My family keeps telling me to look into a software that writes for you as you speak into it, because they insist it would help save me time with my writing (because I am not ex
There is a scan app you can get. You write your blog by hand then scan it and convert it to whatever font you like
To be honest I have not used any software myself. But let me tell you from experience, the more you type the faster you will get. I still have to look at the keyboard but my speed is picking up. Don't worry about the mistakes you can spell check later. This keeps my flow going.
You can get the software to. Let me know how it works. I would consider it myself.
But don't stop typing.. you will get better.
Troy
Thank you Troy! Completely agree that the more you type, the faster you get at it. I've already come a long way from where I first started, just wishing I was able to accomplish more with the time I have to work with.
Hi - Google Docs has a built-in tool for speech to text, but obviously you will need to check it for errors afterwards. Dragon Naturally Speaking is used by some members here, but it's quite expensive.
Thank you Diane. I'll have to take a look into them to see if its something that may work for me.
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Writing blog posts with voice recording software?
My family keeps telling me to look into a software that writes for you as you speak into it, because they insist it would help save me time with my writing (because I am not ex
Great question for me, I am handicapped so it's great for me, I use Dragon 99 and it is a wonderful tool. If you use it with Microsoft Edge then you have to either cut and copy from the drop down menu (tools – DragonPad) or dictate into the dictation box and then transfer the dictation into where you want it to go. If you use it with Chrome then you have no problem at all with the cut and copy or dictation box you write directly to where you want it to go. Make sure if you buy it you also get yourself a headset microphone, that way your words are heard much clear. Dragon has a lot of editing, it will do a lot for you depending on how far you want to go.
Joe
ps I love it, had it 5 yrs.
Great to hear! Will most definitely be looking further into it. Thank you so much Joe for sharing. :)
There is a scan app you can get. You write your blog by hand then scan it and convert it to whatever font you like
To be honest I have not used any software myself. But let me tell you from experience, the more you type the faster you will get. I still have to look at the keyboard but my speed is picking up. Don't worry about the mistakes you can spell check later. This keeps my flow going.
You can get the software to. Let me know how it works. I would consider it myself.
But don't stop typing.. you will get better.
Troy
Thank you Troy! Completely agree that the more you type, the faster you get at it. I've already come a long way from where I first started, just wishing I was able to accomplish more with the time I have to work with.
Hi - Google Docs has a built-in tool for speech to text, but obviously you will need to check it for errors afterwards. Dragon Naturally Speaking is used by some members here, but it's quite expensive.
Thank you Diane. I'll have to take a look into them to see if its something that may work for me.
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Researching a few keywords for my next blog post, and ran across a few keywords that have a 0 QSR, but say that my SEO odds of ranking on the first page are below 90.
Hoping
Hi Brandy, it is important to take in all factors. AVG, Traffic, QSR and SEO.
Would like to see all the numbers as they all work together. It is nice to have a QSR below 50 but the other numbers are important too.
Sorry I can not give you a definite answer unless I see the other numbers.
Best wishes,
Michael
Hi Micheal!
The AVG is 3434, Traffic is 584, QSR is 0, and SEO is 86.
Lots of traffic and searches on the keyword, but not showing the best ratings. Thats why I was a little confused.
Hi Brandy, Avg is great, traffic is great, it does not make too much sense that the SEO is 86 when the number of competing websites is only O.
I personally would take the chance and go for it.
The general consensus after reading all the comments seems to be to find alternative keywords. The 86 and the 0 is a little bit confusing.
Just my opinion Brandy. Perhaps wait for more comments.
Best wishes,
Michael
Haha, agreed. Just trying to understand keyword searches a little better. Love the rainbow emoji! Definitely searching for the gold at the end of it! Lol
did you type the keyword into google - there maybe some high authority competition at the top - even though there is no exact keyword match competition if there are very high authority sites on page one you may not be able to knock them off till you are an established site.
good luck
phil
I did, and there are a couple highly authoritative sites like Lowes which are naturally some of the first that pop up using similar keywords, but not the exact keyword I was looking at.
it means that google will always return them before you -so not much chance of getting p1 - try looking at the related searches or the people ask results for alternatives
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Why is a keyword seo rating 86, if the gsr is 0?
Researching a few keywords for my next blog post, and ran across a few keywords that have a 0 QSR, but say that my SEO odds of ranking on the first page are below 90.
