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I used to be a book blogger. And let me tell you: it was SO hard to earn money through my blog! Most book bloggers earn less than $10 per month off ads and affiliate links. I find that incredibly unfair! 

They put hours into reading and reviewing a book, taking pictures for their instagram etc - promoting books and authors to a vast network of readers and followers. Yet they hardly earn anything. 

That is why in this episode I will explain why it is so hard for book bloggers to earn money with blogging - and what you, as a book blogger, can do about this. 

Are you still using a free Wordpress website? 

Maybe you are using a free version of Wix? 

If you want to earn money blogging you need to choose for a self-hosted website. 

In this episode I will explain why and what host to choose. 

In this episode we will be talking about whether RSS is still a viable way to drive traffic to your  blog.

And the reason you might want to tune in, is because RSS is actually a really great way to update fans and readers the moment you post a blog article online. Additionally, you can also connect your blog to other websites that will distribute your blog content to a new audience.

Implementing RSS on your blog is incredibly easy and can bring in both new and returning visitors to your blog posts continuously!

So if you are ready to learn all about RSS and how even today it is an important tool to drive traffic to your website, you are at the right address!

My name is Lieze Neven and I am your host on the Online Blog Academy podcast, today we will be diving into RSS feeds and why they are still relevant.

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Earning money off your blog seems like an impossible feat to many new bloggers. That is why this blog I will explain how you can start monetizing your blog so you can start earning from your blog today!

Earning money from your blog is a great way to keep you motivated. In fact, most bloggers who don’t earn anything off their blog quit in their first year of blogging.

Many bloggers earn a pretty penny off their blog. In fact, Sharon Gourlay from Digital Nomad Wannabe did a survey where she asked bloggers how much they earned in the past month. 23% of bloggers earned between $1 and $200, 10% between $200 and $500, 9% between $500 and $1000 and 12.5% between $1000 and $2000. I am not going over all the brackets and percentages, but there are bloggers out there who consistently earn more than $5000 dollars with some even raking in over $20.000 a month.

I will let that sink in for a second.

Although bloggers that earn more through their blog than they ever did working a day job are not a fluke, you will have to build up your income and your blog. And the first step in building that income is by monetizing your blog.

That is why in this blog post I will go over the best and most popular ways to monetize your blog so you can start earning off your blogging efforts as soon as… well.. Today.

Is it difficult to come up with blog topics? Not with these tips!

We all suffer from it from time to time. It's time to blog, but inspiration for unique blog topics is hard to find. So what do you do? Just start writing or wait until you have some inspiration? You can of course also use the tips in this podcast episode!

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When you consider your blog to be your business - or if you want to earn a living by blogging, you need to understand that quite a large part of blogging is selling a certain product or enticing people to click your links to make a purchase or to know more. Additionally, many bloggers - especially the ones in the travel industry, also sell services and products.

This is where copywriting comes in. Copywriting differs from blog writing in the way that copywriting is often more geared to a commercial outcome.

Copywriting is a mix of creativity, human knowledge and applying proven formulas. Formulas that have been used countless times over the years and have emerged as winners time and again. In order to help you get more sales through your affiliate links, to help you sell your products and services on your blog, I share 3 of the most popular copywriting formulas, so that you can also apply them to your websit e, e-mail and social posts.

What can you still do about link building in 2021? Link building is still an important part for anyone who wants to rank higher in Google. However, carrying out link building yourself is pretty difficult. When you look up articles about link building, chances are that you can no longer see the forest for the trees. That is why I have come up with 17 short linkbuilding tips for better SEO in 2021!

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If you want to rank high in Google with a popular search term, you have to deal with a lot of competition. How do you ensure that your webpage is placed at the top of the search results? Content marketing is an important part of this, especially when we talk about cornerstone content. Writing cornerstone content helps you on your way to the top of the search rankings.

In this episode I will explain what cornerstone content entails and I will take you through creating cornerstone content step by step. Before we start I want to ask you to subscribe to my podcast. If you would like to read along with the podcast or just get more information about cornerstone content, you can find the show notes for this episode on my blog and website, onlineblogacademy.com

Many of you will log in to their blog every single day - I know I do! While others might only log in once a week. If you are running your blog like a business, however, there is a lot to do. Do keyword research, write articles, publish articles, do socials, work on lead magnets, work on products to sell… and so on. You can’t always spend loads of time on SEO. That is why I have come up with a list of 6 impactful SEO tasks you can do every day in order to keep your SEO on track and rise in the search rankings.

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It can be quite a challenge to keep creating new content. Because where do you get the time? And what do you do if you have no inspiration? Good news: you don't have to keep reinventing the wheel. Get more out of your existing content by recycling valuable content!

We'll tell you why content recycling is a good idea and show you 7 effective ways you can reuse your existing content.

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