Honest Marketing Secrets

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So, grasshopper, you seek the holy grail of site popularity? Indeed, you are not alone. And you must prove your worth. You must wait, on your knees, in the rain, for many years. Maybe then we will teach you what you wish to know. If you beg. And fetch us some green tea from time to time . . .

Or you can grab the free, 2008 version of the Authority Black Book that was just released a few days ago. I’m sure there are a few folks who will insist on the former option, but hey, whatever flings your shuriken. (*I know, I’m mixing styles and cultures all over the place, but you know you love it!)

About a year ago I downloaded the original version of this ebook and, sadly, let it collect a fair amount of dust before picking it up. When I finally sat down and read it, it felt like receiving a swift roundhouse kick to the head as I realized I could have gotten started and had a world-class blog (or site) by now.

Happily, I’m finally putting some of these principles into use and finding that this stuff is actually working; like gangbusters, in fact. (What actually is a gangbuster? Sheesh, will the research never end?)

I started this blog about a year and a half ago, but only started posting seriously in the last 3 months. And I only began to use the principles that Jack Humphrey teaches in the Authority Black Book within the last month.

It’s been quite a thrill to see the upward spike in my traffic stats. I’ve only used about 1/100th of the recommendations in this book so far and the big deal is this: unlike Entrecard, or Project Wonderful, where you either have to click and click like a spastic, clickity clicking madman, or pay cold, hard cash to keep the traffic flowing, this traffic continues to grow on its own, like a massive snowball, once you reach critical mass.

Here’s a screenshot of the latest news from Alexa:

Yup, like anything that’s worthwhile, it does take some dedication and a little elbow margarine, but if you focus and start right now, you can expect big, even huge results very quickly.

Best of all, the ebook is free. You may have seen it sitting there in my top recommendations spot and now you know why.

So what are you waiting for? Seriously, if you want to understand how to create marvelous content that adds real value to the online community and builds a foundation of permanent traffic for your site, this little black book holds the key.

I look forward to hearing your opinion after you read it and hearing about your results after you implement. Let me know!

*Grasshopper refers to the TV series, “Kung Fu” which referenced Chinese martial arts, black belts are usually associated with Japanese martial arts, holy grails are distinctly Western culture and roundhouse kicks are most often associated with Korean Tae Kwon Do.