2020-03-11 17:08
Another year in the books. I’m a bit late on this one. Previous years I was pretty quick, putting up a report on new year’s day or a few days after. This time, well, it’s b… Read More
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2019-12-23 18:04
For those of you that have been readers since the beginning, you know I don’t ever really discuss paid ads. It’s not that I don’t like them, it just has never been a major… Read More
2019-11-23 20:42
It’s been a little over a year and a half since I’ve done a monthly income report. At one point, I decided to stop doing them because it didn’t seem to be very beneficial… Read More
2019-10-18 18:34
Remember when I wanted to do a blog post every day for a year? Yeaaaah… that was a fun idea. So fun in fact I haven’t done anything related to blog content in about 8-9 months… Read More
2019-01-15 04:13
As an entrepreneur, it seems like the #1 enemy to productivity and growth is an impulsive need for complicating things. I don’t know why that is, but everyone does it. I’m a big… Read More
2019-01-14 05:09
In my Ultimate Blueprint to Start Your Own Web Agency, I talk a lot about customer acquisition and a lot of different methods you can use. I think it’s important as a business owner an… Read More
2019-01-11 00:53
Have you ever wondered how much time you should be spending each month on SEO for a client? Or have you thought, “Man, I thought I charged a lot, but I’m spending waaaay too much… Read More
2019-01-10 03:47
There’s a bunch of landing page creator platforms out there. Just the other day I shared a bit of an embarrassing moment about my issue with a sales page for one of my products. I shar… Read More
2019-01-09 03:44
I actually had a different blog post planned today. Maybe not planned, but rather, assigned to me by a friend who is helping keep me accountable. In fact, about 15 minutes ago I started work… Read More
2019-01-08 01:08
Today’s content is easy. It was at my own expense from procrastination, and maybe being a bit naive even though I should have known better. For those of you wondering, I didn’t a… Read More
2019-01-06 04:11
I was kind of stumped on what to do today as part of my 365 days of content. At first, I was thinking about ironing out a sales page for my agency blueprint, but that’s probably going… Read More
2019-01-03 21:32
Updated January 3rd, 2019 Sometimes I get an email from someone that bought my agency blueprint a year ago, or even longer. One of the questions they have, is “is it really still a goo… Read More
2019-01-03 02:24
There’s a common theme I see from a lot of you out there. I’ve seen it from people that have entered my coaching program, people that comment on blog posts, and some of you that… Read More
2019-01-02 02:15
Happy new year everyone! If you’ve been following this blog through the years, you’ll know this is my favorite time of year. I love Christmas, and really enjoy going back and ref… Read More
2018-11-23 08:37
It’s that time of year where every business is coming up with enticing deals and even more people are looking for those deals. Personally, there’s not a lot that I’m intere… Read More
2018-11-09 23:47
One of my plans is to launch a separate site, focused on only email marketing. I have a bit of content planned for it, and this is one of the posts I was going to have on there but decided t… Read More
2018-10-30 17:43
Since I’ve been pretty inconsistent with income reports, and I’m definitely not feeling like going through all that stuff and making a new one right now, I figured it’s a g… Read More
2018-10-25 22:05
I was originally going to make this a case study then decided against it because it’s a no brainer that if implemented, these tactics will increase your rankings. Not just some of the… Read More
2018-07-26 22:53
What are the most important factors when ranking a local business? Some people will say GMB optimization, backlinks, on page SEO, citations, etc. For some reason, reviews aren’t given… Read More
2018-04-04 16:46
So it’s time for another blog report. For those of you that are new here, I went back and forth with myself in the past about whether I should publish these or not. I quit for a while… Read More
2018-03-31 05:33
Why freelance digital marketing? For the most part, I hate using the word “freelance” for anything, because it gets people in a different mindset. I don’t like the idea of… Read More
2018-03-26 18:28
After getting a few desperate emails, I realized that some of you aren’t in a very good position. Maybe you’re working a low paying job and trying to get something else going but… Read More
2018-03-20 06:52
This isn’t the first time I’ve done something drastic like this. It probably won’t be the last time either. Before we really dive deep into this post, let me ask you someth… Read More
2018-03-15 18:09
One of my goals for this year was to produce more content. After coming up with a pretty large, detailed list of content ideas and topics for the blog, I realized that a few have already bee… Read More
2018-03-06 09:34
