by Mark Mason | Aug 13, 2012 | Experiments, Video
In 2012, I ran an experiment. I wanted to see if I could build a completely automated website using auto blogging software — a tool that generated articles from templates and PLR (private label rights) content — and make money from it without doing much...
by Mark Mason | Aug 13, 2012 | Internet Marketing, Video
Productivity is one of the most seductive traps in internet marketing. You can spend so much time reading about productivity systems, testing new apps, and optimizing your workflow that you never actually do the work. I have fallen into this trap myself, and I suspect...
by Mark Mason | Aug 7, 2012 | Blogging Software, Video
In 2012, I was excited about the idea of fully automated websites. Tools existed that could generate content, post it to your blog on a schedule, and even monetize it automatically. The promise was irresistible: set up a site in a few hours, let the software do...
by Mark Mason | Jul 18, 2012 | Internet Marketing, Video
I was thinking the other day about a question that keeps coming up in online business circles: if you could only have one thing — email subscribers, social media followers, or YouTube subscribers — which would you choose? My answer is email subscribers,...
by Mark Mason | Jul 15, 2012 | Podcast, Video
In the summer of 2012, Digg was sold off in a fire sale. Patents went to one buyer. The brand went to another. A platform that had defined an entire era of internet culture was dismantled and sold for parts. It was one of those moments that makes you stop and think...
by Mark Mason | Jun 12, 2012 | Internet Marketing, Video
I am going to tell you something that every guru selling a “magic system” hopes you never hear: you are not going to make $27,000 next week from your internet business. You are probably not going to make $27,000 next month. And if someone promises you...