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  • What Is The Minimum Video Length On YouTube For Ads / Monetization?

    Are you planning on publishing a short video on YouTube, and wonder if it will still be eligible for monetization? It’s common to wonder if very short videos can even monetized at all – especially when the video would be even shorter than the ads that may appear before it! So, what is the minimum…

  • Do Dislikes Matter On YouTube? Here’s The Effect They Have…

    Have you ever wondered about the effects that dislikes have on YouTube creators, and their video’s performance? The truth is, YouTube dislikes are factored into the algorithm, but not in the way that you’d think. So, in this article, I’ll be explaining exactly how dislikes are used by YouTube, both for creators, as well as for viewers.…

  • Do YouTubers Get Paid For Likes? (Answered + Details)

    Have you ever thought about how YouTubers get paid – and what actually helps creators grow on the platform? It’s common for YouTubers to ask for likes at the end of their videos, but does this actually help them make money? In fact, what do likes actually do? These are great questions, and the answer…

  • Passive Income Does Not Triumph Total Return

    Take a look at any big internet marketing website, and I’ll bet you’ll see something huge about ‘earning passive income.’ People are crazy over it. Everybody’s talking about it. “Earn money while you sleep!” “Work 4 hours a week!” “Build it once, earn money from it forever!” That’s great. Passive income is actually pretty wonderful.…

  • How To Succeed In Business With Small Audiences

    When choosing a niche or simply measuring your business progress, it’s easy to focus on your total audience size. We all want to have as big of an audience as possible. We see websites with hundreds of thousands or even millions of visitors and think, “Why couldn’t that be me? What am I doing wrong? My…

  • Branding Isn’t Everything – Balancing Branding Vs. Direct Response Advertising

    We’re at an interesting time in entrepreneurship, particularly for small businesses. Things aren’t the same that they used to be. As a society, our lives are radically different than they were 10 years ago, and marketing has changed as well. So has the way we learn. New entrepreneurs aren’t getting their business advice from textbooks…

  • If You Want To Scale Quickly, You Need To Master Paid Systems

    Every action you take in business either costs you money, or it costs you time. As entrepreneurs, it goes without saying that we very well may be low on both of these. From the new business owner working a full-time job on top of running their business, to the cash-strapped company that can’t afford to…

  • Affiliate Marketing Success After Google’s Product Reviews Update

    Google recently released an update targeting product review websites, which has sent Amazon Affiliates scrambling. It makes sense. Amazon affiliates have been hit hard this last year, with Amazon cutting commission rates and making it even more challenging to make money with the program. But is Google’s product review update the final nail in the…

  • How Many Email Subscribers Do You Need To Make Money?

    How many email subscribers do you need to make money? This is a question that I get asked quite frequently, and unfortunately it doesn’t always have a straightforward answer. While I won’t be able to give you an exact number to strive for, I’d like to point out some variables that can affect your earnings…

  • 5 Lessons I Learned Spending $100,000 On Amazon PPC Ads

    Note: This article was written over 5 years ago, and may be outdated. Having spent over $100,000 in Amazon pay-per-click ads across of hundreds of campaigns, I’ve learned a lot of lessons that wouldn’t have been obvious at the beginning. Relatively speaking, Amazon PPC is still a relatively new platform, and it is constantly evolving.…