Want to learn how a new blogger grew her affiliate earnings from $8,490 in all of 2021 to $52,604 in just one month at the end of 2022? It isn't magic. Shelley followed the strategies and tips she lays out in today's episode of the Niche Pursuits podcast. And so can you. And that's why it's an incredibly inspiring episode as Shelley walks us through what happened in the interim to reach this growth. She generously shares many of the things she believes had a significant impact on her growth. Topics Shelley Marmor Covers * Has her journalism background helped? * Revenue breakdown * Airbnb affiliate program getting shut down * Importance of good hosting and a good theme * Doubling down on what works * Using long tail variants to boost earnings * Understanding the customer journey * Building your way up to the pillar page * Affiliate program selection * The main topics for travel affiliates to profit * How to ensure your content is the best available * Proactive link building * Internal linking with Link Whisper * Content production tips * Power of backlinks * Why it's so important to rank keywords * When to start a second site * And much more... Links & Resources * Travel Blogging 101 - * Free video course to help choose the best affiliate programs - * Travel Mexico Solo - Best Mexico Travel Blog in 2023 - * Keysearch - * Link Whisper - Sponsored by : Search Intelligence - and - Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 06:46 - Shelley’s Background 10:56 - Her sites today 14:22 - How she got here 16:47 - Revenue breakdown 20:10 - What changed in 2022 25:20 - User Intent 32:00 - Affiliate programs 39:15 - Ranking strategies 43:35 - Content production 47:39 - Link building 55:00 - Why more sites? 59:25 - Non-SEO strategies -You can learn more about me at and get additional website tips at: -You can learn about optimizing your site with internal links using a WordPress Plugin I created right here: -And finally, if you are interested in buying or selling content or affiliate websites, my partners and I may be interested here: Thanks for watching and please subscribe to my YouTube channel by clicking here:
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