How I format my top 10 list articles. Top 10 lists are one of the easiest to rank and most powerful traffic sources for any niche.  Also known as "listicles", this style of article publishing is super easy to write or outsource, and can turn your website into a traffic monster.

My Top 10 Lists (Listicle) Article Template

Which Topics Perform Best With Top 10 Lists

Using Ad Inserter With Categories & Tags To Automate Affiliate Promotions

Structure & Format a Top 10 List 

Where To Find Images For Your Top 10 Lists

How Many Affiliate Links To Add To A Top 10 List & Where

Live Q & A Session

Outsourcing content is the #1 way to scale your website for more traffic and conversions. I recommend you start hiring with a writer to take over at least part of your publishing duties as soon as you have the budget for it.

Having writers produce content for you can free up more of your time to take care of other tasks, or just increase your rate of publishing, thus traffic growth. 

Here's how I publish jobs on UpWork to attract high quality, responsible, effective writers.

There are steps you can take to be a high quality client and set up your writer for success.

A failed writing project is probably your fault. At least that's the way I look at it. As a "client" (person hiring), you have a job as well.  

Not all writers are going to respect your business the same way do you. There are all types of people looking for freelance writing work, and you need to make sure you hire quality writers who deliver on time.

Here are some qualities I look for in writers and some red flags to watch out for.