Standing Offer: Donate & I'll Help You Any Way I Can Hey friends. It's been a long, crappy week, so I'm going to keep this short and sweet. Women's rights, fundamental human rights, and our ability (and our children's ability) to
I Monetized a YouTube Channel Without Being on Camera or Filming Anything (Case Study + Results) I've been running content sites since 2017 — that's when I started my first and largest site. These days the site in question pulls anywhere from $6k to $11k per month
January 2022 Review + What's Up With the Novel? Hey! I've been writing fairly detailed updates on my blogging and publishing business for the last year or so. A few folks have reached out to me via email to
I Wrote a Novel During the Pandemic (Process, Tools, How Long It Took & More.) I mentioned in my year end wrap up for 2021 (plus here and there in previous reports) that I'd been working on a novel for the better part of the
Oct, Nov & Dec 2021 Blogging Income Report & EOY Wrap Up Woah! Is it really 2022 already? Did I really never get around to publishing income reports for October, November, and December? Where the hell did the time go? No matter.
September 2021 Blogging Income & Revenue Report Hey, no time to publish a summary of September than in the waning days of October. But better late than never. The truth is I've been busy, and things are
August 2021 Blogging Revenue & Income Report Holy Moly — what a couple of months it's been around here. It seems it's been a struggle to maintain a high level of productivity for a while — dating back to
June & July 2021 Blogging Revenue and Income Report What a summer it's been. The last thing I wrote on here was that I was going to be taking a big step back from the business while my kids
May 2021 Blogging Income & Revenue Report Well, well, well... things have really changed since my last update. I mean, they have and they haven't. What's the same is that my sites, or "portfolio", are chugging along
April 2021 Blogging Income & Revenue Report I said at the end of my last income report for March 2021 that my goal for April was to publish 50 pieces of content across my sites (plus a
March 2021 Blogging Income & Revenue Report March marked roughly the 1 year mark since the start of COVID and pandemic lockdown. Which makes for some really interesting trends and year-over-year data. I'm happy to say that
February 2021 Blogging Revenue & Income Report There are a couple of things that really suck about February: First, any excitement that comes from a new year and/or post-holiday splurge dies off in gruesome fashion.Second,
January 2021 Blogging Revenue & Income Report January is a bit of a cruddy time for most bloggers and publishers. In Q4 (October, November, December) advertises are blowing through the end of their budget and making a
December 2020 Blogging Income & Revenue Report (And year-end wrap up) It was bound to happen sooner or later. The business was really growing well and humming along — but I've known for a while that it was only a matter of
November 2020 Blogging Income & Revenue Report November was a great month here at WBEP. So great, in fact, that I am busier than ever and my head is spinning with all the things I want to
4 Things I'm Working on in my Blogging Business for 2021 I wrote a post around this time last year about what I would be working on in my blogging business heading into 2020. Whew – if only I knew then what
October 2020 Blogging Income & Revenue Report Ah I love this time of year. (Usually.) Entering Q4, the ad rates start to get insane and blogging becomes quite lucrative, even though traffic in most niches starts to
September 2020 Revenue Report September went by in a blur. I woke up one morning this week absolutely shocked that it was already October 1. My 3 sites did well, but not amazing, throughout
August 2020 Revenue Report I had a fun time writing up my first revenue or income report last month for July 2020. It gave me a good, structured way to take a look at
July 2020 Revenue Report ($10k for the first time) I've never seen the point of publishing an income report, for me at least. I have nothing to sell. No courses. I'm an affiliate for a few marketing tools and
How to Start a Profitable Blog That Doesn't Suck (The WBEP Way) I've been running my own blogs and niche sites for a couple of years now. I've been openly talking about the ups and downs of online business for about half
3 Learnings from the 2019 Mediavine Blogging Conference I spent most of 2018 trying to get my blogs off the ground and earning real money. I quit my job early in the year when I was making nowhere
Someone Stole My Blog Content (How I Responded) One evening a few months back, I was flipping through my phone, Googling things. I was doing some casual research related to one of the niches I blog about. (Funny enough, though, the research wasn't for business. It was personal.) I typed in my
5 skills you need to make it as a professional blogger There are a lot of hard skills you'll need to make it as a professional blogger and internet marketer. (Or hard skills you'll have to learn on the job). Like: Writing Editing Wordpress SEO Social media marketing Conversion rate optimization Analytics & data tracking
7 Things I'm Working On In My Blogging Business for 2020 As of right now, at this writing, I'm about a year and a half deep into doing blogging and affiliate marketing full-time. It's been a wild up and down ride, with major peaks and some serious setbacks as well. Right now, I'm making about
