Dear Bloggers and News sites: You know who you are. It’s okay to want to make money blogging, but there’s a line where you show where you either care about who is reading your content, or don’t give a sh*t about them. When you’ve added advertisements and popups to your site, did you even check
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Why Your Guest Blog Proposal was Rejected
I get a lot of guest blog proposals in my email inbox. It’s not often that I will accept guest blogger, and usually it’s because I’ve got standards I’m looking for. However, from working with other bloggers and guest blogging, as well as managing clients and their guest bloggers, I’ve come up with a list
[Continue Reading...]Dear Newbie Bloggers: When Money is on your Mind, Have Patience
A lot of new bloggers get into blogging because they want to make money. There’s no shame in that. Some people can’t admit that it was the original motivation for starting to blog, but now that these people are blogging, it’s a bit of a sh*tshow. There are a lot of opportunities for bloggers to
[Continue Reading...]The Etiquette Of Quoting People or Resources In Your Blog
Wait? Is there actual etiquette on quoting people or resources in your blog? The answer is – yes there are some things to think about before quoting. Quoting people or resources helps you build authority in your niche. It shows others that you’re not another cuckoo bird, spouting junk from your soapbox. Some benefits of
[Continue Reading...]Does Alexa Rank Still Matter: Revisiting 10 years later
A long time ago, I wrote about Alexa and why it matters. It’s been about 10 years since I wrote that article and I wanted to follow up on it, because I still get questions from bloggers and content creators who ask if they should still pay attention to Alexa rank. By the way, when
[Continue Reading...]4 Tips to Getting More Subscribers to Your Blog
If you’re not building a list, you’re pretty much bleeding out potential return traffic. However, if you do, you’ve probably struggled on getting more subscribers to your blog. It’s a common struggle for most bloggers, as we all aren’t marketing geniuses. Often, we’re flying by the seat of out pants, in learning what it takes
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