Dollars Ah clickbait. Like copywriting before it, knowing and understanding why clickbait gets written and all the tricks it uses to get clicked makes the whole thing feel unintelligent. Be that as it may, numerous websites and authors owe their living to clickbait. I will not judge, but I will satirize 🙂 It is a common … Read more
Welcome to Google’s world. A long time ago, but in a land close by, Google reported what search phrase the user entered into Google search before clicking on the link to your website. As you can imagine this data was enormously valuable to web publishers and content creators. However, Google does not like giving away … Read more
A writer writes… always. – I’ve used this quote from Throw Mamma from the Train for so long that I should probably get a tattoo. On the other hand, it is very true. As we may have covered before, I run what I like to call an empire of websites that I build, guide, and … Read more
Have you ever just gotten started on Twitter and several tweets later you think, “This should have been a blog post?” Yeah. Me too. Presenting my Google helpful content update tweets, now in blog format. Writers and Google Helpful Content Update Google has a new “helpful content” update coming out. The goal, according to Google, … Read more
Let’s start with content is king. This is still mostly true barring any funny business, or hyper-competitive categories where Google algorithmically, or manually, stacks the deck. That being said, your website probably needs to look pretty decent, especially to first time viewers who show up via a Twitter link, a recommendation, or search results. To … Read more
As a professional writer, one of the things that always strikes me as odd is when new, or aspiring, writers ask me how to come up with things to write about. I have notebooks full of article ideas that I’ll never be able to write in one lifetime. However, I understand how difficult it can … Read more
Once upon a time, when you had an AdSense account, you could just add the AdSense code to your next site, and the next, and so on, and it would work. Unfortunately, like always, people abused this feature and AdSense started requiring that every new site get its own review to ensure that it qualifies … Read more
When you start trying to earn money by writing online, there are a lot of things to learn and keep straight. However, the most useful online writing tip to make money is the simplest. Just write something. Current and Fresh = Active and Used When it comes to earning money from your website content writing, … Read more
Making money online by writing isn’t impossible, but it can take time. Depending upon your goals, it can take a lot of time, and a lot of hard work. Unfortunately, too many people give up before they can make money writing online because they can’t see around the bend to where the money starts coming in. … Read more
It’s still early, but I’ve been checking out my AdSense performance reports for data regarding the new AdSense Matched Content offering that Google is rolling out. Here is my Google Matched Content review, so far. First off, if you are wondering what Matched Content Ads from AdSense are, you need to read that article first. … Read more
I started getting emails from Google saying that my sites are eligible for “Matched content.” According to Google, Matched content is “a free recommendation tool offering you a simple way to promote your content to your site visitors.” Okaaaaayyy…. By switching on the “Monetize with ads” feature you can also display targeted native-style ads. Ah … Read more
Once you have started earning some money with Google AdSense, you may get some notifications about various optimizations that you can do to “improve your earnings.” Do the Google AdSense optimizations really work? It depends upon the optimization and how it applies to your website. Google Optimize Suggestions Remember, that Google works best for Google. … Read more