Podcasts about grow your blog

If you're looking for ways to grow your email list for fast, one strategy you may want to implement is guest email swaps—an easy, free, and effective way to collaborate with other bloggers and creators to increase your subscribers. And if you're looking for tips on how to do this successfully, you're in luck! In this episode of The Profitable Travel Blogger Podcast, we'll be going over a step-by-step strategy for using guest email swaps to grow your list and expand your reach. By the end of this episode, you'll understand: What a guest email swap is and how it works How to find the right bloggers to collaborate with A proven pitch template to make outreach easy Best practices for running a successful email swap Common mistakes to avoid to get the best results Bonus ideas for growing your email list through collaboration And more!

If you've spent any amount of time blogging, you've probably heard about SEO (search engine optimization) and how important it is for improving your blog's ranking on Google. But how do you make SEO work for you now and in the future?On today's episode of The Ultimate Blog Podcast, Amy and Jennifer interviewed Carolyn Shelby, a Principal SEO from Yoast, to break it all down. Carolyn is sharing Yoast SEO basics, simple tips to improve your ranking and get more readers, and how we can arm ourselves for the future to make a blogging business that lasts.

Building a successful blog takes more than just compelling writing and eye-catching photos. To truly expand your reach and attract consistent traffic, you need to harness the power of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). In this episode, we're joined by Anne Zirkle and AnnMarie Christiano to explore actionable strategies to help you grow your blog with SEO, making it more visible, valuable, and sustainable. Resources Mentioned Shift Boldfluence Simply2moms.com Connect with Simply2moms Simply2moms.com Find them on Facebook! Check out their Pinterest Page They're on TikTok! Follow their Youtube

When it comes to growing your blog, we know that SEO – and namely, backlinks – can be a confusing topic. Today on The Ultimate Blog Podcast, we're so excited to welcome back Brittany Herzberg to talk about everything you need to know about backlinks. Brittany is an SEO expert, and she's sharing what backlinks are, why they're essential, and how to use them to boost your blog traffic in 2025. And if you haven't checked out Episode 143 with Brittany Herzberg on How to Use Case Studies in Your Blogging Business be sure to listen to that episode as well!

Jennifer and Amy are sharing something special today: The Ultimate Blog Roadmap is now live! If you've ever felt overwhelmed or isolated in the world of blogging, you're not alone. It's easy to read about all the information you need to start and grow your blog, but have no one to hold you accountable to implement. That's where The Ultimate Blog Roadmap comes in! It's a monthly membership with a step-by-step course, live calls with Jennifer and Amy, and a community of other bloggers to bounce ideas off of and get help. If you're ready to build your blog alongside a community, this is the piece you've been missing!

Looking for a Pinterest strategy for bloggers that actually leads to increased traffic to your website? Well, you're in luck, as in this episode of The Profitable Travel Blogger Podcast, we'll be focusing on creating a Pinterest growth strategy that can truly help you grow your blogging business. Our guest for the episode is Nadalie Bardo, a Pinterest coach who reaches millions on Pinterest. Nadalie has earned over $100K in ad revenue, gotten a book deal, grown her email list to 25K subscribers, and sold 1000s of copies of her Pinterest course and digital products through Pinterest. In this episode, she'll be sharing her best Pinterest tips so that you can do it too. By the end, you'll understand: How to optimize your Pinterest account Tips for creating Pinterest boards & designing engaging pins How to create a Pinterest content plan that grows your traffic Where to share your pins—and when for maximum engagement Advice on how to grow on Pinterest while saving time And more! In short, if want to learn how to finally grow your blog traffic using Pinterest, you won't want to miss this!

How is your mindset when it comes to your blog? Amy here, and I'm doing a solo on the importance of maintaining a positive mindset as you grow your blog.  I want you to focus on staying connected to your purpose, avoiding negativity, and focusing on what works. It's important to also build a supportive community. I hope this episode encourages you to stay resilient, make data-driven decisions, and continuously adapt to achieve success! Blogging is such a gift but we can have bad days with any job, so I hope that this episode helps you to keep a positive mindset!Thanks for listening! Let us know your thoughts on Instagram: @sparkmediaconceptsThank you to our sponsor Memberful for sponsoring this episode! Check out Memberful HERE!Check out the show notes (link below) for more information including links and resources mentioned in today's episode!SHOW NOTES: www.sparkmediaconcepts.com/episode130

Welcome back to another episode of The Ultimate Blog Podcast! It's a solo episode today with me, Jennifer, and I am sharing more about updating old blog content with you on this episode. I advise you to develop a strategy for routinely assessing and enhancing your posts. I stress the importance of content quality, user experience, and competitiveness in search rankings. I also discuss practical aspects of content updating, such as using plugins for revision and doing minor tweaks versus major overhauls. This short episode was packed full of valuable content that you aren't going to want to miss!Thanks for listening! Let us know your thoughts on Instagram: @sparkmediaconceptsGet 20% off of Keysearch Starter Plan using this link and code: KSDISCCheck out the show notes (link below) for more information including links and resources mentioned in today's episode!SHOW NOTES: www.sparkmediaconcepts.com/episode120We hit over 100K downloads on the podcast and we want to celebrate by answering all of YOUR blogging questions! Send in your voice message question HERE and we will answer it for you!

