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My Most Challenging Year Part 2: A New Business Is Born

Yaro Starak — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:00:09 +0000

If you haven’t read part one, you can do so here – My Most Challenging Year Part 1: When Family Tragedy Strikes

At the start of 2011 I set up this blog to run as automatically as possible.

A stay at home mum friend, Steph, from my city Brisbane came on board as editor and head of… Read the rest of this entry »

Blog Mastermind Closing Forever This Friday (Plus A Story About Video Games, Magic And Skating)

Yaro Starak — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:18:23 +0000

When I was about 5 years old I discovered my first love – video games.

It all began with a nintendo entertainment system. There was nothing more important in my life at the time than Super Mario Brothers.

My passion grew as I grew, going from nintendo to the sega master system, to the mega drive, the super… Read the rest of this entry »

How Helping Newbies Led To Big Profits And A Closing Down Sale (Discount Price Ends Friday)

Yaro Starak — Wed, 04 May 2011 13:13:34 +0000

One the factors I like to hammer home to people when they create any kind of information, whether it’s blog or website content, membership content, or any kind of paid info product, is not to underestimate how much of your audience truly are beginners.

Everyone starts as a beginner. If you are teaching something that requires any kind of practice… Read the rest of this entry »

If Content Is King, How Do I Generate Enough Content For My Blog?

Mitch Wilson — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:03:56 +0000

I like to use my time and the space Yaro gives me here at Entrepreneurs-Journey to base my articles on questions I often receive and this one will be no different as I am going to discuss how “Mitch’s Blog” became a company with 18 current writers.

While the building a company part I have talked about in the past… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Make Money With CPM Advertising On Your Blog

Mitch Wilson — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:23:26 +0000

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 »

Blogging In French: Olivier Roland Proves There Is Money To Be Made Helping People In Other Languages

Yaro Starak — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:23:00 +0000

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Download the MP3 [ 59 Minutes - 28 MB ]

Many a time I’ve received a question from a person who has English as a second language, regarding their options for writing a blog and whether they should focus on… Read the rest of this entry »

Telling It Straight: Blogging Goals For 2011 From Miami Mitch

Mitch Wilson — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 13:42:13 +0000

It’s that time of year once again, and while some people call them New Year’s resolutions, I’ll stick with what they called it back when I was part of the corporate world: Goal Setting.

I never had any goals when I started my blog, mainly because I didn’t know what I was doing. Now that it is a business… Read the rest of this entry »

Why Blogs Fail

Mitch Wilson — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:48:40 +0000

Mitch is in charge of a well over six figure blog empire in the sports niche, which he started by focusing on college football in the USA.

He was one of the very first people to join Blog Mastermind. He also happens to have the distinction of attending almost every single coaching call I have done since I… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Make Money With Your Blog (With Case Studies As Proof)

Yaro Starak — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:45:36 +0000

People often come to me as an expert at monetizing blogs. Although my experience making money online is not limited only to blogs, I’ve been able to extract a lot of income from not necessarily a lot of traffic.

For example, my proofreading business was able to generate a salary level income – sometimes as much as $15,000… Read the rest of this entry »

14 Tactics To Attract New Email Subscribers

Yaro Starak — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:21:53 +0000

Back in 2006 I decided it was time to build my first email list.

I had been blogging for just over a year at that point, and had over five years experience running websites already under my belt, yet I had never created an email newsletter or list of any kind.

Finally, after repeat recommendations from countless internet marketing… Read the rest of this entry »

How Fran Kerr Turned Her Acne Prone Skin Into A Profitable Blogging Empire

Yaro Starak — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:21:44 +0000

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Download the MP3 [ 55 Minutes - 76 MB ]

Download Text Transcript [ 36 Pages - PDF ]

This interview is one of the most exciting successful blog case studies I have ever shared with you. This is the… Read the rest of this entry »

Figure Out What Works For You And Then Stick To It

Yaro Starak — Sat, 22 May 2010 03:57:23 +0000

Jonathan Beebe recently contacted me asking to submit a guest article. Normally I say no because it is tough to find good writers with good content, but Jonathan did a few things right that convinced me to give him a shot. His email was short, to the point and he came across as a nice guy. He explained how he… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Maximize Profit From Every Product You Create

Yaro Starak — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:56:56 +0000

In 2007 I launched a program called Blog Mastermind, which as far as I could tell at the time, was the first blog training program created by someone who had a profitable blog.

Of course there were many other bloggers out there at the time who made money blogging – many who made more than I did – but… Read the rest of this entry »

10 Tactics To Make Your Blog Stand Out

Yaro Starak — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:19:52 +0000

One of the things I enjoy the most about blogs, especially blogs that are run by one individual, is analyzing why the blog is successful.

What is the magic ingredient that makes this blog succeed, when so many others fail?

Based on my observations, here are some of the elements you can apply to make your blog something special.… Read the rest of this entry »

Become A Blogger Premium Opening This Week

Yaro Starak — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:38:31 +0000

Gideon Shalwick and I are opening our very popular Become A Blogger Premium video training program this week.

