Authority Site: December 2016 Report + Year Summary
December ended up being the best month for the site in 2016, despite being out of seasonality. It's probably a Christmas bump, along with the fact that I've consciously built in monetization paths that...
View ArticleAuthority Site: Quarter One 2017 Report
Well, we're off to a good start in Q1 2017. The website is earning nicely for two major reasons:All of the work I have put into the site in the past 5-6 months is starting to pay off.We are entering...
View ArticlePinterest Marketing: An Actual Guide
I’ll be honest… I thought I had my Pinterest strategy on lock. It seemed like an easy platform — just pin images from your site and you’ll get some low-ish quality social traffic. Seemed pretty plug...
View ArticleAuthority Site: Quarter Two 2017 Report
Back again with another quarterly update for the authority site, and boy, is it a big one...First off, the biggest announcement...In Q2 of 2017, the site made just $800 shy of what it made in ALL of...
View ArticleOn Copycats
First and foremost, Q3 2017 is over and…I haven’t written an authority site update. Guess what? I’m not going to. Suffice it to say that Q3 was much better than Q2 for the authority site and I could go...
View ArticleWebs of Fragility
Back again. As promised in my article on copycats, I won’t be talking about in-depth strategies for any specific business that I own. And that’s not a ranty piece, BTW. It’s something I wrote almost to...
View ArticleHow to Grow A Website
First off, this is not going to be a tactical article. You will not walk away with “5 simple tips for scaling your website the next level!” No, instead this piece is what I wish I read years ago. It...
View ArticleHow to Hire a Writer
In continuance of the last post, I’m going to talk strategically about what would normally be a tactical article: hiring a writer for your website. Most of the advice surrounding this topic is a...
View ArticleHow to Use Tailwind’s Hashtag Finder 2.0
This post contains affiliate links, which means I will make a commission at no extra cost to you should you click through and make a purchase. The addition of Tailwind for Instagram has been a massive...
View ArticleWhat to Outsource In Your Online Business…and When
It’s very likely that your entire conception of “outsourcing” is off-base and in need of serious re-thinking. Yes, you. And me too. I’ve made more than my fair share of mistakes trying to offload work...
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