The Niche Site Tools Podcast

In today’s Podcast Episode, I answer the question “How often should I promote to my audience?” and I also provide you some brand new tips on what is working best right now, when it comes to affiliate marketing in 2018.

These tips come straight from the free workshops that I sent to everyone on my email list over the past two weeks.

If you’re not on my email list yet, be sure to jump on to find out about these opportunities that are usually only available for a very short time and thus don’t make it to the website in the form of a post or Podcast Episode.

Thanks for being a valued member of the community!

In this Episode of the Podcast, I give you the latest scoop on Google marking non-HTTPS sites as “Not Secure” in the Chrome browser, starting in July of 2018.

In addition, I provide quick actionable tips that you can take in the next few days, that I think will have positive results on your existing website(s)!

Be sure to listen in for full details.

Links and Reference Articles For This Episode

Google Chrome Will Mark Non-HTTPS Sites “Not Secure” in July 2018

How to Easily Switch Your Site to HTTPS For Free

Long Tail Pro $47 One-Time Special

Webhosting Hub Special Pricing (AF)

In this month’s Podcast Episode, I provide full details on an excellent $47 one-time-payment special for Long Tail Pro (AF).

Additionally, I also provide an exact keyword research process that you can follow and specific recommendations on how to get the most out of your Long Tail Pro limited time special offer.

Below you will find show notes and additional specifics regarding this great offer. I highly recommend you take advantage of this special offer, before it is gone for good.

Long Tail Pro $47 One Time Payment Special

For a limited time you can get Long Tail Pro for a single one-time fee of just $47, that will provide you with 10,000 search results that never expire.

Long Tail Pro Special (AF)

Many of you know Long Tail Pro switched to a subscription based model over a year ago, with typical monthly rates ranging between $37-$147 per month.

This limited time special provides you with FULL access to Long Tail Pro, with all the great features like the Keyword Competitiveness (KC) scores, keyword profitability, competition analysis and they are also throwing in a bonus of free access to their Long Tail SEO Bootcamp 7 day video training course.

The only catch is that you are limited to 10,000 search results. That is a LOT of search results and the great part is they never expire. The only other potential issue is this deal may end at any time.

Background Info

I just found out about this deal myself when site visitor Peter reached out this week and wanted to know if this offer was legitimate, as it seemed too good to be true. I actually responded initially saying I don’t believe it is a valid offer, but I would look into it for him.

Much to my surprise, after reaching out to their affiliate manager Heather, she did confirm it is a valid offer. When I asked how long this offer will be good for, she said she would try to keep the offer open until the end of July 2018, but there are no guarantees.

Long Tail Pro Special (AF)

Conclusion

Keyword research is an essential step to help find profitable keywords to target for your niche website and blogging projects. It can also help find terms and phrases to target to get your content to rank higher in Google and other search engine providers. Having the right tool can make all the difference in the world.

This is a great opportunity to get access to the best keyword research tool out there, Long Tail Pro, for a single, low one-time-fee of just $47. This is the tool that I personally use for all my keyword research, so if you have any questions at all, don’t hesitate to reach out!

For better or worse, it’s crunch time!

The new GDPR rules go into effect this coming Friday, May 25th.

If you’ve procrastinated this long, fear not.  I break down what I think are the two main action items that most of us need to do, before the end of day on Thursday.

Fortunately, as the dust has settled a bit and the scare tactics and fear-mongering have subsided, for many folks it may not be as bad as initially thought.

Be sure to listen in to today’s Podcast Episode for full details along with actionable tips that you can take to become GDPR compliant.

I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to be done with this whole thing so we can get back to helping others and growing our businesses!

Links Mentioned on the Show

Excellent article from the folks at Thrive Leads/Themes:

The Smart Way to Make Your Opt-In Forms & Email Marketing GDPR Compliant

New WordPress Version Adds GDPR Privacy Policy Assistance

In this week’s Podcast Episode, we talk about the upcoming new GDPR Regulation.

This new law goes into effect on May 25th, 2018 and it applies to pretty much everyone with a website or anyone collecting email addresses.

There are specific steps you will need to take prior to May 25th, or you could face strict financial penalties and repercussions for non-compliance.

Be sure to listen in for full details and a quick breakdown of what exactly that means for you.

GDPR EU Regulation Reference Links

Official GDPR EU Site

GetResponse GDPR Plan

Official WordPress GDPR Compliance Page

May 5th 2018 Update

The more I’ve been reading about and listening to others breakdown the GDPR law, the more I’m realizing this is really a big deal.

