by Mark Mason | Nov 11, 2009 | SEO
Back in 2009, I wrote that there were really only two things you needed to know about ranking in Google. Looking at that advice more than 15 years later, I am struck by how much of it still holds up, even as Google's algorithm has become dramatically more...
by Mark Mason | Oct 29, 2009 | Internet Marketing
Back in 2009, I wrote about a tool called Firepow that helped manage multiple WordPress blogs from a single dashboard. I had 74 blogs at the time, and the tool saved me roughly 18 hours a month on updates alone. At any reasonable hourly rate, the tool paid for itself...
by Mark Mason | Oct 11, 2009 | Podcast
In Episode 007 of the Late Night Internet Marketing podcast, I covered two important topics: how to make money blogging, and the then-new FTC guidelines on endorsements and disclosures. Both topics remain essential knowledge for anyone building an online business....
by Mark Mason | Oct 6, 2009 | Internet Marketing
Back in 2009, I wrote about an experience with PepperJam, an affiliate network that had dropped its eBay integration. While that specific situation is ancient history, the lesson I learned about choosing affiliate partners based on customer service has proven to be...
by Mark Mason | Oct 1, 2009 | Internet Marketing
Editor's note (2026): Lynn Terry's Elite Mastermind Forum operated during the early days of internet marketing communities. While the specific membership program reviewed here is no longer available in its original form, the principles behind why mastermind...
by Mark Mason | Sep 26, 2009 | Internet Marketing Podcast Transcripts
This guide is based on Episode 006 of the Late Night Internet Marketing podcast, where I covered the basics of eCommerce websites and interviewed super affiliate marketer Lynn Terry. The eCommerce landscape has changed dramatically since 2009, but the foundational...
by Mark Mason | Sep 22, 2009 | Podcast
In Episode 006 of the Late Night Internet Marketing podcast, I introduced eCommerce as an online business model and sat down with super affiliate marketer Lynn Terry for one of my favorite interviews from the early days of the show. eCommerce Basics Covered in This...
by Mark Mason | Sep 19, 2009 | Internet Marketing Podcast Transcripts
Updated 2026: Back in 2009, when I first covered membership sites on the podcast, the idea of charging people a monthly fee for online content felt almost revolutionary. Today, the subscription economy generates over $275 billion annually, and the membership site...
by Mark Mason | Sep 18, 2009 | Internet Marketing Podcast Transcripts
Updated 2026: This post started as a transcript from episode 4 of the podcast, recorded back in 2009 when eBay was one of the primary ways regular people made money online. The platform has evolved significantly since then, but the core principles of selling on eBay...
by Mark Mason | Sep 17, 2009 | Internet Marketing Podcast Transcripts
Updated 2026: In episode 3 of the podcast, I introduced the concept of selling information products online. At the time, ebooks sold through ClickBank were the dominant model. The information product landscape has changed dramatically since 2009, but the core idea,...
