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
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. […]
Read MoreThe Original FIRE Bloggers And The Importance Of Branding
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 […]
Read MoreHow Bloggers Can Effectively Compete With Giant Media Outlets
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 […]
Read MoreWhy It’s Worth Starting A Podcast Even If You Aren’t Very Good
Why it’s worth starting a podcast even if you aren’t very good.
Read MoreFinally Updated To HTTPS: Key Things To Be Aware Of
On January 17, 2017, I published that I was delaying updating Financial Samurai to HTTPS. The reasons were simple: 1) I wanted to give my webmaster more time to gain experience doing the conversion to minimize screwups 2) My CPC ad provider wasn’t ready for the switch and said advertising revenue would go down ~60% […]
Read MoreBlogging Is Like Fishing: You Never Know What You’re Going To Catch
One of the things that helps keep me writing 3X a week for the past eight years is a simple visualization exercise. I imagine sitting at the edge of a cliff on a warm sunny day. I can see an island 80 miles in the distance because the air is crystal clear. In my hand is a […]
Read MoreWhy I’m Delaying Upgrading To HTTPS / SSL
Google and the SEO community have been encouraging website owners to convert from HTTP to HTTPS since 2014. The idea is to create a more secure internet so that hackers can’t steal passwords and information that users input online. It’s a good idea, but it’s not a thoroughly flushed out idea. As a result, it’s always […]
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Untemplater: Congrats on getting so many consecutive features on Google News! That’s phenomenal! Writing on...
Jamie: Awesome insights thanks! I’ve been a big fan of Sam’s for years. Really exciting that he’s...
Andy: Thousand-dollar e-courses are a total scam. You can learn everything online for free. Shame on people who sell...
Derek: It’s fascinating how some bloggers continue to just mindlessly pump out affiliate content. It’s clear they are...
Bingo: You are spot on. Most of our bloggers are white people living on the coasts, where half the population of...
Financial Samurai: Hi Jim – Nice to hear from you. It was too much work running Yakezie. Too many people wanted...