It feels good to do another one of these income / blog reports. After giving up on them last year, I changed my mind once again to start including them. You’ve probably seen other blog… Read More
2018-03-04 21:31
This headline kind of brings me back to when I first started out. I was reading Entrepreneur magazine, the actual hard copy, printed form. I used to see headlines like this all the time. Usu… Read More
2018-02-26 20:43
I have to be completely honest here. At first, I was thinking about not publishing this. There’s a few problems with what I’m about to tell you. It goes against everything you ha… Read More
2018-02-13 06:55
We’re already a month and a half into 2018. One of my goals, as mentioned in the 2017 annual report was that I wanted to focus more on list building. I was converting visitors into sub… Read More
2018-02-07 18:51
I recently hit a milestone. 100 coaching calls since I started offering coaching last year. The majority of these calls have been with freelancers or those with aspiring agencies in the digi… Read More
2018-01-15 21:32
Sometimes I get an email from someone that bought my agency blueprint a year ago, or even longer. One of the questions they have, is “is it really still a good time to start an agency… Read More
2018-01-01 22:21
This is usually my favorite time of the year. I’m a big fan of Christmas, and the holiday season in general. New years day is a great time to reflect on the previous year, make goals a… Read More
2017-10-12 21:02
Something a lot of people are curious about, is how they can exit their business. For some, this means simply taking a hands off approach, building the processes, systems, and having the rig… Read More
2017-10-09 08:45
So, since it’s been awhile since I said I wouldn’t be doing income reports anymore, I thought it would be a good time to do a quick update to let you all know what my plans are… Read More
2017-10-02 21:26
It’s been a while since I’ve updated the blog or put out new content. I have quite a few really good posts planned though and they’re going to be out pretty quick. I though… Read More
2017-05-24 01:04
I have a pretty diverse group of subscribers here. Many are more traditional business owners, and the rest are usually SEO consultants, web designers, agencies, etc. I also have a decent lis… Read More
2017-05-19 03:01
I need to get in the habit of producing more content for you guys, and figured this might be an interesting and helpful post for some of you. Unfortunately, a lot of you think that taking on… Read More
2017-03-01 10:13
Something I’ve been doing since the beginning of this blog to track progress, gain links, traffic, and get involved in income round ups… is not going to happen anymore. It&rsquo&hell…Read More
2017-02-22 07:58
I actually had a different post planned to go out today, and now have to change the scheduling of it and a ton of other posts because I felt the need to comment and rant about something befo… Read More
2017-02-17 21:41
A lot of you have been wanting to see more SEO related content, and specifically case studies, so here we go. This is a case study on how an HVAC contractor was able to go from not even disp… Read More
2017-01-12 21:58
You know the cliche, only thing that is certain in life is death, and taxes. Unfortunately, sometimes it is death BY taxes. For those of you that know me more than just the content posted on… Read More
2017-01-09 19:19
2016 was a tough year for me with Income Bully and related projects. It was so bad, I nearly gave up on the blog because of my struggles with commitment and dedication to consistent publishi… Read More
2017-01-04 19:33
I don’t know about you guys, but I’m glad 2016 is over, and I’m looking forward to 2017. Each month I publish my income and traffic report, no matter how bad it may be. It… Read More
2016-12-06 21:48
If you have a website, or run websites for clients, chances are you have installed Google Analytics. There’s also a pretty good chance you see some weird things come up, like websites… Read More
2016-12-05 18:56
This income report is going to be a little bit different than what I normally do. The truth is, I just want to get it over with, pretty much nothing new happened in November, no new content… Read More
2016-11-01 22:25
I had to double check the date, because I thought it was November 1st and time for another income report, but then I thought I was in some sort of alternate reality. It’s November, and… Read More
2016-10-17 21:35
Since Income Bully is all about saving money, making money and getting bang for your buck Nathan asked me to write this up. This is not about web design, SEO, link building or anything like… Read More
2016-10-06 04:52
It’s hard to believe we’re already in October. A few more months and we’ll be kicking off 2017. Time really is flying by, and it brings back all the memories of when I was… Read More
2016-09-30 20:32
Project management and productivity aren’t exactly the most attention getting topics. Blog posts about these things usually don’t get the same amount of views or comments as… Read More
2016-09-27 08:31
Hey Bullies… Martin Bell here! So – I was trying to rise to Nathan’s guest blog post challenge again and I got completely carried away and wrote over 4000 words (just want… Read More