www.atravelpath.com   00:00 Introduction 03:40 What Does a Typical Day or Week Look Like for a Professional Blogger? 05:22 How Long Did It Take You to Leave Your 9-5 Job? 06:00 What Was the Biggest Challenge You Had to Overcome to Leave Your Job? 08:30 Have You Discovered a Sweet Spot for the Number of Times to Post on Social Media? 12:40 Are Hashtags Still Valuable in Your Posts? 13:18 How do You Use Threads to Grow Your Blog? 13:40 How Long Does it Take You to Post a Blog? 15:15 How Long Should You Try Something New For Before Adjusting? 16:30 How Quick Can Someone Become a Professional Blogger? 17:50 What are Your Favorite Plug-Ins? 19:20 What Changes Have You Seen in the Blog Space? 19:50 What are Your Thoughts on Guest Blogging? 21:50 What Are 3 Tips for Someone Starting a Blog Today? 23:18 What Are Your Most Effective SEO Strategies? 25:45 What are Your Biggest Travel Frustrations? 26:40 What do You Love Most About Your Travel Lifestyle? 27:30 What Does Your Travel Budget Look Like? 29:20 What are Your Best Money Saving Travel Tips? 31:30 What Has Been Your Coolest Travel Experience? 31:50 What is One Thing You Can't Live Without While Traveling? 32:30 What is One Thing You Learned You DON'T Need While Traveling? 34:15 What are Your Safety Tips for Solo Travel? 36:10 How to You Get a Visa to Relocate Overseas? 37:14 How Can Someone Start a Blog?     What an incredible episode! Julie offered so much insight in the blog space after spending over 20 years blogging herself. There is valuable information in here for anyone who hasn't yet started a blog or wants to enhance and optimize what they currently have. In this episode you'll learn about: How Julie left her high paying job to pursue a career in travel 3 important blogging tips she has been sharing with her clients for over 10 years as a blogging coach Some tools and techniques Julie personally uses to enhance her blog and SEO And More!   Julie's Social (California Wayfaring) https://californiawayfaring.com/ YouTube Instagram Facebook X A Lady in London: https://www.aladyinlondon.com/ YouTube Instagram Facebook X   Julie's Blogs Mentioned in the Show: Red Panda Blog Blogging eBook   Julie in the Media NY Times Article National Geographic Article Importance of Authentic Followers   Website Tools SimpleTOC Yoast   Travel Tips TrustedHouseSitters Packing Cubes: https://amzn.to/3I3McA2 Bose Headphones: https://amzn.to/42FZ9JU (We may receive a commission from purchases made on this page)   Resources: Lonely Planet Johnny Jet Blog   Past Episodes #8 With Andy and Rachel   Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/abbynoise/rocky-mountains   *All content from atravelpath.com, including but not limited to The Travel Path Podcast and social media platforms, is designed to share general information. We are not experts and the information is not designed to serve as legal, financial, or tax advice. Always do your own research and due diligence before making a decision.     Transcript from YouTube:   right Julie Falconer thank you for joining hope and ey in episode 14 of the travel path podcast you're welcome so we know you or we knew you on Instagram as California wayfaring and then once we connected and scheduled this podcast we did some research and found out you have a separate blog in a website called a lady in London which we then found out was the top ranked travel blog in the UK You' been to over 112 countries now um we found out you've been a National Geographic and then not only are you a blogger but you also do coaching and speaking you've been speaking to people at universities across the country um so we started thinking who is this person um so I just want to say you know thank you very much for coming on our show uh we appreciate your time looking forward to jumping in here I do want to get into the blog space I think there's a lot of overlap between traveling and blogging so anybody looking to get into that or to grow their blog so be a great episode to tune into um but why don't we first just start by having you share a little about yourself sure so my name is Julie and I'm originally from California and I moved to London in 2007 after quitting a job in finance that I didn't like very much and I had no plan and no job and I started a Blog in the process of moving never thinking it would be anything more than a hobby and two years later blogging became my full-time job uh it was a travel blog it still is um I've been doing it full-time now for over 14 years and it's been a total adventure and like you said um I started with the London blog and then two years ago I started splitting my time between London and California and launched the California wayfaring blog so I'm traveling all over the world I'm running two blogs and uh I'm trying to stay afloat as I do you having a hard enough time as it is with one so to my um what does a typical like a day or a week look like for a professional full-time blogger it depends on the on the day and the week um if I'm at home all week then it's a lot of time at my desk um either catching up from being away from my last trip or getting ahead for going away on my next trip or if I'm lucky enough to be home for a little bit longer um it's a lot of sort of blogging editing photos and videos um responding to emails uh negotiating Partnerships and sponsorships um whatever else comes my way and in between it's a lot of social media because that's my main channel for marketing the blogs sure so it sounds like when you're actually in the places that you're blogging about you're not doing a ton of blogging there you're doing research taking notes and then once you're back home you're taking care of doing all that exactly yeah I mean I'm always working while I'm on the road too but it's more sort of just um you know the bare minimum to keep things going uh so you know responding to emails that I have to respond to or things like that um but I try to spend as much of my time in a destination doing the things that people do there and sort of experiencing the destination so I'm not just working the whole time and missing out on what there is to actually do you mentioned when you had left your job in San Francisco you didn't really think too much about it but I do want to dig into that a little bit this podcast we we spent a lot of um time talking about how people can just start traveling and just getting started so obviously I know you didn't plan a ton there but obviously there was a time frame between when you decided you wanted to exit that job and start this new career and actually doing it so what was that time frame if you can remember know was like 20 years ago but definitely I I do remember so I left a job at an investment bank and I went to a hedge fun and I remember thinking I don't know how this is going to go but I'll give it a year and if I like it at the end of a year then I will stay and if I don't then I'm just going to do something probably move overseas is what I thought and within a very short time I realized I did not like the job and I did want to go so I had about you know 10 or 11 months of lead time to know that I wasn't going to stay past a year and to prepare myself for a for moving overseas and B for just a life change sure great and then during that time frame between when you actually left that 11mon period what was the biggest challenge you had to overcome to make that transition I think for me it was the first of all the decision of where to actually go I knew I wanted to go to Europe because IID studied abroad there in college and I'd spent a couple Summers interning at the US Embassy in Paris and the US mission to the EU so I really liked that part of the world but I had no idea you know how you get a Visa how you actually move overseas so that for me was the biggest challenge of just doing the research from a financial standpoint a lot of people when they want to make that transition especially going overseas or doing something that drastically different um they're saving up a lot of money sounded like you had something in place or a way to make income or or a job lined up I actually didn't but the nice thing about working for a hedge fund is you get paid very well so that was actually the lucky thing for me is I didn't have to worry about the money um the second time around though when I quit my job my first job in London to actually run the blog full-time about two and a half years after that that was when I had to start preparing financially much more and I had a job um in London with a a startup that I worked at for just under a year and I basically spent probably about eight or nine months before I left that job saving up money so every paycheck I would just put some aside until i' saved up a Year's worth of living expenses because I kind of thought okay if I have a Year's worth of living expenses it gives me six months and if I fail you know and fall flat on my face I have six more months to find another job so that was really how it went for me um you know first time I was sort of Lucky and that I didn't need to worry about the financial side but the second time I really was um you know diligent about saving so that I had a cushion in case things didn't go the way I wanted them to sure so long story short it's basically having a Year's worth of savings as a cushion um when you're going to be making a change like that that way if something falls through you have to make another change you have that savings there to you know help you out if you potentially need it yeah and I think I don't I think everybody needs that much I mean I'm definitely one of those people who worries about everything and so for me a year was sort of the minimum I was comfortable with I think some people you know they're like ah it's fine I'll I'll save a couple months and if nothing works then you know I'll figure it out so I think it's it's kind of I definitely worth having a plan but it's different for everybody it's different for everybody yeah um so we'll transition a little bit into the actual blog space you've been blogging for like we said over 20 years now and you're still posting pretty consistently on Twitter on Facebook I see your post PR every time I log in you know you hear all sorts of things of Facebook and Twitter are useless but clearly it's working out for you have you discovered a sweet spot in terms of like the number of times to post on those platforms yeah it it's different for each of the blogs for the London blog I've definitely discovered a sweet spot partly because I've been running the blog for I think over 16 years now um and so over time I figured out you know exactly what works exactly what to share exactly what people like and don't like um and so that's been nice for me to kind of get into sort of a Groove and a routine that I change it up every once in a while obviously because things change and the world changes and social media changes um but I generally with that blog I'll post once a day across all my platforms um with the California one because it's newer um a I'm still learning a lot from that one what people want to see what goes down well what people don't like as much um and B because it's newer I tend to share a little bit more depending on how things are going or what platform it is you know there's there's always that balance you have to strike though because you don't want to share so much that people get annoyed and they're like oh my gosh everything in my feet is you uh but you also don't want to share too little and you know risk people not even really knowing you're there so I think it's a matter of trial and error and testing things and really understanding your audience as well yeah have you figured out how much was too much uh I think depends on the platform you know on platforms like Twitter which are lower volume than they used to be um you know one post a day is probably enough on platforms like uh threads where people are just posting constantly these days you can get away with more um Facebook is always the big one that surprises me because I found once a day is great for me um but I know other people who say they post 25 to 30 times a day on Facebook and that works really well for them so it really depends on you and your strategy and your audience yeah yeah we're just getting started out with the Facebook and the Twitter we I think we just created the account about a month ago and it's been it's been like incredibly slow it's almost you're talking to a wall you post and then like I think we're at like I don't know on Facebook we're at like 50 followers now and then on uh Twitter it's just like seven eight it's it's it's it's gr it's very slow growth yeah it's I mean it's one of those things it's just that repetition but it's like and then but then randomly we'll get some somebody to like our post like a minute after it's been posted and we don't even follow them we have no affiliation with them it's like how is it reaching that person but it's not reaching anybody it's such a tough thing to figure out it seems like yeah sometimes the algorithms working weird and wonderful ways but I think a lot again it's testing things out seeing what works and it's also been consistent um you know I I posted on Facebook I think it was about 10 years every day and you know things grew and I had an okay click-through rate to my blog and then one day uh in I think it was 2020 one maybe a post just went viral and then ever since then my growth has been amazing and I I haven't done anything different it's just one day the algorithm decided that it wanted to show my Stu to more people so sometimes you just don't know uh other times it's more you know again a process where you can really understand uh how the algorithm works better and play that game too um and yeah sometimes it's just a total mystery so almost like there's no real way to figure it out but as long as you're posting consistently at some point whether it's tomorrow or next year at some point it'll hit that algorithm at the right time whatever it is and it'll it'll take off yeah I do believe that and I think also you know it's about being consistent and reaching the audience and the demographic you're trying to reach and if you do that um you know you're bound to to reach those people at some point and you may need to tweak it and you may need to you know change your strategy this way or that way but I do think being consistent is key now you're not hashtagging it doesn't seem like is our hashtag still a thing uh on which platform I think I just saw Twitter uh yeah I don't use hashtags on Twitter that much anymore I haven't found that they're that valuable these days um I use them definitely on Instagram I use them on threads I use them occasionally on Facebook but um yeah again it just really depends on the platform um you had mentioned threads we looked into threads briefly it didn't seem like it was like a platform that would support growing your blog but you do so how are you growing your blog with threads um yeah absolutely I it depends kind of how I'm posting but sometimes I'm just sharing a photo or some kind of content that is just sort of appealing to people which helps build my following and then other times I'm sharing links to my blog um and that way people can you know click on the link come to my blog see what I'm doing now this answer is probably going to vary quite a bit um but for somebody just starting out how long does it take you to to create a blog and I know probably varies by the word count but is there like a ballpark number in terms of like the amount of time per word count you've discovered it really depends what the topic is some topics take a lot longer because there's just more to write other topics are pretty quick um I'd say on average the actual writing part of it takes me anywhere from an hour to two hours maybe three if it's a really long post um but I find a lot of times you know it's it's the writing plus it's adding all the photos adding the videos doing the formatting coming up with titles tagging everything doing the social media for the post so it's it's a lot of work beyond that and that I think for me anyway is what takes the most amount of time it does seem like the writing is like half of it because then it's uploading and then doing the file name so it search engine optimizes and then yeah posting are you doing anything different when you post from Facebook to Instagram because I just take the URL and I'll just post it to that account is there a different way you're doing that for a different social media account yeah I mean I try to post different captions for different platforms or um just different content entirely on some of my platforms certain content works really well that doesn't work at all on other platforms so I tailor everything really specifically to the platform that I'm sharing on to the people who follow me there but um I think again it's a matter of trying what works and sort of seeing what's what's going to do well for you and then keep doing that and uh if something doesn't work then learn from it and you know don't do it again and move on to something how long should you try something before you realize it doesn't work and move on from it I think it depends how badly it does you know if you get no engagement at all then it's probably a pretty clear sign if it's you know a weak response you might TW it and try it again uh one one or two more times but I I found usually in my experience it's pretty clear what people are interested in what they're okay because our approach so far like this year this is the first month of January right now is we were thinking about doing like monthly kind of after Action reviews seeing like going like sitting down seeing what's worked what hasn't worked and then making adjustments then but it sounds like you can almost tell quicker than that almost like a week if you're posting every day you can get feedback pretty instantly yeah and it's a lot of the well I think all of the plat forms save a few give you pretty good analytics on even on the post level so you can look at how the post did what the reach was uh you know click-through rate whatever whatever your metrics are that you're measuring your your success by and you can see that pretty easily so you went pretty quickly so you you left your job and then in within two years you were blogging full-time I feel like that's a pretty quick time frame for somebody to become a professional blogger in terms of somebody starting out to manage their expectations is that still reasonable today how often were you posting during those two years to get you to that point yeah I mean I think there are two things I one I was posting probably once a week in the very beginning um and two I think it's so different now than it was back then I mean in 2007 no one even knew what a Blog was and even when I went professional in 2010 nobody knew what a Blog was um and it was not as easy to monetize blogs it was a very different landscape back then um nowadays it's everybody knows what a Blog is it's very easy to monetize blogs um I know people who go professional full-time with a full-time income in less than six months but you have to be posting every single day uh preferably multiple times a day and putting all your resources into either SEO or social media or both it also depends what uh vertical you're in you know if you're in travel unfortunately we just don't get as much traffic as food blogs or other types of blogs that just get loads and loads of traffic where you can go professional so fast um so again it really depends on you you know the pace that you're going how much time you have to dedicate to it but the good news is is today it's a lot easier to make a full-time income from a Blog than it was back then it is good news yeah right now we're goal this year is to be doing five weeks so Monday through Friday and so far it's the third week in January we've hit it but it is a lot it's a a big big workload yeah have you found like what are your favorite plugins on your website um I don't actually use that many plug plugins partly because they slow your site down and so it's not great to load up too many um I think probably the most important one for me is yoast which is a an SEO plugin that just kind of helps you optimize your blog posts for being found in Google um and it also kind of optimizes your whole site in general for SEO yeah Yos has been great I just I work on getting the uh the green lights there and then it looks good and I hit post nice the table of contents that's something I was I was doing a lengthy blog and I saw another blog that had a table of contents and I was like that was that seems like a really good way to keep readers engaged on there when I searched how to get one onto your blog I came across article saying that this greatly enhances your SEO because not only are you making people stay in your blog longer but you're actually adding those keywords again um do you agree with that yeah I mean I think it's whatever you find works for you SEO is a weird and wonderful thing in that what works for one person might not work for someone else and one strategy that works amazingly for one blog might not work at all for another so I think if you found that that is helpful for you from an SEO perspective then I think it's great I'll put I can't think of the name of it off the top of my head but I'll put a link in the show notes for that plugin we downloaded yesterday um you mentioned the blog space has changed quite a bit in terms of the number of bloggers um since you first started out what other changes have you seen so far I mean huge ones when I first started my my very first blog it was 2002 and you couldn't even put pictures on a Blog it was just writing and text and there was no social media Facebook didn't even exist yet um and today you know we've got you can do so much with a Blog and social media is everywhere and so I think that's probably the biggest change is just there's a lot more that you can do with a Blog and there's a lot more that you can do to Market your blog what are your thoughts on guest blogging guest blogging you as a blogger guest blogging for someone else or or I guess either or and I I asked that because we I just got a I've gotten like a couple inquiries over the past couple days like people they'll go to our contact us box and they'll ask about Guest blogging like oh reach out to us pay us x amount and we we have 50 million viewers you know we'll get um so I guess the first part would be guest having someone else guest blog for you that's what it looked like they were trying to do yeah I think that's fine as long as they're a legitimate person with without an agenda of trying to get you to add you know spamy back links to their website or something like that um 99% of people who approach you to guest post on your are those people um they're just SEO people who are trying to get you to do that and that's not great for you or your blog um but if it's you know if it's somebody who genuinely has an expertise in the topic that you blog about and you think that they're you know going to be a good person to write for you I think that's great so I know you had mentioned uh in a video previously that it's really important to having authentic followers on your account similarly with guest bloggers how what's a good way to make sure that anybody you're bringing on is an authentic guest blogger I think usually it's prettyy easy it's a matter of looking at who they are what they do if they've sent you a link to their website or what they're trying to uh promote and it looks legitimate then it's probably is if they're promoting you know teeth whitening toothpaste and you're a travel blog then Pro probably not a great fit so I think a lot of it is just common sense and kind of you know if it if it looks like a duck and it walks like a duck and that kind of thing I would air on the side of caution anyone from a corporate standpoint going a guess blog probably it wants the SEO uh value out of it they're not doing out of the goodness of their heart so I would be very skeptical there but if it's a blogger or somebody like that and they have a legitimate blog and they want to write for you um you know that's something you can think about what are some of the best tips you would have for somebody looking to start their blog today I would say so basically I've spent I think I spent 10 years teaching classes about blogging I've written eBooks about how to blog I do Consulting and coaching for bloggers on how to blog and the number one thing I always say is there are three things it takes to be successful as a blogger especially in the beginning and those are time patience and consistency uh first one's the most important you got to put the time in I think a lot of people hear these get-rich quick schemes or oh start a blog and you'll make millions and this and that and and people think it's going to happen overnight and it does not and it takes a huge amount of time to actually even set up a Blog let alone put content on it let alone Market it and get the traffic to it um patience is is the second one it kind of go to what I said it doesn't happen overnight for 99.9% of people uh you really have to be patient and you can't give up just because you know the third day and you don't have 10,000 followers uh and consistency and that is the key to being successful as a blogger you have to publish consistently you have to be consistent with marketing it on social media if that's what you're deciding to do or doing your SEO if you want to go that route or both if you're going to go down the middle um and those things are really key to being successful as a blogger right so time patience consistency I just want to repeat that because keep in mind everybody she's been blogging for 20 years and she's been telling people this exact same tip for 10 years so that's got to be the key time patience consistency what have been some of your most effective SEO strategies you know I think it's a combination of on page SEO and off page so you know making sure all your posts are optimized in terms of the keywords that you choose and how you're structuring your site and all that kind of thing is important and then off page you know you want to get those backlinks from other places around the web you can be as assertive about that as you want to I mean some people are really um you know out there trying to get their backlinks other people including myself uh Focus just more on producing and creating high quality content so people will want to link back to it naturally um but again it's really up to you there's so many different strategies for SEO so many ways to do keyword research um I think everybody finds their own path in terms of how focused they they are on it how much they do uh about it but it is definitely an important part of blogging if you want to be found in Search and if you want to grow your site that way um I just my number one piece of advice though is you know be aware of scuzzy tactics if you're using what they call black hat SEO tactics you're probably going to get penalized by Google at some point and you don't want that to happen because you lose all your traffic that black hat that's like if you're making text like invisible but the keywords um what are other black hat techniques I guess yeah I mean there are a lot of them that's one of them buying or Andor selling links um that's a big one for Google um any kind of any kind of thing that sort of web spam keyword stuffing so repeating the same keyword you know 500 times in one blog post like it's a lot of it is just common sense if it doesn't seem like it's something you're probably supposed to do it probably isn't something you're supposed to do if it reads awkwardly because you have too many keywords and that's probably that's why I like yoast is it'll tell you if you have too many keywords or not enough keywords so I'm glad that you use the same um the plugin that we have I know there's a ton of different plugins out there so that's cool that we're using the same one yeah yeah for sure awesome well that was an incredibly fastpaced conversation about blogging I was trying to take notes and mental notes at the same time I feel like I've just got to relist this entire thing to get the everything we talked about but um yeah that was that was some great information I think we'll transition a little bit into more of the travel lifestyle cuz this is a travel podcast too um but yeah do you have anything to add hope no I think um it just transitioning into travel would be great and so you can let us know some of your frustrations currently that you face while you're traveling uh I think to be honest it it sort of depends where I am when I'm in California with my California waering hat on and I'm traveling um most of my travel here is road trips whether it's a day trip or a weekend trip or a multi-day multi-week trip um and usually my biggest frustration is just traffic which you know we all have to deal with when we're driving somewhere especially if it's a rush hour or a city or whatever so you know that is what it is uh when I'm in London it's more more of my trips are uh trips require flying and um I would say the number one frustration is just how difficult it is to fly anymore you know airport security has just gotten more and more tedious um Airlines have just started charging for literally everything you have to pay to breathe now um so it's just you know one of those things that just it is what it is but it's not uh it's not my favorite part of traveling pivoting from that what do you love most about your travel lifestyle I love the independence and freedom that I have and it's funny because sometimes it's more perceived Independence and freedom than it is actual uh because it is a lot of work to run one blog and it's a huge amount of work to run too and so I you know I work seven days a week 365 days a year there's no time off I haven't had of vacation in 14 years since I started doing this full-time but I do get to call the shots on my schedule I do get to travel all over the world all the time so again it's it's freedom and Independence uh or at least the perception thereof that that I love about it and if you were traveling consistently so it sounds like your travel lifestyle it changes quite often you're traveling full-time and then you're back home doing a lot of stuff catching up and doing your blogs um if you were traveling consistently for a week or for a month what would that budget look like yeah it for me it really depends where I am uh you know if I'm in a part of the world where cost of living is very uh low compared to what I'm used to then my budget is going to be a lot smaller than if I'm traveling in let's say you know London or San Francisco which are very expensive um so for me budgeting is a lot about backing into uh what my my costs are probably going to be in terms of accommodation food uh anything I want to do in terms of sightseeing or tours or something like that um looking at again cost of living average prices and then kind of saying okay based on all of those things I probably should budget X for this trip do you have any examples of any lower cost of living countries you've been to yeah I mean all over the world I'd say um you know for in Europe uh Portugal tends to offer really good value uh it's a great destination and every time I go I'm always pleasantly surprised by the costs um a lot of there are a lot of countries uh in the eastern part of Europe that tend to be really reasonable too Romania is great for that um and then I'm trying to think where else I've been the last few years Central America I had a great time there and it was not you know prohibitively expensive in most of the countries that I went to um yeah but again I could name I could name more south southeast Asia there's some countries I've been to Africa there's countries I've been to it just it just depends where you go think we talked before the podcast started we haven't been overseas quite yet where we we're kind of wanting to more and more after you we're watching videos and seeing blog posts about it and it's beautiful out there Portugal particular we watched a video on that a little while ago and didn't realize how beautiful that country was so great so someone looking to start traveling maybe on a budget maybe consider some of those countries that Julie just named what has been your best some of your best money-saving travel tips so far that's a good question and again I think it depends where you go um if you're traveling you know again to Europe and you're open to where you go I would say you know again research what countries aren't going to be as expensive as others so again Portugal for example or Romania or something like that um or if you're going to Asia you know you might want to choose let's say Thailand over Japan where your money is just going to go farther um I'd also say in terms of just everyday things um you there are lots of different little ways that you can save money um uh going to a grocery store instead of eating out the whole time you know accommodation if you can do uh something like uh trusted house sitters or one of those where you get accommodation for free in exchange for pet sitting for somebody instead of paying for accommodation those are great ways that you can start really saving a lot of money if you're interested in doing that method of house sitting or pet sitting you can listen to episode 8 we had Andy melon who had talked about how they still to this day they do that they travel they' been to Hawaii for free because they pet sit it pretty incredible to opportunities there a couple more questions before we start wrapping up part one here what has been the coolest experience so far traveling wow I think probably for my birthday a few years ago I went to Nepal and I did not do the usual thing people do in Nepal um instead because my favorite animal is the red panda uh I spent a week tracking red pandas in Nepal and it was amazing I stayed with host families and different Villages uh went tracking red pandas every day got to see two of them which was very exciting um and it was just a great experience it was a great cultural experience um it was an amazing experience just to be in nature all day tracking these pandas and it was nice because I did the whole trip through a charity and you know it was great to be able to know I was supporting conservation efforts while I was doing it yeah sounds incredible sounds you were tracking them were you expecting to see I know you saw it two is it rare to see them it is fairly R to see them yeah they're just there there aren't that many of them and they tend to hide in trees so it's not easy to spot them even when they are around I'm sure you have a Blog and some photos about it so we'll add that to the show notes this episode here yeah great um over your 20 years of blogging and traveling what has been one thing that you learned you can't live without noise cancelling headphones that's 100% I I don't know if I'm just very sensitive to noise or or what but if I'm on a flight or a train or wherever I am I have to have noise ging headphones it keeps me saying uh blocks out a lot of annoying noise in airports or wherever I am and it's definitely definitely my my go-to sure do you have any brand recommendations that you use yeah I I've always been pretty loyal to Bose I just got a new pair for Christmas of the uh the wireless ones that use Bluetooth and they've been amazing so far so I definitely recommend those awesome yeah good tip um contrary to that what has been one thing you've learned that you don't need a suitcase uh I'm a big never check a bag person I've been interviewed about it in the New York Times I've written blog posts about it um I'm very diard uh don't overpack don't bring more than you need and a lot of times things you think you need you really don't need them um so definitely be a minimalist capsule wardrobe travel size every everything roll your clothes um you don't need to bring that big bag use the packing cubes I I you know I have never Ed them but I know people who swear by them so I think they're great if you want to do it yeah yeah we swear by them so don't check a bag you're bringing probably a carryon and then a backpack maybe how long are you traveling for when you're not checking a bag I've done it up to three weeks before um I did laundry once in the middle I didn't rewear anything people are always like oh that's so gross but I really I really was actually clean the whole time don't worry um but you know it depends where you're going to where I was going for 3 weeks it was very warm and so my clothes were pretty small if I were going skiing for three weeks it probably wouldn't have worked because you need a lot more clothes so it depends but yeah I got away with it for three weeks at one point well one of us here I'm not going to name names so if we're packing for a weekend you'll think we're moving our entire house that's all right that's all right I understand I'm getting better that's good yeah it takes time hence the pack in cubes you've been to 112 countries so you have been through tons of different airports and solo travel and I'm sure travel in groups do you have any safety tips for traveling as a Solo Traveler or in a group yeah I mean for me it's always been a matter of just using Common Sense uh you know don't walk down a dark alley by yourself at night um don't go out and get too drunk or do too many drugs alone and then not know where you are and not be able to get home uh you know it sounds obvious but you know it's it's worth at least pointing out um I think also not as big of a deal I think in a lot of places in the US um as much as it can be in Europe although it does happen everywhere is you know just keep your bag closed and on your person and don't you know walk around flaunting valuables everywhere um that kind of thing can always be a good idea don't leave your bags unattended don't leave them you know sitting somewhere on public transport and walk away um but again a lot of it is just more common sense than anything else yeah absolutely do you find that you're traveling solo mostly or I know that you got engaged recently do you get to bring your um fiance on these trips with you ever uh it's it's a huge mix I do a lot of solo travel I do a lot of group travel and I do a lot of travel with either friends or my fiance or or whatever else so um it's it's a always a a crapshoot in terms of what I ends up doing yeah perfect well it's probably nice to be able to have that variety so you know you can get that solo time with yourself and really focus in on you know whatever country you're in to blog and get all the information but I'm sure it's wonderful to you know have your significant other or your friends with you just to travel and enjoy we typically just travel the two of us so this is all we know but that's not bad no it's not we like each other so it works out if you could have listened to this podcast when you were first starting out when you made that transition from your job in San Francisco what is one question I didn't ask tonight that you would ask and how would you answer that now I probably would have asked about visas is in terms of living overseas you know how do you even do that how do you get a visa do you need a job to get a visa and a Visa get a job that whole thing I had to sort of figure that out on my own and it wasn't the easiest thing to figure out um but I did um and I think that's probably something that I would have wanted to know and to get your visa was that just a lot of time involved in that or how was that process and we're not going to go into too big detail into it but um I guess kind of roughly yeah it took a couple months it wasn't as timec consuming as as you might think um there's the application is long and it's very detailed but if you are you know T ticking all the boxes and doing everything they ask you to do uh it didn't actually take too long um again this was a long time ago so it could be different now and it certainly wait times vary depending on what's going on with the government um but it's a lot of times you know once you figured out how to do it it's just a matter of applying if you're eligible and then waiting great and then if somebody were wanted to get into the blogging lifestyle and become a professional blogger but haven't started yet what is one thing they could do today to get them going well they could start a blog today that's always a good way to start the thing is I from years and years of teaching blogging and coaching on blogging I've realized that people think blogging is much more sort of intimidating and difficult than it is um starting a blog just creating a Blog takes about a minute and a half um it's the everything you put on to the blog content wise that takes a long time and so I think people put off actually even creating a Blog because they just think it's going to be so hard or so much work um and really all they need to do is go to whatever website they want to start a blog on and create a username and a password and you basically have a Blog after that so I think the the number one piece advice I give people is don't be afraid of it just start it's easy now with me there's so many YouTube tutorials and it's so userfriendly WordPress or whatever site you're using to actually create that website and start blogging do you feel that cuz we're in the real estate business and we've heard in in this kind of business people they they just don't start it's intimidating and once they start things start moving smooth and they start moving faster one of the big handicaps is just starting it's it's ring it's intimidating do you see that a lot with the blog space too where once people actually take that leap then they get more comfortable and it grows and it moves forward but what's the biggest thing that prevents people from getting started once people get started is it easier and and I think absolutely it is and I think the biggest thing that prevents people from starting is like I said just fear or intimidation or thinking it's going to be too hard but I definitely think once people get started you know they get that momentum going and then it's easier every day all right excellent when you were starting out in San Francisco and even today were there any other bloggers or YouTube channels or even books that influenced you and helped you get to where you are today to be honest when I was first starting there wasn't anything I mean I don't YouTube barely existed and there certainly weren't any blogs or or any books on blogging um so it really was just a matter of kind of stumbling through it myself and then there was a small blogging Community online you know in the very very early days um through like Lonely Planet forums and things like that and we all kind of found each other and started following each other's blogs um but I I you know I would say for me it was more in my blogging Journey after a few years of it once I started networking with people um I definitely found inspiration in blogs like Johnny jet if you've come across his blog it's great um lots of uh good like airline miles and credit card point points tips on his blog in addition to everything else um so that's one that I have always just really loved and admired great so we'll put a link to Johnny jet in the show descriptions as well as every the other resource we talked about today and one last question Julie where can my audience find out more about you well my blogs are a lady in london.com and California wearing. comom and then I'm all over social media on both of them with both of those names excellent I can vouch for that she's all over the place thanks again for coming on you're welcome thanks for having me

