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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Growing Your Blog
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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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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How to Make Blogging Goals You’ll Keep
It's been awhile since I've posted here - hopefully we still have a few followers left. It's been a crazy few months since my son, Oliver, was born. Unfortunately, this website has gone on the back burner!
But with the New Year here, I'm hoping to jump back in and write here more often. I feel like I'm always answering questions for people on an individual basis, so I might as well post those answers here. In my experience, if one person has a question...a lot of others have the same one!
Since
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Two Quick Ways to Get More Facebook Likes Organically
Of all the social networks out there, Facebook is the one that frustrates me the most. With their ever-changing algorithms, the almost requirement to pay for ads, and only a fraction of my followers even seeing my posts, it's almost enough to make me throw in the towel. It makes it difficult to get more Facebook likes organically when hardly anyone is seeing your posts!
Just almost. Right when I'm about to, I have a post that does well, and it makes me feel like all the stress of Facebook is
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Online Blog Con 2015 Giveaway
Several weeks ago I mentioned the Online Blog Conference, and I just wanted to remember you to be sure to sign up. It's only a few short weeks away, and we have some great speakers in the works for it. It's not only a great learning opportunity, but it's a great way to network with other bloggers. If you are wanting to take your blog to the next level, I assure you, this is a great way to do it. What's better than attending a top-notch blog conference from home?!
We are giving away a ticket to
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Target Readers and Increase Revenue with Custom Sidebars
The first hurdle when building your website traffic is getting people to come to your site. The second? To stay on your site and come back again and again. In my post on how to increase blog traffic, I mention several different ways to make your site more sticky. One of the things I addressed was creating custom sidebars, which I think are great for keeping people engaged and clicking around more on your website.
Basically, by creating a custom sidebar, you can make sure people are seeing more
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5 Ways to Improve Your Blog to Increase Blog Traffic
It's been over two and a half years since I started Clarks Condensed. I seriously can't believe it. When I started out blogging (at least on Clarks Condensed - I have blogged on a variety of different sites since 2008), I knew that I wanted to make something of it, but I had NO idea that it would come to support our family completely. There's been a lot of ups and downs, but in the end, it's a journey and experience I wouldn't trade for anything.
While I am constantly trying to come up with new
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