I am pleased to present two heavy-weight Internet marketers on today’s Bloggers Face-Off. They probably need no introduction, but I will give one anyway.
Yaro Starak has been building websites and online businesses since 1998, and he has done pretty much it all. I had the pleasure to work with him some time ago, and I can testify on how knowledgeable he is when it comes to the web in general. Entrepreneurs Journey is his blog, and a must read for all web entrepreneurs.
Shawn Collins, on the other hand, is a legend of the affiliate marketing industry. He has been doing it since 1997, and he is also the co-founder of the Affiliate Summit conference. If you want to learn about affiliate marketing, make sure to check his blog.
Now to the face-off!
 Yaro Starak |  Shawn Collins | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. How long have you been blogging? | Since November 2005 | Since February 2004 |
| 2. What is the total sum of money that you made with it so far? | Advertising and affiliate income probably totals around $200,000, though it’s tough to say. That’s NOT including BlogMastermind.com membership fees | Not available |
| 3. Do you think that any Internet marketer should also have a blog? | Definitely – especially if their brand is based on their name and expertise | Only if they have something to say |
| 4. How long should a blogger wait to monetize his blog? | I suggest you avoid the distraction of money and wait 3-6 months while you build a good blog first | No wait, but in moderation |
| 5. What are you favorite monetization methods? | Affiliate marketing is my favorite by far | Manually creating contextual text links |
| 6. Is there an ideal posting frequency? | No, at least not one that applies universally to everyone. The ideal amount is what delivers the result you want | 1-2 times daily on weekdays |
| 7. How many RSS feeds do you track daily? | None, I read a couple of blogs directly and tend to browse from blog to blog late at night before going to bed | 15 |
| 8. What is the biggest mistake you did along the way? | Not build an email list from day one | Using Blogger then MovableType before WordPress |
| 9. What is the best way to gain RSS subscribers? | Include something of benefit for your reader in every single post you make so they come to expect it and desire more from you | Offer email option; produce original content that solves problems |
| 10. Can Twitter be good for Internet marketing? | It functions well as another communication device, so it’s definitely usable for Internet marketing. I think it’s best as a relationship building tool, but it may turn out to be helpful for direct response marketing too, if used in tandem with a blog or some form of landing page | Twitterfeed is good to syndicate a blog on Twitter, but strategy should include a majority of real, manual Tweets |
| 11. What is a good blog to learn about Internet marketing? | Well all modesty aside, mine is definitely a good choice! So is Shawn’s  . Spend some time browsing the top 100 make money blogs athttp://www.45n5.com/top100/and you will find plenty of options | MarketingVOX.com |
| 12. What is the secret of your success, expressed in one word? | Consistency | Consistency |
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