Last month, I shared how to use affiliate links on your blog. Now, let’s get more specific and focus on a company that everyone is familiar with: Amazon! It makes a lot of sense for bloggers to become Amazon Associates (the name of their affiliate program) because Amazon is a trusted company with huge name recognition. Instead of having to share your experience and try to sell products from a website that your readers may be unfamiliar with, you’re leaning on their prior (positive) experience ...
How to Use Affiliate Links on Your Blog
Once you’ve been blogging and have an audience, think about monetizing your blog using affiliate links. One of the best parts of using affiliate links is that once you’ve put in the initial work, they become “passive income.” You’ll continue to earn each time a reader clicks through your link and completes a purchase. How to Use Affiliate Links on Your Blog What’s an Affiliate Link? When you post an affiliate link, you’re selling a product or service on behalf of someone else (either a per ...
Prep Your Blog for Summer Vacation
Does traffic go up or down for you in the summer? I asked this in The SITS Girls Facebook group and was surprised to see that some bloggers see an upsurge in readership over the hot summer months. In the 8 years I’ve been blogging, I typically see a big drop in traffic once school is out for the summer, and then it comes back strong mid-August for back to school and the fall season. But that depends on your readership and niche. And then there’s you: are you traveling over the summer? Playing wit ...
How to Personalize Stock Photos
With so many free stock photo sites available that allow you to modify images and use them without attribution, how do you keep from using the same image as other bloggers out there? It’s terrible to work hard to create the perfect graphic for a blog post just to see the same image with a different title elsewhere. By getting a little creative, you can avoid this! Try these easy strategies to personalize stock photos for use on your blog and social media. How to Personalize Stock Photos For ...
10 Ways To Find More Time To Blog
After blogging for over 8 years, I've tried every strategy out there to find time to blog. I think the most important thing to realize is that it takes some practice to figure out when you work best and how to work more efficiently, particularly if you’re working from home. 10 Ways To Find More Time To Blog If you're a newer blogger, don't beat yourself up about how long it takes you to do blogging tasks; that improves with experience. All of us could use a little more time in a day. Here a ...
How to Avoid Blogging Burnout
After blogging professionally for eight years, I know all about blogging burnout. It’s happened to me many times! Sometimes it happens because you feel like you’re spinning your wheels without any progress. Sometimes it happens because the negatives outweigh the positives. Sometimes it happens because your non-blogging life has gotten chaotic and infringed upon your work time. No matter what the reason, these strategies will help you avoid blogging burnout. How To Avoid Blogging Burnout 1. ...