Why You Should Build a Web Business Around Your Passion

Part of what I do at AffiliateDragon.com is to set people up with their own web business. One of the services I run is to build a customer a website on whatever topic or niche they want and then train them on how to make money with it.

When we enter into a discussion on the sort of topic they want a website business on, nine times out of ten the answer is something along the lines of “I don’t care, whatever makes the most money”. This is completely the wrong mindset to have and one which is doomed to failure. Here I will address why you should build a business around something you love and not something you think will make more money. [Read more]

Internet Marketing Watch 1 October 2008

Today’s round up includes how to encourage in-depth conversations on your blog after your post has been published, advice on how to promote a new website and how to create great description META tags. [Read more]

Internet Marketing Watch 16 September 2008

Today’s round up includes a colossal list of 50 ways you can take your blog to the next level, how to successfully linkbait an ecommerce store and comparisons between 25 outdarted search engine optimisation techniques and their modern-day equivalent. [Read more]

Internet Marketing Watch 12 September 2008

Today’s round up includes why search engine rankings are worthless, why the majority of link exchange requests end in failure and whether producing content purely to bait links is easy to achieve. [Read more]

How to Find Blogs to Leave Comments On

A few days ago I wrote about how spam blog comments will ruin your business and thought I should follow it up with an article on how to go about finding relevant, worthwhile blogs to leave comments on.

Leaving well thought out and inciteful comments on other people’s blogs can be a great way to direct traffic to your own blogs and websites and is also useful for building your online brand, reputation and communicating with both the blog owner and their readers.

Here are a few pointers to help you find the most worthwhile blogs to leave your comments on. [Read more]

Internet Marketing Watch 10 September 2008

Today’s round up includes how to optimise your website for the new Google Chrome browser, why you should consider searching online without being met with a list of results and points to consider when submitting to online directories. [Read more]

Internet Marketing Watch 8 September 2008

Today’s round up includes how to attract quality visitors to your website every month, how to write articles in a fraction of the time it would normally take you and converting your traffic into a devoted readership. [Read more]

Internet Marketing Watch 5 September 2008

Today’s round up includes some objections to Google Chrome answered by search engine guru Matt Cutts, monetising your blog through affiliate programmes and two ways you can perform effective keyword research. [Read more]

Internet Marketing Watch 4 September 2008

Today’s round up includes a fascinating insight into how one simple technique can double your email subscribers overnight and interviews with a Digg top user and Blendtec, of “Will it Blend?” fame. [Read more]

Spam Comments Will Ruin Your Web Business

Leaving comments on similar and complimentary blogs in your niche can be a great way to build both natural backlinks (if it does not use a “rel=nofollow” tag) and alert new readers to your own website.

Commenting on other blogs is nothing new, but is back in vogue due to the explosion of social media. By leaving relevant, well-thought out comments on a piece of work written by someone else you are contributing to the overall discussion and networking with like-minded individuals. [Read more]

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