Human Proof Designs Podcast

Today we talk with Khalid Farhan about local SEO and the nuts and bolts of building a Local Lead Generation website and business. We go deep in this business model so tune in now! Topics New HPD Podcast – Building Online Empires Podcast Khalid’s Background Selling Lead Generation Affiliate Marketing Working at an Agency Difference … Building a Local Lead Gen Business w/ Khalid of KhalidFarhan.com [Episode #70] Read More »

Human Proof Designs began 5 years ago by making income sites accessible to everyone. We started this by introducing done-for-you income sites, back-end support and training, as well as the beginning of a strong community. Brad, our COO, likes to borrow the definition of “Human Proof” from Urban Dictionary and it goes like this: 1. … We’re Changing The Podcast To “Building Online Empires” (Plus… New Sites Are Coming!) Read More »

Matt and his partner Jeff Rizzo are building another million dollar affiliate brand. This time their attention has gone to the mattress niche and we deep dive into balancing between projects, creating review content, & pitching investors.  Tune in now! Topics Niching down from a general review site Growing 2 large Youtube Channels Creating a … Building a 2nd Million Dollar Content Business (& Pitching Investors) w/ Matt Ross of MySlumberYard.com [Episode #69] Read More »

This is a quick episode to tell you about HPDs newest set of affiliate websites. We're going to be releasing Revenue Generating Websites for the first time on Wednesday, August 7th! Tune in to learn how you can get a first look at them! Topics Launch date of Weds, August 7th. Only made available for … “Revenue Generating Websites” Are Coming! Read More »

Praveen is a world renown project management expert and most of that comes from his blogging authority. Today we'll learn Praveen's strategies for converting high-ticket education products as an affiliate marketer, his social media strategies, and more. There's plenty to learn today, so tune in! Topics Praveen’s Background How Praveen started his business Social media … High-Ticket Affiliate Commissions from Education Products w/ Praveen of PMbyPM.com [Episode 68] Read More »

Paul Bromen walks us through his journey building 2 affiliate websites. We go over the concept of digital real estate and his thought process for diving into this space. Learn about perfecting your HARO pitch, content wins, and more! Tune in now! Topics How Affiliate Sites are really the digital real estate on the online … Digital Real Estate & UX for Affiliate Websites w/ Paul of HelpfulHabitat.com & UponAMattress.com [Episode #67] Read More »

To help prepare and protect your affiliate site business, we are bringing on Doug Cunnington today to chat about his recent experience getting audited by the Amazon Associates Program. Learn what you should do in this situation, how you can avoid it and a couple other scenarios. Tune in now! Topics Doug’s background Doug’s Amazon … Surviving an Amazon Affiliate Audit w/ Doug Cunnington of NicheSiteProject.com [Episode #66] Read More »

RJ Weiss from TheWaysToWealth.com is coming onto the show today to walk us through his journey so far. We go over team management, Pinterest, and how he's generating over 400,000 visitors a month. Tune in now! Topics RJs background Selling an old site to start a new one How much income and visitors does The … Building a Finance Blog to $10k/Mo Profit with RJ of TheWaysToWealth.com [Episode #65] Read More »

Do you have an affiliate site that's already earning income? Are you wondering how much you could sell it for? For this episode, we're joined by Greg of Empire Flippers who's going to walk us through his recent industry report on the state of buying and selling online businesses. There's a ton of numbers and interesting … How Much Will My Affiliate Site Sell For? (An Industry Report) W/ Greg of EmpireFlippers.com [Episode #64] Read More »

Many affiliate sites look past targeting local keywords and that's the highlight of this episode today. We go over Dan's journey, his successes in online business so far and what he's doing to grow his site further this year. Tune in now! Topics How Dan got started with his sites What to do with localized … Localizing Your Affiliate Site w/ Dan of FitnessFighters.co.uk [Episode #63] Read More »

