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On the surface, affiliate marketing looks like an easy way to earn money from a blog. But it has several downsides, disadvantages, and drawbacks that you should be aware of before you jump in. New blog owners join affiliate programs expecting instant passive income; only to find themselves struggling against the new reality of “zero-click”…
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How long does it take to write a quality article? For a 1,500-word text, it generally takes three to four days to research, write, and publish an article. Depending on the type of article, it could take longer, such as for an academic or scientific text. For these types of articles, peer review is often…
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Is it worth taking the time to learn grammar for new writers? Today, you have so many online tools to correct, rewrite, and even auto-generate text, so why bother? But writing is more than simply being correct. It’s about developing your style, voice, and clarity and learning what works with your readers. The best way to…
You don’t need to search for long to realize that AI-generated ebook spam is the newest scam on the Amazon Kindle Store. It only took me a few minutes to find thousands of them, all published within the last few months. The main giveaways are usually no reviews, no author page, trashy book covers, and…
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A recent fall in Kindle Unlimited royalties is a concern for self-publishers with ebooks in KDP Select. Many elements are at play, and only Amazon knows the determining factors. Amazon’s monthly announcement of the Global Fund allocated to paying authors per page read on Kindle Unlimited (KU) is the only known definite. What we don’t…
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Writing consistently is one of the biggest challenges many writers face, and that’s why adopting positive writing habits can help you stay focused, motivated, and balanced, especially if you’re a new writer. Even with good ideas and strong motivation, it is easy for writing routines to become irregular over time because creative writing isn’t always…
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Correct verb agreement with group nouns, or collective nouns, is usually quite easy because, generally, they are grammatically singular. For a singular collective noun, it needs a singular verb to agree with the noun. For example, The team is celebrating its World Cup victory. But sometimes, you can use a plural collective noun that needs…
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If you’re a new self-publishing author, you need a website and blog to promote your books. But the cost of your author website needs careful planning and budgeting. Luckily, you have plenty of choices. Your initial set-up cost can range from free to thousands of dollars. However, one aspect that many new authors often overlook…
Can you protect your online writing from being copied or scraped? The answer is an emphatic no. Not a single word of your writing is safe on the Internet. In years past, it was ebook pirates that were of most concern. But times have changed, and AI (Artificial Intelligence) has opened Pandora’s box. AI is…
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Filler words and phrases are precisely what the name implies. They fill space without adding any real or extra meaning to a sentence. We often use them when we speak while waiting for our words to arrive. Typical examples are, um, uh, basically, simply, what I’m trying to say is, or needless to say. But in writing, we don’t need…
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