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OICUAM2 added 3 discussions18 hours ago
lea commented on OICUAM2's blog post 'I Need To Create Something Big'on Tuesday
I think one of my problems is that I often follow the latest trends online. Once it is a common trend, it probably is too late to make good money with it. I like the concept of trying to make something big that establishes a trend or new way of do...
lea replied to James Scott's discussion 'Do Squidoo And Hubpages Still Work?'on Tuesday
I'm not sure about the links and rankings, but I saw on the Squidoo forums that many people are reporting a drop in revenue from their lenses. However, a couple of the people said they were seeing lower revenue across the board from all of their o...
James Scott replied to OICUAM2's discussion 'Any Luck Posting Ads On Craigslist?'June 28
After seeing this discussion topic, I posted a couple ads on Craigslist. I got a few clicks and my analytics program says they stayed on the site for awhile and went to multiple pages. I'm pretty sure one of the visitors signed up as a new member ...
James Scott added a discussionJune 28
Do Squidoo And Hubpages Still Work?
From what I understand, Squidoo and Hubpages worked really well for awhile to get traffic and backlinks. Do they still work well today? Both sites allow people to make pages with information and links about a specific topic. Of course, this abili...
paul added 2 discussionsJune 22
paul replied to OICUAM2's discussion 'Any Luck Posting Ads On Craigslist?'June 19
I've had some good visitors come from Craigslist, but you are right that it is difficult to get postings on Craigslist as an internet marketer. It really is easy to make a post on Craigslist, but making multiple posts in multiple cities is difficult.
James Scott replied to James Scott's discussion 'Not Much Luck Getting Traffic From Other Blogs & Forums'June 10
Well, I have pretty much stopped posting on other blogs and forums for marketing purposes. I still post on forums like this one where I am trying to get and share information. The only other posting I do is on sites with high traffic. Sometimes I...

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OICUAM2

MonkeyJar.com

Has anyone built an online shopping mall with MonkeyJar.com? I just created my own online shopping mall and it was pretty easy. I've been looking for a way to build a shopping portal so I thought...

Tagged: monkeyjar mall, monkeyjar, monkey jar, monkeyjar.com

Started by OICUAM2 in OPEN DISCUSSION 18 hours ago.

James Scott

Do Squidoo And Hubpages Still Work? 1 Reply

From what I understand, Squidoo and Hubpages worked really well for awhile to get traffic and backlinks. Do they still work well today? Both sites allow people to make pages with information and l...

Tagged: links, traffic, marketing, hubpages, Squidoo

Started by James Scott in MARKETING. Last reply by lea Jun 30.

OICUAM2

Any Luck Posting Ads On Craigslist? 2 Replies

I am trying to get free traffic for one of my sites. I decided to try posting a few ads on Craigslist to see how much traffic I could get. After a couple weeks of testing, the result is that posti...

Tagged: internet marketers, filters, posting, Craigslist

Started by OICUAM2 in OPEN DISCUSSION. Last reply by James Scott Jun 28.

paul

Should The Government Regulate Blogs?

Should the government regulate blogs and other types of online content? My initial thought is no because I want the internet to be a open and free communications medium. However, on second thought...

Tagged: fake blogs, blogs, government regulation, government regulate

Started by paul in OPEN DISCUSSION Jun 22.

James Scott

Not Much Luck Getting Traffic From Other Blogs & Forums 5 Replies

I'm trying to get more traffic to my site. One thing I have seen recommended is to post comments with my link on forums and blogs. This has not gone well so far. First, it takes a lot of time to...

Tagged: links, marketing, forums, blogs, comments

Started by James Scott in MARKETING. Last reply by James Scott Jun 10.

paul

Ad Revenue Vs. Affiliate Commissions 2 Replies

Do online marketers focus on either online ad revenue or affiliate commissions as the major business model? I know each site is different and each market is different. The Motley Fool website did...

Tagged: Affiliate Commissions, Ad Revenue

Started by paul in ENTREPRENEUR. Last reply by paul Jun 7.

OICUAM2

Best Ad Placement Positions On Ning Networks 1 Reply

I'm trying to get advice for what the best ad placement positions are on Ning networks. I use the right column skyscraper, but I also use the language editor to place ads in other positions. I al...

Tagged: ning, ad placement

Started by OICUAM2 in OPEN DISCUSSION. Last reply by paul May 24.

James Scott

Short Term Or Long Term Thinking 7 Replies

When you put together a website, are you generally thinking and planning for short-term profits or long-term profits? I would imagine that most people who are creating landing pages for PPC traffi...

Started by James Scott in OPEN DISCUSSION. Last reply by lea May 13.

paul

What Is Your Favorite Affiliate Network?

I've been using affiliate networks for many years. I primarily look for the merchants I want to work with and pay less attention to what network they are on. Since I like to work with major mercha...

Tagged: favorite affiliate networks

Started by paul in OPEN DISCUSSION May 7.

OICUAM2

I'm Not A Fan Of The Fake Blog 4 Replies

I'm sure many of you have seen the diet ads saying we need to obey one rule. Well, these ads take people to a fake blog (aka "flog" in the new marketing terminology). A fake blog is a page that lo...

