« September 2006 | Main | November 2006 »
Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2006
My little guy fell into bed happy, tired and very content. We made it to seven houses this time - much better than last year, when we only managed to say "trick-or-treat" at one house before it got too overwhelming.... ReadPosted by BJ at 11:37 PM in Web Publisher's Life | Link to This Article | Comments (3) | TrackBack
A Homework Weekend
October 29, 2006
This weekend I don't have any offline deadlines looming for Monday, so I decided yesterday to load up on homework. My sticky sites are going to rely more on word-of-mouth referrals rather than search engine referrals. So I headed over... ReadPosted by BJ at 10:50 AM in Building Value and Community | Link to This Article | Comments (3) | TrackBack
101 Web Marketing Ideas, Tips and Best Practices
October 27, 2006
SEOPedia has a list of 101 Web Marketing Ideas and Tips, and there is something there for everyone. My favorites (and they go to show you where my mind's at these days) Advertising and Affiliate Marketing No. 17: Effectively lead... ReadPosted by BJ at 10:34 PM in Affiliate Marketing , Internet Marketing , SEO, Web Publisher's Life | Link to This Article | Comments (2) | TrackBack
Update on Two Re-Focused Sites
Earlier this month, I wrote about turning two existing sites into online magazines. It's been almost a month now since I changed the format and focus of these two sites, and I'm going to jump the gun a little and... ReadPosted by BJ at 07:20 PM in Web Publisher's Life | Link to This Article | Comments (2) | TrackBack
Free Google Adwords Coupon for $50
October 26, 2006
Aaron at SEOBook posts that Google's giving away free Adwords coupons for $50. If you don't already have a Google AdWords™ account, we want you to try it. We'll even give you a free AdWords coupon. So if you've been... ReadPosted by BJ at 08:27 PM in Adwords | Link to This Article | Comments (1) | TrackBack
My New Blueprint to Online Success
It occurred to me today that I've been blogging here for over two years now, chronicling my adventures in online publishing. And really, it's about time I revisit my goal, which is to work online full-time. It hasn't been an... ReadPosted by BJ at 12:17 PM in Web Publisher's Life | Link to This Article | Comments (3) | TrackBack
Becoming an A-List Blogger
Oh, if it really could be that easy ... Brian Chin points to this post at New Media Musings, reporting on the Digital Hollywood conference, where Jason Calacanis makes it look so simple: "If you want to be an A-list... ReadPosted by BJ at 11:03 AM in On Blogging | Link to This Article | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Oops - Come As You Are Blog Party
October 25, 2006
Well, I hate to be a party pooper here, but it looks like I can't make it to the Come As You Are Blog party. No digital camera anywhere in this house. My husband has one for his business but... ReadPosted by BJ at 07:16 PM in Web Publisher's Life | Link to This Article | Comments (0) | TrackBack
My "Comments" Dilemma
October 24, 2006
Okay, so I'm facing a challenging decision here. When you comment on this blog, you'll see that you're faced with a captcha. I went through a period before Typepad implemented this, where I would get so many spam comments, I... ReadPosted by BJ at 04:47 PM in On Blogging | Link to This Article | Comments (3) | TrackBack
Want a Wildly Successful Blog?
Jim at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity has a great post up entitled 25 Steps To a Wildly Successful Personal Finance Blog, and it's a must-read for anyone wanting to start a blog or wanting to ramp up the success of... ReadPosted by BJ at 03:51 PM in On Blogging | Link to This Article | Comments (2) | TrackBack
This Blog Is Staying Put
Earlier this month I wrote about how I had "move this blog from Typepad to Wordpress" on my to-do list. It's kind of funny, but both of the "big changes" that I was contemplating in that post are no longer... ReadPosted by BJ at 12:12 AM in Web Publisher's Life | Link to This Article | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Do You Have an Affiliate Marketing Blog?
October 23, 2006
Okay, I'm a little bit late on this one. Scott Jangro is putting together a list of affiliate marketing blogs, making it easy for people to add to their feedreaders all in one swell swoop. Enter your blog via the... ReadPosted by BJ at 02:49 PM in Affiliate Marketing , On Blogging | Link to This Article | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Growing List of Ways to Make Money Online
There's a great list of ways to make money online over at DumbLittleMan, entitled 40+ Ways to Make Money Online. Make sure you check out the comments - people have been adding to the list. The best part of the... ReadPosted by BJ at 01:13 PM in Make Money Online | Link to This Article | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Free Photoshop Alternative
October 22, 2006
There's one huge advantage of being a rather prolific blogger (too prolific sometimes but that's another story) - I regularly come across some great finds. Paint.net is one of them. Specifically, version 3.0, which has just been released. Here's what... ReadPosted by BJ at 07:10 PM in Free Resources and Tools | Link to This Article | Comments (2) | TrackBack
Too Fragmented?
