October 1st, hard to believe. Here in Western NC, the leaves are just beginning to turn color, the air is crisp and cool, and the smells of fall are here. My favorite time of the year, can you tell? I also like this time a year from a traffic and earnings perspective too. As the weather gets colder, people stay inside more and use the internet. As we get closer to the holiday season, traffic and earnings tend to trend upward as well. I'm making one big change with this report: Continue Reading
Learn CSS – A beginner’s guide for bloggers
I love it when bloggers and websites owners are interested in learning how to customize their site. One of the most frequent questions and "calls for help" I receive are questions about CSS. Generally these requests are from bloggers interested in doing a little customization of their sites on their own and who are interested to learn CSS and HTML on their own. Just last week, Nikol Murphy was asking for some CSS help on her site, Talking Moose Media and I offered my assistance to help Continue Reading
Side Income Report – August 2013
I've received a number of queries from readers asking about my Side Income Reports since I hadn't published one since March. In hindsight, I should have communicated this, but there really weren't any big changes to report from March - July. In fact, my traffic and income dropped off a bit. I just didn't want to bore you with the basically the same numbers over and over again each month. BUT - August broke that trend and was a big month for Side Income Blogging and I'm really excited to Continue Reading
Genesis child themes – My top three
I've been using the Genesis premium WordPress theme for about 4 months now. I was previously using Thesis. I don't want to bash Thesis, but being honest, I really haven't missed it at all. Making the transition to Genesis has been very easy for me as the two themes are very similar. I've found that due to the number of Genesis child themes available, I can get a very professional looking site up and and running in a couple of hours instead of days. That time savings alone has justified the Continue Reading
Why you should stop building backlinks
No, the title of this article isn't some attempt at a sensationalistic article title intended to get you read it. I'm really going to "buck the trend" and make a case for why you shouldn't intentionally build backlinks and why I think this practice can potentially hurt your SEO more than it will help it. I realize I'm probably going to take a lot of heat from this article, especially from the "SEO experts", but I'm okay with that. What are backlinks? First a little background. A few Continue Reading
How to maintain your blog
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
Niche Sites – Why I love building them
Over the past two months, I've built out three new niches sites and revamped two old ones. I've had a blast building them and watching them grow. I'm sure most of you have heard of niche sites by now. They are a great way to earn income on the internet. Frankly, some people earn a ton from their niche sites. I can't say I've found that perfect niche just yet, but I'm working on it. But for me, just the journey of trying to find that perfect niche is incredibly fun. Finding that Continue Reading
Blog Success – Why your blog might be struggling
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
How Building Effective Call To Action With Niche Sites Can Make You Rich!
Ok, you most likely won’t get rich just from reading this article. The headline is designed to immediately draw attention. It is also a great way to draw in your target audience and eliminate those that aren’t interested. Listed below, I have put together some more time tested secrets to building an effective call to action, and if applied correctly, can at least get you on your way to becoming rich. Map Out Your Call To Action Up Front One of the most common mistakes I see is people Continue Reading
Niche site keyword research – How to find great niche sites
I've been talking about niche sites off and on on this blog for a few months now. I told you I was in the process of starting up a few niche sites to diversify my income and to learn more about how to successfully run them. I also told you that I would begin sharing my sites with you and also share the details so you can start building niche sites as well. That time has come. Niche site keyword research I'm participating in Pat Flynn's Niche Site Duel 2.0 (NSD 2.0) along with a few other Continue Reading
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