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29. June 2007:

Text Link Ads For Bloggers

A while back I posted an item about Adsense alternatives for bloggers and webmasters, and recently I have been receiving a few updates in my mailbox from Text Link Ads which made me realize that I have been under utilizing their services since signing up some time ago. 

If you blog with Wordpress, you can now use a simple plugin and not only benefit from offering ads in the conventional manner on your pages, but also via your RSS feeds......

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27. June 2007:

Article Plagiarism: the Next Internet Ripoff?

By Gordon Goodfellow 

Content is King! shout the search engines. That's what the search engines love. We also love the non-reciprocal links that we get for our websites when our articles are published on other peoples' sites with our resource boxes dutifully appended below them.

To create a well written article takes time and effort. We have to get everything right: it has to be of relevance to the reader in that subject field; it has to be well researched; all spelling, punctuation and grammar must be correct; it has to be a genuine contribution to that particular area of specialization, and so interesting that the editor will jump at the chance of publishing it. And, oh yes, all the right keywords have to be there, of the right density and in the correct proportions.

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26. June 2007:

Free RSS Feed Creation Software

If you have a blog you will be aware  that your RSS feed is a very important part of your business. Even if you're not aware of it, your content is being syndicated via RSS and spreading your message around the web, but maybe you are not making the most of it. Your feed will be automatically picked up by some feed readers but you can do a lot to ensure that your feed is available to the widest audience possible by using pinging services such as Pingoat every time you make a post and using a service such as RSS Submit to ensure really great coverage of your RSS Feeds. 

There are numerous ways to take advantage of and benefit from RSS Feeds, but what if you have a static website with no feeds? You may well have a lot of great content that could be syndicated, you may have a newsletter of some kind that's not getting delivered as reliably as it used to be due to aggressive spam filters and the like. Whatever your content, you can now distribute it via RSS yourself. It's quick, it's painless and, as we are always looking for bargains for our readership, its FREE! 

You can now create your very own RSS feeds for your content with a piece of software called Desktop Syndicator from I-Content-Delivery.com. Give your content on pages without feeds a new lease of life via RSS using this excellent application - download it now and you can create as many new feeds as you like, whenever you like, and promote them using the services mentioned above and you have a great new method of promoting your site(s) without spending a cent.

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25. June 2007:

Marketing Blog News and Updates

Had to start this post on a happy note and say that this blog has moved on with Alexa and now ranks around 826,000. OK, so it's still low, but the upward progress continues and that's the most important thing. 

The main Cayman Host pages are coming along nicely too and you'll see that there have been several additions since my last post including various articles dealing with web hosting, domain names, SEO, blogging for profit and so forth. There's also a new store for books and software geared towards webmasters and a new directory section for those in the UK. The plan is to expand the article content and reviews sections as time goes on so that in addition to the marketing focus on this blog, we will also be providing a nuts and bolts guide to getting the best deals for setting yourself up on the web.

As readers will note from the progress made so far on this blog, it has taken just a couple of months to reach a reasonable position in the major search engines and to start seeing regular traffic in the hundreds per day. I hope that this will inspire other bloggers and marketers to try some of the tactics we have covered already and to continue following our progress. Over the coming weeks we will be covering advertising revenue, and sponsored blog posting, plus how to make money with reviews and a whole lot more.

We are now looking for guest bloggers to contribute to these pages, obviously with experience of a marketing nature, and as mentioned in my earlier post, we would also like to hear from people about their web hosting experiences. You don't have to be a marketing 'guru', in fact we'd prefer that you aren't, but if you feel you have something to offer please contact us via the tab at the top of the page. All contributors will of course be credited and given relevant links back to their own sites. If you have something to say, we'd love to hear from you.

An update on my Wordpress issues with php.ini memory that I mentioned in my previous post was quickly resolved by my friends at Kiosk and full functionality was restored within 24 hours. More kudos and good karma for my hosting company :-) If you're looking for better hosting read the reviews here and at our main site.

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23. June 2007:

Post2Blog Software

Blogging can drive you crazy sometimes and it's always nice to find things that make life that little bit easier....at least in theory. 

