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I was checking my web tracker logs and saw a few hits from this page. It looks like I’m nominated on this German website in the category “Most Valuable Business Website”. Although I’ve never heard of this website createordie.de before it’s an honor to be nominated :) I’m there along with some very popular websites.
I’m [...]

Just came across an interesting article: Who clicks on ads? (Revisited with data) about the majority of people that click on online ads. Some interesting points like:
..heavy clickers are:

More representative of lower income households than the average user.
Less educated than the average user (or from less-educated environments in the case of minors).
More likely to live [...]

I just saw this funny but also interesting video (via ze frank):
Goodie Bag TV - Americans Love Lists

It’s true - lists are very popular online and I suspect people often write all kind of lists primarily as link bait - and it often works (to some degree). People like short, to-the-point bullet points that give [...]

When you want to grow in your business there is only so much you can do on your own. That’s why you might want to reach out to others and see if they can help you - or better yet, if you can help each other. You could consider outsourcing, hiring staff or doing joint [...]

Just as you should keep track of your affiliate commissions you should also check all your websites regularly - To make sure they’re up and running, everything looks like it should, no problems in the order process, etc. If you have several different websites you might forget one or two - especially if many parts [...]

Seth Godin is a pretty well known marketer and he’s got a great blog. There he regularly posts insightful tips/articles/news regarding marketing or just business in general. Recently I’ve noticed that he’s been hinting at some business opportunities that could be profitable:

Create a niche “interesting videos” site - Sort of a TV Guide for YouTube. [...]

As a blog owner one of your biggest assets is your readers - if you don’t have any readers there isn’t much point in blogging (unless you just got started). Having a lot of readers is great but what really adds life to a blog are comments - and you definitely want to encourage comments. [...]

Blog memes are pretty cool - I think the viral aspect of them is quite interesting. It looks like Collis over at North X East has tagged me in a meme started by The Paper Bull called “If I Could Only Read 5 blogs”.
That’s a hard one… I subscribe to a few dozen blogs and [...]

One of the tricks you can use when you’re trying to sell something is create urgency. For example: “there are only limited copies available”, “buy within the next 5 minutes and you’ll get this extra bonus”, etc. People that are “on the fence” might decide to buy because they don’t want to lose out - [...]

I think all blogs (especially personal blogs) should have an “about” page to tell the readers who’s behind the blog. That’s why I present to you: Who Is Hannes Johnson?
I believe an about page can help bloggers get more loyal readers - people that know a little about you might feel a “connection” and are [...]