As 2023 progresses, I’m getting closer and closer to going all in with my Malaysia site part of my business. In this update, I’m talking about the further changes I’m making to be able to do this. I’m also talking about retiring the courses part of my business after hitting a big technical problem. It’s time to move on from this. I discuss my latest case study and what I’m doing next to grow my Malaysia site, make it unique and hopefully futureproof it. If you are someone who loves to learn abou...
May 11, 2023•19 min
Ever thought about selling your blog? Or buying one? Or just generally interested in the whole process? Then you will love today’s podcast as I talk about everything site selling from how it works to what your blog is worth, when to sell, how to find someone to buy your blog and more. I also discuss the sites I’m selling right now – maybe you want to buy one? :) This episode is for you if have ever thought about selling or buying a site or might in future or if you are just curious about what it...
Feb 20, 2023•30 min
Thinking about starting a new site? Working on your old site and feel like it’s going nowhere? Is your blog going well but you are always interested in what’s working for others? Looking for new ideas for how to monetise your site effectively? Then you will love today’s podcast as I share what’s happening in my Malaysia case study site now that I’ve been concentrating on it for a few months, finally travelled back to Malaysia and hit up ITB Asia in Singapore and Tbex travel blogging conference i...
Dec 05, 2022•25 min
Want sweet search engine traffic but don’t know what you need to do? Already loving the Google traffic you’re getting but want to make sure you’re covering all the bases so your blog can get more? Then you’re in the right place. Today, I talk all about forming your SEO strategy to gain sweet sweet traffic and also to have super happy readers that are well served by your blog. Learn what you need to do in your blog posts for the best chance of Google traffic, what to do across your blog and what ...
Nov 09, 2022•24 min
Want to create an eBook but don’t know where to begin? eBooks are such a great way to monetise your blog thanks to it being a great way to serve your audience as well as being a great passive income source. However, coming up with a great eBook idea and then understanding how to sell it can be big reasons why many bloggers never take this route. Today, I talk all about creating your first eBook from coming up with a great idea to working out what to put on your sales page. Learn how you can pick...
Oct 07, 2022•23 min
Thinking about starting a new site? Working on your old site and feel like it’s going nowhere? Is your blog going well but you are always interested in what’s working for others? Looking for new ideas for how to monetise your site effectively? Then you will love today’s podcast as I share both what’s happening in my Malaysia case study site now and all my big plans for the future which I’m starting to implement today as well as my plans for Digital Nomad Wannabe and how you can meet up with me i...
Sep 12, 2022•20 min
Thinking about starting a new site? Working on your old site and feel like it’s going nowhere? Is your blog going well but you are always interested in what’s working for others? Then you will love today’s podcast as I share both what’s happening in my Malaysia case study site and for the content sites I’m building without doing any link building! Learn what’s working right now in blogging for growing and monetising your site especially in travel as the coronavirus pandemic continues to go on an...
Jun 06, 2022•17 min
If you wrote a blog post today, how much money would it earn you? Would it be worth it? If you spent $100 outsourcing an article, would you get your money back? How long until you made a profit on it? In today’s episode, we are going to be discussing exactly this – how you can calculate how much money new blog posts are likely to make you so you know if it’s worth your time and/or money. This is super valuable to know if you are making decisions on outsourcing and whether it’s worth paying for c...
May 07, 2022•20 min
Thinking about starting a new site? Working on your old site and feel like it’s going nowhere? Is your blog going well but you are always interested in what’s working for others? Then you will love this case study! Learn what’s working right now in blogging for growing and monetising your site especially in travel as the coronavirus pandemic continues to go on and on and on and on. I share exactly what I’m doing to grow one of my blogs and the effects that my actions have. I share my plans and g...
Apr 04, 2022•13 min
Have you been frustrated by how long content is taking to index in Google? Do you have a new site and wonder when you’ll start getting Google traffic? Are you thinking about moving content or changing domains and wonder what impact it’ll have? This episode is all about indexing your content in Google to help answer all of these questions. Google can be crazy slow to index new content at the moment on new sites. It’s quite disheartening. I have started a lot of new sites over the last six months ...
