Dropshipping vs. Affiliate Marketing: Where’s the $$$ at?

By: Corey Philip | Updated: October 26, 2022

If you are interested in making money online, dropshipping and affiliate marketing are the two ways you can make money without engaging in active remote work. Both of these are scalable to an extent and have minimal starting risk. But which one makes more money?Affiliate marketers can make more money in the long run because affiliate marketing is infinitely scalable. In contrast, dropshippers can make money more quickly because they can access the inherent traffic of other platforms.Here are the main differences between dropshipping and affiliate marketing:DROPSHIPPINGStock risk: AbsentUpfront investment: AdvertisingGreatest Advantage: Can start earning

The Economics Of Website Flipping: I Bought A Site On Flippa For $36,000

By: Corey Philip | Updated: May 31, 2022

Website flipping seems cool, and lucrative. And it can be. It can also be risky. I’ll share with you the economics of a website I bought in 2018 for $36,000 and sold a few months later. Yes, I did make a profit. But there was a lot of work that went into it. Here’s a video I did a while back on it. I may cover more details in the vid. Where I Found This Website For Sale There are probably a dozen market places of websites and online businesses for sale. Among my least

Fiverr Vs Upwork: Which One I am Relying On To Find Good Freelancers

By: Corey Philip | Updated: December 2, 2021

In 2021 I will spend over $200,000 on freelancers for my small businesses. I have free lancers doing all kinds of things! I hire the common freelancers that most online businesses need such as graphic designers, developers and content writers. But in my local businesses I have few more unique roles, such as sales associates that sell for my epoxy flooring business Acumen Surfaces. At my exterior contracting business we have a full time draftsman to create permitting files and correspond with engineers. All of my freelancers come from Upwork or Fiverr; but it 2021

How To Audit A Website Before You Buy It (avoid a bust)

By: Corey Philip | Updated: October 10, 2020

So you’re thinking about buying a website? I’ve gone down that road myself. What I found is that many websites for sale are a ticking time bomb waiting to go off (in a bad way). For example here is a traffic estimate from a website that was for sale in 2019. The owner claimed over $10,000 per month in revenue and was valuing it above $600,000. 1 year later the traffic has dropped by 75%. So you’d expect that same drop in revenue. Damn would it suck to pay 600k and then go down to

4 Key Elements Of A Niche Site That Will Stand The Test Of Time.

By: Corey Philip | Updated: October 3, 2020

Niche sites on FIRE today… probably won’t be tomorrow. If you’ve been in the space for a few years you’ve seen it happen. A site takes off. Traffic is coming in hot. The affiliate links are getting click and conversion. Someone is making $10,000/m or much more. And then a Google update or whatever happens and then that traffic drops radically. BUST. Like this site that was for sale about a year ago in 2019. It was making about $10,000/m. The seller was asking mid 6 figures for the site. I was confident it would

Buying A Website: Be Cautious of Pump & Dump Affiliate Websites (even brokered listings)

By: Corey Philip | Updated: September 30, 2020

You’re shopping for an income producing website to purchase. You find one producing solid and growing income and looks sharp. It’s listed by a broker, not some crap on Flippa, so it has to be good — that’s what you think. I’ve been in the market for a website recently and have contacted a few brokers regarding listings. I’ve primarily stuck to brokers as I believed their sites would be higher quality then what I find on Flippa and other websites. Yet, all have been abysmal… what I call ‘pump and dump’ affiliate sites. Typically

Buying a Website Listed By A Broker: No Exception to Caveat Emptor

By: Corey Philip | Updated: September 22, 2020

I’ve been in the market for an online business recently. I’m not a noob to online businesses. I ran an eccommerce business from 2009-2012. From there I got into the offline world of home service businesses, largely driving their growth through online marketing. I’ve operated an info product business in the contractor marketing / management space since 2017. And for the last year, I have ran an affiliate business fueled by paid ads. If that isn’t enough ‘proof’, I’ve also got a Clickfunnels 2 Comma Club award. Anyhow I’ve got a 3 person digital team

Buying A Website in 2019: How and Where to Start

By: Corey Philip | Updated: November 4, 2019

So you’re probably here because you want your own website? Read on. Having a website of your own is one great way to advertise or sell products and services. It enables you to gain an audience without having to leave the comfort of your home. You get to reach and connect with people all around the world with just the click of a button. First things first, there are a lot of things to consider when you want your own website. You can either make it on your own from scratch, hire a professional website

Transform Your Next Brainstorming Session With These Techniques

By: Corey Philip | Updated: September 28, 2019

Whether you’re in a small business or enterprise, you will need to think of a new business idea to help grow the company or a solution to solve a current issue. Developing, implementing, and testing an idea or solution costs a lot of time and money. That’s why it’s important to check all the available options and to find the best one before executing it. One of the best ways to produce an idea or solution is through a brainstorming session. Of course, there are also times you just suddenly think of one, maybe while

7 Books for Business and Entrepreneurship

By: Corey Philip | Updated: September 28, 2019

If you want to excel in business and entrepreneurship, reading is one of the best hobbies that you can pick up to help you in that endeavor.If you’re like me and prefer reading over listening, books could be your gateway to gain enough knowledge and confidence to start your own business, move up in your career, or generally do good work.There are so many entrepreneurship books out there that, when you take everything in, they can cancel each of the tips and advice out. I’ve narrowed down a list of 7 books that also serve