The Iconic Google AdSense Check and My 10 Year Journey After
This is the backstory to one of the most epic and iconic pictures in internet marketing. When I cashed this check it was accompanied by a $350 unemployment check. My
Why Your Marketing Plan Can’t Be Set It and Forget It (If You Want to Be Successful)
Marketing plans are like stir fry. If you toss everything in a wok, set your burner to high, and then walk away, you’ll end up with burnt food. But a lot of people treat marketing plans like this. They’d like to think all they have to do is throw the ingredients in, add water, and press a button. This could be …
5 WordPress Stats that Establish WP as the King of All CMS Platforms
WordPress has completely changed the way websites and blogs are created on the internet today. It’s tough to imagine the online world of content creation and the internet without WordPress. In short, there would probably be hundreds of millions of fewer websites on the internet today. With WordPress now in its teenage years, the free CMS platform has made it …
Think all the good affiliate niche ideas are already taken? — think again
Whether you are experienced and thinking of ways to monetize a new blog or website or a newbie – picking a niche when it seems all the good ideas (or keywords) are snapped up can be a challenge. Sure, competition in affiliate marketing is fierce and you can be left feeling there is no room or way in for you. …
What Westworld Teaches Us About Website Management
The world is slowly moving toward a gloriously automated age. A world of AI, robots, machine learning algorithms, infinite cloud storage, and more. Soon, life will be so automated we could take month long vacations in exotic playlands filled with androids so real we forget they’re androids. Soon we will live in the universe of Westworld. But, if you’ve seen …
The Do’s and Don’ts of Influencer Marketing
“With great power comes great responsibility” is probably one of the most misused quotes in the English language. And I’m about to totally abuse it right here. Are you popular? Even marginally so? Do you have connections? Know some of the most influential and awesome bloggers and social media elites in the world? Then you’ve got the power! And I’m …
3 Ways to Make Money with a Niche Market Blog
Blogging is one of the most popular methods for creating content and building a business online. Thanks to the power of WordPress, it’s now easier than ever to not only create a website or blog, it’s also now possible for anyone to start making money online through the use of content creation and providing value to their audience. Blogging is …
Customer Relationships: Are You a Targaryen?
Relationships are already hard enough in one’s personal life. But customer relationships add a whole new level of complication to the mix. Which is probably why you feel like a king running a kingdom rather than a business owner. And sometimes, maybe, you feel like you’re going mad talking about loyalty and branding. Maybe you wish a dragon would come and …
What You Should Learn From These Horrific Logo Fails
Logos are a tricky thing. You want it to look professional, but you want it to catch someone’s eye. If you’re not too careful, you could catch too many eyes for the wrong reasons. And that’s not what you’re setting out to do. Or is it? We’ve collected some of the best logo fails on the internet right here. Let’s …
What House of Cards Can Teach You About Sales (Maybe Skip the Revenge Stuff)
Why do we love Frank Underwood? He’s a veritable villain. He’s killed people in cold blood (RIP Zoe Barns). He’s stolen from people. He’s cheated. He’s lied. The list goes on. Why would we possibly want to emulate him or anyone associated with him? Yet, even for all his faults, this contemporary Richard III entreats our souls and makes us …
If You Can’t Keep It Up, Your…Site’s No Good to Anyone
Imagine this: You live in a world where storefronts aren’t a guaranteed commodity. Sure, you have a store full of goods. And you’re paying rent to the landlord. But periodically and unexplainably the store just disappears. It might be minutes, it might be hours. But anybody who was inside is suddenly standing on the street in bewilderment among more bewildered …
Network Security Is Key: Customers Only Trust You Once
Data is the new currency of the digital age. If you think your internet experience is free, think again. You actually trade in valuable coin when you use Google and Facebook. Our information is valuable. And when we give away our information in exchange for services, that which we don’t give away becomes like diamonds or platinum. Cyber criminals aren’t …
The ’90s Called, They Want Their Web Design Back
Tech changes at the speed of an AI's thought and so do web design trends. Your audience expects polished and attractive. If that's not your site, keep reading.
How to Get Paid to Promote on Instagram
Already a fan of Instagram? You can turn your favorite social media network into a money-making machine. Learn how to get paid to promote on Instagram.
Avoid This Ending: Inside Nasty Gal’s Massive Crash
Everyone makes mistakes, it's true. But whether you can correct and control, that's the real key. Nasty Gal did neither and you need to learn from that.
5 Internet Marketers and Entrepreneurs to Follow on Facebook
With over 2 billion active users, Facebook has completely changed the way communication and business happens in the world today. It’s funny to think about how at one time Facebook was just for college students and you needed a college email address just to sign up. My how things have changed! Now Facebook is one of the most powerful businesses …