Business Growth, Content, Side Hustles
When content marketing is part of your business strategy, it’s important that you stay focused on the ideas, resources, and processes that are going to be most relevant (and helpful) to your audience. That’s also what will be most helpful in growing your influence and...
Content, Making Money, Productivity
Buzzwords abound in every profession – “rigor,” “differentiation,” or “backward design.” anyone? – and content creation is no different. You may have heard people say you need to have both “evergreen” and “seasonal” content on your blog, podcast, or video...
Content, Side Hustles, Starting Out
Sometimes even when you have great ideas for your content, it can be tough to come up with fresh ways to present it to your audience. You know you’ve got great ideas to share, but your format is getting a little… stale. Give your audience something new, or pick a few...
Content, Mindset, Productivity, Side Hustles, Teacher Life
Batching is a hot buzzword right now, and for good reason. It works! But it’s not very realistic for teachers – or anyone else with a full-time job – to manage. Batching is the practice of focusing on a single task for a designated block of time in order...
Content, Side Hustles, Starting Out
There are people who will tell you that blogs are dead. There are others who will say podcasts are just for nerds and YouTube is just for Justin Bieber wannabes and kids who play Minecraft while people watch. And those people would be wrong. Content marketing –...
Content, Side Hustles, Starting Out
It’s all well and good to know that you’ve got to produce quality content for your blog, podcast, or video show, but what should you create? Whether you’re just getting started or you’ve been creating content for years, coming up with ideas can be a feast or famine....
Content, Making Money, Side Hustles
There are many things to consider when choosing an outlet for your content. And, as much as I wish there was, there’s no easy checklist or quiz you can take to find out which is right for you. There are simply too many things to consider, including which one you are...
Content, Making Money, Side Hustles
There are a number of ways that content creators can monetize the content you create for your blog, podcast, or video show. Which ones you use will depend upon your business model and goals, so don’t feel like you need to do everything. Ads Probably the first thing...
Content, Side Hustles, Starting Out
Content marketing, using a blog, podcast, or video show to attract customers, is one of the best ways to grow your audience, build your business, and make more money. But, like most other things, there’s a right way and a wrong way to use content as a marketing tool....