Comments on: LNIM055 — WordPress Attack and Consumer Intent https://www.latenightim.com/lnim055-wordpress-attack-and-consumer-intent/ Building Internet Businesses With Affiliate Marketing One Night At A Time Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:14:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Mark Mason https://www.latenightim.com/lnim055-wordpress-attack-and-consumer-intent/#comment-449002 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:55:47 +0000 http://www.latenightim.com/?p=7007#comment-449002 In reply to Emily Dillingham.

As always, the key is keyword research. The question is are people searching on like for prom dress stuff and do they buy on line. I’d also look into pintrest. I bet there is ton’s of prom dress traffic there.

]]> By: Emily Dillingham https://www.latenightim.com/lnim055-wordpress-attack-and-consumer-intent/#comment-435253 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:52:19 +0000 http://www.latenightim.com/?p=7007#comment-435253 I’m thinking of trying to promote a prom dress niche. Someone told me it wouldn’t be profitable because the product is seasonable. Yet, when I was in high school, we started shopping for dresses early and my friend spends gobs of money on them. Seems it may do ok for a secondary niche site. Thoughts?

]]> By: Jennifer D. https://www.latenightim.com/lnim055-wordpress-attack-and-consumer-intent/#comment-435008 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:18:11 +0000 http://www.latenightim.com/?p=7007#comment-435008 Enjoying the podcasts. Your point about having an audience for whatever venture you’re undertaking is a good one. It’s nice to have something you’re personally interested in also be profitable but often we have to market something we have no interest in whatsoever. That separates the pros from the hobbyists!

]]> By: Stephanie Vega https://www.latenightim.com/lnim055-wordpress-attack-and-consumer-intent/#comment-428909 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:35:01 +0000 http://www.latenightim.com/?p=7007#comment-428909 Great podcast! That wordpress attack bot is pretty vicious. I haven’t had it hit any site I work with but an colleague showed me the results of it in a confined environment. Yeech!

]]> By: Mark Mason https://www.latenightim.com/lnim055-wordpress-attack-and-consumer-intent/#comment-419787 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:12:17 +0000 http://www.latenightim.com/?p=7007#comment-419787 In reply to Forest Parks.

Thanks man. One way that I do it all is that I hire great people to help me (this means you, dude).

]]> By: Forest Parks https://www.latenightim.com/lnim055-wordpress-attack-and-consumer-intent/#comment-414112 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:01:22 +0000 http://www.latenightim.com/?p=7007#comment-414112 Hey Mark, I have no idea how you do it all! You are an inspiration to us who don’t quite work so hard!

]]> By: Mark Mason https://www.latenightim.com/lnim055-wordpress-attack-and-consumer-intent/#comment-400617 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:11:58 +0000 http://www.latenightim.com/?p=7007#comment-400617 In reply to Alain Schlesser.

I’m not even sure the correlation is that great. It’s is a very poor approximation at best. I understand Josh’s point, but I agree with you that this is exactly the reason to invest in a paid tool that tries to estimate the competition.

]]> By: Alain Schlesser https://www.latenightim.com/lnim055-wordpress-attack-and-consumer-intent/#comment-400536 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:15:19 +0000 http://www.latenightim.com/?p=7007#comment-400536 In reply to Josh Spaulding.

Hi Josh,
Thanks for responding. I understand what you intended to imply with this statement. However, I have found on numerous occasions that people new to internet marketing get the wrong idea about this AdWords competition value and even some reputable information products teach this the wrong way, so I wanted to have this made clear.
And in the end, having such a clearly defined numeric value attached to ranking competition is one of the reasons people should use advanced software like keyword canine, so nothing wrong in telling it like it is! 😉

]]> By: Alain Schlesser https://www.latenightim.com/lnim055-wordpress-attack-and-consumer-intent/#comment-400526 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:08:43 +0000 http://www.latenightim.com/?p=7007#comment-400526 In reply to Mark Mason.

Yes, I agree that there’s a general correlation between high AdWords competition and high keyword ranking competition.
However, low AdWords competition not only means low ranking competition, it also means “no money”… at least if you’re trying to monetize the keyword through AdSense.
My personal goal in keyword research has always been to find keywords with high AdWords competition and low ranking competition, so that you can easily rank but nevertheless make some money. What would be the point to rank for keywords that noone pays for?

]]> By: Josh Spaulding https://www.latenightim.com/lnim055-wordpress-attack-and-consumer-intent/#comment-400479 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:18:03 +0000 http://www.latenightim.com/?p=7007#comment-400479 Exactly. No problem.

]]> By: Mark Mason https://www.latenightim.com/lnim055-wordpress-attack-and-consumer-intent/#comment-400478 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:17:50 +0000 http://www.latenightim.com/?p=7007#comment-400478 In reply to Alain Schlesser.

Josh is claiming Ad Comp is roughly correlated to SERP competition. I’ll run a regression and test this tonight — but I understand what he is saying now, and I agree with him (but I still don’t like the way that he wrote it in the report).

