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Six Tips for Learning More about Web 2.0

April 20, 2008

One thing that I've been discovering about all the various Web 2.0 techniques is that marketers need to always be in learning mode. For example, I've been online most of the morning, reading more about the intricacies of StumbleUpon. I've... Read

Look Carefully Before You Buy

April 18, 2008

It's getting rather hazardous these days for the consumer of Internet Marketing products. It looks like a lot of Internet marketers are taking the concept of "forced continuity" but running with the idea in misleading, and sometimes even blatantly fraudulent... Read

A Review a Day ...

January 25, 2008

Update: Well, obviously I'm not going to be doing a review a day. Sometimes I get into this rhythm and get overambitious (can you tell?). I will continue to work through reviews of all the stuff that's sitting on my... Read

Internet Marketers and Spam

December 07, 2007

I'm pretty impressed. In the past two or three months, I've been easing back into the whole Internet Marketing thing. There's been a ton of stuff going on, products that have come out, new things to learn - and now... Read

Ouch! Exchange Rate Blues ...

October 10, 2007

The US dollar to Canadian dollar conversion rate has been falling for a little while now. I'd been getting used to having things be more or less even, but since a lot of my income gets paid either directly into... Read

Internet Marketing vs. Affiliate Marketing

October 07, 2007

Lately I've been thinking more about Internet marketing - that is, selling my own products. It's always been a challenge for me to think about marketing my own products, mainly because I don't consider myself much of a sales person.... Read

Outsourcing: The Best Way to Beat the Burnout Blues

October 06, 2007

It's official. For me, that is. I've been blogging very lightly here for much of this year, and it's really because I was getting burned out. My to-do list always seemed to be brimming over, and since I also run... Read

An Honest (and Ongoing) Review of Michael Green's 20/20 Challenge

October 02, 2007

Those of you who've been with me since the beginning know that one of the main reasons I began blogging here was because I became so frustrated about getting through all the hype in the world of Internet marketing. Over... Read

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... Read

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.... Read

Sad News About Corey Rudl

June 03, 2005

Sad news. You may have to register to read the article - it's from the LA Times. But in brief, Corey Rudl died yesterday in a racing accident. He was only 34, and newly married. I only know of him... Read

A Different Voice in the Internet Marketing Wilderness

May 17, 2005

If you do your fair share of cruising the various forums, you've probably come across him. His name is JScott, and his posts always pack quite a punch. He's a distinctive and very refreshing voice for those of you who... Read

A Decline in Forum Browsing ...

April 05, 2005

Wait ... I think that's a good thing, actually. It's a sign of progress, in a way. Lately I've been finding myself up to the eyeballs in my to-do list, and every moment I get free, I'm doing something for... Read

We Are Now a Team!

March 28, 2005

I've got some good news to report. Teli, amazing web designer and fountain of tech knowledge, has been designing a Wordpress design for me. I peppered her with tons of questions, since I've been having trouble figuring my way in... Read

Product Reviews Are Up

March 15, 2005

I've started writing my product reviews, and have finished four so far. I've decided that I prefer to just put them up on regular HTML pages instead of blogging them, but I'll do a quick post whenever I add a... Read

The Inspiration of Small Successes

March 07, 2005

At times, this really is a difficult field to be in. When you're sitting at the computer, writing your articles, creating and uploading your pages, checking your stats, it can sometimes be hard to stay committed, to persist. I think... Read

To Do Lists, Goals, and Pages Completed

March 06, 2005

I can't believe a whole week of time has passed by, and it's back to deadlines this week. So I thought I should take a moment and see what I've accomplished this week. One thing's for sure. Having a continuing... Read

Friends in the Biz

March 04, 2005

There's one thing lots of Internet marketing gurus recommend, and that's forming a "mastermind" group. Now, it's usually recommended that you get into a group with people "who are where you'd like to be" but I've been discovering that having... Read

The Fear Factor

March 02, 2005

You'd think with all this time in front of me this week, I'd be sitting here creating Web pages like crazy. No, not me. Instead, I've been doing things by fits and starts. Literally dragging myself to do things. It's... Read

GoDaddy's Customer Service

February 23, 2005

Now this is really something you don't expect when you use an Internet service! I just bought yet another round of domain names from GoDaddy the other day, and today I had a voicemail message on my phone from one... Read

17.7 Million New Online Shoppers

February 21, 2005

According to JupiterMedia, the 22% increase in online spending during the 2004 holiday season was due largely to 17.7 million people who made their first online purchases. This still is only the tip of the proverbial iceberg. As for me?... Read

Definitely Time to Get Moving

February 18, 2005

We have just finished up the final bits and pieces of tax stuff and will be getting everything together this weekend for the accountant. And I have to say this one thing. After seeing, in black and white (we just... Read

Informational Site-itis

February 16, 2005

A little while ago, after talking with my friend Gail about things, I finally realized I had my terminology all mixed up. (One of these days I'll get Gail to start a blog and then I can finally link to... Read