2016-09-20 04:06
If you’re already offended by the censored expletive then it’s time to hit that nifty back button. After all, you came to a site called Income Bully. I’m sure you didn… Read More
2016-09-06 21:25
As I mentioned in my last income report, I want to get back on track this month when it comes to publishing new content, and there is no better topic than this. One of my favorite topics, is… Read More
2016-09-02 01:02
It’s September 1st, which brings us towards the end of summer and a new income report, despite a bit of inactivity here on the Income Bully blog. For those of you that are new here, I… Read More
2016-08-02 03:30
Welcome to another edition of the Income Bully income reports, something I do each month to track progress or lack of. All income reported is through this blog, a project announced on this b… Read More
2016-07-14 16:42
You meet an awesome prospect, a potentially high paying client and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Your funds are getting low, bills are due, and you need to make some money NO… Read More
2016-07-06 20:16
One of the weirdest things to me, is the amount of people in the web design, SEO and digital marketing industry that want to sell web related services that don’t understand the value i… Read More
2016-07-01 20:52
Here we go again with another income and traffic report for the Income Bully blog. You guys know the spiel now, but for those of you that are new around here, I share the income and traffic… Read More
2016-06-22 03:55
I see mistakes being made over and over again, by small companies, large operations and individual freelancers when it comes to selling Local SEO. In this post, I’m going to show you t… Read More
2016-06-09 21:46
Typically, there are two main approaches that we SEOs can utilize to monetize our skillset. Client SEO involves ranking which ultimately generates leads for clients, whether applied directly… Read More
2016-06-09 21:46
Typically, there are two main approaches that we SEOs can utilize to monetize our skillset. Client SEO involves ranking which ultimately generates leads for clients, whether applied directly… Read More
2016-06-06 22:26
Some people are shocked when I tell them it should never take more than 3 months for a Local SEO client to have their site and listing ranked in the top 3. Sure, there are some exceptions in… Read More
2016-06-02 21:02
Here we go again with another income and traffic report for the Income Bully blog. You guys know the spiel now, but for those of you that are new around here, I share the income and traffic… Read More
2016-06-01 19:01
Hey guys, I put together a demo video for this deal. To give you a bit of a back story, me and Rick from Mobile Renegade talked about a week ago and one of the things that came up was a spec… Read More
2016-05-28 23:30
It’s been a while that we’ve heard of the potential “SEO benefits” of moving your entire site to HTTPS, but that’s not why I decided to do it. It’s kind o… Read More
2016-05-19 18:34
One thing that has been bothering me lately is this resurgence of the exact match domain topic for local search. Seriously, you usually don’t see a topic like this pop up so many times… Read More
2016-05-10 03:08
I was sitting here, trying to think of an appropriate title of this post. I was thinking that the current title was maybe a bit too harsh, then I realized, I was becoming guilty of the same… Read More
2016-05-04 22:02
We hear about cold calling, cold emailing, direct mail and countless other forms of advertising, marketing, and client acquisition. Rarely do you see anyone talk about blogging for their bus… Read More
2016-05-02 04:24
Welcome everybody to another edition of the Income Bully Income Report. Each and every month, no matter how great or how awful I do, this is where you can see things under the hood. I don&rs&hell…Read More
2016-04-29 22:41
Have you been watching TV and see a commercial for Web.com or listening to the radio, or browsing the internet and see ads for the large companies like Hibu, Wix, 1and1 and others? If you&rs&hell…Read More
2016-04-22 22:23
I’ve never posted a rant before. Occasionally in a post, I’ll kind of go on a bit longer than I should about a specific thing, but I don’t consider that ranting. I wasn&rsq&hell…Read More
2016-04-19 20:28
One of the things people seem to struggle with, consistently, is productivity. We all know the majority of people have trouble taking action, but those of us that take action, always want to… Read More
2016-04-16 23:56
You’ve been researching, spending money and time on learning the newest strategies. You’re looking for quick answers on how you can get started, how to get sales and clients, how… Read More
2016-04-11 03:24
Without fail, nearly every other week someone emails me asking what I recommend for tracking results, or creating ranking reports. Instead of responding individually, with what I recommend… Read More
2016-04-11 03:24
Without fail, nearly every other week someone emails me asking what I recommend for tracking results, or creating ranking reports. Instead of responding individually, with what I recommend… Read More
