Tag internet marketing

Let’s Talk About the Gillette Ad Controversy

By now you surely have seen the Gillette Ad titled "We Believe: The Best Men Can Be" -- There's tons of commentary about the content of the ad and while I disagree with the way the ad was produced, I want to talk about the marketing and branding implications of such a risky move. That's the topic I…

Opinion and Editorial

internet marketing, videos, youtube
February 22, 2019

Youtube Tutorial. How to Create Close Captions for Your Videos

This is a quick video tutorial on how to transcribe and create your own closed captions for your Youtube videos. Sometimes these are called subtitles. The reasons for adding subtitles to your video are many. If your video is properly closed captioned, more people can watch it. Closed captions are used by people that can't listen to a…

Social Media, Youtube and Videos

internet marketing, tips and tricks, videos, vlog, youtube
February 8, 2019

Email Marketing: Sure Fire Way to Annoy and Alienate People

This idea comes up every few months in one group or another. Let's ask unsubscribers why they unsubscribed. Actually... let's not. Emailing unsubscribers is nothing new, email marketers have been doing this for over a decade but there's always some newbie that thinks they just discovered the biggest secret in the planet and start sharing it and posting…

Online Marketing

automation, email marketing, entrepreneurship, internet marketing
November 25, 2018

GrowSumo Gave me Five Bucks Just Because

If you're a new affiliate, trying to make some extra money you may be wondering what networks you should join. I've talked about Shareasale before, I told you about Refersion and they even interviewed me a couple times. I promote Peerfly even though I don't really make money from their products. But I wanted to highlight another network…

Online Marketing

affiliate marketing, business, home business, internet marketing, smmoc
July 9, 2018

How To Rank For Featured Snippets

While I was at Affiliate Summit a couple weeks ago, I had a chance to catch up with my buddy Stephan Spencer. Stephan Spencer is an author, speaker, and internet entrepreneur. Who's Stephan Spencer? Stephan is an SEO authority expert, author, speaker and consultant helping some of the most prominent companies in the world. Stephan is the author…

Social Media Marketing, Affiliate Summit

Blogging, business, entrepreneurship, internet marketing, Stephan Spencer
July 9, 2018

How To Schedule Your Content on Twitter Once a Month

Back in the day, Twitter was all about making direct connections with people you had something in common. You had to be on Twitter all the time and most people responded to you when you approached them with a message. Today, Twitter is vastly different. Most people come to Twitter to absorb information about their favorite topics. The…

Social Media

internet marketing, Neil Patel, Social Media, tips and tricks, Tutorials, Twitter
December 18, 2017

8 Key Digital Advertising Trends That Will Take Place in 2018

True, there’s still much to do throughout 2017, and we still have many months of planning and meticulous strategy to implement. However, 2018 is just around the corner, and if we’re not prepared, it’s going to take us by surprise. It’s essential that you get your business prepared for 2018 by learning the strategies that are going to…

Opinion and Editorial

affiliate marketing, entrepreneurship, internet marketing, tips and tricks
November 20, 2017

Affiliates: This Is Why You’re Not Making Money Online (Video)

Sometimes we grow attached to an idea and a dream and fail to notice how our attachment may be preventing us from making money. I run into this situation all the time. Maybe this sounds like you: A blogger has been blogging for months, maybe even over a year and hasn't made any money. Perhaps they've made a…

Online Marketing

affiliate marketing, Blogging, home business, internet marketing, make money online, tips and tricks, videos, youtube
November 19, 2017

Which Should You Use? Single Opt-in vs Double Opt-in

If you're building an email list for your business, this is one of the first decisions you need to make early on. Should you use the single opt-in or double opt-in method to collect email addresses? This is a topic that is highly debatable and you'll find proponents of both methods. Each one has its merits and disadvantages.…

Online Marketing

affiliate marketing, email marketing, internet marketing, make money online
July 25, 2017

The Truth about Free WordPress

Free is always enticing. This is why some people go to get a blog with WordPress.com. I have some issues with WordPress.com and I want to talk about those with you today. I'm going to come out and say it directly; you should not start a blog with WordPress.com, Blogger.com, Medium.com, or other free blogging platforms. Specifically today…

Online Marketing

Blogging, dot com lifestyle, entrepreneurship, internet marketing, wordpress, youtube
July 18, 2017