Foolproof Ways to Attract Your First 1,000 Blog Subscribers
Less than a year ago, this blog had fewer than 300 subscribers. Now, it’s headed toward 2,000. This is the story of how I skyrocketed my blog subscribers — and how you can, too. I tried a lot of...
View ArticleThe Fundamental Error Too Many Bloggers Make
I recently attended an interesting Webinar about affiliate selling as a way to make money off your blog. It was put on by successful online business entrepreneur Erica Douglass of Erica.biz. Her guest...
View ArticleHow One Blogger Learned to Stop Crying and Love Technology
I can remember when all I needed to know as a writer was how to write — and maybe find the ‘start’ button on my computer and launch Microsoft Word. Life as a 21st Century writer is different, hmmm?...
View ArticleWhy I’m Starting to Pay for Guest Posts on My Blog
Last year, I started actively soliciting guest posts for this blog. My original idea was to find a few posters who’d like to guest post regularly, once a month. I did that weekly for a year on WM...
View ArticleWill Huffington Post Syndrome Kill Paid Blogging?
The new going rate for blogging? I’ve made a lot of money blogging for pay in the past couple of years. And I’ve encouraged a lot of other freelance writers to develop their blogging chops, smarten up...
View ArticleHow to Get Great Blogging Clients…Even if You’re a Teenage Nigerian
Bamidele Onibalusi One of the most interesting success stories I’ve ever come across on the Internet is YoungPrePro, the website of Bamidele Onibalusi. He’s an 18-year-old blogger in Nigeria. You read...
View Article6 Goofs I Made That Killed My Blog — and Helped Launch My Writing Career
By David Masters Launching a blog is beset with pitfalls. I should know. I poured my heart and soul into launching my first blog, and despite my best efforts and intentions, it flopped. I launched Be...
View ArticleWhy Would Anyone Pay $100 for a Blog Post?
If you’re trying to find paid blogging gigs, you may be looking at a sea of job listings that pay $10 or $20 a post. Meanwhile, you may have heard that some writers get much more than that — $100 and...
View Article3 Big Ways Most Writers’ Blogs Go Wrong From Minute One
Nearly every new freelance writer I meet wants to start a blog. Why? Here are some answers I hear a lot: “It’ll be a great marketing tool.” “Writing a blog will give me some samples.” “It will get...
View ArticleOne Writer’s Fear-Busting Journey to $1,500 a Month in Blogging Gigs
As a new mom trying to juggle a toddler and run a household, I blamed the busyness of life for my lackluster freelance writing success. But that was a total cop-out. Fear was the true culprit. It...
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