The Pros and Cons of Running Advertising on Your Blog
Do you run ads on your blog? Many bloggers do. In fact, people often start monetizing their blogs this way using an ad network such as Google AdSense. And many large websites are also supported by ads. So should you be running ads on your blog? There’s no easy way to answer ...more
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How I Lived Off ProBlogger for 2 Years and Made $50,000+ in 3 Months
The last three years have been full of memorable events, both personal and professional. While I’ve been in the content creation field for a while, I’ve only been doing it full-time since 2016. That was the year I started taking on jobs from the ProBlogger job board. And since then ...more
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Five Places to Find Work as a Paid Blogger
If you’re interested in paid blogging, you might be wondering where to find work. Do you need to know the right people? Should you hang out at conferences, hoping to be noticed? Or do you apply to loads of blogs in the hope that one of them is looking for ...more
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Seven Important Things I’ve Learnt from Eleven Years of Freelance Blogging
Have you ever thought of giving paid blogging a go? Maybe you see it as a means to an end, or perhaps a handy way to make some extra money to support your own blog. But paid blogging can also be a great way to super-charge your growth as a ...more
Writing Content
Is Your Blog Draining Your Bank Account? Here’s How Freelance Blogging Could Help
Blogging can get expensive pretty fast. Buying a domain name is relatively cheap – often no more than $10. But after that the costs start adding up. You may need hosting. An email service provider. Security or technical help. A logo. A premium theme. Sure, your blog may eventually bring ...more
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What’s a Membership Site … and Should You Create One?
Do you wish you could make steady income from your blog? Maybe your advertising revenue has peaks and troughs. Sure, it’s great to have that chunk of money come in during the holiday season. But when it’s only trickling in the rest of the time it can be frustrating. Maybe ...more
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What Time of Day is Best to Publish to Your Blog?
This post is based on episode 130 of the ProBlogger podcast. When I started blogging (back in 2005, when RSS feeds were really big), I paid a lot of attention to when I published my posts because it seemed to affect how many people saw them. These days their visibility seems ...more
Strategy & Planning
How to Write Great Blog Post Titles
This post is based on Episode 156 of the ProBlogger podcast. The title of your blog post can completely change its destiny. People often decide whether to read your post – and ultimately take action – based on the title alone. It may also determine whether or not they share your ...more
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Six First Income Streams Recommended for Bloggers
This post is based on episode 198 of the ProBlogger podcast. If you’ve been blogging for a while but haven’t started monetizing your blog, you might be wondering what income stream you should add first. This can be a sticking point, whether you’re a new blogger or have been blogging for ...more
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