Hoping
Hi Brandy, it is important to take in all factors. AVG, Traffic, QSR and SEO.
Would like to see all the numbers as they all work together. It is nice to have a QSR below 50 but the other numbers are important too.
Sorry I can not give you a definite answer unless I see the other numbers.
Best wishes,
Michael
Hi Micheal!
The AVG is 3434, Traffic is 584, QSR is 0, and SEO is 86.
Lots of traffic and searches on the keyword, but not showing the best ratings. Thats why I was a little confused.
Hi Brandy, Avg is great, traffic is great, it does not make too much sense that the SEO is 86 when the number of competing websites is only O.
I personally would take the chance and go for it.
The general consensus after reading all the comments seems to be to find alternative keywords. The 86 and the 0 is a little bit confusing.
Just my opinion Brandy. Perhaps wait for more comments.
Best wishes,
Michael
Haha, agreed. Just trying to understand keyword searches a little better. Love the rainbow emoji! Definitely searching for the gold at the end of it! Lol
did you type the keyword into google - there maybe some high authority competition at the top - even though there is no exact keyword match competition if there are very high authority sites on page one you may not be able to knock them off till you are an established site.
good luck
phil
I did, and there are a couple highly authoritative sites like Lowes which are naturally some of the first that pop up using similar keywords, but not the exact keyword I was looking at.
it means that google will always return them before you -so not much chance of getting p1 - try looking at the related searches or the people ask results for alternatives
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Hello!
Just trying to gain a full understanding of how I need (or if I need) to organize my income for this coming tax filing year, so that its not too much of a nightmare t
Hi Brandy, I see you live in the USA, and you may get a break depending on how much money you spent vs how much money you made.
I live in Canada, and unfortunately I am not eligible for any tax credits.
I did go to the WA training area, typed in tax in the search bar and found a few tutorials there. Hopefully there is something there that may assist you.
Best wishes,
Michael
You can see how I do my budgeting and My basic process here: 24-25th Month Authority Site Case Study: Income, Traffic, and Learning Lessons
No, they don’t withhold taxes for you—that’s only for jobs. You’ll have to withhold your own taxes.
Most companies I’ve sold $600 or more for haven’t sent a 1099 to me. Instead, I use Quickbooks to run my payroll and I use EveryDollar to budget and keep a record of what I spent money on. It’s also best to work with an accountant to help you stay compliant.
Quickbooks withholds my income taxes, social security, and the other deductions when I pay myself. They also provide me with paystubs if I need them.
In terms of incorporation, you’d probably earn the most tax advantages from incorporating as an LLC. Incfile can help you with deciding on the proper business structure and filing your paperwork, and they have a free plan now, but you’ll still have to pay state fees.
You don’t have to worry about incorporation until you have liability to protect or sales. I wouldn’t.
Ditto the above and also make sure if your state (in US) collects taxes to go ahead and register to pay state taxes as they will come for you at the end of the year
(Got my surprise this year where I paid for my federal taxes through Quickbooks and my state's Department of Rev sent me a letter saying they were taking a portion of income tax return for taxes due)
Yes. You can input that info into Quickbooks as well, so it can pay out your state taxes when you run your payroll.
I'm a self-proprietor so I'm not on the level of LLC just yet. Paying state taxes isn't available for me other than signing up with the state through their website.
I imagine doing taxes with LLC is a little different - have you written a blog on this by chance?
My friend has an LLC and seemed confused when I got a letter from the state garnishing my taxes so I imagine he's got it set up how you do since he pays himself through that.
No. I don’t have a blog post on that but I should. I’ll put that on my agenda for this week. Thanks for the feedback. You should probably reach out to your state tax office. If they have requested taxes from you, you have an account number, and you can set that up for payment thru Quickbooks payroll.
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How does taxes work for affiliate income?
Hello!
Just trying to gain a full understanding of how I need (or if I need) to organize my income for this coming tax filing year, so that its not too much of a nightmare t
Hi Brandy, I see you live in the USA, and you may get a break depending on how much money you spent vs how much money you made.
I live in Canada, and unfortunately I am not eligible for any tax credits.
I did go to the WA training area, typed in tax in the search bar and found a few tutorials there. Hopefully there is something there that may assist you.