Last night I came across an excellent piece of freeware called Post2Blog. Well, I had to check it out and so I downloaded the program to see if it could do what it claimed. Basically, it enables you to post to your blog directly from IE, Firefox, MS Word etc. without the need to actually log into your admin interface. This can be useful in a whole variety of ways and you can also edit previous posts, even if they weren't posted using the program. It can do a host of other things too, so I suggest you download it and have a look at the range of features for yourself. They are pretty comprehensive for a freeware application. 

Initially I couldn't get it to work with my Wordpress blog, but a rummage around in the Wordpress codex forums soon found a fix and it was up and running - this turned out to be very timely as I am currently having problems connecting to my WP admin due to php memory issues that I'm now waiting and hoping my host will have sorted soon. With Post2Blog, at least I was still able to add some new posts. I still haven't figured out how to get it to work with Nucleus and have a support ticket out with the Post2Blog folks which hopefully they can resolve.

In short, it's a great piece of freeware and if you blog, you'll love it. Find out more about the program at Bytescout.com where you will also find the download link. Enjoy!

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18. June 2007:

Your Hosting Reviews Needed

After singing the praises of my hosting company a short while back I got my just rewards today while working on the new site. I was trying to get a feed inserted on a particular page and it was all going to plan once I found the appropriate Wordpress plugin. However, despite following the instructions to a tee it refused to work, throwing back a "no valid XSLT processor found" error. 

Now, if like me you would have thought, WTF? there was fortunately already an answer in the plugin developer's FAQ, but it necessitated a call to the host to get it sorted - I'd barely hit enter on the support ticket when I got a reply, confirming that they were pressing a few buttons and twirling a few knobs and that my problem would go away within 15 minutes. And, bless them, it did. The plugin in question is called Inline RSS from Iconophobia and is an excellent tool for easily getting RSS feeds into posts or pages within Wordpress if you're ever looking to do it. 

As usual I've wandered off my intended subject again, which was really to say that although the site is far from finished it is now up and running if you'd care to take a look. I'm looking for honest reviews from users about hosting companies of which they've had experiences so if anyone wants to step up, please do. There is an email link for sending reviews on the main page. 

The Cayman Host 

Please let us know what you think of it so far! It needs a lot of fleshing out and we've partnered up with a cool supplier of technical gadgets and gizmos to break up the monotony of hosting and domains, which, let's be honest are not the most riveting of subjects no matter how important they might be  Wink

Thanks for reading

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16. June 2007:

Live VOIP Help Desk and Conference Software

After my post yesterday, I  mentioned that I was busy working on the main website and that's pretty much how I've spent my day today. I don't mind rolling up my sleeves and getting involved with coding and the like, even though I'm hardly proficient. However, from time to time, you run into a problem and all you want to do is get it solved as quickly as possible. 

Now, a lot of web hosting companies offer 24/7 support, although what that constitutes can vary wildly from company to company. I'm pleased to say that my host has one of the best customer support structures in the business. I'll explain why. 

If you're like me, often doing my best work at 3am when all is quiet, there is nothing worse than hitting a technical snag that stops you dead in your tracks. When, on the odd occasion these things do happen, all I have to do is click on one of my desktop icons, open up a VOIP conference room and I am through to a tech support member within seconds. The software enables live video and audio so that each party can communicate clearly and quickly. It's like having your own support room right alongside your office. This technology is wonderful, and audio is crystal clear. The real beauty of it of course is that it costs absolutely nothing to contact my host this way either. 

There are other ways of dealing with support issues - you can post a support ticket, most of which are answered within one hour (I doubted that claim when I first saw it, but it has proved to be true), you could phone of course, although there isn't much point, or you can email. Whichever way I've done it in the past, the response has always been fast and helpful. You can't put a price on this kind of service, and if you are completely new to web hosting, it's invaluable. I think everyone who works there deserves a public vote of thanks - OK, I'm sure they'd rather I took them out for a beer, but I'm a long way from their clutches. So, to the staff at Kiosk.ws - thanks, you're a great team! 

Having wandered off the main path I was intending to follow, I'll just add that the other benefit of VOIP conferencing software is that as a customer, you get your very own conference room too. That means you can talk live to anyone, anywhere in the world, anytime. All you have to do is supply them with the URL to your room  - no more long distance calls to pay for, and this has fantastic business and personal implications for its money saving aspect alone. If you'd like to know more all you need to do is click on the link at the foot of this post, and when you get to the site, click the demo tab at the top of the page - there is a public room that anyone can visit and you're welcome to have a look around.

