ProBlogger Podcast: Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging

Today's episode is part 8 of the new 'Today, Not Someday' podcast series. The focus is actioning your 'someday' list, the things you've always wanted to do to improve your blog but have struggled to make happen. For details about how the series works, check out episode one. I've included a full list of all episodes in the 'Today, Not Someday' series in the show notes. The focus of today's episode is about how to give your social media workflow a good going over to prepare you for the new year. I share tips about how to get bigger reach, more traffic, and higher engagement, and how to maximize productivity so that you save time. You can find show notes for today's episode at: problogger.com/podcast/73

Today's episode is part 7 of the new 'Today, Not Someday' podcast series. The focus is actioning your 'someday' list, the things you've always wanted to do to improve your blog but have struggled to make happen. For details about how the series works, check out episode one. Part 2 was about why you should sell a product on your blog (and how to do it). Part 3 was about how to increase your subscriber numbers for your email list. Part 4 was about how to get readers excited to join and stay on your email list. Part 5 was about how to use auto responders to drive traffic and profit with your blog. Part 6 was about how to refresh the design of your blog to maximise your chances of making people feel what you want them to feel and doing what you want them to do. The focus of today's episode is how to make money as an affiliate by creating a best seller list. I've earned over half a million dollars from the Amazon affiliate program during my blogging career. I share tips about how you can make money as an affiliate on your blog. Today's show notes are available at: problogger.com/podcast/72

Today's episode is the sixth of the new 'Today, Not Someday' podcast series. The focus is actioning your 'someday' list, the things you've always wanted to do to improve your blog but have struggled to make happen. For details about how the series works, check out episode one. Part 2 was about why you should sell a product on your blog (and how to do it). Part 3 was about how to increase your subscriber numbers for your email list. Part 4 was about how to get readers excited to join and stay on your email list. Part 5 was about how to use auto responders to drive traffic and profit with your blog. The focus of today's episode is how to refresh the design of your blog to maximise your chances of making people feel what you want them to feel and doing what you want them to do. Today's show notes are available at: problogger.com/podcast/71

Today's episode is the fifth of the new 'Today, Not Someday' podcast series. The focus is actioning your 'someday' list, the things you've always wanted to do to improve your blog but have struggled to make happen. For details about how the series works, check out episode one. Part 2 was about why you should sell a product on your blog (and how to do it). Part 3 was about how to increase your subscriber numbers for your email list. Part 4 was about how to get readers excited to join and stay on your email list. The focus of today's episode is how to use auto responders to drive traffic and profit with your blog. Today's show notes are available at: problogger.com/podcast/70

Today's episode is part 4 of the new 'Today, Not Someday' podcast series. The focus is actioning your 'someday' list, the things you've always wanted to do to improve your blog but have struggled to make happen. For details about how the series works, check out episode one here. Part 2 was about why you should sell a product on your blog (and how to dot it). Part 3 was about how to get people to sign up onto your email list. The focus of today's episode is about how to create the most effective 'opt-in', or 'lead magnet' for your blog, or if you already have one, how to make it even more powerful. An opt-in is a free special offer that you can give to people who join your email list. Having an opt-in is one of the most significant things you can to do to increase your subscriber numbers and grow your business. Today's show notes are available at: problogger.com/podcast/69

Today's episode is the second of the new 'Today, Not Someday' podcast series. The focus is to action your 'someday' list, the things you've always wanted to do to improve your blog but have struggled to make happen. For details about how the series works, check out episode one here. Part 2 was about why you should sell a product on your blog (and how to dot it). The focus of today's episode is about why and how you should have a good system to allow people to subscribe to your email list. I have spent lots of time over the years experimenting with different ways to let readers subscribe across my blogs. I share the technique I use that increased my email list subscribers by over 100% so you can use it on your blog. Today's show notes are available at: problogger.com/podcast/68

