One of the mistakes I see many of my less technical blogging clients and friends making is forgetting to maintain and keep their blog updated.  I logged into a client's site the other day to look at an issue they were having, and noticed they were down by 3 WordPress revisions, and about 15 plugins had updates pending!  Needless to say, I coached them on the importance of updates and even offered to do them ongoing for them under a maintenance agreement. One of the most important aspects of Continue Reading

There is only one thing you can count on when building an internet based business, you can count on: Change. If You Do Not Change, You Can Become Extinct - Spencer Johnson Reflecting back on the 7 years that I've been blogging, I'd would absolutely agree that things change constantly.  The blogging world has changed immensely since I started: Engagement has moved from blog comments to social media Blogging is now more about the blogger than the blog itself Blogging is more formal and Continue Reading

What does it take to become a successful blogger? Well, the first step is believing that you can do it! You need to be excited about your blogging dreams. Decide, right here and right now, that you can and will succeed. 7 Tips to Help Make Your Blog a Success Now, with all that said, the next step is to “start blogging” already. And, to help you become a successful blogger, here are seven tips for your blogging success. 1. Commit A successful blogger is one who's committed to Continue Reading

One of the small things in life that I take great pleasure in is heading out to the store or running an errand and bringing a few of my kids along with me.   Riding in the car somewhere is a great opportunity to spend some "quality" time with your kids and can provide some great teaching moments. While riding in the car over the weekend, one of my boys started asking questions about where our family was from, which started a fairly long conversation that he really enjoyed, including a few Continue Reading

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to look for it - Henry David Thoreau One of the more interesting phenomenon's I see in the "blogosphere" is that some blogs quickly become a huge blog success, while other blogs struggle to grow at all. I would be lying if I claimed I had any reasonable explanation for this.  I must also admit that I often wonder why Side Income Blogging hasn't been more successful.  Actually, I've done far more than wonder, I've given this whole topic Continue Reading

The internet is full of "make money blogging" videos, webinars, membership courses, blogs and eBooks.  Some of the top money related searches on Google are things like: How to make money online, make money blogging, and how to make money online fast.  Contrary to all of this, here's the reality: In most cases, you WILL NOT make money online fast or generate a six figure income from your blogging efforts. If you're looking for tips on how to make money online fast or "get rich quick" Continue Reading

Heraclitus once said: "The only thing that is constant is change."  This applies to your blog as well.  I find myself making constant little tweaks, adjustments and changes to my various blogs and websites.  In some cases you can just delete things and change things with little to no risk.  However, there are a few changes you have to really be careful with, and this is especially true if you have any search engine traffic coming to your blog.  In particular, you have to be very careful when Continue Reading

One of the most frequent requests I get on Side Income Blogging is from visitors asking me to review their sites and offer feedback.  I actually don't mind doing this for a couple of reasons: I enjoy looking at other blogs and often add these blogs to my Feedly reader list. Spending time reviewing other people's blogs often results in services work for me. Reviewing other blogs often exposes me to new ideas and trends. I generally review 5 - 10 sites a week based on people asking me Continue Reading

I've been blogging since 2006 and while 99% of the time I love it, I have learned that there a few things I find incredibly irritating and painful to deal with.  Unfortunately, these are things that you as a blogger will also have to deal with.  These things will interrupt your plans, try to ruin your day, and often just make you really angry. All of these things will happen and there isn't a whole lot you can do to prevent them from occurring.  What you can do is understand and accept that Continue Reading

Do you struggle with where and how to best use the limited time you have to blog?  I know I do.  I set aside at least 3 hours a day to work on this blog and other smaller niche blogs I have, but I do sometimes struggle with how to best spend those three hours.  Blogging includes lots of activities and prioritizing where to spend your time can be difficult. Even though I still struggle at times, I have developed a priority list that I often refer to when struggling with where to spend my Continue Reading