A Compact Disc of Blogs
I unfollowed 47,000 people on Twitter over the prior 2 weeks. Best move of my Twitter career. I had followed way too many folks because I wanted to be a fan boy during my lower energy blogging days, versus being a blogging leader. Being a leader and not a following fan feels good, freeing, relaxing …
How Comfortable Do You Feel Being a Blogging Leader and Not a Fan? Read More »
Although it does not hurt to drive a high volume of non-targeted traffic to your blog it makes sense to target your traffic. Think efficiency and effectiveness. If you have 20 minutes to write a guest post does it make sense to publish the post on any blog or to publish it on a blog …
I usually delete my spam folder without peering at a single email subject line. I spend 1 second to click the trash button and never look back. But today I spent 3 seconds scanning the subject line of the first email in my spam folder. Someone noted enjoying my latest post but had a suggestion …
Pro Blogging: Working Hard and Long Makes No Difference if You Do the Wrong Things Read More »
“I cannot afford to invest in a domain and hosting.” “I cannot afford to invest in a blogging course.” “I have no money to buy a premium theme.” I have heard each blogging excuse thousands of times over the decade I have been online. Every excuse rooted in being cheap simply results in blogging being …
I will never forget the day. I was in Fiji. Me and my wife had just arrived. Summertime. 2014. I got a message from my old host. I had to remove a few posts or else my blog would not go back online. What? I was faced with an instant decision. Either delete all of …
Is It Time to Cut Your Losses on a Worn Out Blog? Read More »
On January 21, 2019, France’s CNIL imposed €50 million on Google for privacy violations. CNIL’s investigation found that the tech giant violated several standards of GDPR. Google failed to inform users before using their personal data for personalized ads. They were also unable to provide a lawful reason for processing these data. Now, you may …
Blog post ideas sit in reader problems. Listen to reader problems. Access all types of blog post ideas. I recorded a video a while back detailing how to get blog post ideas. Watch it here: Unlimited Blog Post Ideas Listen closely to your readers. Tune in to their needs. Find blog post ideas in their …
Blogging gets easier and easier if you are straight with yourself. Blogging gets harder and harder if you lie to yourself. Everything depends on how you frame yourself, your blog and your honest view of your blogging campaign. Being honest frees you but also stings a little bit. Being honest requires you look at your …
Hmmm….you cannot really make your blog do anything. Blogs are inanimate objects, subject to influence, but you cannot force anything out of your blog. Beginner bloggers and struggling bloggers slam into this force-filled problem, being stricken with fear and hurry and desperation and greed. Bloggers believe forcing themselves to force their blogs to grow actually …
Develop a deep, clear level of confidence in your blogging rates and prices. Or else less than clear people will reflect your lack of confidence to you. Imagine if you feel unclear on your eBook pricing. Doubting the pricing makes sales die off – if sales ever grew to begin with – but more appropriately, …
How Confident Do You Feel About Your Rates and Prices? Read More »