Coming up with social media content ideas is a never-ending chore. Even the pros struggle at times to create fresh social media posts for all their Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn accounts. You would think that, because there’s really an unlimited number of social media content ideas for businesses, it would be easier, right? Not so! All those
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How PLR is Ruining Your Printables/POD Business (and How to Fix it)
I remember at least 15 years ago when something called PLR content was invented. Back then, PLR consisted primarily of articles. It quickly blossomed into a mainstay for online marketers and bloggers because it solved numerous problems. Best of all, it seriously reduced the amount of time it took write articles. Back in the day, before
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9 Types of Online Affiliate Marketing That Can Earn You More
As an affiliate, do you feel you sometimes are stuck in a rut? Are you using the same online affiliate marketing methods over and over while leaving others sitting stale on a shelf? Maybe it’s time for you to mix things up a bit. Adding new types of promotions can:Improve your reachDrive more trafficIncrease commissionsBut what
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Storytelling Statistics: Why Marketing Storytelling Works So Well
What’s a proven, powerful way to entice, engage, and convert your prospective customers?Tell them a story. Storytelling can increase conversions by a whopping 30%, according to Search Engine Watch. And ample evidence bears this out. So, if you’re looking for some good, solid reasons to incorporate stories into your marketing strategy, here are a few relevant storytelling
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Will Your Reviews Be Shunned by Google? New Google Review Policy Guidelines 2022
Writing reviews for your blog or website has been a proven marketing strategy for decades. While this method is still an exceptional way to earn income or affiliate commissions, it (like many other marketing techniques) has been abused by unscrupulous marketers over time. A few years ago, Google decided to take action to control reviews that
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Bringing Back “Un-loyal” Customers Through Email Marketing
From Karon: It’s a rare occasion when I allow a guest to post to the Marketing Words blog. Truthfully, most people who ask simply don’t have anything original to say. I am pleased, however, to say that marketing/user experience expert Holly Cordner is the exception. Pay attention folks. Holly can help you get your email
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Will Google’s Cookies Policy be the Death of Affiliate Marketing?
When you’re an affiliate marketer – either small or large – your income depends on cookies. Since practically its inception, affiliate marketing has relied on cookies to track leads, assign commissions and more. So, when Google – with its 65% (ish) market share – announced that the Chrome browser would no longer track third-party cookies, many
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6 Marketing Email Fails That Kill Conversion Rates
Tired of sending out emails that get few or no results? Ready to have a consistent method that works? Whether you’re promoting your products / service or someone else’s as an affiliate, ditch these 5 marketing email fails and you’ll be well on your way!
How Content Creators Make Money + 14 Ways You Can
As I was reading an email this morning, something caught my eye that I immediately identified with. The quote from a content marketing survey was, “Not making a killing, but making a living.” As the survey went on to reveal what 1,000 content creators (of every type – bloggers, video creators, social media users, podcasters,
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