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200+ Awesome Blog Post Title Templates for Powerful Headlines

Posted by Marc | Aug 7, 2018 | Blogging, Making Money

One of the most important skills for any blogger is the ability to write headlines that capture attention and interest. With so many different blogs and websites out there, you’ll need to convince and entice readers to give your content a chance.

The job of a the blog post headline is to get browsers on social networks or Google search results pages to click through to your content, and then to begin to read the text of the article. Once that visitor arrives at your site/blog, the title becomes less important than the content itself, especially the introduction and opening paragraphs.

Although the post title or headline is just a few words, it’s not always easy to write. In fact, writing effective headlines in today’s world of short attention spans and massive amounts of content is quite challenging.

If you struggle with writing headlines, like I do, one of the best ways to improve your skills is to study the titles and headlines that other websites and blogs use to capture your attention.

In many cases you can use templates to create highly effective titles and headlines, regardless of the niche that your blog covers.

Recently I’ve been compiling a lot of headline templates so I can put them to use when I’m struggling to create an effective headline on my own. I decided to turn this collection into a post and publish it so other bloggers can benefit from these blog post title templates as well.

Simply fill in the blanks with keywords that are appropriate for your content or niche and you’ll have headlines that are capable of gaining additional exposure for your blog.

This list can also be really helpful for brainstorming and coming up with plenty of blog post ideas on just about any possible topic.

10 Confessions of a Full Time Blogger

Posted by Marc | Jul 17, 2018 | Blogging, Making Money

Have you ever thought about what it would be like to run a blog as your job?

For the past ten years I’ve been earning a living by managing my own blogs. Over the years I’ve gotten a lot of questions about the daily life of a blogger and what it’s like to work from home running an online business. In some cases, people are surprised by the truth.

In this article I want to share a few things about life as a blogger and what it’s really like (at least for me). Some of these things may be what you would expect, or they may surprise you. If you’re considering turning that side hustle into a full-time business be sure that you consider all of the details first.

My goal here isn’t to encourage or discourage anyone from blogging. I simply want to shed some light on the realities of full-time blogging.

15 Amazing Resources For Money-Making Bloggers

Posted by Marc | Jun 19, 2018 | Blogging, Making Money

When I started my first blog in 2007 I had no idea how much it would impact my life. I didn’t know that it would turn into a full-time business that would last for at least the next decade, and that it would change the financial situation of my family.

Blogging is a dream job for a lot of us, but it’s still hard work. Fortunately, there are resources that make it easier and more profitable.

Over the years there have been a number of tools and resources that have made my life easier helped me to grow my blogs faster. On this page I want to highlight 15 different resources that can help you to grow your own blog, and make money from it.

How I’ve Made Over $1 Million Blogging

Posted by Marc | May 2, 2018 | Blogging, Making Money

Is it possible to make real money as a blogger?

If you’re looking to make some extra money aside from your full-time job, or if you’re interested in making a full-time income working online working from home, blogging may seem like a dream come true.

Or… it could seem like a hyped-up fantasy that’s not really possible.

I’ve been working online since 2007, and full-time since 2008. Over the past decade I’ve made more than $1 million thanks to my blogs. After working as a blogger for so long I can tell you that it is possible to make a good income with a blog. But the truth is, building a successful blog takes a lot of work and takes some patience. The same can be said about any type of business. No business is easy or else we would all be doing it.

In this article I want to talk about a few things that have been key in allowing me to make money with blogs.

11 Reasons Why Blogging is My Favorite Side Hustle

Posted by Marc | Apr 16, 2018 | Blogging, Making Money

Many people today want to make some money on the side. This could be a part-time job or business on top of your full-time job.

Or maybe you’re a stay-at-home parent and you want to make a little something to help out with covering the necessary expenses.

In any situation, a side hustle is a great way to improve your financial situation and give yourself the possibility of paying down debt, saving more money, or simply making ends meet.

