Let met get this statement out of the way up front… I don’t generally blog about blogging on my own site (my site is Don’t Quit Your Day Job…, for the record). However, inspired by a recent profanity-ridden article in Cracked about the music business combined with a question in the incredibly-useful Yakezie forums I […]
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It’s been a while since I’ve contributed to where I started from a couple years back. I’ve lately been focused on growing my ebooks and iPhone app portfolio, as well as a couple authority sites on topics I am passionate and knowledgeable in. One of those authority sites, roughly 8 months old, has really taken […]
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Matt Cutts, Head of Webspam at Google officially announced on his site that the latest version of Penguin 2.0 is out. Supposedly about 2.3% of English-US queries are affected, which is relatively huge. What’s interesting to note is that several of us in the forum noticed some movement at the end of April even before Matt […]
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Hoping to expand your reach? Try podcasting. Just don’t try it the way we did. It seems podcasts are all the rage. According to The Pew Research Center, 25% of people in the United States age 12 and over listen to audio podcasts, and over 40% listen to audio on digital devices. You know Neilsen, […]
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There are several research studies that point to $75,000 a year where happiness increases no further. The $75,000 is largely derived through day job income given most folks do not have any other income sources. I make an argument that $200,000 is the income level where happiness increases no further due to various tax credit […]
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The temptation of selling one’s site frequently comes up and I’d like to make an argument for why you probably should not sell your site in this environment. It’s safe to say from a financial perspective, anybody who sold any type of asset from 2008-2011 probably wishes they had held on. Stocks have rebounded by […]
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A friend asked how many of my posts have over 100 comments so I decided to find out with the “Most Popular Posts” widget. It turns out that Financial Samurai has roughly 70 posts with more than 100 comments and several hundred posts with over 50 comments. In other words, every 10th post or so […]
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My freelancer friend who got me all depressed about spending 10+ hours on a post while she churns out short posts for lots of money mentioned her great strategy about faking it. No, we’re not talking about faking it in bed. We’re talking about faking having any idea what you are talking about until you […]
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Untemplater: Congrats on getting so many consecutive features on Google News! That’s phenomenal! Writing on...Untemplater: You nailed it. I also believe great marketing is very helpful in the beginning but it’s really...
Jamie: Awesome insights thanks! I’ve been a big fan of Sam’s for years. Really exciting that he’s...Untemplater: There are so many overpriced ecourses online it’s crazy. They use very aggressive marketing tactics to...
Andy: Thousand-dollar e-courses are a total scam. You can learn everything online for free. Shame on people who sell...Untemplater: There are a lot of bloggers out there who focus on small stuff like should you or should you not spend...
Derek: It’s fascinating how some bloggers continue to just mindlessly pump out affiliate content. It’s clear they are...Untemplater: Lots of valid points! So true that bloggers are a minority of overall readership, so blogging to much...
Bingo: You are spot on. Most of our bloggers are white people living on the coasts, where half the population of...
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