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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 money.… 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… 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 the… 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.
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 lead-in resource to… 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… 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… Read the rest of this entry »
I just won a 40in Sony LCD TV in an affiliate competition, and that wasn’t even first place. In another competition this month I won a Rolex watch. During this year I won a Apple iTouch and some other prizes.
In July when I reopened Blog Mastermind, I ran an affiliate competition for my partners, giving away top 10… Read the rest of this entry »
Update Oct 14: The PPC Classroom people are in the process of launching their coaching program so the links for the free report have changed and now instead go to the sales page. I’ll chase them up about finding alternative access to the report – but it may be gone. Apologies if you missed out!
Go straight to the… Read the rest of this entry »
Next week I’m releasing the first of my content videos as part of the opening of Blog Mastermind. If you are new to blogging or interested in a better way to blog for money, then stay tuned for that video and the follow-ups after it coming, hopefully, from Tuesday onwards.
You will be able to join Blog Mastermind at the… Read the rest of this entry »
Gobala Krishnan, one of my favorite Asian Internet marketers and one of my top selling affiliates for Blog Mastermind (I’ve sent him several hundred dollars worth of commissions every month for a year now) just released a brand new course Super Affiliate Blogger.
I have to admit I’m a bit ticked off that he’s done this because I have… Read the rest of this entry »
This is part three of the ongoing product launch case study taking you behind the scenes of the Blog Mastermind relaunch using video.
Once again if you want instant updates of new videos and other related content, please follow me on Twitter (twitter.com/yarostarak).
This video continues from where we left off last video reviewing affiliate technology, but this… Read the rest of this entry »
If you want instant notice when these videos go live, please subscribe to my Twitter feed (http://www.twitter.com/yarostarak) as I’ll post updates about the case study there too.
Here’s the next installment of the product launch live video case study. Today I’m discussing what scripts and services I considered when looking for a system to run my affiliate program.… Read the rest of this entry »
If you are ready to join my affiliate program, you can do so here -
http://www.blogmastermind.com/affiliates/signup/
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. I… Read the rest of this entry »
I’m in the middle of madly recording some videos so I don’t have to worry about video set-up while island hopping from Brisbane to Fiji to Hawaii then on to Canada. It’s crazy all the things you have to do when you leave home for six months.
I have a great post coming up later this week on the… 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 are… Read the rest of this entry »
