Despite my thirteen years of working online, my desire to help people sometimes hurts my bottom line. It is something I have battled with on many occasions. Whenever someone asks me for help, I always tried to email them back and help them out when I could. Sometimes all I …
There are a lot of blogging related job boards out there, however the ProBlogger Job Board has always been my favourite. Its format has hardly changed since it was launched in 2006. I usually check the board once or twice a week to see if any new interesting blogging jobs …
The Jetpack by WordPress.com was updated again today. This is not something I normally pay much attention to as the plugin gets three or four updates every month. Today’s update added Facebook embed support and a new VideoPress support; however what grabbed my attention was the introduction of Google+ integration. …
Rich Snippets are a popular feature of Google that allows you to enhance your search engine listings. It allows you to add review ratings, images, product information and more to your listings on Google. There are a number of plugins available that allow you to use rich snippets with your …
Classifieds websites are a proven way of making money. The concept is very simple. Users post advertisements for other people to buy their products or services. It is the foundation of websites such as CraigsList. The hardest part is getting a classifieds website started. It is the classic catch 22 …
‘Local SEO’…sounds familiar, right? It’s one of the fastest growing trends in search engine marketing and is important for anyone looking to gain exposure in a particular locality/region. According to a report from BIA Kelsey, 97% individuals surfing the web search for local products and services through online media. There …
The former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Benjamin Disraeli, once said: “As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information”. As someone whose main source of income comes from writing, I have been pondering what the best way is for …
The mobile phone landscape has changed so much over the last four or five years. Without doubt, Android has been the biggest game changer. I do not think anyone could have predicted how popular Android would have got. I was one of the first of my friends to buy an …
Flippa is far from being the perfect marketplace for website traders, however there is no doubt that they are the best website marketplace online. Their competitors struggle to acquire the traffic that they do; both with sellers and buyers. I have criticised Flippa in the past for their expensive upgrade …
It’s that time of the month where I take a quick look back at how this blog performed in the previous month (you can see a list of my previous income reports here). July was not a profitable month for me due to my move back to the UK from …