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used the website, is probably more accurate.I realize I just told you to get an amazing girlfriend and now I’m telling you to join a dating website. I’m probably setting you up for a relationship disaster.On several platforms, you have essentially two choices. You can be a small fish in a big pond or a big fish in a small pond. I know next to nothing about fishing or fish, so I’ll stop my analogy there.I’m talking about publications, competition, and standing out in a crowd. I write for both big and small publications. I write both high competition and low competition topics. I think there’s a good reason to do both.However, since the very first day I started blogging, all of my best-performing articles have been in small publications or on small, low-competition topics.Small, of course, is somewhat subjective.What I really mean by small is… not big. Duh, right! To me, big publications and platforms come with huge audiences. They are awesome and I really enjoy publishing content with them.This month, I tried a slightly different approach. I published almost exclusively in small publications, on small platforms, and on small topics. I really do think this approach helped me cross the $2,000 mark for the first time.When you find small, dedicated niche publications and platforms, and write great articles on low-competition topics, you can generally do very well. So next month, try to be a big fish in a little pond. You never know what might happen.<h1 id="434e">3. Invoke Quentin Tarantino and Morgan Freeman</h1>I’m talking about a literary summoning.What I love about <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000233/">Tarantino</a> is that he’s never boring. You may hate his movies, but they’re damn entertaining. That’s also what I love about all my favorite writers. Stephen King may be weird, but he’s never boring.Great writers make any topic interesting.In blogging, other than spelling and grammar issues, being boring is the greatest sin. I’m sure I’ve been guilty of being boring before, and I’ve definitely read boring articles. Or, at least articles that were boring to me. Maybe I’m just not the perfect audience for that particular topic.But I think any topic can be made more interesting.I found that the articles that I engage with the most tell personal stories, share original information, and include subheadings that grab my attention as much as the main article title.What about <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000151/">Morgan Freeman</a>?He’s narrated almost all the movies. I think it’s a combination of his voice and tone that make his narration so mesmerizing. He sounds like a clo

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se friend telling you a story.I think that’s the best way to write most articles and online content. Write conversationally, like you’re just telling an interesting story to your best friend sitting across the table. Stuffy, overly formal writing probably won’t do as well.At least it hasn’t for me.I’ve written as many stories as I can this month with these ideas in mind. I can’t say that they are all interesting, but focusing on being more interesting has helped me write better content.<h1 id="a0e9">4. Don’t ignore toxic topics</h1>Hold up there, buckaroo, what do you mean by toxic?I like to write fun, light stories about rainbows and unicorns. I enjoy positive, inspirational topics. Positive topics can do well depending on the platform. However, most of my best-performing articles all lean toward toxic topics.In other words, they are all slanted toward the negative.Problems, pain points, or taboo topics like sex, masturbation, and cheating. Even murder. Of course, I don’t write exclusively negative content. But, I think leaning into negative or toxic topics has helped me reach the $2,000 mark.<h1 id="86df">5. Be unapologetically promiscuous</h1>Since I’ve started blogging, I have been unapologetically promiscuous. I’ve dabbled with different topics in different publications and on different platforms.I’ve also experimented, tested, and refined my approach to topic research.In no way have I mastered blogging or become an expert on any one platform. There are plenty of writers making as much or more than me

It’s also true that I’ve written roughly 200 articles in the last 4–6 months. All of this promiscuity has paid off. Almost all of my past articles still make pennies to dollars per month. On average, that passive revenue jumps my earnings up between $50 to$ 100 per day.Yes, 80% of my income comes from 20% of my articles (Big Fish Method). However, dipping my toes in many small and big ponds over time adds up to decent earnings.Writing promiscuously across different topics like relationships, sex, history, books, and content creation ensures that I’m hitting a cross-section of audiences. I also write about products, storytelling techniques, tools, and answer simple beginner questions about writing.Writing in one niche has worked for me, but I’ve tried not to put all my eggs in one niche basket.<h1 id="6c74">Parting thoughts</h1>If you’ve made it this far, thanks for reading.Hopefully, these ideas help you make more money blogging. My next goal is to go from $2,000 to$ 3,000 per month across multiple platforms, including my own website.Here’s to our success!</article></body>

5 Fresh Lessons From My First $2,000 Month as a Content Creator

Advice from my best blogging month ever

I just made my first $2,000 in one month with blogging— here’s what I learned.

I’m not going to tell you to write every day (I didn’t), promote like crazy (I did less marketing this month), or publish in big publications (most of my money didn’t come from this source).

What I am going to share with you are five fresh lessons I’ve learned.

Let’s get to it.

1. Get an amazing girlfriend

It probably sounds like I’m joking, but I’m absolutely not.

My apologies if you already have a girlfriend, wife, or partner. Get an amazing girlfriend anyway. I really think one of the main reasons I was able to make $2,000 this month from blogging is directly tied to having an amazing girlfriend.

Let me explain.

My girlfriend is amazing in many ways. One of those ways is that she is a genius at Excel.

