The Flickr Curve. Something I discovered pretty early on in managing social media is that the lifecycle of most social media channels follow the Flickr curve. There is the same shape to search volume on Google over time: 3 years of growth followed by slow decline. Even successful ones, like Facebook They do so for… Continue reading The best time to start blogging is now.
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How to make money with your food blog in 2013
Selling eggs near Russian Market, Phnom Penh, Cambodia I’ve been trying to update this post for about a year. My first attempt ended in me saying that you shouldn’t bother trying to make money from your food blog, or at least, you should not feel entitled to recompense for your creative endeavours. It’s pretty hard… Continue reading How to make money with your food blog in 2013
Food blogger tip: How to block the worst diet ads from Adsense on your blog.
I both earn money from AdSense and pay Google for ad space – so seeing a terrible looking ad on my blogs and getting exposure hurts. If you do visit a couple of Australian food blogs, eventually you’ll be served up with this diet ad – as Simon mentions over at his site: You might… Continue reading Food blogger tip: How to block the worst diet ads from Adsense on your blog.
Making money with your food blog
Selling eggs near Russian Market, Phnom Penh, Cambodia As I mentioned in “How to start a food blog“, food blogging is a terrible way to make money if you enjoy living in the First World. This year, food blogging will pay my rent but not much else. Here is how to do at least that,… Continue reading Making money with your food blog