Income Report for July 2020 (8 Niche Sites)
In July not much changed other than continuing as-is. Continuing as-is (focusing on publishing content) is working very well. Normally …
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Welcome to where I set out posts related to building niche sites generally. This is my largest and broadest category. Since my business is entirely devoted to publishing niche sites, this topic one I love publishing about.
Income Report for June 2020 (7 + 1 Niche Sites)
June was the start of some big changes. I moved the remainder of my sites to AdThrive for ad revenue. …
Income Report for May 2020 (7 Niche Sites)
How’s this for late? May’s income report published in August. There are two reasons for this. First, I’ve been swamped …
10 of the Best Note-Taking Apps (I love these simple, but powerful tools)
I run a good portion of my entire business with a note-taking app (the first one listed below). It serves …
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The 9 Best Social Media Sharing WP Plugins (1 clear winner after lots of testing)
UPDATED August 4, 2020. This is an important post if you like free traffic. Amazingly, I’ve read a post recently that …
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Why my gut instinct is to look for low competition keywords (crumbs)… and my gut has been right)
I’m a dichotomy. I suspect we all are in some ways. On the one hand, when I find a dish …
Google Hoarding Searchers & Traffic with Snippets etc. Under Fire
Google’s Sundar Pichai was immediately pounced on in the first question of the antitrust hearing, asking the CEO why Google …
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My Wildly Unrealistic Blogging Expectations
This week I launched my first batch of Google Web Stories. It’s a Google product so I figure it’s worth giving …
Marketing vs. Publishing (leaving $$ on the table?)
I’m a publisher at heart. My business is publishing content, most of it being informational instead of promotional. Even my …
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New niche sites have a big problem and it’s not fair… here’s what you do
There’s so much in this business that’s not fair. Sites with more authority and traffic rank new content faster. They also rank …
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What is purist blogging?
I tossed in “purist blogging” at the end of a recent blog post. It’s a term I came up with on …
What is link bait? 5 types of link bait you can use to drive traffic no matter your niche
In certain circles, link bait has garnered a bad rap. When most people think about link bait, they instinctively think …
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