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14. June 2007:

Nucleus Blog or Wordpress Blog: Our Story

The blog has been running for around a month and I thought I'd give you a few facts and figures on progress and other blog statistics. Hopefully the less experienced bloggers will gain some insights. It is not easy to find people who will disclose the truth about their blogs in terms of performance, although most information can be found easily enough if you care to do a little digging. Taking your clothes off in public is not always advisable, but sometimes it's refreshing of not exactly pretty Wink

Blog background

I deliberately set this blog up on something other than Wordpress - partly for the challenge of learning something new but also because I wanted a few comparisons, having become familiar with Wordpress already. I decided on Nucleus simply because my host offered it as a simple C-Panel installation. It looked OK, although of course it has nowhere near as many options and choices as WP, so I decided to test the water. So far I've enjoyed the challenge, although frustrations have arisen frequently, more because of my limited technical know how than through any fault of Nucleus CMS. Whatever way you look at it, the platform requires you to get your hands a bit dirtier than Wordpress.com (i.e the free hosted platform for WP) will ever ask you to. If you are new to blogging though Wordpress.org can seem pretty intimidating too, but with so many users help is never far away. Nucleus has some great people on their forums, but in terms of sheer numbers, Wordpress is way ahead in the race for bloggers hearts and minds. Nucleus is a bare bones or, if you prefer, streamlined blogging/CMS application, and users bulk it up with suitable plugins for their needs. Installation of these plugins can range from simple to very technical. If you are very new to blogging, or have limited knowledge of skins and templates and php, I would have to say that both Wordpress and Nucleus can be daunting, but, if you're like me and just want to try a different way of publishing, I think you would enjoy Nucleus.

I came with limited knowledge of hosting my own blog and having plenty of experience with the free version of Wordpress.com did not prepare me for the complexities of Wordpress.org and for a beginner, it is not simple. I'm no spring chicken and although I've been around computers and the internet for a long time I have fallen way behind with modern coding of things like CSS, PHP and XHTML. This is proving to be a major hurdle in trying to make a Wordpress based site. I'll keep you updated with my struggle from time to time, but before we get lost in techie stuff, let's move on with our subject matter for this post.

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13. June 2007:

Tracking And Cloaking Links

If you have been promoting anything online for even a moderate amount of time, you will have seen at least some advice about tracking your links and ads. It is good advice, because if you have no idea how many people are clicking on things, you have no way of measuring the effectiveness of what you are doing and therefore no idea of what to change and what to leave alone. 

This applies to all of your links, whether they are contained in an email or located on your website or blog. If you are an affiliate, there are other benefits to tracking/cloaking your affiliate URL's too. The occurrence of affiliate link theft is probably overstated, but it doesn't do any harm to protect yourself against it and have the added benefit of more "user friendly" links. 

I'm offering two solutions to link tracking/cloaking - yes I know there are countless ways of doing this, but these two alternatives are aimed at those with limited technical knowledge. There are other alternatives, but some of the free services have saturated the market and click through rates have suffered. One ofthese suggestions requires that you have your own server space, the other doesn't, but both are free.

1) MyLinkGuard.com is a free system from Richard Legg. By using it you can easily turn long ugly affiliate links into far more appealing ones and secure them from most prying eyes. As an added benefit will create an additional income stream by using the program. Downsides - you will have to join a mailing list to get access (the number of emails is not ridiculous though), you must have hosting space somewhere even if it's with a free provider, and it's not the best way forward for tracking. On the whole though, it's a great and simple to use link cloaker for the price - i.e. free!

2) ClickAudit.com is probably the simplest way to both track and cloak your links. Sign up free at the website, type in the url you want to track, hit a button and presto, one cloaked link with tidy looks and real time tracking. Couldn't be simpler. 

Note, to affiliates - whatever systems you use for link tracking/cloaking, be sure to read the terms of any company you are promoting. Some have strict rules about what you can and can't do with your affiliate links. 

