{"id":2,"date":"2023-01-03T15:22:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T15:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boostyourblog.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2023-01-18T18:02:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T18:02:40","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.boostyourblog.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At BoostYourBlog.com I share practical tips and guides to help you succeed as a blogger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve had jobs in SEO and digital marketing at certain times, but for the most part, I&#8217;ve been a full-time self-employed blogger (primarily through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indietraveller.co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indie Traveller<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years I learned a lot about blogging, content creation, affiliate marketing, and making money online. In order to <s>shamelessly monetize this knowledge<\/s> share my insights freely with the world, I started Boost Your Blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blogging is a constant learning process and no two blogs are ever the same. So if you have experiences of your own to share, I&#8217;d love to read your comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; Marek<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/boostyourblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/P1250777.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boostyourblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/P1250777.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.boostyourblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/P1250777-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boostyourblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/P1250777-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About my other blogs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My blogging experience comes from a bunch of different projects. I&#8217;ve been running sites and blogs in one form or another since 1996. (Fun fact: I launched my very first site at age 14 about my favorite video game: <em>The Secret of Monkey Island<\/em>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My main blog, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indietraveller.co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indie Traveller<\/a>, has been going strong for over 10 years now. It happily earns me a 6-figure income. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love the travel niche as it is the perfect enabler for my travel addiction. It&#8217;s nice when you can justify your silly travel adventures as, umm, <em>serious work<\/em>. While travel is a highly competitive topic, in terms of lifestyle advantages I can&#8217;t think of a better one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I travelled year-round for a while, but these days I spend several months each year exploring new destinations, and the other months at home turning my travel experiences into content. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to Indie Traveller, I owned or co-owned several websites related to video games. One of them became the absolute authority in its niche. It was monetized through ads, affiliate, as well as an e-commerce channel (which I co-developed with a games distributor). I sold the gaming site in 2016 to focus solely on travel blogging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, I&#8217;m branching out again by launching two other smaller niche sites. 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