The details below are my personal opinion, please be sure to do your own due diligence and start to take action based on your specific circumstances.

I’ve included links to the new content I’ve consumed since publishing this Podcast episode at the bottom of this section.

A few things I’d like to highlight…

* This law is NOT specific to people operating in the EU, it affects all of us that have websites that might be visited from people in the EU and also anyone that collects email addresses or other personal data.

* This law does not just apply after May 25th, it applies to everyone that is already on your email list that has a location in the EU OR anyone that does not have a location listed.

* The potential monetary penalties for non-compliance are stiff, up to 20Million Euro, or 4% of global annual turnover, depending on severity of the violations.

Those are some key points I don’t think many people are realizing.  If you have a website, you will very likely need to update your privacy policy and understand the details of the new law as it pertains to customers that are arriving at your site from an EU location.

The even bigger issue I see for most of us is that anyone that collects email addresses will have to prove that you received consent to send people emails and you would have to clearly state your full intentions when they subscribed.

It is not enough to provide a lead magnet in exchange for an email address. If you intend to add subscribers to an autoresponder series or send them any additional marketing emails in the future, that must be/have been clear upfront.

And the other sticking point is that this new law applies to not only anyone that is identified as being located in the EU, but if you have anyone on your email list that has no location  (and that is probably a big portion of your list), this applies to all of those folks as well.

Based on the content from the links below, it seems that in order to send anyone in the EU OR anyone without a location an email after May 25th, that you will need to obtain new consent for them to remain on your list and affirm their desire to receive emails after May 25th.

If you do not have verifiable proof that they have consented to receiving additional emails after May 25th, you would have to remove them from your list by May 24th, or be in violation.

If you find this frustrating, you are not alone!  I’ve talked this over with several folks in the community and we’re all in agreement on that.

However, it is not the time to just throw your hands up and do nothing.  Now is the time to check your existing privacy policies and take a look at your email list(s) and put your game plan into effect.

In today’s Podcast Episode, I talk about two main topics…

1) How to quickly increase traffic on any of your existing websites.

2) How to make a full time income in your spare time.

The motivation for these topics came from recent articles that I included in the references section below.

On the Podcast, I provide you with the exact steps that you can follow today to immediately start to increase your traffic and rankings on your existing websites, in addition to providing you the repeatable framework that you can follow to replace your day job income in your spare time.

Below are the links mentioned on the show. Some are affiliate links and if you were to click through and make a purchase, I would receive a commission at no additional cost to you.

Be sure to listen in for full details!

Tools To Find Additional Keywords to Target and Questions to Answer

Long Tail Pro

Market Samurai

Uber Suggest

Answer the Public

Best Tool For Landing Page Creation

Thrive Landing Pages

Fast, Reliable Hosting at a Deep Discount

WebHosting Hub

Cheap Domain Hosting and Free Privacy Protection With New Sign-Ups

NameCheap Domains

References:

Increase Traffic By Updating Web Content

How You Can Make a Full Time Income in Your Spare Time

In today’s Podcast Episode, I provide full details on how things are going to be changing when it comes to future Podcast Episodes, some new things you can expect on the site, new things for email subscribers, etc.

Be sure to listen in for full details and if you have any specific suggestions after listening in, please let me know!

Affiliate links for recommended products mentioned on the Episode…

Thrive Themes and Plugins

GetResponse Email Service Provider

With high profile security incidents becoming more and more prevalent, it is essential for you to take some simple steps to protect yourself from hackers.

In today’s Podcast Episode and post, you will get several simple WordPress security tips from not just myself, but several community members that have either been hacked previously or have taken proactive steps to protect their sites.

Be sure to subscribe and listen to today’s Podcast Episode via one of the links above, for 2 additional bonus tips not mentioned below.

Simple WordPress Security Tips

Always Use Domain Privacy – If you don’t, you’ll not only get inundated with spam from people selling services, but you will also be subject to additional scams, phishing attempts and others trying to trick you into transferring your domains over to them.

For domain registrations, I recommend you keep them separate from your hosting account and I utilize and endorse NameCheap. They are my go-to choice for inexpensive registrations and just as importantly, consistent and inexpensive renewals. They provide free domain privacy when you register a new domain name.

Set Domains For AutoPay – This isn’t necessarily a security tip, but it was a good tip from a community member to avoid losing your important domain assets and prevent yourself from being subject to scammers.

