If you’ve got a blog, you probably already know that you can’t legally grab any images you find online and use them. That could get you into a heap of trouble and possibly make enemies of bloggers or anyone else you steal photos from.
Fortunately, you can easily find free stock photos at sites such as Pexels, MorgueFile, Pixabay, and RGBStock.…
Since starting LivingWithBeth almost three years ago, I’ve spent surprisingly little to keep it going, at least in terms of money. I’ve devoted many hours of my time, but my main monetary expenses have consisted of blog hosting fees and registering the domain, plus a subscription to Buffer for scheduling social media posts.
Last year was phenomenally successfully for LivingWithBeth.…
Fellow bloggers, you need to be aware of a common scam aimed right at us. I happened to spot such an email in my spam filter and thought it was important enough to share.
The scammer claims that a company has tried to register domains similar to yours – in my case, variations on LivingWithBeth.com, such as LivingWithBeth.cn. As a “courtesy,” they offer the chance to approve whether this company is an offshore affiliate.…
Thinking about setting up your own blog? There are tons of reasons to start a blog. You may want to promote your business, make money or simply enjoy writing about topics that interest you. If you’re wondering how to start a blog from scratch, read on for step-by-step instructions that’ll have you blogging in practically no time at all.
Before you proceed, you’ll want to figure out why you want to blog – what you hope to accomplish.…
So, you want to start a blog? You’ve probably already read about how you should avoid free blog sites and go with a hosting provider rather than Blogger or WordPress.org.
One reason for this is the importance of having your own domain name in order to be taken seriously as a blogger and progress past being a hobby blogger. Before starting this process, you should come up with several desired domain names using the .com…
It all started shortly after my family’s beloved cat passed away. Mimi was such an amazing kitty that I wrote a blog post about her called 10 Life Lessons From a Small Gray Cat.
Writing the post was kind of therapeutic for me, and reading it afterward provided comfort to my older (11-year-old) daughter and me. I was stunned when the post started drawing thousands of readers within the first couple of days.…
What an exciting month this has been so far! Traffic to my blog continues to soar, and I had the honor of garnering some extra attention from two wonderful link-ups. Some of my most popular posts remain related to Roku TV streaming devices. I welcome any comments, questions or article ideas you might have regarding Roku devices. They’re so easy to use and have become so popular that they’re bound to become a much-requested Christmas gift item.…
If you have a blog, you’d probably love to earn money with it, at least to pay for its upkeep, and preferably a lot more. When you first start, you’ll probably sign up for Google Adwords and Amazon Associates.
Neither of these are likely pay off much until you have a ton of traffic, if at all. I don’t spend much time promoting Amazon links since they have repeatedly refused to pay my commissions on the grounds that they think all of my sales come from friends and family members clicking my affiliate links.…
When I started LivingWithBeth.com, I’d already written for Examiner.com for several years, so I had a feel for some of the types of articles that generate a lot of interest. That doesn’t mean I write only articles that I think will result in thousands of page views. It does mean that I keep an eye out for topics that seem likely to attract a broad audience.…
At some point, I’m not sure when, my managed WordPress on GoDaddy email stopped working. That means anyone who tried to contact me through the WordPress blog’s contact form would’ve wondered why I didn’t respond (since I didn’t get their message). Also, subscribers to my blog weren’t getting emails when I posted something new.
This post contains affiliate links; see my disclosure here.…
