In July 2009 I wrote an eBook about how to make money on Twitter. It taught people how to grow their followers by around 1,000 every week and easily generate an income of thousands of dollars a week.
I promoted it passively by setting up my own affiliate program.
I also gave all affiliates various tools [...]
Posted : 18 February 2010
Confessions of a blogger
My number one priority in life is my family. Their safety, well being, financial stability and happiness are more important than anything else.
And that’s why I blog.
I haven’t always been a blogger. Indeed, my story, this confession of sorts, starts with my career as a jazz musician, a career you can read more about here.
When [...]
Posted : 30 September 2009
Categories : Blogging, Personal, Social NetworkingTags : Affiliates, Human Relationships, Hummingbird, Passive income, Twitter
Mona Lisa and the future of Upstart Blogger
Paris. The most captivating place on the planet and my destination of choice whenever my family and I decide to take a break.
It is truly an amazing place, as anyone who has ever visited, or lived, in the city of Paris will confirm.
My first visit to Paris was almost 10 years ago with my then [...]
Posted : 01 September 2009
Categories : BloggingTags : Expansion, Hummingbird, Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, Paris, The Louvre
How to handle criticism online
I had a very busy day yesterday. It started early with a reasonable drive to the studio where my pianist and I worked on tunes for my forthcoming album for many, many hours. It was rewarding day, only punctuated by the inevitable break for lunch, and we accomplished a lot.
Upon my return home I checked [...]
Posted : 15 August 2009
Categories : Personal, TipsTags : Criticism, Hummingbird, Vic Reeves
Yoda was right
The biggest thing standing in the way of anyone who wants to make big money online is the long shadow cast by the inept wisdom of dinosaurs
I’ll explain that statement before moving forward.
If I tell someone that I can make them $100,000 in under 6 months they might not immediately believe me. Not because they [...]
Posted : 05 August 2009
Categories : Blogging, Money, Social NetworkingTags : Dinosaurs, Hummingbird, Passive income
Wrestling with the ethics and realities of passive online income creation
My traffic is racing. I know why.
Hummingbird
Today I want to talk about the situation that is developing and developing fast and take a little time to address a few issues before they become issues.
My traffic is growing like never before. My unique visitor count is rising hour by hour. And my advertising revenue [...]
Posted : 06 July 2009
Categories : Blogging, Money, Social NetworkingTags : Ethics, Hummingbird, Passive income
How many Twitter followers do you need to make $1,000 per month with your blog?
$1,000 per month is often considered the break point for a blog. $1,000 not only represents a genuinely credible and useful amount of cash, it’s also a good psychological barrier that needs to be broken before moving up the pro blogging ladder.
I’ve often been asked how much blog traffic is required to make $1,000. And [...]
Posted : 22 June 2009
Categories : Blogging, Money, Social NetworkingTags : Bulk Force Twitter, Hummingbird, Twitter, Twitter Traffic Machine