Some affiliates are losing millions per month, I’m told, as a result of my TechCrunch post. And Shoemoney has not been shy about his willingness to write blog posts for money. If someone is about to ‘topple an industry’ (highly unlikely), one strategy is to trash his credibility and scare him into not writing anymore. But […]
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Borrell Associates predicts that in 2009 local online advertising will hit $14.2 billion, while in 2010 will be only $14.9 billion– a measly 5% increase. I would agree that local online ad dollars are not going to grow in the near term— the reason not being hyper-competitiveness, but the exact opposite. Ad dollars on Google
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Between my personal blog and that of Content Factory, we’ve gotten about 23,000 hits in the last 24 hours. The TechCrunch Effect is when TechCrunch covers your site, typically on launch day, and brings it down from massive traffic. And you often generate media buzz, with many companies then being acquired. Fortunately, we didn’t go
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It’s bad enough that there are over 60 million users (including me) wasting real time and real money growing virtual crops to earn virtual points. A new article in TechCrunch blows the doors on an industry that is set to generate over a billion dollars in 2009 (source: Nick O’Neill of AllFacebook.com). Look out for
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There are 540 million directories printed in the United States each year. That’s 1.7 directories per person, assuming just over 300 million people living in the US. There is not one “yellow pages” company, so it’s many companies printing many books. The average yellow pages book weighs 3.62 pounds. Multiply that by the 540 million
Facts you probably didn’t know about the Yellow Pages Read More »
This is a guest post by Leigh Hanney, Head of Marketing at RetailMeNot.com and Blogger at semsamurai.com I talk to a lot of people about online marketing, some are super experienced and others are really only just starting out. But so often I hear the same story from both ends of the experience spectrum… and
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(in other words, how to NOT have a blog that gets no traffic) Every few days I go into Google Analytics to see what’s driving traffic to my site. If there’s a sharp spike, it’s usually because of a guest blog post or speaking at a conference. If it’s a gradual increase, it’s because I’m
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Got 60 seconds? Check out the 24 funny pumpkin carving images here– they’ll make you laugh. Here’s my favorite one: Ok, fine– it’s not technically a “carving”, but it’s still hilarious!
Check out these 24 hilarious pumpkin carvings! Read More »
Not much more needs to be said about this. Gotta wonder how this ad was approved by Facebook. The guy is naked and she probably is, too. What do you think the advertiser was targeting– old guys who say “creeper” in their profile? This is worse than the “Date a Cougar” ads from a few
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The following is a guest post by an affiliate who has being creating websites and doing various affiliate marketing for over 8 years. I could be making 10 times more money than I am right now. So why aren’t I? Because I enjoy what I’m doing. I’ve done a lot of affiliate marketing in the
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