Evan

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 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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

If you're like me, you enjoy keyword research but sometimes find it a little overwhelming. You have to start from scratch every time, and the most reliable, manual methods are

I quit my job in February 2018. I still remember people (including myself) thinking I was crazy. I had no backup plan. A decent amount of savings. No leads on

Over the past (roughly) two years, I've built up an awesome blogging business. I run two niche sites, not including this one, which earn me a solid full-time income. That's

Forget guest posts on spammy little niche blogs. Here's how to get exposure, links, and sometimes even money by writing for big national publications.

Since I went full-time running my own blogs, I've published over 250 pieces of content. Most of them I wrote myself, though a few were hired out to freelancers. I

This post contains affiliate links and I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases. We writers are famous for getting lost in our work. Whether you're a journalist, a playwright,

This post contains affiliate links and I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases. I recently put out a buyer's guide for the best laptops for writers in 2019, where

This post contains affiliate links and I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases. Us writers don't really need much to do our thing. A pen and paper for brainstorming

I recently signed up with Freshbooks to run the accounting side of my blogging and freelance writing business. Pretty quickly after setting everything up, I ran into what seemed like

A lot of bloggers new to blogging and working in Google Analytics find themselves extremely concerned with Bounce Rate. They see a high number in their reports and they start

About 1 year ago (~14 months, to be fair) I started a simple fitness and health blog. It was essentially a hobby site — a place where I could write about

This post contains affiliate links and I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases. Writers don't need much to do our job. In most cases, a computer with a basic