Published in The Weekly from Maliha·22 hours agoMember-onlyThe Weekly #14: Where Do You Write? + Paid Writing OpportunitiesWriting specific things often requires a different setting for me. My desk at home is where I “work.” I’m focused here. I have a job to do. I have to finish an assignment. I need to write next week’s blog post. …Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Published in M-stuff·4 days agoHow to Republish Your Blog Posts on Medium to Boost SEO (and Income)A step-by-step guide to changing Medium’s canonical link & the many benefits of doing so — Medium is fun for many reasons. But one of the things I’ve enjoyed a lot is the ability to republish content and get some of Medium’s SEO juice (which happens to be pretty high quality) to rub off on my blog. Sounds Greek? Hold your horses! I’ll explain everything. Be…Writing9 min readWriting9 min read
Published in The Content Generation·4 days agoMember-onlyThere’s More than One Way to Blog and SucceedFind your own way to a profitable blog — When I was a brand new blogger, my inspirations were people like Michelle from Making Sense of Cents, Elna of Twins Mommy, and of course, Jon Morrow of Smart Blogger. These were the bloggers I looked up to, and they spoke a language I understood. They worked hard, they wrote…Blogging4 min readBlogging4 min read
Published in The Weekly from Maliha·Jan 26Member-onlyThe Weekly #13: Paid Writing Opportunities and Chatbot WoesOne of my favorite writers on Medium is John DeVore. I often wish I wrote what he writes. I used to follow his Medium publication Humungus and was seriously upset when he decided to wrap it up. But he’s not gone, not fully. He still occasionally drops by to publish…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Published in The Content Generation·Jan 25Member-onlyYou Need These 6 Things for a 6-Figure Side-Blogging BusinessAnd two things you do NOT need — I’ll keep this short and sweet. I’ll give you a list of things you need and a list of things you do not need to build a six-figure blogging business on the side. Also, from here on, I’ll use blogging and content marketing interchangeably. …Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Published in M-stuff·Updated 1 day agoMedium Monthly Earnings and Stats (Updated Monthly)Hello, everyone! In order to track my progress on Medium and to stay accountable (mostly to myself, LOL), I’ve decided to create monthly Medium earnings and stats reports. I will be publishing them on my main blog — The Side Blogger — but I’ll add a link to these reports…Medium1 min readMedium1 min read
Published in M-stuff·Jan 235 Ways to Support Your Favorite Medium WritersWe’ll appreciate you TONS! :) — When you first start writing on Medium, you realize this one thing pretty quickly: It’s harder than it looks! If you’re trying to make money on Medium, gain followers, get views and reads, then you have to do a few things: You have to write pretty good stuff. …Writer5 min readWriter5 min read
Published in M-stuff·Jan 21How Long Should Your Medium Stories Be? (Words, Reading Times & More)According to expert research and my personal experience — I used to feel a tinge of annoyance every time I got this question. And oh boy… do I get this question! “What’s the ideal blog post length?” It’s as long as it needs to be! — I’d think. I said “used to” because ever since I started writing on…Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
Published in M-stuff·Jan 20So, What is M-stuff?A (free) publication dedicated to Medium-related stuff ;) — Hello and welcome free (and paid) readers! This publication is fully demonetized, so you can read all the stories as much as you want! How’s that for a change? LOL. Kidding… there are plenty of free stories on Medium, and now this publication (and all the stories within it) are…Medium4 min readMedium4 min read
Published in The Weekly from Maliha·Jan 19Member-onlyThe Weekly #12: Paid Writing Opportunities + This Week in Reading & WritingMarcus Baker (played by Felix Mallard) has a monologue in Season-two of Ginny & Georgia, and it’s the best description of chronic depression I couldn’t articulate to an old lover… Some feelings are like old familiar friends. Depression’s like that for me. When I’m not in it, I don’t remember…Writing Opportunities5 min readWriting Opportunities5 min read
