The Easy Way to Make Your First Blog a Success (2024)

Lingua Asia The Easy Way to Make Your First Blog a Success

Want to start your blog today?

This guide covers everything you need to know about how to start a blog as a beginner.

Whether you want a hobby, side hustle or business blog, you’ll find the best way to set one up along with:

  • how to choose topics for your blog and get people to read it
  • inside tips on how to fast track your blog to financial freedom
  • why you shouldn’t use Bluehost, Elementor, Yoast or Jetpack
Lingua Asia The Easy Way to Make Your First Blog a Success

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11 Best Gifts to Impress Your Korean Boss and Business Partners

Best Gifts to Wow Your Korean Boss and Business Partners

Need to make a good impression on your Korean boss or business partners?

This guide will help you find the perfect gift for them.

I’ve used these tips to build relationships with dozens of companies in Korea.

The gifts are categorized by gender and title of the recipient.

Let’s dive right in!

Best Gifts to Wow Your Korean Boss and Business Partners

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Asian American Resources You Might Not Know of (2024)

Lingua Asia_Asian American Resources You Might Not Know of

From tax breaks to legal aid, there are many free resources for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

This article covers the best benefits available including:

  • scholarships
  • tax credits
  • legal resources
  • youth groups
  • mental health resources
  • and more!

While researching this post, I was surprised at the number of perks, organizations and programs that offer assistance to Asian Americans.

Let’s get started!

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Photo courtesy of the Center for American Progress

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5 Gnarly Places to Go Snowboarding and Skiing in Korea

Lingua Asia Gnarly Places to Go Snowboarding and Skiing in Korea
Lingua Asia Gnarly Places to Go Snowboarding and Skiing in Korea

Winter in Korea is rough for expats.

But, it’s a lot of fun if you’re visiting, especially from a tropical country like Singapore.

Either way, it’s a great time to snowboard or ski!

Nothing better than some fresh air and powder to ward off cabin fever.

Korea is 70% mountains, so there’s bound to be a few places where you can strap a board or some planks to your feet and slide down.

Whether you’re traveling to Korea for some fresh powder, or you need a break from Seoul, snowboarding or skiing is the way.

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What It’s Like to Work at a Flight Attendant Academy in Korea

Lingua Asia Flight Attendant Academy in Korea
Lingua Asia Flight Attendant Academy in Korea

There are places in South Korea where 20 something, mostly females pay money to learn how to get a job as a flight attendant (yes, cabin crew is a desirable career path in Korea).

They call them “stewardess academies”, and at one point, they were big businesses.

This is about how I managed to get a job at one and keep it for 5 years.

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5 Best Surf Beaches in Korea (Yes You Can Totally Surf There)

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Lingua Asia_Best Surf Beaches in Korea

Surfing and Korea, name a more iconic duo.

OK, you probably thought of a few instantly.

So, South Korea isn’t the first place that comes to mind when you think of surfing hotspots. I’ll have you know, it’s now home to the Jeju International Surf Competition in Jungmun and a surfers-only beach called, wait for it, “Surfyy beach”.

Sure, it’s no Bali, but Korea has loads of fun choices that are beginner-friendly with some intermediate locales as well.

Great news for those traveling to South Korea (who don’t want to pay a fortune to check your board in at the airport), you don’t need to bring a thing except your wallet. Thanks to Korea’s entrepreneurial spirit, surf shops will rent you everything from wet suits to rash guards.

Now they just need to make a K-drama about surfing and we’ll start making the connection.

Here are the top surf spots in Korea that you should check out.

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