by Mark Mason | Jul 28, 2008 | Announcements
Back in 2008, one of the hottest traffic strategies was StumbleUpon. A British blogger named Caroline created an entire multimedia course teaching people how to use the platform to drive massive traffic to their websites. The free portion alone was packed with more...
by Mark Mason | Jul 25, 2008 | free
When I launched my first digital product back in 2008, one of the first things I needed was a sales page. The smart move would have been to hire a professional copywriter and designer. The budget-conscious move, which is what I actually did, was to buy some mini-site...
by Mark Mason | Jul 23, 2008 | Products
When I built my first digital product, a set of niche WordPress themes, I tried to do everything myself. Graphics, CSS, HTML templates, sales copy, marketing. After burning through weeks of evenings and weekends on tasks I was mediocre at, I finally hired out the...
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...
by Mark Mason | Jul 18, 2008 | Announcements
Back in 2008, I was drowning in article marketing. Writing dozens of articles for directories, blog posts, and an ebook was eating up every evening I had. I found a reliable writer through a friend in the SEO community, and it changed everything. She did several...
by Mark Mason | Jul 15, 2008 | Products
Early in my blogging journey, I wrote a multi-part series about launching my first digital product. When I asked readers what they wanted to hear about next, the response was overwhelming. People wanted to know about the entire process: product creation, outsourcing,...
by Mark Mason | Jul 14, 2008 | Products
In the summer of 2008, I launched my first digital product after about eight months of working on internet marketing as a part-time hobby. It was a set of WordPress themes designed for niche AdSense sites. The product generated a thousand dollars in its first ten...
by Mark Mason | Jul 7, 2008 | Announcements, Internet Marketing
I grew up with the Beatles. Technically, they had long since broken up by the time I was buying records, but their music shaped how I saw the world. Among the many things they taught me, one stood out: all you need is love, and money cannot buy it. I was pretty sure...
by Mark Mason | Jul 7, 2008 | SEO
I have been answering the same SEO question since 2008: how do I get my website to rank in Google? The specific tactics have evolved, but the fundamentals are surprisingly durable. If you are new to search engine optimization, here is the simple framework that still...
by Mark Mason | Jun 30, 2008 | Miscellaneous
On June 30, 2008, I launched my first digital product: a set of WordPress themes designed for niche AdSense sites. The launch was messy. I was still waiting on ClickBank approval, so I had to jury-rig an alternative payment solution to hit my deadline. But I shipped...
