Anyone can start a blog, but the real test is getting readers. Blogging, at its core, is simple. You write great content, promote it, readers come, and you start cashing checks. However, don’t mistake simplicity with ease. Becoming a successful blogger isn’t easy. In fact, almost 70% of bloggers aren’t earning anything, and only about…
Having a blog post go viral is every blogger’s ultimate goal. Writing blog posts that go viral brings thousands, if not millions of new eyes to your blog. Therefore it should be your #1 priority to write viral content. But how exactly do we write these viral blog posts? Is it luck, or is there…
Can I be honest with you? Most of the advice on the web about increasing your blog’s traffic is completely useless. It’s either outdated or overly simplified. And at times it’s just plain wrong. What worked 10 years ago, doesn’t work now. Blogging has changed and if it was so easy to generate traffic, all…
So you’ve got nothing to write. You’re sitting in your chair staring at a blank screen. Your brain is fried, and nothing you do seems to get your fingers moving. Don’t worry. Writer’s block happens to all bloggers at some point or another. Before we talk about solutions, though, let’s talk about what causes it:…
Why are blog titles so important? In other words… If you want your blog posts to perform well, you have to create a magnetic title. There’s no point in writing great articles that no one reads because the title doesn’t cause them to click through and read the rest. Indeed, a catchy blog post title…
First, I’d like to thank Ramsay from Blog Tyrant for taking the time to make this survey and allowing me to share its results with you. These statistics come from the answers of 350 bloggers who responded to questions such as: Why they started their blogs, the goals they’re trying to achieve, the amount of…
It’s not hard to find successful bloggers these days. A simple Google search for “successful bloggers” will return you a myriad of blog posts from people who are living it up. Many will boast about the lifestyle and how much money they make trying to convince you to buy their “secret sauce.” That’s all fine…
Raise your hands if you’ve ever seen headlines like these: “How I Quit my 9-5 Job to Travel the World” “10 Ways to Quit Your Job and Travel the World Cheaply” “How to Start a Blog and Make Money to Travel the World” I see them all the time and my guess is that you…
Blogging is a lot like like golf. Some people practice it all the time and never improve… while others seem like naturals. Why is that? You know better than to say it’s luck. So let’s call it like we see it… when looking around at successful blogs, regardless of niche… there are some undeniable keys…
Before I started this blog, I had no idea where to begin. I thought I could pick a topic, build a blog, write about it, and live my dream life. But boy was I wrong! I decided to do some research and educate myself on the ins and outs of running a blog… Come to…