Today's episode is an interview/chat with Chris Drew, who's a blogger who's had really great success with his blogs within a very short period of time. We talk all things blogging, including keyword research, different monetisation options and ads, recommended podcasts and learning resources, as well as what it takes to make money blogging. If you want to check out the latest blog I've been working on you can do so at - keepitwellness.com. You can learn more about Chris on his YouTube Channel ..read more

This episode is all about ways you can monetise existing blog posts, and will be focused on amazon affiliate (even though they've recently cut commissions massively!...), as it's an easy accessible way to get started. The focus here will be on being able to monetise blog posts that might not be 'product' based, so is useful for those who maybe think their blogging niche doesn't suit affiliate marketing, or who are wanting to dip their toe in the water. If you want to check out the site I've been working on that uses alot of affiliate marketing, you can do so here - keepitwellness.com ..read more

In this episode I give an update on where things have come 1 year on from creating a new blog from scratch... and how only now am I starting to see the fruits of all of that hard work back then. I also briefly outline what I think are some of the key reasons this blog has been more successful than ones I started previously, and the importance of good keyword research in setting you up for success. If you want to check out the blog I've been building then you can do that here - https://keepitwellness.com ..read more

This episode gives you my top tip for how to rank on page 1 of Google. In summary, you'll need to beat all the other search results and make sure yours isn't just as good as the competition, but is much better. In this episode I'll break down how and why you need to write high quality blog posts and give you some tips for getting your posts to page 1 based on my experience of doing just that with my new site. This tip gives you a really simple framework and effective way of being able to judge how good your blog posts really are. If you want to check out the new blog I'm building then you can ..read more

This is an episode that goes though some of the things you need to be thinking about if you’re wanting to make decent money from your blog. It's a no B.S. low down on the real things the people making money are doing, so you can prepare yourself for how hard it can be and understand why making money blogging takes time. The episode touches on topics such as: content strategy, paid tools, what the big sites are doing, the importance of niche in your website, link building, why sites take so long to grow, and more... If you want to check out the new affiliate site I've been building (which I tea ..read more

In today's episode I talk to productivity coach Peter Akkies. Peter is a professional productivity coach, and we discuss all sorts of things that will be helpful for being more productive with your blog. From how to produce content more consistently, to overcoming some of the mental barriers bloggers might face with producing content. Peter Akkies is a productivity coach. Among other things, he helps entrepreneurs build an audience through blogging consistently. You can find him over at peterakkies.net and his 30-Day Creator Challenge lives over at creatorchallenge.com. If you’ve got any ..read more

Hello bloggers, today’s topic is tags. In this episode I’ll be going to going through basics about what blog tags are and how they should be used, so if you’re already a pro tagging your site correctly then go you. I’ll admit, I wasn’t a pro, and I didn’t tag my site correctly... Now I realise the best way to use them and the benefits proper tagging can have for your blog. In this episode I'll talk through tags, if they are useful, how useful they are, how you should use them, and also give advice based on my experience of sorting through them and cleaning up your blog tags. If you’ve got any ..read more

Today I’m going to talk about wordpress plugins and blogging, and specifically which wordpress plugins I use that will be really useful for your blog. Now firstly, plugins are one of the great reasons to use wordpress.org rather than wordpress.com, if you’re still using wordpress.com you won’t be able to use plugins. However, this episode still might be of interest to see the kinds of things you can do with plugins and work out if actually those benefits might mean you consider making the switch to self hosting your blog and using wordpress.org If you’ve got any feedback for me, questions or t ..read more

Today I’m doing an episode about what we should and shouldn’t be focussing on with our blogs. I massively understand, when you’re trying to grow a blog and doing all you can, you’re constantly looking for the little improvements to make your blog a success. BUT... Often we focus on completely the wrong things. So this episode cuts through the BS and goes through why most blogs are failing, and what the main things are you should be focussing on with your blogs. If you’ve got any feedback for me, questions or topics you want me to cover in the blogging pod, or want to check out my blog then you ..read more

This episode goes through a few blogging tools that I use loads for my blogging, that are all free and should all be helpful for bloggers. These tools are Google Trends, Pixabay, and Canva. It’s possible that you’ll already be aware of these or might be using some as I’ve used them before. BUT I recently realised how useful all of them are for a multitude of things relevant to blogging, so wanted to do this separate episode and go through them in a bit more detail… I also give my thoughts on how to best use these tools, as well as discuss a seperate issue of whether it’s worth splashing out on ..read more