Podcast about building a digital publishing business that includes blogging, publishing websites, website monetization with AdSense and other display ads, affiliate marketing, SEO and pretty much everything and the kitchen sink about launching and growing digital assets.
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episode 74: The 6 Things I Do Differently with My Blogs
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Show Notes:
DISCLAIMER
I’m not claiming that the 6 things I’ll discuss nobody else does.
My point is what I do is not discussed much in blogging circles.
Plus, when you combine all the 6 together, it creates a unique approach
1. Unique Pinterest Strategy
- I used to do what other bloggers suggested when it came to Pinterest.
- I got nowhere.
- In 2020 I decided to take matters into my own hands and come up with my own strategy that works with the new Pinterest algo.
- It worked. I went from 74K Pinterest visitors per month to 300,000 in a couple months. It’s still growing.
- Never have I grown free traffic so fast.
2. Go for keywords other sites won’t touch
- Low search volume
- Low or no ROI (on the face of it)
- Avoid going toe-to-toe
How do I find low competition keywords?
- I use 11 methods.
- I show you every method in the Fat Stacks Long Tail Deep Dive course.
- Go to fatstacksblog.com/courses-training
3. Ditched Affiliate Marketing
- Okay, I still do it, but it’s gravy (not my focus)
- Most bloggers only talk about affiliate marketing because their only site is a site about “how to blog” which is ideal for affiliate marketing. They don’t own other sites so they don’t know anything about display ads.
- That created an opportunity for niche sites AND Fat Stacks
4. Ditch the list
- Everyone says build an email list.
- I did for 2 niche sites.
- I say ditch the lists unless you can print money from them.
- Making money from lists in many niches is not easy and it sure ain’t plentiful.
- Is your time better spent doing other things?
5. No link building
- As more and more Google updates crash sites, the more I’m thrilled I don’t build links… including guest posts.
- Guest posts for the most part are lousy link building practices.
- Short term gain for long term pain.
- That’s my 2 cents’ worth.
- I prefer publishing content that attracts links au natural.
6. Finance an op-ed
- I pay a writer very good rates to pen an op-ed column in a niche where op-ed columns don’t exist.
- It’s snarky, funny, informative.
- Visitors like it.
- It elevates the site.
- Yes, it can be done in any niche.
What’s the one thing that makes the biggest difference?
- That’s easy. Long tail, low competition keywords.
- Why?
- That strategy drives over 1 million monthly visitors from Google search.
- That cannot be beat!!!
- Learn more at fatstacksblog.com/courses-training
Learn more by getting my free 6-Figure Blogger Course.