by Mark Mason | Feb 16, 2009 | free
If you have spent any time trying to build an online business, you have almost certainly been burned by at least one internet marketing product that promised the world and delivered nothing. Overpriced courses full of filler content, ebooks that rehash freely...
by Mark Mason | Feb 14, 2009 | Announcements
One of the most important lessons I brought from my day job in semiconductor engineering to my online business is this: you have to understand what your customer actually wants. Not what you think they want. Not what you wish they wanted. What they actually need and...
by Mark Mason | Feb 14, 2009 | Miscellaneous
Back in 2009, I wrote about whether internet marketers should consider custom-built PCs. At the time, my friend Garry Conn was having trouble with his name-brand computer and I suggested he look into a custom build. Given that I spent my day job building...
by Mark Mason | Feb 9, 2009 | Internet Marketing
In early 2009, I won second prize in the Micro Niche Finder video contest by showing how I built a BMW car parts affiliate site using eBay listings. It was a fun project, and Micro Niche Finder was a genuinely useful tool for its time. I used it alongside phpBay, a...
by Mark Mason | Feb 4, 2009 | Internet Marketing
I see this question everywhere, in forums, on social media, and in my email inbox: how can I make a few extra dollars online? Usually it comes from someone in a completely normal situation. Married, kids, full-time job, spouse working part-time, and they need an extra...
by Mark Mason | Feb 3, 2009 | Internet Marketing
Back in January 2009, I accepted a 30-day blogging challenge on the Warrior Forum issued by Colleen Slater. The rules were simple: publish something worthwhile on your blog every single day for 30 days straight. No excuses, no skipping, no phoning it in. At the time I...
by Mark Mason | Feb 2, 2009 | Tech Tips
Back in 2009, I had a conversation with someone who was seriously considering building a website using Microsoft FrontPage. Even then, the idea made my skin crawl. Now, nearly two decades later, the comparison is not even worth debating, but the underlying question...
by Mark Mason | Feb 1, 2009 | Internet Marketing
In early 2009, I got one of those emails that makes you tilt your head sideways. Someone wanted me to check out a Facebook application called TextToChat. The app let people on your Facebook profile chat with you via text message. You would see a web-based chat window...
by Mark Mason | Jan 31, 2009 | Internet Marketing
In January 2009, I launched the MasonWorld Internet Marketing Forum. It was not meant to compete with the big players like the Warrior Forum or DigitalPoint. I just wanted a place where my readers and customers could hang out, ask questions, and get support without...
by Mark Mason | Jan 30, 2009 | Blogging
If you create content regularly, you know the feeling. You sit down to write, and nothing comes. The cursor blinks at you. Your brain offers nothing useful. Writer's block is real, and it hits everyone, whether you are writing blog posts, podcast scripts, email...