Today's episode is the second of the new 'Today, Not Someday' series of podcasts that will take us up to the end of the year about what you can do to make your blog ready for success in 2016. The focus is your 'someday' list, the things you've always wanted to do to improve your blog but have struggled to make happen. For details about how the series works, check out episode one at: problogger.com/podcast/66 The focus of today's episode is about why having something to sell is so important, and tips about how you can develop a product to sell on your blog. Today's show notes are available at: problogger.com/podcast/67

Today's episode is the first in a new series of podcasts that will take us up to the end of the year about what you can do to make your blog ready for success in 2016. The focus will be your 'someday' list, the things you've always wanted to do to improve your blog but have struggled to make happen. I've realised many of the things on my 'someday' list are things that could significantly improve my blog and my business and lead to a rise in income, things I really should be doing and could be achieved with a concerted burst of effort, if only I could get past my procrastination. This series is about me sharing my journey to turn my 'someday' tasks into things I make happen today. I'll share with you what works and what doesn't, and give you tips and resources to help you work through your 'someday' list too. We're all more likely to make these changes if we're not doing it alone! Today's show notes are available at: problogger.com/podcast/66

Today's episode is about how you can learn to make decisions for your blog more quickly and with confidence, freeing you up to focus your time on what really matters most. One of the most common questions I'm asked is how I manage to fit everything in - blogging, social media, speaking appearances, product development and family life. The truth is, I don't get to do everything I would like. But I have learned skills and developed habits that make me feel less overwhelmed and stressed about making decisions about how to spend my time. If you're feeling like you don't have enough time to fit everything in, this episode is for you. I share tips that will help you get more focused about how to choose to spend your time to make your blog a success. Today's show notes are available at: problogger.com/podcast/65

Today's episode is about how to build your business using content marketing. It's an interview with Dan Norris, a serial entrepreneur and popular blogger. Dan has used content marketing as his key strategy to building his successful businesses. He shares his experience and insider tips so that you can turn your blog into a successful business too. Today's show notes are available at: problogger.com/podcast/64.

Today's episode is about how to write a blog post about a mistake you have made. Across my blogs, the most popular posts ever have been the ones that include "mistake" in the title. Writing a confessional post about a mistake you have made gives your readers the opportunity to learn from your experience, but will also increase your blog traffic if you set it up well. I share how to write a "mistake" post to make sure you get the most blog traffic possible and to deepen the relationship you already have with existing readers. Today's show notes are available at: problogger.com/podcast/63

Today's episode is about how I almost lost my blogging business overnight. It was right after I had decided to blog full time and had quit my part time job. My traffic fell by 80% and my income fell by about 85%. It was an awful feeling and I'd like to share this story with you to make sure you know what to do if disaster ever strikes your blog. I share why it happened, what I did to recover from it, and what I do now to prevent it ever happening again. Today's show notes are available at: problogger.com/podcast/62

Today's episode is about how to build relationships with the readers on your blog. Having a community around your blog gives your blog social proof and makes your blog more useful and satisfying to you and your readers. This is the second part of a two-part episode. Part one was an in depth look at why you should spend time and energy trying to build community. Today is all about practical strategies and tips for how to build community. Today's show notes are available at: problogger.com/podcast/61

Today's episode is about how to deepen relationships with your readers on your blog. One of the most common questions I get from my readers is "how do I get my readers to interact with me?" Not all bloggers spend a lot of time trying to build community but most of the successful bloggers I know of do. This is the first of a two-part episode. Today is about why building engagement with your readers matters so much. Today's show notes are available at: problogger.com/podcast/60

Today's episode is all about how to decide on the focus topic for your blog. Having a niche topic for your blog helps you focus but it also helps new readers find you and current readers to understand more easily what you and your blog is about. I share 15 questions that you can ask yourself that will help you work out possible themes for your blog and help you choose a niche to focus on. Today's show notes are available at: problogger.com/podcast/59