More of Internet Marketing’s Dark Side

August 23, 2010
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You see it everywhere online. The claims of easy work-at-home riches are all over the place. You see huge numbers being shouted, like it’s easy to make tens of thousands of dollars per month – if you just know the one secret that the guru of the moment is trying to sell you. For only [...]

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Freedom!

August 18, 2010
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Damn that felt good! I just spent about 30 minutes in my email account, clicking the UNSUBSCRIBE link to a bunch of “guru” newsletters. I intend to do more as they arrive. I may keep getting a few, but only because I get some value from what they send. They’ll have to keep earning their [...]

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The A to Z Guide to the Internet: A

August 15, 2010
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Adsense Google runs this ad serving programs that allows website owners to gain revenue by displaying ads on their websites. Google provides text, image and video advertisements that appear on participating websites. These ads appear based on the keywords and content present on the website. Adsense has become one of the most popular methods to [...]

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A Pirate Meets His Match

July 28, 2010
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I’ve been following the adventures of iCop vs the content pirate. jl Scott of iCop tells me that her website content has been removed from the other site. In my previuos post I pretended to be suspicious of the timing of this – jl has just released a book about protecting your content from crooks [...]

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I Wouldn’t Steal From This Lady

July 27, 2010
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I’m not really sure this can even be real. For years I’ve been reading the newsletter of jl scott, the Director of iCop. iCop is a members organization that promotes – make that demands – honest dealings in online business. If you join and follow their guidelines and rules, you can display the iCop seal on [...]

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A Sonia Marathon

July 25, 2010
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I don’t watch much TV. Mostly football and basketball. And NCIS. I really like NCIS, and I’m not alone, because it’s the top rated show on TV. And I’m sure I’m not alone when I tell you I love Abby on the show. The USA network has NCIS marathons pretty often. They’ll have NCIS on [...]

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#TC10 New Format Is Good

July 23, 2010
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Well week one of The Challenge is over. And I’m behind already. In the past – in the days of The 30 Day Challenge – I would be hopelessly behind. My old slow Internet connection and the fast pace of the training didn’t allow catch-up. Things have changed for the better. The Challenge has a [...]

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That Funny Google

July 13, 2010
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Homework I’ve been doing my homework for day 2 of The Challenge. Trying to find some interesting micro-niches. They suggest using the Google search-based keyword tool to hunt for ideas. So I’ve looking through their list of suggestions. I was looking through the pets category. The screenshot above is cats subcategory. Wow Google, what are [...]

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The Challenge Module 1 Day 1

July 13, 2010
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Day 1 Today was day 1 of The Challenge. I’m going to blog about my thoughts here as things procede. Today was about the differences in markets, niches and micro-niches. We learned  that we need to get down to the micro-niche level so we can really focus in and avoid some of the competition. Drilling [...]

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The Challenge Begins

July 12, 2010
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Perhaps you’ve heard of The Thirty Day Challenge? I’ve joined the 30DC several times in last few years. But for one reason or another I’ve always fallen behind. I’ve had to deal with a VERY slow dialup connection. 30DC has been heavy on videos. Dialup and videos just don’t play well together. And sometimes life [...]

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