Affiliate round ups are a great way to monetize your blog's content, especially in the fourth quarter. They can be extremely useful to your readers and lucrative for you. Definitely a win-win! I know that a lot of bloggers might not know how to create an affiliate round up though, so I thought we'd throw together a quick tutorial to show you what they are all about. But just in case you are already lost, we have a couple reference links to ...
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blogger income report 2016
BLOGGER INCOME REPORT AUGUST 2016 – YOURMODERNFAMILY Blogger Income Report August 2016 (with affiliate links to the things I love right now). The breakdown into percentages: SPONSORED POSTS: 45% of my income. (PS- here is an amazing course on how to make more by reaching out to brands. You can make 3-4 times more by going for brands yourself, without a "middle man" company. (I do both). :) Book & Course Sales: ...
Should I write an ebook – All of your ebook questions answered.
So - you are thinking of writing an ebook and not sure where to start or what to do? I want to help you! We have collectively written over ten books and we have the tips that can help you. Let me give you a short & sweet post about why I am saying yes to writing a book. (#3 is my favorite!) 1- They are easy because you already love to write (if not, you can always just talk and have it made into a book by someone else!) 2- They ...
Why I LOVE tailwind tribes (and where to find the good ones)
I've become a huge fan of tailwind in the last couple of months. I've found it to be the most intuitive of the pinterest schedulers that I've tried, and has the most features that make sense for my Pinterest strategy. It allows you to schedule the same pin to multiple boards at once, but space out when they go "live" on pinterest. It also allows you to connect with other bloggers and work together with them in tribes! There's much to love on ...
Why are my page views down?
Ok, this is the question on everyone's lips these days: Why are my pageviews down? You were hoping to double your pageviews or hit that million this month and then you look & see the reality of your goals: lower views. I'm not going to sit here & write out why they are down because I don't know you or your blog (I might, but since this is a blog post & not an e-mail, I have no idea who is reading this! lol!!), but I do want to ...
Knowing what to charge brands
One of the hardest things to figure out as a blogger, is what to charge brands that want to work with you. On the one hand, you have big businesses constantly asking bloggers to work for free, and on the other you hear these mythical stories of people being paid $100 per thousand pageviews a month... it can be difficult to know just how to price yourself. A lot of you have asked for advice on how to price yourselves, and while we've given some ...
How to write content that is not boring
Boring. It's arguably the most offensive word you can use to describe some one's writing. I don't mind if people disagree with me, but don't call me boring! Unfortunately all too often that's what blog posts are, and no one wants to read boring. Here are some tips to make sure you aren't losing readers to boredom! ah-ha! Make sure that some where in your post you have an ah-ha moment. You need something unexpected in your post or ...
How to update old posts to increase traffic
Have you ever seen another blogger's post go viral and you think to yourself "I wrote on that exact concept a few months ago and no one cared???" It can be a bit frustrating, but rest assured this has happened to all of us. Sometimes it's just because the other blogger already has a larger platform with more people to share their content. Other times they may have just caught a lucky break or posted at the exact right time. But there are some ...
Best camera lens for blogging photography
Ok, well... get ready for the moment of truth... I am not the best photographer. haha!! I try to take pictures of things that I blog about, but since I am also not the best baker, it kind of works out (because I don't have to take pictures of food too often). lol. So when my friend Khrista started her blog, EzeBreezy, and I saw her AMAZING pictures, like this one: So I asked her what she does to make it so amazing: She said ...
How to write a sponsored post that is NOT a review
One thing that I don't like to do is to write a review, but you can write a sponsored post that is not a review. I make a lot of money on sponsored posts, so I want them to be great to keep the sponsor coming back again and again. I feel like if it is so "sales-like", it would seem un-genuine, because I normally don't write that way. Let me give you a few examples of how I work sponsored posts into my blog… Lets take my blog, Your ...