Unfortunately this service seems to be having issues with the Firefox browser and is returning "Web Forgery" warnings on all of its links as of September 2008. Probably a bad idea to use it until resolved - at least check your links before making them public.

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12. June 2007:

Google Adsense Rules

Back in April, Google announced that publishers could no longer show ads on sites rotating in traffic exchanges of any kind, be they manual or auto surf programs. This will probably catch a lot of people out for various reasons. 

It seems a rather harsh and uninformed stance to take if you ask me. For one thing, I doubt very much that the average traffic exchange surfer spends time looking at a site long enough to click on Adsense ads, and, if they do, it will presumably be for the exact same reason as anyone else clicks on an ad when they land on a website - because they want to! I know there have been instances of a couple of so called "Ads View" exchanges which blatantly encourage members to click on other members Adsense ads and Google are certainly right to clamp down on such blatant "click fraud". That type of site and its members are deliberately stealing - not from Google, but from Adwords advertisers trying to make an honest buck. I'm guessing that it is these bad apples that have contributed to Google's decision. To me though, it seems more a case of being seen to be doing something about a problem, rather than an effective solution. It is a problem which is unlikely to go away anytime soon and will barely register in the overall fight against invalid or fraudulent click activity.         

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12. June 2007:

Social Bookmarking ClipClip.org

ClipClip.org is one of many social bookmarking sites you may not have heard of. ClipClip.org enables you to make clippings of your favorite sites, including images, save them and share them with others. It's still in beta right now and so it's a good chance to get your advertising messages out there. If you want to set up a group for like minded people you can do that too, and at present there are not many marketing related groups, so it could be beneficial to stake your claim to another piece of free Web 2.0 real estate.

 

If you visit the site, please feel free to add your clips to my All Things Marketing group.

 

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12. June 2007:

Adwords Tycoons Launch

Adwords Tycoons Landing Page - Click Here 

Hot on the heels of Chris Carpenter and several others claiming the key to untold Google adwords riches, comes Adwords Tycoons. I guarantee that anybody will be entranced by the three pre-launch videos - earning over $7000 for one day using two Clickbank products has to impress anyone after all. I'm a bit late with this, having only just received an email from one of many lists to which I subscribe but the general approach is to show you video screenshots of various campaigns and the money earned as a result. If you are interested in Adwords , are playing the game already, or just plain curious to see a Clickbank account that most can only dream about, (including me) you will need to register your address to see the three prelaunch videos. It will get you interested in finding out more, but when the time comes, I can't see this being knowledge that will be shared cheaply. 

Great marketing videos nonetheless, no matter how cynical things may have made you......gets those hopes and dreams cranked right on up again. So, if you decide to take a look, after you've watched the videos, calm yourself down a little by reading the earnings disclaimer which is almost essential these days and remember - yes, it can be done, but it is never easy - simple perhaps, but  that's a whole different ballgame. 

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11. June 2007:

Instant Article Wizard Follow Up

This is a rather smug and self indulgent "told you so" but I couldn't resist it. Instant Article Wizard is a great tool but article directory editors beware. Here is a classic example of the software's ability to mangle in the hands of either a non-English speaker, or a less than able user.

I'm not quoting the source page which was a sales page reached via a Google ppc ad. My "child and loaded weapon" analogy is borne out by this "quality article" - I think you'll agree. Here is the quote in its entirety:-

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11. June 2007:

Free Niche Marketing Sources

Free Niche Marketing Source by Jeremy Lawrence

Niche marketing strategies are something all Internet businesses and entrepreneurs are having to reckon with these days if they want to keep their head above water and profits in the black . I have had to learn niche marketing begrudgingly, perhaps like you, through some painful trial and error, and wasted money on over-hyped, expensive Internet marketing products. Yet, learning the ins and outs of niche marketing has been a matter of survival for my business. In this article I will share with you one of the most powerful and overlooked sources of free niche marketing traffic.

It is incredible to me with all of the hype over “Web 2.0” all of the so-called “gurus” have overlooked niche marketing strategies from one of the most visible and vibrant sources of free traffic on the Internet. This traffic source has been around since the beginning of the Internet and it is still important.

Internet groups.

Yes that means, Yahoo! Groups, MSN Groups, Google groups and other places where people freely congregate around their shared interests.

