The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

I’ve been selling ebooks, audiobooks, and online courses since I started online in 2008. Home page of TheCreativePenn.com in Dec 2008 from the wayback machine. I first built it in 2008 and although I have kept it as streamlined as possible, it has thousands of pages and posts and lots of plugins, and inevitably some old code.

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

goop is a wellness and lifestyle brand started by actress Gwyneth Paltrow as a weekly lo-fi newsletter back in 2008. It’s not a true media publisher, and he makes money selling advertising space. Founded by sisters Elsie Larson and Emma Chapman, this lifestyle blog resonates with those looking for an ideal DIY project.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Yes, creatively, because I am much happier about advertising the early books in the series now. I've been selling direct since 2008 when I started online, but it's always been an afterthought for book sales. The story is based around a book of human skin, so it was an appropriate project! Was it worth it? Not at all.

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The Creative Penn

MARCH 27, 2023

Show notes: Overview of the Pilgrimage campaign including rewards, add-ons, and the result Why Kickstarter for this project, and why now for me Tips for success: Learn about the platform beforehand. Learn about the platform from experts I’ve been publishing and selling books through online retailers as well as my own store since 2008.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 30, 2023

Why might using your face to advertise your books be a good idea? I say allegedly, because these other projects keep coming up. And it's really interesting because the most reliable way I've discovered to improve my Amazon sales is to just advertise my direct sales. What are the benefits of selling direct? Steve: I do.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 25, 2022

I have been blogging since 2008, year in, year out , and just always did, and then, I just thought, you know what, I'm going to let go of the blog. You see it all the time with TV shows and other creative projects that, it just goes from bad to worse and people are so attached, and they just can't let go. What is its projected value?

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

Host blogs, hounded constantly by advertisers looking for low-cost linkbacks, have tightened their submission guidelines to the point that getting in is almost as strenuous as a job application at Google. It seems that selling advertising is no longer a way to create a viable income stream. And it’s not just advertising.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

This post was first published on: Jun 17, 2008 . It can happen for many reasons whether it be your life getting busy, suffering from a bout of bloggers block or becoming distracted by another project. If you’re looking for a blog buddy you might even like to ‘advertise’ for one in the comments below this post.

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The Creative Penn

JUNE 26, 2023

So in 2008, I started my own publishing business. I love just seeing projections and numbers. I learned about search engine optimization and how to advertise online, and that helped make the store profitable. I was at a conference with 350 people, and from what I could tell I was the only business book writer there.

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The Creative Penn

MAY 5, 2023

If you use Grammarly or ProWritingAid for aspects of editing, Google for research or Maps for navigation or email with auto-anti-spam, Amazon for publishing or advertising or shopping, Facebook or TikTok or Twitter for social media, Spotify for music discovery, or Netflix for TV, you are using AI-assisted platforms and tools.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 19, 2017

His latest project, Examine.Com, garners around 70,000 visitors a day and is a seven-figure business. He created Bushwalking Blog in 2008 to provide detailed reports of his hikes. So many bloggers look at traditional methods of monetization such as advertising, affiliate income and developing online products. Neil Fahey.

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Smart Blogger

JUNE 17, 2024

You can also use it for projects and e-commerce stores, which isn’t something the other free platforms can claim. If your idea of appealing to your audience’s sensory details involves pulling out the iPhone 3G you’ve had since 2008 and snapping a photo, Instagram may not be the platform for you. Who Should NOT Use Instagram?

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The Creative Penn

APRIL 1, 2024

As a result, they have more freedom with book marketing, and the opportunity to do price promotions, bundling, sales description, category and keyword changes, as well as paid advertising with measurable results. The spike often lasts only as long as you actively market the book or pay for ongoing traffic through advertising.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Updated post first published Jun 17, 2008 . It can happen for many reasons whether it be your life getting busy, suffering from a bout of bloggers block or becoming distracted by another project. If you’re looking for a blog buddy you might even like to ‘advertise’ for one in the comments below this post.

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The Creative Penn

AUGUST 14, 2023

It's interesting because so many people start with those type of companies because I guess you're on Google, and they're the ones who are advertising usually. So when it came time for the third book, when I was finishing it up I did go back to her, and she was busy with some other projects. So what about things like advertising?

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Updated post first published Jun 17, 2008 . It can happen for many reasons whether it be your life getting busy, suffering from a bout of bloggers block or becoming distracted by another project. If you’re looking for a blog buddy you might even like to ‘advertise’ for one in the comments below this post.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 26, 2023

In fact, you are also already using AI tools every day — in your car through Google or Apple Maps, if you edit with tools like Grammarly or ProWritingAid , if you publish or shop on Amazon, if you use advertising through Facebook or Amazon, if you use social media on sites like TikTok, YouTube, or Twitter. This is how I used an AI tool.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Without even advertising, because I think she's too busy churning out books and she hasn't had a chance, she's doing quite well out of that store. I've had a YouTube channel since 2008, so I'm quite interested to do that integration. And of course, you mentioned it has integration with social media.

