Step 3 today! Once you’ve determined your niche, scoped your competition, and identified your audience, you’re in position to start thinking about the type of content you’re going to write. Always remember that profitable blogs produce meaningful, useful content. While that seems obvious, many bloggers (admittedly, myself included) can get
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Yesterday’s post on making money from a blog was all about coming up with ideas and knowing what to blog about in the first place. Today, I’m covering the next step to making money with your blog: getting a leg up on your competition and planning to build high-quality content.
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Yesterday I announced that I would be doing a series on how to make money from a blog using a seven-step “Blog Launch Plan” method. First on the docket: Step 1: Discover Your Niche, Define Your Audience. Step 1.1: Ask Yourself: Is Making Money Right for Me? First thing’s first:
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Okay, so I just got done teaching my first-ever college course on how to make money from a blog (it was a short, 4-week May Term course). Let’s get real, though: I’m not the shining example of blogger guru-ness. I’ve learned a few things over the years (mostly what not
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I’ve done similar punctuation infographics in the past (check out The 15 Punctuation Marks, the 69 Rules for Using Punctuation, and the Periodic Table of Punctuation), but I wondered how the many rules of punctuation would look if broken down into a treemap. So here it is! Wait…but’s what’s a
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This article was written by one of our amazing contributors! Content may include promotional links. How much time and money does your invoice approval process take? At many organizations, invoices have to go through a series of approvals before work starts. They also have to get through approvals so the
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A couple weeks ago, I developed a revised infographic, “Can I Use That Picture?,” flowchart that guides you through the process of using images legally and ethically. Too often, I get questions that go something like this: “Wait, I can’t use an image I found on Google for a PowerPoint
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In the world of data visualization, lore has it that famed information design guru Edward Tufte said that people who use pie charts should be viewed with the same skepticism as those who mix up “its” and “it’s.” While Tufte’s comparison may be slightly unfair, there’s a point to be
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In 2014, I published an infographic on using images legally and ethically. While that graphic has been widely shared and used and has been a great tool for students, educators, and professionals, it’s a little harder to follow than it probably needs to be. My experience has taught me that it’s easiest to learn
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I’m going to step away from visual communication for a moment today and share a few thoughts on seizing the moment. Each of us, in our own unique way, has a collection of talents and perspectives that, if intentionally harnessed and shared, can change the world for good. Sometimes that
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