detailed and are more often like white papers on ths topic  with examples  case studies and all things statistical. 

Yoast blog 

They help break down Yoast and SEO for the blog owner in small bite sized pieces .I get updated information from their blog posts,youtube channel newsletter and also from the dashboard notification. 

Canva

Helps make graphic design possible even for non designers.Their tips and inspiration can’t be missed.

Bonus Blog :

The Healthwealthbridge blog .I share what has worked for me personally .I hate wasting money and time.If you are a blogging mom ,you must remember to subscribe to my newsletter.

What are your favorite source of information online?Let me know in the comments below.

Writing this for Blogchatter #MyFriendAlexa

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