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How Much Should You Charge For Advertising On Your Blog?

Yaro Starak — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:53:24 +0000

So you have decided to sell ads directly to sponsors on your website or blog.

Great idea.

I’ve made money using this method since the early 2000s. It started off as a trickle – my first ad sale was direct to a small business for $50 a month for one banner on my card game website. From that point forward… Read the rest of this entry »

7 Insights Every Blogger Should Know

Mitch Wilson — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:00:38 +0000

What is more important: quality or quantity?

The easy answer to this long and heated debate is both are very important – and I’ll give you that, they both are, but for free content I am in the quantity camp. Go ahead and paste me and leave 1,000 comments telling me I’m wrong – I don’t care, I will read… Read the rest of this entry »

My Most Challenging Year Part 2: A New Business Is Born

Yaro Starak — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:00:09 +0000

If you haven’t read part one, you can do so here – My Most Challenging Year Part 1: When Family Tragedy Strikes

At the start of 2011 I set up this blog to run as automatically as possible.

A stay at home mum friend, Steph, from my city Brisbane came on board as editor and head of… Read the rest of this entry »

The Real Skinny On Duplicate Content

Bryan Clark — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:00:22 +0000

The issue of duplicate content is a rather contentious one in the world of Search-Engine Optimization. There were for many years – and perhaps still to this day – myths floating round about duplicate content penalties.

Essentially, folks were told that if they produced duplicate content then they would be punished, and many thought that this meant you could… Read the rest of this entry »

Forget SEO And Think Local

Bryan Clark — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:00:34 +0000

I know the headline is a bit contradictory. Local search is still considered SEO by those near and dear to our hearts.

Maybe for you targeting people all over the world makes sense. I’m certainly not saying to forget it completely, but I read a lot blogs semi-regularly and you might be pretty well served if you started catering… Read the rest of this entry »

The Ultimate Step-By-Step Guide To Set Up A Profitable Website

Yaro Starak — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:00:50 +0000

If you haven’t seen it yet, take a look at the new EJ step-by-step guide to set up a profitable website.

You will find it under the “How You Can Start” tab in the navigation bar above, or click this link –

How You Can Start: A Step-By-Step Guide To Set Up A Profitable Website

You… Read the rest of this entry »

Blog Mastermind Closing Forever This Friday (Plus A Story About Video Games, Magic And Skating)

Yaro Starak — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:18:23 +0000

When I was about 5 years old I discovered my first love – video games.

It all began with a nintendo entertainment system. There was nothing more important in my life at the time than Super Mario Brothers.

My passion grew as I grew, going from nintendo to the sega master system, to the mega drive, the super… Read the rest of this entry »

The Top 7 Social Engagement Plugins To Drive Free Traffic To Your Blog

Ana Hoffman — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:44:31 +0000

The very survival of any blog lies in the hands of its readership. No readership, no blog; I am sure we can all agree on that.

There are numerous ways you can cultivate an active community around your blog that goes way beyond simple traffic generation.

After all, who wants the kind of traffic that comes and leaves to never… Read the rest of this entry »

The Research Is In: How Important Are Facebook And Twitter For Your Google Rankings?

Ana Hoffman — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:40:07 +0000

Today, our triangle of the most important ingredients to ranking well on Google, as suggested by SEOMoz’s search engine ranking factors report and interpreted by yours truly, will be finally completed as we drill down into how social media influences our search engine rankings.

By the way, I’d love for you to let me know how well I… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Write Award Winning Blog Headlines

Yaro Starak — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:10:48 +0000

I remember when I was putting together the Blog Mastermind course four years ago, writing lessons on how to produce powerful blog content. I felt very confident teaching this area except for one topic – how to come up with effective blog headlines – which I felt deserved an entire course in and of itself.

The headline is the… Read the rest of this entry »

How My Biology Blog Landed Me My Dream Job

Leslie Samuel — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:25:27 +0000

Yeah, I know. It’s not what you want to hear about on a blog about Blogging and Entrepreneurship. Who comes here to know how to land a job? Isn’t the entrepreneurial dream never to have to work for anyone but yourself? Isn’t it all about working smart and not hard? Can you be an entrepreneur and still have a full… Read the rest of this entry »

7 Blogging Tips You Can Apply Today

Yaro Starak — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:27:29 +0000

About a month ago I wrote an email to all the columnists on Entrepreneurs-Journey.com with some advice on how they could achieve more rewards from their writing on this blog and also some tips to improve performance of their articles.

As I was writing the email I realized much of the advice is good old fundamentals for successful blogging. I… Read the rest of this entry »

A Simple Tip To Raise Your Profile And Get You Lots Of Attention

Neroli Makim — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:10:43 +0000

Last week, I was asked a series of very interesting and valid questions by one our readers, Malik Mirza. Malik wanted to know about ways to deal with continuity and consistency, marketing and competition in blogging.

Because there’s such a wealth of experience among the different writers on this blog, I suggested asking some of the other writers the same… Read the rest of this entry »

Who To Listen To When It Comes To Making Money With Your Blog

Mitch Wilson — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:23:24 +0000

Over the past three years my site has grown through a variety of methods, some of which I have discussed in my previous articles, and some that I’ll save for another day, but throughout, my goal has always remained the same: deliver what the readers and audience want.

As The Sports Chat Place has grown from just a… Read the rest of this entry »

Why I Am Cutting Costs And Changing Business Models

Yaro Starak — Fri, 27 May 2011 13:57:22 +0000

The last few months have been interesting. I’m currently going through a transition phase. While I experience this process I think about my business goals, what kind of money I want to make, how I want to make it and what roles I specifically want to do. This takes time.

