by Mark Mason | Feb 7, 2008 | Web Monitization
In 2008, I was building an Elvis Presley niche site called HistoryOfElvis.com, and the very first strategic decision after selecting the niche was choosing the right keywords. Keyword research is where your niche site strategy either comes together or falls apart. Get...
by Mark Mason | Feb 6, 2008 | Web Monitization
Niche selection is one of the most discussed topics in internet marketing, and for good reason. Picking the right niche can make everything else easier, while picking the wrong one can doom a project from the start. In February 2008, I laid out my approach to...
by Mark Mason | Feb 5, 2008 | Web Monitization
Day one of the Niche Super-Site case study. As an engineer by training, I believe you need to know what you are trying to accomplish before you get started. This does not completely explain why I always needed to make seven trips to Home Depot per home improvement...
by Mark Mason | Feb 4, 2008 | Web Monitization
In February 2008, after almost two months of research and experimentation, I was ready to take my internet marketing education to the next level. I had spent that time reading everything I could find about making money online, experimenting with different blogging...
by Mark Mason | Jan 25, 2008 | Web Monitization
In January 2008, I wrote a review of phpBay Pro, a WordPress plugin that embedded eBay auction listings directly into your blog posts and pages. At the time, this was an exciting tool for anyone interested in building niche stores, which were a popular internet...
by Mark Mason | Jan 23, 2008 | Web Monitization
In January 2008, while browsing ShoeMoney's blog late one night, I stumbled across Caroline Middlebrook's blog and it immediately resonated with me. Caroline had quit her day job about six months earlier to follow her dreams of becoming a full-time internet...