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Before I tell you the background story and my own results so far with video ads, if you haven’t yet tried out CrankyAds, I recommend you give it a go.
It’s a free WordPress plugin you can use to handle all advertising on your blog, and that includes offering video ads to your sponsors. This means an advertiser … Read the rest of this entry »
I did an interview with Jeff Walker last week for a product I’m working on. If you have never heard of Jeff, he is the father of the Product Launch Formula, a proven model for launching virtually anything online.
I interviewed Jeff to learn his entrepreneur’s journey, like most of my interviews, so it wasn’t specifically about … Read the rest of this entry »
A quick note from Yaro: I’d like to introduce you to a good friend of mine, Chris Dowsett. I’ve known Chris for over ten years. He’s a genius at statistical analysis and other things to do with numbers. We recently caught up when he was visiting Australia. He explained some of the work he was doing with online … Read the rest of this entry »
I’ve been asked many times over the last year or so where my affiliate program is. Since I closed down all my coaching programs, my affiliate program was shut too.
I’m happy to say with the imminent opening of Become A Blogger 2.0 (Gideon, Leslie and I start the launch this week), the affiliate program is open too!
I’ve been working on CrankyAds.com now for over a year, although there have been a few start-stop sessions, so it hasn’t been exactly all-steam ahead during that time.
Developing software is a lot of fun, when you have the people who can make your vision a reality. Thinking of how you want something to work in your head and … Read the rest of this entry »
The biggest chunk of my income online comes from a portfolio of healthy niche sites which I have established over time with meticulous keyword research and diligent marketing. Most of these niche sites make money from Google Adsense.
Considering that the biggest chunk of my income comes from Google, I am somewhat at their mercy in many ways. We … Read the rest of this entry »
Some of the most common questions I receive revolve around how I get advertisers to my blog, how I make money with advertising on my blog, and anything related to money and advertising.
While there are a variety of questions and answers surrounding this topic it all really comes back to the basics: Content equals traffic and traffic equals … Read the rest of this entry »
I have a confession to make.
I’m lazy.
This has served me well in some instances, for example it has forced me to find elegant and simple solutions that require minimal effort and complexity to set up and function. I’ve also sought out 80/20 ratios in my life based on what I really want – not just what society … Read the rest of this entry »
A few weeks ago, I decided to take on a new venture. I felt a bit stagnant with what I was doing, so I decided that it was time to release a new product. This decision was made after listening to a podcast about product development and realizing that I really didn’t have a product. After kicking myself in … Read the rest of this entry »
The last week if you’ve been reading this blog you know I’ve recommended two courses, both of which I am an affiliate for. In this situation both products I’ve promoted before, so they’ve proven successful, however they are very different in many respects, for example…
I ran two affiliate promotions recently for very similar products at very similar pricing points. The promotion techniques were also very similar, and although there are many variables involved, there’s a powerful conclusion you can make as a result of this test.
One promotion, as I type this, is nearing $5,000 in commissions.
The other is nearing $500. … Read the rest of this entry »
Next Monday, December 1st, Gideon Shalwick and I are releasing a brand new report called “The Roadmap To Become A Blogger” or simply, The Roadmap.
This is only the second free report I’ve published and Gideon in particular has been hard at work making sure the report is something special. The Roadmap is our … Read the rest of this entry »
Gideon Shalwick, the creative talent behind the Becomeablogger.com free video training site, and I have been hard at work the past few months planning an upgrade to the video service.
We’re calling it Become A Blogger Premium.
I’ve been really pleased with the response to the 10 free videos Gideon and I released so far. We’ve received some … Read the rest of this entry »
You probably saw and read my review of Blogging to the Bank 3.0 by Rob Benwell from just over a week ago. That post sparked quite a bit of discussion, with 106 comments so far as I type this.
Many of the comments were the usual, asking questions about the product or thanking me for the article, but there … Read the rest of this entry »
