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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.
Most bloggers brainstorm content ideas from their own brain. That’s why they run out, and that’s why what they produce often misses. There’s a better approach… start with a 7-word question. Here’s the question, how to ask it, and what to actually do with the answers.
Every traffic tactic on the internet — SEO, paid ads, social, AI search, you name it — is just a specific way of executing the same underlying formula. Six steps. Once you understand them, traffic stops feeling complicated.
I personally use a spreadsheet to manage my editorial calendar. My spreadsheet is hosted on Google Drive that way it is shareable with others. And the nature of a spreadsheet means that I can have columns for any field I want. And, here are the fields which I personally use.
I have been blogging for a long time now and during that time, I’ve had many different styles of content planning. I’ve tried the “no planning” approach, where I’ve sat down knowing I needed to write something but had no idea what the hell to write. Been there, done that. 🙂 I’ve done the “mini planning”…
Today’s plug-in was one that, when I found it… I was excited. This was something I was wanting to do on this blog, but thought I would need to manually code it. But, alas… there was no need.
Is the economy, or lack of jobs, really to blame for people’s economic woes? Perhaps there is something more – something college students need to realize.
The right time doesn’t arrive on its own. Here’s why waiting is costing you more than you think.
You might have a product which is perfect for your prospect, but getting them to actually hit the Buy button can still be a little difficult. Human beings are naturally averse to risk, averse to confronting new things… and let’s face it, most people have a core emotional attachment to their money and it takes…
I find that Migrate Guru is the easiest and most reliable way to migrate (or move) your WordPress blog to a new web host. It is also free. Here’s how to do it.
Most blog owners are making the same handful of mistakes — and most of them come down to not thinking about the site from the visitor’s perspective. Here are the top 8 I see over and over.
As you’re building your blog or online business, are you afraid to ask for money? Be honest. 🙂 One of the biggest barriers I see when I’m helping people generate revenue from their blogging – primarily when they’re in the beginning phases – is simply the willingness to ask for a sale. The fear of…
In this business of blogging, one of the most common pieces of advice that you probably hear is that of following your passion. And usually, when people are talking about starting up an online business, it usually starts out with the idea of brainstorming what your passion is and starting out with your passion. Basically…
There probably isn’t anything in the world of online business that causes as many discussions, confusions and opinions than talking about different platforms. Which cart do we use? Which email service should we use? Which plug-ins do we use? It is easy to get so focused on the software that we become paralyzed by the…
Membership sites come in a lot of different flavors. Some of them do recurring billing while others are just a delivery vehicle for a one-off product.
There are a bunch of different reasons why you’d probably want (or need) to set up a membership site in order to jump start your online business.
In fact, this is why I currently have six different membership sites in operation. Only two of them are recurring and the other four are traditional products where I simply used a membership site as the delivery vehicle.
But, there’s always that story of the first one. 🙂
We know that continuity income is a great idea. And we know that membership sites are a great way to do it.
But, this leads into the next natural step here: Determining what exactly to do inside your membership site.
After talking with a lot of people via email, via consulting calls, via Academy mastermind calls… I see that membership sites are on people’s minds. But, the “why” for it usually goes something like this…
Answer me this…
Which do you think is easier?
It should be obvious, but the second option is much better for your business.
That is called “continuity income”. Continuity simply means that the payments come in on a continuous basis.
If I asked you what the #1 problem is for you when it comes to your blog or internet business, what would you say?
Now, obviously everybody reading this will have their own answer. But, odds are, I can guess. 🙂 I’ve been helping bloggers online for 4 years now – was a tech blogger for 10 years before that – so I have a pretty good feeling that I can peg it for a good majority of you.
And that problem is…
Over the last few days, I’ve told you that I am making some changes to my company. I’m not yet going to divulge every detail of that, but I AM going to tell you why I’m doing it.
It is because the “make money blogging” space that I’m in is inherently BROKEN.
… and the “gurus” of this space have failed.
Hidden expectations → endless procrastination → zero progress. Break the cycle, ship the damn thing, and watch momentum take over.
Why so many people end up doing business with GoDaddy, I have no idea. But, there are better options. Here’s why I recommend you not use Godaddy.
So, I wanted a whiteboard. A big one to go into my new office. But, I didn’t want to get a second mortgage to afford it. I arrived at a solution. For less than 10% of the cost of a comparably sized whiteboard pre-built, I got the job done.
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