Affiliate Marketing & Side Hustles on the Doug.Show

“You gotta spend money to make money…” Right? Well, I’m a frugal dude. I was raised that way and my parents were too. So I love to save money, but a YouTube comment caught my attention so I riff on that. Based on the title, you can imagine there’s more to consider than the raw cost. Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

Doug answers 2 reader questions. How can you compete with big sites? Can you put affiliate links in info posts? Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

I’m starting a new case study in the summer of 2019. I bought a Done-For-You Amazon Affiliate Site from Human Proof Designs and is outsourcing just about all of the work to be done. I talk about: Why he wanted to do this case study The plan to get early traffic to the site The steps to growing the site Vendors and companies that he’ll use Deeper reasons for starting a project like this one Companies Mentions Here are the companies that I’ll be using for the case study. *Affiliate links below. I get a commission if you buy after using my links. Thanks if you do! It helps me create more helpful and interesting content. Human Proof Designs I bought the aged site and the keyword golden ratio compliant keywords here. Content Refined Content supplier and content improvement services. Content Development Pros High volume content supplier. Learn more here & Save 10% by using my affiliate link. The HOTH Link building through guest posting. Okay Relax VA Service For blog commenting. Learn more about the service. Site Ground Hosting I move the site to SG immediately. I’m using SG for just about all my hosting needs now. Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

I talk to Adam Greenfeld, from Find My Formula, about all sorts of things related to being more productive and happy. I’m a customer and affiliate of Find My Formula so you can get a 20% DISCOUNT with my coupon code, DOUG. Check it out here. Just do the short survey and you’ll get your Formula. I get a commission if you use my link and you’ll save. I’ll get more Nootropics and create more kick-ass content for you. Adam mentioned a few references… Movies: Lucy, Limitless Matt Walker about Sleep, Joe Rogan (on YouTube) Wim Hof – Breathing (on YouTube) Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

Doug talks about the podcast, downloads, and why he likes NOT having much analytic data on podcasts compared to YouTube. Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

Ron Stefanski and Doug talk about what they learned about working online. Check out Ron at One Hour Professor. See Ron’s Income Reports. His other appearances are here and here. Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

A reader sent in a question about what to do when a site isn’t working out. Doug explains his thoughts about: When to give up on a site Sunk costs and moving on How to make a little money back…maybe. Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

The title says it all. I improved existing content and in 4 weeks traffic was up by about 13%. I talk to Madeleine Lambert (formerly Taylor) of Content Refined about the process. I worked with her and her team to get it done — they did all the work. **I’m an affiliate for Content Refined so if you use my link you’ll save 15% and I get a commission. Win-win! Use the coupon code “Doug2019” to save 15% until June 23, 2019. Learn more about Content Refined. Click on the “Content Services” menu item and the “Upgrade Packages” button to order the exact package that I used.

Doug talks about using a persona for a website and how far to take it. A listener sent in this question – Thank you! You can ask a question too and even leave a voicemail. Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

Doug talks to Jesse Lakes, a former whitewater bum turned CEO. Jesse is the CEO of Geniuslink and one of the co-founders. *I’m an affiliate for Geniuslink and if you sign up for the service using my link, then I get a commission. We talk about: How Jesse got started with affiliate marketing His unlikely path to a job at Apple Starting a software company The challenges of running a company Connect with Jesse Check out Geniuslink which can help you out with geotargeting international Amazon Associates programs and provides you with more tracking. See the video interview on YouTube. Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613