It is common knowledge that the internet is competitive, but do you know just how fierce the competition for readership really is? Image Source: Pexels Just today alone, 7 million blog posts were created. Many new bloggers feel defeated just looking at that staggering data. They abandon their blogs before they’ve had a chance to hit the ground running! But you don't have to let disillusionment scare you away from what can be one of the greatest journeys of your life. I realize when … [Read more...]
How to Create a Blogging Schedule You Can Stick with to Succeed
Does creating a blogging schedule make you feel stressed? Many entrepreneurs don’t like to have set appointments. It takes away their freedom of time. But having a set schedule for your blog will help it succeed. I know I’ve not liked being under the pressure to write every day until it became a habit. Once that habit is formed it becomes much easier. According to research, they say it can take from 21 to 66 days to form a habit to become one. Ryan Biddulph taught me that years … [Read more...]
Choosing a Web Hosting Service for Your Website or Blog
The vast majority of internet users, including bloggers, really don't know the difference between one web hosting service and the next. They think “cloud hosting” is when you have a dinner party in heaven. To them, an “Apache” is an Army attack helicopter, and “Heroku” is a sushi dish. “Python” is what you watch out for in the jungle. “C++” is so close to a B minus. And "Ruby on Rails Hosting" is when Julia Roberts drives Robert Gere around in the Lotus in Pretty Woman. What you … [Read more...]
Full-Time Blogging – What Does a Day in the Life Look Like Blogging?
Is your dream to be full-time blogging to make money? As a full-time blogger today, this question came along over on Reddit recently. I really began to think about it as I answered the questions in a listicle response over on that network. Let the Full-Time Blogging Day Begin! Most days the life of this blogger starts around 3 or 4 a.m. It is the best time of the day for my writing. Of course, there can be many distractions such as email or social media networks. One has to turn them … [Read more...]
Getting Paid to Write – It’s More Than Just Writing
This is information I specifically requested from Sharon Hurley Hall so that she could share her experience and knowledge with all of my readers who aspire to make a living from writing. Sharon wrote: I've been teaching people about writing for about 11 years, offline at first, then, for the past 6 years, online through my writer mentoring blog. And there's one consistent message that I've given throughout that time: getting paid to write (or getting paid to blog) is about … [Read more...]
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