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In this blog monetization case study, we take a look at a nutrition blog by a nutritional therapist. He is getting 1,000 visitors daily, but needs to increase his opt-in rate and wants to make more sales. Let’s dive in and see how we can enhance this blog…
Most blog owners end up wasting a huge opportunity when it comes to how they use their blog categories. This post will discuss how to truly LEVERAGE your categories into powerful vehicles for marketing.
A collection of 101 specific productivity hacks that I have learned over my 23 years as an online entrepreneur working from home.
Over 2,500 years ago, Sun Tzu wrote The Art of War. In it lies a principle that explains why so many entrepreneurs stay stuck despite working hard… and how a simple strategic plan can change everything.
An announcement of the new Tech Center here at the Academy, and a request for YOUR help. 🙂
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Breaking the process of building an online business into 7 clear stages, so you can what you need to do next and where to spend your time. This infographic and process is designed to make what seems complicated… simpler.
In the process of prepping up the first Academy Action Plan as well as an upcoming new live class (details forthcoming soon), I found myself creating landing pages. But, this time, I decided to really work on setting something up that I can use long-term. Not some bandaid solution that just manages to get…
I personally hate the word “ebook”. It is just SUCH an overused word. It could literally mean anything from a one-page PDF, to a several hundred page digital novel, to a Kindle book. But, there is another thing I hate about it… It is that little word “book” in there. That word immediately brings to…
Podcasting is on a growth trend. And more and more people are getting started on the medium in order to market themselves and build their brand. Interview-based podcasts are pretty popular right now. The idea is that you bring on guests from your niche, ask them questions, and bam!… you got yourself a podcast….
During the course of the summer break, I have taken a total of one month off. First it was a week in a mountain cabin, then it was almost a 3 week trip with my wife and kids in our RV. The RV trip was a lot of fun. We clocked 3,100 miles of…
Are you confused and overwhelmed about getting your blog or online business off the ground? No idea what to do next? Here is a 4-step formula to bust up that confusion and get the ball rolling.
You ever written one of those blog posts which seem to get pretty decent traffic, but it doesn’t seem to be doing you any good? Here are 8 strategies to increase your conversion rates from individual blog posts on your site.
I heard a story about a woman who was a member of another blogger training program for 8 months, and STILL had no idea how she was going to make any money with it. Whuh?
You could be sitting on a goldmine with your blog, even if you have what you consider to be “small” traffic numbers. In this post, I talk about a very unfortunate mindset that too many blog owners and marketers get into, and it DIRECTLY contributes to their own failure.
Offering a unique opt-in offer for each blog category can often give you a higher opt-in rate. In this post, you will learn how to set up a unique sidebar opt-in for each blog category.
Instead of blindly creating a big ebook or other opt-in bribe, let’s create something which a lot less work – and MUCH more effective. Here is how to create an effective lead magnet, along with a 7-point checklist to run your next idea through.
This is a walk-through for the simple daily template I use to structure how I spend my day, keep my focus, and get more done.
When it comes to growing blog traffic, we need to think bigger than just blogging. Today, you have to think bigger and play a bigger game to really gain any traction when it comes to traffic and the size of your audience. I believe this “deadly quartet” is the required answer.
One of the drawbacks of double confirmation is that a decent number of people just don’t subscribe. And not all of them are invalid. Here’s a way to deal with it if you use an email provider which supports it. I call it “hybrid confirmation”.
Do you always need to give away something for free to get people to join your email list? Perhaps not. We talk about that in this video, as well as a tactic you can use to get more BUYERS on your email list.
After a lot of thought, as well as denial, I have come to the conclusion that it is time to walk away from my original website. Here’s the story of PCMech.com, how it got started, where it stands today… and why I’ve decided now is the time to sell.
With all the talk about the need to test everything and run thousands of split-tests, I think in the beginning you can throw all of that stuff right out the window. In this video, I talk about what the MOST important thing to test is.
Great content gets skipped all the time. Most blog readers are scanners, not readers… they glance at headlines, sub-headlines, bullets, and images, then decide in seconds whether your post is worth their time. Packaging is what wins or loses that decision. Here’s how to package your content so it actually gets read.
Picking the wrong niche means months of effort that won’t add up to a business. Most aspiring bloggers commit one or more of six specific mistakes that doom the choice before it begins. Here are all six, what they look like, and what to do instead… plus how to use AI to pressure-test a niche before you commit.
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