blogging Archive
14 Jan 2013
Internet Marketing Lessons From Les Misérables
Right off the bat, I think I deserve some bonus points for what must be the most unlikely headline in all of history. How can a movie about people with French names singing stirring anthems have anything to do with Internet marketing? Well, I’ll get to that in a moment. But firstly, let me absolutely
29 Dec 2012
What Sites Do I Run?
I always believe that transparency is extremely important when it comes to running a business, even one online. Therefore, in this short post I’m going to give you a run down of some of the websites that I own, as well as give you a little more insight into my own business. If you’ve read
28 Dec 2012
The Truth About Internet Marketing Gurus
No detailed discussion of Internet marketing would be complete without a passing mention of “gurus”. Visit somewhere like the Warrior Forum, and the place is abuzz with everyone talking about, revering, and basically worshipping these gurus. So what is an Internet marketing guru? Luckily for you, in this “tell-all” blog post I’m going to reveal
21 Dec 2012
Integrating Online And Offline Marketing – Part 1
Cast aside all those ludicrous “offline gold”-type products you see advertised all over the Internet these days (especially in marketing forums). I’m not here to tell you how you can – or more likely can’t – make $5000 per week cold-calling local businesses who have no real interest in your service. Instead, in the first
25 Nov 2012
Six Of The Best
Nope, I’m not talking about getting the cane from your psychopathic old headmaster for smoking behind the bike sheds after school. Instead, I would like to introduce you to six of the best posts from this blog, as judged by me: What Is The Best Internet Marketing Forum? How to Syndicate Articles (Like a Boss)
18 Nov 2012
What Makes A Good Affiliate Program
What makes a good affiliate program or product? How do you determine whether a product is actually worth promoting (beyond it making you money)? What is real? How do you define real? Yup, I’m a BIG fan of The Matrix. All joking aside, there is actually one very simple “metric” you can use to determine
18 Nov 2012
Please Read My Disclaimer and Disclosure
Hi guys, how’s it going? I’d just like to make sure that you’ve familiarized yourself with my privacy policy, FTC disclosure, and affiliate disclosure. You can read it here. I think it’s very important that affiliate marketers (and in fact anyone!) be as honest as possible when conducting business. Honesty is the basis of trust,
25 Oct 2012
Best Fiverr Gigs for Affiliate Marketers
Fiverr has become a pretty unstoppable online marketplace for “micro-jobs”. In case you aren’t aware of the concept, Fiverr is a site that allows sellers to offer any number and manner of “Gigs”, such as graphic design, translation, SEO, content writing, link-building, and more, all for $5 (a “Fiverr”). Fiverr makes its money by taking
18 Oct 2012
Kick ‘Em While They’re Down
So I’m celebrating right now. Google’s share price has taken a hammering (down over 9% in about 10 minutes) because a printing blunder led to a premature revelation that third quarter profits for the world’s most “people friendly” (unless you’re an affiliate marketer or SEO practitioner, and then they hate you) company are down about 20%;
16 Oct 2012
What Is The Best Internet Marketing Forum?
Forums are one of the coolest things on the Internet. No matter what the niche or topic may be, there is almost invariably going to be a number of useful forums or discussion boards available. For example, if you’re into playing guitar, then you’re probably familiar with sites like Ultimate Guitar, or Harmony Central. Perhaps