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How to write a sponsored post that is NOT a review

September 5, 2016 By Becky Mansfield 4 Comments

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 ...

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Filed Under: Monetization, Sponsored Posts Tagged With: money, sponsored posts

How to effectively use affiliate links

August 23, 2016 By Paula 13 Comments

Affiliate marketing is a huge opportunity for bloggers to earn money.  I earn a big percentage from using affiliate links in my posts (and I kick myself for not starting it from day 1).   Even today's post has affiliate links in it (as almost all of my posts do!) Here are some ways that you can earn money with affiliate links.  1- Add them to social media! Every single day I am sure to share my affiliate links on Facebook and Pinterest. ...

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Filed Under: Affiliate Marketing, Monetization Tagged With: affiliates, amazon, money

The cycle of money with blogging – what to expect & when

July 13, 2016 By Becky Mansfield Leave a Comment

My husband, Mickey, is my finance manager of Your Modern Family.  Before he took this position, he was a finance manager.  He knew his market trends almost month to month, consistently.   He knew when purchases were up and when they would be down.  He knew when consumers would buy & when they wouldn't. Like most businesses, the first quarter is usually down.  Companies don't want to spend a lot of money in the first quarter, because ...

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Filed Under: Monetization Tagged With: money, sponsored posts

How to make a SALE using your blog or newsletter

July 6, 2016 By Becky Mansfield Leave a Comment

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Most of us what to make an income with our blogs.   We devote our time and energy into this blog to turn it from a hobby blog to a full time income.   While we go through the full list in Blogpreneur, I wanted to give you a few ideas here. There are three main components that will entice your reader to buy what you are selling, so you can make a sale. 1). Connect with people.   Be authentic, kind & helpful! 2). Capture emails. ...

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Filed Under: Monetization, Uncategorized Tagged With: money, sale

Getting real: If you want to start a blog to make money

February 19, 2016 By Becky Mansfield 12 Comments

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I feel compelled to write this post because of the amount of my real-life acquaintances that want to start blogging.   While I never discourage anyone from starting one, because it is amazing, I do want to be real about it. I blog at yourmodernfamily.com and I love it, but it wasn't easy to start.  Its a job where you get out what you put in.  Put love, time and dedication into it… get readers, shares and income out of it.   (& yes, I do 90% ...

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Filed Under: Blogging 101, Monetization Tagged With: money, new blog

How to make money blogging

January 31, 2016 By Becky Mansfield 6 Comments

You don't have to be a huge blogger to make money blogging

Here is how to make a full-time income blogging, with a break-down: *******   CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER & NEVER MISS A POST LIKE THIS ******** I have 2 million- 3 million page views a month on yourmodernfamily.com I have been blogging for about four years. This income does not include what I make on my other websites or from teaching other people how to blog, it's strictly from my parenting site! I work from ...

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Filed Under: Monetization, YMF Income Tagged With: blogging, monetization, money

YMF Blog Income November 2015

January 1, 2016 By Becky Mansfield Leave a Comment

    Total income for November 2015:  My page views in November: Page views: 2,479,451 Number of posts published this month: 39 Average time on page: under a minute.     What I changed this month:  This month I changed a few things.  I feel like I am working a lot, but not MORE.  I have actually cut back on my work time because the kids were home from school.  This meant that I had to cut back on ...

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Filed Under: YMF Income Tagged With: income, monetizing, money, report, yourmodernfamily

Can you afford to quit your job to blog full time?

July 30, 2015 By Becky Mansfield

Blogging can be truly amazing!  You can actually quit your job to blog full time.  I had no idea that this was even a possibility when I decided to start a blog, let alone the thought that my husband would quit his job to blog with me!   Seriously?  Working from home with four kids and actually having the time to spend with them?  Yep- it was as surprising to me then as it still is today.   Just this week I said to my mom "I still can't believe ...

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Filed Under: Blog Tips, Monetization Tagged With: blog full time, monetizing, money

November Income – Your Modern Family

December 3, 2014 By Becky Mansfield Leave a Comment

November Pageviews:  1, 917, 455 Blogging time:  almost 2 years. Hi!  I share my income each month, so that you can see how it is possible to earn a living with your blog.  This is only for yourmodernfamily.com  and not for bloggingontheside.com. I simply share it here for three reasons: 1- My personal family and friends aren't interested in blogging, so I don't share my blog with many people in my 'real' life. 2- I don't want to ...

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Filed Under: Income Reports, YMF Income Tagged With: income, money, yourmodernfamily

4 new ways to make money blogging (& how to use them)

July 30, 2014 By Becky Mansfield 6 Comments

This post contains affiliate links that help us & hopefully help you, too!! :) There are new ways to make money blogging popping up every day and I wanted to share three of them them with you today. Well they are all new to me- I've known about #3 for a while, but I"m finally putting it into play on my blog.   1. Izea They have finally made the "switch".  We had been hearing about it for MONTHS, but it has arrived!  Are you signed ...

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