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The prelaunch phase of a product launch in many ways is more important than the actual launch itself. During this period you have to decide what to give away, if anything, what marketing message to focus on, how to source the content and how to distribute it.
A successful prelaunch is all about building excitement and anticipation, but also … Read the rest of this entry »
I’m back in Toronto now, returned from Las Vegas and Chicago. By the end of my trip I was really itching to get back to full time work, so I’m happy that the rest of this month is all about the Blog Mastermind launch.
No doubt all of you who had even a tiny interest have watched John Reese’s … Read the rest of this entry »
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Back in December 07 I closed the doors to Blog Mastermind. The reason I did so was to upgrade the back-end system that delivered the course and the affiliate program. I’m pleased to say the upgrade is done.
I’m in Toronto now. … Read the rest of this entry »
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With all the talk of doing a product launch online thanks to Jeff Walker’s Product Launch Formula 2.0 release, I thought I should talk a little bit about how … Read the rest of this entry »
Over the last two days I attended a workshop run by Andrew and Daryl Grant on the topic of joint ventures (JVs).
The workshop was valuable and covered a topic that is rarely given an entire two days worth of focus. JVs are the best way to drive quality traffic today and while they are not always easy to … Read the rest of this entry »
Danial Scocco from DailyBlogTips put together a great article – 28 Ways to Make Money with Your Website.
You might think you’ve read all the advice before, however it’s necessary that blog trainers continue to publish these articles to update the status of how you can profit online with a website. Plus of course, some of these ideas … Read the rest of this entry »
If you missed the first part of this 2007 rap-up article, please go back and read it first here -
The span of May – June – July was simply crazy. During this period I conducted my first online … Read the rest of this entry »
This is the last blog post I will make about this. Blog Mastermind is closing to new members today.
I’ve been blown away by how many people have joined in the last week and I look forward to working with all the new members.
This is going to sound cliche, but I just had to restart the server (… Read the rest of this entry »
It surprised me when I first launched Blog Mastermind how much people loved the video case studies, where I review and critique the blogs of students in the program. I’ve gone on to create 13 so far, reviewing more than 15 member blogs and I expect I’ll do a few more as we have had a rush of … Read the rest of this entry »
I know I know, you shouldn’t try and pitch a product – even your own product – in more than one or two blog posts in a row…I can see my RSS feed falling already
Seriously though, this is a post that doesn’t just promote my coaching program, it also demonstrates powerful marketing lessons. For those of you paying … Read the rest of this entry »
It’s been a crazy last few days. I sent out a lesson to Blog Mastermind students about direct advertising and it was a huge lesson, more than 5,000 words, plus an extra video and audio – there is so much to teach about making money with blogs!
In between finishing that lesson for the current students I’ve also been … Read the rest of this entry »
Wow, how compelling is that for a title of an article? I mean, doesn’t everyone want passive income? Isn’t that the holy grail, the promised land and the hopes and dreams of every Internet entrepreneur and would-be professional blogger?
Well maybe not, but let’s face it, we all want passive income and we all want to hear about opportunities … Read the rest of this entry »
When I posted my September blog earnings of $10,899.83 a few readers replied asking for advice with affiliate marketing. Given nearly $4,400 of that income was from affiliate sales – the largest single source of income – it’s easy to understand why people want further explanation in this area.
I’ll be frank with you, the area I make money … Read the rest of this entry »
This has to be the most common traffic tip professional bloggers give to newbies: Leave comments on other blogs.
You know what I did when I was newbie blogger? – I left comments on other blogs, like crazy.
I did a lot of other things too, all of which I go through in some detail in Blog Mastermind… Read the rest of this entry »
Back in March of this year, 2007, I reported my blogging income of $6549.52. September, while a slower month for net usage because the northern hemisphere is wrapping up the holiday period (people go outside when the weather is nice instead of sit inside on their computers, thus reducing traffic and income from some advertising programs), turned out … Read the rest of this entry »
The students who joined Blog Mastermind right at the beginning have just entered the traffic building and marketing phase of their training with me (lesson 11 onwards).
I’m very excited to finally enter this part of the program because it’s the area most people fail and the single biggest reason why most bloggers don’t make money. While I’m not … Read the rest of this entry »
Vittorio Bosio, the very first member of Blog Mastermind, sent me an email today about releasing some new videos on his blog in response to the advice I gave him in a video case study (in fact the first ever video case study I did for members – Vittorio had a lot of firsts!).
When I went to … Read the rest of this entry »
Those who know me well, my friends, family and colleagues, read the claims I make about my blogging and laugh.
As per the Blog Mastermind sales page and throughout the Blog Profits Blueprint, I claim that I only work two hours a day to generate the around $5000 a month income from my blogs and related projects (forums … Read the rest of this entry »
Bryan Clark, one of my Blog Mastermind students has started an ambitious project, which is a lot like the Million Dollar Homepage you might remember, but with a few unique twists.
His project is called The $10K Give Away and here is Bryan’s explanation:
In a blatant ripoff of “The Million Dollar Homepage” – I’ve decided to replicate this,
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The previous three parts of this series focused on the marketing and technology requirements to successfully launch a membership site. … Read the rest of this entry »
