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    Tag: Monetization

    When Is The Right Time To Start A Membership Site?

    When is the right time in your online business journey to start your membership site? Here's what you need to consider as you make this decision.
    David Risley December 13, 2022
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    How To Create Powerful Order Forms Simply (Without Needing A Shopping Cart)

    Sometimes a shopping cart is just overkill. Here's how to simply create powerful order forms for your products, services, or charitable donations.
    David Risley November 14, 2022
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    How To Easily Accept Crypto Payments On Your WooCommerce Site (Coinbase Commerce Versus Crypto.com)

    I decided to test out two popular options to accept crypto payments on WooCommerce - Coinbase Commerce and Crypto.com Pay. Here's how it went...
    David Risley June 2, 2022
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    How I Built A Service Credit System For My Membership Site

    This tutorial will show you how I built a service credit system into my membership site, allowing members to purchase credits and then redeem those cr…
    David Risley October 27, 2021
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    Building Your Online Business Platform: Taking Payments On Your WordPress Site Versus Third-Party Platforms

    When you want to accept payments, is it best to use a third-party platform or build your own with Wordpress? Let's compare... and look at some softwar…
    David Risley June 9, 2021
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    LearnDash Review: Is It The Right Solution For Your Online Courses?

    This Learndash review will show it in real-world use, behind the scenes of my own membership site. How does LearnDash compare to other online course L…
    David Risley August 31, 2020
    2 Comments

    Membership Site Setup: The 4 Main Components Of The Membership Site Tech Stack (And What I’m Now Using)

    2 very different approaches to membership site setup. We'll cover what they are, the 4 main components of the site, and the exact software I am now us…
    David Risley May 1, 2020
    12 Comments

    ThriveCart Review: Is It Any Good? Does It Rise Over Other Shopping Cart Alternatives?

    Thrivecart is a powerful shopping cart. But, how does it compare to other solutions for blog owners? Is it any good? Let's take a hard look.
    David Risley February 4, 2020
    3 Comments

    Top 11 Blog Monetization Strategies, Ranked In Order (Updated For 2020)

    An overview of the top 11 blog monetization strategies, ranked in their order of what works. These are your best ways to monetize a blog in 2020.
    David Risley January 22, 2020
    64 Comments

    How Long Does It Take To Make Money With Your Blog? (My Answer To This Common Question)

    How long does it take to make a blog profitable? How long does it take to reach a certain income level? I get asked alot... and here's my full answer.
    David Risley January 20, 2020
    11 Comments
    When is the right time to monetize your blog?

    When Is The Right Time To Monetize Your Blog?

    Should you monetize your blog right from the beginning? Or should you wait to build up your audience first? Here's my official answer...
    David Risley April 1, 2019
    9 Comments

    Membership Sites: 6 Reasons Why You Should Turn Your Blog Into A Membership Site To Make Money

    A membership site has long been considered the "holy grail" of online business - mainly for recurring revenue. However, there are other reasons why I …
    David Risley March 5, 2019
    10 Comments

    Which Comes First: Traffic or Monetization? (How Everything Has Changed)

    Which comes first for your blog: Traffic or monetization? It used to be that you had to build the audience before you could monetize. Is that still tr…
    David Risley February 15, 2019
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    Brave Payments: Could This Be The Future Of Monetization For Content Creators?

    The ad industry is broken. User privacy is being abused. Sites get deplatformed. Could the Brave browser and the Basic Attention Token be a potential …
    David Risley January 15, 2019
    3 Comments

    Reality Check: A Blog Is Not A Business

    A blog doesn't make money. If one wants to make money, you don't start a blog in order to do it. Here's some real-talk about exactly what makes money …
    David Risley January 10, 2019
    93 Comments

    The Danger Of Reading Blogger Income Reports

    Many people read blog income reports. I even used to post my own. However, I stopped long ago. Here are the reasons why I stopped posting them... and …
    David Risley November 21, 2018
    1 Comment

