Are you wondering if Prolific Blogging is worth the cost? I purchased it last year - here's my unsponsored, unbiased review of the Prolific Blogging Course.
Over the past year, I've shifted from hiring content writers to primarily using AI blogging tools to run my various websites.
There are tons out there, but Jarvis.ai is probably one of the most popular. It's the tool that I use most frequently these days, and I sing its praises to everyone. It has truly changed my perspective and
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Rytr Review: My Experience with this New AI Writing Assistant
I'm all about taking smart shortcuts when it comes to content creation.
I run multiple niche websites, and while I do create a lot of content myself (and outsource some of it through Fiverr), it can be A LOT to manage.
Because of this, I am constantly looking for new ways to help streamline my content creation process. A few weeks ago, I talked about what a game-changer RankIQ was, and now, I want to talk about a new service I am using called Rytr.
I saw that AppSumo was having a
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RankIQ Review 2022: How It’s Transformed My SEO Game
RankIQ is a newer SEO tool that was created specifically for bloggers. I've been using it for the past few months and have seen great results - here is my full (unsponsored) review.
Over the years, I have tried many different SEO tools. I love trying new things to see if they'll work for my business.
Most often, I'm disappointed, or I go back to using something I've always used. But recently, I heard about a tool called RankIQ - and I have to admit - I'm hooked.
It approaches SEO in
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How I Use Fiverr to Run My Blogging Business
Running a successful blogging business has a lot of moving parts.
For the vast majority of my blogging career, I thought I had to do it all myself - the content creation, updating, social media promotion, the tech support, the SEO...everything.
However, over the past few years, I've discovered that there is value in hiring people to help - especially people who are much smarter than I am at certain topics!
I've used college interns successfully for a couple semesters now, which has been
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Tips for Using an Interns for Your Blogging Business
My interest in blogging professionally started when I took on an internship during my senior year at BYU. At the time, it just seemed like a sweet opportunity to work from home - because I had a baby, and the last thing I wanted to do was leave him!
I am forever grateful for my mentor! I wrote about EHRs and America's Got Talent - so nothing to do with what I write now. But it helped me realize the opportunities that existed to work from home.
I had never really thought about interns until
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The Basics of Creating a Killer Blog Newsletter
Are you wanting to learn how to create a blog newsletter...but you aren't sure where to start? In this post, we'll discuss everything you need to have a solid framework for your newsletter!
If there is one thing I would tell myself when I first started blogging, it would be this:
Start a newsletter.
Newsletters can feel overwhelming, but it is one of the few platforms you have true control over.
You have all those emails at your disposal. Sure, you have to battle with spam
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What To Discuss Before Starting a Sponsored Post
What To Discuss Before Starting a Sponsored Post
Over the years, I have done a lot of sponsored posts.
Some of the experiences have been amazing, and I look forward to working with those companies again.
Others? Well, let's just say there are a handful of companies I would rather eat dirt than work with again.
For the most part, I've been able to figure out the best way to weed out potential disasters before they start, and thankfully, most of my working relationships nowadays go pretty
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How to Update Old Blog Posts and Increase Traffic
How to Update a Blog Post for Better Traffic, Money, and Email SubscribersDo you have hundreds of posts on your site that don't get any traffic? Don't delete old blog posts - update them for even better traffic!On Clarks Condensed, we have nearly 2000 published posts.However, the majority of our traffic definitely is driven to probably about 20 posts.I mean, I get traffic to a lot of my other posts, but sometimes I think, "It would be nice if I got this same traffic to
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Flipboard for Bloggers: A Mindless Way to Increase Traffic
I started blogging right around the tail end of when it was a huge driver of traffic for people without much effort having to be put in.
There were no algorithms. Having tons and tons of followers was the ultimate goal. And if you pinned something, it would almost certainly do well.
Well, that's not the case anymore, and while Pinterest still is a huge driver of traffic, you do have to work a little harder for it.
I have also realized this year just how dependent my traffic is on Pinterest, and
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Sponsored Blog Posts: Everything You Need to Know
Sponsored Posts for Bloggers 101
Some of the questions I get the most have to do with sponsored posts. As much as I would like to respond to each of those questions individually, I decided it would be most time effective and, hopefully, helpful, if I wrote a post about everything you wanted to know about sponsored posts!
I've been involved with writing sponsored posts since very early on in my blogging career. I felt like it was a good way to make money, get involved with brands I love, and
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How to Setup Amazon Native Ads and Make $$
I got an email today from Amazon stating that starting on November 1st, any commissions generated through Amazon Native Ads would earn a 12% commission, which is INSANE.
I think Amazon typically caps out at 8.5%, so to raise that commission during the hottest time of the year amazing.
Amazon Native Ads have been pretty successful for me. They have a higher conversion rate than text links (for me, at least), and I love how customizable they are. I have had a few people ask me how to get these set
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How to Save Drafts on Instagram
Instagram has done a few larger updates lately, and I think they are long overdue. The first one? You can now save drafts on Instagram of photos.
There are a few apps that you can buy that would help you do this - you could upload photos to your computer, write the posts, and then it would remind you at certain times to go and post.
Some people would even write all their posts and post them in airplane mode, so they would "fail." Then when they wanted to post, they pressed retry.
Not exactly the
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