Making Cash on the Web

 

The Next Jeff Bezos?

You hear about these success stories all of the time – people who quit their jobs and are making handsome money on the world wide web. Sometimes very big money, as in billions of dollars. Of course, that’s the exception to the rule, but the rule isn’t too bad. If you do [...]

10 Tips to Flog Your Blog

 
If you thought your blog was going to pull in thousands of readers, you’re probably disappointed. In fact, you might be downright morose at the poor attendance and lack of give-and-take your blog produces.
 
When done well, and when blog potential is maximized to the fullest, a blog draws traffic. When not done properly, it’s like [...]

Crafting the Perfect Landing Page

You read and hear a lot about landing pages, but not many site owners use landing pages for maximum effect.
A landing page is usually the first page a visitor sees upon clicking a link to your site, either from another site, through organic search results or a PPC link. The landing page MAY be the [...]

Media Kits: Fun, Free, and Effective

Fortune 500 companies have press kits available on their websites. So do most of the sites that comprise the Russell 2000. Even small, one-person service providers make press kits available in the hopes of getting some free “ink.” And why not? Print media needs green content just as much as web sites so, if you [...]

Web Writers: When Clients Succeed, You Succeed

 
 
 
There are lots of reasons only six percent of websites survive 12 months. Some of these problems can be overcome using the services of a good web writer. Others will always remain a mystery.
 
When you take on a site text assignment, here are some pitfalls to avoid.
Lack of Consistency
One day, you’re on Google’s #1 SERP, [...]

Don’t Use Popular Key Words: Here’s Why.

Scope out the webmaster sites and industry hubs and you’ll find a lot of content on the importance of keyword selection. Okay, assuming you know nothing about keyword selection, let’s start at the beginning.
 
What Are Keywords?
They’re the words entered by search engine users looking for specific information on a topic, service or product. For example, [...]

Selling Web Writing Services: You NEED This!

  Selling Goods and Services (Web writing is a service, noob.)
Most small businesses sell goods or services. If you own a termite exterminating business, you’re marketing a service – bug killing. If you sell little miniature furniture for doll house collectors, you’re selling goods – products. Either way, a web site is going to serve as [...]

Web Writing: What Else You Have to Know

You know it’s “i before e except after c,” and maybe you even understand parallel sentence construction. But if you’re going to make money as a web writer, you’ll need to learn several new skill sets.
Here they are.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
It’s an inexact “science” that attempts to manipulate search engines to your clients’ advantage. A [...]