How To Sell Ads On a New Blog
January 29, 2009 by Jason · 10 Comments
Since my last post on monetization, several of you have commented or emailed asking for more information on earning money via advertisers. One question especially stood out because it was a challenge I faced early on, and by not addressing it early I feel like I may have left some “debt snowball” money on the table.
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- Tips for Blog Visitor Retention
- How To Use Web Directories To Raise Your Ranking In Search Engines Result
- Find New Customers Through Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Three Strategies To Improve Reader Interaction
January 26, 2009 by Jason · 11 Comments
Ever visited a blog and noticed the author never responds to comments? Ever emailed a blogger and never received a reply? It’s frustrating, isn’t it? Well, in the defense of non-communicating bloggers everywhere I will tell you that blogging is a lot of work, particularly if you are doing it as a side hustle. But as a reader of several dozen other blogs, I am sensitive to how important it is to interact with readers.
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- March in Review and a Festival Announcement
- 7 Principles of Effective MLM Lead Generation
- Projecting the Right Image of Your Company Through Your Corporate Blog
Daily Writing Or Article Stockpiling
January 23, 2009 by Jason · 8 Comments
Assuming you have the time, it is preferable to try to write something every single day. Notice I did not advise that you “publish” something every day, rather that you simply go through the motions of writing for a few minutes, daily. For many of us, writing is therapeutic, and it helps keep us accountable on the subject we write about (health, finances, relationships, etc.).
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How To Avoid Becoming a Money-Obsessed Blogger
January 21, 2009 by Jason · 6 Comments
Hi. My name is Jason, and I am addicted to stats. This was my mantra for the first several months of blogging. I could not pass up a computer without checking out Sitemeter, Google Adsense and my affiliate network. Sad, I know, but true. I distinctly remember when my primary blog took off and starting earning serious money–it was my fifth month of blogging. It was the best of things, and the worst of things.
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- Money Quote Friday - Pay Good Wages Edition.
- Earned Income Tax Credit mistake
- Double Check Those Medical Bills - Co-Pay Versus 80/20 Split
Blog Themes: Five Things To Consider
January 19, 2009 by Jason · 4 Comments
There comes a time in the maturation of every blog where the owner wants a fresh look. Changing themes is not overly difficult, technically, but deciding which theme to choose from the sea of options takes some time. Here are a few things to consider, either when starting up a new blog, or when considering a theme change for your existing blog.
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- Learn How to Get Traffic to Blog
- How Canadians Can Take Advantage Of Black Friday And Cyber Monday
- Merry Christmas From The Weakonomics Family
Optimizing Old Blog Titles
January 17, 2009 by Jason · 5 Comments
After blogging for a while you get a pretty good idea of the types of articles that will be popular with various audiences. For instance, social media love lists, how-to posts, and articles with a catchy title. A rush of traffic from StumbleUpon or Digg can be good for stats, but it usually wears off pretty quickly. To build traffic for the long term you need to also consider search engines, and optimize blog titles accordingly.
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- Optimizing Keyword Frequencies
- Is Winter a Good Time to List Your Home?
- Is this a Good Time for Baby Boomers to Downsize?
How To Grow Your Blog With A Zero-Dollar Marketing Budget
January 15, 2009 by Jason · 15 Comments
I am a big proponent of running a debt-free business. I haven’t always practiced what I preached though, and in the past started a couple home-based businesses with credit cards. Big mistake. The businesses eventually flopped while the credit card debt lingered. Nothing worse than continuing to pay for a dream that burned out a long time ago.
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- TransUnion Reveals National Credit Card Debt on the Rise
- Credit Card Debt Consolidation Options
- Guest Post - How The "Digging Out Of Credit Card Debt Challenge" Improved My Outlook On Life.
How To Get More Subscribers By Not Asking For Them
January 13, 2009 by Jason · 5 Comments
Seems counter-intuitive, doesn’t it? How do you get subscribers without asking for them? Well, that’s not exactly what I mean–I was just using an example of a catchy title (more on that later). What I was really referring to is the idea of avoiding use of the word “subscribe.”
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- They Say It's Your Birthday...And Some Free Magazines.
- Making money with an eBay Store, Part 2: What is it and do I need one?
- Weekly Roundup - Sprained Ankle Follow Up Edition
Day In The Life Of A “Preblogger”
January 11, 2009 by Jason · 24 Comments
No, that’s not a typo. If a “problogger” blogs full-time for a living, then I must only be a “preblogger,” because I cannot afford to quit my full-time job, but cannot afford to quit blogging, either. The majority of bloggers out there are prebloggers, working at a job or as a work-at-home parent while making at least a part-time living as a blogger. Only a select few are successful enough to graduate to problogging status.
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- Found Frugality At The Library - Saving Money Every Day and The Time Is Money Formula
- Thoughtful Thursday: The Government Is Not Giving You Money
- Running Out of Time? How to Catch Up Financially Before it is Too Late
Keep Things in Perspective When It Comes to Monetization
January 9, 2009 by Jason · 3 Comments
For the first ten posts or so here I mostly ignored the topic of monetization. This was by design. While I understand there are benefits of monetizing your blog early on in the process, I didn’t want to focus on the money-making aspects of blogging until the fundamentals were nailed down.
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