Blogging with Lesli Peterson

Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a high-performance blogger... making a healthy 6- or 7- figure income online, year after year?

You're in the right place.

I teach people how to grow their blog consistently and with a plan, so they can increase their impact and their income.

My unique approach allows bloggers to bid farewell to a dependency on other platforms by building powerful, independent digital footprints.

With a focus on simple, actionable steps (as well as tough-love coaching principles) I help bloggers turn their modest blogs into thriving online enterprises.

In my 5x weekly podcast we talk about SEO and email marketing on the regular. But that's not all!

We also discuss tactical strategies about how to blog, affiliate marketing, blog writing tips, blogging tips, blogging mistakes, newsletters, editorial calendars, increasing ad revenue, digital products, building backlinks, and so much more!

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Episodes

Traffic Potential (AHREFS) - My Keyword Research Secret

Send us a text One of the most important steps in creating new – and updating existing – content is to really do your keyword research. Most of the time we professional bloggers put aside low volume keywords because they just aren't worth writing for... but sometimes we go for it, expecting more that the reports indicate. This doesn't have to be a "gut decision" ... there is a sweet little secret in AHREFS that shows you how powerful a given term can be in the context of the full article. It's c...

Jan 10, 2023•7 min•Ep. 121

Internal Linking: 5 Rules for Optimizing Your Strategy

Send us a text Building links within your content is an important step in growing your Google rankings. Hey, it's not called the World Wide "Web" for nothing... that web is built by connecting one article to another article. All the better if those articles are yours. Just like other link-building tasks in SEO, there are guidelines you can follow to make the most of building your internal links. Here are the five you need to commit to memory... and apply to your blog in 2023. *********** The too...

Dec 27, 2022•7 min•Ep. 119

Backlinks: 5 common myths you need to understand

Send us a text If you're a blogger, you know the power of backlinks. You probably have even joined a backlinking group (or three!) There are a lot of misconceptions about how backlinks work, who you should and should not get them from, and some best practices. The stats mentioned in this video are from AHREFS, Backlinko and Search Engine Journal. Grab ALL the freebies I mention on the podcast PLUS so much more. All FREE! Grab it all here. ===== FOLLOW ME ===== FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups...

Nov 29, 2022•15 min•Ep. 115

9 blogging mistakes even advanced bloggers make (2023)

Send us a text Regardless of whether you are just starting your blogging journey or you've been doing it for over a decade, these are the mistakes you'll want to avoid. Search engine optimization, email marketing... these are the topics we hear all the time, but I take you a little deeper within these topics and tell you the specific area I see people failing. These common blogging mistakes to avoid in 2023 will give you the jolt you need to plan a better quarter and see changes to your progress...

Nov 08, 2022•10 min•Ep. 112

Grow A Blog In Less Time Than You Realize

Send us a text How much time does it take to grow your blog? You can do it in 87 hours a month! That's less than 4.5 hours per day!! The breakdown: 1:16:17 Creating new content 1:56:16 Updating your content 3:14:16 Email marketing 3:55:22 MSN 4:18:21 Pinterest promotion 5:38:08 Answering emails 6:07:22 Sales efforts 7:11:21 Site work 7:42:09 What's NOT included in this schedule 9:46:14 Totals Mentioned in this video: The tool I use to do ALL my planning is Monday https://try.monday.com/x775pf40k...

Nov 01, 2022•11 min•Ep. 111

Stay22: 5 Secrets to Maximizing Your Affiliate Commission

Send us a text My Stay22 Secrets In the travel space there has been a lot of talk about the Stay22 affiliate accommodations partnership. I’ve been with them since they started working with bloggers at the beginning of 2021 and my relationship with them has evolved. I enjoy working with them because I’ve found a WAY of doing it that maximizes my affiliate revenue and I want to share that with you today. Here are my five secrets 1. Continue using Booking.com deep links directly for the highest pay...

Oct 25, 2022•10 min•Ep. 110

Newsletter Tips: Planning and writing your newsletter content

Send us a text EMAIL MARKETING TIPS FOR PLANNING AND WRITING YOUR NEWSLETTER CONTENT Staring at a blank page can be intimidating even if you're a full time blogger. Most creators tend to just send the last article they wrote, and they call it a day. In this post we talk about more *thoughtful* ways of selecting content for your newsletter...AND we discuss how to make that content successful! If you're a full time blogger and want to increase your revenue quickly, we recommend starting with a ref...

Oct 06, 2022•10 min•Ep. 107

Microsoft Start's Blogger Program: Should you join??

Send us a text Have you heard about the Microsoft Start blogging program? Is it for you? If you’ve been invited, should you join? The Microsoft Start blogger program is relatively new, and there are a world of debate on the interwebs about whether this program is a good one for full-time bloggers, if it really helps your SEO, if reposting to the feed is the right use of your time, and more. After being in the program a few months, I must admit that it is almost too good to be true! I’ll share wh...

Sep 19, 2022•29 min•Ep. 101

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