Does AI content rank? Should We Be Worried!?

This is a question I have as we move forward in 2023. As AI ((artificial intelligence) continues to grow is this something we need to embrace?There are a couple of key concepts/concerns that need to be addressed.1. If AI actually works for blogging, then we HAVE to embrace it and use AI, or it would seem we have no chance to compete considering you could put out exponentially more content.2. This means AI is either an amazing tool for blogging or it's actually a huge negative for this industry

Amazon Images (How to legally use them)

Ok, let's start with some scare tactics. If you are taking screenshots of Amazon images then Amazon could kick you out of their program.And maybe you've even heard from some people that it's illegal to use screenshots of images as well. I highly doubt this is the case if you're promoting someones product, I think this is probably implied consent, but who knows I'm not an attorney (it could potentially be an issue if you're doing a negative review of a product though).Either way, what do you do

So I own a domain that used to be a blog.

On one of my websites I started about 3 months ago, I was somehow able to get a really good domain name. It's only 2 words and so I was surprised to be able to get the domain name.I recently looked up the history of my domain on waybackmachine and found out that it previously was a blog, and because of the domain name wrote about some of the same general stuff I am now! They even had a podcast. This was in 2016.Odd that the website owner would just let the domain go. Now, of course they didn't

45 Affiliate Links and Page 1 on Google

Awhile ago I blogged here at WA about how you shouldn't be overly worried about putting too many affiliate links on your page.Well, I figured I would try out my theory on a post and guess what? With 45 affiliate links on a single post I was able to rank on page 1 for a decent term.The post is currently in position 5 and to make it even better, it has the top snippet on Google (where it is featured above all other posts).So there you go. No, the limit for affiliate links on a single post isn't 4

A Company Stole My Line!

I was checking Amazon recently about product I had reviewed months back and noticed something interesting...they stole my line!I basically used a comparison of the product to something in a movie. Completely orignal and something that more than likely a company would never think of to use.I look at the product on Amazon to check the current price and there it is, they used the image from the movie that I did and used the same exact line I put in my original review!So basically they are using m

How Many Affiliate Links Can You Use Per PostPage?

I wanted to address this issue because I've seen so many incorrect answers to this question that occasionally gets asked, and it is important to know considering most of us are using affiliate marketing as our primary way to earn money through our sites.First off, their isn't one specific number that you have to stick to. But occasionally you will see someone answer this question with complete confidence. 4 links, no more than 5...3 is the absolute limit, etc. etc.So I just wanted to point out

Fending Off Naysayers

So as you move forward this will probably be one of your biggest challenges in building out your business. You have to completely dive into this to make it work and as you do so, you will have plenty of push back.I'm writing this blog post because I've seen it happen as the more serious I get at this the more push back I tend to get.I had someone tell me that I'm a crock of shit because I'm writing reviews on products I haven't used. He then jokingly said I'm running a ponzi scheme lol.Now, us

A Few More Sales and a Few More Page 1 Posts

I recently wrote a post about having some of my older posts moving up to page 1 as my site aged without doing any work on it.Well I now have a couple more posts that have moved to page 1 that were previously on page 3 or higher. Pretty cool, and now I've made a few more sales!The great thing is these are keywords that convert to sales so I'm definitely happy with the results.I can tell the snowball effect will continue going forward and expect to make more and more sales. This stuff works if yo

First Sale and Older Posts Moving Up in Ranks

I figure I should share this with everyone because once you start working at this and following the training it really does work!I've been in WA for awhile but didn't actually pick a niche and start working really hard until this year. My new year's resolution for 2017 was to make this online business work.I put in about 6 months of hard work. Now granted I work a job as well so I'm not even putting that much time in this. At most I was writing for about 10 hours or so a week and to be honest w

Writing when nobody cares-at first.

The initial stage where you're writing blog posts and nobody is reading them can be the hardest part in building out your website. Writing 10,000 words with a few people periodically seeing your site can be challenging.Just realize this is part of the process, keep writing. Target long tail keywords. Post to social media. Get Site Comments. Rinse and repeat. Google has to earn your trust. Keep at it. Don't give up. Just remember depending on your niche you're more than likely climbing a mountai