I see local site owners burn a lot of valuable time poking around in Google Analytics, especially when they're first starting out with a site. I get it. It's kind of a rush to see validation that people are coming to your site and consuming the content you've created. I'm definitely guilty of ... Continue Reading » about Minimum Viable Analytics Dashboard
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Monetizing Niche Sites With Lead Generation
I was inspired to write this post after reading Pat Flynn's February 2011 Monthly Income Report in which he detailed some of the struggles he's experienced securing private advertisers for his niche site. I've been there before too, and hopefully this post helps him and you to think about a ... Continue Reading » about Monetizing Niche Sites With Lead Generation
Looking For Spare Parts
The time I spend online reading other websites, blogs, and news is not wasted time, even though some people might view it as such. I'm really looking for spare parts. What I mean by that is I'm looking for ideas, tools, and concepts that I can combine with my own ideas, tools, and concepts to ... Continue Reading » about Looking For Spare Parts
How Marketers Can Benefit From Interest-Based Ads
If you're paying attention, you should be seeing more relevant and targeted ads as you surf the web lately. This is due in large part to Google's fairly recent implementation of "Interest-based advertising" through its adsense program. ... Continue Reading » about How Marketers Can Benefit From Interest-Based Ads
Order Page Psychology
I'm currently reading the book Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely and I've picked up a lot of insights that I will be working into my websites and marketing campaigns going forward. Dan is Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University. You should definitely pick up a copy no matter what ... Continue Reading » about Order Page Psychology