Join me with my SEO guy, Taylor Kimball as we tackle the question what you need to do to rank niche sites in 2023 &amp; beyond!- What's the best strategy to focus on for a niche site in 2023?- Should you even be creating a niche site right now?- The mindset shift that will boost your site's authority- The hidden advantage of niche sites vs broad sites- The costly mistake affiliate sites make- AI content's Achilles heel that niche sites can exploit- The sneaky way to get a topical map done for you- The inconvenient truth of Bing's AI search engine- The easy way to increase your CRT on Google- The small shift in strategy you need to keep safe from potential AI slaps- First thing to look for if your site traffic starts tanking- What is a reasonable timeline for site recovery?Get transcriptions here🧰 Resources mentionedFatstacks coaching programThe Affiliate Lab Internet Marketing GoldNiche Site ProfitsTaylor's AI course (IMG)✅Want more?My best stuff is reserved for my email subscribers. It's 17,175 strong and counting. It's free and you get a starter kit to kickstart your niche site or blog. 

Join me with my SEO guy, Taylor Kimball as we tackle the question what you need to do to rank niche sites in 2023 &amp; beyond! - What's the best strategy to focus on for a niche site in 2023? - Should you even be creating a niche site right now? - The mindset shift that will boost your site's authority - The hidden advantage of niche sites vs broad sites - The costly mistake affiliate sites make - AI content's Achilles heel that niche sites can exploit - The sneaky way to get a topical map done for you - The inconvenient truth of Bing's AI search engine - The easy way to increase your CRT on Google - The small shift in strategy you need to keep safe from potential AI slaps - First thing to look for if your site traffic starts tanking - What is a reasonable timeline for site recovery? <a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/how-to-rank-niche-sites-this-year/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get transcriptions here </a> 🧰 Resources mentioned<ul><li><a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/niche-site-coaching-closed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fatstacks coaching program</a></li><li><a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/go/affiliatelab/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Affiliate Lab </a></li><li><a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/go/internet-marketing-gold/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Internet Marketing Gold</a></li><li><a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/go/course/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Niche Site Profits</a></li><li><a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/go/internet-marketing-gold/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Taylor's AI course (IMG)</a></li></ul> ✅Want more? My best stuff is reserved <a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/join-free-course/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">for my email subscribers</a>. It's 17,175 strong and counting. It's free and you get a starter kit to kickstart your niche site or blog.

How to rank your niche sites in 2023 & beyond

I discuss merits of focusing on what you like in the blogging business and balancing it with running a business.

I discuss merits of focusing on what you like in the blogging business and balancing it with running a business.

Outcome vs. Doing

This podcast discusses a recent situation where a company asked about paying for a premium placement on one of my niche sites. I go through the entire analysis of this revenue stream.

This podcast discusses a recent situation where a company asked about paying for a premium placement on one of my niche sites. I go through the entire analysis of this revenue stream.

Selling Premium Placements on Your Blog for Big Bucks to Advertisers

I discuss how I'm going forward with my niche sites in an AI content world.

I discuss how I'm going forward with my niche sites in an AI content world.

Website content in an AI world

In this episode I discuss how to reduce your risk to losing traffic if you have a one niche-site portfilio.

In this episode I discuss how to reduce your risk to losing traffic if you have a one niche-site portfilio.

How to lower risk with a one-site portfolio

This episode explains why focusing on bigger sites is better in the beginning and my reason for moving one site and potentially more to Mediavine from AdThrive.

This episode explains why focusing on bigger sites is better in the beginning and my reason for moving one site and potentially more to Mediavine from AdThrive.

The Case for Bigger Sites / Mediavine Migration

This episode reveals a new way I hire writers that it working out to be the best way to hire writers. I'm getting the best writers ever and it's easy and relatively fast.  I also go over my plans for 2022.

This episode reveals a new way I hire writers that it working out to be the best way to hire writers. I'm getting the best writers ever and it's easy and relatively fast.  I also go over my plans for 2022.

My new favorite way for hiring writers (unbelievable)

Lately I've been publishing some very opinionated articles on my niche sites with strong views. Should you? If so here's how to go about it.

Lately I've been publishing some very opinionated articles on my niche sites with strong views. Should you? If so here's how to go about it.

Is it okay to be an opinionated jerk on your niche site?

