Hey Sudipraj,

Good question! Google’s Blogger platform is really only a decent option to start a blog on, if you absolutely need to use a free platform… and even if that’s the case, there are much better free platform options that I write about here: https://www.ryrob.com/free-blogging-sites/

If your focus is on building up an affiliate business around your blog though, there’s really no better option than to start a self-hosted WordPress blog where you’ll have full control of everything on your site… no restrictions on the types of income or how much you can earn. This guide of mine walks step-by-step through that process of getting a WordPress-powered blog set up: https://www.ryrob.com/how-start-blog/

Thanks, Mouna! I’m glad you’re channeling this into motivation back toward your own blog! Keep up the good work 🙏

Keep it up!! Good luck!!

I’m happy to help! Want to ask your questions here in the comments? Otherwise, you can always reach me via email at [email protected] 🙂

So happy to hear that, Mayank 🙂

Thanks for following along!

It’s a great source of motivation for many people like me out there.

Congrats!

Great questions, Denise! I’ll take them one at a time here for you:

– Do you let FL writers choose to write as many articles as they want? — Yes! Right now, I’m grateful that I have the ability to flex quite a lot on my “content budget” (i.e. I don’t really have a firm one) to make sure the 2-3 writers I regularly work with, love and have a ton of gratitude for are staying as busy as they want. For example, one has kids that just went back to in-person school, so she’s been a bit busier at home than usual… whereas another writer has been hungry for taking on more content lately, so I’m keeping my editorial calendar filled with ideas for them to pull from once they’re ready for a new piece.

– Do you tell your writers the topic and main keywords for each article? — I like to call the way I work with my writers, “outsourcing first drafts.” The process starts with my keyword research (to decide on future content topics that have traffic or revenue potential, as the articles I do with my freelancers like this are almost always tied to a business goal somehow – note that I still have plenty of pieces I write by myself from start to finish that answer a reader question or scratch my own itch somehow though). Once the topic is settled, I usually take a first pass at an outline based on what I feel the piece needs. Then a little research looking at what already ranks well in organic search to make sure I didn’t miss anything essential, and to look for opportunities to deliver more value with my take on the subject matter. Then the outline goes to one of my writers and we workshop on it based on their input too. From there, they get to work on a first draft that tends to be somewhere in the 3,000 word range (sometimes more/less depending upon the topic). After that, I hop in to make edits, add lessons learned from my own experiences, examples, etc to make a really well-rounded, comprehensive piece with screenshots, graphics and such that’s often 2-3x the length compared to what I get back in the first draft. It’s a process I’ve sort of naturally developed over time based on leaning into what I enjoy most about the blogging process right now… though sometimes that changes and I feel compelled to do more full on writing myself 🙂

– How much do you pay per article? — It can vary a bit, but I tend to work with my freelance writers on a per word basis these days. Never below $.10/word though and some have been 4-5x higher based on experience (i.e. how much editing/writing time I’ll have to invest) and whether they offer add-on services to promote the content after it goes live. I also regularly work with my writers on increasing their rates over time (which so much of my own content/advice talks about).