I recently broke down how Reddit mods and users are abusing Google search rankings with affiliate spam. It’s reddit marketing gone awry. The post blew up and got a decent amount of attention. Then I got a front row seat to how deep of a spam filled porta-potty Reddit has become. The State of the Thread When I Posted Here’s […]
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I’m going to show you how to cash grab as a Reddit moderator. 5 minutes of work, then thousands of dollars per month for doing nothing. Maybe tens of thousands. With a 100% real example. I’ve edited nothing. When you’re a Reddit mod, you have a TON of power in that subreddit. You can delete anything you want and ban
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Recently, I’ve gotten fed up with my web host. Since I stood this site up, I’ve used MediaTemple. This was before WP Engine was around. At the time, MediaTemple had carved out a nice niche for themselves as the premium web host. Tim Ferriss also raved about them back in the day. If it was good enough for his massive
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I really don’t care how any given A/B test turns out. That’s right. Not one bit. But wait, how do I double or triple conversion rates without caring how a test performs? I actually care about the whole SYSTEM of testing. All the pieces need to fit together just right. If not, you’ll waste a ton of time A/B testing
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Do those live chat tools actually help your business? Will they get you more customers by allowing your visitors to chat directly with your team? Like most tests, you can come up with theories that sound great for both sides. Pro Live Chat Theory: Having a live chat tool helps people answer questions faster, see the value of your product,
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You’re being lied to. Well, not intentionally. We’re constantly being pinged with stories of companies that have rocketed to success. Especially in tech, there’s always another $1 billion unicorn around the corner. Uber, Facebook, Airbnb, Slack, Zenefits, Box, Shopify, yadda yadda yadda. At the same time, rock-solid companies seem to lose their way and crater. We’re all desperate to know
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Growth graphs like this don’t come around too often: I’ve gotta hand it to Slack, they’re playing the PR game pretty well too. Headline after headline on Techcrunch and Techmeme keep telling us all how crazy the growth is over there. They’ve already built the brand to go with it. But here’s the thing about rocketships: they either go further
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Growing a business requires countless small-wins that add up to some very big victories. But there is one change that REALLY moves that needle. It doesn’t just move the needle, it crushes it. And what might that one little change be? Your price. Double it. That’s right, double your price. You see, we have a nasty habit of undervaluing our
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