Blogging

Here’s an interview I did with superstar email marketer, Matt Bacak. He gets over 10,000 new subscribers a day (not joking).  I just met him and this is my very first Zoom call, so please forgive me if I’m not very polished.  We discuss ways to better monetize your email list.  Some pretty cool insights

Lately, a lot of my blogging friends have been asking me which payment platform is best when it comes to selling ebooks, pdfs or printables.  The truth is for new bloggers, there are 3 great options – Sendowl, Gumroad and Payhip, and they each have pros and cons, as you’ll see.   SendOwl is my

As you’ve probably heard me mention a million times, I believe that diversity of income streams (and traffic) is critical to success and to ensuring longevity in this business. It’s very similar to the stock market. As you diversify, you both grow and reduce risk (or stabilize). After you have you foundation set, you want

At the beginning, it’s challenging to know which end is up. And, it’s easy to get overwhelmed.   Over time, things sort themselves out, especially if you focus and take it one step at a time.   When I started monetizing, I was really averse to taking courses.  I was dirt broke and wasn’t sure

How to grow your blog income when your traffic goes down Today marks my 15th day of self quarantine. I have an autoimmune disease, so I need to be extra careful. I’ve been learning to adapt.  I order my food online with Peapod. I call at least one friend a day.   Please note that

The best way to code your Pinterest description, so that Pinterest pulls it properly and you properly use your alt tags for SEO. …Yes there’s a better way, and most people don’t realize they are making this mistake. Please note that this article contains affiliate links.  You can read my full disclosure at the bottom

I’ve been blogging since 2010, but I didn’t realize that you could earn money just from blogging.  Sounds crazy right?   So many of us that started 8 to 10 years didn’t realize the possibility of earning a full income from our blog.  Many just did this as a hobby and some maybe even a

What the heck is the difference between NoFollow and DoFollow links?  What about sponsored links?  When should you use each type and how do you do it?  And, why you want to avoid plugins for this.   There’s often a lot of confusion when it comes to DOFOLLOW links vs NOFOLLOW, especially among newer bloggers.