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1: Blogging platform
WordPress. It& #39;s easy. Well-supported. Uber flexible.
And, it& #39;s free.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> Don& #39;t over-complicate this. Use WordPress and move on.
WordPress. It& #39;s easy. Well-supported. Uber flexible.
And, it& #39;s free.
2: Start writing
I didn& #39;t plan. Didn& #39;t wireframe. Didn& #39;t do a bunch of research.
Those are excuses for stalling.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> Just fucking start. Write. Write often. Write from the heart.
I didn& #39;t plan. Didn& #39;t wireframe. Didn& #39;t do a bunch of research.
Those are excuses for stalling.
3: Choose money-making topics
I ranked for $$$ keywords, like:
- financial independence
- early retirement
- making money
- debt relief
Writing about how silly your cat is won& #39;t get you money.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> You& #39;ll get paid for high-value keywords.
I ranked for $$$ keywords, like:
- financial independence
- early retirement
- making money
- debt relief
Writing about how silly your cat is won& #39;t get you money.
4: Start marketing
My blog was my life. It was a part of me. Make your blog a part of you.
Be a sucker for pageviews.
Get on social. Buy ads if you want.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> Your buyer will pay handsomely for eyeballs on pages.
My blog was my life. It was a part of me. Make your blog a part of you.
Be a sucker for pageviews.
Get on social. Buy ads if you want.
5: Join an ad network
"But I don& #39;t want a bunch of ads on my site!"
Respectively, screw that.
Ad networks provide consistent revenue.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> Your buyer is buying your revenue, not your words.
"But I don& #39;t want a bunch of ads on my site!"
Respectively, screw that.
Ad networks provide consistent revenue.
6: Prepare to sell
Gather income statements.
Create your media kit (pageviews, social cred, email list #s, etc)
Then, don& #39;t be desperate. Wait for the right offer.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> Find someone who WANTS your blog.
Brokers can help.
Gather income statements.
Create your media kit (pageviews, social cred, email list #s, etc)
Then, don& #39;t be desperate. Wait for the right offer.
Brokers can help.
At the time of sale, I had:
- ~75,000 monthly pageviews
- 7,500 on email list
- 13,000 Twitter followers
- ~$2,000 monthly revenue
- ~75,000 monthly pageviews
- 7,500 on email list
- 13,000 Twitter followers
- ~$2,000 monthly revenue
