Recent content by Banx63

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    Blog / Blog Post Promotion What have you posted lately?

    Latest interview about this side hustle which has now turned into a full time income stream: Over on the blog now https://sideincomeman.com/earn-money-blogging/
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    What is a successful blog?

    Nice one! I would say that is very much a success!!
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    https://www.webcreate.me/best-wordpress-user-profile-plugins/ Try this. Is it for other users...

    https://www.webcreate.me/best-wordpress-user-profile-plugins/ Try this. Is it for other users of your site or yours? Also - are you on gravatar? This allows you to make a profile so that if you ever comment on other sites your picture will come up in comments. Also, if you do a guest post...
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    Adverts

    Yes - I agree. I would never put them on a professional blog. Then again, I would never put adsense on a professional blog either. However, these work. Whether we like them or not. They convert and get good click through rates. You have to think of the captive audience. The buzzfeed types...
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    What things do you absolutely HATE spending money on?

    The Green Garden Waste Bin! I always forget it every year. Only £36 but annoying AF seeing they put the council tax up each year anyway! :mad:
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    Let me review your blog!

    House move is often a good time to clear the decks and list some stuff on eBay/gumtree/facebook for some extra cash $$$ Best of luck with it!
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    What is a successful blog?

    I agree with this. But.... I would also not rule out social media. Sure, Google is the number one go to for most queries. Especially problem solving. However sites like Pinterest etc are becoming more and more like a search engine now. People use it to buy stuff too. The longevity of posts...
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    Adverts

    Have you tried native ads? We done ok with these on one blog. About $3k or so. I wrote a guide here. Sideincomeman.com/native They won't suit all blogs and you need traffic as always but super easy to set up.
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    Adverts

    It is yes. But that is the way the big players do it. I've done it. It works. But as you say not for everyone....
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    Let me review your blog!

    Excellent. Thanks for the input. I really appreciate it. Yeah. I agree with you on the opt in. Sounds a bit suspect (even though it's basically just coral and Ladbrokes offers) It's not live yet anyway until I find a dam autoresponder! The 17 videos was from another site i had. Just using it...
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    Why Do You Blog?

    I blog for a few reasons: 1 - To help others out 2 - I have Meniere's disease which sucks and means I have raging Tinnitus and "normal work" is becoming harder and harder to concentrate 3 - I really enjoy it (blogging, writing, online community) 4 - It helps pay the bills
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    Adverts

    I always say with Ads you have to ask is it worth the trade off? What I mean by that is for a few pence are our you willing to lose a customer? If you offer a service or product then I would not have any ads at all. Your number one goal is to acquire them into traffic that you own. (Get them...
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    Thinking of Quitting my Blog and using the posts to send to magazines or make into a book

    Why not do both? One of the most successful lifestyle books "the 4 hour work week" is essentially just a lot of blog posts.
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    ----- The Introduce yourself thread! -----

    Hi, My Name is John, I joined the forum today! I am Father to my two girls first, an engineer by day but I am also a keen student of the online side hustle. I have built websites before for clients and myself. I have run niche sites, blogs and also I have released a couple of digital products...
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    What is your preferred email autoresponder software for use as a UK blogger?

    Nice one. Yeah it seems anything "money" related is not in their approval system these days. I replied asking if they had actually read any of the content and got an auto response! Lol.... cool. I'll check out sendinblue. Cheers!