Scott has a great post today over on Self Made Minds entitled: Buy for 2 years income and repay yourself in one year. I definitely recommend reading it. I've used that strategy a lot, and he's right. There are two things to be careful of when doing this, though. The first is to check the seller's claims of revenue very closely. I've been burned on this before. The second is to remember that "historical performance is no indicator ... Keep reading »
If you care about traffic from Google, it's time to stop selling text links. They have confirmed that publicly now. I realize this may be pure FUD on their part, and I realize that I'm totally drinking their Kool-Aid, but if the largest source of my traffic says that they'll penalize me for selling text links, then hey, I'm not going to sell text links. I'm going to find another ... Keep reading »
Too many times, I see people focused on AdSense as the sole source of their revenue. That is a huge mistake. Even Eric Giguere admits that AdSense is a crapshoot. Don't get me wrong. It is often fantastic for getting a site off the ground -- very often I can instantly make my money back with good AdSense placement -- but you're leaving a ton of money on the table if ... Keep reading »
Sounds like a scam, doesn't it? Well this time it's not. $9.99 is what GoDaddy charges for a year of domain name registration, and extending your registration by an extra year can have significant impact on your rankings. Back at the beginning of 2005, Google fulfilled the requirements to become a domain registrar. They had no plans to sell domain names, though. Instead, they were very up front about that ... Keep reading »
In the real world, you're much more likely to buy from a store if it was recommended by someone you trust. In the same way, visitors to your site are looking for signs that they can trust you. The more they trust you, the more likely they are to do what you want them to do -- make a purchase, sign up for your newsletter, etc. -- so inspiring trust is essential. One of the easiest ways to do ... Keep reading »
Warning: This is post is extraordinarily long. If you don't care where I've been or why the blog has changed, feel free to skip it entirely. When I started Ask Shane.org, this was how I described the purpose of the blog: I've had the pleasure of running a few blogs of my own and helping a few others manage theirs as well, but the more I do that, the more I have people ask me to help them, too. It's ... Keep reading »
Just saw this ad on an article at ESPN: Oops.
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