Announcements Archives Building Internet Businesses With Affiliate Marketing One Night At A Time Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:34:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.latenightim.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-lnim-icon-temp-32x32.jpg Announcements Archives 32 32 MasonWorld Is Now LateNightIM.com https://www.latenightim.com/masonworld-is-now-latenightim-com/ https://www.latenightim.com/masonworld-is-now-latenightim-com/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:14:15 +0000 http://www.latenightim.com/?p=5758 In January 2013, Mark Mason migrated his internet marketing blog from MasonWorld.com to LateNightIM.com. The rebrand aligned the domain name with the Late Night Internet Marketing Podcast, which had become the primary brand identity for Mark's content and community. The migration redirected all existing MasonWorld.com content to the new domain. Mark noted at the time […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/where-in-the-world-has-mark-been/feed/ 11 Why In-Person Internet Marketing Meetups Still Matter https://www.latenightim.com/north-dallas-internet-marketing-meetup/ https://www.latenightim.com/north-dallas-internet-marketing-meetup/#comments Sat, 28 Jul 2012 18:08:32 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=5175 Back in 2012, I put out a call to listeners in the Dallas area to see if anyone was interested in getting together in person. The response surprised me. Several people reached out, and we held our first meetup at The Londoner Pub in Allen, Texas on September 11, 2012. It was a small group, […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/north-dallas-internet-marketing-meetup/feed/ 7 LiveFyre Review: What Happened and Modern Commenting Alternatives https://www.latenightim.com/quick-live-livefyre-review-and-test/ https://www.latenightim.com/quick-live-livefyre-review-and-test/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:47:10 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=4137 Back in 2012, I was excited about LiveFyre. It was a third-party commenting system that promised to revolutionize how blog readers interacted with content. I installed it, loved it, and wrote a glowing review. Fast forward to today, and LiveFyre no longer exists. It was acquired by Adobe in 2016, folded into the Adobe Experience […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/new-server-for-masonworld-com/feed/ 2 Traffic Attraction Formula Review: Lessons from a Defunct Product Launch (Updated 2026) https://www.latenightim.com/traffic-attraction-formula-review-and-bonus/ https://www.latenightim.com/traffic-attraction-formula-review-and-bonus/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:10:30 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=3447 In November 2010, Jason Van Orden launched a course called Traffic Attraction Formula. I was one of the beta students, I promoted it as an affiliate, and I genuinely believed the course was worth the money. It was a solid training program on driving traffic to websites and online businesses. The product is no longer […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/traffic-attraction-formula-review-and-bonus/feed/ 13 When Your Podcast Hits New and Notable: What That iTunes Milestone Meant https://www.latenightim.com/podcast-is-new-and-notable-in-itunes/ https://www.latenightim.com/podcast-is-new-and-notable-in-itunes/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:01:35 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=1927 Updated 2026: In September 2009, the Late Night Internet Marketing podcast landed on the New and Notable list in the Business section of iTunes. At the time, I wrote a quick thank-you note to my listeners. Looking back, that moment was a small but meaningful milestone in what became a podcasting journey that has now […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/podcast-is-new-and-notable-in-itunes/feed/ 2 Working from 30,000 Feet: In-Flight WiFi and the Mobile Internet Entrepreneur https://www.latenightim.com/gogoinflight-blogging-at-30000-feet/ https://www.latenightim.com/gogoinflight-blogging-at-30000-feet/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:08:29 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=1865 Updated 2026: In 2009, I was genuinely excited to discover that American Airlines had rolled out in-flight WiFi through GoGo (originally GoGoInFlight.com). I wrote a quick blog post from the plane, marveling at the ability to work at 30,000 feet for the low price of $12.95. Looking back, that moment captured a shift in how […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/gogoinflight-blogging-at-30000-feet/feed/ 1 Firepow and the Era of WordPress Landing Page Tools https://www.latenightim.com/firepow-20-discount-coupon/ https://www.latenightim.com/firepow-20-discount-coupon/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:41:23 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=1720 Updated 2026: This post originally shared a discount coupon for Firepow 2.0, a WordPress plugin that helped marketers create landing pages and sales pages. Firepow has been defunct for many years, and the coupon code is obviously long expired. But the need for landing page tools has only grown, so this is worth updating with […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/firepow-20-discount-coupon/feed/ 1 Article Marketing Software: A Look Back at a Defunct SEO Strategy https://www.latenightim.com/hot-article-marketing-software/ https://www.latenightim.com/hot-article-marketing-software/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:36:40 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=1590 Editor's note (2026): Article marketing — the practice of submitting keyword-stuffed