Mar 20, 2022•18 min
What a two years it’s been. When I look back to Feb 2020, while I was following what was happening with covid-19 around the world, I had no idea what was in store for me. Two years later, this pandemic has had huge impacts on my business, my case study and DNW. In this episode, I give you an insider’s look over my shoulder to what’s happening in my business. I discuss how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted it, what I’m doing right now in my business including the impact it’s having on Digital...
Feb 16, 2022•32 min
Should you update blog content? What difference does it have? When should you do it? How should you do it? Updating blog content is a great way to not just make your blog the best it can be but to also get lots more search traffic. I find it such an important part of my blogging business that I update all performing blog content annually. Yes, annually. In fact, I dedicate two months of the year to this feat across my team. In this episode, I’m going to walk you through everything you need to kn...
Oct 16, 2021•18 min
Do you need to worry about site speed? How do you know if your site speed is bad? What impact does speed have in Google search rankings? There is no denying that good site speed is going to lead to a better experience for your blog readers. Who wants to stick around on a site that takes forever to load or doesn’t look right when it does. With the Page Experience Google update this year, it has had a new focus as sites scrambled to improve site speed. What can you do if it’s something your blog i...
Oct 01, 2021•27 min
It’s hard to make big changes in your blogging business. I know. I’m going through the process right now! It’s been a long time since I last updated everyone on what I’m doing in my business and I decided now is the time as I’m making some huge changes especially to how I work on this blog and its related parts like the DNW Facebook group and my podcast. If you are someone who loves to learn about decisions you can make in your business by listening to what others are doing then you’ll love this...
May 14, 2021•16 min
Should you link build? Is it risky? How should you go about it? Can you just outsource it so you never have to think about it again?! There is no denying that link building is an important part of SEO and building a successful blog. Links are like votes that let Google know your site has quality content and is an authority. However, it tends to be an area where many of us want to procrastinate, stick our head in the sand or only want to listen to people who say you don’t need to do it. While I f...
Apr 26, 2021•25 min
Have you ever thought about selling your blog? Or perhaps you want to cut out all the tedious work of setting up a new site, creating content, growing traffic and income and want to buy an existing blog? I hear you! I love selling my blogs and I can see so many benefits to buying one – but I haven’t felt confident enough yet to do so. To help fix this, in today’s episode I’m joined by Chelsea Clarke from HerPaperRoute.com. She not only has some great blogging monetisation tips and has bought and...
Apr 02, 2021•47 min
Have you ever thought about starting another blog? I haven’t just thought about it – I have created many. I have found it a great way to grow my business, up my income and create sellable assets. I also find it fun! In the last year, I’ve also learned firsthand what an important tool it is to diversify your income. As the pandemic continues to stretch on, there are many challenging niches out there as well as many opportunities. Some blogging niches are having their best days ever while some are...
Mar 19, 2021•15 min
Do you want blogging success but are struggling to work out what that means to you? Perhaps you read or hear stories like Keith's in the last episode of the podcast and don't really resonate with goals of making a full-time income from your blog. I want to feature different stories of success and this came with Leanna Brown's story of her travel blog on Nebraska. Leanna joined my in my third case study (you can find it here ) as she built up this blog with my help and I built my lifestyle site. ...
Mar 07, 2021•40 min
Have you been blogging for awhile but are failing to make the switch from hobby to business blogger and want this to change NOW? In episode 3, I had Keith, a travel blogger, on this podcast, and gave him a two month road map to turn around his blogging fortunes so he could work towards $1000 in passive affiliate income per month. It’s now 11 months later and Keith is back to share how he went with this road map, what he has done since then and the effect it has had on his blogging fortunes. He s...
Feb 19, 2021•29 min
Want to make the switch from being a hobby blogger to a professional but don’t know how? Or have started this journey but keep getting stuck or disheartened? Today, I talk about the steps required to become a professional blogger. This is what you should do now to make the switch from having a blog that’s something you do in your spare time to something that gives you freedom and flexibility to live a better life. Making this transition is the biggest problem I hear over and over again from memb...
