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17 OctFeatured

How (and Why It’s OK) to Make Money with WordPress, with Matt Mullenweg

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By Brian Gardner & Lauren Mancke

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This week, we have the very distinct pleasure of talking to a gentleman who is not only a talented member of the WordPress community … but the one responsible for it.

Matt Mullenweg is the founding developer of WordPress, which currently powers more than 26 percent of sites on the web. The WordPress website says it’s “a state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform.”

More importantly, WordPress is a part of who Matt is.

In this episode Brian Gardner, Lauren Mancke, and Matt Mullenweg discuss:

  • Matt’s start with WordPress
  • Founding Automattic in 2005
  • The difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org
  • Analysis of the premium theme market
  • Generating revenue in the WordPress …read more      
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17 OctFeatured

8 Ways to Use Online Discounts to Grow Sales

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By Sean Jackson

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Online discounts are powerful incentives to get people to buy — if you know the right ways to put them together.

Over the years, our marketing team at Rainmaker has experimented with numerous discount options. Some have been successful and others not so much.

And if you think “discounts” mean you have to cut your price, well think again. There are numerous ways to offer financial incentives to your online audience without having to cut into your profit margin.

In this episode, Sean Jackson and Jessica Frick review a number of discounting strategies you can use to increase online sales, including:

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17 OctFeatured

10 Contact Page Techniques That Make People Get in Touch with You

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By Neil Patel

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Your website’s contact form may seem like the most mundane element of your site, but every marketer should pay attention to it.

In the past, I didn’t give contact forms much attention. It was a sub-secondary didn’t-care-about-it page when I had a lot more to worry about.

Then, I ran some tests on removing a single form field and found this one change boosted my conversions by 26%.

A 26% lift may not seem impressive to some, but from an annual perspective, that one change grew revenue well into six figures.

If you know anything about me, you know I’m obsessed with …read more      

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17 OctFeatured

Content Marketers Share Their Secrets

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By Pamela Wilson

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Here’s the final excerpt from my new book, ‘Master Content Marketing.’ Read the other excerpts here and here.

‘Master Content Marketing’ is now available for pre-order wherever books are sold. When you order today and register for the free bonus materials, you’ll get an invite to my exclusive readers-only webinar, Scary Good Content Marketing Tips Direct from ‘Master Content Marketing.’ Place your pre-order now!

Back in early 2010, I didn’t consider myself a writer at all.

But I knew good writing when I read it. Masterful writers inspired me and made me want to improve my skills.

Today, I’m …read more      

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14 OctFeatured

How to Become a World-Class Copywriter in One Month or Less

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By Neil Patel

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Want to know a little secret? It’s not something I’m super proud of…

In fact, most people have no idea whatsoever that I used to be a terrible copywriter. It took me years to learn the most basic fundamentals of writing.

And yet, here I am. I’ve been blogging for more than 10 years and have had the privilege to publish content on many great websites.

My businesses thrive on content marketing. Or more accurately, they were built with content marketing. So, obviously, content worked for me.

How? I got better. I learned how to write in a way that captivated my readers and …read more      

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