I explain how to create email newsletter content for regular niche sites that also benefits the niche site SEO and content production.

I explain how to create email newsletter content for regular niche sites that also benefits the niche site SEO and content production.

How to come up with email content that helps SEO traffic

This episode goest through what I call the microscope keyword research method for finding great article topics for your website that doesn't require any keyword research software or tools at all.

This episode goest through what I call the microscope keyword research method for finding great article topics for your website that doesn't require any keyword research software or tools at all.

"The Microscope KW Research Method" (no software needed)

Podcast about building a digital publishing business that includes blogging, publishing websites, website monetization with AdSense and other display ads, affiliate marketing, SEO and pretty much everything and the kitchen sink about launching and growing digital assets.

Jon shares some of the best blogging tips you’ll come across and he does it for free!  One of my all time favorite podcasts.  Finally, a no fluff marketing podcast with some tips you can actually put into action right way.   Thanks Jon, you rock!

Awesome Blogging Podcast!

Best information in the online publishing space. Honest guy!

Jon is fantastic!

Fat Stacks Blog - a Podcast About Blogging, SEO and Traffic

I operate in 9 different niches.  Guess how many successful email newsletters I run?  2.  Yup, only two of my sites are worth the cost and time of running an email newsletter.  The sad truth is that not all niches or blogs warrant an email newsletter. This podcast sets out good and bad niches for email marketing.  I also discuss the financial metrics to consider and argue against some of the commonly bandied-about financial metrics that you need to hit with your newsletter.Speaking of email newsletter, get the Fatstacksblog.com newsletter (it's awesome, or so I"m told):  https://fatstacksblog.com/vaultAlso, check out the Fat Stacks Training:  https://fat-stacks.teachable.com/

I operate in 9 different niches.  Guess how many successful email newsletters I run?  2.  Yup, only two of my sites are worth the cost and time of running an email newsletter.  The sad truth is that not all niches or blogs warrant an email newsletter. This podcast sets out good and bad niches for email marketing.  I also discuss the financial metrics to consider and argue against some of the commonly bandied-about financial metrics that you need to hit with your newsletter. Speaking of email newsletter, get the <a href="http://Fatstacksblog.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fatstacksblog.com</a> newsletter (it's awesome, or so I"m told):  <a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/vault" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fatstacksblog.com/vault</a> Also, check out the Fat Stacks Training:  <a href="https://fat-stacks.teachable.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fat-stacks.teachable.com/</a>

Sad Truth About Email Marketing and Niche Websites

What should you write about for your blog or niche site?It's not always easy coming up with great article ideas... until now.In this podcast I reveal one of my go-to article concepts for which I'm an expert and can crank out all kinds of outstanding content quickly in any niche.  I explain in detail what this concept, how to apply it along with concrete examples.The best part is you are also an expert with this method. I'm serious - you are. Listen to find out.Read related blog post at https://fatstacksblog.com/the-funnest-article-topic-to-write-about/Get on the popular Fatstacks email newsletter (read my $30/K per month special report):https://fatstacksblog.com/best-email-newsletter-ever

What should you write about for your blog or niche site? It's not always easy coming up with great article ideas... until now. In this podcast I reveal one of my go-to article concepts for which I'm an expert and can crank out all kinds of outstanding content quickly in any niche.  I explain in detail what this concept, how to apply it along with concrete examples. The best part is you are also an expert with this method. I'm serious - you are. Listen to find out. Read related blog post at <a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/the-funnest-article-topic-to-write-about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fatstacksblog.com/the-funnest-article-topic-to-write-about/</a> Get on the popular Fatstacks email newsletter (read my $30/K per month special report): <a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/best-email-newsletter-ever" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fatstacksblog.com/best-email-newsletter-ever</a>

One of my favorite article concepts for blog topics (any niche)

Check out my Ezoic ad revenue testing results here (lots of data). Need to monetize your website? AdSense alone isn't cutting it? Not sure where to put your ads? Enter Ezoic. Ezoic split tests different types of ads in different places and then provides insanely detailed revenue analytics for your website. Read my detailed Ezoic review and case study here to learn everything you need to know about monetizing your website with Ezoic.Try Ezoic:https://fatstacksblog.com/go/ezoic/Read my full review:https://fatstacksblog.com/ezoic-review/$30K/mo. special report:https://fatstacksblog.com/vaultMore Training:https://fat-stacks.teachable.com/