]]> By: Mark Mason https://www.latenightim.com/lnim055-wordpress-attack-and-consumer-intent/#comment-400475 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:14:27 +0000 http://www.latenightim.com/?p=7007#comment-400475 In reply to Josh Spaulding.

I get that — so we agree that Google AdWords is reporting Advertiser competition, and that Ad Comp is not the same as SERP comp. What you are saying is that you have observed that as a rule, high Ad comp means there is money to be made. If there is money to be made, the organic guys know that too. So, often times high Ad comp means hard to rank.

Might be good to amend the report to say something that makes it more clear….but thanks for responding so quickly.

]]> By: Josh Spaulding https://www.latenightim.com/lnim055-wordpress-attack-and-consumer-intent/#comment-400455 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:45:18 +0000 http://www.latenightim.com/?p=7007#comment-400455 Hey guys, we didn’t want readers of the report to feel like they HAD to have KC in order to implement the strategies in the report. Yes, it was worded correctly. The advertiser competition, while obviously not thorough, it gives a good, rough understanding of competition for those who don’t want to invest in something like KC to get a much more accurate competition analysis. In general, if ad competition is high, then organic competition is also going to be high. Advertiser competition can vary based on commercial intent, but it’s better than nothing.

]]> By: Mark Mason https://www.latenightim.com/lnim055-wordpress-attack-and-consumer-intent/#comment-400445 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:38:04 +0000 http://www.latenightim.com/?p=7007#comment-400445 In reply to Alain Schlesser.

You are right. I saw that too and I actually discuss this in episode 56 (not yet released). This paragraph is not clear, and is wrong as written. I am 100% certain they did not mean advertiser competition, but it comes across that way for sure. I will talk to Josh (who understands advertiser competition very well) and get him to clarify. Thanks for the feedback.

]]> By: Alain Schlesser https://www.latenightim.com/lnim055-wordpress-attack-and-consumer-intent/#comment-400426 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:18:20 +0000 http://www.latenightim.com/?p=7007#comment-400426 Hi Mark,
I just tread the report you’ve linked to, and I am a bit disappointed to read that the people who have made Keyword Canine tell you to look in the Google keyword tool under Competition for low or moderate competition. They say this won’t be as accurate as their own tool, but that it will help nevertheless…
This is clearly the wrong use of the competition value in the Google keyword tool, and someonelike Jonathan Leger should know better!

]]> By: Mark Mason https://www.latenightim.com/lnim055-wordpress-attack-and-consumer-intent/#comment-399929 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:01:09 +0000 http://www.latenightim.com/?p=7007#comment-399929 In reply to Sara.

You are welcome Sara. Glad I could help.

]]> By: Sara https://www.latenightim.com/lnim055-wordpress-attack-and-consumer-intent/#comment-399917 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:29:57 +0000 http://www.latenightim.com/?p=7007#comment-399917 I am just getting started and very new at this. I didn’t realize how important the whole keyword thing was. I am sure glad I found your website. I have so much to learn and will be spending quite a bit of time on your site. Thanks for all the info…..

]]> By: Mark Mason https://www.latenightim.com/lnim055-wordpress-attack-and-consumer-intent/#comment-399777 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:05:57 +0000 http://www.latenightim.com/?p=7007#comment-399777 In reply to Ian Ramsdell.

Awesome. Welcome. Go to http://LNIM.co/fagroup and hit the request access button.

]]> By: Ian Ramsdell https://www.latenightim.com/lnim055-wordpress-attack-and-consumer-intent/#comment-399775 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:56:24 +0000 http://www.latenightim.com/?p=7007#comment-399775 in what way can I join the forever affiliate facebook group you have? I have already been in the course.

]]> By: Mark Mason https://www.latenightim.com/lnim055-wordpress-attack-and-consumer-intent/#comment-399657 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:34:24 +0000 http://www.latenightim.com/?p=7007#comment-399657 In reply to Michael Taylor.

Excellent. Glad you got it fixed, and very glad you enjoyed the episode.

]]> By: Michael Taylor https://www.latenightim.com/lnim055-wordpress-attack-and-consumer-intent/#comment-399651 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:31:37 +0000 http://www.latenightim.com/?p=7007#comment-399651 Hey Mark, I’ve solved the Admin username issue. I had previously listened to your podcast where you interviewed Dustin Hartzler at yourwebsiteengineer.com. He has a podcast posted on the issue also. Between the two of you, I was able to figure it out. Thanks!

]]> By: Michael Taylor https://www.latenightim.com/lnim055-wordpress-attack-and-consumer-intent/#comment-399623 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:07:22 +0000 http://www.latenightim.com/?p=7007#comment-399623 Hey Mark, I enjoyed the podcast today. Regarding your recommendation on the WordPress username, when I go to the edit option for the default admin user there is a note that says “Usernames cannot be changed.” I also don’t see the option to change the default admin user to a subscriber.

Any recommendations?

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