Anyone who has created a website in a competitive niche will at some point have experienced the effects of the dreaded Google Sandbox. “But Dean, there is no such thing as the Sandbox, it is merely a series of filters and trust rank algos that affect sites that have failed to build up enough trust.” Shut up! [...] [...more]
Myself and Barry are often asked about buzz and viral marketing. One of the most common questions we get is “I cannot be creative on my site, I write about a boring subject.” Listen, you don’t need to be writing about interesting subjects to make web pages go viral, you just need to make it have [...] [...more]
Recently I did a buzz marketing case study where I showed you the techniques I used to get on Digg.com numerous times. One of the main techniques was focused on creating a killer headline/title. Since then I have been asked many times “Dean, what is the best headline you have ever seen?.” This would be a great opportunity [...] [...more]
There are some blogs on the net that at first glance should NOT be successful. But that is fine, you can just ignore them and move on. But when a blog becomes so big that it is impossible to ignore any longer, you have to sit up and take notice. Today I am looking at two of [...] [...more]
I recently read that Chris Garrett is asking people to send him their flagship content. The concept is that you can send him your flagship content, and he will post a few of them on his site. But let’s be honest… aren’t we sick of flagship content? All those tutorials, how-to guides, top 10 lists, step by [...] [...more]
Over at DeanHunt.com there is a list of webmasters who are sick of hearing about Google Pagerank. If you would like to join in the fun and get your blog/site linked to by hundreds of other bloggers, then follow the instructions below: Step 1: Highlight the links below, right click, then click “View selection source” Step 2: Paste [...] [...more]
Buzz Marketing Case Study – Part 3 Breaking down the preconceptions. Welcome to part three of my behind the scenes case study in viral/buzz marketing. In part one I showed you the effect and power that a successful campaign can have. In part two I showed you a step by step guide to EXACTLY how I took [...] [...more]
I am not sure if the word “numpty” is used outside of the UK, so just incase, here are some possible replacements: idiot, fool, prat, joker, moron You get the picture. So here is the story: this morning I was having my morning surf of the net, when I came across an article that promised to teach [...] [...more]
One of the most important lessons I have learned recently is to not run in the garden when the ground is wet. But by far the second most important lessons is this: Learning is a journey not a destination That may sound like I have been have been drinking too much herbal tea, but trust me, too [...] [...more]
Buzz Marketing Case Study Part Two Dean here again from www.deanhunt.com - Welcome to part two of my buzz/viral marketing case study. Today I am going to show you a step by step guide on exactly how I got a random story onto the Digg.com main page LAST WEEK. Here is the back story: [...] [...more]
