If you’re a new blogger or niche site owner, you might think traffic is the be-all-end-all most important part of your new business? And you’re right…kind of. Without people visiting your blog, you won’t have a business. Simple as that. But there’s a BIG mistake most new bloggers make: they don’t know what to do with that […]
Is Blogging Dead? 5 Ways to Grow Your Blog in 2021
Inevitably every year at this time we get the rash of “is blogging dead” blog posts. This begs the question, right now, in 2021 is blogging still a viable business and growth strategy? The answer? Yes – with a caveat. Back when I started Location Rebel in 2009, things were much easier. There was less competition… People […]
It Happened Again….
A few years ago I wrote about how I was disappointed that Location Rebel became a commodity. When the blog started, it was personal. It was me going through a personal evolution, and the ups and downs that went along with that. For the last 5+ years it’s been less about my transformation, and more […]
How to Create a Bucket List in 10 Easy Steps
It was 2 am on Saturday morning. Most of my friends were grabbing their final drink of the evening at the bars in Portland. But, my friend Brian and I were 3 hours away – just waking up at a cabin on the McKenzie River. It would be about a 90 minute drive to get […]
17 Ways to Land High Paying Freelance Copywriting Jobs
Maybe you’ve been freelancing for six months or a year. You’ve got some quality blog posts and other content under your belt. But now, you want to take things to the next step. For you, and a lot of other people, that’s copywriting. Becoming a copywriter is a natural option because it’s still writing (duh) […]
10 Unique Vlog Ideas for Beginners
I used to make some pretty good vlogs. I tried different things, I mixed up the shots, and I did my best to be creative. But lately, I well, haven’t. I got stagnant, and started phoning it in. Maybe its because I always compared myself to the Peter Mckinnons or Matt D’Avellas of the world, […]
Chore vs. Privilege
When I was in 7th grade I edited my very first movie. It was on a flashy new turquoise iMac. Don’t lie, you totally remember when those first came out. At the time, video editing to me was something that could only be done in giant million dollar editing suites. The idea of being able to shoot […]
How to Build a Daily Writing Habit (and Why You Should)
When you’re starting a business online, your success is largely dictated by one thing: your habits. Lots of bad ones? You’ll struggle. Good, healthy habits? You’ve got an immediate head start. Personally, I’ve never felt like I’ve had all that many good habits. Lots of good intentions, and stops and starts, but overall I’ve always had […]
20 Things I’ve Learned from Hitting 20k YouTube Subscribers
I did it. 20,000 subscribers. Although I’m not sure why I just said “I did it” like 20k was some big magical end goal. Realistically it’s just one milestone on a journey that doesn’t really have an end. But it’s an exciting milestone nonetheless! It took me 8 years to hit 10k subscribers, and just […]
How to Choose Which Business Idea to Run With
This post was last updated June 2020 The internet is a great thing. It’s made it possible for myself and millions of others to create businesses that can be run from pretty much anywhere. However, that’s also part of the problem. It’s gotten too easy. In less than an hour you can have a new […]