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The Worst Affiliate Site Ever?
Matt Giovanisci is doing website teardowns on YouTube, and here’s one featuring the worst affiliate site he’s ever seen 😱… You might remember Matt as the guy who earns $35k/month from affiliate marketing and digital info products. This month he’s experimenting with posting a new YouTube video every day – all in the teardown format – and sharing what impact that…
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Fiverr’s Top Search Trends (Q3 2021)
Fiverr’s top searches: Twitch Emotes, Social Media Management, Photoshop Editing, Voice Over, Content Writer, NFT. Consider less competitive platforms for offering similar services.
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Explain Crypto Like I’m Five
Peter Yang does a great job explaining the world of crypto in simple terms 👶 Check it out to understand concepts like blockchain, NFTs, DAOs, DApps, etc. Complement with this thread on Twitter: Crypto Terminology 101 Also, Kevin Rose has a couple of related, highly-rated podcasts you should check out: Modern Finance | Proof
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$500/month from 21,000 views
That’s how much Pete McPherson is earning from his small YouTube channel, as revealed in a recent video… Pete’s been actively working on his channel since the start of 2020, posting 100+ videos since then and building up an audience of 7,600 subscribers. About 40% of his YouTube income is from ads, 50% from affiliate marketing, and 10%…
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7.3 Million Views for $1820
Partner with TikTok influencers to promote Tactiq.io, a browser extension transcribing Google Meet and Zoom calls. $1820 spent resulted in 22 videos, 7.3M+ impressions, 920K+ likes, and 150K+ users.
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Buying an audience for $1400
I’ve mentioned Brett Williams in this newsletter a couple of times before. He’s the guy who runs DesignJoy, the one-man design subscription service that pulls in $50,000/month 😱 He recently wrote about buying an audience rather than building one… I’ve neglected building an audience and sharing what I’ve learned over the years. And quite frankly, I just…
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Never Too Late
Ever hear of a little restaurant chain called McDonalds? 🍔 Some words from Ray Kroc, the man who made it famous… When I flew back to Chicago that fateful day in 1954, I had a freshly signed contract with the McDonald brothers in my briefcase. I was a battle-scarred veteran of the business wars, but…
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$120K Per Year One-Man Webflow Business
Youssef Sarhan’s business is DesignDash.co. It’s similar to the aforementioned DesignJoy, operating as an unlimited design subscription service where clients pay a monthly fee. Youssef works solely with Webflow, a no-code platform for web design. He did a Q&A about the business a few months back, and estimated that he could 3-4X without hiring help. Also notable from that…
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Freelance writing to $7k/month in 1 year
That’s the story of Anangsha Alammyan, a 28-year-old freelance writer from India 🇮🇳 Anangsha started off writing an article a day on Medium – “about book recommendations, feminism, and personal development” – and was earning $1000/month through their partner program. Eventually a client saw her articles on Medium and offered her $1500/month to write five 300-word blog posts…
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How accurate are keyword tools?
Authority Hacker just published an 8-minute video about this… They got real traffic data for 47 websites and compared it to the traffic estimates for those sites in several popular keyword tools. Turns out Ahrefs is the most accurate tool overall, but Ubersuggest is a pretty good (and much cheaper) alternative. That said, keep in mind the example of Lim…
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$100,000/Month BBQ Blog
SmokedBBQSource.com doesn’t look particularly impressive, but according to this interview it was earning $100,000/month as of a year ago 🤑 Sounds like 75% of the revenue comes from affiliate marketing, and the other 25% from display ads. Joseph Clements started the site in 2016 from New Zealand 🇳🇿 and didn’t consider himself a barbecue expert at all in the…
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Someone Else’s Rocket
Discover business opportunities by piggybacking on existing trends or technologies. Learn from examples like Copy.ai, Set Product, and Next.js Udemy course. Use tools like Exploding Topics and Google Trends.
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Self-talk of a $40 billion woman
Melanie Perkins is the co-founder and CEO of Canva. She started the company in Australia 🇦🇺 in 2008 and it’s now valued at $40 billion 💰 Back in 2018, Melanie posted an inspiring write-up of her journey on LinkedIn. My favorite part is the note she wrote for herself during one of her “deepest darkest moments” back in 2011,…
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Affiliate Marketing for Bloggers Review
11 things about Affiliate Marketing for Bloggers, an affiliate marketing course by Carly Campbell. Essential info, hidden costs, red flags, alternatives…
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Fat Stacks Review (Niche Site Profits)
A review of Niche Site Profits by Jon Dykstra of Fat Stacks. Essential info, price and discount details, red flags, reviews from real students…
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