Have You Set your New Years Resolutions Yet? This is the time of the year when everyone is concerned with their newly created New Years resolutions. We all fathom up new ideas of what we want to achieve in the new year and we share that goal(s) with friends, family,...

Google Keyword Planner is one of the best free SEO tools available. I know because I’ve been using it for the past 5+ years as I’ve built out SEO and content marketing plans for my companies: FreeUp, Outsource School, EcomBalance, AccountsBalance, and ConnorGillivan.com. If you’re interested in targeting the right...

Hey all, today I want to share some thoughts on “When’s too many products in a business?” Especially a small to medium sized business. Let’s say doing between $20,000 per month to $100,000 per month so around $250,000 per year to slightly over $1,000,000 per year in sales. I’ve had...

Looking to learn from the top digital marketing influencers online? It’s a great way to make sure that you’re on top of the marketing industry and are testing the most fresh and proven marketing strategies available. I’m Connor Gillivan and I’ve been a student of these 10 digital marketers for...

Do you have a morning routine that you follow religiously? Did you ever have one that you stuck to for months at a time? What did it look like? What time did you wake up? What was the first thing you did upon waking up in bed? What was your...

Want to learn how I skyrocketed my website traffic in 12 months using podcast marketing? It didn’t happen overnight and it took time to understand the best strategy to make it work. But with time and perseverance, my company, FreeeUp, built an amazing network of referral traffic coming into our...

A timeless question: What makes a GREAT, 8 figure business idea? This is a question I’ve been asking myself for over a decade now. I asked it to myself when I was in college taking classes and dreaming about what life would be like after school. I knew that I...

I was first exposed to this idea while in college at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. The idea: Putting Yourself In Uncomfortable Situations Here’s what happened… A Story I’ll Never Forget I remember I was sitting in an international business class and I was not particularly enjoying it. I was...

I’m starting an SEO experiment and I want to share it with you. I’m calling it The Quality Quantity Effect. As Nathan Hirsch and I have been working to scale our newest venture, EcomBalance, I’ve been diving back into learning SEO and seeing what others are doing in the space....

So, you’re ready to learn about SEO, huh?  If you want to drive organic traffic to your website, SEO will inevitably be a factor. In this article, I’ll dive into what SEO is, how it works, why it’s important, how you can learn it, what are the SEO no no’s,...

Welcome to another monthly SEO update for ConnorGillivan.com! I’ve now been running this blog for almost 7 years and it’s been a lot of ups, downs, and lessons learned. At certain times, I’d take a break from writing for ConnorGillivan.com then I’d pick it back up. All the while, the...

Great content marketers understand how to build high value content, distribute it to the masses, then repurpose it for redistribution.  At the core of content marketing is the ability to plan, create, and publish content that will attract the company’s ideal customer and turn them into a lead and then...

Looking for new business books to read? Looking to increase your business prowess? I’m always on the hunt for a new book to get lost in that (1) tells me an amazing story of how another entrepreneur built their company or (2) teaches me hard skills that I can take...

Welcome back to another rapid fire article bringing you value on eCommerce and starting a business…this one focused on: How did I learn digital marketing in 12 months? It was an absolute whirlwind of information, testing different strategies, and holding onto the ones that stuck. Going into learning digital marketing,...

Do you want to start drop shipping online?  I ran into that position while I was a sophomore studying at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. Go Bobcats! I was studying Economics, Math, and Business figuring out the building stones that all business owners need in their knowledge tool belt. The...

Start-up life can be really hard. And it can be really awesome. And it can be really freaking awful. And sometimes it is all those things in the span of a day. As a business owner and an entrepreneur who is launching a start-up within my start-up, I can confirm...

Is there a best age to start a business? Who has the right to say when that best age is to start a business? Does the timing come down to how much experience you have? or the place where you are in your personal life? or the network that you’ve...

Want to learn the 5 ways that I’ve proven how to drive traffic to your website?  You’ve come to the right place. How’s it going? My name is Connor Gillivan. Pleasure to meet if we haven’t already. I’ve been marketing for my company, FreeeUp.com, for over 3 years now…testing strategy...

We all have goals throughout our lives and yet time and time again we are derailed from seeing them through to the finish line. In this post, I will share with you a simple process for creating a strategic plan that will allow you to keep steady on your path...

Today, I would like to ask the question, “How?” “How will my visions of writing, clean water, and teleportation come true?” “What events must come true in order for my visions to become a reality world where I am thriving?” As a writer… I will need to start a blog and...