You need to consider this when most of your views come from Google. — I publish most of my articles on various niche sites under The Arena Group, which is managed by HubPages. The major reason is that I get paid for external views. And that is a much larger audience than a limited number of subscribers. External traffic that comes mostly from Google…

Q&A Session With a Curious Author — An enthusiastic author asked thoughtful questions about publishing on Medium that many writers want to know. Here are my answers. 1. Do you find writing for Medium worthwhile? While it is true that you need a following on Medium to earn well, those people need to be legitimate readers interested in your continuous work. I discovered I get…

A fixed 2¢ per view does not attract quality. — Simily has low-quality standards and pays a flat fee revenue per view rather than based on reader retention. The latter would require stellar content to engage readers. Read on to learn why this matters. When I spoke with Simily’s followers in a Zoom meeting when they first started, Shannon asked…

Just show you understand the material. — Getting the correct answer to an exam question may not be as important as showing that you understand the curriculum. You do that by revealing your understanding of the material. That method will also help you avoid stress with a final exam because even if you get the wrong answers…

Moving Content Around — As many of you know, I’ve been publishing educational articles on the niche sites of the Arena Group for over a decade. It is the HubPages platform where we get paid for external traffic. Most readers come from Google search, which is a larger audience than the finite subscribers on…

There was little interest in these reviews. — None of the five authors I reviewed in my 7th acknowledgment post in May had thanked me, although some readers left comments appreciating my reviews. I always mention the authors I review with the @ sign, so I know they receive the notices. …

Three reasons why I decided to not claim my earnings. — I finally reached the $10 threshold for Simily to pay my earnings. But while completing my payment information in the payment portal, I discovered several issues that convinced me to leave my small earned revenue behind and get the hell out. The first problem: I discovered that they keep 2%…

This month is focused on just one! A Review of Graham Cooke — A Review of Graham Cooke I’m limiting this 8th in my series to review just one author. Not because I’ve not been reading. On the contrary, I’m keeping up with the writers I follow and even those I don’t officially follow. Rather than reviewing several authors in this eighth in the series, I felt encouraged…