How to ACTUALLY set Up Google Analytics Click Tracking – Affiliate Links and External Clicks – Step by Step Guide

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I need to be able to be able to record in Google Analytics each click on an affiliate or non-affiliate external link so that I can:

  • Identify the traffic sources for my highest converting visitors
  • Identify new content/affiliate program opportunities
  • Identify my affiliate links/pages that result in the highest click through rate [Read more...]

How To Systematize a Successful Guest Posting Campaign

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The highest quality of link that is easily obtainable is through guest posting.  By following this straightforward plan I have been able to guest post on some very popular personal finance sites and launch my authority site and earn some website income (shown below).

This post is going to be a step by step tutorial showing exactly how I use outsourced team members to help with my guest posting campaign…

Quick Update on Monetization of Authority Website:

Websites Income for the last 7 days (week 7 since website launch)…

  • AdSense – $24.58
  • CPA – $51
  • Total – $75.58
  • Traffic – 293 Unique Visitors [Read more...]

Authority Site Monetization Strategy Rev0

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For my authority site I am willing to try any monetization strategy as long as it is aligned with my goal of helping recent graduates deal with their student loans.

Over the next few months I will be doing several tests to see what kind of monetization strategy will be “best”. For me, my strategy must…

  • Be reasonably helpful to the visitor of my website
  • Maximize lifetime value of a visitor

Here is what my site is going to start with… [Read more...]

How I Setup an Authority Website With WordPress

Before I Build Anything I Like To Have a Plan

Setting up an authority website has a lot of the same steps as setting up a micro-niche or any other WordPress site but my focus on user experience is different. I plan on using a theme and set up that improves the users experience and engagement but leaves money on the table when it comes to ad click through rate. [Read more...]

Good Website Names – What Do They Have in Common and How I Picked Mine

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Now that I have identified my audience and done keyword research it is time to pick my authority websites domain name. But first I want to look at what good website names have in common. [Read more...]

Cheap Article Writing That Doesn’t Suck – $2 Per Article Is Possible

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Getting high quality articles written for a very low cost is a key strength for my online business. In this article and for the first time I share exactly how I get high quality articles created cheaply. Websites having good content has always been important and is only getting more important according to this Matt Cutts interview. [Read more...]

How To Do Keyword Research for a Competitive Niche

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We have all heard it before – keyword research is the most important part of building a website. Well for an Authority website keyword research is not as important to me as it is for my micro-niche sites. However, if I were to create my authority site and right away try to rank for my primary keywords I would simply be banging my head against the wall. Let me share with you how I plan on getting traffic to my highly competitive student loan site via the “back door”. [Read more...]

5 Steps To Identifying My Authority Website Niche

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When building an Authority site it is important to not follow the typical instructions of starting with keyword research. Although keyword research is important it is more important to first identify who it is your website is going to serve. How does a Hollywood trick help this process?(see step #5) [Read more...]

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