The best kept secret to making money online

Don’t believe 99% of what you read online. You don’t need to waste your money on ebooks or get rich quick schemes in order to make money on the internet. And don’t worry, I’m not going to make you sign up for anything or read any long drawn out pitch before I reveal the secret. The secret to making money online is focus. Sorry if you were expecting a more complicated solution, a magic ratio, some sort of tunnel or funnel... Read More

If it ain’t broke don’t fix it

One of the biggest mistakes that new blog owners make when purchasing an established net property is to hastily change an already working design. The urge to arrive in a blaze of glory with an all bells and whistle design is something that can be seen all too often in the blogosphere. Upstart Blogger already has a clean and instantly recognisable design. Well thought out, clear typography, fast loading and not, like so many blogs out there, saturated... Read More

How much did I pay for Upstart Blogger?

Taking the helm of a Technorati top 500 blog guarantees one thing above all else. Attention. And it seems that since my introduction last night a few people, well, quite a few in fact, have been interested in how much I paid for Upstart Blogger. The usual email in my inbox this morning was joined by two new types of message. “Congratulations” and “How much did you pay?” were the dominant email subjects of the day. So, how... Read More

A quick introduction

Hello. I’m Ashley Morgan, the new pair of hands that Robert announced in the preceding post. The keys to Upstart Blogger were handed to me earlier today after Robert and I completed the deal in which a jazz musician purchased one of the most popular properties in the blogosphere. You may well be wondering why I as a jazz trumpeter decided to buy a blog about blogging. I’ll do my best to explain my reasons and my plans for Upstart Blogger. In... Read More

Upstart Blogger Changes Hands

I’ve been hoping for a long time to find someone to take over Upstart Blogger, but it’s with mixed feelings that I write this post to let you know that Upstart Blogger is finally changing hands. I’ll let the new publisher, Ashley Morgan, introduce himself in a future post. But I can tell you that the transaction has been a smooth and professional one. He’s a fine fellow and possessed of enviable design chops. I’m very... Read More

How to make $27,240 a month from a personal blog

John Chow posted his now familiar monthly income report a couple of days ago proudly declaring an income for November 2007 of $27,240. Making this sort of money is never going to be something that you can do without hard work, despite what some of the internets many con men will tell you in return for an overpriced ebook, but it is not rocket science. John has always been honest about the way he makes this money. Its very simple. He gets traffic... Read More