In the blogosphere, you can hear lots of advice about monetizing your blog with a course or affiliate marketing. But you can do both without creating a course of your own. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer and blogger, draws on her experiences to share several ways you can begin marketing […]
How to Leverage Influencers to Expand Your Blog’s Reach
Reach—how far your blog content travels after you publish it on your site or share it on social media—is an essential aspect of growing your audience. But sometimes it can seem as if your posts land at your feet. There is a way to leverage other blogger’s reach, though, and today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a […]
How to Grow Your Income as a Freelance Writer and Blogger
Your blog, as well as your blogged book or booked blog, can provide the start to a freelance writing and blogging career. And writing for others might turn out to be more lucrative than trying to get your blog to pay all your bills. In this post, Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB), freelance writer, travel blogger, yoga […]
Is Gumroad a Good Option for Indie Authors?
You’ve written an ebook. Maybe you even blogged an ebook or booked an ebook. Now you have to decide where to sell it. You may think Amazon is your only choice, but it’s not. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer, offers a comparison between selling your book on Amazon versus Gumroad. […]
10 Must-Read Blogs to Help You Become a Better Blogger
Would you like to improve your blogging skills? If so, it’s time to start reading blogs written by blogging experts. Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB), freelance writer, travel blogger, yoga instructor, and entrepreneur, has compiled her list of the top 10 blogs for those bloggers who want to become better bloggers. Check them out, and decide which […]
How to Craft an Effective Guest Blogging Pitch
Guest blogging remains a useful strategy for bloggers who want to increase their exposure to potential readers. However, it can feel difficult to get a post approved, especially on a highly trafficked website. Don’t give up, though! Instead, take the advice offered in this guest post written by Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress). Put her tips to […]
How to Do an End of the Year Goal Assessment
A new year and new decade are about to begin. Are you ready? If not, you want to read this post. Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB), freelance writer, travel blogger, yoga instructor, and entrepreneur, offers a simple-but-powerful process for goal assessment. Learn how to review the last year and set blogging goals for the next 12 months. […]
How Bloggers can Earn Passive Income with Stock Photography
Many bloggers take their own photos and use them as images for posts. If you do the same, consider submitting them to stock photography sites. In this post, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer and blogger, explains how to do so and encourages you to earn passive income in the process. When […]
How to Use Email Marketing to Grow Your Blog Audience
Don’t let anyone tell you that email is dead. In fact, email marketing remains one of the most powerful tools in a blogger’s or author’s toolbox. Today, Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB), freelance writer, travel blogger, yoga instructor, and entrepreneur, offers foundational lessons in how to use email effectively and appropriately to build your platform and readership. […]
3 Proven Ways to Grow Your Blog Audience
Blogging isn’t like the movie Field of Dreams. If you build it—your blog, they—your readers—will not come. You need a plan to attract a blog audience, and you must work that plan. In this post, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer and blogger, offers several audience-building strategies that work…and work well. When […]
