by Mark Mason | Aug 9, 2009 | Internet Marketing
In 2009, I wrote a review of Josh Spaulding's Info Product Success Formula (IPSF), a 45-page PDF course about building an information product business. I helped Josh develop the product, I was a moderator in his coaching forum, and I promoted it as an affiliate. I...
by Mark Mason | Aug 5, 2009 | Internet Marketing
Updated 2026: In 2009, I had a conversation with a technically savvy person who thought iTunes was a paid music service and had never considered downloading it. I called my mom, who gave a similar answer. Both assumed iTunes was a music vending machine where you had...
by Mark Mason | Aug 3, 2009 | Podcast
Updated 2026: Episode 3 of the Late Night Internet Marketing podcast was my introduction to information products as a business model. It also featured one of my favorite early interviews, with Jonathan Leger, who shared practical advice that remains relevant 17 years...
by Mark Mason | Jul 28, 2009 | Announcements
Updated 2026: In 2009, I was genuinely excited to discover that American Airlines had rolled out in-flight WiFi through GoGo (originally GoGoInFlight.com). I wrote a quick blog post from the plane, marveling at the ability to work at 30,000 feet for the low price of...
by Mark Mason | Jul 20, 2009 | Podcast
Updated 2026: This was the second episode of what eventually became the Late Night Internet Marketing podcast. Back in 2009, I sat down with my friend Josh Spaulding to talk about affiliate marketing basics. While the specific resources we mentioned are long gone, the...
by Mark Mason | Jul 14, 2009 | Podcast
Updated 2026: This was the very first episode of what became the Late Night Internet Marketing podcast. I recorded it in July 2009 with a simple mission: help people who work full-time jobs build internet businesses on the side, one night at a time. Looking back after...
by Mark Mason | Jul 9, 2009 | Internet Marketing, Video
Updated 2026: This post originally promoted Jon Leger's suite of link-building tools: 1-Way-Links, 3-Way-Links, and My-Way-Links. These were services designed to help website owners build backlinks through automated link exchange networks. All three products are long...
by Mark Mason | Jul 1, 2009 | MasonWorld Internet Marketing Podcast
Updated 2026: This post was written in July 2009, just before I launched the first episode of what became the Late Night Internet Marketing podcast. I was asking for listener questions and feedback before the show even existed. Looking back, that instinct to involve...
by Mark Mason | Jun 21, 2009 | Internet Marketing, Video
Updated 2026: This was the third installment in a video tutorial series about Automatic Article Submitter, a software tool that automated the process of submitting articles to online directories. The tool and the entire article directory ecosystem it served are...
by Mark Mason | Jun 14, 2009 | Internet Marketing, Video
Updated 2026: This post was part of a tutorial series about Automatic Article Submitter, a defunct article marketing tool. The specific software is long gone, but this installment covered keyword research, and that topic is as important now as it was in 2009. The...