October 21, 2006
Ever since my post about building a sticky site, I've been thinking a lot about all the different ideas I have. I pulled out my list of "great but still unused" domain names, and realized that I have far more... ReadPosted by BJ at 01:13 PM in Building Value and Community | Link to This Article | Comments (4) | TrackBack
"Contact Me"
October 20, 2006
I may be preaching to the converted, but I was just thinking today - again! - about the importance of including your contact information somewhere in your blogs. I'm not even talking about it from a professional perspective, or from... ReadPosted by BJ at 05:57 PM in On Blogging | Link to This Article | Comments (1) | TrackBack
Looking Forward and Living Now
October 19, 2006
Long-time readers may be noticing that I've been posting a lot more here over the last little while (if any of you are still hanging around after the drought of posts over the summer, that is. But hey, in addition... ReadPosted by BJ at 11:23 PM in Web Publisher's Life | Link to This Article | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Using Google Reader
I've been using Google Reader for a few weeks now. I decided to switch from Bloglines because I was having a problem with Blogline's new interface. Whatever it was that it was doing behind the scenes, it interfered with my... ReadPosted by BJ at 07:54 PM in On Blogging, Web Publisher's Life | Link to This Article | Comments (0) | TrackBack
bbPress: Add a Forum to Your Wordpress Blog
October 18, 2006
So I'm talking about how I want to build some sticky, community-type sites one day, and then the next day I come across bbPress, brought to you by the Wordpress folks. It's made specifically for integrating a forum into your... ReadPosted by BJ at 09:11 PM in Free Resources and Tools, On Blogging | Link to This Article | Comments (2) | TrackBack
Building Some Sticky Sites
Well, it's that time of the year - or rather, one of those times of the year. You know, when I'm pretty busy doing everything that needs to be done, which for me almost always seems to mean I start... ReadPosted by BJ at 12:10 AM in Web Publisher's Life | Link to This Article | Comments (2) | TrackBack
Feel It Real by Denise Coates
October 17, 2006
You've probably all heard about Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich, as well as other attracting wealth books, like The Science of Getting Rich, by Wallace Wattles. If you have an interest in the law of attraction, and the power... ReadPosted by BJ at 10:53 AM in Abundance | Link to This Article | Comments (5) | TrackBack
Clickbank Extension for Firefox Users
October 14, 2006
If you find yourself logging into Clickbank way too many times a day, I was looking around the Warrior Forum and found this handy little extension for Firefox. The CBNotify extension let's you tell at a glance how much you've... ReadPosted by BJ at 12:09 AM in Free Resources and Tools | Link to This Article | Comments (0) | TrackBack
Tackling the Spreadsheet Challenge
October 11, 2006
I've decided I really need to start learning how to use spreadsheets in my online business. I know it's another learning curve, but I'm starting to see that this is one learning curve that will probably increase my income potential.... ReadPosted by BJ at 03:41 PM in Adwords, Internet Marketing | Link to This Article | Comments (0) | TrackBack
So Strange ...
October 10, 2006
I'm feeling a little like I'm in the Twilight Zone. Strange things have been happening here at Adventures in Net Marketing. First, my little PR toolbar indicator on my browser absolutely refuses to pull up a PR for this site.... ReadPosted by BJ at 01:33 AM in Web Publisher's Life | Link to This Article | Comments (6) | TrackBack
Making Changes
October 09, 2006
I'm not sure why it's so hard for me to make big changes. Wait a minute - I know why it's hard. It's always a challenge to implement large-scale change. What I mean is, why is it so hard for... ReadPosted by BJ at 01:01 PM in Web Publisher's Life | Link to This Article | Comments (2) | TrackBack
My Review of Affiliate Project X
October 06, 2006
I just finished writing up my review of Affiliate Project X. I like to call my reviews "in-depth". Others might just say "long-winded". At any rate, the review is finished and online. So if you've been wondering about Affiliate Project... ReadPosted by BJ at 12:51 PM in Affiliate Marketing | Link to This Article | Comments (3) | TrackBack
Revamping Some Existing Sites
October 03, 2006
I have a couple of existing sites that have been languishing for a while. They have (I personally think) fabulous domain names, so I decided to do something a little different with them. I've turned them into online magazines and... ReadPosted by BJ at 09:41 PM in Web Publisher's Life | Link to This Article | Comments (0) | TrackBack
