Success, Unplugged

I was over on the Warrior Forum the other day. Really popular site for internet marketing… and one that I hardly ever visit. But, I went over there and poked around for an hour or so (it was actually on my to-do list that day. ).

I was AMAZED by the amount of “shiny objects” over there. TONS of people both offering and seeking whatever will make them money. Just one big “bizop” support group, really.

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9 Tips For Maximizing Adsense Revenue

Google Adsense. Probably the de facto way to make money with a blog – at least to newbies.

If you’ve read my Six Figure Blogger Blueprint, you know what I think of banner ads. They’re not the best way to make money with a blog. After all, the only way you get paid is to send traffic AWAY from your blog. And you’re only getting paid a few cents to do it.

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4 Reasons Your Site Isn’t Ranking

When I first started working online, I didn’t have much faith in SEO. I was misled, misinformed, and misguided. Nothing I tried seemed to work – the highest I ever got in the search results was on the 6 or 7th page.

After a LOT of studying, and some fortunate connections (mainly, my business partner Tom), that is no longer an issue. We are frequently able to rank sites within 2-4 weeks in competitive niches – and SEO now comes easy to us.

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What Many People Forget About “Making Money Online”

I was having a discussion with somebody the other day. This person wanted to make money online. It didn’t really matter how, they just wanted money.

The plan (as they put it) was to find one of the most successful people online… and simply copy them. And, the understanding of the “how” was to start a blog and promote stuff.

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[WEBINAR] The Thriving Audience Framework, w/ Corbett Barr

We all need traffic. As I’ve said before, without it, all the work we do online feels like pissing in the wind.

Basically, you can either attract traffic or you can buy it (via banner ads, PPC, etc.). Most of us would rather not have to buy it. Plus, if you have to spend money for every visitor you get, do you really have a sustainable business? I’d argue no.

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How To Keep Members Once They’ve Enrolled (Member Retention)

This is part 4 of 4 of a series on Membership Sites & Recurring Income.

It is one thing to enroll a new member into your membership site. It is quite another to KEEP them.

The industry average retention period for a membership site is 3 months. That isn’t very long, and with a high turnover rate like that, the pressure will really be on to keep enrolling new people in order to grow your cash flow. There are, however, many things you can do to increase retention and keep people around.

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How To Market Your Membership Site

This is part 3 of 4 of a series on Membership Sites & Recurring Income.

OK, step 1 is to build your membership site. Step 2 is to populate it with some content. Step 3 is…. (drum roll)….

Selling it.

The question is – how?

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What To Put Into Your Membership Site (Free Versus Paid)

This is part 2 of 4 of a series on Membership Sites & Recurring Income.

Pretty much anything you might think of releasing as a standalone product could very easily be released into a membership site. In fact, any form of content could go in there. Blog posts, videos, ebooks, etc.

I think a lot of people (especially beginners) tend to think about the ebook when it comes to product offerings. The problem with ebooks is that the perceived value has dropped since so many people now do it. Depending on your niche, there are a lot of ebooks being given away as opt-in bribes. This makes the power of a PAID ebook diminished. Many people’s hard drives are littered with PDFs they haven’t yet read.

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What You Need To Create A Membership Site

This is part 1 of 4 of a series on Membership Sites & Recurring Income.

There are many different ways to build a membership site these days. Quite frankly, it can be pretty overwhelming.

I’ve tried a lot of different options, so I’m going to share with you what I believe is the easiest and best combination of tools to build your membership site.

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