Barry's Blogging Again

February 14, 2005

I was so pleased to find Barry Stein's newsletter in my in-box just now, telling subscribers that he is blogging again. Back in September, I posted about his marketing blog, which I had discovered when I was first looking into... Read

Dr. Andy Fan Here

February 11, 2005

In the last couple of months, I've become a huge Dr. Andy fan. I stumbled on the EZ SEO site quite a while ago - I was pretty impressed with Andy's reviews, but I wasn't in a newsletter sign-up mood... Read

Google Becomes Domain Registrar

February 01, 2005

I'm not one for short posts, but this was interesting. I wonder what Google's plans are? - BJ Read

Lots to Think About

January 28, 2005

I've got a lot swirling around in my mind these days. As far as I can tell, there are a lot of "business models" out there when it comes to Internet marketing. And the key to making a living online... Read

Silently Spending

January 27, 2005

I've been kind of silent this past week. We've been working hard to get all our tax information together for the accountant. That kind of thing always drains me, especially since every year we find ourselves in the "shoeboxes of... Read

The Next Level

January 17, 2005

I can now confidently state that I have arrived at the next level. I am no longer a "newbie marketer". How can I tell? I seem to be all e-booked out. Oh, I will likely still buy the occasional e-book,... Read

Yes, I Fell For It

January 14, 2005

So, yesterday I scooted right over to Jack Canfield's Success Principles site after receiving an email newsletter telling me about the 44 bonuses being offered for buying Jack's book through Amazon. Jack's trying to drive the rank of his book... Read

Stuffing My Bookmarks Folder

January 08, 2005

Last night I spent a few hours at Robin Good's site, just stuffing my bookmarks with tons of wild and wonderful resources (okay, mostly wonderful resources, but definitely some cool, practical things to be found there). If you're surfing around... Read

Domain Names Addiction

January 06, 2005

I've been sitting here doing some goal setting (well, okay, you might call it naval contemplation) and I realized that there's one thing I definitely don't have to worry about "never getting around to it". I seem to have a... Read

Forum Roaming - Good or Bad?

January 04, 2005

I have four forums that I visit regularly - to help me out in my forum roaming, I have them prominently displayed in my Firefox Bookmarks Toolbar. I love checking out the forums. When I get busy, I don't have... Read

Checking My Stats ... Checking My Stats

December 29, 2004

Is it just me? I've been sitting here working on a goal plan for 2005 (I'm one of those people who love to think about goals - writing them down, visualization, the whole nine yards - but really what I... Read

Synchronicity ... and Web Hosting

December 12, 2004

It's been quite a whirlwind fall and winter for me so far. Too much work, and a nasty virus that keeps coming back. About three months ago, I was researching Web hosts. I had decided on Dreamhost, based on a... Read

Blogging for Business

December 02, 2004

There's been quite an explosion of blog-related Internet marketing products lately, most of which explain how to use the power of the blog and RSS to get your new pages spidered quickly, keep the spiders coming back, and leverage your... Read

Looking Back on November

November 29, 2004

It's been a while since I posted - I rather unthinkingly took on a contract that was better left untouched, and it made for quite a busy month. To top things off, I was sick two weekends in a row.... Read

Link Building

November 20, 2004

I just came across this great thread at the SearchEngineWatch forums called Link Building 101. The first two posts contain a wealth of resources for starting and maintaining a link campaign. But what I found most interesting was the post... Read

Brand Name(s)

November 19, 2004

I've been running into a little glitch tonight. There are a couple of content sites I'm in the process of putting together, and the nature if these particular markets means that I'll do much better if I use a brand... Read

Forum Posting Made Easier

November 12, 2004

I've just downloaded a Firefox extension that makes forum posting a lot easier. Called BBCode, it allows you to insert different BBCode as you're writing your posts. Select your text, and then right click, and you can add the code... Read

Wake Up Call!

October 30, 2004

I did finally find my copy of Rich Dad, Poor Dad - found it on a book shelf I had looked on the night before. I could have sworn it wasn't there then. So in between meeting deadlines I've been... Read

Rich Dad Poor Dad - A Sign!

October 27, 2004

I bought a copy of Rich Dad Poor Dad about a month ago, but then the work avalanche happened and I haven't had a chance yet to sit down and read it. So this past weekend, when I was finally... Read

Brad Fallon and Paymentech

October 23, 2004

Since my husband and I have been thinking about setting up an online store, I started doing some research last night. I came across an interesting post by Brad Fallon (of Stompin' the Search Engines fame) called Paymentech Sucks. Paymentech... Read

A Fragmented Focus Approach

October 22, 2004

Those of you who have been following along with me since I started this blog will realize that while I have tons of ideas, implementation remains my biggest challenge. In almost every "how to find a niche" article I've read,... Read

Rethinking John Reese's Traffic Secrets

October 20, 2004

It's good to be back online after two days of very hectic deadlines (not that I was really offline, but things got so chaotic I didn't even have much chance to check email). I figure enough time has passed that... Read

Gerry's Tips on Having Your Own Business

October 18, 2004

Gerry just posted a great comment in response to my post about jobfree living. It's a great, informative read - more of an article, really. I thought I would pull out a few of his gems and write my thoughts... Read

Jobfree Living

October 16, 2004

I was just over at the Warrior forum, and read an interesting post about how too many people think that Internet marketing is the road to quick riches. Several posters pointed out that it's much better to start Internet marketing... Read

It's Friday Already ...