Today I delve into the evolving landscape of content creation, blogging, and digital marketing and why your "vibe" has never been more important. Facing the competition from AI-generated content and the possible decline of ad revenue due to the phase-out of third-party cookies, I propose a strategic pivot for content creators toward selling "who you are," not just the information you put out. This is why I emphasize the importance of starting to sell digital products and services directly to audiences as a sustainable income source in 2024. Show Notes: MiloTreeCart Book a FREE 20-minute call with me MiloTree Pop-Up App Personality Quiz: What Digital Product Should I Create? Join My Blogger Genius Email List Become a Blogger Genius Facebook Group All Blogger Genius Podcast Episodes Catch My Party Selling Your "Vibe," Not Your Content Also, I'm talking about the concept of selling your 'vibe'—a unique blend of personality, energy, humor, and worldview—rather than just information. I argue that in an AI-dominated landscape, the human touch becomes invaluable. I share my personal journey with Instagram Reels, describing how I us them to convey my vibe and connect with my audience. I leverage tools like ChatGPT to streamline content creation, demonstrating the synergy between human creativity and AI. I also discusses Kevin Kelly's "1000 True Fans" concept, encouraging creators to focus on building a small, loyal audience rather than chasing massive traffic. This approach, I argue, can lead to significant income when fans are offered valuable products. Emphasis on Human Connection and Email Marketing Emphasizing the importance of email marketing, I advise creators and bloggers to nurture their email lists, viewing them as a direct line to their audience's 'living room'. I advocate for authenticity in email communications, as it's an effective channel for selling and building relationships. Remember, embracing change and putting oneself out there, despite potential discomfort is the way to go. Get a Personalized Digital Product Action Plan And MiloTreeCart as an accessible and efficient solution for creators looking to sell digital products, contrasting it with more complex platforms. I invite listeners to a free call to discuss digital product strategies. If you want to talk about your digital product strategy, I would love it if you jumped on a free 20 minute call with me. It's no hard sell. It is really to talk through what you want to build. I'll give you some ideas for your digital product strategy. I'll share with you how others are having success. I'll show you MiloTreeCart. You could see if it's a good fit for you, but truly, I am here to help all of us make this transition into this new world. If you want to get on a call with me, just go here to book a session.

