
The Secret Ingredient to a Successful Blog
This guest post is written by Ava Jae of Writability. If you’ve been blogging for any amount of time, you’ve heard that content is king. You’ve been told that everything else—design, SEO, in and outbound links—those things are a bonus, but the real thing you need to focus on is ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips

Act Like a Pro
This guest post is by Jean Compton of jeancompton.com. What would you do if you knew you were going to get paid a large chunk of cash—up front, without any pre-conditions—to do something? What would you do? How would you act? If it was something totally in the realm of ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips

Everything You Need to Know About Creating a Jaw-Dropping Movie Trailer on the Cheap
This guest post is by Jon Morrow of Smart Blogger (formerly Boost Blog Traffic). Ever look at those snazzy movie trailers Hollywood puts out for their latest blockbusters and wonder how you could make one of your own? Maybe you’re starting a new blog, and you want to launch with ...more
Blog Promotion

3 Secrets to Not Getting Discouraged as a Blogger
This is a guest post by Jeff Goins of Goinswriter.com. The other night, I was catching up with a writer friend who is taking his first steps towards becoming a professional blogger. He was frustrated and upset, wanting to quit. Listening to him, I realized something: writing is discouraging work. ...more
Writing Content

Questions My Dad Would Ask Before You Started that Ebook
This guest post is by Barb Sawyers of Sticky Communication. The pitches go like this: turn your archived content into an ebook that will rake in bucks while you sleep. Invest a weekend, maybe a few weeks, and you’ll have a book that will establish you as a thought leader ...more
Blogging for Dollars

Why Bloggers Should Self-Publish
By James Altucher of jamesaltucher.com. I’ve published seven books in the past seven years, five with traditional publishers (Wiley, Penguin, HarperCollins), and the last two I’ve self-published. In this post I give the specific details of all of my sales numbers and advances with the traditional publishers. Although the jury ...more
Blogging for Dollars

Make it Easy for Your Readers to Participate
At Blog World Expo this year, I was in a great session on using Facebook pages by Amy Porterfield. The session was very helpful on many levels, but one thing that Amy said that I immediately put into action—within a few seconds of her saying it, in fact—was to ask ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips

Get Your 2nd Edition Copy of 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Today (for 25% Off)
Does your blog need a boost? Are you looking for inspiration to kick start it again after some time off? Do you need a little inspiration to help you get things rolling again? If so – you’re not alone. Most bloggers go through periods where they either lack motivation, get ...more
Featured Posts

Why Similar Blogs Sell for Different Prices
This guest post is by Jock Purtle of digitalexits.com. If you are selling your blog, the first thing you will want to know is how much it is worth. You type into Google is something like “what is my website worth?” What you will get is a whole lot of ...more
Blogging for Dollars