Hotjar Review – Lessons Learned After Installing Heatmaps on Our Sites
Published by Jeremy. Last Updated on November 12, 2020.
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If you run a website and want greater insights into the actions users actually take on any given page, you may want to give heatmapping a try.
Heatmap services, like Hotjar, offer a wealth of performance data from actual users (overlayed directly on your site for a visible breakdown of click locations), and lets you get a glimpse into the user experience of your site far more than global analytics data provides.
When we installed this one on two sites for a test, I have to admit the results were striking!
Virtual Assistants for Bloggers with Ben Butler of BizzyBim
Published by Chris. Last Updated on November 9, 2020.
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We're talking today with Ben Butler about all things virtual assistants for bloggers. As the owner of a company that offers virtual assistants services, Ben is in a unique position to talk to This Week in Blogging about how bloggers can best utilize and work with virtual assistants.
Before we go any further, we'll give you a full rundown of who exactly Ben is, and why he's very much worth listening to.
Ben Butler is the owner of BizzyBim and a Virtual Assistant specializing in ghostwriting, promotion, and on-page SEO in addition to offering the flexibility to tackle any project a client may have for him. For seven years, he has been helping bloggers, content creators, and social media influencers do more by taking the day-to-day monotony off their plates so they can focus on the business of their businesses.
That's what it's all about in the end – hiring a virtual assistant that can allow you to take some tedious work off your plate, so you can focus on the big picture.
We hope you enjoy this interview, and don't forget that we've got plenty of interviews for bloggers looking to learn more, and take their site to the next level. We've got everything from YouTube tips for bloggers to brand partnership best practices!
And, of course, we've got plenty of non-interviews on our blog as well, so feel free to check out some of our blogging content at large.
Mediavine Review – Optimizing Our Blog's Advertising Revenue
Published by Jeremy. Last Updated on October 29, 2025.
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I've tried a number of advertising options on my travel blogs over the years, be it through Google Adsense, ad waterfalls with multiple networks (back when Amazon ads were a thing, at least), and private ad networks like Mediavine, all with one goal in mind- optimizing my CPM advertising revenue.
When I first started on Adsense, I was lucky to get $3 CPM (on a session basis). Now on Mediavine, I get between $30-$50 CPM depending on the time of year. With my two travel blogs often receiving 150,000 to 250,000 sessions per month combined, this increase in advertising revenue was a make or break difference for me in being able to turn my blogging career into a full-time job.
But I have to admit I was hesitant on joining Mediavine at first due to their exclusivity clause and traffic requirements (previously 50,000 sessions per month, but now at $5,000/year revenue for those who apply from Journey- which I estimate to be around 25k sessions per month), but after a few rave reviews from colleagues I jumped in and never looked back.
We should never have hesitated on this one. So let's dive down into a Mediavine review for more!
Note: While Mediavine requires $5,000/year annual ad revenue to join the “Official” tier, they have a newer product for smaller sites called Mediavine Journey that accepts 1,000+ monthly sessions! So be sure to read our Mediavine Journey review too if your traffic doesn't meat the entry requirement here.
How to Make $100,000 a Year With Your Blog and Why it is Difficult
Published by Jeremy. Last Updated on November 3, 2020.
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Six figures a year from blogging. That truly is a dream we all aspire to, isn't it?
As we've found out in our quest to make a real income from blogging, there are many ways to get to six figures a year in income.
But while you can approach this question from many different angles, as we plan to outline extensively below, one thing is certain: they are all very, very difficult to achieve.
Even though it is entirely possible to make six figures from your website, you must be prepared to work your butt off for it. In this detailed guide we share why that is.
What to Do if You Get a DMCA Copyright Infringement Notice
Published by Jeremy. Last Updated on November 3, 2020.
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Well, hello! If you found this article from a Google search, odds are good you just received a DMCA Copyright Infringement Notice from your host.
This typically means only one thing: you stole some content, got busted for it, and are now frantically trying to figure out what to do!
Don't worry, we are here today to help you out.
While we have not received DMCA notices ourselves, we have sent them to those who have stole from us. This article is our way of letting you know, from a content creator's perspective, what you should do. And that is pretty simple: remove the content as per the DMCA notice!
We weren't joking when we said it is simple, and in this one we're going to go into detail why that is.
Disclaimer: We are not lawyers and the below does not constitute legal advice. This article is our opinion based off of our experience filing DMCA notices against content thieves only and our understanding of copyright law. If you have any doubts about what to do after receiving a DMCA notice, contact an attorney.