October 15, 2004

I can't believe it's Friday already. The week has just sped by and while I've been feeling a lot of frustration (not to mention burnout) sitting here day in and day out working on deadlines when I'd much rather be... Read

Lynn Terry's Gift

I received a gift from Lynn Terry yesterday. Those of you acquainted with the Internet marketing niche are probably nodding your heads, wondering what "bonus" infoproduct I received and really, what's the big deal? So let me explain why I... Read

Internet Marketing Is Here to Stay

October 13, 2004

Declan O'Reilly just started an interesting thread at the Associate Programs forum about the future of Internet marketing. Basically, the question is, is there a future, or is Internet marketing on its way down? This stirred up some thinking on... Read

A Niche ... Right Under My Nose

October 08, 2004

I mentioned yesterday that there was a bit of excitement here with the PR updates. I should clarify. It wasn't the actual PR update itself that caused the excitement. Our PR updates were exactly what we expected, except that the... Read

Has My Site Been Indexed?

October 06, 2004

Just a quick post (really! I promise). I just ran across this great tip on checking to see if your site has been indexed (courtesy of High Rankings Adviser, another newsletter that gets its own special mailbox in my Eudora).... Read

I've Been Spammed ...

October 02, 2004

I've just been spammed. Not very original, either. The spammer used "Internet marketing" as the anchor text for the website link. The comment didn't say anything - just Internet marketing. He/she chose two older posts of mine. But I have... Read

Three Strikes - aka Clearing Out My InBox

October 01, 2004

I've been getting a bit tired lately of the various Internet marketing newsletters I'm subscribed to. I think it's getting out of hand - it feels like most of them are nothing but thinly disguised pitches for yet another Internet... Read

An Even Better Domain Name Deal

September 30, 2004

Thank you to Teli, who posted a comment about the even better domain name deal at MyValueHost. You can buy $4 domain names there, up to a maximum of ten, and this looks like it's their regular price for first-time... Read

Domain Name Sale

September 28, 2004

Quick post tonight - life (aka work) is getting in the way and I'm rushing to finish off another deadline. I've got such a hectic two weeks ahead of me, too. Figures - just when I'm really getting somewhere with... Read

A Solid Web Building Strategy

September 25, 2004

I mentioned last night that I'd been roaming around the WebmasterWorld forums. There's a ton of great stuff there. One of the best things about WebmasterWorld is that you can't post URLs. I haven't read the TOS yet, but from... Read

Build It, And They Will Come

September 19, 2004

I have the unbelievable luxury of having only my Internet marketing stuff to work on tonight. Since the baby was born, my nights are usually spent on one deadline after another, with "breaks" being used for Internet marketing, so I'm... Read

Going Beyond the Hype

The number of Internet marketing info products out there is really quite overwhelming. The worse thing, though, is that when a new product is launched, it is very difficult to get beyond the hype - and getting beyond the hype... Read

In My In-Box Today

September 16, 2004

I just finished off an assignment that was due today, so of course relaxed by checking my inbox. I use Eudora, and have a filter set to transfer all internet marketing-related mail to it's own mailbox. Needless to say, that... Read

More on Doing a Page a Day

September 10, 2004

Gerry commented on my post yesterday that he hasn't been able to do a page a day, so instead he does an article a day. So I thought I'd outline here what I've done with my one site and what... Read

Spending Money

September 08, 2004

After a tough couple of days meeting a huge and extremely boring offline deadline, I found myself with free time today, and instead of working on all of the different ideas I have, I've been spending time figuring out where... Read

I've Been Yahoo-ed ... But No Google Yet

September 05, 2004

Some good news - I checked my new Web site's logs last night, and saw what looked like Yahoo's bot. I went to SelfPromotion.com and double-checked using the handy "Are You Listed?" tool, and sure enough, there it is, popping... Read

Commitment

September 02, 2004

I've been thinking a lot about commitment today. Now that I've launched my first site, things all of a sudden feel easier. I'm looking at my next idea and playing around with more ideas, and I know that the time... Read

My First Internet Marketing Site!!

August 31, 2004

I did it! I launched my first Internet marketing site today! It's been a real experience - I spent so much time making tiny tiny changes. But it's now live, so I'll just keep adding content and wait for the... Read

Why This Blog

August 23, 2004

I've been wanting to start this blog for quite a while now. It's been in the back of my mind, and when I decided to finally take the leap into Internet marketing this summer, I knew I would be blogging... Read