Feb 05, 2021•24 min
Ever felt like you don’t have enough time to grow your blogging business? Or you would have the success you want if there were two of you? What if you could buy time? Well you can – with outsourcing. Sooner or later you’re going to want to dip your toe into the outsourcing pool to help grow your business and to stop doing the tasks you don’t enjoy. In this episode, I’m discussing everything outsourcing to help you get started or to help you grow and improve your outsourcing if you are looking fo...
Jan 06, 2021•35 min
Ever heard the saying that if you fail to plan, you plan to fail? I think this is so true – how can you ever reach where you want to go with your blog if you don’t know where that is and you don’t know how to get there? In this episode, I’m discussing exactly how you can set goals and make a strategy for your blogging business over the next year. I step through how to set annual goals and then work that into a monthly plan so you know what you need to achieve every month to reach your annual goa...
Dec 05, 2020•27 min
Thinking about starting a new site? Working on your old site and feel like it’s going nowhere? Is your blog going well but you are always interested in what’s working for others? Then you will love this case study! Learn what’s working right now in blogging for growing and monetising your site. I share exactly what I’m doing to grow one of my blogs and the effects that my actions have. I share my plans and goals for the future of the site and much much more. In this episode, I discuss what’s hap...
Nov 08, 2020•15 min
Want more readers, fans and income from your blog? Want to do this on autopilot in a way that really serves your audience? Today, I talk all about email marketing. This is what you should do once you are growing your email list to create fans of your brand that are engaged and want to buy from you. Email marketing is underused by so many bloggers and it doesn’t have to be. Once you break it down, work out your goals and understand the basics of email marketing, it’s easy to get started with big ...
Oct 18, 2020•18 min
Want more readers, fans and income from your blog? Don’t want your blogging success to be at the mercy of algorithm changes? An email list is the only access to your audience that you own. Social media and Google algorithms can change tomorrow but you’ll still have your email list. It’s also an incredibly powerful tool – it’s a list of people who gave you their email address to hear more from you. It’s a way to access your audience and take them on a journey to serve them while also turning them...
Oct 03, 2020•19 min
Want to create a product but don’t know what to create? Products are such a great way to monetise your blog thanks to it being the top way to serve your audience as well as the most lucrative. However, coming up with a great product idea can be one of the biggest reasons why many bloggers never take this route. Today, I talk all about creating your first product and how you can come up with a great idea to serve your audience. Learn how you can pick the perfect product, how to get started with c...
Sep 20, 2020•12 min
Looking for the best way to monetise your blog? Today, I talk all about products and how this can be the best monetisation method for your blog. It’s a powerful way to both serve your audience in the best way possible as well as a very lucrative way to monetise. It’s also a way to stand out among a world of blogs, grow your authority and be seen as an expert in your niche. Learn why products are a powerful way to monetise, how this can be a great method even if your audience is small or you have...
Sep 13, 2020•13 min
Ever thought about building a community around your blog? Or wondered what this means and how it could help you? Today, I talk about building a community around your blog. By this I mean bringing together a group of people that want to learn from you and other members of your community. It’s an extremely powerful way to turn casual readers into dedicated fans that sing your praises to others and help you grow your influence, page views and income. It’s also a way to stand out among a world of bl...
Aug 30, 2020•16 min
Want to be the to-go to resource in your niche? Want to be considered an expert? When people think parenting/travel/finance/health/whatever your niche is, how do you get them to think “Sarah Johnson” (or whatever your name) is next? Today, we talk about how to become an authority in your niche which will help you achieve all of the above! Learn whether you should want to become an authority, and how to be seen as this among your target audience, peers and brands. I talk through why being an auth...
Aug 17, 2020•26 min
One of the best ways to show yourself that it's possible to build a financially successful blog is to use the success of others as proof. Here is your proof! In this episode, I share my story with a brief outline of what I did before I started building my business and then how I went about it including the mistakes and strategies I used along the way. Learn how sheer determination for a better life was the greatest factor in my early success as well as the mistakes I made early on and the progre...
Aug 07, 2020•54 min
