Back a few years ago when I was doing some individual coaching with Courtney Tuttle I really just wanted him to tell me what to do. I wanted a list of stuff so I could just go do it.  If I got the list and did it I would be making money and that’s really what I wanted; to experience success (finally)! If I had the list and did it and didn’t make money...

There are days when you get this “brilliant” idea. It glows in your head, it keeps you up all night (because you know those flashes of brilliance always come just as you’re laying down to go to sleep, right?!), it seems like the perfect solution to some or all of the problems you’ve been having. You get up the next day (after having fallen...

This is a post I published back on December 31, 2009.  I had just conducted a survey to try to better understand what it is I can do for you to help you succeed in internet marketing. I was surprised (I’m not sure why) by the results I got and felt it was time someone stood up and said out loud what I’ve been talking about with my close internet...

A big part of my plan for monetizing sites that haven’t done well with my usual tactics is to create a great opt in gift and get people on my list. Once you’ve got them on your list there are 3 key elements to make that list successful. You have to KEEP them on your list, build trust and make some sales.  Let’s look at these three elements your...

If you’re building a niche blog/site,  link building is just part of the process.  In fact, it’s a HUGE part of the process, it’s the part of the process that if you skip the whole thing doesn’t work. It doesn’t matter if you’ve written content worthy of  a Pulitzer Prize ~ if you don’t build links you will not get ranked...

Most of us create sites with a pretty stable plan in mind for how we’re going to make money from that site. Generally that includes putting ads on the site, selling products from the site, putting up banners that people will click to buy something from the site… it usually means making money ON the site in some form or fashion. Often we get very STUCK in...

It’s really easy (at least for me ~ who’s not a huge fan of change) to get locked into what I’m doing, and just keep doing it. I’ve got the schedule down pat. I know what comes next in my day. Day in, day out… same actions. That’s fun… I love it. However, sometimes a little evaluation goes a long way. Sometimes it’s...