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Monetization

Treat Your Blog Like a Brick-and-Mortar Business

9 Ways to Treat Your Blog More Like a Brick-and-Mortar Business

by Nick Tart · 44 comments

in Monetization

Today, Nick Tart talks about the importance of treating your blog more like a business. Want to write for us too?

Most of us want our blogs to become more than just blogs. If that’s the case with you, then you need to treat your blog like it’s a business.

When I was planning this post I realized there are a lot of similarities between your blog and the corner store down the street. Except, the corner store is making money and you probably aren’t.

Assuming you’d like to earn a little cash for all your hard work, I’ve outlined nine ways you can treat your blog more like a brick-and-mortar business.

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Money Bag

My $2000+ Return On Investment

by Seth

Invest in this: Win a Free Copy of Smashing Magazine’s “The Smashing Book” with 313 pages of full-color images on coated paper by reading on…
What do you think of when you hear the word “investment?”
Perhaps you think of stocks, banks, debt, money, or profits when financial words like “investment” are used.  For many bloggers and [...]

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How Making Money Blogging Has Been Looked at the Wrong Way by Thousands of Bloggers

How Making Money Blogging Has Been Looked at the Wrong Way by Thousands of Bloggers

by Alex

Aren’t I just full of revelations this week? On Monday I talked about the degration of quality content, and now I want to share why I think many people are looking at making money online incorrectly.
Before I begin, I just want to let you guys know that I’m not making six figures online and that [...]

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How to write a profitable review

The Secrets to Writing A Superb Review (That Makes You Money)

by Ali Hale

Today, Ali Hale goes over effective ways to write better reviews that make you money. Want to write for us too?
Have you ever tried out affiliate marketing? If you believe the hype, it’s a shortcut to riches – without doing any work. All you need to do is slap up a specially-formatted link to someone [...]

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How A Blog Can Kick Start Your Freelance Business

How A Blog Can Kick Start Your Freelance Business

by Alex

Freelancing has become the dream job anywhere. With the economy still stinking and good jobs become harder to find, many have turned over to freelancing to keep their income streams flowing.
But just because you can declare yourself as a freelancer doesn’t mean it will work out for you. You have to be able to do [...]

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Password Protect Content

Membership Sites: Can You Make Money from Them?

by Seth

Recently I wrote 30 Real Ways to Make Money Blogging, and lots of people have expressed their enthusiasm in the variety of ways to make money doing something they love.  One of the best ways to make a long-term income online is with membership sites.  They offer a wonderful service to the customer and a way [...]

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30 Real Ways to Make Money Blogging

by Seth

Looking for ways to make money with your blog can be frustrating.  Either you don’t have enough traffic or you are not sure what to do.  That is why I have put together this list of 30 Real Ways to Make Money with a Blog“.
This post isn’t your average directory of money making tips either, [...]

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Blog Flipping

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Short and Long Term Projects: Some Notes on Blog Flipping

by Alex

This is a guest post by Simon Rogers, a fifteen year old blogger who runs Teenius.com. You can also follow him on Twitter @teenius
First of all, let me tell you something. When I first started blogging I absolutely hated it. Why? Because I spent hours every day maintaining and advertising my sites, but I was [...]

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