adjusting to change Adjusting to ChangeTwenty years ago, most people had no more familiarity with the internet beyond some sci fi movies.  Ten years ago, most people would not have thought they could make money online unless they were a tech head or an ebay seller.

Today, many people make money online and the technical aspects aren’t as formidable as they have been in the past.  

But with that ease of entry comes a natural increase in competition. 

More people trying to make money online = more competition.

The stakes are higher and because … Read the rest

se nuke x alternatives Tips for Using SE Nuke X: Purging the DatabaseIf after deciding for yourself whether or not SENuke X is worth it or not, you decided to go ahead and take the plunge, next comes the fun of learning how to use it.  

Actually, setting up a basic campaign is pretty easy.  You just use the step by step wizard, choose one of the preconfigured campaigns in the link diagramer and away you go.

However, as you start using it more, it takes some time researching the advanced strategies.  While there are video tutorials, a lot of the … Read the rest

adsense smart pricing Google Adsense and Smart PricingSeveral of my little niche sites are structured somewhat along the lines of the xFactor

When advertisers place ads through Google’s Adwords program, they have to option to have their ads distributed through the content network as well.

If this option is selected, the ads will then be displayed on web sites that have content related to the advertiser’s targeted keywords.

When a Google text link ad is clicked that is displayed on the partnering publisher’s … Read the rest

google authorship What is Google Authorship?So I’ll admit it.  I don’t really follow Google news or Matt Cutt’s blog.

Ooooohhhhh!!!!!!!

Heresy, I know, for someone marketing online.

I just figure that if they do something really groundbreaking, like say . . . enable telepathic search or something . . . I’ll hear about it through the regular channels:  forums, email lists, Skype, Facebook, etc.

(I know people complain about the amount of emails on IM lists, but that’s one good thing about it.  You usually hear about major updates without having to keep tabs on Read the rest

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Post to Multiple Blogs

announcer blogs Build Automatic Backlinks with Announcer Blogs

As part of the series on posting to multiple blogs, I’m going to share with you my strategy of using what I call “announcer blogs” to get both your posts indexed quickly as well as building optimized keyword backlinks to your site . . . on autopilot!

Yes, I know . . . it sounds like one of those hyped up WSO’s but

  1. I promise it works.
  2. I’m not charging you anything. 

What Are Announcer Blogs?

Back when I first really started getting into affiliate marketing, I was reading … Read the rest

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Post to Multiple Blogs

writing tips The Truth About Duplicate ContentThere have been several questions about a recent post I wrote, “How to post to multiple blogs” using Windows Live Writer.  There are a few issues that have come up that I want to address, but first I want to talk a little bit about site content and how to use it.

You may have read about something called the “duplicate content penalty.”  Sounds pretty dire doesn’t it?

In order to understand what it is, you need to remember back to the early days of this … Read the rest

how to outsource How NOT to Create an Outsource Job Posting

I was looking through some job postings on oDesk to get an idea of the going rate for some link building projects I have coming up and I came across this gem.

15 PR4+ Permanent Backlinks

Job Description This job is about getting 15 – PR4+ PERMANENT backlinks for my project, SAT prep classes.

ALL of these PERMANENT links have to be placed at site’s MAIN PAGE PR4+ and NOT in any subdomain or subpage.

All links must be PERMANENT AND INDEXED guaranteed !! REQUIREMENTS: – Backlinks with 100% white

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seo link robot discount SEO Link Robot Discount   Last Chance!I mentioned SEO Link Robot (SEOLR) several times in my post on SE Nuke X alternatives titled, “Is SE Nuke X Worth it?” At the time of writing, SEO Link Robot was a one time purchase, and really, the main difference is SE Nuke’s campaign creation and scheduling.

Several weeks ago, SEO Link Robot ended the one time purchase option and went to a monthly subscription price. During … Read the rest

google panda EzineArticles Loses Its Mind Post Panda

If you are involved in anything online, it is impossible that you haven’t heard about the Google’s Panda update in it’s algorithm.

Which, by the way, is an incredible stupid name.  What exactly is it supposed to mean anyway?  People in the search world labeled it the “Farmer” update as ostensibly it’s target

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This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Post to Multiple Blogs

If you have been into niche marketing for awhile, you probably have several web sites up and running.  Everyone has a different strategy for content for their sites.

Do it and be done:  You can plan out content in advance: three months, six months, maybe even a year.  You preload all the content into WordPress posts, … Read the rest