Comments on: Traffic Is King For Self Publishers https://dahaines.com/traffic-is-king-for-self-publishers/ Alter ego of author, Derek Haines Fri, 28 Feb 2020 12:21:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: Derek Haines https://dahaines.com/traffic-is-king-for-self-publishers/#comment-112358 Fri, 31 Mar 2017 17:35:10 +0000 http://www.derekhaines.ch/vandal/?p=16326#comment-112358 In reply to Dave Callan.

WordPress.com is a free service, Dave, and does not allow all the facilities I have mentioned in a number of my posts here, and on Just Publishing Advice. You will need self-hosted WordPress site to accomplish this. Refer to wordpress.org for more information.

]]> By: Dave Callan https://dahaines.com/traffic-is-king-for-self-publishers/#comment-112357 Fri, 31 Mar 2017 17:06:11 +0000 http://www.derekhaines.ch/vandal/?p=16326#comment-112357 Dear Mr. Haines,
Once again I find myself not working on my book, but going down another rabbit hole (Traffic is King). For days now I have been consumed by your article about using Adsense and Amazon to generate revenue. I hate to bother you, but I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around everything. You recommend a self-hosted WordPress blog. When I did the Google search, several posts stated Adsense would not work with the “free” version of WordPress.com. I have viewed your sites, and they all appear to be just blogs connected to dahaines.com. I keep trying to figure out what exactly are the ads on your pages. Is it your books or each book shown on the “Whizbuzz blog? I don’t see any ads jumping out at me, but I guess that is the key element. I do not have a website yet, nor a blog. The way you seem to be set up is that you have all blog sites, not a dedicated web page. Correct? Or do I want and WordPress web page and separate WordPress blog pages? Funny how I’m caught up in this and not close to pushing the KDP or D2D button yet. I’m just trying to plan ahead, but feel silly getting a WordPress site without a book published yet. And I am still trying to distinguish between “self-hosted.”
Whenever you get to this issue is fine. You are a very busy person.

Thanks,
Dave Callan
Boise, Idaho

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