I’ve grabbed myself a couple of new and expensive SEO tools over the past two days. Market Samurai has been good to me for the past few years, but it’s clunky and there are better options on the market. Besides, I’m trying to be more professional now. Anyway, I bring that up because I’ve been…
Authenticity, Affiliate Marketing And Product Creation Do you ever feel conflicted at all the options available to you in online business? Do you wonder whether you should create your own product, try affiliate marketing or maybe some weird combination of the two? Welcome to the club. The confusion around what to do when you get…
Do you want a business that’s easy, quick and has low overheads with high revenues? Everyone does. The fact is, if someone is trying to sell you all of those things in one package, then they’re selling you a unicorn. Imagine a guru riding a unicorn, promising to sell you the secret key to everlasting…
Good Beginner Affiliate Programs A reader asked a question via email about good affiliate programs for beginners. To give a vague, guru-like answer, the best affiliate program is one for products you can sell. Every time you buy a product, look and see if the company runs an affiliate program – or whether their competitors…
There’s Always An Angle In this article, I’m going to write about: Why Black Hat Marketing is Stupid… Again How Automation fits Into Business The Thing That You Should Concentrate On… Because It CAN’T Be Automated Why Copywriting Is Awesome Where Black Hat Marketers Go Wrong Automation is a massive thing. It’s only going to…
Free Stuff And Your Commitments Let’s talk about online business, freebies and clients. I saw a Reddit thread where a guy was complaining that he was offered a free logo, but the graphic designer never delivered. Among the responses to this complaint: The designer was a scammer looking to steal your niche (LOL) The designer…
When it comes to niche site research, there’s one overwhelming question that gets repeated constantly. Try out this niche site content trick I wrote about a while back and you’ll see. People ask over and over again for the best niche. “What’s the best niche for a niche site?” And the answer is always some…
Paid Advertising: Thoughts So Far Sometime within the last year, I started playing around with paid advertising. Now, I’m not an expert on it, but I had a chat with Kyle the other day on Twitter about what I’ve learned and people occasionally ask me about pay-per-click advertising and the like. Here’s a quick rundown…
How To Market Something That’s Been Done A Million Times Before? People ask me with alarming regularity variations on the same question. It’s, “how do I sell something when other people are already doing it?” This is something that I’ve had to deal with many times with various freelance clients and it’s something that I…
Niche Sites As Billboards When is a niche site not a niche site? There are quite a few occasions where you could say the above is true. Here’s one. A niche site is not a niche site when it’s a billboard for local services. This is an idea I’ll probably play with in the New…