These groups offer a gold mine of interested, rabid prospects. People in these newsgroups will devour your information if it is good and properly conveyed to them. These are people who voluntarily joined a group to interact with others around a common interest; The same interest you are promoting in your niche. They were not bribed by a free newsletter, nor did they have other carrots dangled in front of them to join. You are not trying to sell them on your idea. They already get it and deep down inside, they want you to have the answer they are looking for. Read Full Article Related Posts

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11. June 2007:

Virtual Real Estate Toolbar

If you are marketing online, you may be interested in a toolbar that will  give  you over 100 niche content tools right on your desktop. The virtual real estate toolbar is a free download and gives you easy access to many tools to simplify your day to day tasks. Firefox and Internet Explorer toolbars available, covering promotion resources, domains, web hosting, design, keywords research, content and more.

Virtual Real Estate Toolbar will be an asset to any desktop. 

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10. June 2007:

Web 2.0 Authority Black Book

I'm posting a short link to a new free e-book entitled Authority Black Book, written by Jack Humphrey which contains an astounding amount of information about web 2.0. If you have no idea what people are talking about when they refer to Web 2.0, this will tell you everything you need to know and covers a whole range of subjects from blogging through to video marketing, podcasting, social bookmarking, tagging, RSS feeds and a whole host of other useful information.

 

The best thing about it is that it's free to download - if you already consider yourself pretty wise in the whole Web 2.0 arena, you will still learn something from this book, so read and enjoy!

 

Click Here For Web 2.0Authority Black Book 

 

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09. June 2007:

Hosting Google Cash Detective

An update for users of Google Cash Detective - I have spoken to support at our hosting company and they have confirmed that they would not stand in the way of customers who wish to host the script with us. Obviously if the problems are as pronounced as some people seem to think there are no guarantees, but we are happy to talk to anyone about solving the problems. Hosting solutions for marketers are our area of expertise so if you are finding hosting a problem, look us up. (Titanium packages available for a $1 month's trial, no contract, so even if ultimately the service is not suitable for you, you have a no risk option). 

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Having followed  all the excitable reaction and bitter recriminations from some customers,  it is obvious that many people rushed to buy GCD without  understanding exactly what it was -  there were  even buyers who didn't understand that it was  a script!!!  I understand  the frustrations many have suffered through support and installation issues but can't help feeling that many of them would be better off without it. There is no "magic bullet", but it seems a very high number of folks just don't get it. Research things before you buy - on May 27 this article at MarketingOrange.com would have helped many people - particularly those who paid and then ask ..."What, can't I just run this on my computer?"

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09. June 2007:

Free Website Content or Duplicate Content Worries?

Because the debate surrounding duplicate content continues to rage unabated a lot of people are becoming paranoid about having their sites removed from Google for falling foul of search engine algorithms. Unfortunately there is a lot of totally unfounded scaremongering out there and, it seems to me, to be based on one thing  - marketing. 

Think about all the people who are making money off of the back of the fear of being de-indexed by Google - there are plenty of people selling software products that promise to save you from such a fate by ensuring that none of your site content will be considered duplicate. Think about it, if you've ever read The Rich Jerk you will know that one selling tactic is simply to prey on a person's fear - use that fear to convince them that they cannot do without what you are offering, that you can provide a resolution to their fear, whatever it may be. They say that sex sells - fear is a similarly powerful motivator. 

I'm no expert on SEO, and I know that there have been instances of sites running into difficulties over duplicate content but there are so many conflicting opinions that it's almost impossible to know who is right. I tend to side with those who feel that a great deal of what is foisted on us is nothing but guesswork, pure and simple. I have noticed the fearful questions on forums about the subject - should I write/distribute articles? Should I use RSS feeds on my site? Should I use Third Party articles? My suggestion would be to stop worrying about it, get on with producing your website or blog and provide the information that you think is relevant to your visitors. My view may be simplistic, but I'll be damned if I'll stay awake at night worrying about such things - it really is pretty ridiculous when you think about it. 

