Happy Thanksgiving! Here we are in the 15th consecutive year that we’ve done this thankfulness exercise and contest. As I’ve mentioned for the past few years, I don’t post on this blog much anymore, but we’ve got to keep this tradition going as long as possible! About half of Eric’s Tips readers are in the… Read More »
I recently took a trip down the rabbit hole in search of Facebook Customer Service, and wanted to share my experience. Unfortunately, it seems that Facebook’s lack of customer service is enabling a thriving cottage industry of scammers. It also seems that Google is all too willing to throw their archenemy (Facebook) under the bus… Read More »
This is a cautionary tale for online entrepreneurs, with a special warning for Amazon sellers. A few days ago I read an article about an Etsy vendor who sort of got too big for Etsy… In case you’re not familiar with it, Etsy is basically a marketplace for handcrafted goods… artsy things and such. They… Read More »
On April 24th, Google rolled out their “Penguin” update. Mass chaos has ensued in the SEO world, with much debate among the Internet marketing community. Out of all the Google updates I’ve seen over the years, this one seems to have caused more anger and frustration than the others. So I figured I’d weigh in… Read More »
I wasn’t planning on doing this today, but I got sucked into a VERY compelling sales video… and the rest is history 😉 I don’t blame anyone for creating a persuasive video. I make them for my products, and I teach others to do the same. The problem is when they’re misleading (or if they’re… Read More »
While there is a lot of traffic to be acquired from mobile marketing, there are also a lot of misconceptions about mobile marketing, and a lot of hype that’s been swirling around. In this lesson I hope to dispel some of those myths, and clarify mobile marketing for you. (Watch this video – it may… Read More »
In the previous lesson we discussed Off Page SEO, and covered many ways of obtaining links to your website. Today we’re going to learn about a link-building strategy that involves other benefits too. (Watch this video…) Main points: Article marketing is an “oldie” but goodie. My definition of Article Marketing: You write articles (or outsource… Read More »