In this TL;DW (Too Long; Didn’t Watch) episode, we’re going to extract the essence out of :

The video length is 1-hour 41-minute and 30-second! That’s a long video by Marcus indeed. Though I must say he is really hilarious and entertaining throughout the video while generously sharing his 20-year of internet knowledge in – How To Start Blogging & Shortcut Your Way To 6-Figure!

TL;DW Takeaways :

• Part 1 – Choose a niche based on data (Marcus’s ways are rather non-conventional) :
  • Flippa – site details such as traffic and earnings give a good clue if the niche is profitable.
  • Google ie. “Amazon affiliate disclosure” to research top affiliate sites.
  • Google ie. “income reports blogger” for potential niches.
  • Validate niche keywords with keyword research tool like Ahrefs or Keyword Revealer (a much cheaper but effective alternative to Ahrefs and SEMRush)
• Part 2 – Shortcut the domain process
  • Shortcut the process by buying expired domain.
  • Focus on keyword research – keyword difficulty vs volume (traffic).
• Part 3 – Skim competitors for top keywords
  • Same advice – perform thorough keyword research
• Part 4 – Put up specific targeted content
  • In short, generate content with SEO in mind.
  • (Sad that Marcus didn’t cover much in content generation as I feel that t
• Part 5 – Watch the statistics
  • Monitor site traffic and posts SERP (search engine ranking position).
• Part 6 – Monetize and grow
  • This is (and should be) inclusive in Part 1 while performing niche research though.

Marcus’s flow of thoughts in this live YouTube streaming may not be exactly “sequential”, lol; but let me further extract the essence of the above this TL;DR (Too Long; Didn’t Read) gold nuggets :

• Select your niche based on data; keyword research!
• Shortcut by acquiring expired domain