Best wishes,
Michael
You can see how I do my budgeting and My basic process here: 24-25th Month Authority Site Case Study: Income, Traffic, and Learning Lessons
No, they don’t withhold taxes for you—that’s only for jobs. You’ll have to withhold your own taxes.
Most companies I’ve sold $600 or more for haven’t sent a 1099 to me. Instead, I use Quickbooks to run my payroll and I use EveryDollar to budget and keep a record of what I spent money on. It’s also best to work with an accountant to help you stay compliant.
Quickbooks withholds my income taxes, social security, and the other deductions when I pay myself. They also provide me with paystubs if I need them.
In terms of incorporation, you’d probably earn the most tax advantages from incorporating as an LLC. Incfile can help you with deciding on the proper business structure and filing your paperwork, and they have a free plan now, but you’ll still have to pay state fees.
You don’t have to worry about incorporation until you have liability to protect or sales. I wouldn’t.
Ditto the above and also make sure if your state (in US) collects taxes to go ahead and register to pay state taxes as they will come for you at the end of the year
(Got my surprise this year where I paid for my federal taxes through Quickbooks and my state's Department of Rev sent me a letter saying they were taking a portion of income tax return for taxes due)
Yes. You can input that info into Quickbooks as well, so it can pay out your state taxes when you run your payroll.
I'm a self-proprietor so I'm not on the level of LLC just yet. Paying state taxes isn't available for me other than signing up with the state through their website.
I imagine doing taxes with LLC is a little different - have you written a blog on this by chance?
My friend has an LLC and seemed confused when I got a letter from the state garnishing my taxes so I imagine he's got it set up how you do since he pays himself through that.
No. I don’t have a blog post on that but I should. I’ll put that on my agenda for this week. Thanks for the feedback. You should probably reach out to your state tax office. If they have requested taxes from you, you have an account number, and you can set that up for payment thru Quickbooks payroll.
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Hello! I'm looking for recommendations on if it would be better to have a "sign up for my newsletter" pop-up, or to implement push notifications on my website?
Also loo
I use AWeber and you can add your blog RSS which then sends out an email every time a blog is created. They also have a 30-day free trial so you could try it out to make sure it works to your satisfaction, before paying anything.
With AWeber, you can create unlimited opt-in forms and lists but to create amazing forms on my site I link Aweber to a plugin called Thrive Leads. This allows you to add optins in various places on your site including pop-ups.
I have created articles about both these on my blog PM me if you would like more information.
Finally, the only thing I would add is that depending on your niche newsletters are some times not as popular and giving away cheatsheets, worksheets, videos, ebooks, Pdfs can work better. You can of course still send your updates too as long as you state this is what you will do.
Trust this helps :)
Martin
Thank you Martin!
My niche website is geared more towards healthy living and lifestyle recommendations. https://betterhealthandhome.com
Would this niche get better feedback with what you mentioned, over a newsletter?
Yes it could work. I had a quick look at your content... you could add a covid 19 checklist and advice. You could do checklist for the cleaning products. With most email marketing services you can have various lists and then still send an email to all.
Trouble is newsletter as,a term is old hat and people cant really know what they will get. If there initial sign up is more targeted they will be liking to give their details.
Obviously you need to be testing and tweaking all your optin pages and emails to keep improving. But done tight it could be very lucrative.
Great advice! Thank you Martin, for taking the time to look at my website and offer suggests. It is greatly appreciated!
Mailpoet is a really good one and sends out as you want automatically when you post, and some people use Mailchimp.
Thank you Zach. I'll have to look into Mailpoet. So far, I'm using Mailchimp, and not really liking it. :(
Now this seems like a great idea. I havent reached this is the training yet. I will save these suggestions. Thank you for posting the great question.
Have a great day.
Trevor
I´m just curious, why? I do find these "pop ups" annoying when I visit websites - invariably interrupting what I a reading.
I would want something a little more discreet, perhaps some kind of system where people can actively request rather than thrusting it in their face, or at least a more discreet style. Does that make sense? Once you finally choose a system, can you share your choice with me please?
Best Regards & great question again.
Trevor
Of course Trevor! I'm right there with you where I prefer it to be more tasteful and not pushy. Will let you know what I find!
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Recommendations for newsletter sign up or push notification?
Hello! I'm looking for recommendations on if it would be better to have a "sign up for my newsletter" pop-up, or to implement push notifications on my website?