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Amy Reinecke and Jennifer Draper, the dynamic duo of blogging coaches and co-founders of Spark Media Concepts. Together, we delved into the evolving world of blogging, the art of monetization, and the strategies that will help you thrive in 2024. Show Notes: MiloTreeCart Catch My Party MiloTree Pop-Up App Spark Media Concepts The Ultimate Blog Podcast Personality Quiz: What Digital Product Should I Create? Join My Blogger Genius Email List Become a Blogger Genius Facebook Group All Blogger Genius Podcast Episodes Subscribe to the Blogger Genius Podcast: iTunes Stitcher YouTube Spotify The Journey to Blogging Success Amy and Jennifer's stories are a testament to the power of blogging. Jennifer's leap into the blogging world began in 2010 with a slow cooker recipe blog, capitalizing on a niche that lacked wholesome content. Her blog's quick traction is a nod to the less saturated digital landscape of the time. Amy, on the other hand, started with no intention of building a business. Her journey began on social media, sharing her health journey, which eventually led her to blogging and partnering with Jennifer. Their partnership blossomed into Spark Media Concepts, a venture that started almost serendipitously. It's a story of recognizing potential, seizing opportunities, and the importance of encouragement and mentorship. They've since shifted from doing the work for their clients to empowering them to take charge of their own blogging journeys. Monetization and the Importance of Adaptability In our conversation, Amy and Jennifer emphasized the need for bloggers to be adaptable and open-minded. With the blogging landscape constantly changing, it's crucial to understand your audience and make intentional decisions to grow your business. They shared their experiences with pricing changes and course restructuring, underscoring the importance of aligning pricing with the value offered and what the audience can afford. The Power of Niching Down Niching down is more important than ever. Amy and Jennifer highlighted the significance of understanding the specific needs of your audience. By focusing on a niche, you can become an authority in your space, which is invaluable in a crowded market. The Role of Podcasting and Challenges with Facebook Ads Amy and Jennifer also discussed the impact of their podcast, the Ultimate Blog Podcast, in driving traffic to their courses. They candidly shared the challenges they faced with Facebook ads, reminding us that not all marketing channels work for everyone and the importance of finding what works best for your brand. Email Marketing: The Trend to Watch in 2024 When asked about the trends for 2024, both Amy and Jennifer agreed on the importance of email marketing. With social media fatigue on the rise, they predict a shift towards more intimate connections through email lists. They advocate for a robust email marketing strategy, including welcome series, re-engagement campaigns, and a focus on providing valuable content that your audience wants to open. My Takeaway for Aspiring Bloggers As your host, I've seen the blogging industry evolve, and this conversation has only reinforced my belief in the power of adaptability and the value of your email list. In a world where social media can be fleeting, owning your email list is akin to owning a piece of digital real estate that no algorithm can take away from you. MiloTreeCart: Your Partner in Monetization Before I wrap up, let me introduce you to MiloTree Cart, the tool that can revolutionize how you sell digital products and services. With MiloTreeCart, you can set up memberships, digital downloads, workshops, coaching, and mini-courses in minutes. It's user-friendly, backed by a supportive team, and currently available for a lifetime deal of $349. Plus, if you purchase by the end of January, you'll get a one-hour coaching call with me to strategize and learn best practices. Final Thoughts The blogging world is ever-changing, but with the right strategies and tools, you can navigate it successfully. Take the advice from Amy and Jennifer to heart, consider your email marketing strategy, and don't forget to check out MiloTreeCart to take your monetization to the next level. Ready to dive deeper into the world of blogging and learn from the best? Subscribe to The Blogger Genius podcast and join me, Jillian, as we explore the genius behind successful blogging. Other Related Blogger Genius Podcast episodes You'll Enjoy: AI-Driven Content and the Future of SEO with Steve Wiideman The Truth About Blogging Success: Hard Work and Risks with Faith Mariah What's Next for Food Bloggers: Changes in 2024 with Megan Porta MiloTreeCart, the Best Tool for Non-Techies to Sell Digital Products I also want to introduce you to the MiloTreeCart, a tool designed for non-techies to sell digital products easily. It comes with features like fill-in-the-blank sales pages, check-out pages, a sales dashboard, upsells, and customer support. MiloTreeCart is currently available for a lifetime deal of $3