People are always watching for expired domains and they can purchase your domain names if they expire and try to sell them back to you for highly inflated prices. At a minimum, stay on top of your domain renewals and be sure to renew them in advance to avoid being hijacked.

Change Your WordPress Login Account / Password – One thing I always recommend when installing WordPress is to not only make your password unique and highly secure for each of your websites, but also change the default account name from admin to something else.

When hackers attempt brute force login hacks on your website, they will most likely be trying the default admin account, since most people probably do not change it from the default.

Changing the default account is easy to do during the WordPress installation, but a little more difficult after the fact. There are some manual ways to do so, but I’d recommend using a plugin like Username Changer to make things easier. Then when you are done, just uninstall the plugin.

And also, be sure to have different accounts/passwords for each of your websites and do not you not utilize a password that you use for other online accounts.

These days it is becoming more and more common for user names and passwords to end up being released to hackers on the “dark web”.  Some high profile hacks of accounts and passwords include LinkedIn and Yahoo Mail.

When lists like that become public, hackers can attempt to connect your account/passwords with other sites such as financial sites and other assets you might have like websites and online businesses.

For that reason, I highly recommend you have a different username and password for each of your websites and keep them completely different from any other account/password like email, bank accounts, etc.

Always Install a Plugin That Limits Repeat Logins – Brute force login attacks are one of the most common ways people will attempt to hack your website. They will hit the login page of your website over and over, trying known or obvious login/password combinations.

A plugin which limits login attempts can block repeated attempts from the same source, in an effort to prevent login related hacks.

There are lots of different plugins out there that can help with this one.

In this week’s Podcast Episode, I provide full details from a “cease and desist” email that I received this week.

I ended up having to shutdown one of the websites that I talked about on the very popular Episode: How to Rank and Rent or Sell a Website For Profit.

This will be the last Episode for 2017. Expect an all new Episode in mid January, 2018.

I hope you get some time to relax and enjoy and be appreciative for what you have and I hope you and your family have a very safe, happy, healthy and prosperous 2018!!

In today’s Podcast episode, I bring you some brand new deals that weren’t mentioned in my special email that went out to subscribers for Black Friday.

These are some great deals, hot off the presses, many of which will only be live until the end of today.  On the Podcast, I provide a full breakdown as to exactly what each of the deals provide.

This is really the best time to take advantage of these deals and in many cases, lock in the discount for life.

There are affiliate links in this post. If you click through and make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.

Cyber Monday – Affiliate Marketing Deals

Long Tail Pro 50% Off Cyber Monday Special – All plans are 50% off. This is my favorite keyword research tool and it is now 100% browser based, no more software to install and maintain on multiple computers.

Monthly normally $37/mo, now $18.50/mo

Yearly normally $297/yr now $148.50/yr

Deal ends Monday, Nov 27th

$100 Off the Proven Amazon Course – This one-time fee includes lifetime access to all existing training courses AND future content for selling and profiting on Amazon. The price goes back to normal next week and increases even further in early 2018, as they add in new content.

One time fee for lifetime access, normally $399, now $299

Deal ends Thurs, Nov 30th

GetResponse Up to 40% Off Email Packages For Life – This deal is limited to the first 1000 new customers. As I’m writing this post, there are only 246 spots remaining. This is a great deal for the company that I recently switched to, for all my email marketing and list building services.

Deal ends after 1000 new customers are reached

50% Off All Amazon Boot Camp Training Programs – These are the step-by-step video training courses from Jessica Larrew of “The Selling Family”. She is a very successful Amazon Seller and she has a bunch of different training programs on just about anything you might need to know to sell on Amazon.

Normally $347, now $173.50

Deal ends Monday the 27th at Midnight PST

NameCheap Up to 99% Off Domain Registrations – That is quite the promise, not quite sure how they will be able to offer domains that low, but this will be a great deal to take advantage of. I always recommend keeping domain names separate from your hosting account and NameCheap is who I utilize for all my domain names.

Deal ends Monday, Nov 27th

WebHosting Hub Hosting Up to 78% off – This one is crazy…My hosting provider is offering their lowest price ever, $1.99/mo for the 2 website plan and $3.99/mo for the unlimited plan. That is 78% off the regular rate and 50% off the special discount that I normally provide. They also provide zero-down-time, free website transfers from most of the other main providers out there. This is an awesome deal, on fast, reliable hosting!

Deal ends this week, exact date/time unknown

Be sure to take advantage of these great deals, while they last.