If you are in the business of creating junk/spam sites on a large scale, you may well fall foul of the search engines, which is, I believe, the reason they have these algorithms. "On a large scale" is a topic in its own right, but think in the region of hundreds/thousands, is my theory.  If your content is relevant, I don't believe you need to worry too much. Just think of all the news sites out there - by definition there content is duplicated every single day - headlines and stories published on thousands of places all over the web, often word for word via syndication. The web works on links and would be nowhere without them - can you imagine if search engines refused to index a site because it just happened to have the same story as one other site? A simple example of excluding a page from results would be generic affiliate pages - the kind that promise people their "own" site which is really just the corporate page with an ID embedded for each sucker, sorry, member - these are never indexed by search engines - if they were, a search for the company would produce thousands of results, all leading to essentially the same page. 

There are far greater experts than me who have spoken out on these issues and you will find the following links and resources useful. Some contain more useful links, and give differing theories and suggestions, but hopefully an overall balanced viewpoint to set your mind at rest.

Are you being Duped by the Duplicate content theory and other SEO theories?

Duplicate Content - Penalize Me, Please 

Avoiding Duplicate Content Penalties 

Duplicate Content Filter - What It Is and How it Works 

The Duplicate Content Penalty Myth 

Happy blogging!

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08. June 2007:

Make Money With Wordpress Blogs

It is indisputable that blogging is the quickest way to achieve high search engine rankings and drive traffic to your sites, but blogging involves work and for some people it is just not possible to dedicate enough time to producing a regularly updated blog with fresh content. If you are struggling with blogging even though you know it is a sure fire money maker, we are about to show you something that will change your outlook on producing profitable blogs with Wordpress. We are talking about a semi automating a blog, or number of blogs, for any niche market you choose, which you can set up in minutes. You will still need to do some blogging  (there is no quick fix or substitute for writing) but for adding relevant self updating content alongside your own work this is a useful tool

The first thing you must have is a hosting account - a free Wordpress.com blog is no good. You will soon see that the benefits of this will far outweigh any reservations you may have about buying a domain name and hosting account. Our recommendation is Kiosk.ws Hosting which will give you all the features you will need to set up the system we are going to show you.

If you are an affiliate marketer, using Clickbank, Paydotcom, Commission Junction or any other affiliate programs this is for you. Google Adsense publishers too. This system will show you how to leverage all these income streams through the blogs that you will now be able to create, quickly, and easily with this system. The beauty of this program is that you can watch all the instructional videos before you buy the product - nothing is held back so you know exactly what you will be getting and whether it is for you. Even if you have little knowledge of C-Panel, MySQL Databases , RSS feeds, or even blogging in general, the instructions are so clear anyone can follow them. You really can create a content filled, niche targeted Wordpress blog in an amazingly short amount of time.

OK, enough of the introductions - on offer here is a method of creating profitable Wordpress blogs for niche markets of your choosing. Automation is relative and  you will still need to work on them but you can populate your sites with a lot of fresh self updating content to compliment your own blog posts and save a lot of  time. If you already have a hosting account the cost of this software is just $67 and that's all you'll ever pay. If you plan to start from scratch, registering your domain etc. you will have to add that cost and that for your hosting - you will want a hosting account that offers C-Panel access - each blog will require its own MySQL database too, so if you want to set up five blogs remember to figure that in. (Kiosk offer an account with unlimited MySQL's - see Titanium hosting)

If you're ready to see the full details of these profit pulling Wordpress blogs, pour yourself a coffee, grab a beer or soda, sit back, watch the detailed videos, and by all means get excited about what you could do with these strategies. (UPDATE - sorry no longer available)

When using this kind of software you do have to use a modicum of common sense, because if you don't, you will find your blog rapidly becoming a "splog" and it will find no favor in the Search Engines.  Indeed, you could even see all your work banned from searches  if you decide to steal content from places where it's not allowed - you will need to mix in some good original content as is stated in the video but for populating a blog with a great deal of relevant content using RSS it has great time saving potential. Just be careful and use responsibly. If in doubt about using RSS from other sites, check before you do anything. This is a useful addition to your blogging armoury, but there is no substitute for your own efforts.  

New To Wordpress? Check Out Our Beginners Guide and if you are already an experienced Wordpress user looking to create multiple blogs based on an existing hosted blog you might like to see how Wordpress Cloner can make the job a whole lot faster and not require a MySQL database for each blog.

