Please Don’t Start A Making Money Online Blog
The podcast recording below says it all really. Look, the “making money online” blog space is really crowded, and it’s really hard to “make money” in that space, and besides, there’s so many other niches you could be going after that you’d probably make “much more money” at. Don’t make a “make money online” blog. Just don’t. You’ll be more successful if you move that energy somewhere else.... Read More »
You Should Start A Podcast
You should start a podcast. Why? Because your competitors are starting to do it, and frankly… it’s pretty easy and fun to do. There’s no excuses really. Look around… Are you going to be the person who waited to do it and be behind the curve a year from now, or will you be the visionary in your industry? The team that “was doing it way before everyone else”. If you don’t believe that audio/video is going to be a HUGE part of the future... Read More »
Leave The Online “Gurus” Alone!
Look, not all online “gurus” are scammers. Many will have you believe that they are, but let me tell you from 10+ years in this space… not all of them are out to steal your money by selling you junk. The big issue is determining which ones are legit and which ones are not. It’s harder than it seems. Hence, the confusion we all have. How do I know? Well, I’ve seen them all, and I’ve met with and become friends with many of them, as well... Read More »
Your Marketing & Sales Team Sucks
A bit of a rant today on the Daily Flip. Going all Feldman on ya. Basically, your marketing sucks, and your sales team too. Especially ad networks. Watch the video below to get my entire case. I’m nicer in the video I think. Honestly though, I have to call you all out for bad marketing and even worse sales. Who in the ad network space besides one or two is actually doing anything innovative and attention-getting (booth babes do not count). Just a handful of you. The... Read More »
Make Money Online As An Expert - The Publisher Model
If you want to make money online as a publisher, then one of the best ways to do it is to build a “ask the expert” site. In today’s Daily Flip (video below) I talk about why ask the expert sites work, and how they make money. I also give examples of expert sites you can visit to learn how it’s done. In the video below I reference a presentation (Good to Great, Blogging & Profit Potential) I did that talks about how to make money online. You can... Read More »
Online Video, Quality Of Content Is Most Important
When producing online videos, remember that it’s not the quality of the video you’re producing, but rather, the quality of the content you’re producing. Your viewers care about one thing, and that is getting helpful or fun information from your videos. Stop worrying about the equipment you need or don’t need to make good videos, and start thinking about what your viewers expect, which is good quality information, regardless of video quality. Then start... Read More »
Political Marketing 2.0 - Lessons For Marketers
Have you been following the Presidential election race here in the USA? There’s some amazing marketing going on on both sides. This video talks about how you should watch these campaigns closely for marketing tips and tricks that you can use yourself. The future of politics is going to rest on which candidate can hire the best marketing, PR and creative teams to produce non-traditional content… ie… the Internet. Read More →
Get Attention with SendaBall.com
Nowadays we all need to find new ways to get attention in order to stand out and get what we want. I review a unique business idea called SendaBall.com (affiliate link) that I think anyone can use to get attention in a cost-effective way. Use it to get the attention of a potential employer, or a big customer. Why Send A Card When You Can Send A BALL Read More →
Bratz Dolls & The Dark Side of Marketing
There are two kinds of marketers. Both use “the force”. You have the light side, and the dark side. And as every Star Wars fan, or any marketer knows… How you look at any situation, marketing or not, is usually from your own point of view. I’ll take the light side view of my marketing “force” and say I don’t like how these dolls are marketed. Agree with my view? Digg this. Watch this video at YouTube. TheDailyFlip.com... Read More »
What Do Your Customers Really Want?
There’s an amazing guest post up over at Problogger.net from Dean Rieck. The Secret Motivations that Drive Your Customers A MUST read. Enjoy. But if you’re selling things, offering services, or even just placing ads on your blog, you’re running a business. And if you’re running a business, you DO have customers. So in order to maximize the income your blog produces, you have to understand what your customers really want I’ve been studying customer psychology... Read More »
Why Does Technorati Use Google Adsense?
Does this make any sense to you? I just noticed that they are filling ad spots with Adsense ads. I mean, this one on the top in the leaderboard position makes no sense to me at all. First off, Adsense in a leaderboard converts horribly. Secondly, why aren’t they running paid ads in that spot? Wait, I think I know why… Because the ads are completely overpriced. I got a rate card from them earlier in the year, after 3 attempts to ask for one, and I can tell you... Read More »
Your Landing Pages Suck… Probably
Professional Bloggers Never Used Adsense Anyway
This is a follow up to a post made in 2005, referenced at Problogger.net. Google changed the way Adsense ads are clicked today and many are up in arms about it. “Make money online” or pro-bloggers don’t use Google Adsense much. Why? Because it doesn’t work on these types of blogs. Guys like Shoemoney, John Chow, Zac Johnson and Problogger have found, and proven, that using Adsense on their blogs is a waste of time. Yet… there is somehow some... Read More »
ScratchBack Goes Into Live Beta
It’s finally ready for eyeballs. In case you are new to my blog, you’ve heard me talk about my new online system called ScratchBack.com for months and months. Well, it’s finally open and ready for you to try it. Register for free and give it a run. You can see a live TopSpot widget in action on the left of this page under my logo. Go ahead and tip me $1.00 for a place in my top spots! I’ll be blogging about SB mostly over at the ScratchBack blog, so... Read More »
I Pissed Off John Reese From Blogrush
Yep, add John to my list of people who I pissed off. Jakob, Jarvis, Cuban… Read the comments here for John’s retort. Look John, as I said in my private email to you. I have zero problem with you. I know for a fact you’re a smart and nice guy and you’re very successful. That’s not what this is about. The problem I have with Blogrush is that it doesn’t, in my opinion, provide value for the majority of bloggers out there. You talk about providing... Read More »
Blogrush Is A Smart Idea, For John Reese
Online Advertising Just Got Fun - My Latest Project: Scratchback.com
You thought I was done helping others make money online when I sold BlogKits eh? Not quite. Starting today, I’m accepting only 100 beta testing applications for my latest project called Scratchback.com. The press release goes out later this week, but loyal JimKukral.com blog readers get the scoop early of course, and can apply for one of the spots early as well. I’m thinking they’re going to go fast though, so sign up now if you’ll want to have an... Read More »
Pownce Looks Awesome - Like Twitter But Better
Mashable has got me all excited about Kevin Rose’s latest Twitter killer Pownce. Anyone got an invite for me? Enter Pownce, Kevin Rose’s latest startup, which we were extremely skeptical about when it first arrived on the scene less than 24 hours ago. Who needs yet another IM client, we wondered. Well, we still stand by that: it IS just another IM client. But this one simple feature, for an IM-junkie like me, is vital. Send files to one person, everyone, or a group... Read More »
YouTube Should Take A Lesson From VideoJug
Videojug.com is a very smart video portal. One that I think could be an acquisition target or future business model for YouTube/Google. Why? Because instead of aggregating skateboarding and puppet videos, etc… they only want videos that solve problems. They are building a massive portal of how-to content in video format, and it’s good stuff too. Read More →
Google Only Needs 40 More Years To Take Over The World - Video
This is an awesome video predicting the future of the Internet. Courtesy Read/Write Web. Davide Casaleggio sent a tip to Read/WriteWeb about a video his company produced exploring the future of media. It is a very cool 6-minute video, which takes some educated (and imaginative) guesses at how the Web and media will evolve over the next 40-50 years. In the short movie, Google, Amazon.com and Second Life are the big winners - with Google buying Microsoft, Amazon buying Yahoo,... Read More »