Check out my Ezoic ad revenue testing results here (lots of data). Need to monetize your website? AdSense alone isn't cutting it? Not sure where to put your ads? Enter Ezoic. Ezoic split tests different types of ads in different places and then provides insanely detailed revenue analytics for your website. Read my detailed Ezoic review and case study here to learn everything you need to know about monetizing your website with Ezoic. Try Ezoic:<a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/go/ezoic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fatstacksblog.com/go/ezoic/</a> Read my full review:<a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/ezoic-review/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fatstacksblog.com/ezoic-review/</a> $30K/mo. special report:<a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/vault" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fatstacksblog.com/vault</a> More Training:<a href="https://fat-stacks.teachable.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fat-stacks.teachable.com/</a>

Ezoic Review & Case Study (2019 Results: XX Increase?)

Find out some big developments with my niche sites plus the reason behind a significant increase in ad revenue.  I also invested quite a bit more than recent months in content.I also discuss a new game plan for two niche sites that I'm kicking off right now and will deploy throughout 2020 which is a strategic response to losing 15% of my traffic to my biggest niche site from the November 2019 Google update.Learn more at Fatstacksblog.comSponsored by Ezoic

Find out some big developments with my niche sites plus the reason behind a significant increase in ad revenue.  I also invested quite a bit more than recent months in content. I also discuss a new game plan for two niche sites that I'm kicking off right now and will deploy throughout 2020 which is a strategic response to losing 15% of my traffic to my biggest niche site from the November 2019 Google update.<ul><li>Learn more at <a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/best-email-newsletter-ever" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fatstacksblog.com</a></li><li>Sponsored by <a href="https://www.ezoic.com/?utm_source=fatstacks_podcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=jon_dykstra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ezoic</a></li></ul>

Income Report for Nov. 2019 = $46,590 (Interesting Developments)

It's great having key earning sources on a blog, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't test additional revenue opportunities. Every little bit adds up. Here's a list of 17 ways to add incremental revenue your blog or niche website.Learn more at Fatstacksblog.comSponsored by Ezoic

It's great having key earning sources on a blog, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't test additional revenue opportunities. Every little bit adds up. Here's a list of 17 ways to add incremental revenue your blog or niche website. Learn more at <a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fatstacksblog.com</a> Sponsored by <a href="https://www.ezoic.com/?utm_source=fatstacks_podcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=jon_dykstra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ezoic</a>

11 Ways to Earn Incremental Revenue on Your Blog

If I were forced to restrict my workday to one hour, here is what it would look like. Would it be enough to continue growing my online publishing business? While not ideal, I think it could work.Learn more: Fat StacksSponsored by Ezoic

If I were forced to restrict my workday to one hour, here is what it would look like. Would it be enough to continue growing my online publishing business? While not ideal, I think it could work. Learn more: <a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/1-hour-workday/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fat Stacks</a> Sponsored by <a href="https://www.ezoic.com/?utm_source=fatstacks_podcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=jon_dykstra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ezoic</a>

If I could only work 1 hour per day, this is what I would do (and still grow an online publishing business)

Thinking of starting an online business? It's a great idea but you have several options. Find out what I think is the best online business to start, why I think so as well as cons to this type of online business.Learn more at Fat Stacks.Sponsored by Ezoic.

Thinking of starting an online business? It's a great idea but you have several options. Find out what I think is the best online business to start, why I think so as well as cons to this type of online business. Learn more at <a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fat Stacks</a>. Sponsored by <a href="https://www.ezoic.com/?utm_source=fatstacks_podcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=jon_dykstra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ezoic</a>.

The Absolute Best Online Business to Start (for most people IMO)

If I called myself an SEO, the SEO community would scoff and rightly so. I'm not an SEO. I don't really do SEO in the technical sense, yet my sites get millions of visitors. What gives? Find out more here.Learn more at Fatstacksblog.comSponsored by Ezoic.

If I called myself an SEO, the SEO community would scoff and rightly so. I'm not an SEO. I don't really do SEO in the technical sense, yet my sites get millions of visitors. What gives? Find out more here. Learn more at <a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/reasons-i-suck-at-seo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fatstacksblog.com</a> Sponsored by <a href="https://www.ezoic.com/?utm_source=fatstacks_podcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=jon_dykstra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ezoic</a>.

