by Mark Mason | Aug 28, 2008 | Internet Marketing, Products
Back in 2008, I dropped $77 on Commission Blueprint, a video course that taught how to make money promoting ClickBank products using Google AdWords (now called Google Ads). I stayed up until the early hours watching all 14 videos and wrote my honest impressions. This...
by Mark Mason | Aug 25, 2008 | Internet Marketing
Writing sales copy is probably the most challenging skill in internet marketing. I have been studying it since 2008, and I am still learning. But understanding the basic anatomy of a sales letter gives you a framework that makes the process far less intimidating. Here...
by Mark Mason | Aug 20, 2008 | Humor, Internet Marketing
I have traveled to dozens of countries over the years, and no matter where I go, I find McDonald's. I still remember seeing my first foreign McDonald's while walking down a street in Tokyo. I had a bowl of McNoodles that day. But here is what struck me during a trip...
by Mark Mason | Aug 17, 2008 | Internet Marketing
I wrote the original version of this post from the United Airlines lounge at Narita Airport near Tokyo. I was 20 hours into a 28-hour travel day, waiting for a connection to another Asian country. It was 2AM Dallas time and the middle of the afternoon in Japan....
by Mark Mason | Aug 8, 2008 | Internet Marketing
Back in 2008, I built a tool that ranked article directories based on their Google PageRank and Alexa scores. At the time, submitting articles to directories like EzineArticles, GoArticles, and hundreds of smaller sites was a core internet marketing strategy. You...
by Mark Mason | Jul 21, 2008 | Internet Marketing
In 2008, a blogger I followed named Garry Conn made a bold move. He pulled every single advertisement off his blog after survey feedback suggested his readers would prefer an ad-free experience. A few days later, he reversed course and put the ads back. He was worried...
