If you think the benefit of leaving a comment on a blog, is the opportunity to get a backlink to help boost your site’s search engine rankings, you are missing the real power of blog commenting. A Bit of History “Do Follow” blogs were all the rage when I started Internet Marketing in 2007. When [click to continue...]
What is a Safe Keyword Density?
I am surprised that, in late 2011, this question is still being asked, but nevertheless it is. I think this is partly due to the archival nature of content the web. New Internet marketers can easily, but inadvertently read outdated best practices as well as plenty of conflicting advice regarding the evolution of the industry. [click to continue...]
Can Blogging Still Make Money?
Perhaps you’ve heard of names like Darren Rowse (ProBlogger), Jeremy Schoemaker (ShoeMoney) or John Chow; popular A-List bloggers who have made fortunes online from behind their keyboards. You’ve considered following in their footsteps, on your own path to blogging riches, but stop when you realize Problogger started in 2004, Shoemoney started in 2003 and John [click to continue...]
Internet Niche Marketing
Making money with niche websites is a popular entry point for new Internet marketers. Respected sites like Smart Passive Income and Niche Pursuits have built a loyal following on the back of the successes they have had with these types of sites. I’ve had success with this business model as well, and in this post [click to continue...]
My Internet Marketing Business Post-Panda
This is the third and final post, reflecting on the impact the last Google Panda update has had on my Internet marketing business. To recap, I previously discussed the result of allowing myself to rely on Google, an entity over which I have no control, to be my sole traffic source. Next I shared why [click to continue...]
Why My Sites Deserved to Get Hit by Panda
I shared in my last post, that a number of my sites were hit by the Google Panda update on October 14, 2011. Today I’d like to explain why, in retrospect, they probably deserved it. A Little History I’ve been making a full-time living from my websites for a little over three years now. When [click to continue...]
Now I’m Mad
I’ll never forget October 14, 2011. That was the day everything changed. Late in the morning on that fateful Friday, I started seeing forum posts appear in the places I hang out. They told of a Google algorithm update that had occurred overnight in the U.K. By early afternoon it was confirmed that webmasters were [click to continue...]
I’m Greg Young, a full-time Internet marketer. I’ve been making a living online for the last three years, and during that time I have learned a thing or two about a thing or two. I’ve created this blog to help you succeed too!