The following is a guest post from Penny who writes at She Picks Up Pennies.This post started with an exchange on Twitter. Penny said something like, "I'm not mad about people who earn six figures because I hope to join them!"I was impressed with both her intention and thinking and I had to know more. I told her I would love to have her share her thoughts in a guest … [Read more...]
Impact of Career Growth Calculator
This is going to be a special post.Since this blog's beginning I have written about the value of growing your career.It's a vital part of the "E" (earn) on this site. And I've said over and over again that if you can earn more in your career, it makes a lot of other financial issues much easier. Some might say I "harp" or "nag" on the issue. :)Whatever you call it, … [Read more...]
Five Steps to Creating a Winning $25k Blog, Step 5: Deliver Revenue and Profit
Note: As we continue this series, some may want to get started asap. If so, I have negotiated a special deal for ESI Money readers with HostGator. To take advantage of it, simply go to this page then use code “25kBlog” to save a bundle at checkout!Welcome back to our series on five steps to creating a winning $25k blog.This is our last post and will focus on how to … [Read more...]
Five Steps to Creating a Winning $25k Blog, Step 4: Drive Traffic, Part 2
Note: As we continue this series, some may want to get started asap. If so, I have negotiated a special deal for ESI Money readers with HostGator. To take advantage of it, simply go to this page then use code “25kBlog” to save a bundle at checkout!Welcome back to our series on five steps to creating a winning $25k blog.Today we're continuing the discussion on how to … [Read more...]
Five Steps to Creating a Winning $25k Blog, Step 4: Drive Traffic, Part 1
Note: As we continue this series, some may want to get started asap. If so, I have negotiated a special deal for ESI Money readers with HostGator. To take advantage of it, simply go to this page then use code “25kBlog” to save a bundle at checkout!Welcome back to our series on five steps to creating a winning $25k blog.Up to this point we have determined our strategy, … [Read more...]
Five Steps to Creating a Winning $25k Blog, Step 3: Develop Awesome, Shareable Content
Note: As we continue this series, some may want to get started asap. If so, I have negotiated a special deal for ESI Money readers with HostGator. To take advantage of it, simply go to this page then use code “25kBlog” to save a bundle at checkout!Welcome back to our series on five steps to creating a winning $25k blog.Now that we've got our site up and running, it's … [Read more...]
Five Steps to Creating a Winning $25k Blog, Step 2: Design a Great Website, Part 2
Note: As we continue this series, some may want to get started asap. If so, I have negotiated a special deal for ESI Money readers with HostGator. To take advantage of it, simply go to this page then use code “25kBlog” to save a bundle at checkout! Welcome back to our series on five steps to creating a winning $25k blog.Last time we covered the first part of step 2, … [Read more...]
Five Steps to Creating a Winning $25k Blog, Step 2: Design a Great Website, Part 1
Welcome back to our series on five steps to creating a winning $25k blog.Last time we covered step 1, how to determine your strategy.I'm going to break this step in two parts, otherwise this post would be massively long (it's already going to be long and I'm just covering half the points).Today we'll cover a few pre-development decisions you need to make before … [Read more...]
Five Steps to Creating a Winning $25k Blog, Step 1: Determine Your Strategy
In Five Steps to Creating a Winning $25k Blog I gave an overview of the steps vital to starting a successful blog.Today we'll build upon that by getting into the specifics of step 1, determining your strategy.It's a critical and often overlooked part of creating a winning blog, but if you put the time and effort into it, it can lay the groundwork for your future … [Read more...]
Five Steps to Creating a Winning $25k Blog
Over the course of a few posts, I've mentioned that this site has turned into a nice side hustle (if a retired person can have a "side" hustle).Specifically, it's on track to make $20k to $30k this year, and that's if I don't push it.Given that the site has been around for just over two years, one of which I wasn't focused on doing much, that's a pretty good … [Read more...]
