If you look back to my July update, my biggest goal for both Betterbythought and for my Authority site was grow my traffic. Success. More on that later. My negative from last month was that I still wasn’t seeing any monetary gain from efforts. August saw my first measurable success in that department too! I’m pretty … Read moreMy Journey to 100K: August Update
Congratulations! You’ve decided to start an online business! You’ve got your niche planned out. You know what you want to sell, the content you’re going to produce, and how you are going to make your idea absolutely vital to your customers. So, what is next? A website. This can be a world of stress in its own … Read more10 Reasons I Start All my Websites with Bluehost Shared Hosting
The end of June officially marks the end of the first half of the year. In June I saw some really promising things develop, but also a problem that has continued to plague me for the last 6 months was still persistent. That being said, let’s get to the June update.June PositivesThe first, and possibly … Read moreJourney to 100k: June Update
In my last article, I briefly mentioned that I was headed on a nice weekend vacation. It was great, thanks for asking! Anyway, I got back last night so early this morning I was up taking stock of everything. A few new signups on the blog, a missed message on Fiverr (somehow they snuck it … Read moreWhy Notes matter and Why I’ll start taking them
When I started publishing e-books I started by hiring freelance writers, my goal was to produce a lot of books, some would succeed some wouldn’t. While my publishing didn’t go far I wouldn’t say it was due to the writer I had hired. If you haven’t been a reader of my blog for long you … Read moreMy Experience Hiring Freelance Writers
I’ve already started building my Authority Site with Thrive Themes and soon I’ll switch this blog over also. In fact, I’ll probably start the conversion this weekend after putting the finishing touches on an article for the Authority site. I’ve signed up for the Membership, which is a monthly fee of $19 (billed annually). Normally … Read moreWhy I’m switching to Thrive Themes for all my Sites
I ran into something while setting up my new site that I didn’t expect. WordPress Categories. I really thought I was prepared with this site build. I sketched everything out, figured out my drop down menus, had a rough outline of the different page types and…. Then I realized something. I only have one “Blog” … Read moreWordpess Categories and why you need to Know about Them
A name is the face of your company, it’s important, right? Naming my Authority Site was much more difficult than I thought it would be, and yet didn’t take that long. Yes and no. It needs to be catchy, it needs to be something that will stick in your mind. But, it doesn’t have to BE … Read moreNaming my Authority Site
I’ve chosen my keyword and niche. I know what I’m going to build a site on. I’m biting off way more than I originally planned on chewing. In fact, I think this article may be revised later down the road with a much more detailed one (if you want to see that please comment on … Read moreWhy I’m choosing an Authority Site over a Niche Sites
If you are a regular reader of this blog you know I’m working on a niche site as part of my passive income portfolio. My goal is to be making $500 a month in six months. It’s a goal that I’ve seen on many other niche site startup sites, projects, and examples. It’s bold but doable. … Read moreThe Search for the Perfect Keyword