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

I was on my way to a writing conference a few months ago when my Uber driver told me how much he generally makes in a weekend. “$800?” I replied, “I struggle to make that in a week sometimes.” But then he told me how much his car payment is. Add on top of that insurance, wear and tear, etc. …

Search marketing is traditional a bottom funnel tactic. You target paid search terms that catch your leads when their pretty much ready to buy. But what if you could catch people early? What if you could lubricate your funnel with paid search? Today, we’re going to talk about how that’s actually possible. People Don’t Search at the Bottom 95% of …

I thought it was just my internet. Or maybe Facebook was just mad I’d deleted their app and bragged about it. But as it turned out, Facebook’s uptime took a massive hit….all around the globe. This included Instagram and Whatsapp. Ironically, everyone went to Twitter to complain about it. Until then, I hadn’t realized how many businesses rely on Facebook. …

I’m a ghostwriter. I’ve written hundreds of articles and gotten zero credit (but enough money to make it worth it). So you won’t see all of my work publicly listed (although you’ve probably read my work and not known it). It’s not for every writer. Some writers would prefer a byline with every piece. And there’s nothing wrong with that. …

Imagine it’s the year 2000. You’re a freelance writer and you work for every major corporation on the block. A time machine (a TARDIS for you nerds out there), appears in your home office and out steps me. Before you grab your Louisville Slugger, I hand you a special device that both acts as a cell phone and a high-powered …

Marketers are psychologist who make money off people instead of fixing their mental problems. Most of us are actually trying to help people too. But we’re also trying to make money. Today we’re going to talk about a couple kinds of marketing. These aren’t going to be your typical “hey, try e-mail marketing” type strategies. These are some of the …

For an insane moment, I thought maybe I’d crossed over into a weird alternate reality. Maybe these people weren’t actually marketers but a sadistic club of psychopaths leading us to the slaughter. Ironically, it would have been a financial slaughter for my wife and me if we’d been a little more naive. I considered it a win for my pocketbook …

Affiliate marketing is one of the hardest things for anyone to do. There is a ton of information on the web that will make you feel like it’s easy. Like anyone can do it. This is partially true. Anyone, at least technically, can do it. But it’s way harder than most people realize. Here are some tips to help you …

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