articles to online directories for backlinks — is completely dead as an SEO strategy. Google's algorithm updates eliminated article directories as a viable ranking tactic years ago. The specific software tools reviewed here (Article Post Robot and Automatic Article Submitter) are no longer available […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/hot-article-marketing-software/feed/ 7 Google Romance: A Look Back at Google’s Best April Fools Pranks https://www.latenightim.com/google-romance-april-fools-2009-at-it-again/ https://www.latenightim.com/google-romance-april-fools-2009-at-it-again/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:31:11 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=1564 Every year, Google rolls out April Fools pranks that range from genius to groan-worthy. Back in 2009, I wrote about one of the more memorable ones: Google Romance. The tagline was perfect: “Romance is just another search problem.” You could upload your dating profile and use Google's search algorithm to find your soulmate. There was […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/google-romance-april-fools-2009-at-it-again/feed/ 0 Why Copywriting Skills Still Matter More Than Any Marketing Tactic https://www.latenightim.com/free-copy-writing-seminar/ https://www.latenightim.com/free-copy-writing-seminar/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:53:28 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=1537 In 2009, I tried to organize a free copywriting seminar for my readers. I had been writing about sales letters on the blog and figured a live webinar from a professional copywriter would be valuable. I even joked about trying to get Gary Halbert, the legendary direct response copywriter, to do it. That particular seminar […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/free-copy-writing-seminar/feed/ 1 PepperJam eBay Text Ads Review: What Happened and Modern Alternatives https://www.latenightim.com/pepperjam-ebay-text-ads-review/ https://www.latenightim.com/pepperjam-ebay-text-ads-review/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:04:21 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=1447 Back in 2009, I wrote about PepperJam's eBay Text Ads product, a JavaScript-based tool that automatically turned keywords on your web pages into affiliate links pointing to eBay products. At the time, it was an innovative approach to affiliate monetization. You added a script to your site, and PepperJam would scan your content and create […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/pepperjam-ebay-text-ads-review/feed/ 7 How To Use Online Surveys To Understand Your Readers https://www.latenightim.com/use-online-surveys-to-connect-to-your-readers/ https://www.latenightim.com/use-online-surveys-to-connect-to-your-readers/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:25:59 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=1430 One of the most important lessons I brought from my day job in semiconductor engineering to my online business is this: you have to understand what your customer actually wants. Not what you think they want. Not what you wish they wanted. What they actually need and value. The only reliable way to find that […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/use-online-surveys-to-connect-to-your-readers/feed/ 4 Why Manipulative SEO Tools Always Fail (Lessons from the Google Trojan Horse Era) https://www.latenightim.com/google-trojan-horse-brad-callen/ https://www.latenightim.com/google-trojan-horse-brad-callen/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:37:32 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=1224 Back in 2009, a marketer named Brad Callen released a product called Google Trojan Horse. The concept was exactly what it sounded like: a tool designed to manipulate Google search rankings on computers where it was installed. It was controversial at the time, and I wrote about it with a mix of fascination and skepticism. […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/google-trojan-horse-brad-callen/feed/ 20 Why Link Building Is the Foundation of Search Engine Traffic https://www.latenightim.com/ultimate-link-building-report-review-and-discount/ https://www.latenightim.com/ultimate-link-building-report-review-and-discount/#respond Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:01:58 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=1183 There is one fundamental truth in internet marketing that has not changed since I started in this business: if you want to make money online, you need traffic. You can have the best product, the most compelling sales page, and the most optimized email funnel in the world. Without traffic, none of it matters. When […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/ultimate-link-building-report-review-and-discount/feed/ 0 Why You Should Follow Your Favorite Creators on Social Media https://www.latenightim.com/top-five-reasons-to-follow-me-on-twitter/ https://www.latenightim.com/top-five-reasons-to-follow-me-on-twitter/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:11:22 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=1174 Back in 2009, I wrote a post asking people to follow me on Twitter. At the time, Twitter was still relatively new and growing your follower count felt like a meaningful business goal. The specific platform dynamics have changed dramatically since then, but the underlying principles of why social media following matters for both creators […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/top-five-reasons-to-follow-me-on-twitter/feed/ 5 Holiday Greetings and a Reminder to Recharge https://www.latenightim.com/happy-holidays-to-all/ https://www.latenightim.com/happy-holidays-to-all/#comments Thu, 25 Dec 2008 11:00:38 