Blogger's Paycheck

Blogger's Paycheck is an interesting entrant to the blogging field. Rather than taking the typical "me too" approach and jumping straight into blogging knowledge, the author begins the book by describing the challenges a new blogger will be facing in the early stages of their career.

While there is a lot of typical content in the book, the author's fresh approach to the subject of blogging makes this short read a very entertaining one. John also reviews practical examples of tasks that he recommends in the book.

Official Blogger's Paycheck Web site
 

• The core 115-page Blogger's Paycheck e-book
• 12 video series on search engine optimization
• 30 WordPress blog themes
• 9000 private label articles
• E-mail support 

"This guide shows you exactly how to set up a blog, what types of blog posts to write that make the biggest impact, where you can go to get traffic to your blog, and how you can make money from the blog."

~ Comment from warriorforum.com

"Seemingly the best blogging-system-in-a-box ever. I own 4 other blogging systems but this is leaps and bounds better than others. "

~ Comment from warriorforum.com

"The e-book is packed with pictures too so if you prefer not to read the whole thing, looking at the detailed pictures will also give you a detailed explanation of what to do."

~ Comment from getreviewed.org

"One of the clearest, most easy to understand guides on how to make money."

~ Comment from moneymakingblogsite.blogspot.com

John Yeo would be considered by most to be a newcomer to the blogging field, but he brings a fresh approach to teaching blogging concepts and tasks that makes his content compelling.

What's interesting about John's approach is that he rarely gets bogged down in the details. While the content is detailed in areas, for many subjects he explains the concepts, and then shows you free tools you can use on the web to carry out tasks associated with those concepts.

The book contains a good section on discovering your niche, which is an area that doesn't receive as much attention in other books as it should. While the author's flagship blog (a wedding blog) was a labor of love, the author is quick to point out that your niche must have a market in order to be profitable. This breaks the usual dogma of "do what you love," an approach I agree with in full.

The book also covers how to create a blog, apply themes, customize your blog, and options for filling it with content. John takes a more agnostic approach than other books, showing you how to perform these tasks with both Wordpress and Blogger.

Blogging newcomers will find the "show me" approach to be very helpful, as John includes annotated screenshots showing you how to not only create your blog, but also how to promote it, use web 2.0, and monetize it.

While some vital topics aren't covered in the course, the unique approach and quality content, combined with the 12-part SEO video series, make this is a solid package for the blogging newcomer.

Meets Stated Objectives?

This is a solid package. While most of the bases are covered, there are some notable omissions.

Ease of Use

Getting started still requires a blog setup. There are step-by-step instructions, but Expert WordPress makes the setup simpler.

Customer Support

Support is excellent, and questions are likely to be met with a friendly and knowledgeable response.

Value for Money

The recent price increase makes Blogger's Paycheck less attractively priced than on its release. 

Author: John Yeo (Jhong Ren)

Package: 115-page Blogger's Paycheck e-book, 12-part SEO tutorial video series, 30 WordPress themes, 9,000 private label articles, e-mail support.

Price: US$67.00

Return policy: 60 days, no questions asked