Yes, it’s Black Friday week and you can find some of the best deals on the internet this week. It used to be more of a long weekend thing from Black Friday to Cyber Monday, but now it’s become an 8 day phenomenon. Many sales are starting today on Monday and go through Monday 11/30. …
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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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. …
How I doubled traffic to my website June was another record month for my blog and I hit over 284,000 pageviews on my website. It was also a record month for my blog’s income as well. July was even higher at over 330,000 pageviews. Traffic is super important when you’re trying to monetize your blog. …