Even when you niche down to the very bottom, you’re usually going to find a few competitors. After people find out that you’re successful, expect more to move in. What I’m seeing now in the dance music space is that everyone is switching to a news format. Dance music has become something much larger than…
Offer Value, Then Ask For Something
I get emailed and Facebook messaged a lot from people asking for things. Whether it’s advice on their project, posting a track to my music blog or launching their e-commerce business… there’s a lot of questions. I love responding and get back to most, but I have to wonder what most of these people are…
How I Build Custom E-Commerce Websites with WordPress
I just finished creating a new custom e-commerce website for a client using WooCommerce, Headway and WPEngine for hosting. The website runs on WordPress and the Headway theme which gives us incredible flexibility for rolling out new landing pages, optimizing campaigns and changing the sales process. While platforms like Shopify and Volusion are easy to…
Using Content Creation in your Business (Plus: How it will bring YOU more opportunities)
There’s a common reason reason that connects why you used build sandcastles at the beach all day long and could never have enough coloring books. It’s why LEGO is still one of the most popular children’s toys. We were all born to be creators. Through working in the dance music industry, I have gained an incredible…
Breaking through the noise on Facebook
You might write the best, most-informed article in the world but if certain elements like your timing, headline or seo are off you won’t reach anyone. So how do you make sure your message gets through? You can control the platform. Instead of worrying about social media, invest time and energy into developing your own…
How to Find Niche Site Ideas and Evaluate Profitable Keywords
Profitable niche sites target the right keyword. If you pick the wrong one (I’ve done this countless amounts of times), you’re going to waste a ton of time and effort. When you get started with internet marketing and making money online this is going to happen a lot, but if you follow this process it…
How to stop living for the weekend
All of the experts in the entrepreneurial, self-help, motivational space will tell you that in order to stop living for the weekends, you have to love what you’re doing. Be passionate and start your own company. Unfortunately it’s a little more complicated than that. Whether it’s student loans, credit card debit or other financial obligations, the…
Three Ways You Can Dominate Your Market like Apple
Apple changed the music industry forever. Not with the iPod which changed how we consume music, but with iTunes. When iTunes was introduce a decade ago (2003) the record industry was worth $38 billion. Last year total sales were $16.5 billion. It’s not that iTunes is cannibalizing all of the music sales. The landscape for…
Monetizing Your Niche Website
Once you have your niche site built, it’s time to setup different ways for you to start generating passive income. Depending on your market there are going to be more ways than listed here to make money from your site, but starting to learn the ways to optimize these methods will be key for your…
Bitcoin: A Revolutionary Technology and The New Internet Gold Rush
Let me preface this article with a few things. I’m not, nor do I claim to be a financial professional / bitcoin expert. Bitcoin is a highly volatile and you should invest in it at your own risk. I own a few bitcoins and hope they win, so my opinions are biased. Enter Bitcoin. Bitcoin…