Link building is tough, especially for affiliate sites. Today we learn some strategies from Stewart Dunlop on building links to our info pages and also those all-important money pages. Tune in and learn today! Topics Stewarts background & affiliate sites Using social proof Building links to sites with 0 links Measuring performance & tools Getting … Link Building: The Psychology & Tactics At Scale w/ Stewart of LinkBuilder.io [Episode #62] Read More »

           Today we sit down with Tim Soulo of Ahrefs to chat about their latest SEO experiments and how things look under the hood of their business. This episode is jam packed with data-backed takeaways we can use to for our own niche sites. Tune in now! Topics: How Tim Soulo joined Ahrefs Takeaways from … Takeaways From 5.1 Billion Keywords w/ Tim Soulo of Ahrefs [Episode #61] Read More »

Duke walks us through his three main niche sites and what he's learned building up his portfolio. We talk unique keyword research tactics, the ROI of single review content, and being audience oriented. Listen in now to upgrade your online business skills! Topics: Duke's 3 sites: one ad site and two affiliate sites Lessons learned … Going Full-Time With Affiliate Sites ft. Duke [Episode #60] Read More »

Chris is an online business ninja at this point! We walk through how he's grown his site to 6 million visitors/mo and all the unique monetization techniques along the way. We talk funnels, ads, affiliate marketing revenue and more.  Tune in now! Topics: How did Chris start his site 19 years ago Why he went … Monetizing a $1 Million WebApp with Ads & Affiliate Marketing w/ Chris of WhatIsMyIPAddress.com [Episode #59] Read More »

Alex joins us to talk about his few ventures before hitting it “big” and how you can follow in his footsteps. We'll also cover partnership agreements, Pinterest marketing, resonating with your readers, and more! Tune in and listen in today! Topics: Who is Alex? Stair-stepping through multiple businesses Avocadu's business model Creating digital products Pinterest … Stair-Stepping To $20,000 Per Month w/ Alex of Avocadu.com & CreateAndGo.com [Episode #58] Read More »

Zach joins us today to tell us about his recent experience buying and selling a site from Empire Flippers. We talk all about the buying process, what he did to improve the site, & how he sold the site for a nice profit. Listen in now! Topics: The buying process using a broker Finding opportunities … Flipping A Site For $30K In 4 Months w/ Zach of MoneyNomad.com [Episode #57] Read More »

Jaron built his first site in Nov 2017 and it's now at $10k/mo! His next site was an “aged site” purchased from HPD and that's now earning $800/mo. Let's listen in and see what tips we can pull Jaron today! Topics: Keyword Research Joining other affiliate programs Early affiliate success tips Leveraging an email list … Growing An “Aged Site” Quickly To $800/mo with Jaron – SUCCESS STORY [Episode #56] Read More »

Sumit has grown TrumpExcel to 1MM monthly visitors and is earning between $8-10k/mo. Armed with 30k email subscribers, he has launched dozens of courses and today we talk all about funnels, email marketing, and even his new Amazon affiliate websites! Topics: How TrumpExcel got started Size of TrumpExcel Launch processes TrumpExcel's Youtube growth Amazon affiliate … From IBM Employee To $10K/Mo Authority Site w/ Sumit of TrumpExcel.com [Episode #55] Read More »

ParkSavers.com is a travel site that acts as a reseller to Disney and other theme parks. Starting as an affiliate relationship, this business has grown to offer services and now even gathers sub affiliates for their own account. Tons to learn in this one! Topics: What is ParkSavers? ParkSavers revenue model How big is the … The Affiliate Model vs The Reseller Model w/ ParkSavers.com [Episode #54] Read More »

Marc has been building authority sites for 10 years now and recently sold the last of his 4 major income generating sites. The interesting thing is that 3 of his sites were in the same niche too! Listen in to learn more! Topics: Background Vital dollar intro Selling the first site for $500k (web design) … Selling 4 Sites For $1,000,000 w/ Marc of VitalDollar.com [Episode #53] Read More »