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Farewell Corporate World – How and Why I did it

June 13, 2013 By Shane Eubanks Leave a Comment

In 2006, I thought I had life all figured out. I had just gotten married, bought a house, and started my interactive marketing career at Shaw Industries, Inc. which is the world’s largest carpet manufacturer and a Berkshire Hathaway company. It was a very secure career as I became the company “evangelist” for SEO (search engine optimization) and helped increase traffic year-over-year on their brand websites such as shawfloors.com and shawcontractgroup.com. I worked with a fantastic team and together we accomplished all sorts of great achievements.

So what changed? Why would I willingly choose to leave my career behind at the age of 35? Well, it probably started when I was about 7 years old.
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Filed Under: Internet Marketing Tagged With: business, entrepreneur, freedom, internet marketing, lifestyle

Easy Way to Find the Best Day and Time to Send Emails

August 28, 2012 By Shane Eubanks Leave a Comment

I was listening to Pat Flynn's Smart Passive Income podcast (which is great btw and highly recommended) session 45 on How to Win With Your Email List and the topic of the best day and time to send emails got brought up. One of the biggest questions … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Internet Marketing Tagged With: email

Facebook Holds Fans Hostage

May 24, 2012 By Shane Eubanks 3 Comments

Since Facebook went public, they have been under fire about the inability to sell enough ads to keep up with the increasing amount of users. Then there's the issue of them trying to figure out how to monetize their mobile versions and apps. Top that … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Internet Marketing Tagged With: facebook

Genuine Email Marketing Best Practices and Tips

May 8, 2012 By Shane Eubanks Leave a Comment

When many people think about email marketing, they may think "What's the big deal..." and not fully understand the role that email marketing plays in the entire marketing funnel or the psychology involved when it comes to getting subscribers to open, … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Internet Marketing Tagged With: email

23 Genuine WordPress SEO Tips

March 22, 2012 By Shane Eubanks Leave a Comment

I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed on the MasonWorld Late Night Internet Marketing Podcast with Mark Mason where we discussed a number of internet marketing topics. I've listened to his podcast since it began, so it was a great … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Internet Marketing Tagged With: seo, wordpress

How to Grow Sales in a Down Economy with SEO

February 20, 2012 By Shane Eubanks Leave a Comment

There has been a lot of talk the past few years about being in a "down economy" and using that to justify declines in sales and even failed businesses. Many businesses just haven't been able to stay afloat and could not figure out how to "grow" while … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Internet Marketing Tagged With: internet marketing, seo, strategy, traffic

False Advertisement Through Dynamic Titles and Meta Tags

February 17, 2012 By Shane Eubanks 5 Comments

The practice of using dynamic page titles and meta descriptions & keywords throughout a website is common practice among very large websites. It simplifies the process of giving each page unique titles and descriptions. For example, let's say a … [Continue reading]

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15 Solid Tips for Networking at Conferences

July 21, 2011 By Shane Eubanks 2 Comments

"Well...I could have learned all of that online." That was my major thought after the first conference I attended years ago. I left feeling as though I had been cheated out of hundreds of dollars for information I either already knew or could have … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: conferences, networking

Lessons Learned from JC Penney

February 18, 2011 By Shane Eubanks 1 Comment

The recent story by the NY Times that exposed the linkbuilding tactics of JC Penney has created quite a stir among the internet marketing community. A whole gamut of opinions have been expressed by numerous people sharing their take on what is … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Internet Marketing Tagged With: linkbuilding, seo

The Best Free Internet Marketing Ebooks

September 16, 2010 By Shane Eubanks Leave a Comment

I've come across quite a few internet marketing ebooks over the years and thought I'd share some that I have gathered nuggets of info from along the way. All of these are free, but some require you to submit an email address before being able to … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Internet Marketing Tagged With: ebooks, internet marketing