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...]
2017 Credit Card Rewards
As I noted in my annual budget review, we had 2017 income of $3,980 from cash back credit cards.This puts us at $17,525 earned since 2006 (including 2016's amount).It's not going to change the world financially, but it's money we earn for doing nothing differently (we'd still spend on the same purchases), so why not?Today I'll detail how we were able to get to this … [Read more...]
Ten Ways to Find Time for Your Side Hustle
One of the key objections I often hear about starting a side hustle (or growing your career for that matter) is "I don't have the time."I don't buy that.Very few people literally "don't have the time."What most who say this mean is "I don't want to make the time."And to me, that’s a money excuse.Of course, that's their choice. They decide what to do with … [Read more...]