We’ve had over 2,000 people take this course during the past year, so it is by far the most successful program I run in terms of raw number of people who have joined.

If you’ve not participated before, then as a… Read the rest of this entry »

How Pat Flynn Lost His Job Then Made $203,219.04 In His First Year Online

Yaro Starak — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:41:35 +0000

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Download the MP3 [ 49 Minutes - 22 MB ]

Pat Flynn has an inspiring story that you must listen to if you are like many people around the world who recently lost their job and want to transition to… Read the rest of this entry »

The Power Of Purposeful Action – Krizia Blogging Case Study

Yaro Starak — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:40:21 +0000

This post is going to seem like a blatant testimonial sales pitch for my Blog Mastermind program, and it is, but I’m publishing this for other reasons as well.

The post just before this one was a guest article by Krizia who blogs at Eat Smart Age Smart. Her article if you haven’t read it already, was a… Read the rest of this entry »

Podcast: How Caroline Middlebrook Makes $1000 A Month Blogging

Yaro Starak — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:39:56 +0000

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Download the MP3 [ 39 Minutes - 18 MB]

Caroline Middlebrook has been on my radar for a long time. I enjoy her writing style, her candor and her honesty and of course, she writes about the industry I love,… Read the rest of this entry »

New Free Report: The Roadmap To Become A Blogger

Yaro Starak — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:35:46 +0000

Update: The MP3 audio version of the Roadmap report has been added to the download page and it’s free too. Now you can read and listen to what it takes to build a great blog!

I’m very excited to announce that my latest report, co-authored with Gideon Shalwick, my partner in the Becomeablogger.com video site, is now ready for download.… Read the rest of this entry »

Blogging To The Bank 3.0 Review – Is It Worth Buying?

Yaro Starak — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:19:41 +0000

A Million Dollars From Blogging Or Just Another E-Book With Big Claims?

This is the third installment of Rob Benwell’s Blogging To The Bank book, which teaches his method for making money with blogs.

More details about the book are here -

www.bloggingtothebank.com

What’s compelling about Rob’s story is that he’s made over a million dollars using blogs… Read the rest of this entry »

Podcast: How Leigh Went From Making $20 to $4500+ A Month From Her Blog

Yaro Starak — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:33:01 +0000

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Download the MP3 [ 30 Minutes - 14 MB ]
Download Text Transcript [ 15 Pages - PDF ]

After Mitch’s interview hit the airwaves recounting how quickly his blog grew to 3,000 daily… Read the rest of this entry »

Podcast: Interview With Alborz Fallah – A Million Dollar Blogger

Yaro Starak — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:24:45 +0000

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Download the MP3 [ 49 Minutes - 22 MB ]
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It All Started With A Blog

If you opted in after watching my Conversion Blogging… Read the rest of this entry »

Are You Tired Of Not Making Money From Your Blog?

Yaro Starak — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:05:13 +0000

It’s a sad fact, but most people do not make much money from their blogs even if they work very hard.

Tomorrow I have a video that I hope will change that and if you can spare some time to watch the video, I hope I can help you too.

The video is 32 minutes long and explains the system… Read the rest of this entry »

Why Don’t Bloggers Understand Email Marketing?

Yaro Starak — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:11:36 +0000

Over the weekend I worked hard on video presentations for the release of Blog Mastermind. Obviously the core topic of the videos is how to make money via blogging, however I’m introducing a new form of blogging for profit, something that can lead to income quicker, it’s more stable and in the long haul is a much better model for… Read the rest of this entry »

Do You Need Talent To Grow A Successful Blog?

Yaro Starak — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:54:07 +0000

I was reading a post over at DoshDosh where Maki notes his RSS readership broke the 10,000 subscriber mark and what he did (or really, what he didn’t do) to realize that result. Here’s his post -

Dosh Dosh Reaches 10,000 Subscribers (and the Reason Why People Subscribe to a Blog)

I have to admit to feeling slightly irritated… Read the rest of this entry »

Understanding Affiliate Marketing From The Perspective Of A Blogger

Yaro Starak — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:25:28 +0000

I’ve been affiliate marketer for almost as long as I have been a blogger and it’s amazing how much you learn as you go along.

I was very frustrated by nearly all of the affiliate promotions run on my blog during the first two years or so. Each time I published a blog post that focused on an affiliate offer… Read the rest of this entry »

Blog Mastermind Reviews and Program Outline

Yaro Starak — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:00:10 +0000

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 »

How To Market Your Blog With Conversations – A Free Sample Lesson From Blog Mastermind

Yaro Starak — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:46:15 +0000

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 putting… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Turn A Blog Post Into Passive Income

Yaro Starak — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:38:03 +0000

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 to… Read the rest of this entry »

I Made $10,899.83 From Blogging in September

Yaro Starak — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:53:20 +0000

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 to… Read the rest of this entry »