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07. June 2007:

Adwords Miracle Revisited

With all the recent excitement over Google Cash Detective as the latest and greatest Adwords software product to hit the web, I thought it would be timely to revisit a favorite Adwords product of mine - Adwords Miracle Guide.

This is a product I've been promoting on this blog since it began and have done so elsewhere too. The reason - it is still one of the most straightforward guides to anyone who wants to try making money with the combination of affiliate programs and Google Adwords. It is easy enough for beginners to understand, but also contains some great Adwords tips and techniques for the more seasoned affiliate marketer. (Please remember that playing the Adwords game will mean some investment on your part for ppc advertising - get it wrong and you can lose money very easily, which is why guides like Adwords Miracle are well worth studying before you start an Adwords campaign).

In short, if you can't afford the hefty price tags associated with many Adwords products, invest in Adwords Miracle Guide and learn how to earn money without losing your shirt in the process. All in all, an excellent Adwords guide for affiliate marketers, and well worth the price tag - $97.00. (If you think this is too much to spend on a guide that will probably save you a lot more in wasted pay per click costs, then to be honest, you are probably not ready to enter the Adwords arena anyway). This product takes the form of e-book and video guides and walks you through all the potential pitfalls. It is the hard won knowledge that you are paying for and as anyone who has made costly mistakes will tell you, "I wish I'd known all that before I started"!

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06. June 2007:

Build Your Own Virtual World At Weblo

Free to Join the Weblo Virtual World. $5 Free.

Weblo.com is a Virtual World where members get paid while building pages and profiles on their favorite people, cities, states and internet domain names. Weblo is a replica of the real world – part game, part community and all fun. Members also claim FREE celebrity gossip fan sites. Members create sites and get paid for their popularity via internet advertising. Owners of cities and states earn additional money from transaction fees in their territories and by selling their virtual investment properties for a profit.

Weblo Members add videos, photos, news, blogs and build networks of people around their pages and all they own. The more traffic you get, the more popular your pages; the more popular pages earn more money for the member that owns them. Weblo Members get paid for doing what they already do on the net…why shouldn't you?

Don't for one minute think that this will make you rich but it's a bit of fun in the social networking arena. One respondent labelled it as lame, maybe they're right, but it's free to play around with and can provide a little light relief during a coffee break!

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05. June 2007:

Google Cash Detective Sells Out

If you missed your chance to grab a copy of Google Cash Detective you can still register your interest by following this link

It was certainly one of the biggest rushes seen for a long time and the software was snatched up very quickly indeed. When it will be available again, only time will tell. The original Google Cash is also still available here, and worth studying if you are intending to use Google adwords and affiliate marketing to make money online.

The software retails at a hefty $497 by the way, and before you decide to purchase you may want to take a look at some of the commentators opinions here and also here. It would seem that there are still a number of unanswered questions surrounding this one, simply because some people may not realize exactly what it is they are buying, and some experts feel that experienced Adwords marketers will benefit, but perhaps not those who have little prior knowledge of how they work.

TCH

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05. June 2007:

Does Video Make Scams Look Better?

Judging by the recent influx of video pitches, the scammers certainly think so.

I'd just been reading Phil Miranda's latest post entitled What Is An Internet Scam and thinking about a video I received yesterday and then deleted, wishing I hadn't because I really wanted to expose it on these pages.

As if by magic I get another video by way of a large traffic exchange - using the same technique as the one I deleted, for a completely different program. I'm not saying this was a scam, it could be genuine. However, it is the approach that bothers me and I will issue a few words of warning.

If I wanted to show you "proof" of something online, it wouldn't be too difficult, so here is how I'm going to do it. I'll cobble together a web page making all the promises, pushing all your buttons about how you can quit the rat race, make a fortune, live happily ever after, spend more time with your family/cat/dog/supermodel - whatever. I'll make the strikingly original claim that "I've done it and YOU can too".I won't labor the point, I hope you get it. But here's the twist, I'll embed a video - it won't be too slick, because I want to prove that I'm just an average Joe, in fact I'm probably not as smart as you. See, I can barely operate this webcam and PC, but it doesn't matter, even a dimwit like me can do what I'm going to share with you.

