Side Income Blogging

You've spent the last few days setting up your new blog and writing your first ten articles.  Maybe you followed my Start a Money Making Blog Series, some other tutorial or perhaps you just winged it.  Regardless, your blog looks great, your content perfect and everything is ready to go.  Now you can just sit back and watch the traffic start rolling in right ?? Wrong! What you just completed was the easy part, now the hard part begins: building up your blog.  This takes time, creativity Continue Reading

One of the most frustrating things I'm seeing is new (and unfortunately experienced) bloggers deluding their brand name by over promoting their own content.  This has been an issue for a while.  Starting with blog comments, and now made even worse through use of social media. I published an article recently pleading for moderators of Google+ Communities to crack down on bloggers self promoting by pasting links to their latest articles and blogs within the communities.  Due to that article and Continue Reading

The Future is Now.   This was the phrase on a small sign my Dad made for me when I was in college.  That simple phrase became one of my driving mantras in life, starting with college, but also in my marriage, my professional career and in my blogs.  The phrase is a constant reminder to me that the choices I make right now determine my future.  The phrase serves as a reminder to not put anything off, but instead do them right now. The future often seems so far off, when in reality the future Continue Reading

I was chatting with some fellow bloggers in the Blog Tips Google+ community (Ryan Hanley and Sarah Arrow) about how we spot spammy guest post requests. I had commented that a possible spam sign for me were guest post requests coming from a Gmail, Yahoo or MSN account and not from a real domain.  Ryan responded that he uses his Gmail account the most and had never had a problem but probably due to him working to establish a relationships before requesting a guest post.  I completely agreed with Continue Reading

Blogging for income, like any other business requires marketing and promotion.  If people on the web aren't aware of your blog, they won't visit it.  The internet is full of various ways of promoting and marketing your blog and finding the best option is often very difficult and time consuming.  This article will overview the top strategies I've used effectively and highlight the importance of keeping up with latest trends.  So, if you're interested in bringing more visitors to your blog, keep Continue Reading

I started blogging in 2007 on a personal finance blog that I thought nobody would ever read.  Three years later, and much to my surprise, that little blog became a top 10 personal finance blog with more than 3000 readers.  I've since sold that one and started a number of other blogs and even a blog consulting/development business.  Through this, I've learned a tremendous amount about blogging.  I know from experience what it takes for a blog to be successful and what things can make a blog Continue Reading