2016-04-05 20:45
A few years ago, building citations was the most commonly talked about area of local SEO. Over the years though, it seems Google isn’t valuing them nearly as much, but they are certain… Read More
2016-04-01 19:16
Welcome to another IncomeBully Income Report. I can’t believe March is already over with, it seems like I had so much work I wanted to complete this month but time keeps on tickin… Read More
2016-03-31 20:00
Business Network International – BNI – is the largest business referral group in the world according to the BNI website “With over 190,000 members in 7,300 plus chapters wo… Read More
2016-03-26 00:26
There’s a lot of keyword tools out there, you hear a bunch of obscure names and then they fall off the face of the earth after a few months and the developer doesn’t keep up with… Read More
2016-03-23 04:52
What is one of the most important thing while talking about generating clients for your business? In my opinion it is the conversion rate! Everyone talks about it and everyone seems to look… Read More
2016-03-15 03:25
When something happens that concerns people over their future as either a company or freelancer offering SEO services, or even business owners that have a strong understanding of SEO for the… Read More
2016-03-11 19:24
Not everyone gets in business after getting the proper education. Not everyone gets started in this line of work because they love the idea of sitting in front of a computer for hours and ho… Read More
2016-03-07 23:28
I remember 3 or 4 years ago getting into a heated forum discussion on the impact of nofollow links. Well, if you take a look around different marketing and SEO forums, the same discussion co… Read More
2016-03-02 19:45
It’s that time again, IncomeBully Income Report time! February came and went, seems like this year time is going by faster than before. I guess older people were right… Read More
2016-02-24 09:43
Before I get started with this post, I’m going to go ahead and disclose that I AM an affiliate for NameHero. I’m also an affiliate for Hostgator, Bluehost, Arvixe, Contabo… Read More
2016-02-15 00:08
Local SEO. It’s a fun subject for me, but for others, they’re left scratching their heads, and twiddling their thumbs wondering what’s next, what’s the next change th… Read More
2016-02-09 09:23
Maybe it’s stupid for me to make this a blog post instead of a paid download, or at least using this as a lead magnet. However, I think it’s an important topic everyone should be… Read More
2016-02-02 08:40
Welcome to another IncomeBully Income Report! January is a start to 2016 and a great month to get things back on track. Income reports aren’t exactly a new thing for a lot of blog… Read More
2016-01-27 07:58
Every business owner has something in common. Everyone wants more profit, more leads, more sales, more clients, etc. One of the biggest struggles people have, is that they don’t know w… Read More
2016-01-20 22:45
One thing that really irritates me is when I look in Google Analytics, either for myself or a client site and I see a bunch of referral spam. I’m sure many of you can relate to the fru… Read More
2016-01-16 03:23
Making the decision to start your own company is not an easy one. People are attracted to this business for countless reasons, like being your own boss, making more money, doing something yo… Read More
2016-01-13 07:03
Those of you that are freelancers, or owners of web design, SEO, marketing companies and the like, have probably heard conflicting advice about whether you should focus on a single niche or… Read More
2016-01-08 20:56
Throughout my time of running an agency, I’ve tried just about every prospecting method you can imagine. From networking to content marketing and even paying people to hand out flyers… Read More
2016-01-07 08:18
It’s 2016… Technology is advancing, Google is getting more and more complex for many, Mobile usage is up and there are no signs of these things stopping. While businesses may be… Read More
2016-01-03 07:31
What a year it has been! I started this blog a year ago and started out pretty strong. I’ve had a lot of ups and downs, a lot of small successes and many failures that have helped me l… Read More
2016-01-02 06:23
Welcome to another IncomeBully Income Report! December closes out 2015 and I’m looking forward to the next year. Income reports aren’t exactly a new thing for a lot of blogg… Read More
2015-12-03 22:15
Welcome to another IncomeBully Income Report! It seems like I just did one of these 2 weeks ago… and I guess I did! Income reports aren’t exactly a new thing for a lot of blogge… Read More
2015-12-01 00:32
For some reason reviews don’t get a lot of credit when it comes to local SEO. People talk about backlinking, citation building, on page optimization, map embeds, youtube videos but one… Read More
2015-11-20 19:20
Every year the power house in the industry releases a survey of “professionals” in the local SEO arena. I’m sure most of you have heard of Moz.com and their Local SEO Ranki… Read More
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