It’s an exciting process, one that very much appeals… Read the rest of this entry »

6 Steps To Monetize Your Website Successfully

Mark — Mon, 23 May 2011 13:22:16 +0000

How I Used My Offline Knowledge To Make Money Online Part 2

This is the second part to my previous post:

Part 1: How I Used My Offline Knowledge To Make Money Online

Every new blogger is looking for a way to monetize their website as quickly as possible. One of the questions that I get asked… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Segment Your Subscribers When You Run A Blog Business

Yaro Starak — Fri, 20 May 2011 10:23:06 +0000

I was reading Dee’s recent article in his customer segmentation series where he talked about how to segment your blog readers.

One of his main premises was the difference between a person who leaves a comment, or many comments and those who don’t. I agree with Dee that these are possible options for segmenting your blog readership, but… Read the rest of this entry »

How Helping Newbies Led To Big Profits And A Closing Down Sale (Discount Price Ends Friday)

Yaro Starak — Wed, 04 May 2011 13:13:34 +0000

One the factors I like to hammer home to people when they create any kind of information, whether it’s blog or website content, membership content, or any kind of paid info product, is not to underestimate how much of your audience truly are beginners.

Everyone starts as a beginner. If you are teaching something that requires any kind of practice… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Write Winning Content

Mitch Wilson — Tue, 03 May 2011 10:39:09 +0000

Almost every article I write and almost every discussion I have about blogging goes pretty much the same way: If you write a lot of quality content, your blog can’t help but be successful.

Whether your content is self-created, you have staff, or you rely heavily on guest posters, having lots of fresh content is almost a guarantee you will… Read the rest of this entry »

How Blogger Darren Rowse Leverages His Content For Targeted Traffic

Yaro Starak — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 07:02:24 +0000

I recorded this video for you from the Botanic Gardens in the Brisbane CBD for a change of scenery.

The video starts with a brief chat about how I can easily pack up my video recording equipment and head to the park to record a video like this, all thanks to Gideon’s Rapid Video Blogging set-up, which you… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Make Writing A Business

Kerry McDuling — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:27:42 +0000

There is no doubt that to build your profile and earn attention (rather than buy it or beg for it), part of your job is going to be writing. Writing your book, your blog, writing articles, Facebook and Twitter updates. This requires knowledge and commitment, so I decided to interview Grant McDuling, best-selling author and respected journalist, for his… Read the rest of this entry »

Why Creativity And Blogging Are A Match Made In Heaven

Neroli Makim — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 22:00:51 +0000

The aim of this article is to help you (and me) understand how our time in the blogosphere helps us access our creativity and fine tune our creative gifts. It’s also aimed at inspiring you to keep going, to keep reaching for those things you set out to achieve, and to remind you why it’s worth it.

When we start… Read the rest of this entry »

Blog Income For Women Blueprint Review – How To Generate A Passive Income With Your Blog

Ilana Wechsler — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:13:48 +0000

Blog Income For Women Blueprint – by Krizia & Alexandra

Name: Blog Income For Women Blueprint
Creators: Krizia & Alexandra
URL: www.blogincomeforwomen.com
Purpose: Learn how to generate a passive income using your blog with a topic of interest or online business.

‘Blog Income For Women Blueprint’ is designed for female bloggers, but men would also benefit… Read the rest of this entry »

How Not To Be Boring (And Why Your Website Will Thank You)

Leigh Peele — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 03:56:33 +0000

Stuff I read isn’t boring. Do you know why? We as humans, don’t read boring – people ignore boring.

For years, I have struggled with boring because of my field (fat loss). I want to be taken seriously. There are so many problems and issues in my field, that the last thing I want to do is alienate people by… Read the rest of this entry »

It’s No Longer Just My Entrepreneurs Journey

Yaro Starak — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:56:51 +0000

You’ve probably noticed new regular contributors recently joined the Entrepreneurs-Journey.com team. A few light design changes were made to the site to highlight the faces of each of these new writers, so you know which article comes from which writer. If you’re reading this through an RSS reader then you can’t see the changes, so make sure you head to… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Make Money With CPM Advertising On Your Blog

Mitch Wilson — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:23:26 +0000

Some of the most common questions I receive revolve around how I get advertisers to my blog, how I make money with advertising on my blog, and anything related to money and advertising.

While there are a variety of questions and answers surrounding this topic it all really comes back to the basics: Content equals traffic and traffic equals money.… Read the rest of this entry »

7 Tips To Super-Charge Your Online Communication

Yaro Starak — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:16:05 +0000

As I write this I’m listening to a podcast from Armin Van Buuren, the world’s number one trance and progressive DJ.

Armin is dutch, however he speaks very clear English on the podcast. During each episode Armin will talk in between songs briefly with updates on upcoming gigs and shout-outs from his listeners. I’m always impressed by how he… Read the rest of this entry »

13 Articles To Help You On Your Entrepreneurs Journey

Leigh Peele — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:04:24 +0000

This is Yaro here, briefly intruding on Leigh’s column. I just wanted to clarify that Leigh wrote this article to highlight many of the best and most important articles hidden away in the archives of this blog. Since Leigh is a long time reader of Entrepreneurs-Journey.com (and now columnist) she’s been around long enough to see this content come and… Read the rest of this entry »

Blogging Economics: Where Does My Money Go?

Mitch Wilson — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:13:05 +0000

Unless you are well established or independently wealthy to begin with, you have a budget that you need to work within for starting your blog and online business.

While this “magic number’ is different for everyone, a lot of things surrounding your blog have or will have costs associated with them. While I can’t speak for everyone – people use… Read the rest of this entry »

Blogging In French: Olivier Roland Proves There Is Money To Be Made Helping People In Other Languages

Yaro Starak — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:23:00 +0000

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Many a time I’ve received a question from a person who has English as a second language, regarding their options for writing a blog and whether they should focus on… Read the rest of this entry »