If your site was deleted from the Google index would anyone other than you notice and care? That was a quote from Aaron in "How Does the Algorithm View Your Website?", and nothing has ever rang more true to me. See, I had a site in the same mold as so many others that I had had success with. It was a very easy model for making great money: find a ... Keep reading »
People will always pay more if they're confident in what they're getting. That's true whether we're talking about advertisers or for the eventual acquirer of your site. Not only that, given the choice of two otherwise identical sites, they'll always choose the one with greater transparency. Because of that, there are two free services that I strongly recommend signing up for. Google Analytics I know some people who I highly respect recommend avoiding Google Analytics, but I just haven't ... Keep reading »
After a hiatus of several months, the guys behind Elite Retreat have thankfully announced a new Elite Retreat for this April in San Francisco. If you're entertaining any thoughts whatsoever of someday quitting your day job, I simply can't recommend this conference highly enough. It changed my life, and I have no doubt that it will change yours, too. Nowhere will you get the one-on-one time with this many true experts. ... Keep reading »
Developing a sense of community among your readers not only helps your readership grow faster, but it also keeps people coming back more often. I realize, though, that some of you would rather only your mother read your blog (and through a feed reader no less), so for those readers I'm excited to present two quick, easy ways to make sure your blog grows very slowly. Don't Respond to Comments This one works great! ... Keep reading »
If you're a Drupal developer who's also interested in quitting a day job, you can't miss this chance to work for Aaron Wall. More than any other single source, Aaron showed me what I needed to make a clean break from the day-to-day, and I will always be thankful for that. This is a phenomenal opportunity.
Today Aaron Wall has the best definition I've seen yet of what constitutes search engine spam. It's simple, clean and true. We should all apply it to our sites.
Patrick posted 21 More Really Funny Search Queries today and invited others to do the same. I know I get some pretty interesting queries, so I decided to take him up on his offer. Here are 10 keyword phrases that have actually brought people to my site over the past 4 weeks. blog get more visitors Looks like Tarzan is having trouble getting people to his site. how to get money from revenue generation That search answers itself. how to hide screws Frankenstein's ... Keep reading »
On Monday, Shawn Collins gave some advice to someone just entering the Internet publishing world. One portion of that in particular stood out to me because it was something that was on my list to talk about: After you've posted five to ten times to your blog, check out the affiliate networks for some relevant offers to promote. Don't fixate on the EPCs - rather look for what is most relevant to you. Pick two to three merchants that ... Keep reading »
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