Restarting the Blogging Engine

Restarting the Blogging Engine

Maintaining a successful blog is a lot like driving a steam train. It takes a lot of energy to get it going, but even when you’re on the right track, you need to keep adding fuel to the fire or it will eventually grind to a halt. Failure to follow …

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YouTube

Taking My Tech YouTube Channel in a Different Direction

I do not enjoy sitting analysing statistics all day long, but from time to time it is important to review things. When I began to analyse traffic stats for my technology channel recently, it quickly became apparent that I need to change things moving forward. The channel continues to grow …

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YouTube

Reaching the 10,000 Milestone on YouTube

Four days ago, I received an email from YouTube advising me that my main YouTube channel had reached the 10,000 subscriber milestone. This is a significant point in a YouTube channel’s growth, so to mark this milestone, I published a short video thanking my subscribers. In the video, I talk …

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Why I Removed Advertisements From My Blog

I first launched KevinMuldoon.com in 2002. At that point, I had been working online for a few years. Buying my name ensured that I held the domain name for my name and brand, however for the first few years I just used it as a CV type website which advised …

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How I Research & Prepare Blog Posts

2018 was a year that I devoted most of my energy to video. This was necessary in order to establish the two YouTube channels I run, though I admittedly did enjoy spending more time recording videos after years of writing every day. A break from writing was long overdue. I …

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Small YouTube Channels are Now Demonetised

Last month I spoke about YouTube’s decision to demonetise small YouTube Channels. Their new rule means that any channel that has less than 4,000 hours of watch time within the past 12 months and less than 1,000 subscribers is not eligible to display adsense ads. Yesterday, that new rule went …

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How I Respond to YouTube Comments

One of the most rewarding aspects of being a content creator is interacting with your audience. I’ve always loved publishing content and chatting with my readers and viewers about the topic I discussed. Of course, not evert comment is a positive one, particularly on YouTube. I have been blogging actively …

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You Can No Longer Monetise Small YouTube Channels Using Adsense

Famous YouTubers such as PewDiePie have lead many to believe that being a YouTuber is profitable. The reality for most people is quite different. Whilst YouTubers with millions of subscribers make millions, channels that have over 100,000 subscribers normally earn enough for the host to work full time on their …

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