Welcome to the Authority Internet Business (AIB) case study (which now primarily focuses on Kindle publishing.)
Originally, this series was intended to show what it’s like to build a long-term Internet business from scratch. The core example of this case study is a website I started in April 2013 (DevelopGoodHabits.com).
Things have changed because of the success of my Kindle books. Now I mostly talk about how to start an authority platform and use it to generate income through self-publishing.
To make things simple, I’ve broken the articles down into specific sections:
[title color=”green-vibrant” align=”scmgccenter” font=”verdana” style=”normal” size=”scmgc-2em”]Building Your Authority Platform[/title]
You need a solid platform to be successful with Kindle publishing. In this section, I talk about the “why” behind my decision to focus on the habits market and how I built this platform.
READ THIS FIRST: An Overview of the Authority Internet Business
- 7 Simple Steps to Identifying a Profitable Authority Niche
- How to Start a Blog in One Hour – Free PDF (“Right Click” to Download)
- How to Choose a Memorable Domain Name
- How to Start a New Website for $587.32
- My Authority Website Revealed (with Eight Lessons Learned)
- #1 Trick for Identifying the Best Monetization Strategy
- The Process That Helps Me Manage an Authority Internet Business
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Once you have a platform up and running, you can get started with Kindle publishing. Here are are a few posts to get started:
- How to Launch a New Website with a Free Kindle Book
- Behind the Scenes of a 20,000 Download Free Book Launch
- 7 Steps for Building a Team to “Level Up” Your Kindle Business
- Analysis: 16 Kindle Book Marketing Strategies (Dissected and Graded)
- Kindle Relationship Building: What’s Your Origin Story?
- 12 Thoughts on Kindle Unlimited
- Kindle Publishing Questions Answered (Part 1)
- Kindle Publishing Questions Answered (Part 2)
- Kindle Publishing Questions Answered (Part 3)
- Kindle Publishing Questions Answered (Part 4)
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In addition to Kindle publishing, you want to focus on getting more traffic and generating additional streams of income. These posts talk about the different tactics that I’m currently applying.
- 11 Ways to Reuse Killer Blog Posts to Generate Traffic and Income
- 9 Steps for Building an Email List from Scratch
- Amazon Associates: The Best Way to Diversify Your Online Income?
- Traffic Hacking: How to Find (and Focus on) Your Top Sources of Web Traffic
- SEO 2013: The Importance of Long-Tail Keywords
- Authority Business Traffic and Income Report #1
- Authority Business Traffic and Income Report #2
- Authority Business Traffic and Income Report #3
- Authority Business Traffic and Income Report #4
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While this case study is relatively new, I’ve previously published a number of blog posts that can help you grow an Authority Internet Business. I’ll admit some of these articles are dated. However, I’m still using many of the principles that I describe in each one:
Email Marketing
- Lead Magnet: THE Secret Ingredient to Email List Building
- 23 A/B Split Tests that Get More List Subscribers
- How to Mix Broadcast Emails and Autoresponders (without Pissing Off Subscribers)
- 12 Types of Email Marketing Messages [Infographic]
- 8 “Minimalist Blog Tricks” to Build a Massive Email List
Web Traffic
- How to Get 5293 (Automatic) Monthly Twitter Visitors
- The #1 Mistake for Converting Blog Traffic
- The Top 10 Sources of Free Traffic – DISSECTED
- How I Generated 1,861 Visitors from a Single Forum Post
- 14 Free Traffic Strategies for 2012 that DON’T Depend on Google
- 10 Ways to Use Google Analytics to Increase Web Traffic
Mindset
- Bad Internet Marketing Advice: 19 Recommendations Ruining your Online Efforts
- 22 Quick Tasks that Increase Internet Income
There will be an update to the AIB case study at least once a week. So be sure to check back here for the latest post in this series.