David

Did you enjoy the Olympics? Every four years we get to see the best of the best and their gold medals, but sometimes the best inspiration comes from those who don’t win – or even someone who came in dead last. In 1988, Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards became the first competitor since 1928 to represent … Read more

I’ve seen this time and again. Someone builds a nice little site, or product, or some sort of residual income stream. Then they spend their time tweaking it and trying to increase the income from it. They’re good at SEO and so they tweak and tweak and tweak to make the most money possible from … Read more

So you slaved over your latest blogpost – and nobody tweeted it or shared it on Facebook? Or perhaps you wrote a dozen new articles – and all you hear are the sounds of tumbleweeds drifting across your screen? It’s harder and harder these days to capture attention – namely because attention spans are getting … Read more

I mentioned in a previous article that you don’t want to become one of those many one hit wonders that make a big splash on the Internet and then vanish – but how do you make sure that you’re not? Because it’s really easy to say you won’t be, but the fact is that no … Read more

When someone asks what you do for a living – what do you tell them? That you own a business? That you write a blog? That you create products or build websites, or that you’re a doctor or a lawyer or a plumber or a race car driver? I hope not, because while all those … Read more

How do you influence others over the Internet? Whether you want to change a mind or make a sale, the better you are at influencing, the more you’ll get what it is that you want. With that in mind here are 27 tips in no particular order to strengthen your own online influence and get … Read more

Whether you’re doing product reviews or simply sending traffic to an affiliate page, here are 5 ways to capture attention and get your prospects seriously interested in purchasing the product you’re promoting… 1. Use screen captures. This might be of the vendor’s website, the product itself, the download page, etc. Anything that helps your reader … Read more

Okay, so I spoke in an earlier article on the importance of having a list. Not that it’s good to have, but that you MUST have a list if you want to achieve long term success online. I’ve noticed the thing that really stymies a lot of would-be marketers is how to set up this … Read more

“I want to start an online business but I don’t know how.” “I want to start my own blog and list build but I don’t know how.” “I want to create a product but I don’t know how.” I want to [insert whatever it is you want to do] but I don’t know how.” Well … Read more

Regardless of what you’re writing – a blog post, an article, a sales message, etc. – your copy should sound personal and relevant to the person reading it. You don’t want to sound like you’re writing a textbook to a class of students or a news article to the masses. Instead, your tone should be … Read more