Freelance Superstar
(Regular readers see note below this post)
Over the years one gets a fairly good read of the types of people who follow your blog. I mean this only in the most general sense. For example I can tell you that (based on the types of ads clicked) about 80% of the people who land on this site and take action (click something) are simply looking for a way to make a few bucks quickly without a lot of work involved or time investment. Programs like Project Payday and Cashcrate are designed for this audience. They are work at home jobs and not for the 15% of my readers who are looking to build a long term passive income online via Internet marketing.
This blog has focused on explaining the basic tasks involved in creating and maintaining a network of blogs that can produce residual income over a sustained time frame. If you are new here and not just looking to make a few dollars fast then I encourage you to start at the beginning of my archives and read forward - don't skip the comments.
By the time you are done you will have a good understanding of what is involved if you hope to make money online. At least as far as affiliate marketing and PPC (Adsense revenue) is concerned. Those of you who want to speed up the process and don't mind spending a few dollars can buy Janet Smith's Nomad's Guide to Making Money Online. It's the only ebook I have ever recommended to my readers and the reason is simple - Janet has outlined my methods in the book and does a great job explaining the basics to beginners. Unlike my blog the book is organized and to the point. It is a huge time saver but rest assured you can still learn all you need to know for free by reading this blog.
This brings me to another ebook just released by Monika Mundell called Freelance Superstar and it is aimed at the other 5% of my visitors - the "I'm a writer crowd". Over the years I have had umpteen writers ask for my help - they have great content but can't make a dime with it. From my perspective I have explained that they don't optimize their writing for the search engines and as a result they only get traffic from the social networks. In short they get readers but not buyers. This group of readers have always proved frustrating to work with - I offer advice on how to tweak their posts and blogs (using SEO) and invariably they tell me that "I'm a writer dammit!" and don't want to compromise their artistic integrity. Shortly thereafter I wish them well and leave them to their artistry.
In Monika's case however we have one such writer that wanted to make a career online being a freelance writer - making money writing for others as opposed to trying to make money providing content on her own sites. She does have her own sites as well but Monika's main income comes from selling her writing and helping others do the same. I have known Monika for years now and watched her learn the ropes from the ground up. She asked if I would help promote her book and as an old friend I am happy too. I am not going to write a review as you can find this already provided by RT How to Become a Freelance Writer and Lissie Consider a Freelance Business. I have never been comfortable flogging ebooks to my readers and turn down requests on a continuing basis. The fact is most people let ebooks collect virtual dust and rarely act on the information provided. Monika is one of the truly good people online and if you are really interested in making money as a freelance writer then I know she can provide all the guidance you will need - the best feature about buying her book is her - the fact that she will go out of her way to help people. Just visit her site Freelance Writing and pick her brain.
For my Regular Readers...
This post is obviously aimed at the hundreds of new readers I receive every week who write me emails asking where they can start - it seems no one really wants to read three years worth of posts. Most of you have learned that I tend to repeat topics on this blog often - a necessity given the influx of new readers. My plan is to keep this site aimed at beginners and deal with other topics that may be of interest to my advanced readers on my other site Make Money Online with Griz. Many of you noticed that I let both blogs sit idle for several months and I will be discussing the why's and wherefores shortly - hint, it has to do with how the new G serp algorithm works.
Unfortunately my plans lately have been interrupted by life. As many of you know I have sold the Fishing Lodge and have spent the past two weeks sitting in meetings with Lawyers, Bankers, Insurance Agents and Real Estate agents finalizing the Sale of the Lodge and the purchase of a home down south in the civilized world. I am still living up north but will be moving our belongings south on the winter roads this Feb/Mar. All these dealings have made me realize something - I don't have the same amount of time to commit to my online business when living in society. I should say - the reason I have been successful online is to a great extent because I have spent 16 years living on an Island on a far off remote lake in Northern Canada. I was able to run my Lodge and maintain my blog network on a daily basis without any outside social distractions - there isn't a lot of other things to do living in the middle of nowhere.
I have done nothing for the past two weeks accept race around Winnipeg from one meeting to the next and I must say - I'm not sure I like the civilized world. If I wasn't doing this for my kids I would never leave the bush. Perhaps I have turned into an eccentric old hermit as a result of living off the beaten path. I have been telling myself that at least there are Golf courses in the south...
End result of this ramble is to say that I have a large number of emails waiting - many regarding the new automated niche support page on the Griz blog. I will get back to everyone as soon as things are tied up here in the city and hope to be home by the weekend. For those of you who aren't subscribed to the Griz blog you might want to check out the last post if you are in need of backlinks - Niche Support
Okay - that's my update and I'm sticking to it.
Cheers,
Griz
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