I'm LOUSY at SEO yet get 1 million plus monthly visitors - here's how

A Fat Stacks reader emailed me after publishing November 2019 income report the following:Hi Jon,The kind of stuff we really need to know is how you got to this level. Like how you started. What did it take to finally build momentum where you made enough monthly to sustain yourself. How much time on average per week. The sacrifices you made. How many articles published were written vs bought. Stuff like that would be really helpful!Maybe you already have something like that published?Thanks for all your valuable content!I thought it a great question and would make for an excellent episode. This episode steps you through my timeline of events of my online publishing career - how I got started to present-day.Learn more:  Fatstacksblog.comSponsored by Ezoic

A Fat Stacks reader emailed me after publishing November 2019 <a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/tag/income-reports/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">income report</a> the following: Hi Jon,The kind of stuff we really need to know is how you got to this level. Like how you started. What did it take to finally build momentum where you made enough monthly to sustain yourself. How much time on average per week. The sacrifices you made. How many articles published were written vs bought. Stuff like that would be really helpful!Maybe you already have something like that published?Thanks for all your valuable content! I thought it a great question and would make for an excellent episode.  This episode steps you through my timeline of events of my online publishing career - how I got started to present-day. <ul><li>Learn more:  <a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fatstacksblog.com</a></li><li>Sponsored by <a href="https://www.ezoic.com/?utm_source=fatstacks_podcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=jon_dykstra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ezoic</a></li></ul>

How I grew my blogging business from $0 to 7 figures in 10 years (year-by-year timeline of events)

Want to know what I do every day to grow a site to $1 million plus? Here's my daily set of tasks I do day-in and day-out plus monthly and annual tasks.Get my $30K/mo. from display ads special report: Click here.Sponsored by Ezoic

Want to know what I do every day to grow a site to $1 million plus? Here's my daily set of tasks I do day-in and day-out plus monthly and annual tasks. Get my $30K/mo. from display ads special report: <a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/vault" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here</a>. Sponsored by <a href="https://www.ezoic.com/?utm_source=fatstacks_podcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=jon_dykstra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ezoic</a>

Boring Makes Money: My 6-Step Daily Routine for Creating a $1 Million+ Website

Here's my ultimate guide and checklist for image SEO for bloggers and niche website publishers. I publish two massive photo-centric niche blogs and get quite a bit of traffic from image SEO. This is an easy-to-follow guide that teaches the most important aspects of image SEO.Read the full post here.Sponsored by Ezoic.

Here's my ultimate guide and checklist for image SEO for bloggers and niche website publishers. I publish two massive photo-centric niche blogs and get quite a bit of traffic from image SEO. This is an easy-to-follow guide that teaches the most important aspects of image SEO. <a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/image-seo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read the full post here</a>. Sponsored by <a href="https://www.ezoic.com/?utm_source=fatstacks_podcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=jon_dykstra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ezoic</a>.

21 things you need to know about image SEO (after uploading 80,000 images)

It's a wrap. 2019 is over. Now the deluge of "resolutions" and "game plan" articles. I'm in. Here's my 2020 blogging game plan.Read the post at Fatstacksblog.comSponsored by Ezoic

It's a wrap. 2019 is over. Now the deluge of "resolutions" and "game plan" articles. I'm in. Here's my 2020 blogging game plan. Read the post at <a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/2020-blogging-game-plan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fatstacksblog.com</a> Sponsored by <a href="https://www.ezoic.com/?utm_source=fatstacks_podcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=jon_dykstra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ezoic</a>

My 11-Point Blogging Game Plan for 2020

Here's the income report for 7 of my niche sites and blogs for December 2019.I also go over 3 new developments regarding my niche sites.Read the full income report at Fat StacksSponsored by Ezoic

Here's the income report for 7 of my niche sites and blogs for December 2019. I also go over 3 new developments regarding my niche sites. Read the full income report at <a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/income-report-december-2019/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fat Stacks</a> Sponsored by <a href="https://www.ezoic.com/?utm_source=fatstacks_podcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=jon_dykstra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ezoic</a>

Income Report for December 2019 (7 Niche Sites = $37,665)

I have an "Online Business Death Document". Do you? If not, learn about it here and how to make one.Read the full post here.Sponsored by Ezoic.

