Creating Your First Facebook Ads Campaign



Have you tried a Facebook ads campaign? If not, you should! With billions of users and one of the best self-serve ad platforms, it would be ignorant to not advertising on one of the largest sites in the world! In this post, we will break down the process of creating your first ad campaign using Facebook Ads and show you how fun, easy and profitable it can be to start targeting ads around your exact audience. Do this (real quick) and then follow along: Log in to your Facebook account then head over to the Facebook Ads Manager, then click on...

What is a Niche Market? The Definition, Its Pros and Cons, and a Niche Market Example.



A niche market is a subset of a larger market usually defined in the online business space by your keyword, product, or topic selection. A niche market is focused and targeted. There are fewer competitors but often easier opportunities with getting found and build a brand. Niche Marketing Advantages and Disadvantages Defining your niche market marks several marketing advantages and disadvantages. Advantages Less Competition. Fewer businesses vying for market attention, resulting in easier exposure in the space versus loss among thousands of copycats. Cost-effective. Highly focused campaigns target specific audiences, removing distractions and wasteful activities trying to be everything to...

7 Authentic Ways to Get Real Facebook Fans and Followers



You want to get Facebook followers fast, don’t you? You’re looking for that super-secret hack. A way to get followers and a ton of likes without doing anything, huh? Well… Go somewhere else. This post is about building a true following for your Facebook business page. You’ll find a set of smart ways to launch toward 1000 fans so it’s not just a number… …you’ll get engagement by creating real shares, comments, likes, and sales. Building a True Following on Facebook and IG What do we mean by a true following? I’d define it as so: Loyal Engaged Vocal These...

Bluehost vs HostGator: I’ve Used Both, Here’s My Review



For the past few years, I’ve been using Bluehost for my online projects. I wanted to get a real feel for their services to provide you with a better comparison. Prior, HostGator was my preferred hosting service. I used both for niche affiliate sites for my personal portfolio and blog. There are hundreds of Bluehost vs HostGator reviews – they do a great job, but I think they cover a bit too much information for beginners, appealing to word count. Instead, I wanted to give you my thoughts from an affiliate marketer perspective. What I’d like to cover: Pricing Features...

Google’s Webmaster Tools (Search Console): The Best Parts



This isn’t a complete guide to Google Webmaster Tools (aka Search Console). It’s an overview sharing its best bits. Plus, how you can use it to improve your website and marketing efforts. Submitting Your Site to Google for Faster Indexing Launched a site? Get it submitted to Google. Google will find your site as you’re building links. Or, sharing content and getting mentioned on social. You can claim your site and submit it to Google through the Webmaster Tools interface. This includes submitting a sitemap! Doing so tends to index your site faster. Open Search Console -> Select Property ->...

Who Doesn’t Want to Get More Clicks? Here’s How.



You have all these tactics to improve your site traffic and reach. You can obsess about them trying to squeeze every bit of performance. Let’s bring this back to basics… Effective affiliate marketing is simply getting more people to click your links. That’s it? The idea is to let the landing/sales page do its thing. A company will spend tons of money refining its website, UX, and sales funnel. They’re working tirelessly to improve conversion rate optimization. A good landing page is one of the factors you look for when choosing affiliate programs and their offers after all. What this means:...

How to Use a Social Media Name Checker to Lockdown Your Profiles



You’ve got a business idea and you’ve got a name for the brand. You register the domain and business aaaaand…. Oh phooey! Someone already has your name on social media sites. Looks like that Facebook page is no good. Gah! Someone also has it on Twitter, too! Surely Instagram? Nope, not there either. If someone tried searching they’d get mixed messages about you. That could hurt the business. Not good. Checking if your name is available with a social media username search tool is commonly overlooked. Suppose your business got popular but the social was an afterthought – you: Won’t...

SEO Toolbox: The Ahrefs SEO Toolbar is Back in Action



The Ahrefs SEO toolbar is available again after shuttering from a prior Google update. The toolbar provides competitive analysis and SEO metrics in Google SERPs and on-page. What is this thing and why should you care? Well… What is Ahrefs? Ahrefs is one of several industry-renowned SEO tools professionals include in their toolbox. The premium service provides detailed SEO and competitive data to help website owners gain an edge. Using Ahrefs provides: Organic Search Metrics – Discover the ranking keywords of your competition Keyword Explorer – Discover keyword data and suggestions (including trends and difficulty) Backlinks – See where you...