The easiest way to make money from your blog is to be paid to create content. That’s the main reason a lot of bloggers choose to monetize their content through paid newsletters. Maybe the idea of being paid to send…
Blogging isn’t what it used to be. It’s not exactly dead, it’s not dying, it’s just… different. When I started blogging seven years ago, all you had to do was create a blog, share some decent content, be consistent, and…
Imagine this! Each of us with a cup of coffee in their hands, talking over Skype. Brainstorming strategies for your blog. Me offering you valuable feedback you can then apply the moment we end our call. Having a bit of…
Welcome to Trends, where we discuss the trends that are going to shape the world of blogging in the next 5 to 10 years. Today’s topic is all about topics and niches. Specifically, hyperniche blogs. We now live in a world of constant…
There’s this fascinating story about Pablo Picasso being able to produce a work of art in a few minutes. Apparently, a woman once asked Picasso (who was either at a café or in a market) to do a drawing for…
Alexander the Great was a supremely talented battle tactician. Yet, his often convoluted strategies were used only to mask a simple endgame. He deployed his significantly smaller army in a way that would allow him and his best cavalry to…
There’s no doubt about it. If we want to monetize our blogs, one of the best ways to do so is by starting an online store. Whether we want to sell our services, our digital products, online courses, or even…
It’s easy to get discouraged when reading about the millions and millions of other folks who also blog. The good news? Most of them kind of suck, because they never bother to do a bit of research, to learn from…
The truth about writing is that it’s 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration; a good writer starts with a quick burst of creativity and spends the rest of their time refining and editing those initial ideas. This ratio of creating vs.…
There are 36,260,021 blogs indexed on WordPress.com alone. Wait a sec. Make that 36,260,131. And there are a lot more self-hosted blogs, or on different platforms. About a million blog posts get published every 24 hours. Every topic, every theme,…