I have an "Online Business Death Document". Do you? If not, learn about it here and how to make one. Read the full post <a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/online-business-death-document/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Sponsored by <a href="https://www.ezoic.com/?utm_source=fatstacks_podcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=jon_dykstra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ezoic</a>.

Do you have an “Online Business Death Document”?

Recently a copyright trolling outfit emailed me demanding $44,000 USD for infringing copyright by publishing a variety of images. Here's what I did to defend the claim and end up only paying $600. I was sloppy which resulted in paying $600. Learn how I could have avoided that as well. All in all, not a bad outcome from what looked like a terrible situation.Learn more at Fatstacksblog.comSponsored by Ezoic

Recently a copyright trolling outfit emailed me demanding $44,000 USD for infringing copyright by publishing a variety of images. Here's what I did to defend the claim and end up only paying $600. I was sloppy which resulted in paying $600. Learn how I could have avoided that as well. All in all, not a bad outcome from what looked like a terrible situation. Learn more at <a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fatstacksblog.com</a> Sponsored by <a href="https://www.ezoic.com/?utm_source=fatstacks_podcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=jon_dykstra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ezoic</a>

Copyright Troll Demands I Pay $44,000… Here’s What Happened

I have nothing against people teaching people how to grow businesses as long as those people have street cred doing what they teach.  In fact, I do it here.  Fatstacks is all about how to plan, launch and grow niche sites, which is a business model unto itself.  I sell courses on this and have published loads of blogs posts on this topic.Read the full post here.Sponsored by Ezoic.

I have nothing against people teaching people how to grow businesses as long as those people have street cred doing what they teach.  In fact, I do it here.  Fatstacks is all about how to plan, launch and grow niche sites, which is a business model unto itself.  I sell courses on this and have published loads of blogs posts on this topic. <a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/self-fulfilment-marketing-scam/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read the full post here</a>. Sponsored by <a href="https://www.ezoic.com/?utm_source=fatstacks_podcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=jon_dykstra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ezoic</a>.

Watch out for this type of misleading information online (cost me $100,000s)

You need to get some blogging momentum to grow your niche site or blog.  I discuss what you need to do in order to get that momenum for growth.  I've had many ups and downs as a full time plublisher over the years. Here are my thoughts and simple steps you need to take to get results.Read more: Fat Stacks BlogSponsored by Ezoic

You need to get some blogging momentum to grow your niche site or blog.  I discuss what you need to do in order to get that momenum for growth.  I've had many ups and downs as a full time plublisher over the years. Here are my thoughts and simple steps you need to take to get results. Read more: <a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fat Stacks Blog</a> Sponsored by <a href="https://www.ezoic.com/?utm_source=fatstacks_podcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=jon_dykstra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ezoic</a>

Why blogging momentum is important (and how to get it)

Sponsored by EzoicShort Answer to “How Much You Should Pay per 1,000 words?$60 per 1,000 wordsWhy that much?Because it’s what I pay.Correct answer: It depends.The RangeLowest rate for something workable:  $27 per 1,000 words ($.027 per word)Will likely require editing.Where? TextbrokerLimited researchBUT can build up a list of decent writers to improve quality for the same rate.What about spending less?I did once and it was atrocious. Don’t count on it unless you really luck out with a hire.Diminishing ReturnsOn the flip side, spending $250 per 1,000 words for general content is overkill UNLESS you’re:looking for conversions.in a highly technical niche that requires high-level expertise such as law or medicine.creating a link-bait piece of content.have more money than you know what to do with and want to publish the best-written site on the planet.The Sweet Spot is...$40 to $80 per 1,000 words.I primarily use WriterAccess plus a couple in-house writers and that’s the range I pay.I pay $40 per 1,000 words for simple.  Includes a little research.I pay $60 per 1,000 words for the lion’s share.  Includes finding images and research.I pay $80+ per 1,000 words for more technical work when I seek out a writer with credentials.If I was forced to pick ONE rate it would be:$60 per 1,000 words.This seems to strike the best balance among quality and ROI.I’ve paid $27 to $350 and everything in between.TIP: Hire writers directly to save.Since I use a content agency, the agency takes a chunk.You can hire writers directly at Problogger and Craigslist.Don’t forget that you can reduce average cost of content byWriting some of it yourself.Outsourcing is not either/or.  You can do both.I started writing everything.I then outsourced a little.I now outsource a lot but still write for my niche sites.

