by Mark Mason | Jan 21, 2016 | Podcast
Finding the right niche is one of the first questions new affiliate marketers ask. In this episode, Mark brainstorms niche site ideas live on the show, walking through his actual thinking process to help listeners generate their own list of 50 potential niches. He...
by Mark Mason | Jan 14, 2016 | Podcast
Just before Christmas 2015, Mark's Corn Sheller niche site was hit with a Google thin content penalty — the dreaded manual site action. The site dropped from page one to page six for its target keywords, wiping out the modest but consistent revenue it had been...
by Mark Mason | Jan 7, 2016 | Podcast
Star Wars: The Force Awakens was a massive commercial and cultural success. Behind that success is a marketing machine with lessons that apply directly to affiliate marketing and online business. In this episode, Mark identifies 13 marketing lessons from the Star Wars...
by Mark Mason | Dec 18, 2015 | Podcast
What is keeping you from getting started today online? Mark hears from many people who have an idea about what they want to do but have not pulled the trigger. In this episode, a listener named “Bob” (not his real name) has been waiting for more than a...
by Mark Mason | Dec 11, 2015 | Podcast
In this episode, Mark replays his talk from Social Media Marketing World 2015 on internet marketing for small business. The presentation covers how to use your website as more than an online business card, with practical advice on search engine ranking, conversions,...
by Mark Mason | Dec 4, 2015 | Podcast
Sometimes the question of how to choose a domain name can seem like an overwhelming conundrum. There are lots of things to consider and on top of that, all the good names are already taken. In this episode, Mark shares clear guidelines for selecting a domain name,...