For anyone selling digital products

I love digital products. They helped in more than one way. I did buy plenty. Anything starting from different kind of planners to short business plans and how to… First thing to remember is that I must find you – if I do not find you, I cannot buy from you, if I notice youContinue reading “For anyone selling digital products”

Why Genuine Creators Matter in Today’s Online World

It is simple. There is so much content nowadays. Most of it is AI or hybrid AI. Yes, I hopped on the train, too, and I am using AI services where I can—when writing emails, instructions for students, or presentation slides. My approach is very utilitarian. Do I enjoy AI-generated content? Some, yes. I doContinue reading “Why Genuine Creators Matter in Today’s Online World”

What Should I Write About – Learn From My Mistakes

The author explores the most popular niches covered in their blog. Surprisingly, their personal interests in health and food did not resonate with their audience, while posts about their journey to become a solopreneur received the most response. The post emphasizes the importance of focusing on what works and doubling down on it. The top three posts revolved around themes such as long-term goal setting for a one-person business, earnings in Q4, and selling platforms for small businesses. The author encourages readers to support each other and uphold values in the social media space.

Side-Hassle Do and Don’ts

I don’t like long blog posts. So here we go. This year I have dropped; Small selling sites that just took my focus away i.e. Zazzle, Spoonflower, and the biggest of them all – Amazon. By dropping, I mean not creating new products and leaving it ‘as is.” And I have also dropped, and IContinue reading “Side-Hassle Do and Don’ts”

Summer tends to be a quiet time

Summer tends to be a quiet time, at least on the surface. I am looking at my numbers and again, as every year – I am not happy with them. I know the economy is not great but really, I don’t like to make any excuses for myself and I rather look at things asContinue reading “Summer tends to be a quiet time”

What to focus on? Greedy platforms versus the less greedy…

I have done some research and some thinking. I have been very close to another burnout. Working a full-time job and then working on weekends on my side-hassle was a bit too much as I had only a couple of hours of rest. And that was not enough to recover. Something had to change toContinue reading “What to focus on? Greedy platforms versus the less greedy…”

Keeping everything in one spot

The author reflects on the changing landscape of online platforms, emphasizing the need to diversify. Despite slow growth in her own blog, she chooses authenticity over AI tools, cautious of Google’s guidelines. She prioritizes Pinterest and YouTube, advocates self-education, and emphasizes creating a personal brand. The update also shares insights on various platforms and their suitability.

To blog or not to blog

I have tried lots of part-time avenues. And most of them were online and most of them were exhaustive and brought very little return. No matter what the influencer said and no matter what the gurus told. At the beginning of 2022, I even thought to myself that I am lucky to have a full-timeContinue reading “To blog or not to blog”

My strange strategy paid off

This is going to be very brief. Something surprising happened to me on Pinterest. It might not be applicable to other social media though… My Pinterest was not doing that well and the numbers kept on going doing. I kept on trying different things and kept on watching every Pinterest guru I could find. TheContinue reading “My strange strategy paid off”