Sponsored by <a href="https://www.ezoic.com/?utm_source=fatstacks_podcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=jon_dykstra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ezoic</a> Short Answer to “How Much You Should Pay per 1,000 words?<ul><li>$60 per 1,000 words</li><li>Why that much?</li><li>Because it’s what I pay.</li><li>Correct answer: It depends.</li></ul>The Range<ul><li>Lowest rate for something workable:  $27 per 1,000 words ($.027 per word)</li><li>Will likely require editing.</li><li>Where? Textbroker</li><li>Limited research</li><li>BUT can build up a list of decent writers to improve quality for the same rate.</li><li>What about spending less?</li><li>I did once and it was atrocious. Don’t count on it unless you really luck out with a hire.</li></ul>Diminishing Returns<ul><li>On the flip side, spending $250 per 1,000 words for general content is overkill UNLESS you’re:</li><li>looking for conversions.</li><li>in a highly technical niche that requires high-level expertise such as law or medicine.</li><li>creating a link-bait piece of content.</li><li>have more money than you know what to do with and want to publish the best-written site on the planet.</li></ul>The Sweet Spot is...<ul><li>$40 to $80 per 1,000 words.</li><li>I primarily use WriterAccess plus a couple in-house writers and that’s the range I pay.</li><li>I pay $40 per 1,000 words for simple.  Includes a little research.</li><li>I pay $60 per 1,000 words for the lion’s share.  Includes finding images and research.</li><li>I pay $80+ per 1,000 words for more technical work when I seek out a writer with credentials.</li></ul>If I was forced to pick ONE rate it would be:<ul><li>$60 per 1,000 words.</li><li>This seems to strike the best balance among quality and ROI.</li><li>I’ve paid $27 to $350 and everything in between.</li><li>TIP: Hire writers directly to save.</li><li>Since I use a content agency, the agency takes a chunk.</li><li>You can hire writers directly at Problogger and Craigslist.</li></ul>Don’t forget that you can reduce average cost of content by<ul><li>Writing some of it yourself.</li><li>Outsourcing is not either/or.  </li><li>You can do both.</li><li>I started writing everything.</li><li>I then outsourced a little.</li><li>I now outsource a lot but still write for my niche sites.</li></ul>

How Much Should You Pay Per 1,000 Words of Content?

Do you want to be a writer or a publisher?  It's an important distinction and very important business decision.  Can you do both?  Yes, you can.  BUT you don't have to write in order to publish a successful niche content site or a blog.  I step you through how I transitioned from writing all content on my site to now being a successful full-fledged publisher.Check out incredible blogging income reports.Sponsored by Ezoic: https://www.ezoic.com/?utm_source=fatstacks_podcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=jon_dykstra

Do you want to be a writer or a publisher?  It's an important distinction and very important business decision.  Can you do both?  Yes, you can.  BUT you don't have to write in order to publish a successful niche content site or a blog.  I step you through how I transitioned from writing all content on my site to now being a successful full-fledged publisher. Check out <a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/tag/income-reports/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">incredible blogging income reports</a>. Sponsored by Ezoic: <a href="https://www.ezoic.com/?utm_source=fatstacks_podcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=jon_dykstra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ezoic.com/?utm_source=fatstacks_podcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=jon_dykstra</a>

How to Publish MORE & BETTER Articles by Writing LESS (Or NOT Writing at All)

I publish many niche sites, most of which aren't huge earners.  You might wonder why I'd bother adding and investing in more niche sites when I have one that is very successful.  Wouldn't I be better off focusing on one niche site?  Maybe yes. Maybe no.  This episode explains why I think it's a good business decision to spread my resources and time across multiple niche sites.Learn more at Fatstacksblog.com.Sponsored by Ezoic

I publish many niche sites, most of which aren't huge earners.  You might wonder why I'd bother adding and investing in more niche sites when I have one that is very successful.  Wouldn't I be better off focusing on one niche site?  Maybe yes. Maybe no.  This episode explains why I think it's a good business decision to spread my resources and time across multiple niche sites. Learn more at <a href="https://fatstacksblog.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fatstacksblog.com</a>. Sponsored by <a href="https://www.ezoic.com/?utm_source=fatstacks_podcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=jon_dykstra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ezoic</a>

Here's what happened that prompted me to start, invest in and grow multiple niche sites (tough decision)

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