Have you tried putting all your efforts into growing your blog but none of them seem to work? While you have been consistent and going the extra mile on creating quality content, you're not achieving the results you wanted. What could possibly go wrong? Joining me today in this special episode is Jessie Festa who will change your perspective around growing your blog.  Jessie is the creator of the travel blogs Jessie on a Journey and Epicure & Culture. She is also the founder of Travel Blog Prosperity – a membership community for bloggers wanting to grow their traffic, community & income – as well as NYC Photo Journeys, a New York-based photography company. Her work has appeared in publications like USA Today, CNN, Business Insider, Thrillist, and WestJet Magazine. We specifically talked about numerous topics, such as her journey into blogging, her success story, and email marketing strategies. We also discussed digital product sales, building affiliate partnerships, and valuable SEO tips. Lastly, Jessie also shared her nifty 2-click tip from MediaVine, link building strategy, and her views about AI usage. Are you someone who just bought a blog and wants to grow it? This episode is what you need! Tune in now to get started. Episode Highlights 03:40 Jessie's travel blogging journey 08:16 Route on growing a blog 10:07 Revenue from blogging 17:53 SEO strategy and tips for bloggers 21:30 Generating revenue through emails 24:23 Growing an online business 26:21 Online business time management 28:34 Relationships in Blogging 34:55 AI tools for online businesses 37:52 Future Prospects in Blogging Key Takeaways ➥ If Jessie would start travel blogging again, she will do it differently. Instead of immediately pursuing brand collaborations for quick earnings, she will prioritize building her website's SEO and creating her own travel-related courses and memberships. Once she establishes a strong online presence and generates income independently, she will collaborate with brands. This strategy will allow her to have more control over her business, position herself as an authority, and attract meaningful brand partnerships in the long run.   ➥ At first, Jessie thought that SEO solely revolved around creating keyword. However, she soon realized that SEO encompassed a broader set of strategies. Jessie learned about SEO strategies and implemented them to her sites.    ➥ Jessie's income generation strategy revolves around email marketing. She uses social media to encourage her audience to join her email list. Through targeted email campaigns, she promotes her courses and memberships to generate sales. By leveraging the power of direct communication through email, she builds a closer relationship with her audience and nurtures their engagement, ultimately driving conversions and revenue for her travel blogging business.   About The Guest Jessie Festa is the creator of the travel blogs Jessie on a Journey and Epicure & Culture. She is also the founder of Travel Blog Prosperity – a membership community for bloggers wanting to grow their traffic, community & income – as well as NYC Photo Journeys, a New York-based photography company. Her work has appeared in publications like USA Today, CNN, Business Insider, Thrillist, and WestJet Magazine. Connect with Jessie Festa➥ Website -  https://jessieonajourney.com/ ➥ Free Blogger Resource Library (55+ Resources) - https://jessieonajourney.com/free-blogging-printables/ ➥ The Profitable Travel Blogger Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-profitable-travel-blogger-podcast/id1473833554   Resource Links ➥ Buying Online Businesses Website - https://buyingonlinebusinesses.com ➥ Download the Due Diligence Framework - https://buyingonlinebusinesses.com/freeresources/  ➥ Get 1-1 voice note coaching with Jaryd - https://app.coachvox.com/profile/jaryd-krause ➥ Sonic Writer (AI Content Generator) - https://bit.ly/3ZjHRPX ➥ Content Scale AI (AI Content Detector) - https://bit.ly/3LlxRBV ➥ Semrush (SEO tool) - https://bit.ly/3lINGaV➥ Surfer SEO (SEO tool for content writing) - https://bit.ly/3X0jZiD *This post may contain affiliate links, so we may earn a small commission when you make a purchase through links on our site/posts at no additional cost to you.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you a food blogger who wants to learn more about SEO? Today we are joined by Natasha Levai, a food blogger in the gluten-free niche. She has a blog called Natasha's home. She is also a stay-at-home mom living in Eastern Hungary with her husband and daughter. In today's episode we are talking about the importance of SEO in blogging and how it can benefit your business. Natasha shares more about her story of starting her blog and finding her niche in the competitive word of food blogging. She also shares the basics of keyword research, more about themes, backlinking, the plugins she recommends, and important things to include in your recipe blog posts. Natasha provided so much value today and we hope you enjoyed today's episode!Thanks for listening! Connect with us on Instagram: @sparkmediaconceptsCheck out Cooking with Keywords  HERE!  Use code UBP10 for 10% off!Check out Restored 316's Templates here!Check out the show notes (link below) for more information including links and resources mentioned in today's episode!SHOW NOTES: www.sparkmediaconcepts.com/episode91***Do you want the blueprint for a profitable blog? Sign up for our FREE workshop that is happening September 12 - 14! Sign up HERE!*** ***FREE EXCLUSIVE EPISODES: We know how much you love the podcast so we created something special just for you! We recorded 3 special bonus episodes on a private podcast for you to take a listen to now! Click here and put in your name and email address to check them out!***

In episode 440, Megan chats to Tara Smithson about why going viral is often bad for your business and 6 tips that will help you stay motivated as you set healthy, long-term goals. Tara enjoys creating quick and easy recipes for busy people, who love the flavor, but lack time. Tara's intention is to make cooking less intimidating by sharing easy recipes that will begin to help people get inspired to cook delicious food. In this episode, you'll find out why setting long-term goals instead of focusing on immediate income and short-term success hacks, like going viral, is important for a fulfilling food blogging career.  - Focus on a few activities instead of being all over the place. - Take pleasure in watching your growth over time. - Should you expect to make money from blogging at the start? - Are you passionate enough about food content creation? - Find your own path to success and enjoy the process. - Learn how to deal with people who struggle to understand what you do. - Should you get involved in the food community? Connect with Tara Smithson Website | Instagram  

Got more time than money? In this episode Toni and Steve share their tips for growing a blog quickly. Most of these tips require a hefty time investment but they work!

In episode 433, Megan chats to Alexis Leonhardt about different ways to use RankIQ to grow your blog. Alexis is founder of the blog, Fancy Apron, which shares upscale recipes that everyone can make. She cooks lots of Traeger recipes, weeknight dinners, and shares tips for shopping at Costco. She started the blog 3 years ago and has had a slow start, but 2023 is bringing big growth. In this episode, Alexis explains how she uses RankIQ for keyword research to help her write blog posts that rank quickly. - Make keyword research faster. - What to do for new posts and how to optimize old content. - Why it's important to find your niche. - Write blog posts faster. - How to incorporate round-ups and non-recipe posts into your blog. - RankIQ is a guide for finding non-recipe posts. - Use as a guide for scheduling content and batch working. Connect with Alexis Leonhardt Website | Instagram

Discover the latest and most effective strategies to grow your blog to the next level in 2023.Questions answered:How do I increase my blog's traffic?How can I improve my blog's search engine ranking?What are the best ways to promote my blog?What types of content should I be creating to attract more readers?How do I engage with my audience and build a community around my blog?Should I be using social media to promote my blog, and if so, which platforms are best?Grab the Blog Like a Pro Guide!Read more HERE.

Before you write the first blog article.... before you do any keyword research... you need to identify the topic clusters you will cover on your blog.SEO has evolved, and topic clusters are critical to your success.If you already have a blog, it's not too late! Identify what you have on your site already so that you can fill in the gaps!This is part 2 of a 25 -part series on growing your blog. THE INSIDER MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN AGAIN! Learn more here: https://leslipeterson.com/insider2/If you're a professional blogger (or want to be) then check out my FREE Facebook Group where we talk about the business of blogging everyday! https://www.facebook.com/groups/leslipetersonThe quickest way to increase your traffic? Update your content regularly. Get a free blog post update checklist here: https://leslipeterson.com/Curious about how to connect with your newsletter audience? Get a free list of 52 Newsletter Connection Prompts here: https://leslipeterson.com/===== FOLLOW ME ===== FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/leslipeterson Podcast: https://podcast.leslipeterson.com/ ** Sometimes I link to additional resources, and they may or may not include affiliate links. I'll never link you to anything I don't use myself!

Are you tired of Googling how to grow your online business without using social media? Or how to get organic traffic to your website Are you burnt out spending wasted hours creating endless content on social media with little to no growth? Do you wish there was a less time consuming way to scale your business? Do you wish you had more flexibility and freedom in your schedule? This podcast is to equip you with simple and direct content marketing and SEO strategy so you can stop the hustle and work smarter! My mission is to help you grow a profitable online business through streamlined automation, SEO and keyword strategy that works without you. Are you ready to give up the social media chains, break free from wasted hours on your phone, creating fresh daily content and exchange everything that doesn't work for what will to grow a God-centered faith-based business, welcome to my podcast, sister. I'm Katie, boy mom, wife, coffee lover, a loved daughter of God, and a lifelong student of the Holy Spirit. I struggled for years to grow my business online, exchanging family time to create endless amounts of content for social media that never helped me grow my audience or traffic organically. I tried networking, posting several times a day, even DM-ing people which made me feel like a total sleazy salesman. God reminded me that I'm in this world, but not of it. If I want to grow a successful online business, it has to be the kingdom way. God's way. I finally feel free to put my phone down, have fun with my family, and enjoy making a passive income at home. With His help, I created a customized business plan that worked for ME. I'm finally able to enjoy my business, see my traffic grow, and work less! I'm so excited to share it with you. If you're ready to finally grow a successful online business without the social media grind, automate your business to work for you while you're enjoying time with your family, and make a passive income all from using content, blogging, SEO, and keyword strategy, this is THE place for you! Grab your cup of coffee, put on your favorite sweat shirt, and get ready to learn how to write intentional, purpose driven content without using social media to grow your business, sis. Let's get it. You will learn: –-Content growth strategies –-How to leverage SEO and keywords in your content to grow your audience --How to make money by monetizing your content --How to grow your faith as a Christian business owner More resources:  Join my free community https://www.facebook.com/groups/onlinebusinessgrowthwithkatie Visit the site: thecontentmarketingmompreneur.com Email us: Support@thecontentmarketingmompreneur.com

Learn this trick and you'll never run out of content ideas again.  This vid holds the key to unlimited content ideas that your audience and the algorithms will love... Resulting in more traffic, more views and more revenue for you! As mentioned, I prefer to use keyword research as my main strategy for finding the topics and questions my audience is searching for. If you're a blogger or niche site owner, the 'how to do keyword research' videos are here:    www.youtube.com/watch?v=eofkzs0fVOA&list=PL0sOKzn__yK1kcevy9MZq5uBZyQKa487N&index=1&t=0s If you're a YouTuber, the keyword research for youtube video is here:    www.youtube.com/watch?v=67yP95fucsU&list=PL0sOKzn__yK2-3bo52OP_TTiFQope2r06&index=6&t=0s If you've wanted to start blogging but haven't jumped in yet, here's the free tutorial that teaches how to start a blog: www.milesbeckler.com/how-to-start-a-blog/ And, of course... If you're a YouTuber and you're committed to growing your channel fast, my free YouTube course is available here:    www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE8zgaFfQ3M&list=PL0sOKzn__yK2-3bo52OP_TTiFQope2r06&index=1&t=0s

Today Bree talks with Anne and AnnMarie, two friends and neighbors who are now successful business owners with their blog Simply2Moms. In this episode they chat about what it's like to run a blogging business with a partner, why they switched their focus to their blog and seo rather than social media, and how they've grown their income streams as a result! If you're tired of the social media rat-race, this is the episode for you.  Try Flodesk for FREE today! It's our favorite email marketing platform for bloggers! thrivetogether.blog/FLODESK Head to thrivetogether.blog/podcast for the show notes! ----- Looking for more support? Check out our coaching programs! Shift—If you've made more than $5k in the last 12-months, apply today! Profitable Blogger Society—if you need help getting your foundation started, as well as knowing where to spend your time for the most growth!  ----- If you're looking for a blogging & influencer community, then join us over on Facebook, the Thrive Blogging Community! 

