Free Yourself from the Cubicle and Start a Lifestyle Business

Everybody working in online marketing knows that "the money is in the list." If you have a product you're looking to sell, or if you're making money through affiliate marketing, your email list is really your backbone. There are many strategies in place in regards to where you should put your email subscription box on your site, how you should phrase the offer, and what you should be giving away to your readers in order to capture their email address. Fortunately, there are other people, much Read more [...]

Ecommerce is a wonderful thing.  You can start a business from your room, and sell products to people all around the world.  Imagine if you told you great grandfather that 50 years ago.  As I’ve mentioned previously, the route I took with my most recent eCommerce en-devour with Blind Surprise was the subscription eCommerce business model.  I knew it was hot, I knew many new businesses were popping up using this model, and I wanted to join the party. What I've learned is that subscription Read more [...]

Everybody involved in making money online knows that the key is always, always TRAFFIC.  You can have the best converting website in the world, with tons of up-sells and ways to make money, but if nobody is coming to your site, it's worthless.  On the flip side, if a million people a day are coming to your website, but it isn't converting at all, you also won't be making money - but altering your website to convert better is much easier than getting traffic to your site in the first place. Traffic Read more [...]

Since it's launch, Twitter has become an overwhelming web of content creators and sharers.  It gets to a point where your Twitter feed is so active and busy, great content is just passing by and getting lost in the mix of garbage you follow as well.  I wanted to go ahead and put together a list for all of us eCommerce buffs of accounts that are essential to follow in order to stay in the know, and never miss a beat on eCommerce hacks, trends, and news.  Check out these accounts, and add them to Read more [...]

No beating around the bush, eCommerce is tough.  There's a lot of competition, and it's tough to really think of a unique idea that will draw attention.  SEO is hard, understanding paid advertising is hard, it's all hard!  But let me tell you a secret - the toughest part about eCommerce is getting started!  If you are willing to take that leap and start building your own online business, you already have a step up on 99.99999999% of the rest of the world who just thinks it's a cool idea. When Read more [...]