Fat Stacks Blog - a Podcast About Blogging and Email Newsletters

Most website sellers make this huge mistake when pricing their sites. Discover one way to increase your site's valuation with this correct way of calculating your site's actual net profit used for valuation. Learn more at Fatstacksblog.com Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

The "Crank n' Bank content strategy involves publishing as much content as humanly possible going after lower competition keywords. I love this strategy and use more than any other. Read the full post here . Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

Without question, I play Google's optimization game on my niche sites.  Those sites aren't for fun; they're my business which means I'm relentless when it comes to on-site optimization, keyword/topic selection and content completeness. I don't gripe. I play ball.  Here's why.   Read original post at Fatstacksblog here . Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more about being a cont...

You need to get some blogging momentum to grow your niche site or blog.  I discuss what you need to do in order to get that momenum for growth.  I've had many ups and downs as a full time plublisher over the years. Here are my thoughts and simple steps you need to take to get results. Read more: Fat Stacks Blog Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email ne...

No affiliate program, no problem. Here's why you should promote products with no affiliate program.  I also provide a few golden tips on how to do this plus a couple of work-arounds. Learn more at Fat Stacks Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

I rolled up my sleeves and crunched a pile of numbers looking at whether publishing more words per month resulted in more search traffic.  I did the same with content length - how long or short are my best-performing articles? See the charts and tables at the following: Content volume here | Content length here Sponsored by Ezoic . Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsl...

I've joined the converted when it comes to the benefits of improving and updating older content. Check out examples of some big traffic improvements after updating content plus an extensive analysis of the benefits. Learn more at Fat Stacks Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

What would I do if I were starting an online business today knowing what I know? The situation is made more difficult because I now have young kids and I would assume a demanding job. Here's what I would do. Learn more at Fat Stacks Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

Even marathons end at some point. I'm not sure how I feel about finite websites. A finite site is one where at some point you've exhausted the topic.  Usually, they're sites targeting a very focused niche. I currently don't really own such a site.  Or at least I'm nowhere near any site being "finished". That's not to say there aren't niches where you ac...

Here are the tallied numbers for 2019 which includes total revenue for the year, expenses and content investment. I also set out my initial revenue goals I set in early 2019 and then discuss failures, mistakes and wins. Learn more at Fat Stacks Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

If I were forced to restrict my workday to one hour, here is what it would look like. Would it be enough to continue growing my online publishing business? While not ideal, I think it could work. Learn more: Fat Stacks Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

I use a niche site example to step you through how you can blow wide open your niche site tapping into unlimited topics to grow a true authority site. Learn more at Fat Stacks Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

Should you create Google My Business pages for your niche sites so you come across as "legit"? I was thinking about this for a couple of days and did some research. This post explains my position and how I go about it. Learn more at Fat Stacks Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

Blogging, just like any business, has serious risks and threats that you need to be aware of.  I've "enjoyed" every problem under the sun in this business and rode it out.  Here are ways to avoid risks and threats to your blogging business. Read more at Fatstacksblog.com . Sponsored by Ezoic . Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

It's not you.  It's the industry.  Your precious site hasn't been singled out to suffer an ad revenue collapse. January is Ramen and single-ply month for all publishers.  Yes, even those precious few who have millions of visitors.  While they make millions, they spend it all on blow and jets just as any reasonable person would. Learn more at Fat Stacks Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more...

If I called myself an SEO, the SEO community would scoff and rightly so. I'm not an SEO. I don't really do SEO in the technical sense, yet my sites get millions of visitors. What gives? Find out more here. Learn more at Fatstacksblog.com Sponsored by Ezoic . Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

Here's the income report for 7 of my niche sites and blogs for December 2019. I also go over 3 new developments regarding my niche sites. Read the full income report at Fat Stacks Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

Ahhh, the dreaded shiny object syndrome.  Most of us bloggers have fallen prey to this insidious condition.  It can be enormously costly and should be avoided at all costs.  While I've fallen prey to it over the years, it's far less often in the last 3 years.  Here's what I do to avoid shiny object syndrome. Check out Fatstacksblog.com for more great blogging info. Sponsored by Ezoi...

I have an "Online Business Death Document". Do you? If not, learn about it here and how to make one. Read the full post here . Sponsored by Ezoic . Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

It's a wrap. 2019 is over. Now the deluge of "resolutions" and "game plan" articles. I'm in. Here's my 2020 blogging game plan. Read the post at Fatstacksblog.com Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

I publish many niche sites, most of which aren't huge earners.  You might wonder why I'd bother adding and investing in more niche sites when I have one that is very successful.  Wouldn't I be better off focusing on one niche site?  Maybe yes. Maybe no.  This episode explains why I think it's a good business decision to spread my resources and time across multiple niche sites....

I discuss how to tackle creative hobby niches for a blog.  I explain what these niches are, traffic options, monetization options, what I like about them, content options and more. See more niche ideas at Fatstacksblog.com Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

I have nothing against people teaching people how to grow businesses as long as those people have street cred doing what they teach.  In fact, I do it here.  Fatstacks is all about how to plan, launch and grow niche sites, which is a business model unto itself.  I sell courses on this and have published loads of blogs posts on this topic. Read the full post here . Sponsored by Ezoic . Learn more a...

Here's my ultimate guide and checklist for image SEO for bloggers and niche website publishers. I publish two massive photo-centric niche blogs and get quite a bit of traffic from image SEO. This is an easy-to-follow guide that teaches the most important aspects of image SEO. Read the full post here . Sponsored by Ezoic . Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter...

If you want something done right, do it yourself. Surer words have never been written when it comes to outsourcing content for blogs and niche sites.  The amount of grief I've suffered over wasted time reviewing lousy articles, revision requests, more time reviewing and in worst-case scenarios, having to roll up my sleeves and write it myself after all that.  My blood pressure is spiking as I...