The old cliche goes: You only get one chance to make a first impression. Cliches can be said so often that you stop thinking of its meaning when someone uses it. Though getting one chance to make a first impression is something that is particularly true. If you do not grab someone’s attention the first … Read more
In June 2006, Seth Godin created a lot of discussion amongst bloggers when he announced that he was removing comments from his blog. As with all Seth Godin posts, his announcement was straight to the point: Judging from the response to my last post, some of my readers are itching to find a comment field … Read more
March was an uneventful month in many respects. I did not launch a new website or work on anything unique. I just plodded along as normal and did what I always do. Those of you who have read my previous income reports will know the drill by now. In these reports I look at how … Read more
It appears that Google is still tweaking its Google+ service. I noticed tonight that in addition to showing your subscriber count, Google now displays the total number of views your Google+ has received. As I write this article, my Google+ profile has 894 subscribers and has received 42,785 views. Total profile views can be disabled … Read more
It never ceases to amaze me how fast time passes by. I realised today that I launched my internet marketing forum Rise Forums nearly five months ago. As with all new websites, I did a lot of research before I launched the forum. I looked at what other affiliate marketing and internet marketing forums were … Read more
When it comes to promoting your email list, there is no such thing as overexposure. I truly believe you should promote your email list at every opportunity. This was something I kept in mind when I changed the design of this blog earlier this month. In addition to the sign up form I added to … Read more
With over 30,000 plugins to choose from in the Wordpress Plugin Directory alone, and thousands premium plugins available in marketplaces such as CodeCanyon, finding the right plugin can be a bit overwhelming. Even if you are new to working online, there is one thing I am sure you have realised by now: Making money through the … Read more
I logged onto Twitter today and saw a message from Twitter that suggested that I check out Twitter Analytics; a new feature from Twitter that allows you to check the engagement of your tweets and the development of your following. A quick search shows that web analytics were first introduced in September 2011. I imagine … Read more
Like many people, I have a love-hate relationship with Facebook. It bores me to tears sometimes and I always feel that people are sharing too much of their lives on it. I know more about other people’s families than I do my own; which illustrates how open some people are with their lives. Yet, despite … Read more
I have reviewed many social media related WordPress plugins over the last seven or eight years. Most plugins focus on one thing, whether it be displaying icons to your social media profiles, or adding sharing buttons to your posts and pages. I do not believe that an ultimate social media WordPress plugin truly exists, but … Read more