Tagged: diet, advertising, google, flog, fake blog

Started by OICUAM2 in OPEN DISCUSSION. Last reply by OICUAM2 May 1.

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Lisa Simpkins

Write for Publicity

If you're looking for a powerful way to get free publicity and build your credibility at the same time, then writing articles may be your answer.

If you've been on the Internet for a while, you've probably subscribed to a few ezines. Many ezine publishers will include an article written by a guest author. At the endof the article are a few lines of text about the author referred to as bylines or resource box. These lines of text are basically just an advertisement for the writer. They… Continue

Posted by Lisa Simpkins on September 20, 2007 at 9:58pm

OICUAM2

What People Buy Online

When doing business online, we need to think about what people are willing and most likely to buy online.

I started thinking about this when I read about someone who is selling adult diapers online. What a great idea! Many older people need to wear adult diapers, but are embarrased to buy them in stores.

What else do people buy online?

I suppose it isn't just a matter of the product, but also the sales process. Take books for example. Searching for books online is much quicker compared to loo… Continue

Posted by OICUAM2 on March 1, 2009 at 10:14pm — 1 Comment

Lisa Simpkins

7 Essential Steps to Web Site Promotion

Web Site promotion should be the major part of your web site marketing plan. It's not enough just to design a beautiful web site and put in on the Net. Promoting your web site has to be done constantly if you want to get a continuous stream of traffic to it. If you don't drive traffic to your web site, your online business venture will soon fail.

1. Create a web site marketing plan - if you fail to plan then you default to a plan for failure. When designing your web site, create a p

… Continue

Posted by Lisa Simpkins on September 20, 2007 at 10:14pm — 1 Comment

Lisa Simpkins

What is a tumbleblog?

That was a new one to me too, but a bit of digging reveals that a tumbleblog (aka a "tumblelog") is a weblog written with a "stream of consciousness" approach, kind of like the traditional journal/diary that begat the entire blogging phenomenon.

Leo Babauta, over at the North x West blog, offers up this missive: 13 reasons why bloggers should use a tumblelog for links. In it, he explains:

"Let’s start by talking a little about tumblelogs. If you’re not familiar with them, the… Continue

Posted by Lisa Simpkins on September 20, 2007 at 9:59pm

paul

Start With Someone Else's Problem

I think too many internet entrepreneurs start with their own problems when they should be starting with someone else's problems.

The main problem of an internet marketer is that they need to make money. This can lead to failure if you start a business soley on the basis of trying to make money to solve your own problem. You can do a lot of crappy things in order to make money. A lot of "money making" ideas won't work or are simply short term solutions.

The best way for an internet entrepreneur… Continue

Posted by paul on March 27, 2009 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

OICUAM2

Avoiding PPC To Focus On Working

Right now, I am trying to avoid building new PPC campaigns so I can focus on working and building new sites.

One problem I have is that when I start a PPC campaign, all I want to do is play the game. I watch my numbers to see how much traffic I am getting and what the traffic is doing as I adjust my PPC campaign.

It can be really addictive to play the PPC game.

I have a site that needs some PPC traffic to get it going. The problem is that the site also needs some structural work and a lot mor… Continue

Posted by OICUAM2 on April 2, 2009 at 9:21am

OICUAM2

Beware Of Paid Recommendations

As affiliate marketers, many of us recommend products and services in order to get a commission.

Do we always know everything about the products or services we are recommending? Do we sometimes recommend things that we know are not the best products or services?

I try to only recommend things I would buy myself, but there are lots of internet marketers who are promoting services (like acai free trial scams). With the acai offers, people are creating fake blogs where people are giving fake test… Continue

Posted by OICUAM2 on April 15, 2009 at 12:19am

Willie

Confidence In A Digital Future

I'm glad I spend a lot of time on the internet.

I think the digital world is just starting to blossom.

More people are online as acces is becoming more widespread.

People are doing things online in addition to just email.

A whole new generation of individuals are growing up inan online world.

I can't wait for a global internet that will allow anyone anywhere to access the internet at any time.

This is why I am spending so much time online.

This is why I'm building a business online.

I ha… Continue

Posted by Willie on May 27, 2008 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

paul

Good Online Business Advice Hard To Find

I've been doing online business and website projects for almost a decade. Now that I think about it, I've been working on online projects for over a decade. With this experience I know if an "online guru" knows what they are talking about. My overall assesment is that most people distributing online business advice are not worth the time or money they request.

Most online business gurus are making money by selling the idea that they know what they are talking about. Most people who do know what… Continue

Posted by paul on June 23, 2008 at 11:57pm

James Scott

Building Online Communities

I'm in the process of building online communities.

It certainly isn't easy, but at least the technical aspects are no longer an issue.

There are lots of online applications and software solutions for building an online community.

The hard part is getting the community started and keeping it going.

Building communities online is probably the best way to make some money online.

In the past, people have used PPC marketing to buy traffic and send it directly to sales pages or affiliate programs… Continue

Posted by James Scott on June 27, 2008 at 3:04pm


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