Two Case Studies On Using Reddit To Generate Leads
Reddit is one of those social media platforms that most business owners don’t know how to use. It’s a bit of a black hole – there just isn’t much data on it. It also fosters a strong sense of...
View ArticleCase Study: How To Use idea Extraction To Start A Software Company
I mentioned in my monthly growth report that I am now a partner in a SaaS (Software As A Service) with two other guys. As this is quite a new business for me, I thought it would be great to share my...
View ArticleHow To Sell Shovels In A Gold Rush
But first, consider this question: Who got rich during the California gold rush era? Answer: The people who sold the miners and other gold rush followers the tools and supplies they needed (i.e Levi...
View ArticleWhy I Am Not The CEO Of A Multi-Million Dollar Business
Recently I had the opportunity to catch up with an old friend, Zack Johnson. Zack is the CEO of Syndio Social, a software company that helps companies roll out behavioral changes across their...
View ArticleReview Of SoHelpful – Does Helpful Marketing Work?
For the last 90 days I have been using and reviewing a new startup, SoHelpful, which aims to help you find your first 100 customers through helpful marketing. In this tutorial, you will learn What is...
View ArticleMy Secret Traffic Generation Strategy For 2015
Traffic – it’s what everyone wants, and few people know how to get. I get a question every so often and it usually goes like this: What will you primarily be focusing on in 2015 to help build your...
View ArticleCan Shiny Object Syndrome Be Applied To Just One Project?
Shiny Object Syndrome. SOS. Whether you know it by name, or by some other form, if you’re an entrepreneur, there’s a good chance you’ve suffered from it at some point or another. The gist of it is...
View ArticleAre Email Lists Overrated? How To Fail At Launching To 4500 Subscribers
Anyone that has been following my blog for a long time knows that I don’t really push products. You don’t see a lot of affiliate reviews here. You don’t see any courses or coaching. For the most part,...
View ArticleCase Study – What Happened When I Hired Two Interns?
A few months ago I had the “brilliant” idea of hiring an intern for my blogger outreach software business, Ninja Outreach. At the time I wasn’t exactly sure what would come of it, but to my surprise I...
View ArticleHow To Run Your Blog Like The Pros (Even If You Just Started)
A blog is born every half a second. And yet 81% of blogs never make more than $100. Why is it that so many blogs are being started, and none of them ever seem to make much money? My hypothesis is that...
View ArticleCase Study – How To Learn To Speak Like Your Customers
Copywriting – I can’t say I’ve ever been particularly strong at it. It’s hard to know with some degree of certainty you’re using the right messaging. I’ve had many people look at my home pages and tell...
View Article$200,000 In 24 Hours: A Simple Guide To A Six-Figure Launch
Today I want to share a strategy that has generated over $2 million of online sales in two years. I’ll let the numbers talk for me. On February 18th 2015, I was involved in one of the biggest Internet...
View ArticleHow I Increased My Open Rates 50% By Sending My Email Twice
Last week I sent out a newsletter, asking the following question: What’s one problem you’re having in your business, right now? I was clear that I would respond to every single one of them with some...
View ArticleWhy You Shouldn’t Be Content Marketing, Seriously
I had a call the other day with someone who found me on SoHelpful and wanted to talk to me about his marketing strategy for a new business he had in mind. The business was more or less a productized...
View ArticleOne Simple Trick That Has Greatly Improved My Business
I started doing something I wasn’t doing before, and I’m starting to realize how much I should have been doing it a long time ago. What’s the BIG change? I started noting down all opportunities that I...
View ArticleWhy Overconfident Entrepreneurs Can Fail
Isn’t cockiness that which you should avoid? Being confident is a good thing, right? Are you sure? Well, yes, it is a positive to be confident yet overconfidence is the reason why several entrepreneurs...
View ArticleCase Study – Are Conferences An Effective Way To Promote Your Business?
This summer I did something I’ve never done before since starting my own business. I stayed in one place. The place was the Boston area. And since I never stay in the same place for more than a month...
View ArticleHow To Create A Post In A Few Hours That Gets 100s Of Shares
Recently I published a post called 126 Must-Read Traffic Generation Case Studies. Despite it’s considerable magnitude, the post only took me around 4 hours to put together. It has received almost 500...
View ArticleHow I Built A 6-Figure Software Business (And Other Half-Truths People Tell...
NinjaOutreach, my blogger outreach software, will pass $8,333 in Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) this week. Sweet! This is a major milestone for software businesses, because it marks $100k Annual...
View Article5 Ways To Invite Influencers Into Your Content
It’s pretty much accepted nowadays that including influencers in your content is an effective way to generate interest in shares once it’s published. Look at this post featuring dozens of influencers...
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