Since only 1% of readers comment on blog posts (1 in 100, as per ProBlogger Darren Rowse), bloggers need lots of traffic to get lots of comments! But, there are other ways bloggers can get readers to comment on posts…as revealed by these eight tips for bloggging…  
Here’s a great question from one of my readers:
“I follow my stats and know people [...]

The downside of making money as a writer or blogger is paying income taxes; to ease your pain come April, here are eight ways for working writers and bloggers to get their taxes organized. This is important, fellow scribes, because the sooner you treat freelance writing like a business, the more money you’ll earn as a writer (and the [...]

Leaving thoughtful comments on blog posts is reportedly a great way to drive traffic to your own blog. These seven tips for making good comments will help when you want to comment on a post, but all you can think of is “Uhhhh…..good blog post, dude!”
Here’s what ProBlogger Darren Rowse says about comments and blogging:
“I think [...]

If you’re a writer who wants to make money blogging, here are six tips for optimizing your blog posts to ensure they’re on Google’s first page of search engine results (or as close to the coveted number one position as possible!).
Here’s a “starter tip” to get us warmed up:
“Successfully merging search engine optimization (SEO) targeted [...]

Are you earning money from freelance writing, web writing, or blogging? Then you need to keep accurate records of your income and expenditures! These tips for bookkeeping for small businesses are simple yet important, and they’ll save you time and frustration at tax time…
Before the tips, a quip:
“Writing is turning one’s worst moments into money.” ~ [...]

Halloween can be a great source of blog traffic or article ideas – if you can think of things to write about. These eight ideas for blog posts or magazine articles at Halloween go beyond the same old same old costumes, craft ideas, scary movies, etc…these ideas should prime the old Halloween pump for unusual twists on the usual nightmares!
Before [...]

Successful blogs attract more and more readers all the time. And, a key to increasing your blog readership is to keep adding solid content — and that can include reviving old blog posts! Here are five tips for for repurposing your old blog content to highlight the best of the past while giving readers new information. After all, why [...]

Freelance writer and blogger Susan Johnston – The Urban Muse - shares five tips for increasing your blog readership, which are proven effective!
“Making money from blogging requires you to do only two things: drive a lot of traffic, then maximize the income from that traffic,” says blogger and “dot com mogul” John Chow.
Monetizing a blog isn’t [...]

Financial expert Brandon Wilkins describes how successful writers can create multiple income streams – and why we want to!
Before the tips, a quip:
Never work just for money or for power. They won’t save your soul or help you sleep at night. – Marian Wright Edelman.
The ideal way to earn money is to find something that fulfills [...]

This guest post is from freelance writer and blogger Susan Johnston, who created one of my favorite writing blogs, The Urban Muse! Here, she describes five ways to increase your writing income.
Before her tips, a quip:
“I’d been trying to sell out for years, but nobody was buying,” wrote Susan Shapiro in Only as Good as [...]