There are tons of possibilities when it comes to side hustles, but not all of them offer the same potential. While there are several side hustles that I really like and often recommend to others, my favorite side hustle is definitely blogging.

Back in 2007 I started blogging as a side hustle, and in 2008 it turned into a full-time business. For the past decade I’ve been able to work from home and earn a nice income.

In this article I’d like to share 11 reasons why blogging is a great opportunity if you’re looking to make some money on the side, and to have the opportunity to turn it into something bigger in the future.

Complete Guide to Building a Profitable Niche Website

Posted by Marc | Apr 11, 2018 | Blogging, Making Money, Niche Websites

Making money online is a dream scenario for most people. Who wouldn’t want to make money and have the flexibility that can go along with an internet-based business?

Although many people would love to make money online, most people simply don’t know where to start or how to go about it. If you’ve been discouraged because of a lack of results from your own efforts to build an online business, or because you’re not even sure where to start, you’ve probably read about all different types of ways to make money online, with none of them really standing out as the right approach for you.

If that’s the case, you may want to consider creating a niche website. While there are a lot of different possible side hustles and ways to make money online, creating niche websites is one of the most realistic and practical for most people. As a result, it’s one of the first things I recommend if you are just getting started and looking for a way to make some money online.

That being said, creating a successful niche website is not easy. It takes work and some patience. In this guide I’ll cover all the basic steps that you need to take to give yourself a great chance at creating a site that generates income for you.

11 Important Things to Do After You Install WordPress

Posted by Marc | Mar 14, 2018 | Blogging, Making Money

If you’ve just installed WordPress for the first time you may be a little confused or even overwhelmed.

Don’t worry, WordPress is pretty easy to use and you’ll learn quickly. But there are a few things you should do after installing WordPress, and I want to go over them in this article.

This article assumes you’ve already installed WordPress on your own domain, but if that’s not the case please see my page on How to Start a Blog, which walks you through the process of setting up a web hosting account and installing WordPress.

Now, here are 11 things that I recommend you do after installing WordPress.

How to Start a Blog

Posted by Marc | Mar 9, 2018 | Blogging, Making Money

My goal with VitalDollar.com is to help people who want to improve their own financial situation through saving more money, making more money, or (ideally) both. My own financial situation changed drastically after I discovered the power of blogging and how a blog can be used to generate income while working from home.

When I started my first blog I didn’t have any clue what I was doing. Fast forward several years later and I’ve now been working full-time in my blogging-based business for almost a decade. It’s truly been a life-changing experience for me and my family. I’ve been able to earn a good income, work on things that I enjoy, and avoid commuting to a job that I don’t like. The #1 factor in all of that has been blogging. I’ve even been able to sell several different blogs for as much as $500,000.

So when other people ask me about ways to make money online or from home, blogging is one of my first recommendations. If you’re on this page, chances are you are at least considering start a blog of your own. On this page I’ll show you how simple it is to get your own blog set up.

7 Ways to Get Traffic to New Websites and Blogs

Posted by Marc | Mar 6, 2018 | Blogging, Making Money

Starting a new website or blog is always exciting. The possibilities and potential are unlimited!

But usually frustration sets in pretty quickly. Getting visitors to see your amazing new site can be a real challenge. None of the dreams you have for your website or blog will come true if you’re not able to get traffic to the site.

Since your site is new you probably have no existing links from other websites and no email list. You also probably have no social media followers for the site.

New sites also tend to get no direct traffic, because people who would be interested in your site simply don’t know about it yet.

So what can you do?

As a new website owner or blogger you obviously need to get your site in front of your target audience so they can become familiar with your site, but this can be a challenging and frustrating process.

You can’t wait 6 months to a year until you start getting organic Google search traffic.

In this article we’ll take a look at 7 different ways even new website owners and bloggers can start driving traffic. Read through the article, find a few that would be a good fit for you, and start to implement them today.