In the early days of a new niche site, it's best to write the content yourself. However, you should start outsourcing your content production ASAP to grow your site faster. This week, Emil and Andrew discuss when the best time is to start outsourcing content production and where to find writers. They also talk about how they manage writers and how much to pay them. Resources: Show Notes The Niche Site Toolbox Social Media: @andyfieb @emilshour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At some point as your blog grows, you will likely run out of capacity to do all the things. Even if you have the time to do them, it's unrealistic to do everything that is needed for running a food blog. Learn the unique ways you could grow a team to support you! In this episode we'll cover different "departments" of growing a team:  Operations Content Project Based Personal/Other Resources Mentioned in This Episode:  Lessons from Managing a Team and Two Food Blogs with Christine Pittman Knowing Your Audience and Outsourcing as Your Business Grows with Liz Marino Building Your Website Team with Andrew Wilder Which Position to Hire First with Emily Perron Unusual Ways to Outsource Parts of Your Blog Connect with Madison Instagram | Website | Show Notes Work with Grace + Vine in 2023: All Design Services Web Design for Food Bloggers Food Blogger Support Package

On this week's episode of the Niche Pursuits podcast, Keyword Chef founder Ben Adler highlights the proven tactics he's learned over the years to go after the right topics and grow several successful niche sites.  

How can you use Pinterest to grow your blog in 2023? Today we welcome back our friend Kate Ahl, Pinterest guru and owner of Simple Pin Media to talk all about Pinterest. If you are interested in learning about the shifts Pinterest is making in 2023, this episode is for you!Thanks for listening! Connect with us on Instagram: @sparkmediaconcepts Check out the show notes (link below) for more information including links and resources mentioned in today's episode!You can join the Blog Depot for $9 a month using code: BLOGGER. Sign up here: https://courses.sparkmediaconcepts.com/the-blog-depotGet 20% off of Keysearch Starter Plan using this link and code: KSDISCJoin the waitlist for The Ultimate Blog Bootcamp, our online course and coaching that helps you build the blog that you have always dreamed of.SHOW NOTES: www.sparkmediaconcepts.com/episode60

Did you know you could build a better blog by niching down? Today, on the Blogger Genius Podcast, I'm interviewing Kate Shungu, from the blog, Gift of Hospitality. It took Kate a couple of tries to find her niche but once she did, she was able to explode her growth. Kate ultimately pivoted her food blog to: "vintage recipes for the modern cook." Having such a good niche gave Kate directions. And what she's found is the constraints of not being able to write about everything has helped her. And as a busy mom, not having to do everything, has made her blogging life easier. If you are wondering whether niching down can help you achieve your blogging goals, this episode is a must! Show Notes Digital Product WORKSHOP REPLAY – How to Turn on a New Income Stream MiloTreeCart MiloTree Pop-Up App Gift of Hospitality Join Jillian's Newsletter to Hear about the MiloTreeCart Black Friday Sale Become a Blogger Genius Facebook Group All Blogger Genius Podcast Episodes Subscribe to the Blogger Genius Podcast iTunes Stitcher YouTube Spotify Amazon Music Other Blogger Genius Podcast Episodes You'll Like: Secret Ways to Monetize Your Blog with Corinne Schmitt & Christina Hitchcock The Best Blog Content Tools You've The Best Blog Content Tools You've Never Heard Of with Britt Reber Boost Your Blog Traffic by Building Your Authority with Christine Pittman Imagine a world where growing your social media followers and email list was easy… If you are looking for ways to grow your community whether that be email whether that be social media, right now head to Milotree.com install the MiloTree app on your blog and it will do the work for you. Let it do the heavy lifting for you. Let it pop up in front of your visitors and ask them to follow you on Instagram Pinterest, YouTube, Facebook, join your list, check out the exit intent but really get your community growing. And we'd love to help you with MiloTree. And I will see you here again next week. Sign up for MiloTree now and get your first 30 DAYS FREE!

Being a podcast guest can help you grow your blog and influence and today we're diving into exactly how.On today's episode we have special guest Angie Trueblood, Angie is the founder of The Podwize Group.They are a company that helps podcast guests and hosts grow their business and their authority through podcast guesting.They are an agency on one side and an education company on the other, so they train and do on behalf of their clients and members.Get Pitch It at 50% off!Read more HEREBecome a Media MavenIf you're tired of seeing your competition in places you would love to be mentioned or...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Today on the Ready, Set, Launch podcast we're joined by Anita Dykstra, a full-time travel blogger who has grown her blogs to 90k page views per month using SEO & Pinterest. Anita successfully runs 2 travel blogs which has allowed her to travel to 50+ countries while getting paid for it. Now she helps bloggers and online business owners create and grow blogs that lead to more income, impact and freedom. In this episode, we're chatting about how Anita got into travel blogging, SEO optimisation and leveraging Pinterest to generate website traffic.   Here's what you'll learn: Blogging success takes time Using blogs as your home base for content Where to start on Pinterst Optimisation Outsourcing vs DIY  Pinterest tips for your online business  Connect with Anita at www.anitadykstra.com or on Instagram @anitahendrieka Make more sales, grow your email list and increase website traffic with Anita's Passive Profit with Pinterest course.   Connect with Jessica on Instagram @jessica_tutton Jessica's Website: https://jessicatutton.com.au/

The internet is full of blogging advice, and a lot of it is really useful. Unfortunately a lot of it used to be useful, but became outdated 20 years ago, and some of it is just plain wrong. So how does a budding blogger discern the difference? Well, it's not easy - because it all looks legit - but I'm going to break down some pieces of advice you may stumble upon that you can just ignore. Bad Blogging Advice #1: Post Every Day I admit, I fully did this, and I very nearly quit blogging early on because I was burnt out after a very short period of time.  Writing a blog post every day, or even 3 times a week, is not sustainable.  It's also bad practice.  Why? First of all, how much time, effort, energy, research, etc. can you put into a post if you're writing one every day? I can answer that. Little to none. And these days, search engines are putting a premium on quality content, so you're digging yourself into a hole with this practice. Additionally, if you're spending all your time creating content, you don't have any time to promote it. It's going to be difficult for you to see any benefit from all that content if you don't tell people about it. You need to give yourself time to share on social media, email your list, and respond to comments, which are all things that will grow your readership.  Bad Blogging Advice #2: Comment on Other Blogs Back in the day (you know, the dark ages of the early 2000s) leaving comments on other people's blogs was a proven method to grow your own readership. Many bloggers used plugins that even posted links to commenter's sites to encourage comments. These comments and links would leave digital crumbs all over the internet and lead people to your site. However, once social media became the behemoth it is, blog comments became less important and most bloggers moved their interactions to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.  This isn't to say that you shouldn't comment on other blogs, or connect with other bloggers on social media. Making connections and building relationships is always a great idea. But if you've got limited time, don't feel the need to go reading and commenting on other blogs as a traffic building strategy. Bad Blogging Advice #3: Use Giveaways to Grow Your List This is another thing I've done with the best of intentions… and horrible results. You may have seen people giving away an iPad or some other expensive gadget in exchange for people's email lists - sign up today and be entered to WIN BIG! - but this method of list building was pretty well debunked as a myth years ago. Of course, nothing ever dies on the internet, so you'll still come across this never-really-a-good-idea piece of advice every so often. The problem with offering a raffle or other giveaway to get people on your list is that the people who join are low quality leads. They're not likely interested in what you're talking about. They just want free stuff. (There are people who literally scour the internet and enter every contest they can find so they can win stuff and then sell it.) These people aren't going to open your emails, so your deliverability is going to drop. They're never going to become readers or customers. The best case scenario is that they unsubscribe from your list after the contest is over. The worst case is that they sit on your list for years - which you pay for by the subscriber - and suck up your bandwidth. If you absolutely insist on a giveaway, make sure it's something that people who are interested in what you offer would be interested in.  Bad Blogging Advice #4: Be Everywhere There are still people who support this strategy. And to be perfectly honest, if you're a full-time blogger or have a lot of help (like multiple VAs), there's nothing wrong with this advice.  However, if you're reading this, you're likely managing your blog in your “spare time” and are currently the Chief Everything Officer. In that case, this is a really bad piece of advice. There are entrepreneurs who built their businesses and reputations on working morning, noon, and night, operating on 3-4 hours of sleep, and doing all the things. That's not just unsustainable, it's irresponsible. As a solopreneur you have to be more mindful of how you spend your time. Instead of trying to be everywhere - blogging, podcasting, YouTubing, Facebooking, Instagramming, Tweeting, TikToking… you get the idea - you need to be strategic and selective about where to focus your efforts.  I suggest that you choose one primary platform (aka your blog), and one secondary platform (i.e. ONE social media program. Only once you've mastered these platforms, and created systems to make it easy to manage them, should you consider adding something else. And even then it's often best to double down on what's working rather than adding something new. Bad Blogging Advice #5: Posts Must Be Long/ Short If you're confused, you're normal. There's a lot of conflicting advice about how long your posts should be in order to maximize your SEO. Some say that you should keep it brief with a limit of 500-700 words. Others will tell you that if you don't write at least 2,000 words you might as well not bother.  The truth, as it usually is, is much less black and white. Your posts need to be the right length for you and your audience. That's it. You can read more about content length in this post. The only definite rule is that you want your posts to be a minimum of 300 words so Google and other search engines can properly read and index them. Bad Blogging Advice #6: You Must Write Guest Posts Guest posting, writing a post for someone else's blog, can be a great way to build your audience. However, it's not something you should focus on right away. One of the key benefits of guest posting is having people from another, more established blog's audience discover you through the link you place in your bio and (perhaps) in the post you share. If you don't yet have a good reserve of content on your blog, people are going to come to your site and be disappointed, which is not what you want. Instead of spending your creative capital on providing content for others, focus on creating great stuff for your own site. Once you have 6-8 months of posts on your own blog, you can start to think about guest posting.  Remember that guest posting doesn't mean you're skipping writing for your own site. You're writing for your site and the other person's site, too. Bad Blogging Advice #7: Have Big Launch This isn't inherently bad advice, but it can prevent a lot of people from actually launching their blogs. Let's be honest, building your blog, creating content, and getting your social media up and running is a lot. You don't need to take on any more work to convince people you have a “real” blog. If you don't want to share your blog until you've got a few posts published, that's fine. But don't think that you need to have a big launch party, or even make it an event. Telling ourselves that we have to do things like this is one of the issues that prevents people from getting started. It's just too much.  And it's not necessary. Your blog “launch” can be as simple as you sending an email to your friends and family, or posting on Facebook that you've got a blog and giving a link to check it out. Done and done. The fact of the matter is that there are very few things you have to do in order to be a successful blogger. Put out great content, tell people about it, and monetize it in some way. In fact, you'll notice that most of the bad advice I've listed here is about taking things off your to-do list. Blogging isn't easy, per se, but it doesn't have to be complicated. That's the reason I've been able to do it while continuing to teach for 10 years! Especially when you're first starting out, but really throughout your blogging journey, focusing on a few key tasks (3 Fundamental Things to Focus on to Grow Your Blog) is what will make blogging sustainable and the best side hustle for teachers. While we're somewhat still on the topic of launches, I want to let you know that my new program, Teacher Blog Academy, is launching on April 21, 2022. This program is going to take students through my proven 5-step system for creating a profitable blog. You can learn more and sign up for the waitlist at teacehrblogacademy.com. You're not going to want to miss this. I'll be offering a once -in-a-lifetime introductory deal on TBA for a few days only!

