Another Profitable Month

This site covers how to start a blog, build traffic and make money blogging. If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I just closed the books for August and am pleased they reflect another profitable month of blogging. For those curious about how the various companies […]

How To Get Incoming Links

In response to my officer to answer questions about blogging, Pam (of Pamibe) asked how to get incoming links to her new blog, Beannachd.
It’s a question plenty of bloggers, both new and experienced, have. The internet is based on links and so much depends on them: PageRank, readership, influence and, yes, opportunities to make money […]

What Do Readers Really Think?

One of the great things about blogging is building up a fan base: loyal readers who visit often and comment regularly, people who would never dream of telling you that your blog makes your butt look fat.
A quick check of traffic stats will tell you those readers represent a very small percentage of your […]

Use A Calendar To Schedule Regular Features

Tired of wondering what you should blog about? Use an editorial calendar to schedule regular features and watch your traffic increase.

Three More Great WordPress Plug-Ins

In addition to the 10 Must-Have WordPress plug-ins I mentioned earlier, I’ve found three more to add to the list:

Advanced Permalinks: If you’ve ever tried converting from an ugly or date-based permalink structure to something more SEO-friendly like /category/postname/ permalinks, then you know the frustration of discovering that none of your old permalinks work. With […]

What’s In A Blog’s Name?

There’s a reason why I bought this site’s domain, as Lori points out in this Morning’s Must Read: how to buy a domain name.
I didn’t purchase “bloggingforthemoney.com” by accident. I knew who my target audience was: bloggers interested in making money by writing on their blogs.
Really, that should be the first consideration when […]

Who Do You Blog For?

Earlier, I posed the question “What do you blog about?” in the context of refining your blog’s focus. Today, I planned to get you thinking about an answer to another question, “Why do you blog?”
But it dawns on me that, for most of us, the answer will be the same: we blog because we […]

A Look Into LinkWorth

Many of you have asked for little help understanding the various product offerings at LinkWorth, one of my recommended companies for those blogging for the money.
So today I thought I’d explain their various product listings that are so much more varied and profitable than most companies offering to pay you to blog these days. […]

Blog From Your Desktop

I am not a patient person. Perhaps you’ve picked that up by now? I’m particularly impatient first thing in the morning, which is when I do most of my blogging.
My mornings used to go something like this:

Wake up with great entry idea that will revolutionize blogging and make us all millionaires.
Hurry to my desk, […]

Your Blog Focus: Are You Playing “Ostrich”?

As we’ll discuss later this week, a focused blog is essential to making money with companies like LinkWorth and getting bids accepted at places like Sponsored Reviews.
So let’s say you followed my tips on how to focus your blog to improve traffic and profit and you still don’t know what your blog’s focus is. […]

From PR0 to PR3 Overnight

I’m almost hesitant to mention this since I never know when to trust whether a G-bar update has really “taken” (much like George’s post-workout shower in Seinfeld).
After waiting three days now, I figured it might be time to point out something: I went from a post-October 2007 Google-slap PR of 0 (Zero) to PR3 […]

Readers Have Limited Attention Spans

Even if your blog design isn’t like a bad comb over the fact remains that 75% percent of internet users will not view or return to a page that takes longer than 4 seconds to load. Seventy-five percent.
Those huge spikes in traffic which come from someone submitting your site to StumbleUpon, Digg or BloggingZoom are […]

Using Amazon’s Quick Links On Your Blog

Over the years I have tried several plugins that promise to simplify the process of linking Amazon products using my Associates ID so I can make money. Now with Amazon’s Quick Links you don’t need a plug-in to insert product links on your blog to start generating commissions from sales.

What Are They Saying About Your Site?

When someone else links to your site, it’s always nice to send a “Thank you” either by email or a reciprocal entry linking to something they’ve written, too. Unfortunately, incoming trackbacks are a notoriously unreliable way to keep track of who’s been linking your site.
So when I was reading David at Houmah.com’s page today, […]

5 Quick Ways To Improve Your Traffic Today

Sundays are notoriously slow times in the blogosphere, with many bloggers choosing to give their fingertips (and brains) a day of rest. Even if you’re one of those who like to skip a blogging day now and then, there are still ways you can improve your traffic without sitting down to write an entry.
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