Late Night Internet Marketing Blog
Internet Marketing Musings From Mark MasonThe Late Night Internet Marketing Blog has been up and running since late in 2007. Originally the “MasonWorld” blog, the posts here chronicle my journey first practicing, and now practicing and teaching, internet marketing.
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Motivational Tip #39 – Rationalize Your Goals
Creating goals and writing them down is an important part of keeping yourself motivated. However, by themselves, goals may seem meaningless and possibly even unattainable. This is why it is important for you to rationalize each of your goals. You can do this by...
Motivational Tip #38 – Push Hard, Fail, and Ask for Help
One of the things that prevents many people from succeeding is a fear of asking others for help. In most situations in life, there is someone other than us who knows better; and would be willing to help us if we’d only ask. But we don’t ask them. Instead, we plod away...
Motivational Tip #37 – Challenge Yourself
Few things are less inspiring than finding yourself unchallenged with your work and life. But this is exactly where many people find themselves at some point along the path to one of their goals. If you’re in this position now, you need to figure out how you can break...
Motivational Tip #36 – Forget the Big Picture
The big picture is important. Thing is something we all know; and we’ve all heard a hundred times. But sometimes, it’s better not to think about the big picture, but instead to think about the road that will get you there. If you find yourself thinking too much about...
Motivational Tip #35 – Create Conflict
Creating artificial conflict is a great way to motivate yourself. Next time someone tells you that you can’t do something, remember it. Harbor that conflict; and use it to motivate yourself to prove that person wrong. This might sound like an unhealthy technique (and,...
Motivational Tip #24 – Don’t Fear Failure
This is one of those things that you hear all internet marketer's talking about. You need to "get yourself out there." You miss every shot that you don't take. Edison failed hundreds of times while inventing the light bulb. If at first you don't succeed, try, try...
Motivational Tip #34 – Keep a Log
One good way to make sure you are working toward your goals is to keep a log of everything you do on a daily basis. If you’re working, include it in your log. If you’re exercising, include it in your log. If you’re eating, including that, too. And if you’re...
P90X Affiliate Program
About two months ago, my internet marketing buddy Pat Flynn showed off the amazing results that he achieved on the P90X exercise program. While I was happy for Pat, my first reaction was "wow, is there an affiliate program for that?" LOL. I guess that makes me a...
Internet Marketing as a Force for Good
This is a true story about a musical friend, an internet marketing guru, me, a major holiday, a talking monkey named Charlie, a Christmas music CD, and some kids in Liberia, West Africa. OK -- I'll admit there is no talking monkey in the story, but it is still worth...
Motivational Tip #33 – Make Yourself Accountable to Someone Else
Continuing with the theme of “commitment devices,” it usually a good idea to find ways to make yourself accountable to someone else. Whether that person be your boss, your husband or wife, your parents, or someone else important in your life, give them a stake in your...
Traffic Attraction Formula Review and Bonus
Hey there; Jason Van Orden is launching Traffic Attraction Forumula today at noon. That's an affiliate link. It's one of those huge launches with tons of super-affiliates mailing literally hundreds of thousands of people. I know it all seems like lots of hype (even...
Niche Site Update #5 – Confessions
One of the major challenges of being a part time internet entrepreneur, at least as far as I’m concerned, is managing multiple projects. My confession to you is that after getting off to a pretty good start on the Niche Site Duel I have completely ignored since my...
Motivational Tip #23 – Discard Your Fear of Rejection
Another reason why we often fail to accomplish our internet business goals is that we fear rejection. For instance, when it’s time to write a blog post or create a product, we simply might not be able to do it. In the back of our minds, we know it is a good idea, but...
Motivational Tip #22 – Enjoy Your Life
This shouldn’t need to be said, but often it does: if you don’t enjoy what you do on a regular basis, then you’re going to have a very difficult time achieving your goals. The reason for this should be obvious: even if you “know” you should be working towards your...
Niche Site Update #4 – Traffic
Update number 4 on teh niche site duel project started by Pat Flynn.
Motivational Tip #25 – Do Less
Often, we are told to do more. And that, if we don’t do as much or more than others, then we’re somehow not worthy of success and will never achieve it. To be completely honest with you, I sometimes feel this way. For example, I spend time talking to and following...
Niche Site Duel Update #3 — We're on Page 1
Just a quick update to let you know that my niche site has made it to page one of Google. As I show in the screen shot below, I am currently ranking number one for the term "learn guitar basics" without the quotes. (And yes, I am logged out of iGoogle, GMail, etc). ...
Cut the Fat and Filter the Email in Your Internet Business
If you’re getting email with offers, let’s get Gmail or some other popular strong email program like Outlook setup with some filters and filter that stuff into a box and only check that box once a week or something. Don’t look at these offers as they come in, that is...