I first started blogging semi-regularly back in 2006. At that time there was less content to consume as blogging had not gone mainstream. There were less blogs about blogging and less blogs about making money, technology, world events etc. Social media was still in its infancy and YouTube was only one year old. The story … Read more
A well thought-out Search Engine Optimization Strategy can go a long way. But what happens when you’ve followed all the rules, optimized everything and you are still behind? Being the honest SEO guy (or girl) that you are, you decide to take a look at what your competitors are doing. Not wanting to spend big … Read more
When we talk about the different ways to make money online, the hard truth is that most people who take the dive into building a website and selling their advice, products or services don’t make much money. In fact, according to a survey by Business Know How, almost 30 percent of small businesses in general … Read more
Are you interested in learning to become a better writer? It doesn’t matter what your profession or how you plan on making some money with this wonderful little tool we call the Internet–Quality writing helps you make your content more relatable and invigorating for the masses. That’s why we wanted to outline the best writing … Read more
Getting your blog to 1.000 visitors a month is your first step towards getting serious about blogging. Getting a domain helps. Setting up WordPress is useful. Having share buttons all over your blog is nice. But in the end, that’s not going to bring you traffic. Traffic that you can monetize later, that is. What … Read more
Some of you are going to love me for this post, and some of you are going to hate me. Why? Because, I want to show you a way that could potentially cut your freelance transaction costs by hundreds, if not thousands of dollars. If you run a freelancing business, you typically need to work … Read more
Search engines and SEO as a profession have come of age. Since the days of spammy content, keyword stuffing, unnatural links and other black-hat techniques, search engine optimization has evolved tremendously. In this time and era, you ought to be very careful when optimizing any site for search engines because if you step too far … Read more
Every blogger wants to improve the quality of their writing. It is something which I strive to do every week. Last week, for example, I was discussing grammar books with blogger Heather Ash as we did not agree whether a particular way of using commas was grammatically correct. Today, I would like to talk about … Read more
If you are willing to work hard, freelance blogging is a great entry point to making money online as you do not need a lot of technical skills to get started. One of the most common complaints I hear from aspiring bloggers is how difficult it is to find work. This may sound harsh to … Read more
Freelance blogging has become a popular entry into making money online for a lot of people. This is understandable when you consider that you do not need any technical experience to get started. Nor do you need to invest any money to get going. It is a subject I have written a lot about over … Read more