Does Expertise, Authority, And Trustworthiness (E-A-T) Really Matter For Google SEO?

by in Lifestyle on Jun 23rd, 2021
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Does Google E-A-T really matter? I say it does not.

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When Guest Posting, The One Big Media Pitfall Bloggers Need To Know

by in Lifestyle on May 2nd, 2020
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After more than 10 years of writing on Financial Samurai, I’ve been lucky to get a lot of opportunities to contribute to big media stories. My first opportunity came in 2010 with the LA Times and it has gradually continued from there. Some stories will feature a FS quote while other stories will do a […]

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How Are Bloggers Doing During The Coronavirus Bear Market?

by in Lifestyle on Apr 4th, 2020
How Are Bloggers Doing During The Coronavirus Bear Market?

Learn how bloggers are doing during the coronavirus bear market

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The Best Way To Grow Your Blog Is To Not Blog About Blogging

by in Personal Finance on Aug 9th, 2019
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During my blogging journey since 2009, many blogs have come and gone. Blogging can be tough because being consistent is tough. But ironically, one of the biggest mistakes I see bloggers make is writing too much about their blogging journey. Unless you are a blog about blogging, readers want to read about everything but blogging. […]

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The Original FIRE Bloggers And The Importance Of Branding

by in Lifestyle on Jun 6th, 2019
The Original FIRE Blogger

When I first helped ignite the modern day FIRE movement in 2009 with my motto, “achieving financial independence sooner rather than later,” I had somewhat of a dilemma as it relates to blogging. Should I focus most of my writing on helping readers achieve FIRE? Or should I write about a variety of topics beyond FIRE […]

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How Bloggers Can Effectively Compete With Giant Media Outlets

by in Lifestyle on Dec 15th, 2018
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A friend sent me this fascinating article called, How To Earn More Links: Adding Context To Content Analysis. The article goes ahead and analyzes how smaller sites like Financial Samurai can compete with larger sites like CNBC, CNN Money, and the New York Times in personal finance related topics. The first thing they did was […]

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The FIRE Movement Is Missing The Numbers

by in Personal Finance on Oct 14th, 2018
The Original FIRE Blogger

I’m pretty pumped the FIRE movement is picking up steam as I’ve written about achieving financial independence since 2009 on Financial Samurai. Due to the increase in popularity, several of my old articles are being picked up and are being read via search engines again. Major media outlets have e-mailed to republish some of those […]

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Why It’s Worth Starting A Podcast Even If You Aren’t Very Good

by in Lifestyle on Sep 18th, 2018
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Why it’s worth starting a podcast even if you aren’t very good.

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  • Andy: Thousand-dollar e-courses are a total scam. You can learn everything online for free. Shame on people who sell...
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