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=977 I originally posted a brief holiday greeting back in December 2008. It was just a few sentences wishing everyone well. Seventeen years later, I want to expand on that sentiment because I think the holiday season carries an important message for anyone building a business on the side. The Case for Actually Taking a Break […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/happy-holidays-to-all/feed/ 2 The Power of Supporting Your Podcast Community https://www.latenightim.com/vote-for-forest/ https://www.latenightim.com/vote-for-forest/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2008 06:41:50 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=961 Back in December 2008, my friend Forest Parks was in the middle of a competition for a store-building contest run by Pepperjam Network. He needed votes, and I rallied my small but mighty community of readers to help him out. Forest ended up doing well, and the whole experience reminded me of something important about […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/vote-for-forest/feed/ 7 Choosing the Right Landing Page Tool for Your Online Business https://www.latenightim.com/best-firepow-discount-360/ https://www.latenightim.com/best-firepow-discount-360/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:10:26 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=894 Back in 2008, I was promoting a tool called Firepow that helped internet marketers build landing pages and manage their online campaigns. Firepow is long gone, but the problem it solved is still very much alive: how do you create effective landing pages without being a web developer? The landing page tool market has evolved […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/best-firepow-discount-360/feed/ 3 Thanksgiving Gratitude and the Business Lessons It Teaches https://www.latenightim.com/happy-thanksgiving/ https://www.latenightim.com/happy-thanksgiving/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:00:15 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=842 Back in 2008, I wrote a very short Thanksgiving post. Two sentences, basically. I was thankful for my family and grateful to live in a country where I could have a blog. Simple as that. Looking back on that post seventeen years later, I realize that those two things are still at the top of […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/happy-thanksgiving/feed/ 1 Email Marketing Strategy: Why Building Your List Still Matters Most https://www.latenightim.com/new-age-email-marketing/ https://www.latenightim.com/new-age-email-marketing/#comments Sun, 19 Oct 2008 02:34:11 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=603 In 2008, I wrote about a friend's seven-dollar ebook on email marketing. The product is long gone, but the core message — that email marketing should be the foundation of your online business — was the best advice on this blog at the time. Nearly two decades later, it is still true. Why Email Marketing […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/new-age-email-marketing/feed/ 2 Keyword Research Tools: From Micro Niche Finder to Modern Solutions https://www.latenightim.com/micro-niche-finder-discount/ https://www.latenightim.com/micro-niche-finder-discount/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:16:13 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=598 In 2008, I wrote about Micro Niche Finder — a desktop keyword research tool that cost about sixty-seven dollars and promised to take the guesswork out of finding profitable niches. I was genuinely enthusiastic about it at the time. It was the first keyword tool I ever bought, and it helped me find low-competition keywords […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/micro-niche-finder-discount/feed/ 9 Finding the Right Mentor or Coach for Your Online Business https://www.latenightim.com/great-mentoring-and-coaching-opportunity/ https://www.latenightim.com/great-mentoring-and-coaching-opportunity/#respond Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:14:26 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=528 In 2008, I wrote a quick post promoting a friend's coaching program. The program is long gone, but the question it raised — whether mentoring and coaching are worth the investment for online entrepreneurs — is one I get asked about constantly. After nearly two decades in this space, here is my honest perspective. Why […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/great-mentoring-and-coaching-opportunity/feed/ 0 Why Every Serious Blogger Needs Self-Hosted WordPress https://www.latenightim.com/get-a-free-hosted-wordpress-blog/ https://www.latenightim.com/get-a-free-hosted-wordpress-blog/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:43:42 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=468 Back in 2008, I wrote a quick post about a free hosted WordPress blog offer. The original post was basically a heads-up that someone was offering to set up a blog for you at no cost. That offer is long gone, but the underlying question is still one I hear all the time: should I […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/get-a-free-hosted-wordpress-blog/feed/ 4 Content Automation Then and Now: What Actually Works in 2026 https://www.latenightim.com/article-post-robot-update/ https://www.latenightim.com/article-post-robot-update/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:01:48 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=416 Back in 2008, I wrote a post about a desktop software tool called Article Post Robot that automated the process of submitting articles to hundreds of article directories. At the time, article directory submission was a legitimate traffic and SEO strategy. You would write an article, spin