    Blog Traffic: The Ultimate Guide To Increasing Your Blog Traffic (2021 Framework)

    How do you get blog traffic? How do you generate traffic when you're first starting out? Which strategies are more effective than others? This guide g…
    David Risley April 2, 2018
    1 Comment

    Blog Monetization: The Exact Business Model Proven To Make Money Blogging

    What does a real blog monetization strategy look like? What's the business model? This guide will walk you through the business model to make money bl…
    David Risley March 13, 2018
    9 Comments

    How To Build And Monetize A Blog In A Crowded Market (A Strategic Launch Plan)

    How can you start a blog in a crowded market? Are you just too late? Here's a different approach to enter a saturated market.
    David Risley January 30, 2018
    6 Comments

    The Web As You Knew It Is Dying – And This Is How It Has Changed Everything For Bloggers and Marketers

    Everything changes. And the internet is certainly changing. Here's what's happening... and what this means for bloggers, content creators and online m…
    David Risley November 13, 2017
    3 Comments

    The Blogger Code Of Monetization

    A short code of conduct for monetizing a blog and making money while respecting your reader at the same time. This is a voluntary code, of course, but…
    David Risley October 30, 2017
    0 Comments

    Case Study: How This Mental Health Blog Can Make More Money (By Removing Banner Ads)

    An in-depth look at a mental health blog called the Radical Transformation Project and how she can improve her site - and increase revenue by dropping…
    David Risley October 5, 2017
    0 Comments

    The Fastest (Often Overlooked) Way To Making Money Online

    Looking to make money fast? If you're looking to do that through traditional blog monetization, you will likely be sorely disappointed. Let's talk abo…
    David Risley October 2, 2017
    35 Comments

    How To Sell Without Selling: Making Money Without Being A Pushy Salesman

    How do you make an online sales from your blog without coming away feeling like you just sold your soul? Here's how to sell without being pushy.
    David Risley August 29, 2017
    0 Comments

    15 Different Countdown Timer Tools To Drive Urgency On Your Sales Pages And Emails

    The countdown timer is a popular tool for increasing conversions. Here are 14 different tools for online marketers to easily place countdowns on their…
    David Risley June 26, 2017
    7 Comments
    Do you need a blog?

    Online Marketing 101: Do You Need A Blog In Order To Make Money Online?

    Do you even need a blog to do online marketing? Is there any difference between a blog and a website? In this post, we go back to the uber basics of o…
    David Risley May 23, 2017
    2 Comments
    Personal Development Blogging

    How To Make Money In The Personal Development Niche (And Why Many Don’t)

    Many people start blogs in the personal development space - with the best of intentions - yet find it incredibly hard to build traffic and monetize. T…
    David Risley April 19, 2017
    19 Comments

    Why Today Is The Day You Should Stop Blogging

    If you want to actually make money and have a real business and use the Internet to make real sales, then stop blogging. Let me explain EXACTLY what I…
    David Risley April 10, 2017
    7 Comments

    7 Tips For Turning A Service Offer Into A Product And Scaling

    In this episode of Coffee Break, I'm talking specifically to people who run service businesses. We'll be discussing 7 specific strategies to begin exe…
    David Risley March 14, 2017
    3 Comments

    6 Reasons Why You Should Be Accepting Bitcoin In Your Online Business

    Bitcoin is a digital crypto-currency that is most definitely growing in use and value. In this episode, we discuss the currency and why I believe busi…
    David Risley March 7, 2017
    0 Comments

    The Future Of Online Business: Cryptocurrencies And Why I Believe You Should Be Accepting Bitcoin.

    A talk about the evolution of money - and why I believe you should get out ahead of the curve in your online business by accepting Bitcoin today.
    David Risley February 20, 2017
    5 Comments

    Increase Your Income By Increasing Your Prices (Money Levers #6)

    One obvious way to bring in a spike of revenue is to run a discount sale. But, what about going the other way? Here's how to go about generating more …
    David Risley March 7, 2016
    0 Comments
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