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  1. Robin Andrews

    What next?

    EXECUTION 
    I think that according to what you have written, I am basically doing "the right thing." I am constantly trying things out and seeing how well they work. E.g. new lead gen ideas, putting content on Medium, contacting people in my industry, putting products on my site, trying new content ideas...
  2. Robin Andrews

    What next?

    EXECUTION 
    Thanks for the input. I originally tired to niche down into school level educational materials, but it's a really dubious market from what I could tell. For one, there is huge government funding which goes exclusively to an organisation called the National Centre for Computing Education, who...
  3. Robin Andrews

    What next?

    EXECUTION 
    Hi MJ, I appreciate your candour. I am a little confused though. It was a while ago that I read your book, but I seem to remember that you yourself leveraged existing domain knowledge about limousines when you started your business. That same goes for they guy in "build to sell" - he took his...
  4. Robin Andrews

    What next?

    EXECUTION 
    I'm in a bit of a "creative void" regarding my business at the moment, and am reflecting on how I got here and what to do next. About two years ago I made the decision to seriously attempt to create a successful business which could eventually support me with passive income. Prior to that, I...
  5. Robin Andrews

    Implications of Google Trends for my Website/Business

    MARKETING 
    I did a comparison of "Python course" and "Python Video Course" on Google trends. Firstly I was surprised by how low the numbers for "Python course" were, peaking around 100 searches a week, if I'm reading that correctly. Secondly, there were no searches for "Python Video Course". That...
  6. Robin Andrews

    Is my blog ready to monetize?

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    One exam board has moved to online assessment for programming (Edexcel). The others use paper based for everything. I would say most of the syllabuses are somewhat outdated and in need of modernising. This could be part of my USP somehow - targeting learners who want the best possible...
  7. Robin Andrews

    Is my blog ready to monetize?

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Thanks for your reply. One thing that's confusing me is that I have set a favicon on my site, and it shows up in my browser, but when I add my site to my mobile home screen, no favicon. I contacted my wordpress theme company and they sent images of the favicon showing on both desktop and mobile...
  8. Robin Andrews

    Is my blog ready to monetize?

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    I really hope so. I've put a LOT of work into my blog and much as I enjoy sharing content, I need it to pay its way.
  9. Robin Andrews

    Is my blog ready to monetize?

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Total noob question - what are those figures? Daily visits needed to qualify for the program?
  10. Robin Andrews

    Is my blog ready to monetize?

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Do you have any suggestion for getting started with ads? I'm thinking some full-width banner ads just beneath the nav bar with relevant products and services, but I'm completely new to this so wouldn't know where to begin.
  11. Robin Andrews

    Is my blog ready to monetize?

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Thanks for the feedback and suggestions. My list is growing very slowly - just 268 on it to date. I recently added a free email course as a lead magnet and that has definitely helped, and I'm looking into A/B testing to try and increase uptake.
  12. Robin Andrews

    Is my blog ready to monetize?

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    I've been blogging about learning programming and Computer Science for about 18 months now and have clocked up about 110 posts. My daily traffic is around 200 users from organic search. My question is - is it worth trying to monetize my blog at this stage? If so, what would be a great place...
  13. Robin Andrews

    Someone has stolen my website content - what should I do?

    I was searching for my content on Google and I found a link to a website containing significant amounts of my content, here Learn Python Programming And Computer Science Compucademy – Resep Kuini Following the links on that page revealed that many of my posts have been stolen and reproduced on...
  14. Robin Andrews

    Lead Gen for Python Coding Website

    MARKETING 
    My conversion rate is pants. I have a popup to subscribe to my blog, a widget with an offer to get the code for an application that will help people learn coding, and at the end of each blog post there is an offer to get the code for a fun game that also has educational value. I thought these...
  15. Robin Andrews

    Is it bad to cross-post blog articles?

    MARKETING 
    Why would there be a lawsuit for posting my own content on two different platforms? Can I plagiarize myself?
  16. Robin Andrews

    Is it bad to cross-post blog articles?

    MARKETING 
    Bother. What makes it a tricky choice for me if I can only have one version, is that on Codementor there is an engaged community who interact and comment on my content, whereas my site has a smaller reach and a less engaged audience. Do you have any recommendations? Maybe one post exclusively...
  17. Robin Andrews

    Is it bad to cross-post blog articles?

    MARKETING 
    Content marketing question: I've been copying a few of my posts with almost no changes on to a different platform with the aim of both attracting clients on that platform and maybe getting some more backlinks out there. For example, this article: Classic Python Interview Question: the Two Sum...
  18. Robin Andrews

    Content + Marketing Partnership Offer

    MARKETING 
    I've had someone approach me asking me to publish a guest blog post on my site. The content already exists on their own site, so I'm guessing the main benefit they expect is back-link SEO juice. The offered to promote my content in exchange. I have published the post and shared on social media...
  19. Robin Andrews

    SEO implications of 301 Redirects

    MARKETING 
    My site at Compucademy was chugging along OK with it's SEO, but then it got blocked on FaceBook. I also felt it was not focused on quite the audience I wanted, so I decided to remake the site on a new domain: Compucademy - Python Programming and Computer Science Education . The new site contains...
  20. Robin Andrews

    Facebook has Wrongly Blocked my URL - How Should I Respond?

    SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING 
    My website domain has been blocked due to a mistake where I posted the same article multiple times trying to get the image crop right. My FB business page, Compucademy, is also blocked from sharing content, presumably because it is associated with my website domain. I've spent a lot of time...
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