On January 30, 2010 I did a lecture for the DFW WordPress Meetup group which we called, “Make More Money with WordPress, Social Media and Analytics”. This lecture was similar to the one I did two years ago called, “45 Ways to Power Up Your Blog” in that it covers a wide range of topics all targeted at helping you learn to drive more traffic and earn more revenue from your blog or Website.
As a follow up and companion to this lecture I also posted “The 8 Best Ways to Earn Money With Google Adsense Alternatives“, and I suggest that you investigate that post as well, but not until after you’ve endured this grueling 1.5 hour lecture. I know it’s long, but just remember that it took me many, many more hours to prepare for and deliver this lecture than it will take you to view it. And I’m holding nothing back here, so if you want all the secrets this is the price you have to pay.
Huge thanks go out to Cali Lewis for filming and assembling the video for this lecture, and also to Giovanni Gallucci for assisting with the videography. Also, show some love to Tony Cecala for talking me into doing this and organizing the entire venue and event, and of course thanks to the Art Institute of Dallas for hosting. Now, without further ado, here is the lecture.
By the way, Viddler allows you to leave comments right on the video, so feel free to make those comments. They are most useful when you create a “marker” for a particular point which you might want to go back and reference later.
I also uploaded the presentation to SlideShare, so you can now browse through the slides if you are having trouble with seeing the detail within the video. You can do both at the same time, so feel free to work the slides independently as you are watching the video.
When you are done with that, you may be interested in the follow up show we did on Wealth Nation, Episode 16 Increase Blog Visibility and Revenue.
Excited to watch/listen to both of these – I’ve been eagerly awaiting the lecture! Migraine today – will have to wait. Urgh. I’m glad to know it’s here when I’m ready, though. And I think I’ll add it to your Squidoo page, too! :)
Hey John,
WOW!
I am literally spotting your video, writing down notes, and checking up on all the things you’re discussing. This is pure gold, action packed content. I’m already making changes to my sites. Cheers Mate, you rock!
Anthony Wakefield
Thanks Anthony. I’m glad you are getting some good use out of it!
John P.
John, what a great site. I’ve been working on our site for quite some time and was trying to get some pointers and your stuff is phenomenal. I will keep checking back. Thanks again for the great info.
Alex J.
Absolutely Mate. Oh, and i purchased Pretty Link Pro via your link as thanks.
Dear Mr. (Sometimes Dresses Like a Pimp) John, gracias for the the great lecture; you are opening my eyes to so many things that I wasn’t even aware of in the blogosphere; I can’t wait to take a look at Woopra and the list of alternatives to adwords is so helpful! (Clicksor sounds good) I appreciate so much that you present good information that helps me without a pitch; makes me (and I’m sure everyone else) really interested in Woopra.
Just a few minutes in and I can already tell this is huge. Ever since I found your site I have been pleasantly surprised at the quality of the blogging done here. Let me get back to watching this.
I had not heard of Tony before but after right now he is definitely on my twitter follow list. And one thing I am doing right is using a site map on all my sites.
Once again I am flabbergasted. When you said in the beginning of this article it was hard hitting and packed full of tips you weren’t kidding. I have already written an article about your blog on my blog, and published it in my local business networking blog as well. But most important I took notes and have already implemented a number of the plug ins you recommended. With your permission I am going to steal your opening quote about the horse and water. That tells so much more than you might think about web sites and local small businesses. I will be back to go through all the related articles just like your lecture talks about.
Hey. Stunning info! Thanks for sharing!