The Growth Framework
I constantly see people claiming that you can't make money online anymore. While I understand the frustration, these all or nothing statements annoy me. Here’s an email I got the other day: THANKS for the continuous bombardment of emails. I've tried for so long. Adwords, Sitebuildit, authority site building, Empower Network, Social Marketing, affiliate marketing. […]
The magical business growth calculator
In a few months I'll be celebrating my 15th anniversary since I made my first dollar online.
Over the past 15 years I've been involved in growing many different online businesses.
The best day to send emails that get read
There is plenty of advice kicking around the internet about when the best time of day to send to your email list.
I've found that there is a very good chance that this advice is actually flawed. It was for me based on my analysis.
How I got my Google ranking penalties removed (case study)
Ranking well in Google isn't just about what you do right to help you rank.
It's also very much about not doing things wrong.
As I covered last week, there are tons of things we can improve on-page to get better rankings that is more about following best practices and not making Google's job harder (e.g. site speed).
How I doubled my search traffic with only on-page changes
These days doing what is required to rank well can feel overwhelming.
No longer is it possible to game the system with a mix of dubious links on blog networks and article marketing.
Link building is now serious business that requires you to create value, build authority and attract real attention.
How my rankings bounced back
A couple of weeks back there was some hot debate about how "Google hates affiliates".
In this blog post I showed how I had a site for 12 years and didn't change a thing and had very steady rankings. Then I added an affiliate link and within days my rankings dropped.
How to increase your email opt-ins
The old adage of "the money is in the list" may not be trendy these days, but it's still as true as ever.
When you build an email list, you're building an asset.
How one affiliate link killed my rankings
You don't have to look too far to see evidence that Google generally dislikes affiliates.
Most of their rhetoric extends to “thin” affiliates or sites that don't add much value.
I get that and it makes sense to me. However, what I didn't realise. . .
Finally… it’s done
Phew! After months of work, it's finally done. AssociatePrograms.com is over 16 years old and has 100,000's of pages when you look at the forums, directory and all the content that has been posted over the years. As a result, it's not easy to do a site evolution of any significance. There have only been […]
How to back a winning horse (the four P’s)
Today I’m going to show you a few things about how to back a winning horse. I mean that metaphorically, for your business of course. If you want to know how to back a winning horse, you’ll have to talk to my Grandfather. By winning horse, I’m referring to your market and really targeting the […]