it into variations, and blast it across 460 […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/article-post-robot-update/feed/ 20 WordPress.com vs WordPress.org: Which One Do You Need? https://www.latenightim.com/free-wordpress-install/ https://www.latenightim.com/free-wordpress-install/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:51:34 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=350 One of the most common questions I get from people starting their online business is about the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org. A reader called me about this back in 2008, and I still hear variations of the same question in 2026. The confusion is understandable, because two very different products share the same name. […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/free-wordpress-install/feed/ 8 Internet Business Mastery Review: Lessons from the Original Lifestyle Business Podcast https://www.latenightim.com/internet-business-mastery-academy-review/ https://www.latenightim.com/internet-business-mastery-academy-review/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:00:49 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=317 In 2008, I paid my own money for a membership to the Internet Business Mastery Academy. At the time, there was no affiliate program, so I had nothing to gain from writing a review except sharing something I genuinely found valuable. That honesty is worth preserving, even though the Academy itself has evolved significantly since […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/killer-contest-free-gps-and-more/feed/ 2 How to Drive Traffic to Your Website: Lessons from StumbleUpon and Beyond https://www.latenightim.com/drive-crazy-amounts-of-traffic-to-your-site/ https://www.latenightim.com/drive-crazy-amounts-of-traffic-to-your-site/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:00:35 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=284 Back in 2008, one of the hottest traffic strategies was StumbleUpon. A British blogger named Caroline created an entire multimedia course teaching people how to use the platform to drive massive traffic to their websites. The free portion alone was packed with more value than most paid courses I had seen at the time. StumbleUpon […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/great-article-writing-service/feed/ 1 Money, Business, and Happiness: Why Your Online Business Should Serve Your Life https://www.latenightim.com/money-cant-buy-me-love-or-can-it/ https://www.latenightim.com/money-cant-buy-me-love-or-can-it/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:45:58 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=204 I grew up with the Beatles. Technically, they had long since broken up by the time I was buying records, but their music shaped how I saw the world. Among the many things they taught me, one stood out: all you need is love, and money cannot buy it. I was pretty sure about that […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/money-cant-buy-me-love-or-can-it/feed/ 6 Product Launch Planning: How to Prepare for Your First Digital Product Release https://www.latenightim.com/first-product-launch-coming-june-30/ https://www.latenightim.com/first-product-launch-coming-june-30/#comments Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:50:51 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=199 In June 2008, I set a launch date for my first digital product: twelve WordPress themes optimized for AdSense, complete with niche-specific graphics and a generous affiliate program. I had been working on the product for weeks, collaborating with people who knew more about AdSense optimization and theme design than I did. The launch date […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/welcome-back-from-vacation/feed/ 3 Podcast Preview: Why You Need to Pay Attention to Your Email List https://www.latenightim.com/stay-tuned-for-monday/ https://www.latenightim.com/stay-tuned-for-monday/#respond Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:32:42 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=195 I have always believed in giving my audience a heads-up when something important is coming. Back in the early days of this blog, I used to post short teasers before a big article dropped. This was one of those moments — and looking back, the underlying lesson still matters even if the specific names and […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/stay-tuned-for-monday/feed/ 0 Busy Week Productivity: What a Part-Time Internet Marketer Actually Does https://www.latenightim.com/wow-what-a-busy-week/ https://www.latenightim.com/wow-what-a-busy-week/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:42:49 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=193 One of the things I have always tried to do on this blog is pull back the curtain on what it actually looks like to build an internet business on the side. Not the highlight reel, but the messy, busy, real-life version. This was one of those weeks where everything was happening at once — […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/wow-what-a-busy-week/feed/ 4 Professional Podcasting Tips: What I Learned from the Experts Early On https://www.latenightim.com/professional-podcasting-guru-tells-all/ https://www.latenightim.com/professional-podcasting-guru-tells-all/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:48:27 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=190 Before I ever launched the Late Night Internet Marketing podcast, I was a student of podcasting. I listened to everything I could find, studied the people who were doing it well, and invested in learning from professionals. One of the most influential figures in my podcasting education was Jason Van Orden, who at the time […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/professional-podcasting-guru-tells-all/feed/ 10 The Real Power of Internet Business: Using Your Platform to Help Others https://www.latenightim.com/the-real-power-of-the-internet/ https://www.latenightim.com/the-real-power-of-the-internet/#respond Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:00:53 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=189 Internet marketing is fascinating, but it is only a small piece of what the internet makes possible. One of the things I have always admired about the online community is how quickly people rally when someone needs help. Back in 2008, I saw this firsthand when a blogger named Garry Conn put out a call […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/the-real-power-of-the-internet/feed/ 0 Why I Wrote a Free Internet Marketing Ebook (And What I Learned) https://www.latenightim.com/internet-marketing-ebook-released/ https://www.latenightim.com/internet-marketing-ebook-released/#comments Sat, 17 May 2008 03:43:27 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/?p=183 Early in my internet marketing journey, I did something that turned out to be one of the smartest moves I ever made: I wrote a free ebook. It was called “Join The Club: The Ten Things Every New Internet Marketer Should Know,” and it was born out of my own frustration as a beginner. The […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/internet-marketing-ebook-released/feed/ 38 The Value of a Coaching Forum for Internet Marketers https://www.latenightim.com/josh-spaulding-announces-private-coaching-forum/ https://www.latenightim.com/josh-spaulding-announces-private-coaching-forum/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:38:15 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/announcements/josh-spaulding-announces-private-coaching-forum/ Sometimes things just come together at exactly the right moment. I had just finished writing about wanting to focus on my niche sites and the core parts of my long-term business plan when I discovered a new coaching forum that aligned perfectly with what I needed. Why Coaching Forums Matter In the early days of […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/josh-spaulding-announces-private-coaching-forum/feed/ 4 Daddy Got a New Pair of Shoes: Celebrating Affiliate Marketing Wins and Blog Progress https://www.latenightim.com/daddy-got-a-new-pair-of-shoes/ https://www.latenightim.com/daddy-got-a-new-pair-of-shoes/#respond Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:09:59 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/announcements/daddy-got-a-new-pair-of-shoes/ Sometimes you need to step back and take stock of where you are. When you are building an online business part-time — squeezing in an hour or two after the kids are in bed — it is easy to feel like you are not making progress. But progress is often happening in ways you do […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/daddy-got-a-new-pair-of-shoes/feed/ 0 MasonWorld.com Back on the Air https://www.latenightim.com/masonworldcom-back-on-the-air/ https://www.latenightim.com/masonworldcom-back-on-the-air/#respond Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:27:10 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/announcements/masonworldcom-back-on-the-air/ In January 2008, my blog went through its first major migration: converting from b2evolution to WordPress. After a several-day hiatus, MasonWorld.com was back online and running on what would become the platform I have used ever since. The Migration The switch from b2evolution to WordPress was not entirely smooth. The blog content transferred over reasonably […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/masonworldcom-back-on-the-air/feed/ 0 Merry Christmas https://www.latenightim.com/merry-christmas/ https://www.latenightim.com/merry-christmas/#respond Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:38:52 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/wordpress/?p=38 Merry Christmas from Late Night Internet Marketing. The original version of this post from December 25, 2007, was just a simple holiday greeting, and honestly, that is exactly what it should have been. A Christmas Tradition This blog was barely a week old when Christmas 2007 rolled around. I had just started writing, was still […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/merry-christmas/feed/ 0 So What Do I Plan to Write About https://www.latenightim.com/so-what-do-i-plan-to-write-about/ https://www.latenightim.com/so-what-do-i-plan-to-write-about/#respond Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:03:27 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/wordpress/?p=26 When I first started what would become Late Night Internet Marketing, I had a clear idea of what I wanted to write about. Over time, my focus evolved, but the core mission remained the same: helping aspiring entrepreneurs build successful online businesses. In the original version of this post from December 2007, I wrote something […]

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]]> https://www.latenightim.com/so-what-do-i-plan-to-write-about/feed/ 0 Welcome to MasonWorld.com https://www.latenightim.com/welcome-to-masonworldcom/ https://www.latenightim.com/welcome-to-masonworldcom/#respond Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:57:44 +0000 http://www.masonworld.com/wordpress/?p=27 Welcome to what would eventually become Late Night Internet Marketing. When I first launched this blog back in December 2007, it was called MasonWorld.com, and I had absolutely no idea where it would lead. I just knew I wanted to write about things that interested me, and I had finally figured out how to get […]

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