How to Get Started in Business Blogging (and make money from it)
summary
WordPress site miktaeasier.com grows from a 2007 personal blog into a publishing business that hits 2 million pageviews/month, runs 3–5 articles per day with ~28 contributors, and breaks even in about a year. Setup uses Google Analytics, Yoast (WordPress SEO), Contact Form 7, caching, image optimization (Smush), optional CDN (CloudFront) and Jetpack; strategy follows CTM: create long useful content, drive traffic via Google + email lists + guest posts, then monetize with ads, sponsored reviews, affiliates and digital products.
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Start
- 0:48About Make Tech Easier • A tech site that focuses on how-to tutorials, hacks, tips and tricks.
- 2:04What is Business Blogging
- 3:35Considerations (The U-G-S Approach)
- 4:16User Friendliness
- 5:21Google Friendliness
- 6:00Social Friendliness
- 7:08Type of Themes
- 11:46Offsite Preparation
- 15:04The Route to Become a Millionaire
- 15:52Blog Content - What to Blog?
- 21:58Content Length No hard rule on the word count. Always ask yourself
- 22:42Traffic Generation
- 23:44Driving Traffic • Make sure your content is search engine optimised
- 24:45Somethings to know about Google Search Results
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