In my 7+ years of blogging and 3+ years of running Young Adult Money, I’ve spent a lot of time trying to figure out the best way to improve my blog. It’s not always obvious what you can do to improve your blog, especially for new bloggers or bloggers who are just starting to get […]
Read More >>8 Ways to Make Money Blogging
I’ve mentioned in the past that I think blogging is the ultimate side hustle. I’ve also talked a lot about online income. I’ve been interested in online income for about ten years now and have launched a number of online businesses that failed. Young Adult Money has been my most successful project to date and […]
Read More >>How to Make Money on your Social Media Accounts
Are you one of the 284 million Twitter users or 300 million Instagram users? Did you know you can make money on your social media accounts? It’s true. There are people making money every day by posting tweets and Instagram photos that are sponsored by companies. You don’t have to have a huge following, either. […]
Read More >>Getting Started On LinkedIn Part 2
Today’s post is from our regular contributor, Sally. This post is also part 2 in a 2-part series on getting started on LinkedIn. Welcome to the second post in this series! If you would like to read the first one, you can do so here. Now that you are at least set up with an […]
Read More >>Getting Started On LinkedIn Part 1
Today’s post is from our regular Tuesday contributor, Sally. This blog has talked about how important LinkedIn is quite a few times before and almost every time we mention it, I’m surprised by how many people say that they don’t have an account. It’s a free service that, while requiring some of your time and […]
Read More >>How Ordinary People Can Make Money on Social Media
Who doesn’t use social media these days? I don’t know about you but I’ve been using Twitter and Facebook for years now. I’ve started to use Google+, Instagram, and Pinterest recently as well. Last week I shared the dirty little secret about how bloggers make money. Today I have another secret to share with you: […]
Read More >>Let’s Improve Your LinkedIn Profile
When it comes to finding a job or searching for your next employee, it seems that one place many people are starting to look at is LinkedIn; a site that, at the basic level, allows you to showcase your resume and network. Personally, I love using it and out of all of my online media, […]
Read More >>Why Twitter Follower Count is Pointless
It’s incredibly ironic for me to say this, but I believe it’s true: Twitter follower count is pointless. Gaining followers isn’t difficult, but can be time-consuming as I explain in my post How I Got 50,000+ Twitter Followers (which is also why it is ironic for me to say that follower count is pointless). Sure, […]
Read More >>The Best Feature of Twitter: Lists
Twitter is by far my favorite social network. Sure, you may have to filter out the “junk” tweets from the quality ones, but overall Twitter is the best social network for personal or business use. I have two accounts: my personal one @DavidCarlson1 as well as the account for this site @YoungAdultMoney. I utilize lists […]
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