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Selling Domain Names for Fun & Profit With Flippa

One of the few methods of making money online that I hadn’t tried yet is selling either domain names or full websites…until recently. I just sold a domain name I thought I’d use for a small side business (an idea that just didn’t work out). It was a pretty simple process and everything went smoothly thanks to a few simple tips I kept in mind. Here’s a quick summary of my experience selling that domain and a few things you’ll want to know before selling any of...

Five Years From Now – 4 Questions to Help You Map Out the Perfect Plan

Towards the end of last year I got a really great little book simply called 5 by Dan Zadra. It takes you through the process of thinking about where you want to be in 5 years, urging you to think big, figure out what it is you REALLY want and helping you set those goals while not getting off track along the way. As we wind down 2009, it’s that time of year to start making plans and setting goals...

I’ve been meaning to do a quick update with my thoughts on www.TextBroker.com. I started using this service a couple of weeks back for some of my content creation on a few affiliate sites I have. And I have to say, I found their service a breeze to use and in the end, I wound up with some super quality content in minimal time with minimal cost. Here are the details. (more…) ...

A Quick and Simple Tip for Getting More From Your Current Traffic

I was working on one of my affiliate sites that I’ve neglected for awhile. I’m not a huge fan of affiliate marketing as a primary way to build a business, but I do have a few affiliate sites out there that make enough of a trickle of cash to make them worth keeping around. The question I had the other day was, “What could I do to improve on that trickle and better monetize the...

5 Steps to Quick and Easy Outsourced Content Creation

I’m working on a new website project that’s basically an affiliate content site. More on that a little later after some testing. In the meantime, I needed to get some good content created quickly and decided to test out a new service I heard about called TextBroker (direct link). (more…) ...

This is a great video I found while randomly working on something else online. It’s a bit long, but worth it. The video shows several website reviews by Google’s Matt Cutts at a recent conference (May 2009). Great info for any web marketer, webmaster, SEO, etc. What’s covered (without ruining the whole thing): Some old SEO myths dispelled (and some stuff that still applies) The...

Never Underestimate How Much You Already Know

I’m working with a client who is in the process of creating and selling an ebook online as a way to transition her business from a purely offline model to a mix of online and offline. At the same time, I’m also working on a few little side projects of mine, also focused on ebooks and other digital products. What’s interesting is that it’s made me realize how much we really know...

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