The #1 Insurance Affiliate Program

We’ve Got the Juice

matt.mcwilliams — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:09:25 +0000

I had the pleasure of appearing on the Affiliate Juice Podcast with Greg Hoffman and Joe Magennis.

Greg and Joe are two of the nicest and most knowledgeable guys in the affiliate world and despite being called “elusive,” I thoroughly enjoyed our time.

We discussed my history at HometownQuotes, some details about our program, our upcoming baby, and much more.

Give it a listen here.

Inside Internet Marketing Podcast

matt.mcwilliams — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:39:45 +0000

Yesterday I had the privilege of joining my friend Daniel M. Clark on his podcast, Inside Internet Marketing.

We talked a little about my start at HometownQuotes 5 years ago, the industry as a whole, the new FTC regulations, and more.

It was a great half hour with a great host. You can check out the podcast here: Inside Internet Marketing #13 – Matt McWilliams

We’re Still Here…Big News Coming!

administrator — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:47:11 +0000

Hey Everyone,

We just wanted to let you know that you might not see any posts for a week or two, but we are still here and have BIG news coming soon!

So stay tuned…

Battling the Flu and Affiliate Marketing

Philip — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:09:50 +0000

Ah, the flu. At some point we all get it and fortunately we all get over it. It’s flu season and for some of us, we know it will happen. The fever, the headaches, and all the coughing can be annoying. But just like getting over the flu, being successful in affiliate marketing share some similarities. Don’t believe me? Just ask Geno Prussakov at the amnavigator.com/blog. He has been battling the flu and for a few days and started to notice some trends. Maybe it was the medicine talking, but Geno give us 3 key elements to success, whether it’s for the flu or affiliate marketing.

Discipline
Systematic Approach
Having the right remedies

http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/2011/01/20/how-tackling-affiliate-marketing-is-like-combating-flu/

9 Random Tips

Philip — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 03:57:08 +0000

The internet is full of advice about everything imaginable. You can find tips with just just a few keystrokes, but how do you know who’s advice to listen too? When it comes to affiliate marketing, it’s pretty simple, find an expert and listen to what they say. One of my favorite bloggers and affiliate marketing experts is Jeremy Shoemaker at shoemoney.com.Here is one of his older posts and still holds up today. It is the 9 Random Tips On Being A Successful Online Marketer. The cliff-notes version is below and here is the link. http://www.shoemoney.com/2007/02/24/9-random-tips-on-being-a-successful-online-marketer/

Surround Yourself With Other Successful Marketers
Understand Branding
Holidays/Events
Awareness of Memes and Current Events
Analytics
American Express Blue Card
Embrace Adversity and Failure
Do not Fear Change
Pay your taxes

Smart SEO Just Got Smarter

Philip — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 03:36:53 +0000

When it comes to SEO, everyone knows about backlinks and content, but the user’s experience also impacts whether or not your content will convert. This is especially the case as we start the new year with both Bing and Google now counting who tweeted you and your “likes” on Facebook in their ranking algorithms. This means that, moving forward, social media will start having a bigger influence on your SEO. Adam Riemer has written a thorough article at revenews.com that really hits this topic home. Here are a couple of things to remember while working on your SEO this year.

You will need tweets and Facebook likes.
Too much content can be a bad thing if you cannot navigate through it.
Don’t keep pages without a product to sell.
It’s all about the end user.

http://www.revenews.com/adamriemer/smart-seo-is-not-just-about-backlinks-and-content/

Don’t Forget To Learn From Your Mistakes

Philip — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:17:40 +0000

No matter who you are or what you do, you have failed at something and failed miserably. It’s a part of life that everyone must go through. Everyone makes mistakes and is responsible for their own actions but you must learn from them so you don’t make the same mistakes again.

I know that everyone has heard this before but it is important that we should all keep this in mind for when your next failure pops up. If you need a reminder of how failure is the road to success, then you should bookmark this article by Joel Comm. It speaks on some of his mistakes and what he has learned from them. It is a constant reminder that everyone fails at some point but you have to keep moving forward.

http://joelcomm.com/failure-is-the-road.html

Find Your Niche

Philip — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 01:17:49 +0000

We all know about niche marketing but sometimes we don’t break our niche down enough. There are niches within niches that are often overlooked and ripe for the picking. A lot of sites and blogs are spread too thin by not focusing on enough niches. If you are looking for a great way to breakdown niche marketing and take it too another level, zacjohnson.com has a great guide for you. He does a great job of taking a large category like video games are showing you how to break it down to find the niches within the niches. The great thing about insurance is that there are infinitely more niches than something like video games. So the next time you are start your ad campaign, don’t forget your niches.

http://zacjohnson.com/niche-marketing-breakdown/

Want To Build a Website? Start Here.

Philip — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 03:00:51 +0000

So you want to start a website, but you aren’t sure where to start. It can be a confusing thing to do, especially if you have a great idea, but don’t know how to get the ball rolling. Even after you have purchased your domain and have it registered, then what? There are numerous tools available that make learning website basics easier. You can find 20 such resources at incomediary.com where you can find tools that will help you search for, design, manage and optimize your new site. It really is a handy list for anyone who is looking to start a new site or already has an existing one.

http://www.incomediary.com/20-web-design-resources-to-help-you-build-a-great-website/

How To Keep Your Files For Good

Philip — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:19:40 +0000

If it hasn’t happened to you yet, it probably will at some point. You are sitting at your desk, working hard, and then all of the sudden your computer shuts down. You try to turn it back on and nothing happens. Or you get ready to start your day and your computer just won’t turn on, regardless of what you do. Then you start to freak out because you have lost everything. Work files, emails, music, personal files, pictures, everything.

To prevent this from happening to you, johnchow.com has put together his “5 Must Have Tools to Ensure You Don’t Lose Everything.” I have listed them below, but make sure you hit the link at the bottom to get all the details.

1.Dropbox

2. Carbonite

3. Evernote + Fujitsu scanner

4.Lastpass Firefox plugin

5. External hard drives

http://www.johnchow.com/5-must-have-tools-to-ensure-you-dont-lose-everything/