When you run a business on the internet, you are working 24/7/365. Maybe not specifically yourself, but most definitely your web site, ad campaigns and the core infrastructure of your business. But what happens when unexpected disaster strikes? This can be anything from health issues, inability to access the internet and most importantly uncontrollable world events like we are currently seeing with the massive “Frankenstorm” Sandy that is currently headed towards the North East and … [Read more...]
October 11, 2012 By
My New Book “Blogging Tips: Confessions of a Six Figure Blogger” on Amazon
When running a business on the internet you really have no idea what’s right around the corner. This can be anything from hitting a new ad campaign that explodes your revenue and blows your previous months earnings away, or even as simple as meeting someone at a conference that gives you that huge idea or connection to bring your business to the next level. I first started out as an affiliate marketer a little over 15 years ago and then got into the world of blogging just over the past … [Read more...]
July 7, 2012 By
Ryan Deiss Job Promise Promotion Draws @FTC Eyes
Disclaimer: I am not an FTC Attorney or any kind of attorney. I have no relation to the FTC other then consulting. These thoughts are my own and not condoned or endorsed by the FTC. I get a lot of spam, as I am sure you do, with crazy offers of promises of instant employment if you buy some info product. But all of them I have ever gotten are well hidden behind fake names, proxies, and lots of other stuff. I know this first hand because of the many lawsuits we have had to protect our … [Read more...]
June 8, 2012 By
New Affiliate Marketing Record: $4,070.00 in 1 Day
And voila, I’m back. It’s starting to get a bit old opening with an apology for my lack of posting lately, so I’ll explain it in 6 words and then get straight to the meat of this post: I’ve been working on my campaigns. My affiliate marketing campaigns have been doing really well the past few months, and on May 11th, 2012, I ended up setting a new personal affiliate marketing record by generating a gross total of $2,809.90 in one day. This was due to a new campaign I had … [Read more...]
June 6, 2012 By
Long-Tail Keyword Tips for Affiliates
Working within a niche industry as an affiliate marketer is very much a system of give-and-take that comes with potentially huge rewards. But it does not come without extraordinary effort on the part of the publisher. When affiliates operate in highly targeted industries, some of their most useful instruments are long-tail keywords – those more obscure words and phrases that focus on smaller volumes but yield more qualified search results. Affiliates tend to target these keywords for two … [Read more...]
May 13, 2012 By
How To Increase Affiliate Income By Ranking On Google’s First Page
The almighty “G” has released the Penguin and the effect on blogs especially affiliate review blogs are huge. It’s like affiliate marketers are confused. They’ve a lot of questions traveling through their clouded minds – what’s Google really up to. How do I position my affiliate niche sites to rank better, generate income and make me happy? I need to pay some bills and Google just wouldn’t understand. They don’t care about me, despite all my efforts to please them. I wish Google … [Read more...]
April 25, 2012 By
8 Mobile Apps for Performance Marketers
There’s an old cliché that says time is money, and on the Web, that is perhaps most true for the affiliate marketer. Modern technology has afforded us all the opportunity to stay on top of our tasks from virtually anywhere thanks to mobile devices and the apps they run. This has (mostly) helped make us more productive, especially for those who work on the Internet, as it allows them to stay connected to their businesses at all times. It was inevitable that developers would soon … [Read more...]
