April 2022 Traffic and Revenue Report
Sharing the latest stats for April, with traffic and revenue for four new sites.
March 2022 Monthly Traffic & Revenue Report
Sharing traffic and revenue stats for March - along with my insights.
5 Insights following the Web Publishing AMA
Five insights and afterthoughts following the AMA
AMA Special: Ask Me Anything!
I'm thrilled to announce the up-and-coming AMA! Join in and Ask Me Anything!
User Experience vs. Monetization: Where to draw the line?
How to maximize your revenue without antagonizing your visitors.
What makes a post good enough [& monthly report]
Revisiting the question of content quality + the monthly report!
When to Hire Your First VA
I wish I had hired my first VA much earlier. Here's why.
11 niche ideas for 2022 & Site Traffic Report
Here are my favorite content niches for 2022 (and a quick report on the sites)
How to Find Your Web Publishing Strategy
Finding the web publishing strategy that's right for you is important. Here's how to figure that out.
The 2022 Traffic & Revenue Reports
Four new sites get their first report for 2022
Dozens of posts and no traffic – what’s wrong?
Why isn't your new site bringing that promised traffic? Here's what could be wrong.
Reaching $100K in monthly revenue
Yay! Finally making six figures a month in revenue! What a lovely finale for these reports.
Why I no longer promote on social media (and the August Report)
I no longer promote on social media. Here's why. (August mini report included too!)
The number of posts vs. number of words – which is more important?
Which metric is more important when assessing the size of a site? Is it just the number of posts, or does the number of words matter too?
Traffic growth patterns: Is there always a hockey stick? (And the July report)
I often read in forums about that a “hockey stick curve” that’s supposed to happen with a new website. Sometimes, when traffic finally begins to grow, new publishers are disappointed and even worried because they’re not seeing that expected sharp…
How we moved our business to the US (and the June report)
Sharing the story of our move from Israel to Florida, as well as some inspiring figures from June!
Web publishing woes (and the May Report)
How we were kicked off Amazon and lost 21K in revenue (and the recent revenue report)
When should you reduce adding posts (& the April report)
Should you ever slow down on publishing new posts? Or maybe stop altogether? This and the May report in this post.
Site down! How a prolonged server outage affected our site
One of our largest websites was down for four days earlier this month. Here's what happened.
How to increase RPM rates (and the March 2021 Report)
Here's what I do to get higher RPM's for our blogs, along with the March 2021 traffic and revenue report.
Should writers be Americans-only? [& February Mini Report]
We currently hire only American writers. Is that wise? Here's what I think at this point (along with a quick report on February).
The Survivor Bias in Web Publishing (and the January Revenue Report)
Are web publishing success stories true? And do they apply to you? (And also, our January revenue report)
2020 Traffic and Revenue Report
It’s finally 2021 and a good time to look back at 2020 and what it’s been like for our business. If you’ve been following my blog, you probably already know what our reports used to looked like throughout the year.…
Here’s How long it takes Google to index and rank our posts
If you rely mostly on Google for traffic, getting posts to show up in the search results is key. You could have the best content out there, but if Google doesn’t put it in front of their users, you won’t…
9 Lessons about blogging and hiking (And a quick update on our blogs)
Sharing lessons that I learned along the year about how to deal with long-term projects like building this business or hiking for long distances. Also, a quick report on November's numbers.
Should you allow blog comments? [And quick status report on our sites]
Should you allow blog comments on your blog? Here's a discussion of the pros and cons and how we handle commenting on our sites. (And also a quick update on our traffic and revenue over the last few weeks!)
How to make your blog posts long enough (tips and tricks for increasing the word count)
How do you write long posts and reach your target word count without resorting to fluff and repetition? In this post, I want to share my tips and insights on how to do just that.
September 2020 Traffic & Revenue report (Last one for a while)
September was yet another crazy month here. Lots of work, and an overall increase in revenue by 13% to over $27K! Read the full report here, and also see why this is probably the last report for a while.
August 2020 Traffic & Revenue report
In terms of revenue, August has been a "steady as she goes" month here. With some of the sites affected by seasonality, we've seen only little growth in overall traffic, but at the same time, an increase of 8% in revenue. Here's the detailed report.
10 Things That Could Bring Down A Niche Site or Blog [This is a Risky business!]
As we work on expanding our investment in content to $20,000 a month, I wanted to stop and take a look at the risks involved. Here's a list of 10 things that can go horribly wrong and bring our business to a halt.