So, it's been 10 days since my ah-huh moment when I started to go all SEO ninja on my website - well, today I did a Google search for one of my targeted keywords and I was shocked to see that I moved from page 4 to rank #3 on page one!For a second keyword, I've gone from who-knows-what page (somewhere over 10) to rank #4 on page 4 of Google.Just a recap - I own an online retail store located on Zibbet, which is similar to Etsy. I already have a large number of customers, but am moving my shop o

Okay, so...I was pretty bummed a few days ago, but something my nephew said to me FINALLY sunk in. He asked why I was going to try selling someone else's product when I have my own to sell.Well...duh! As I mentioned in my last post, I sell scrapbook embellishments online. What I didn't go on to say is that I have a following of over 7000 subscribers to my YouTube channel where I primarily market my products...not too shabby, so I thought.So...this was my "doh!" (hand smack in the forehead) mo

So, I just got off the phone with my nephew...he's been working in the marketing business for years. I told him about my plans to give affiliate marketing a go, and his response was, in short, "don't do it".Is it really the right choice to be putting so much time and effort into marketing someone else's products with absolutely no marketing experience whatsoever? (...please don't tell me that I am the only one on this site without direct marketing experience...) What is the advantage over buy