Monetize a Blog

How Authors Can Use a Blog to Promote a Cause or Issue

By Nina Amir As an aspiring or published author, you’ve probably heard this advice: You need a blog. The reasons are always the same. A blog helps you develop your author platform, create a brand, build expert status, and promote your books. But did you know you can do something even more meaningful with a… Read More

3 Ways to Add a Tip Jar to Your Blog

I drop spare change into the tip jar at the local coffee shop. Sometimes I put a dollar bill in the trumpet case of the guy belting out a jazz tune on the corner of a busy city street. I even tip the guy who drives me from the remote parking lot at the airport… Read More

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