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How to Earn $100 a Day in 3 Simple Steps (Fast, Fun and Mostly Free)

Dec 13, 2011 at 3:25 pm in COACHING by ian · Leave a Comment »

I usually don’t do this sort of post on my blog……but due to complete and utter absence of any other alternative ideas, I’m going to re-post an article we just submitted to EZA, here. (I typically hate to do that, because this blog draws a much different audience, and I usually write those articles for a general audience, and list building purposes alone)

You can see the full article on EZA HERE: (or  [read more →]

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Content, Character, Community (and Conversion) – Building Your Blog and Brand with Tumblr

Sep 27, 2011 at 11:14 pm in COACHING by ian · Leave a Comment »

“Newsweek has 100x the numbers of followers on Twitter as it does on Tumblr, but was getting 10x more engagement from those Tumblr followers.
That’s a significant number, I think.” NY Mag argued that the success of Newsweek’s Tumblr presence was due in part to Coatney’s conversational style and furthermore, a Tumblr couldn’t be managed by “fresh-faced interns,” that old-media publications wouldn’t pay.

A handful of traditional media outlets have since hopped on the bandwagon, signing up for Tumblr with hopes  [read more →]

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Sep 26, 2011 at 8:18 am in asides by ian · Leave a Comment »

Since its launch over four years ago, Tumblr has watched its growth rates soar. According to the Greylock Partners, Tumblr generates 13 billion pageviews each month. What’s more, the company is closing in on 30 million blogs, and has seen over 45 million posts added to the site today alone. Recently, Tumblr announced that it reached 10 billion posts since its inception.Nielsen earlier this month helped shed even more light on Tumblr’s growth, saying that the company “is an emerging  [read more →]

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WARNING: The #1 Reason People WILL Unsubscribe From Your List That the “Guru’s” Will Never Tell You

Sep 12, 2011 at 9:43 am in asides by ian · 2 Comments »

My English is Bed-1

If you said “Bed English” you’d be right.

No one wants to get email messages from someone who’s English is Bed.

In some ways, Bed English is the biggest blight on your blog, your brand, and your business that there is.

And to be honest with you, while I’ve never been one to be good with constructive critisizm (which I clearly can’t even spell, let alone hear) – I have a ZERO tolerance for bed english in my own inbox, so I  [read more →]

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2 Marketing Tips That Could Make You Famous (And the Reason Every Professional Should Start a Blog)

Sep 8, 2011 at 1:38 pm in COACHING by ian · Leave a Comment »

Who else wants to build a popular blog?

Do you crave the attention, and affection of readers from one side of the world to the next? Does the idea of turning your PASSION into profit make your heart skip a beat? Are you really an online Rock Star WAITING to be unleashed, uncovered or discovered by your ideal audience? The truth is, for all of us who put our pens to pixel to create content we  [read more →]

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How to Launch a Profitable Online Business in 3 Simple Steps

Sep 1, 2011 at 10:38 pm in COACHING by ian · Leave a Comment »

Is launching an online marketing business difficult?

Do you need to study SEO, or become a keyword ninja, or learn exotic technologies or complex marketing jargon to become a sensational success story online?

I always find it frustrating how many people think they don’t know enough to build a powerful, profitable and PASSIONATE online business.

Nothing could really be further from the truth.

As a matter of fact, a good argument could be make that far too many people spend far too much time  [read more →]

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