Fat Stacks Blog - a Podcast About Blogging and Email Newsletters

It's great having key earning sources on a blog, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't test additional revenue opportunities. Every little bit adds up. Here's a list of 17 ways to add incremental revenue your blog or niche website. Learn more at Fatstacksblog.com Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

Thinking of starting an online business? It's a great idea but you have several options. Find out what I think is the best online business to start, why I think so as well as cons to this type of online business. Learn more at Fat Stacks . Sponsored by Ezoic . Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

Learn how I took a minuscule risk that paid off to the tune of $287,000+ blogging.  It's a no-brainer.  I've launched way more sites than I currently run. I've launched dozens - probably well over 100 over the years. Many (most) failed. That tells you that despite wasting time and money on failed sites, I've still earned far more than I'd ever make freelancing or doing any...

Jon steps you through two examples of how to take one statistic and turn it into a fascinating article that if set up properly can attract inbound links naturally and on autopilot. If you want to amp up your content game, you need good content ideas. I'm not talking about winding up your favorite keyword research tool for some spoon-fed topics.  While you definitely want to do this for much o...

Listen as to why I think outreach promotion is futile for many articles and niche sites.  Not always, but often. 80% promotion, 20% content. Sounds good when you're gonna sell a course for 2 large (as in $2K) resulting in a $300 website RPM. Or you sell $50/mo. software. In this case, every visitor counts (financially speaking). But what about the lion's share of us publishers who go aft...

Each month I have limited time and money for my niche sites. How do I go about deciding how much to spend on each niche site I own. How do I decide how much time to put into each site? These are difficult decisions to make. Here I set out 15 ways to approach allocating resources across multiple niche sites. Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter...

Here's food for thought. A Fatstacks forum member posted this morning that 10% of his articles generate 90% of his ad revenue. His top 3 articles produce 50% of revenue. Talk about the 80/20 principle hard at work. I was curious just how much the 80/20 revenue principle was in effect with a couple of my sites. Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email new...

Recently a copyright trolling outfit emailed me demanding $44,000 USD for infringing copyright by publishing a variety of images. Here's what I did to defend the claim and end up only paying $600. I was sloppy which resulted in paying $600. Learn how I could have avoided that as well. All in all, not a bad outcome from what looked like a terrible situation. Learn more at Fatstacksblog.com Spo...

Have you ever worked so hard on your blog that you can't think straight? Many have. I have. It's burnout. I don't like it. It's not good for running a business. I avoid it now and do a good job avoiding it using these methods. Learn more at Fat Stacks Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

I have launched sites that looking back were a terrible idea. Many of them. I've tried nearly every shortcut imaginable. I've crashed and burned so many blogs I've lost count. Here's a retelling of 9 spectacular blogging failures. Visit Fatstacks for more . Sponsored by Ezoic . Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

Yes, there are 11 types of blogs you can run. I'm not talking about niche options, but instead different types based on audience and style options. Choosing a type is an important starting point when launching a blog. Get all the details here. Learn more at Fatstacks Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

Fun podcast episode using sports and music to illustrate how and why big, competitive niches are worth jumping into.  Daunting?  Maybe, but should not be overlookes. Learn more at Fatstacksblog.com Sponsored by Ezoic . Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

Here's a detailed breakdown of the 7 niche sites and blogs I feature in the Fat Stacks income reports. Learn more here . Sponsored by Ezoic . Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

Find out some big developments with my niche sites plus the reason behind a significant increase in ad revenue.  I also invested quite a bit more than recent months in content. I also discuss a new game plan for two niche sites that I'm kicking off right now and will deploy throughout 2020 which is a strategic response to losing 15% of my traffic to my biggest niche site from the November 201...

A Fat Stacks reader emailed me after publishing November 2019 income report the following: Hi Jon, The kind of stuff we really need to know is how you got to this level. Like how you started. What did it take to finally build momentum where you made enough monthly to sustain yourself. How much time on average per week. The sacrifices you made. How many articles published were written vs bought. St...

Want to know how to make gobs of money blogging? As a mid 5-figure blogger myself with a fleet of niche sites I know what I'm talking about. I deploy 3 different strategies and set them out in detail here. Learn more - $30K/mo. blogging report: Click here Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

Want to know what I do every day to grow a site to $1 million plus? Here's my daily set of tasks I do day-in and day-out plus monthly and annual tasks. Get my $30K/mo. from display ads special report: Click here . Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter here .

Have you ever looked into the optimal length of articles for maximum ad revenue? I never did until today. Interesting results. In fact, I was surprised about what length of content by wordcount earned the most across my three highest traffic niche sites. $30K/mo. from display ads special report: Click here Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more about being a content creator by joining my email newsletter h...

I break down revenue and expenses for October 2019 for 7 niche sites own.  Altogether they netted $38,158 USD net income in October 2019 which is up from September.  I also discuss an ad network change, tagging project and answer questions from readers who had questions about this income report. Learn more: Click here for my $30K/mo. report Sponsored by Ezoic Learn more about being a content creat...

Would adding FAQs along with rich snippet markup help or hurt SEO traffic on a niche website?  I wanted to find out.  4 months ago I added FAQ rich snippets along with new FAQ sections to 59 articles on one of my niche sites.  I let it sit and recently crunched the numbers to see whether traffic to those articles increased, decreased or stayed the same.  Find out here. Read the case study: Click h...

For years I ignored applying tags to articles in WordPress until recently.  I have a few sites with quite a few articles so it's been a big project but I spent time planning out and then applying tags to applicable content.  The obvious benefit is for user experience, but this process revealed a couple additional big benefits.  In this video I also provide some tips based on tagging plenty of...

What should you write about for your blog or niche site? It's not always easy coming up with great article ideas... until now. In this podcast I reveal one of my go-to article concepts for which I'm an expert and can crank out all kinds of outstanding content quickly in any niche.  I explain in detail what this concept, how to apply it along with concrete examples. The best part is you a...

Welcome to the first video income report BY Fatstacksblog.com. This income report showcases revenue and expenses for part of my online publishing business featuring a few (7) sample content sites I own.  It does NOT include any revenue or expenses from Fatstacks which is a totally different beast altogether.  September's income report steps you through my content publishing business (niche si...

Check out my Ezoic ad revenue testing results here (lots of data). Need to monetize your website? AdSense alone isn't cutting it? Not sure where to put your ads? Enter Ezoic. Ezoic split tests different types of ads in different places and then provides insanely detailed revenue analytics for your website. Read my detailed Ezoic review and case study here to learn everything you need to know...

What would I do if I were starting my online publishing business today?  I discuss the following: What online business model would I pursue? What would I do differently this time around? What would I do the same? How would I monetize my sites? What shortcuts, if any, would I take? In a nutshell, if you're starting an online publishing business or any online business, find out what I would if...