9 Genius Productivity (and Time-Saving) Hacks for Bloggers
I struggle with time as a mom + a blogger. (If you have kids, I know you do too.) Making it all …
I struggle with time as a mom + a blogger. (If you have kids, I know you do too.) Making it all …
As a blogger, you might have heard of the GDPR by now. GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation and …
If you’ve read Carly’s excellent tutorial on how to start a blog, then you know there is a lot that …
I know I refer to myself as totally clueless and wandering around in the dark a lot. And that’s exactly what I was (when it came to blogging) as recently as a few months ago. But I guess at some point I need to allow myself to believe that I’m starting to get a decent grasp on some things “blogging”. I still have sooo much to learn, but there’s also a lot that I have already learned.
This is a guest post from Ben Huber, one half of the brilliant team behind Dollar Sprout. He employed SEO …
Is the only way to make money blogging by “blogging about blogging”?
Let’s lay this rumor to rest; settle this debate, once and for all. And let’s do it so thoroughly that you never have to ask this question again.
I’ve tried to address this before – because honestly, this rumor bugs me.
It bugs me, not just because I DO blog about blogging, but because – if it’s true – it calls into question the character of every single person who claims that blogging is a legit way to earn an income.
Let’s be honest – earning an income with your blog can feel HARD. You maybe figured you’d start a blog, put up some affiliate links, and then sit back and watch the cash roll in. (That’s how many affiliate marketing success teachers make it sound right?!)
If you’ve been trying to monetize your blog with affiliate links and earning almost nothing – well, by now you’ve realized there’s more to it than just putting the links in your posts.
Many people believe they can start a blog and be an overnight success at it.
Perhaps that’s not their fault…it’s pretty easy to get sucked into the “Start a blog in 10 minutes and earn $5000 / month while you sleep!” articles that you see out there. But it’s pretty disheartening when, a year later, you still aren’t making even $500 / month.
I am a stay at home mom with a successful, money-making blog
And my goodness, I am grateful to God everyday that I can work from home and be with my baby. And I love to share how other stay at home moms can start a blog (or take up proofreading, or try selling on Amazon) to earn an income from home – so they can remain stay at home moms.
(THIS POST PROBABLY CONTAINS AFFILIATE LINKS. OUR FULL DISCLOSURE POLICY IS REALLY BORING, BUT YOU CAN FIND IT HERE.) If you’d …