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ProBlogger

JULY 4, 2010

He, you know, Darren hosted a group writing project and I didn’t know what this was but I thought ProBlogger’s a big site so if I can somehow maybe get a link or something on the site, that would do wonders for my blog. So I sat down and I kind of, you know, I hammered out a post in maybe an hour. And we kind of said “Okay, let’s do that.”

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 22, 2023

I found our friend Mark Dawson, did the advertising course , and suddenly, I sold many books. Then another game changer was me advertising my Spanish books in the US, and that's right now where most of my income comes from. But in these other language markets, it's like 2008/2009, all over again. No, you can't.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 5, 2017

Nikki started Styling You in July 2008 and today – 9 years later – she’s not only grown her audience, but she’s built a pretty amazing business around her blog. Darren: I think it was 2008, July maybe? If you go back to 2008 when I started, Facebook business pages started not long after. I’m thinking October 2008.

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Income Diary

JANUARY 29, 2024

Understanding whether the website was a passion project, a side hustle, or a full-blown business can provide insights into how the site has been managed and the attention it has received. A website’s history as a side project or a dedicated business venture impacts the manner and intensity of negotiations during the acquisition process.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 5, 2017

Nikki started Styling You in July 2008 and today – 9 years later – she’s not only grown her audience, but she’s built a pretty amazing business around her blog. Darren: I think it was 2008, July maybe? If you go back to 2008 when I started, Facebook business pages started not long after. I’m thinking October 2008.

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The Creative Penn

JULY 14, 2024

I came into fanfiction during a very rough time of my life, in about 2007/2008. KimBoo: So with books, I'm much more focused on—I'm not running a lot of advertisements right now, but I'm gearing up to do that for the last half of this year. So that's more of a vanity project, really. I do love what we've talked about.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 18, 2016

Before I start, I want to just mention a little personal project that I’m working on at the moment that I’m looking for a little bit of help on. If you’ve got a couple of moments, you can really help me to shape this little project that’s coming up. The reason I originally switched to Gmail in 2008 was this idea of filters.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Bloggers who use advertising were money-grubbing sell outs. The Guardian explains their stategy very well: [link] O’Reilly TOC also provided in 2008 (this how long this discussion has been going) some insight… How Do Publishers and Authors Get Paid in a “Free&# World? Or work on passive income projects.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 18, 2016

Before I start, I want to just mention a little personal project that I’m working on at the moment that I’m looking for a little bit of help on. If you’ve got a couple of moments, you can really help me to shape this little project that’s coming up. The reason I originally switched to Gmail in 2008 was this idea of filters.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 26, 2019

Then, she starts advertising it. . It was the day I started to ring advertisers and say, “Do you want to advertise on my blog?” I started to get other advertisers who paid me $10, then $20, then $30 a month. . Maybe you need to start a passion project on the side and evolve that.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

I started YouTube in 2008 and I left those early videos there to prove a point, which is, if you look at like one of my first videos, you wouldn't even recognize my tone of voice, let alone how I speak, you know, just the whole thing. Here's one from 2008! Was your first published work, Stone of Fire , the first project you wrote?

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

I started YouTube in 2008 and I left those early videos there to prove a point, which is, if you look at like one of my first videos, you wouldn't even recognize my tone of voice, let alone how I speak, you know, just the whole thing. Here's one from 2008! Was your first published work, Stone of Fire , the first project you wrote?

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Go to findawayvoices.com/penn to publish your next audiobook project. Number three is advertising on the website. So I decided to start the podcast in—well, I actually made a few attempts in 2008, but the technology just confounded me. Take your audiobook everywhere to earn everywhere with Findaway Voices by Spotify. What else?

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

I started self-publishing way, way back now in 2007, 2008. As much as it really pains me to say it, one of the only ways I found to get real traction with fiction is paid advertising , whether that be paid newsletter, promos, like Bargain Booksy, or Freebooksy, that kind of stuff, or things like AMS ads, Facebook ads.

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 29, 2023

Most commonly, lifestyle blogs make money by advertising brands that align and resonate with the lifestyle they promote. Cupcakes and Cashmere Cupcakes and Cashmere has morphed from Emily Schuman’s 2008 “favorite things” personal blog to a thriving women’s fashion, beauty, and women’s interests lifestyle blog and online shop.

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