Show me the money you're thinking - right? OK, I'll hold up an envelope from FedEx....I'll show you the date so you know it's real, it's still sealed even. I'm going to open it live on cam, to prove that this works. Ready? OK, exaggerated opening of package follows, and as if by magic, wow, $1000 in $100 bills. What more proof could anyone want? You want envelopes like this every day too don't you? (well, yeah, of course I do) Just imagine what it will do for YOU!

People, do yourselves a favor - delete the damn thing and forget about it. If was as unprincipled as these con men, do you really think I couldn't scrape together $1000 and Fed Ex it to myself? One of these programs is actually a gifting idea (supposedly) which means highly dubious, probably illegal and extremely unlikely to make you anything except $1000, $2000 or $5000 poorer. It amazes me that anyone would promote this kind of garbage, and if the person who sent it to me was not one of the perpetrators but a gullible "customer" I commiserate and hope you've learned your lesson.

If you're trying to make money online, you'll know how difficult it can be, but if you think you can persuade the average traffic exchange surfer to part with $1000 you're a better salesman than 99% of us. So, please, don't be taken in - your money will serve you better staying in your savings account and kept for investing in something that might genuinely serve your online business efforts. Failing that you could always spend it on luxuries like food.

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04. June 2007:

Joomla For Beginners

If you've ever wanted to build your own sites using Joomla you might have found it all a bit confusing. Indeed, the first time we ever looked at Joomla we were overwhelmed! Despite knowing what it could do, getting it to do it was another thing entirely.

With so many web hosting companies now offering Joomla installation via C-Panel and Fantastico it really was time for an easy to use guide on getting started. Joomla is powerful but bewildering for new users so finding a no nonsense guide to installing and using the software is just what the doctor ordered.

We can highly recommend ClubTVK Joomla Ebook which will make the process of setting up your first Joomla site a whole lot less stressful. It is a 91 page e-book, but it really does answer all your Joomla questions, Joomla Set Up, and Joomla troubleshooting issues in one fell swoop.

You can also find more great Joomla help at the following locations:-
The Joomla Blog
The Alledia Blog
WhyJoomla.com

 

We also have a selection of Joomla publications for sale, for both beginners and advanced users of Joomla at our online store 

 

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01. June 2007:

Instant Article Wizard - A Review

There has been a lot of buzz about this new piece of software and my inbox has been bombarded with sales letters for the product in the last couple of weeks. Basically, the software produces articles on pretty much any subject you care to mention, almost automatically. It does this by trawling the web for a list of keywords selected by the user and is hailed as being a huge time saver for those who were previously too busy to bother with article marketing.

Having visited the site and watched the videos of the program in action, I have to say that I have my reservations. Whilst it does appear to do everything the owners claim, there seems to me something rather "off" about it. I mean, plagiarism is always unwelcome and effectively, Instant Article Wizard commits the offence, line by mechanical line, to produce "quality articles". However, let me qualify my statements, because it is an impressive tool if used properly, without a doubt.

The biggest problem with this approach is that many users will follow the video demos in a robotic fashion, producing a series of sentences, every single one of which will contain the chosen keywords or keyphrase. The end result sounds appalling, and without an editor to inflict some kind of reason and writing style, the end result will be floods of these poorly cobbled together excuses for writing snowing under the article directories. (Ironically it is some of these directories who are promoting it the most). A bit like communism, it sounds great in theory, but basically sucks in the real world.

My recent piece on article marketing dealt with some of the problems faced by the participants and I believe that the launch of this software will only add to the difficulties. I don't dismiss the usefulness of the program, but I feel that it is akin to giving a four year old a loaded weapon! I'm also sure that some will use the program wisely and will indeed produce quality articles with its help, but they will be far outnumbered by the cowboys who will view it as another short term quick buck generating machine. I only hope that the directories will recognize these for what they are, but it looks set to make an already difficult task even more problematical.

The flood of Adsense optimized websites which degraded the online experience is slowly being brought to heel by Google, but it looks as though quality in the article marketing world is set for further degradation. My plea to those who purchase Instant Article Wizard is to use it sensibly, as I am sure the programmers intended. For those interested in purchasing or finding out more  you can do so at Instant Article Wizard

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