She created a comprehensive Excel spreadsheet for me that tracks all kinds of interesting data I use to plan my content, write my content, and make more money from my content.

These are just a few things her Excel spreadsheet tracks for me:

What articles I’ve published
Where my articles were published
What publications have made me the most money
What tags have made me the most money
Which days of the week make me the most money

I’ve been using the spreadsheet for the last couple of months to figure out how to make the most money from my articles.

The key point here is to get yourself an amazing girlfriend, or at least an amazing friend who is a genius at Excel. Someone who can create one of these sophisticated spreadsheets for you.

The analytics inside of most platforms are great, but if you really want to drill down into the details of how to make more money, I highly recommend you track every important variable.

Other things you can track include what article length makes you the most money, and even what kind of titles or formatting makes you the most money. The more you track, the more you know. And the more you know, the better you can write on any platform.

2. Join POF

POF is a dating website called Plenty of Fish. For some reason, every time I see POF, my first thought is Puddle of Fish. Which, if you’ve ever used the website, is probably more accurate.

I realize I just told you to get an amazing girlfriend and now I’m telling you to join a dating website. I’m probably setting you up for a relationship disaster.

On several platforms, you have essentially two choices. You can be a small fish in a big pond or a big fish in a small pond. I know next to nothing about fishing or fish, so I’ll stop my analogy there.

I’m talking about publications, competition, and standing out in a crowd. I write for both big and small publications. I write both high competition and low competition topics. I think there’s a good reason to do both.

However, since the very first day I started blogging, all of my best-performing articles have been in small publications or on small, low-competition topics.

Small, of course, is somewhat subjective.

What I really mean by small is… not big. Duh, right! To me, big publications and platforms come with huge audiences. They are awesome and I really enjoy publishing content with them.

This month, I tried a slightly different approach. I published almost exclusively in small publications, on small platforms, and on small topics. I really do think this approach helped me cross the $2,000 mark for the first time.

When you find small, dedicated niche publications and platforms, and write great articles on low-competition topics, you can generally do very well. So next month, try to be a big fish in a little pond. You never know what might happen.

3. Invoke Quentin Tarantino and Morgan Freeman

I’m talking about a literary summoning.

What I love about Tarantino is that he’s never boring. You may hate his movies, but they’re damn entertaining. That’s also what I love about all my favorite writers. Stephen King may be weird, but he’s never boring.

Great writers make any topic interesting.

In blogging, other than spelling and grammar issues, being boring is the greatest sin. I’m sure I’ve been guilty of being boring before, and I’ve definitely read boring articles. Or, at least articles that were boring to me. Maybe I’m just not the perfect audience for that particular topic.

But I think any topic can be made more interesting.

I found that the articles that I engage with the most tell personal stories, share original information, and include subheadings that grab my attention as much as the main article title.

What about Morgan Freeman?

He’s narrated almost all the movies. I think it’s a combination of his voice and tone that make his narration so mesmerizing. He sounds like a close friend telling you a story.

I think that’s the best way to write most articles and online content. Write conversationally, like you’re just telling an interesting story to your best friend sitting across the table. Stuffy, overly formal writing probably won’t do as well.

At least it hasn’t for me.

I’ve written as many stories as I can this month with these ideas in mind. I can’t say that they are all interesting, but focusing on being more interesting has helped me write better content.

4. Don’t ignore toxic topics

Hold up there, buckaroo, what do you mean by toxic?

I like to write fun, light stories about rainbows and unicorns. I enjoy positive, inspirational topics. Positive topics can do well depending on the platform. However, most of my best-performing articles all lean toward toxic topics.

In other words, they are all slanted toward the negative.

Problems, pain points, or taboo topics like sex, masturbation, and cheating. Even murder. Of course, I don’t write exclusively negative content. But, I think leaning into negative or toxic topics has helped me reach the $2,000 mark.

5. Be unapologetically promiscuous

Since I’ve started blogging, I have been unapologetically promiscuous. I’ve dabbled with different topics in different publications and on different platforms.

I’ve also experimented, tested, and refined my approach to topic research.

In no way have I mastered blogging or become an expert on any one platform. There are plenty of writers making as much or more than me It’s also true that I’ve written roughly 200 articles in the last 4–6 months. All of this promiscuity has paid off. Almost all of my past articles still make pennies to dollars per month. On average, that passive revenue jumps my earnings up between $50 to $100 per day.

Yes, 80% of my income comes from 20% of my articles (Big Fish Method). However, dipping my toes in many small and big ponds over time adds up to decent earnings.

Writing promiscuously across different topics like relationships, sex, history, books, and content creation ensures that I’m hitting a cross-section of audiences. I also write about products, storytelling techniques, tools, and answer simple beginner questions about writing.

Writing in one niche has worked for me, but I’ve tried not to put all my eggs in one niche basket.

Parting thoughts

If you’ve made it this far, thanks for reading.

Hopefully, these ideas help you make more money blogging. My next goal is to go from $2,000 to $3,000 per month across multiple platforms, including my own website.

Here’s to our success!