My Blog

  • Learning How to Monetize a Niche for Maximum Profits

    There are sadly many online entrepreneurs who are right on the cusp of success, but who walk away without realizing that a few easy tweaks could mean the difference between being broke and watching the sales come rolling in. For many, it’s a simple case of failing to monetize their sites! You’d think that would be an obvious slip up to avoid, but they get so focused on ranking in…

  • Creating a Niche Home Base on Your Blog

    After you choose a niche to target, you need to develop a home base – somewhere that you can talk to your audience about it, promote products as an affiliate and launch your own info products from. A blog is the perfect place to showcase your insight, capture names and email addresses to build a list of loyal followers, and monetize your daily efforts without fear of repercussions. Stay in…

  • Building a Database of Loyal Subscribers

    Selecting a niche, building a site and catering to the information needs of your target audience is a great start to achieving success as an online entrepreneur. But you don’t want to rely on people to return on their own to see if you have anything new. You want to be able to reach out to them, share ideas with them, make recommendations and enjoy a two-way conversation that builds…

  • How to Make Affiliate Marketing Successful

    If you are planning to use affiliate marketing to create an income stream you want to make sure it’s successful. Let’s look at how you do that.  Do Your Research– It’s about a lot more than just posting an affiliate’s ad on your site and then waiting for the money to roll in. You need to do some research to ensure you understand the industry, what opportunities exist and if…

  • 5 Common Roadblocks to Getting into Creative Flow

    You know the feeling. There’s a deadline looming, and your mind has gone completely blank. Nothing, nada. It’s like your brain has frozen. Luckily the latest research shows us the most common roadblocks to creativity, and how to move past them and get on with the job. Fear of failure Most people are afraid of failing because they see it as a one-way street to disaster, rejection, and a stain…

  • 5 Steps to Starting Fresh in Your Relationship

    All relationships change over time. They can become stronger and more loving, but sometimes a crisis can threaten a relationship. Harsh words get said, maybe one of you did something unthinkingly, and there have been unintended consequences. How can you make a fresh start and put your relationship in a better state of repair? Follow these expert tips to start afresh and make things better. 1. Apologize Regardless of who…

  • 6 Things to Do When Starting Fresh in a New City

    Moving towns can be a scary thing, even if it’s for a really positive reason. If you’re moving to a new city for college or a promotion, there are lots of things you can do to make the transition a little easier. 1. Find a New Regular Place A good way to start putting out roots is to find a coffee shop, diner, or bar where you feel comfortable and…

  • Tools to Help Manage Your Ideas, Content and Workflow

    Once you start running a website or blog, you have to keep “feeding the beast” with fresh, interesting content on a regular basis. Otherwise, your audience will lose interest, and they certainly won’t tell their friends about your great site. Writing Online as a Profitable Business Make no mistake – writing online is a profitable business if you treat it as a business rather than a hobby. Organization is one…