End of 2010 Personal Finance Biz Review
Personal finance sites are a large niche on the web right now, and even if you have been at it a while, there is not a lot of money to be made doing it.
Content
How to Trap a Scraper
How to trap a scraper is important if you are writing original content. There are so few of us out there, the scrapers don’t have that many to steal from these days.
Exploit Taboo Subjects?
Big Cajun Man reflects on their habit of creating two posts daily: one original and one old yet valuable (‘Oldie But Goodie’) post. This strategy, they say, cleans up their site and enhances readership. They recount the lukewarm reception of a humor-filled, taboo-related post themed ‘Men’s Health,’ which focused on ‘Erectile Dysfunction.’ Despite efforts to promote it, including seeking help from blog assistants, the post was generally ignored due to its risqué nature. The writer concludes observing how controversy, even when intended humorously, can limit audience engagement. Are there Taboo Subjects any more?
Authoritative Press Mentions Rule
When legitimate press mentions one of my article, readership does seem to spike, but it rarely keeps the numbers that high, for long.
Carnival Whining an Epilogue
After the fiasco that was my attempt at hosting the Carnival of Personal Finance (although that post is one of the most popular I have… Read More »Carnival Whining an Epilogue
Horrific Carnival Hosting
Carnival hosting never did me that much good, and the amount of grief I took from authors made it that much more useless to me.