How to Create Products and Sell Them on Your Blog
This post is based on episode 67 of the ProBlogger podcast. This week I want to talk about creating a product for your blog. Last month I talked about my various profit streams, and how nearly a third of my profits come from product sales. And that’s obviously one good reason ...more
Making money
9 Blogging Hurdles I’ve Faced as a Blogger and How I Got over Them
This post is based on episode 57 of the ProBlogger podcast. Today I want to talk about nine hurdles I’ve faced as a blogger, and how I got over them. While you may never have to deal with them all, chances are there’s at least one you’ve either faced in ...more
Mindset + Motivation
A Tour of My Home Live Streaming Studio
This year I’ve attempted to do live streaming Q&A sessions on the ProBlogger Facebook page on a weekly basis. I have noticed that each time I do go live, I’m getting more and more questions about my set up for live video – whether that’s about what camera I use, ...more
Social Media
The Future of Written Content (and Why It Has One)
This post is based on episode 187 of the ProBlogger podcast. The internet landscape has changed a lot of the years. In the beginning, nearly all the content was text. But these days we can get our message across with videos, podcasts, infographics, animations and more. Which begs the question: What ...more
Writing Content
The Pros and Cons of Having Multiple Blogs
This post is based on episode 188 of the ProBlogger podcast As you probably know, I have two main blogs – ProBlogger and Digital Photography School. And I’m very fortunate to be in a position where I could devote all of my time to either one of them and still earn ...more
Strategy & Planning
The Key to Long-Term Traffic and Profit for Your Blog
This post is based on episode 201 of the ProBlogger podcast. “How do you create content that goes viral?” I remember getting this question from a new blogger. They wanted a post to go viral on their blog, thinking it would suddenly shoot their blog’s traffic and profit into the stratosphere. And ...more
Creating Content
How I Created My Profit Streams and Became a Full-Time Blogger
This post is based on episode 153 of the ProBlogger podcast. Last week I talked about my profit streams – what they were, and what each one earned as a percentage of my total business profits. In case you missed what those percentages were, here’s a summary: affiliate commissions – 46% ...more
Making money
How I Earn a Living as a Blogger from ProBlogger and Digital Photography School
This post is based on episode 150 of the ProBlogger podcast. One of our main aims here at ProBlogger is to help people make money (if not a living) from their blogs. And we’ve certainly talked about it a lot over the years. We even have a portal dedicated to this ...more
Making money
How ‘Warming up Your Readers’ Helped One Blogger Earn More than $28,000
This post is based on episode 117 of the ProBlogger podcast. Over the past four weeks I’ve talked about the four stages of warming up your readers and turning them into raving fans: 1. Getting the word out about your blog 2. Getting first-time visitors interested in your blog 3. Getting more ...more
Build Community