Profitable Mommy Blogging

Affiliate marketing is still one of the best ways to make money blogging. The problem is the market is flooded with thousands of affiliate marketers promoting the same products, the same way.  Use these ten strategies to increase your chance of searchers buying through your affiliate links. 1. Pick 3 Core Products at Multiple Price [...]

Do earnings of $50 qualify your blog as a business?  Well Philadelphia thinks so-to the tune of $300. Social media sites are buzzing about an article published in the Philadelphia City Paper featuring a story of Marilyn Bess who blogs at Ms Philly Organic.  The irony of the situation is that all this press will [...]

This week I touched on the topic of niche blogging.  I didn’t get a chance to really dig into the subject as much as I would have liked.  So I pulled together some blog posts that I think will guide you in starting on the right foot with niche blogging, or getting back on track [...]

One of my all-time favorite books, “Work the System” by Sam Carpenter,  is available as a free download for the next 7 days. If someone were to ask me what are the top 10 books that have influenced me the most, this book would definitely be on the list. Sam brilliantly reveals a new paradigm [...]

Online copywriting, whether you develop the skill or outsource it, is a must to build a blogging business.  Search around the web for copywriting training and you’ll quickly see it’s not cheap.  It’s common to find courses priced at $500 up into the thousands!  Many bloggers struggle not only with learning copywriting but with being [...]

Passion doesn’t pay the bills.  Passion is not enough to sustain a business. Online you generally have two camps when it comes to niche blogging.   Those that are passionate about providing content for their niche, and those passionate about marketing the niche. So which camp do you fall in? Are you a content purist who [...]

In my post One Reason Why You’re Blog’s Not Making Money, I talked about connecting the subject of your blog with an evergreen niche.  Expanding more on this angle, I want to introduce niche blogging which falls into the category of niche marketing. What is Niche Marketing aka Niche Blogging? A distinct group of people [...]

Do you really blog for your readers or for the craft?   Over the weekend, stew on these posts to see what’s really cooking behind your blog.  They’re real eye openers and may call you out.  What will win-community or craft? Either way there’s no right or wrong answers.  Some of the greatest artistic contributions to [...]

Facebook Places has officially launched. Following in the steps of services like Foursquare and Gowalla, Places is Facebook’s venture into the geolocation space.  Basically, it’s a check-in tool where users can notify their online friends of their whereabouts offline. One distinct feature of Places is the ability to tag friends who are in the same [...]

Blogging jobs for this week: Editors, Writers and Trendsetters Writers for New Detroit Deals Website Writer/Web Research for Blogging Tips Blogging for MamasHealth.com Hiring Writers to write for a Cause Looking for Bloggers and Writers at Outdora Marketing Reporter Needed

All profitable businesses need tools and resources to perform their best.  As a mom blogger who owns a blogging business- yes that’s you- you’re no exception.  One way to acquire what you need for your blog is through gifts. Have you ever thought about it that way?  Instead of another blouse you’re not going to [...]

Video blogging is a simple way to make your blog more engaging.  But what happens when you want some of those videos to be exclusive?  Like only for paid subscribers of your membership site.  In this situation, hosting your own videos may be the best route.  Lynnette Chandler of Tech Based Marketing shows you step-by-step [...]

Next week  school starts for our children.  Normally, this time of year is marked by me mad dashing from store to store, mega stocking all the discount school supplies.  This year not so much.  Don’t get me wrong, I will take advantage of all the sales.  It makes sense money wise. Actually, I can be [...]

The niche market you choose to blog around is an important factor in its profitability.  There are literally thousands of topics to focus on and new interests develop daily. To ensure that you’re positioned to profit you should evaluate if yours is what’s considered evergreen. Markets that address “timeless” concerns are known as evergreen. Oblivious [...]

A couple of days ago at Problogger.com, Darren Browse wrote a post titled “3 Reasons that I Have My Video Posts Transcribed“.  He explained the feedback from his readers led to this move.  Three main concerns came from his readers about video only blog posts. Accessibility-Not everyone has the technical abilities to view online videos. [...]