A Cowboy’s Wife

With the FTC “laying down the law” on us bloggers, it’s time to clean up and refine your disclosure policy. While it’s perfectly okay to have a generic statement as your disclosure, I highly recommend your personalize it in your usual writing tone. I also recommend you mark your posts clearly as benefited and/or [...]

I had an interesting discussion with some folks the other night and one of the main topics that came up was, “How much would you sell your blog for?”  One said $1500, one said $5000, and one said $5 million.  It’s not only an interesting question, it’s a valid one because you never know who [...]

Bloggers all over face the same problem. A great idea, a great blog that isn’t translating into a great moneymaker. Most bloggers first reach for Google Adsense and affiliate links. Both tools are a smart way to get started, but you may soon discover it is just not enough. The question is, “What do I [...]

Republished post but one I thought might be helpful to some….
I get asked this question a million times so I thought it was high time I answer it.  It’s super easy to create a banner.  Just have an idea of what you want in your head….image, colors, etc.
First, I recommend Paint.net.  It’s free and super [...]

This is an opportunity more for the people who don’t have a blog and need a little extra cash.  Inbox-Dollars was featured on Good Morning America as being a reputable money maker for SAHM’s, retirees, and students.  I get quite a few searches for this so I thought I would give you my thoughts on [...]

Be prepared to have a small email list when first starting out. It takes time to build trust with readers and it takes effort to start a list and maintain it. Lots of effort so if you can’t commit, don’t do it.
Here are some simple ways to create your email list:

Add a “Join My Newsletter” [...]

How much do you spend on your blog  a year?  Have you bought ads on blogs only to have poor results in the end, or spend money on designs & hosting fees only to find yourself in bloggers debt?  We all do it at some point or another so let’s face it head on and figure out how [...]

You know, I rarely vent about things but I saw a tweet that irritated me just a bit and I just can’t let it go.
Can anyone point me to a PR rep for Kodak, Sony, Olympus, Samsung, Fuji or Polaroid cameras?
May as well add Nikon, Panasonic and Canon too.  Anyone who’ll give you a [...]

The Internet offers plenty of marketing ideas, but not all affiliate marketing tactics occur exclusively on the web. Unfortunately, many business owners limit themselves to online marketing methods. While you may have an online business, adding a few offline marketing strategies can generate amazing results for your affiliate marketing business.
What are some possible offline marketing [...]

The best blog posts entice visitors to do something with your post. Your goal is ensure that they’re doing the right thing once they have read the post.
This is your call to action.
Few bloggers get the opportunity to direct their visitors to the next action based on the words in their blog post. But the [...]

Because I’m letting my old Blogging with Cents blog go, I’ll be republishing some of the articles here every Thursday.   It was a hard decision to let it go because I still get comments, questions, and requests to start that blog back up.  Unfortunately, I just don’t have the time to invest in it so [...]

I mentioned the Affiliate Ninja Plugin at Blissdom when I spoke on the Affiliate Marketing Panel and I’m telling you about it today because it’s on sale.  If you don’t know what it is, it’s a wordpress plugin that would automatically insert affiliate links on your posts and so much more.
FOR THE READER
Now some folks [...]

I know, depressing and perhaps a bit morbid to some but just like a will in “real” life, you need a will and plans for your blog once you’re gone. If you die tomorrow, who’s going to tend to your online business, your blog, your accounts with money in them, etc?? Are your [...]

I had a really interesting chat with Stacy from Mom Central while at the Mercury Mambo party at SXSW.  She basically called me out on what my goals are and where do I see myself in the future (blogging wise).  I didn’t have an answer and have done nothing but thought about it since then.
I [...]

There are two main reasons why you should know your blog’s key demographics, for yourself and for advertisers.
FOR YOU
Knowing your readers a little more can help you determine what topics you might want to talk about. For example: When I started my food blog, I did a lot of cooking from scratch type [...]