I will never forget a reply someone left on my Facebook page when I made a post about some Google algorithm changes. It went something like this… I need to diversify my traffic better because relying on Google traffic is like waking up every morning and wondering if I’m going to get fired from my job. I thought that was a clever way to put it.   And after Facebook’s update last month, you may have a similar feeling as you...

I will never forget a reply someone left on my Facebook page when I made a post about some Google algorithm changes. It went something like this… I need to diversify my traffic better because relying on Google traffic is like waking up every morning and wondering if I’m going to get fired from my job. I thought that was a clever way to put it.   And after Facebook’s update last month, you may have a similar feeling as you...

I will never forget a reply someone left on my Facebook page when I made a post about some Google algorithm changes. It went something like this… I need to diversify my traffic better because relying on Google traffic is like waking up every morning and wondering if I’m going to get fired from my job. I thought that was a clever way to put it.   And after Facebook’s update last month, you may have a similar feeling as you...

I know a lot of you don’t like Amazon’s affiliate program. After all, the commissions are incredibly low and why use them when there’s AdSense, Clickbank, etc? Well I love it.  It’s a catch-all affiliate program when you need an affiliate link for products that aren’t tied to an affiliate program. I don’t earn a lot from Amazon, but I did have a record 3rd quarter in 2013 and made $459. Most of the earnings were from products I didn’t...

Moz reported that on average, there are 92,000 articles posted on the Internet daily. Now, it would be nice to know the breakdown per niche, otherwise that stat is not terribly useful.  However, it still gives you an idea of the sheer amount of content posted on the Internet on a daily basis. And that doesn’t even include social media posts. So how in the world are you supposed to stand out and get your content noticed in an era...