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They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but sometimes copied content is just downright theft! The last thing a website that you have worked hard to make authoritative and engaging needs, is to find its content has been duplicated elsewhere. Yet some unscrupulous individuals, spammers, and scraper bots will think nothing of stealing […]

We’re going to take a look at what a good opening rate for email should be.  Email marketing has emerged as a highly effective way of driving traffic to your site and engaging and selling to an online audience. Despite being around for donkey’s years, this form of direct marketing is only now getting the

There is nothing more frustrating than being stuck with dense writer’s block when it comes to getting your content production underway. If you are anything like me you will start with the headline or title and let the rest of the content flow from there.  But… After years of blogging, I still find myself stuck

If you are familiar with my YouTube channel, you’ll know that I am always looking for ways to help my content climb the SERPs and become more clickable. Looking for ways to improve your ranking and click-through rate all tie into the bottom line of making the content you have invested in more profitable, which

In this article, I thought we’d take a look at an issue that is incredibly easy to miss in many underperforming websites. I recently mentioned it in this video on my new YouTube channel If your niche website has been around for a while with some pretty decent content yet you find yourself in first

I’ve found that if you want to increase the momentum of your affiliate marketing, you have to be ready to promote your content outside of your websites. It’s a sure-fire way of consolidating the traffic you drive to your site and keeping your audience engaged. Two of the most reliable ways of doing this are

As you’re reading this you’ll have to imagine the drumroll or that horn WP Eagle always honks… The Eagle has landed! Well, actually it’s more like our new WP theme has landed. And I’m delighted to share with you the exciting news that I, in collaboration with Alex at WP Eagle and of Phil of

Carl, don’t be so negative! If you haven’t watched my YouTube video “Looking for negativity to grow your online business” you may be wondering why this post seems like I’m on a real downer. But really, I’ve been taking stock of my position with my projects and I thought it would be wise to tackle

In some ways, this article feels like stepping into the back alleys and murky depths of the affiliate marketing industry. After all, the term link cloaking sounds a little bit shifty and clandestine. But if you are serious about affiliate marketing, link cloaking or masking is something you may have to do. And as with

Knowing how to abandon a website is useful knowledge for the online entrepreneur So much of being a full-time blogger or affiliate marketer is, to be honest, a bit of an experiment. If you are anything like me, you will find yourself continually researching keywords and speculatively trawling domains, and if the opportunity seems viable,