Are you a blogger? Or perhaps you want to be? Blogging is hard work. It can get discouraging real quick. Do you ever feel like no matter what you try, you can't seem to get more readers? It's like you've hit a flat line and your blog feels dead. What's worse is when you are trying to actually make your blog into a business but your income isn't even covering the costs to run the blog. Yep, that's been me. I've been there, friends. About two years ago, my page views were stuck at around 15K per month. I was reading eBooks about blogging. I had a brand new design done by a professional. I Continue Reading
FAQ about Elite Blog Academy
I've talked about Elite Blog Academy before -- like when I gave you a list of my top blogging resources or when I told you about how my page views increased by 150%. But maybe you never read those posts, or you did but you still don't quite get it. Today, I'm sharing some frequently asked questions about Elite Blog Academy (EBA) for those of you who may be interested in growing your blog. FAQ on Elite Blog Academy What is Elite Blog Academy? First of all, it's my favorite blogging resource to date. Elite Blog Academy is an online class for bloggers at all different levels. It's a Continue Reading
2 Ways to Monetize Your Blog as a Beginner
I had my blog up and running for at least a year before I began to monetize it. But it's honestly never too soon to start. There are two main ways to monetize a blog that are perfect for beginners -- whether a monetizing beginner or a blogging beginner. What I love about these two ways to monetize is that you can get passive income. By that I mean you do a little work at the beginning and then sit back and watch the pennies roll in. I say pennies because I want you to know this is not a get-rich-quick method. I know very very few people -- actually none -- who suddenly made a lot of Continue Reading
How to Improve Your Blog
My blog is my baby. I started it in 2012 and slowly became more and more serious about it. My dream is that this blog will become my job. What I mean is that right now my blog is a serious hobby, but I would like my traffic to increase enough that I can make some income. I'd like this blog to become my full-time job. I had no idea, though, how much work it takes to get to that point. But I am on my way. (This post contains affiliate links. View my disclosure policy here.) Two things have put me on a path to making my dream a reality. The first was having a professional designer give my Continue Reading