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How To Use AI Tools To Generate Blog Ideas, Headlines & Content

June 18, 2025 Gail Lowe 4 comments

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Have you ever sat down to write a blog post… and drawn a complete blank? You’re not alone. Whether you’re a beginner blogger or an experienced content creator, it’s easy to get stuck on what to write next. The dreaded ‘writer’s block’. A few years ago, I wrote a post about how to overcome this. (See https://myonlineincome.org/how-to-fix-writers-block-top-10-tips). I still stand by that article today, although the good news is that nowadays, there’s also a new kid on the proverbial writer’s block – and that tool is AI! Now, before you go into a spin about the dangers of Artificial Intelligence

How To Use AI For Online Business Success: Blogging And Writing

June 1, 2025 Gail Lowe 4 comments

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AI is changing the way we work online. From writing blog posts to handling emails and customer service, artificial intelligence can save you hours – if you use it properly. But there’s one thing AI can’t do on its own, and that’s to sound like you. But it can learn to do it, with the right teacher – that’s where you come in. In this guide, we’ll explore how to use AI for online business success. We’ll look at how it can support online entrepreneurs, what you need to know to get started, and how to make sure your content

SEO Blog Post Optimisation: A To-do List For Traffic Growth

May 21, 2025 Gail Lowe 4 comments

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If you’re aiming to grow your website and attract more visitors, having an effective SEO blog post optimisation plan is really important. I’ve made a habit of using a practical SEO blog post checklist each time I write, and it’s helped me see steady gains in site traffic. Here, I’m sharing my full process for optimising blog posts so you can get your content in front of more readers and improve your website’s visibility in the search engines. This article contains affiliate links. For more information, see our Affiliate Disclosure. Understanding Why SEO Blog Post Optimisation Makes a Difference First

How To Be Disciplined In Business

April 28, 2025 Gail Lowe 4 comments

How to be disciplined in business… as easy as getting your teenage daughter to tidy her room! Earlier this week, I found myself saying to one of my daughters, “You need to be disciplined about this,” as I tried (with some strategic nudging) to get her to tidy her room. What she didn’t know – but I did – was that a friend was travelling up from Gloucester to surprise her the next day. I couldn’t exactly say that outright, so we had to get creative with our encouragement… You’ll have to read on to see if it worked! This

Using AI To Create Content: Excellent Trick Or Terrible Treat?

March 13, 2025 Gail Lowe 6 comments

Can you imagine running your online business in an environment where content is created for you? I’m sure we’ve all dreamed of doing just that – passive income with no effort on our part at all! No more burnout or endless hours of writing. We could get rid of these expensive freelancers. With AI-driven content creation, this is no longer a futuristic dream; it’s happening right now. But is using AI to create content really all it’s cracked up to be? Or are there some nasty pitfalls lurking behind that “How can I help you today?” invitation? Have you fallen

How To Improve The Readability of your Website: 10 Top Tips

October 23, 2018 Gail Lowe 2 comments

Creating a website is EASY If you want a quick and easy way how, then click here, join the free starter programme at Wealthy Affiliate and they will train you how to set up 2 websites of your own choosing, quickly and easily. You can have your sites up hosted on the SIteRubix platform and they can be up and running in a couple of hours. That’s the EASY bit! What is more of a challenge, is making sure that your website and blogs are promoted, read and enjoyed by your audience. Now Wealthy Affiliate will also tell you how

The Best Royalty-Free Stock Photos To Use In Your Blog

August 6, 2018 Gail Lowe 8 comments

In this article you will learn the importance of using images in your articles and also where to find the best royalty-free stock photos and images to use in your blogs. “A picture is worth a thousand words” so they say, and there is no difference when it comes to blogs. Our lives today are surrounded by images, some moving, some still – TV, billboards, bus stops and trains are all filled with adverts that mostly consist of images. That’s because the little idiom above is true – when we see a picture, thousands of words, feeling and emotions flood

How To Fix Writer’s Block: Top 10 Tips

July 26, 2018 Gail Lowe 10 comments

If you are into affiliate marketing, content marketing, online or digital marketing then your work is about helping other people through your writing. Writing and creating engaging content is your core business and it is recommended that you try to write at least 3 posts per week in order to stay ahead of the game. Some people write more, others less. But what happens is you get the dreaded “writers block” and find yourself unable to write anything, let alone meaningful posts that your readers are looking for? That’s when you need some information on how to fix writer’s block

What is the best length for a blog post? Answers and Tips

July 4, 2018 Gail Lowe 11 comments

The answer to the question, “what is the best length for a blog post?” is the same as the old adage about a piece of string. It really depends on a number of things including: the type of post the intended audience your style your purpose in writing the post the problems you are solving for your audience the time you have There is no ‘magic number’ that all posts have to be although you will find guidance out there that will recommend posts of a certain length. When I first dabbled in blogging and content marketing a few years

How to write a product review: 4 golden rules and a template

June 29, 2018 Gail Lowe 10 comments

We all like to get other people’s opinions before we buy something. We like to know what other people thought of it and how well it was suited to the purpose. Whether it is asking what a shop assistant thinks, or seeking the opinion of your friends, we all like to read or hear reviews from people we trust. That’s why product reviews can help online and affiliate marketers in their business. But remember that you are not in the business of selling products (not with product reviews anyway), but you are in the business of helping people. There is