How to Start Optimizing Your Blog for Search Engines
Search Engine Optimization, SEO for short, is an essential piece of any blog growth strategy, but it generally has an air of mystery around it. There are lots of definitions floating around - some that seem to contradict each other -...
How to Start Paying Yourself as a Blogger
Last week I shared my system for tracking income and expenses, but knowing where your money is coming from, and where it’s going to, is only part of the process. Most likely - if you’re like the vast majority of business owners - when you...
How to Track Your Blogging Income and Expenses
When I started blogging I did everything I could to avoid looking at any numbers other than page views. For months I was “too busy” or I “forgot” to update my income and expenses report, so it just didn’t get done. This is a very common...
What Is Passive Income? And How Does It Work for Bloggers?
Passive income is often seen as the holy grail of the side hustle. There are many - especially online - who present themselves as passive income specialists, lying on a beach all day, sipping fruity beverages, and listening to their phone...
3 Ways to Use a Blog to Get Out of Teaching
At this moment there are an unprecedented number of educators looking to get out of teaching. It’s a sad, and more than slightly terrifying, prospect, to be sure. But it’s also understandable… I’m not going to start in on the state of...
How Much Does It Really Cost to Start a Blog?
A blog is a quick and easy way to start marketing an existing business OR start making money while you decide exactly what your business is going to be. In terms of building authority, establishing and strengthening relationships, and...
11 Most Popular Blog Niches for Teachers
What should my blog be about? That’s one of the first questions you have to answer when starting your journey into blogging. And it’s one that many people get stuck on. Of course, your blog niche can be literally anything. The only limit...
8 Free & Easy Ways to Increase Your Blog Traffic
When it comes to your blog audience, there’s no denying that size matters. While your blog traffic is not the most important thing when it comes to profitability, you’ve got to have someone to sell to. And if you’ve ever felt that your...
5 Primary Ways Bloggers Make Money
When I started blogging, and told people about it, I heard a lot of, “Yeah, but how do you actually make money with a blog?” At the time, I will admit, I had no idea. But I knew it was possible, so I kept going. Even a couple years later...