Have you ever wondered how a drone can help you grow your travel blog? Curious how creating drone photography and videography can lead to increased income? Then you're in the right place, as this episode of The Profitable Travel Blogger Podcast is essentially an ultimate guide to drones for travel bloggers. If you've ever wondered "Should I get a drone?" you'll know the answer (spoiler: yes!) by the end. In fact, our special guest for this episode, Christine Lozada of Where In The World Is cL, has used her drone to take her own travel brand to the next level -- both in terms of content as well as monetization. In this episode, she'll be sharing her tips with you, including: Why you need a drone in your creator toolkit The best drone for travel bloggers Drone tips and tricks for creating amazing content If you need a permit for a drone How your drone can help you make money blogging And more! FREE BONUS: Snag FREE access to my Travel Blog Resource Library (45+ resources!): https://jessieonajourney.com/free-blogging-printables/ The printables, video tutorials, and mini-courses inside will help you grow your traffic, community, and income! LET'S CONNECT ON SOCIAL: https://www.facebook.com/jessieonajourney/ https://www.instagram.com/jessieonajourney/ https://twitter.com/JessonaJourney https://www.pinterest.com/jessonajourney/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChZCFed7WHl_7yEZYo_uyLA/videos  https://www.tiktok.com/@jessieonajourney 

As a teacher, you may be sick of hearing about data. But as a blogger and business owner, you can't ignore the numbers. If you want to know if your efforts are paying off, you need to track your numbers.  If you want to know what people are responding to, you need to track your numbers. If you want help determining where to reinforce your efforts, you need to track your numbers. You know this. The good news is that, thanks to Google Analytics, gathering data for your blog is much easier than it is in your classroom. You can literally just log in and find out what you need to know! If you've not set up your Google Analytics account, you can find the instructions on how to do so here. Once you set up your account, Google will track your site's activity and you can check on it at any time. It's a beautiful thing! The not so good news is that Google Analytics gives you a ton of data, and it can be overwhelming.  So let's dig into the numbers you really need to know to track your progress. What Are Key Performance Indicators? Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are the data points that are going to help you evaluate whether your blog is growing in the way you want it to.  Over time, these KPIs will also help you  identify trends, like whether or not it's normal for your traffic to drop after Christmas, or that your bounce rate drops when you include at least 3 internal links in your posts. This knowledge will give you insight, inspiration, and peace of mind when you're going through the ups and downs of blogging. Page Views Your page views represent the total number of pages people have viewed on your blog. This is a great number to know as a basic overview of your site's performance. Page views are tallied each time someone views a page on your site. So if a visitor reads a blog post, follows an internal link to another blog post, then clicks to go to a page to sign up for your freebie, that would count as 3 page views. Another data point you can look at are Sessions, which is counted as a single visit, regardless of how many pages the reader views. The example above would be 1 session. There's also Users, which counts the number of unique visitors to your site. The example above would be a single user, and if they returned to your site on another day, it wouldn't add another user to your count. Generally speaking, you want your page views to go up, but don't obsess over them. Your readership is going to have natural peaks and valleys. For example, a health and wellness blog might see a big jump in page views around the first of the year, but November might be a bit of a lull. As long as the numbers are trending up over time, it's all good. Pages Per Session To calculate this number Google takes the total number of page views and divides it by the number of sessions over the same time period. The higher this number is, the more your readers are interacting with your site. Shopping sites tend to have higher average pages per session because people click around looking at different items. Sites that attract more cold traffic, like blogs, have lower pages per session. To increase this indicator provide more opportunities for readers to click to other content on your blog. You might add more internal links to your posts, add a stronger call to action, use a related posts plugin, or add a sidebar that entices readers to click on your opt-ins. Bounce Rate Your bounce rate is the percentage of sessions that include a single page. It indicates that people are coming to your site for whatever content drew them there, but are not engaging past that post. Of all your KPIs, this is the number you want to see decrease. A lower bounce rate means more people are sticking around and clicking through your site. Like above, to improve this focus on encouraging your readers to do something or click somewhere in each of your posts. Inbound Traffic Sources Your blog can get traffic (visitors) from lots of different sources. In Analytics, Google breaks it down into 6 basic categories in the Acquisition Overview: Direct: people who click on a link in an email or just type in your web address Referral: people who find you through a link on someone else's website Organic Search: anyone who finds you through entering a search term in Google, Bing, Yahoo!, etc. Organic Social: those who get to your page via any social media network Organic Video: people who find you through YouTube and click over to your site Unassigned: anyone who finds you in a way that doesn't fit one of the other categories But here's a little tip; In the bottom left corner of this page is a box called Sessions. This box will show you where your traffic came from based on the 6 default categories. But… you can choose to dig a little deeper.  The graphic below shows the Sessions box with the default categories (on the left) and by session source (on the right). I prefer to look at the session source because it tells me exactly where my visitors are coming from.  [sessions image] My focuses for acquiring new traffic are email and Facebook. This information confirms that my efforts are paying off. You can see that direct traffic tops my report, and Facebook (mobile and standard) make up another large chunk. I can also see that my SEO game is on point because I'm getting a very nice amount of traffic via Google. I could also use information about my inbound traffic to determine if a new campaign is working or not. For example, if I had just implemented a new Instagram strategy I'd be pretty disappointed because I have literally no traffic from Instagram. I could then decide to revamp my efforts or just stick with what I can see is already working. Top Posts and Pages This KPI tells you what your most popular posts and pages were over the selected time period, based on page views.  Beyond just feeling good about yourself, there are some big benefits to knowing what posts are driving your blog traffic. First, once you know what type of posts your readers are engaging with most, you can create more of this content. Write a part 2 or follow to that post, or just craft more posts geared to that specific segment of your audience. (This may be part of niching down even further.) This data can also help you decide which older posts to promote in your email newsletter or on social media. If it's something your audience has already told you they liked through high engagement or page views, it can't hurt to put it out there again. Since you originally published the post you've likely gained new followers, and there's a better than decent chance not everyone in your audience didn't see it the first time you shared it. Finally, once you know which posts are your top performers, you can take a bit of time to optimize them. Make sure those posts have lots of internal links in them (we talked about this in the previous post 17 Essential Dos & Don'ts to Get More Traffic to Your Blog), have a really strong call to action, and that you've checked that these posts are well formatted for mobile. New Email Subscribers This is the only metric that you won't find in Google Analytics. Instead, you need to go to your email service provider (I use ConvertKit), to see how many subscribers you've gained in the month. As I mentioned above, my email list is one of my best, and most consistent marketing channels. In order to get the most value from it I need to make sure it's continually growing, with new people being added. Here's what my report looks like for the last 5 weeks. [email image] It's important to note here, that when you check this report you're also going to see the number of people who are unsubscribing from your list.In the image here they're shown in light gray. Don't get discouraged by unsubscribes. As long as over time you're gaining more subscribers than you're losing, it's all good.  New subscribers are a good indication that your opt-in is connecting with your audience. If you want this number to go up faster, there are some things you can do. While you might be tempted to scrap your current opt-in and create a new one, first play around with your call to action, and the placement of your opt-ins. You might even want to try a pop-up if you don't have one. Yes, they're annoying, but they work! (I use OptinMonster, which you can try here.) Once you know the KPIs you want to track, set a date in your calendar every month to review them. You can make a spreadsheet to record month over month, or just write it in a notebook. You don't need a complicated system, especially at first.  Instead, simply make an appointment with yourself once a month to review your numbers and don't be afraid of them. They're just numbers. They're indicators of your blog's growth, not it's success or failure (or yours). Just like your students' standardized test scores or the number you see when you step on the scale, it's just data you can use to continue to grow. And what's the most important thing when it comes to growing your blog? Consistently putting out great content. Now you can enroll in the 5-Day Content Challenge and never be stuck for what to write about. Click here to enroll for free!

CoSchedule started the Actionable Marketing Podcast (AMP) in 2015 and has recorded and published more than 300 episodes. CoSchedule has worked with some of the smartest minds out there that share their stories with you through this podcast. This season, CoSchedule brings back some of the best of the best evergreen content.  CoSchedule's blog and content engine generate more than 1 million views and 20,000 leads every month. How do we do it? Listen and learn. Today's guest is Leah DeKrey, content marketing strategist and blog manager at CoSchedule. To know that a million people read the blog posts she writes every month is terrifying, thrilling, and core to CoSchedule's growth.   Some of the highlights of the show include: Reasons for Successful Blog: Corporate and managerial buy-in Standards of performance Blog Posts: Be different than the rest, as the best 4 Performance Pillars for Blog Posts: Comprehensive; at least 3,000 words Actionable Relevant Content upgrade/value-add included Keyword Domination Strategy: Drive content by Googling around to search and seek high-volume, low-difficulty keywords Measure Success of Content and Blog: Give it time because reaching the top doesn't happen overnight and takes patience What you know now: College system is ripe for disruption, real world is where you learn 90% of what you do Tools to Try: Ahrefs, Google Analytics, and KISSmetrics   Links: CoSchedule Blog 10X-Marketing Formula by Garrett Moon Ahrefs Google Analytics KISSmetrics What Is Mobilegeddon & The Google Mobile Friendly Update   Quotes from Leah DeKrey: “The number one thing that got us kicked off on the right foot was having that executive and managerial buy-in.” “We aim to be the most in-depth blog posts that you can find on any topic on the Internet.” “How much is too much? How much time is too much time? You're not alone in wondering those things.” “Finding those sweet spots of keywords is really important for your content strategy. Otherwise, it's not going to be justified spending so much time.”

In this episode, Isabel shares new insights on how you can harness the power of SEO to grow your blog traffic. GET THE FULL INTERVIEW WITH ISABEL WHERE SHE SHARES HOW SHE HELPS ASPIRING BLOGGERS ACHIEVE FREEDOM WITH THEIR ONLINE CONTENT. --------------- Hey Offbeat Family, I really appreciate you listening to this episode. I would love to hear more from you and what you think of the podcast. Contact me: hello@theoffbeatlife.com Show credits: Audio Engineer: Ben Smith - Ben@howtocreateapodcast.com  

Grow Your Blog and Vlog with Tim Gillette! How to build an audience organically fancy coach biography Tim Gillette sold his car wash business in 2004 after a meeting with a personal friend and mentor, Zig Ziglar. Zig told him he would make a great speaker and coach. He then began to share how the way he was helping other people in the car wash business was actually “coaching” and people pay for that kind of help. Even with that kind of advice and support, Tim took 5 years to follow it. Instead, he went to work for Starbucks as a Barista and Shift Manager. It was 2009 when Tim ran into Zig again. He told him then he was going to try out that speaking and coaching thing that he told him about. He would get a hair cut, buy a suit and tie, and start a career in speaking. Zig Ziglar then gave him the greatest advice ever. He said, “Tim, you would really suck at being Zig Ziglar, BUT you would make a real great Tim Gillette.” Tim still did not know what direction to take this. He started with a blog on WordPress.com, building a following. He would spend 2010 to 2014 trying to establish his niche helping entrepreneurs. In early 2015, while at a mastermind, Tim was asked, “What are the two biggest things you get asked to speak about?” The answer was Blogging and Branding. Now Tim speaks and trains about creating content online using a blog. He created online programs as well as workshops to help speakers and coaches use a blog as the center point to build their own businesses. And that's how He got his1 start as an “online blogging mentor. www.blogandvideocon.com www.simpleeasyevents.com Get your free Guided Hypnotic Meditation at  www.mindsetmaximizer.com  

We've established that video is queen! Now, how can we harness the full power of video and YouTube to grow our blogs? YouTube coach, LaShonda Brown, joins us to share just that! Learn how to grow your income and pageviews by posting video content on YouTube, and what it really takes to get started making additional passive income through your video content! Head to thrivetogether.blog/podcast for the show notes! If you're looking for a blogging community, then join us over on Facebook! bit.ly/thriveonfacebook

How to Grow Your Blog ? Is Podcast me maine apko batya hai ki aap apne blog ko jldi se Surwat se lekar grow kaise kar skte ho .