Also loo
I use AWeber and you can add your blog RSS which then sends out an email every time a blog is created. They also have a 30-day free trial so you could try it out to make sure it works to your satisfaction, before paying anything.
With AWeber, you can create unlimited opt-in forms and lists but to create amazing forms on my site I link Aweber to a plugin called Thrive Leads. This allows you to add optins in various places on your site including pop-ups.
I have created articles about both these on my blog PM me if you would like more information.
Finally, the only thing I would add is that depending on your niche newsletters are some times not as popular and giving away cheatsheets, worksheets, videos, ebooks, Pdfs can work better. You can of course still send your updates too as long as you state this is what you will do.
Trust this helps :)
Martin
Thank you Martin!
My niche website is geared more towards healthy living and lifestyle recommendations. https://betterhealthandhome.com
Would this niche get better feedback with what you mentioned, over a newsletter?
Yes it could work. I had a quick look at your content... you could add a covid 19 checklist and advice. You could do checklist for the cleaning products. With most email marketing services you can have various lists and then still send an email to all.
Trouble is newsletter as,a term is old hat and people cant really know what they will get. If there initial sign up is more targeted they will be liking to give their details.
Obviously you need to be testing and tweaking all your optin pages and emails to keep improving. But done tight it could be very lucrative.
Great advice! Thank you Martin, for taking the time to look at my website and offer suggests. It is greatly appreciated!
Mailpoet is a really good one and sends out as you want automatically when you post, and some people use Mailchimp.
Thank you Zach. I'll have to look into Mailpoet. So far, I'm using Mailchimp, and not really liking it. :(
Now this seems like a great idea. I havent reached this is the training yet. I will save these suggestions. Thank you for posting the great question.
Have a great day.
Trevor
I´m just curious, why? I do find these "pop ups" annoying when I visit websites - invariably interrupting what I a reading.
I would want something a little more discreet, perhaps some kind of system where people can actively request rather than thrusting it in their face, or at least a more discreet style. Does that make sense? Once you finally choose a system, can you share your choice with me please?
Best Regards & great question again.
Trevor
Of course Trevor! I'm right there with you where I prefer it to be more tasteful and not pushy. Will let you know what I find!
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Hello!
For some reason I'm unable to upload any new images in my WordPress. It was working just fine earlier today, and I can still insert photos into my post that were prev
Thank you Jeff! Site support did get it sorted out. Supposedly it was do to some changes they had made, that did not work well with my website. All is well now though. :)
Hi - if you are still struggling with this, you can contact Site Support, by clicking on the Help Center.
Yes, that has worked for me in the past too, but not this time. I've logged out multiple times, cleared cookies, deactivated plugins, tried compressing photos, and none of it fixed the problem. :(
Thank you, but I have tried that three times. Along with clearing all cookies on my computer, before doing so. :(
I've also tried deactivating my plug-ins, then reactivating them to see if it would make any difference, but still having the same problem.
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Why can't I upload any new images in wordpress media?
Hello!
For some reason I'm unable to upload any new images in my WordPress. It was working just fine earlier today, and I can still insert photos into my post that were prev
Thank you Jeff! Site support did get it sorted out. Supposedly it was do to some changes they had made, that did not work well with my website. All is well now though. :)
Hi - if you are still struggling with this, you can contact Site Support, by clicking on the Help Center.
Yes, that has worked for me in the past too, but not this time. I've logged out multiple times, cleared cookies, deactivated plugins, tried compressing photos, and none of it fixed the problem. :(
Thank you, but I have tried that three times. Along with clearing all cookies on my computer, before doing so. :(
I've also tried deactivating my plug-ins, then reactivating them to see if it would make any difference, but still having the same problem.
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Great question for me, I am handicapped so it's great for me, I use Dragon 99 and it is a wonderful tool. If you use it with Microsoft Edge then you have to either cut and copy from the drop down menu (tools – DragonPad) or dictate into the dictation box and then transfer the dictation into where you want it to go. If you use it with Chrome then you have no problem at all with the cut and copy or dictation box you write directly to where you want it to go. Make sure if you buy it you also get yourself a headset microphone, that way your words are heard much clear. Dragon has a lot of editing, it will do a lot for you depending on how far you want to go.
Joe
ps I love it, had it 5 yrs.
Great to hear! Will most definitely be looking further into it. Thank you so much Joe for sharing. :)