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April 12, 2021 4 Comments

30 Small Business Ideas You Can Do From Home (Free Business Plan)

Do you dream of starting a business from home, but you have no clue what type of business to start? Oh, believe me, I've been there! If you're interested in being the boss and calling the shots, here are 30 small business ideas you can easily run from home! 1. App Creator If you have an idea for a smartphone app that makes ... Read More

March 10, 2020 Leave a Comment

How BossBabe, Natalie Ellis Gets Paid to Post on Instagram

Have you ever wondered how people get paid to post on Instagram? Well, today, we're talking to Natalie Ellis, one of the creators and strategists behind BossBabe, a global online community of over 2 million women! At just 28 years old, Natalie and her business partner, Danielle Canty, have built BossBabe into a multi-million dollar ... Read More

February 20, 2020 71 Comments

A HUGE List of Free Resources to Help Run Your Home-Based Business

Leaving the security of a steady-paying job to launch a new business can be a scary endeavor. Even if you've planned and saved six months of living expenses, often it takes months to start generating income from your business. And guess what? Even if you don't have money coming in, your business still incurs expenses to run ... Read More

January 29, 2020 4 Comments

How I Grew My Blog’s Traffic by 3,711.4% in 6 Months

Let’s get one thing straight: There are no shortcuts when it comes to growing your blog traffic. That being said, you can see massive progress over a period of a few months with good content and legitimate SEO techniques. For example, I was able to increase my blog traffic by almost 4,000% in just half a year. In this ... Read More

August 14, 2017 Leave a Comment

How This Accountant Ditched the Cube and Became a Productivity Blogger

Carrie Smith Nicholson is the founder of carefulcents.com where she works as a financial influencer and productivity blogger. Using her past experience as a small business accountant, she helps burned out business owners get more done in less time. Her business strategies and productivity tips have been featured in Inc. Magazine, ... Read More

June 26, 2017 4 Comments

Is It Time to Sell Your Blog? – Interview with Heidi Gollub

Heidi Gollub started Free Fun in Austin as a creative outlet in 2010, when she was ten years into being a stay-at-home mom and still had two little boys at home. She’d take her boys on a new adventure every morning and write about it in the afternoon when they were napping. Gradually, she started writing about free events that were ... Read More

June 14, 2017 12 Comments

New Bloggers, You Can’t Be Scared of the Word No

As new bloggers, we're scared of hearing the word NO. This keeps most of us huddled behind our computers pumping out content on our blog. While it's great to continue writing fresh content for our blog, we never get new eyeballs on our blog, which means you're basically writing awesome content for yourself. So, what should you ... Read More

April 5, 2017 Leave a Comment

How Newsjacking Can Make Your Blog a Must-Read by Your Ideal Customers

Are you someone who: Has thought about blogging as a way to build your business, but don't know what to write about? Tried blogging – but maybe haven't published one in a few years? Writes a regular blog, but it’s not bringing you any business? It’s become clear that blogging is a vital part of how many businesses reach ... Read More

March 16, 2017 10 Comments

5 Ways to Use Social Media to Promote Your Blog

As a blogger for years, I’ve experimented with multiple types of blog promotion. To this day, though, one of the most effective promotional platforms for me, continues to be social media. In this blog post, I’m going to share my top five tips to use social media to promote your blog. 1. First things first: Grow your social media ... Read More

August 24, 2016 14 Comments

Finding Your Writing Niche: Write Up What Lights You Up

“Do what you love, and the money will follow.” – Marsha Sinetar, writer So you want to write. And you’re good at it! And you even have a tiny bit of experience! Now you’re ready to get your blog up and running. Or pitch some clients for freelance writing opportunities, right? Well, almost. While some people find success in being a ... Read More

May 4, 2016 Leave a Comment

How One Niche Blogger Created a $300,000+ Offer

If you don’t have a lot of blog subscribers, it’s tough to earn well. I know; I’m one of those bloggers who put up an Amazon book cart on my blog the day I launched and earned $1.50 from it. If you listen to your audience and deliver exactly what they need, though, you have the potential to earn big money, even if your list is small ... Read More

February 10, 2016 5 Comments

Earn Ridiculous Money While You Sleep

Admit it. You don’t mind working hard, but you’re tired … tired of working in an office, tired of working for someone else, tired of working hard just to make ends meet, tired of no time, no money, no vacations, no fun, tired of … You’re just plain tired… But, what if—you could be playing, traveling the world, doing anything — and ... Read More

March 3, 2015 Leave a Comment

5 Ways Blogging Can Contribute to Your Self Growth

We all have them. Bad habits, mindsets, learned helplessness that we may not be aware of. We’ve gotten quite accustomed to them that they feel a part of us. Developing good blogging habits should allow you to confront some of these habits and make decisions about them that will be beneficial. If you’re new to blogging welcome ... Read More

April 15, 2014 Leave a Comment

How Great Writing Helps Expand Your Brand

The Internet has revolutionized marketing forever. Ads were once expensive and had to be in your face or no one would pay attention to them. Today, you don’t have to slap potential customers over the head with pictures of your product or slogans in order to get them to recognize your brand. However, you still have to take an active ... Read More

March 19, 2014 Leave a Comment

4 Factors That Will Impact the Success of Your Blog

Did you know that on average a new blog is created every one-half of a second? That's a lot of sites being developed daily. A large portion of them are created by people like yourself that are looking to make a few extra dollars each month. Of course, there are a lot of ways you can make money with your blog, but your success will be ... Read More