Want to grow your blog fast? Well, you're in luck, as in this episode we'll be talking about how to drive traffic to your blog as well as increase your blogging income quickly. By the end of this episode, you'll understand: How to increase blog traffic fast through simple but powerful actions Strategies you can incorporate to have a fast-growing blog How to grow your blog on Instagram for increased visibility and engagement Simple tactics for seeing boosts in your blogger salary And more! FREE BONUS: Snag FREE access to my Travel Blog Resource Library (35+ resources!): https://jessieonajourney.com/free-blogging-printables/ The printables, video tutorials and mini-courses inside will help you grow your traffic, community, and income! LET'S CONNECT ON SOCIAL: https://www.facebook.com/jessieonajourney/ https://www.instagram.com/jessieonajourney/ https://twitter.com/JessonaJourney https://www.pinterest.com/jessonajourney/ https://www.youtube.com/user/jessieonajourney/ https://www.tiktok.com/@jessieonajourney 

Are you wondering how to grow your blog and business while raising kids? Do you know blogging is a great career for someone wanting the flexibility to be a parent and a business owner? Today, I have Micaela Preston on the podcast. She's the founder of Mindful Momma. Her blog helps people make lifestyle and product choices that are better for their health and for the planet. She started her blog to solve her own problem when her kids were little, and in the process, starting helping others families live better lives. Plus, she's been able continually reinvent and grow her business as her family has grown. Today we discuss: How she was able to turn a hobby into a real business How she's grown her revenue streamsHow she drives traffic to her blog How she thinks about providing value to her audience How she's been able to stay flexible all these years and continue to reinvent her business If you are a busy mom raising a family, and interested to see why blogging can be a fantastic way to start your own business while staying flexible, I recommend you listen to this episode. Show Notes: MiloTree Become a Blogger Genius Facebook Group  

In this exciting episode, Jessica Moorhouse, millennial money expert, award-winning blogger, and host of the More Money Podcast, shares tips and strategies on how to grow your blog into a six-figure business. Jessica's main passion is personal finance and living a balanced lifestyle. Ever since she discovered the transformative power of financial literacy, her mission has been to teach others how to take control of their lives by taking control of their money. Jessica has always been very conscious of her relationship with money. She started working at the age of 15 and paid her way through university without any financial assistance (save for a $5,000 student loan in her last year of school). She started her blog as a hobby just to document her financial journey and keep herself accountable it flourished into a six-figure business. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Jessica Moorhouse in conversation with Keisha Blair! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support

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Who knew that wanting to start a blog because someday you wanted to write a book would lead to an incredible journey? Author Kelsey Chapman joins us to share her story of blogger to published author, and why having mentors in her life got her to where she is today. If you're wanting to write a book or looking for mentors in your life or blogging journey then tune in!  Head to thrivetogether.blog/podcast for the show notes. If you're looking for a blogging community, then join us over on Facebook! bit.ly/thriveonfacebook  

In this episode, I share my tips and strategies for finding, hiring and managing interns to help grow you online business.  You'll learn some of my best insider strategies from 10+ years of working with interns.Plus, you can download my FREE guide, How to Start Using Interns to Skyrocket Your Productivity. Make sure you grab your copy!READ MORE HERE.

If you aren't using Pinterest, then you're missing out on a free way to grow your social media business and presence. But don't take it from me: learn from Pinterest expert Bea Alvarez who used the social media platform to grow her blog into a full fledged business. On this episode, Bea keeps it real by sharing her journey of leaving her 9 to 5, growing her blog while being a mother, and finding her own definition of balance. If you ever wondered what it takes to get started or how to grow, this is the episode for you! Find more about Bea at: https://www.instagram.com/beaalvarezsoto/

Wondering how to grow your blog, particularly your website traffic, community, and income? Then I recommend focusing on collaboration, something I don't see enough travel bloggers doing.  The truth: You don't need to do everything on your own when it comes to building a blogging business. Instead, you can work with other bloggers and companies to benefit from each other's strengths.  And to help, I'm sharing three powerful strategies for creating and nurturing your professional relationships so you can grow your website faster and easier.  In this episode, you'll learn: Three creative collaboration strategies that can lead to blog growth Real-life examples of how you can work with bloggers and brands to increase your website's traffic, email subscribers and money earned How to change your mindset to make space for these important business relationships  Ways to foster relationships to land more brand partnerships  How to choose the right people to collaborate with And more!  FREE BONUSES: Snag FREE access to my Travel Blog Resource Library (25+ resources!): https://jessieonajourney.com/free-blogging-printables/ The printables, video tutorials and mini-courses inside will help you grow your traffic, community, and income! LET'S CONNECT ON SOCIAL: https://www.facebook.com/jessieonajourney/ https://www.instagram.com/jessieonajourney/ https://twitter.com/JessonaJourney https://www.pinterest.com/jessonajourney/ https://www.youtube.com/user/jessieonajourney/

In today's episode, we're talking to Adam Enfroy, a side hustle blogger and affiliate marketer that's gone from just getting started in the world of blogging, to placing more than 20 guest posts in his first month, ranking on the first couple pages of search results for hugely competitive terms, and earning $10,000 in his first 90 days of blogging - all on the side of his day job running marketing partnerships for a large SaaS company.

In this episode, we interview Lauren McPhillips, founder, This Renegade Love. Lauren shares some excellent strategies for creating and marketing an online business. This show starts off with Lauren sharing how she quit the corporate world to start her own blog, This Renegade Love. Was this a particularly difficult decision for Lauren? You will learn how having a strong “Why” will help you make this transition. Lauren also reveals how she comes up with engaging content that resonates with her target audience. However, churning out great content alone with not suffice. You need to build up a strong presence on social mediums to ensure that your content reaches the right people. Lauren reveals some expert tips which will help you do just that. Topics discussed on this show include email marketing, Pinterest marketing, repurposing old content and much, much more. Whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur or an established player, his show is loaded with some great insights. Tune in now! What You Will Discover In This Episode: How to transition from the corporate world to entrepreneurship Tips and tricks for creating building a magnetic presence on social media Pinterest marketing strategies for boosting visibility and widening reach Benefits of participating in Mastermind group sessions with like-minded individuals Download The Self Love Guide: http://carolelizabeth.com/selflove Join our So Much More family: http://iamsomuchmore.com/group Show notes: http://iamsomuchmore.com/

This episode is all about how to use a facebook group to grow your biz or your blog. Listen as I chat about the 6 different ways to use a group to grow your brand & community. BGC ANNOUNCEMENTS * Welcome to the 108th episode of the Boss Girl Creative Podcast!! This episode is sponsored by altMBA. Today's episode is all about how you can use a Facebook group to help grow your blog or brand. * Have comments or questions? Tweet/IG using the hashtag #BOSSGIRLQA or call in: (707) BOSS-GIRL * Support Boss Girl Creative endeavors by joining the BGC Crew! * Join me in the Facebook Group on Wednesday nights at 9pm CST for a live Q&A answer session!! Send me your questions through email, phone or #BOSSGIRLQA on Twitter/Instagram * Want a direct link to the podcast feed? Click here. * Use these Hashtags on Social Media: #bossgirlcreative #bossgirlchat INSIDE THIS EPISODE * Using a Facebook Group to grow your Community * Facebook Groups for your ecourse or other education * Facebook Groups for Masterminds and Membership Groups * Facebook Groups for Support Groups or Community Groups * Facebook Groups for Reader Feedback * Facebook Groups for Growing Your List RESOURCES MENTIONED **Some links below contain affiliate links. Purchasing through them, at no further cost to you, help support Boss Girl Creative. Thank you for supporting the brands that support BGC!** * 5 Ways You Can Use Facebook Groups to Grow Your Blog by Laney Galligan for ProBlogger * 1000 True Fans article by Kevin Kelly * Heather Crabtree - The Savvy Community FIND TAYLOR ONLINE Blog - pinkheelspinktruck.com Instagram - @pnkheelspnktrk Facebook - PinkHeelsPinkTruck Pinterest - pnkheelspnktrk Twitter - @pnkheelspnktrk HELP SPREAD THE BOSS GIRL LOVE! It would be amazeballs if you shared Boss Girl Creative Podcast with your fellow Boss Girls on twitter. Click here to tweet some love! If you love this podcast, head on over to iTunes and kindly leave a rating, a review and subscribe! WAYS TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE BOSS GIRL CREATIVE PODCAST Click here to subscribe via iTunes Click here to subscribe via Boss Girl Creative Newsletter Click here to subscribe via Stitcher FEEDBACK + PROMOTION You can ask your questions and leave your comments by either calling (707) BOSS-GIRL, emailing hello@bossgirlcreative.com or go to the Boss Girl Creative Facebook group!

On this podcast, our guest is Leslie Samuel of Become A Blogger and Social Media Examiner will show you how to grow your blog with the power of video. Be sure to check out Leslie at becomeablogger.com and also on YouTube and Facebook, just search "Become a blogger." How do you use video to grow a blog? Use video to simplify the information for your audience. Make it easy and fun to watch. Of course optimizing the video on YouTube! What is your workflow in creating the blog? Keeping it very SIMPLE!! Just recording the screen and drawing on it. Picked one day to record 3 to 5 videos some may have been as long as 8 minutes. Got a virtual assistant to help post the blogs. How did you compose your video? Have your video stand alone. People are watching for you to solve their problems there not send them elsewhere. Start with something engaging Deliver the value Have your Call To Action Lead them to the blog if they would like to expand on the topic and get additional information. Bloggers should consider a video first strategy. When you create the video first, there is so much more content you can create from the video such as a written transcript, podcast, or graphics. Where do you embed the video? Embed the video above your content because video is more engaging. Video embedded into a post, helps you to rank. Bounce rate keeps people on your page. Do you optimize your blog the same as your video? Be consistent and try to rank your content for specific search terms. Step outside your comfort zone for some amazing things to happen!     

In this episode of the Unleash Your Blog podcast, John and Danny talk about the most affordable (yet powerful) marketing channels you can pursue to grow your blog audience. Then, they dive deep into the three greatest benefits of a focus on email marketing. Building an email list gives you direct access to your subscribers, allows you to create a deeper relationship with your blog audience, and is proven to provide higher conversions on actual sales (compared to social media and SEO). Shownotes & Action Guide: http://unleashyourblog.com/3

Syed is an entrepreneur who has been working online since the age of 12. He has a strong marketing background and is the mind behind WPBeginner.com, List25.com, and OptInMonster among others.