Welcome
Blog Metrics You Need to Track
Although Facebook and Twitter may be the new big hitters of social media, blogs are still a vital piece of the puzzle. How do you...
Five Useful Features of Google Analytics
One of the best things about working online is that it’s easy to measure success. In just about every other business,...
Home Sweet Home Office
Although I’ve had a couple of real day jobs over the past dozen years, I’ve always maintained an office at home. And...
Selling Your eBook
You’ve put in the [virtual] legwork needed to establish yourself as an expert in your chosen niche. Now it’s time to...
Blog Survival 101
There are at least five million blogs for every subject. Or so it sometimes feels. So how do you make your blog stand...
The Very Best Editorial Advice Ever
Editors used to scare me. They always seemed like the “gods of publishing,” wielding the power of life or death over my...
Top Blogging Income Streams
There are many ways you can make money from blogging, with new streams popping up all the time—some worth their weight in...
How to Create Good Controversy with Your Blogging
There are millions of blogs on the internet. Some of them like to stand out by stirring up a bit of trouble. After all, controversy...
How 'Hot Meal' Helps Hungry Writers
I am a professional writer, and I find it a bit embarrassing to admit, but I never learned to type. Sure, I use a keyboard every...
Creative Thinking Show-Stoppers
Creative thinking is an essential part of blogging, whether you’re producing a post or solving a broader business...
Monetizing Your Email List
Email marketing has had a bad rap in recent years, owing to the ‘spray and pray’ tactics of some online marketing...
Weekly Dynamic Blog Goals
Set yourself goals for the maintenance of your blog and the traffic will come to you. It all comes down to a bit of forward...
Monetize Your Blog
Like any other group of entrepreneurs, professional bloggers have bills to pay and need to find ways to monetize their online...
Getting the Assignment Right
It's easier for a good writer to produce an article on brain surgery than it is for a brain surgeon to do so. Most...
Blogging Targets: Accurately Forecasting Traffic & Income...
For newbie bloggers, it’s good to have benchmarks to aim towards. The tricky part is figuring out what those targets should...
Milking Every Minute of a 24-Hour Day
I wrote previously about how I use a spreadsheet to organize my projects, schedule my work and track my income. I told you there...
You're Hired! You're Fired!
I once wanted an assignment writing for a sports betting blog. I wrote up a couple of (fake) press releases as samples of my...
The One-Word Solution to Managing Everything
Freelancing isn’t only about writing. Not by a long shot. It’s at least half about managing things, from clients and...
How to Stop Bad Landing Pages Happening to Good People
You may have the best email campaign ever, but if your landing page is ho-hum, your conversions will drop off pronto. Way...
The Secret to Money-Making Relationships
I lied. I told you in my previous post that I bid two cents a word for every word I would write for AlfaBlue. That’s not...