My # 1 Blogging Tip to Grow Your Blog Quickly
Today, I'd like to share my # 1 blogging tip for people who want to grow their blog quickly.
This post might not apply to everyone, but it will apply to some of you, especially if you live in the USA. It has worked for me. I make a six figure income blogging and have done more things wrong than I ever did right!
One of the biggest mistakes I made as a blogger is spending my $100 per hour time on $4 per hour tasks. I would do everything myself, for whatever reason. Can you relate?
Hear me out for a moment.
Let's say you have a job that pays you $20 per hour. After taxes, you net $15 per hour.
And, let's suppose that right now you spend 10 hours per week on your blog. That means your blog is costing you $150 per week, by you spending 10 hours working on your blog, and not working on your job.
Here is the breakdown of how you CURRENTLY spend your time working on your blog:
- 2 hours editing blog posts
- 2 hours creating images
- 2 hours researching for future blog posts
- 2 hours writing posts
- 2 hours promoting your content
From this list, you determine that your best use of your time is writing posts and marketing your content. Everything else you want to delegate or outsource.
What if you worked 2 extra hours at your job and used your net pay of $30 to hire a virtual assistant overseas for $4 per hour (I have several who work for me who I pay this amount and they are very happy).
They knock out the images for you. They do your research. They do the editing too. They do six hours of work for you at $4 per hour. Your cost is $24.
You work two extra hours at your job and earned $40 ($30 net). This covered the cost of your virtual assistant and gave you back 4 HOURS of your life to spend with your family.
Your blog grows quicker. You work less. And, you start working smart. It took me years to make my transition to think this way. I used to do everything myself or say I can't afford it. That is the mindset that will keep your blog small.
Maybe you need to get a part-time job so you can do this. If you could get a part-time job working for $12 per hour (or a similar amount) and then outsource a lot of your blog work to viritual assistants overseas, you can get your life back, work less and grow quickly!
I don't know of ONE successful blogger who does everything themselves. Think big, work smart and follow this advice to make your blog grow faster!
What are your thoughts about my # 1 blogging tip? Leave a comment below to let me know what you think.
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I like this article...Personally, I write and type fast and editing is quick and easy for me. I actually just download photos from Depositphotos, so I definitely don't spend 2 hours on that. It takes 10 minutes per post maximum.
I don't research either as I know my audience and have been writing about my topics way before Wealthy Affiliate. I know the pain points. For one of my blogs, that is!
The other one, I do need to research that and probably find a writer to write posts on and for. Plus editing. That would save plenty of time.
I resonate with you on "Can't afford it". This is something that has got to be obliterated from my mind!! I'm working on it. As I am living on a wee budget at the moment. I managed to get Clickfunnels for 2 months free. So am building a funnel for a friend at the moment.
We are both brainstorming how to phrase the Sales page offers. It is really becoming a lot of work and plenty of thought has gone into what we create. Fortunately, I have spent time learning Thrive Themes, so Clickfunnels is not too different from that. I like learning new software anyway (Wordpress was the hardest for me) - coding excluded!!
I will check my budget and try to hire a Filipino writer who is original yet has a good standard of English.
Thanks for sharing!!
Yes this is so true, just like in Rich Dad Poor Dad, operating all the tasks for the blog is the same thing as a self-employed person. If you stop, your earnings might reduce. But doing it as a business, you hire people to do the job and you still create profits and more free time. That is financial freedom.
Hi Chuck,
When first starting out blogging I would strongly suggest that the novice blogger does not outsource any of the responsibilities of running their business.
The main reason if when first starting out there is a learning curve has to find out what works for the niche and what does not. By this I mean Facebook ads may work great for a model rocketry niche, while using Pinterest may not help that type of niche business at all.
Writing in strict informative style formating can be very profitable in the right niches and could be devastating in others. The same goes for a relaxed causal writing style may do great n niches geared toward the older generations, but with the new technology smart generations, it may be a flop.
These are things that each website owner must learn, to achieve success; and the sooner they learn what works and what doesn't: the sooner and greater that success can be.
So if you are outsourcing the work sometimes it is harder to grasp on the successes and failures of the work being presented to your audience.
