Affiliate Marketing & Side Hustles on the Doug.Show

Doug and Tyler talk about customer week, growth at Ezoic, grants, and the office changes due to COVID-19. Ezoic Customer Week Sept 13-17 Shout out to ODYS, a sponsor of the podcast. $100 (USD or EUR) added to your account as a welcome bonus if you are accepted! Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

Doug gets a case study update from Christy. We know July saw a decrease in earnings but she had record-breaking traffic. What did the month of August hold? August’s Update at NSP This episode is brought to you in part by Ezoic.  And be sure to check out Leap to help your site load faster. Plus you won’t have to worry about the Core Web Vitals. Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

Doug talks to Lauren & Steven! These two were able to semi-retire at 29! Working about 10 hours a week helping others get rich allowed them the freedom in 2019 to travel to all 63 US National parks in about 7 months. They discuss a lot of things with Doug, including: Financial Independence Travel Starting their blog Tabletop games Annual expense & Van life Catch up with Lauren and Steven’s Trip of A Lifestyle on the internet: Website Twitter Facebook Instagram Youtube Tiktok LAUREN’s Tips for Outreach to PRESS My biggest tips beyond the template below are: Be a real human and treat the other person as one too Find the right contact at the right publication Lead with the most compelling component of your pitch Follow up until you’re met with a response but stop if they decline Here’s what worked for Lauren & Steven: Subject: Story Idea: [Suggested Article Title, eg. “How Two 20-Somethings Visited Every US National Park in 7 Months”] Body: Hi [Journo’s Name], In January, my husband and I set out to visit all 61 US National Parks, including driving all the way to Gates of the Arctic in northern Alaska and back down to the Everglades in southern Florida. Last week, we accomplished our goal! The interesting part is…it didn’t cost us anything. We’re not influencers, and we didn’t have any fancy sponsorships; we just tried to figure out how to keep costs low while trying to make enough money along the way to fund the entire (super cheap) trip. For example, we drove and lived in a Nissan NV200, one of the smallest cargo vans on the market with great gas mileage. I think [Publication Name] readers would benefit from hearing an encouraging story of how to make their own grand, adventurous dreams a practical, financial reality (that’s what our blog is all about, actually). If you’d like to know more about our story, feel free to check out this background page on our blog: https://www.tripofalifestyle.com/nationalparks/ Let me know if you have any questions or would like to set up an interview. We’d love the opportunity to help inspire others — thanks! [Your Name, can include a proper email signature with contact info if you want]   Shout out to ODYS, a sponsor of the podcast. $100 (USD or EUR) added to your account as a welcome bonus if you are accepted! Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

Doug covers common questions people ask about Affiliate Marketing. See how he answers each of the below! What is a reasonable conservative cashflow one could expect from an affiliate site? How much time is required to get it established? How much time is required to maintain and expand it? What affiliate brands / marketplaces do you recommend? Amazon, other? What type of site and platform do you recommend? Blog, other? Is it ok to “hyper niche”? How small is too small? How do you estimate the size of niches? Is it ok to rely on organical search traffic only? Or recommend other sources organic or paid? This episode is brought to you in part by Ezoic.  And be sure to check out Leap to help your site load faster. Plus you won’t have to worry about the Core Web Vitals. Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

Carl and Doug talk about a little bit of everything. Check out: Carl’s Site Saving a Million Bucks DS117 Shout out to ODYS, a sponsor of the podcast. $100 (USD or EUR) added to your account as a welcome bonus if you are accepted! Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

Doug catches up with Mushfiq. They talk about his current projects, Mergers, and Acquisitions in the niche site space Check out: The Website Flip Deal Feed This episode is brought to you in part by Ezoic.  And be sure to check out Leap to help your site load faster. Plus you won’t have to worry about the Core Web Vitals. Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

Doug talks to Mark Mars from NWB! They discuss what is working within Mark’s portfolio and agency. Niche Website Builders *I’m an affiliate for the above so if you sign up I get a commission. Thanks! It’s 15% off or 15% more content until Aug 27th EOD. BONUS Get free access to Site Gap Analysis if you make a purchase by Aug 27 EOD. This course sells for $97. Shout out to ODYS, a sponsor of the podcast. $100 (USD or EUR) added to your account as a welcome bonus if you are accepted! Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

We’re talking about investing outside of online businesses and websites. I’ve grown a keen interest in index investing after getting involved with the Financial Independence community. Investing in websites and online business can provide massive returns in a short time, but that comes with higher risk. So I have diversified investments and a big piece of the puzzle is index funds. Want to hear more about website investing? Shoot me an email and let me know, plus specific questions or thoughts you have. Check out these Mile High Fi episodes to help you out too! FIRE and The 4% Rule | MHFi 003 The Simple Path to Wealth | JL Collins | MHFi 002 This episode is brought to you in part by Ezoic.  And be sure to check out Leap to help your site load faster. Plus you won’t have to worry about the Core Web Vitals. Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

Doug gets an update from Charlie! Getting loads of content up even while working full-time! Charlie on the internet: YouTube Past experiences: Publishing 430 Posts in 5 months with Charlie DS179 1000 posts in 2021? $17,500 in Content DS219 Shout out to ODYS, a sponsor of the podcast. $100 (USD or EUR) added to your account as a welcome bonus if you are accepted! Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613

Doug gets an update from Christy! Earnings didn’t follow the traffic uptick in July! 2x Accelerator Update Post This episode is brought to you in part by Ezoic.  And be sure to check out Leap to help your site load faster. Plus you won’t have to worry about the Core Web Vitals. Contact me. Ask Questions! Send me an email here: feedback@doug.show Leave a voicemail: (406) 813-0613