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One of the most common questions I get as a blogger is how the heck do you make money from your blog?
Well, one of the biggest ways I monetize my blog is through affiliate links.
In 2016, almost 18% of my blogging income was made with affiliate links. So, how can you do the same thing, and what rules do you need to follow to prevent you from getting in trouble?
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Organization is a key part of productivity. After all, if you can’t find anything, it’s going to take a while to get things done.
That’s why I’m always super strict about my file organization. Whether it’s for work, my blog, or my personal life, my files always have to have some sort of organization.
So how can we ensure you’ll never lose a file again and always know where to look? Here’s how to organize your blog files.
Content upgrades are an amazing way to grow your email list. In fact, it’s one of the main ways I’ve grown my email list over the past three years as a blogger.
But it’s time to be honest about content upgrades for a second.
Content upgrades alone won’t grow your email list.
Say whaaaa?
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I, like many others (yourself included, I’m sure) love seeing my email list numbers grow. I’ll get random emails from Mailchimp saying one or two people subscribed to my email list and it doesn’t seem like a big deal… until I realize I’ve got about 100 more subscribers than I expected!
Talk about an awesome feeling, right?
And yet, every four months or so, I go through my email list and clean it out. I find subscribers who aren’t opening my emails and unsubscribe them from my email list.
Say what?!
Here’s why it’s a good habit to get into, and how you can clean out your email list as well!
One of my favorite things about blogging and online business is how many women are empowered to run their own small businesses.
In fact, most of the blogs I read are written by women. And at my monthly blogging meetup, almost all of the attendees are female.
It’s awesome! And so encouraging to see how many women are rocking their businesses.
However, as women, there’s one thing we need to keep in mind when running our businesses, especially online: femmephobia.
You’ve started your email list. Congratulations! That’s a huge step toward growing your blog.
You’ve shared your opt-in form, invited people to subscribe, and…. crickets.
I hear you. You’re thinking, how are you actually supposed to get people to sign up for this thing?!
For a long time, I thought the same thing. Getting your email list off the ground is tough. But it can be done! I promise. Here are my nine favorite ways to skyrocket your email list!
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You’ve heard that you should grow your email list. But what should you be sending in your newsletter?
The truth is there’s no right answer. People handle their email list and newsletter in so many different ways.
It’s awesome! But… it can be overwhelming, too.
To help you discover the best content to send in your newsletter, here are my favorite ideas!
Budgeting is… not the most fun thing to do. But that doesn’t mean it’s unimportant. In fact, it’s one of the most important things you can do!
So, where the heck are you supposed to start? Let’s walk through every step of the budgeting process. (Oh, and don’t forget to download your free spreadsheet so you can track your budget and spending habits!)
When I first started blogging, I didn’t understand the need for an email list. My blog was just a hobby, and I didn’t really care if I made any money of it.
Well, I still moderately feel that way (I don’t want to have any ads on my site, for example), but I’ve changed my outlook on email lists.
After all, one of my main goals with my blog is to help make the intimidating aspects of blogging and design easy to digest. If I’m not getting my content out there… I’m not really helping anyone, am I?
I set to work on growing my email list using popups, subscription forms in my sidebar, you name it.
But my email list wasn’t growing.
What’s a girl to do? Easy: content upgrades.
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When I first started blogging, I was a bit overwhelmed by all of WordPress’s features.
Pages vs. posts is pretty obvious, but categories and tags… what’s the difference? What do you use them each for?
When I first tried to organize my blog, I was using about seven or eight categories (which is a problem in and of itself) to organize the general topic of each post.
Tags, on the other hand… I was just typing in random keywords into the Tags field. That’s how it’s supposed to work, right?
Well… not exactly.
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Today, we’re going back to basics. You’ve heard that you need to have an email list for your blog, but… how? Well, here’s how to create an email list in Mailchimp.
I promise, it’s super easy, and it’s free!
You want your blog to be successful, right? (Doesn’t everyone?) Whatever your definition of “success” looks like, you’re going to need to figure out who your ideal reader is. After all, your blogs success hinges on your audience.
So, how do you figure out who your ideal reader is? Well, the good news is it’s up to you what that person looks like! We need to be as specific as possible, though, so we make sure we’re getting the best of the best for your blog!
Let’s get started, shall we?