So for that reason, I suggest that all newer bloggers do not outsource any work until they figure out the primary strategy path they will need to take, to become a great blogger within the niche(s) of their choice.
Additionally, I do agree with your logic after the site has matured and the members of the niche (the website's visitors) along with the website's owner has figured out the path to success. Remembering that you write for your audience not necessarily what you want to write about. You don't want to be writing about your vacation to the Bahamas if your niche is on ways to save money for retirement.
I feel then and only then, the material can be outsourced without disrupting the website owner's learning curve, because they already know what it working for the website and what is not.
I would hate to spend money on having an assistant do something for my business if I did not know it was going to help the business grow or become more profitable in the long run.
That's my thoughts on the topic,
Calvin
Hello, I'm new to this internet business. I had a brick and mortar business. Outsourcing would have been let say paying for cheaper labor and in my business, I would have been called a cutthroat. So I feel being a new person in this line of business I would have to learn every part of my business. How can I call myself an expert if I can't even edit my own content? The way I like to run my business is with a personal touch sell a product that I believe in so my customer is getting a quality product in my eyes. maybe this is an old school mentality but It worked for me in my business for 20 years and with the internet, it hasn't changed that much or maybe it has. Just like to thank you for your article
Hi Randy,
Not only does the personal touch approach make your website more trustworthy to your visitors it also gains more momentum with the search engines that way also. Originality, and authenticity are two important ranking features that the search engines look for.
Both can still be obtained by outsourcing some of your material as Chuck suggests in his blog here. But, I think, it is something that should not be rushed into, and better left until after the owner as learned the ins and outs of how to get material ranked highly and customers buying on the website.
Like I said I don't completely disagree with Chuck's concept of outs sourcing some material for your website. I am saying that I feel it should be something that is brought into the equation after certain steps have developed within the website and its owner.
Equally important, chuck is suggesting you use the outsourcing to help develop the website. It is not an issue of using outsourcing or not it is more of a matter of the timing of when would be best to use out sourcing.
I hope this clarifies my comment a little better,
Calvin
This is sound advice and I believe you on the One Funnel Away Challenge...I need to make the money to pay CF and I will have to work online as I haven't had an office job in 20 years and no one is hiring me because of that.
I am over-qualified for menial jobs. But need to figure out a way to get through this, and fast!
My strengths are:
1. Typing/editing fast when it comes to text.
2. An eye for design and how to make elements pop on a page in a stylish manner
3. An understanding of what makes a good product, sales copy and customer service.
Weaknesses:
1. Procastination when I get stuck (rolls eyes)
2. Realising that I can't do everything in my online business (took me 14 years to realise that)
3. Going for shiny buttons (only ClickFunnels was carefully decided upon - other than that it was Here A Scam, There A Scam, Everywhere a Scam Scam)
All I can say is, THANK GOD FOR WEALTHY AFFILIATE AND CLICKFUNNELS - You absolutely RocK!
Thanks for sharing!
Best Regards,
Stella
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Hi Chuck,
Your idea is brilliant! I'd like to use it.
I'm retired and living on a fixed income with a very tight budget. I have the time. But money is tight.
After reading what you said I believe to implement such a plan I'd need to pay a virtual assistant $24 a week for editing posts, creating images and researching for future blog posts. Did I get that right?
If so, I think I can budget my retirement income to carve out $24 a month to begin. Then when my blog starts generating say $100 a month, I can pay a virtual assistant for every week.
I have PayPal. If I find a virtual assistant with PayPal it would be easy to pay them.
Do you think this is a viable plan? If so what should I do to find a reliable and qualified virtual assistant with a PayPal account to help me?
Hope you can point me in the right direction.
Thanks for writing this blog. Everything you share with us can be translated to helping us newbies start to earn money. In my understanding anyone with less than two to three years in online marketing is a newbie.
Cheers!
Edwin
I am on a fixed income too, I would love these questions answered as well! Thanks! Good luck:)
Check this out, Edwin. How To Outsource: Beginner's Guide
You could start small by making a list of all of the tasks you do for your blog and then determine which tasks you don't enjoy or aren't a good use of your time, and then start outsourcing. Even if you hired someone for two hours per week, if nothing else, it would help you achieve more.