Arguments For and Against Microtransactions and Pay-per-article Schemes Could accepting tiny little payments of just a few pennies each be a way to unlock loads of blog revenue? That is the question at the heart of a recent Reddit post, "What do you think about making money from your content with microtransactions?" In the context of monetizing a blog, the term "microtransactions" often describes a low-cost paywall. The idea is that readers pay a small fee ranging from a few cents to about a...
4 days ago • 3 min read
Top stories for bloggers, newsletter writers, and content creators. If there is an article you think should be included in this roundup, please reply with a link. No. 1: Fix Problems, Then Grow If you're feeling stuck, constantly chasing opportunities but seeing limited results, you're probably focusing on the wrong things. Alex Hormozi breaks it down —there are two main forces at play in a content business—problems and opportunities. Missed opportunities are exciting. They're the shiny new...
8 days ago • 5 min read
5 Ways to Find Article Ideas for Blogs and Newsletters The blank page and blinking cursor are among the most daunting challenges for a blogger or newsletter author. The words, sentences, and paragraphs would flow wonderfully if only you knew what to write about. For a new content creator, composing the first few email newsletters or blog posts may feel exhilarating. Ideas come easy. But as time goes on, knowing what to write about —what valuable idea or concept to share— becomes a significant...
11 days ago • 4 min read
Top stories for bloggers, newsletter writers, and content creators. If there is an article you think should be included in this roundup, please reply with a link. No. 1: Mediavine Bans Overused AI Content AI-generated content is facing some serious pushback in the publishing world. Mediavine, a significant ad management firm, has started terminating publisher accounts for relying too much on AI-generated content. In a Reddit post, one publisher revealed they were flagged for "overuse of...
15 days ago • 4 min read
How to Use Zapier and ChatGPT to Find Newsletter Sponsors One of the best ways to identify potential sponsors for an email newsletter is to monitor other newsletters. It sounds simple enough, but for a newsletter creator, it can feel like there are just two options. You can either manually monitor dozens or even hundreds of newsletters, or you can pay several thousand dollars a year to use a service. Recently, I came up with a third option. I built a rudimentary email parser that captures...
18 days ago • 2 min read
Top stories for bloggers, newsletter writers, and content creators. If there is an article you think should be included in this roundup, please reply with a link. No. 1: Thinking About Starting a Membership Site? Here Are 3 Myths to Consider Tim Stoddart gets real about membership sites. Everyone thinks they're a goldmine of passive income and recurring revenue. The truth? It's not that simple. Myth #1: Passive Income Forget the fantasy of "set it and forget it." Membership sites demand...
23 days ago • 6 min read
Standing on the giants' shoulders is the idea that we all benefit from the writers and work that comes before us. My PAST Standing on The Giants' Shoulders Sometimes, when I sit down to type an article, I feel like I have nothing of value to add and nothing new to say. Does the universe truly need another article about copywriting? Maybe you've experienced that feeling, too. Content creators —particularly those who write— have three options. We can inform, entertain, or help our audience. But...
25 days ago • 5 min read
Top stories for bloggers, newsletter writers, and content creators. If there is an article you think should be included in this roundup, please reply with a link. No. 1: PGA Woos YouTube Audience The Professional Golf Association is embracing content creators in an effort to attract new audiences with the Creator Classic, a YouTube-focused golf tournament featuring popular creators like Peter Finch and Gabby DeGasperis, according to a Digiday report. Aired on ESPN and YouTube, the event marks...
30 days ago • 5 min read
Programmatic SEO for Bloggers Programmatic SEO uses automation and artificial intelligence to generate long-tail, keyword-rich blog posts and web pages meant to boost organic website traffic and improve a domain's topical authority. Here is why programmatic SEO is helpful. Bloggers have a problem. The best keywords —the succinct phrases folks type or speak into a search engine— are very competitive. Ranking for one of these popular terms is like climbing to the 29,029-foot-high peak of Mount...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read