ChrisWP

I have only used a handful of these and of the ones I have used, Unbounce seems to have the best feedback and ratings. It is fairly expensive though. I was gifted a free 1 month trial otherwise I would have went with something else.

Overall? It appears to be vlogging. I have seen new channels on YouTube blow up in only a few months and they focus on vlogging their day to day life, travels, etc. Outside of that, outdoor videos do well. Things that focus on nature, camping, etc. and an overlapping niche is educational. Videos that teach you something always do well.

I know this boosts them a lot. I tend to struggle with this. I have tried different things I have found online but some only work a little bit while other tips and tricks don't work at all. I am trying to figure out a way to have most of my posts get a good level of engagement because I know it helps to amplify my posts.

If you had poor bounce rates this could impact traffic by signaling to search engines that your content is not any good. I am not sure how AI would cause this unless the majority of your traffic was AI and it suddenly stopped.

You can bounce around content post ideas with AI platforms like ChatGPT, Jasper, and Copy.ai which can help you try to strike the algorithm better. Both Canva and Adobe Express can help you with video and picture generation if you need it. I think there are also AI platforms that post for you but you need to look into that more for yourself as I have never done that.

Yes, shorts do give you a boost and seem to do better overall. It is easier to go viral that way but shorts don't pay as well and not as many people on the platform watch them. I for example don't bother with them. I tend to just get bombarded with low-quality AI content.

Just try to pick something and stick with it. You don't want to rebrand and then decide you don't like it a few months from now and have to change all your social accounts again.

You can reach out but it depends on the company. Like I said, usually if you give an avenue for businesses to contact you, they will. This is assuming your social account has a big following and a lot of interactions.

Used AI to write a sales page. It was decent. I rewrote it. The AI draft saved me 2 hours of staring at a blank page.

Why not both? You can get a good mix that way. I never tell people to limit their socials. Even if one works better than the other, having multiple accounts helps to build trust, traffic, and generate the concept of your website or business being authentic.

I find that e-mail marketing works best when you have an established base to build off from or if you offer actual products through your site. Think of all the e-mails you get from stores on a daily basis. Those still generate traffic, clicks, and sales for thousands of businesses.

@simonsays is correct. A lot of people tend to overthink it. You can be creative and take your time on deciding but if you overthink it and consider too many aspects of it, you will never choose a domain. Keep it simply, short, and descriptive. As long as you have one keyword in there, you should be fine.

YES. I had this happen recently. I am a WP plugin junky and use a lot of them. Unfortunately, running and update caused 2 of the several dozen I use to break my entire site and I had to manually go through each one to find the problem. It took me nearly 5 hours.

This is still the best option for what you get and it is free. So a lot of people use it and have success with it. I used it myself for many years and I have no regrets. The only thing better I have found was getting a custom webstore coded for me.

I have a number of sites and blogs. I have seen decline but I have also seen growth in the last 5 years. I am assuming this is based on the content you have. You can try updating it. Adding more context. Changing pictures on the pages if you use them. And combing through all your SEO on the back end.

I will tell you right off the bat that this is the biggest mistake people make. You give up before the algorithm has enough information to start pushing videos to people. I would recommended doing a minimum of 100 short form (6 min or less) or a minimum of 20 long form videos before you stop trying.

Yes and no. I think a lot of people can and do look to AI to save costs but plenty of people still want real and authentic writing and creative work done by people. I know because I am in this business.

So for a video to actually go viral, it needs to hit certain markers and sustain them. This means the algorithm, viewership, likes, comments, shares, and an increasing rate of general watch time pushes videos to the top. They will eventually get recommended because of this too. It is a bit of luck but some people believe you can trick the system. You just have to work hard to do it. I have never tried.

Brand partnerships and sponsored content are the best things to look into. You can reach out to people/companies but a lot of times you will end up getting them approaching you if you have your DMs open or allow for a contact e-mail. I would attach a contact e-mail to your profiles. You'd be surprised by how many brands and companies will ask you to do posting for them.

Hey everyone. I am looking for ways to earn more online. I have a few blogs that get decent traffic and I do run Google AdSense on them but the revenue from it has seemingly fell off a cliff in the last few years. I want to see what other options are out there but I am not sure where to start looking. Any help would be great!