Google Warning

Hi there

I just wanted to alert you to something Google are currently doing if you’re trying to do an Adword sales campaign on the internet. They’ve just introduced something they call a ‘Fast-Start’ whereby they help you do the marketing.


NOT a good idea. Here’s why…


A good friend of mine was having a hard time trying to make money from an Adword on this ‘fast start’ program and couldn’t figure out why. Just before he was about to abandon the whole thing, he thought he’d click on his ad to see what the actual visitor would see… and got a shock. Of course, what the visitor should have seen after clicking on this (or any) Adword is some sales info- a sales letter. Instead, the customer in this case was going straight to the order page!! Erm… no surprises there as to why sales were so low!


Why had this happened? Apparantly, because it was on this ‘fast-start’ program, some snot-nosed kid on the Google staff, after attending an hour’s class on marketing, made this change. He said, “customers don’t want all the hard-sell”. Could my friend get a refund? No. Should you use the fast-start program? You decide.

Anyway, thought I would save you some money! If you don’t know what a Google adword is, you should do as it’s a great way to make money. I’ll shortly be announcing a seminar date where I can explain more and we can meet up.


Best Regards


Jim Sheridan

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How to Make Money With Your Blog?

Ryen Kim



Make money blogging is fun: you enjoy blogging and getting money
from blogging. As long as "making money with your blog" is
concerned, it doesn't matter matter actually whether you enjoy
or not. The way generating money from blogging is the same
regardless of whether you enjoy blogging or painfully doing.

Let's get to the point.

Every business has the same process. That is, make potential
customer come to you and sell your product, service or
information. Paraphrasing it into blogging term, let the readers
come to your blog and make them click the link like "Buy now",
"Join Now", "Adsense Ads", etc.

We call readers as traffic. And about how many out of your
readers click the link refer we as conversion rate. Of course,
the higher the conversion rate, the better.

Specifically, make-money blogging follows for steps:

• Step 1: You blog, if not, start blogging.
• Step 2: Bring traffic to your blog.
• Step 3: PREsell with your blog.
  
• That is, your blog content attract your reader to
  do some kind of action: buy your own product or go to the link
  you prepared, for example. But did you notice the word
  "PREsell"?. That's the most important thing in your make-money
  blogging plan. Many experienced Internet marketers say that
  people are not buying anything when you extensively try to sell
  something. This makes sense if you recall your own experience.
  Did you buy something when a blogger tried to sell something?
  Maybe not! Instead, give your readers useful information and
  create the warm mood by giving them the benefits of product that
  you have in mind. And then, only then place a link so that your
  readers click through. This is so called PREsell.

• Step 4: Monetize: This is your final goal and the monetization has
  two streams.
  
  
  -Sell your own product, service or information, if you have
  one.
  -For the blogger who don't have their own product,
  it's still possible to earn money from their blog thanks to the
  many affiliate programs among which most popular one is "Google
  Adsense". But it's just one example out of hundred affiliate
  programs. if not thousand.

In short, make-money-blogging is doing step-by-step action: that
is, you blog, bring traffic, PREsell your blog readers and
finally monetize. Without bringing traffic and achieving
PREsell, it is not possible to monetize your blog. That's why
you need to keep in mind the fact that make-money-blogging is
step-by-step action.
Due to the space limitation, I can't
explain all the detail. If you want to know more about each
step, you can read it from the article, what blog can make money?.

About the author:
Ryen Kim is an MBA, specialized in marketing research and
analysis. His current focus is blogging and home based affiliate
business as a work-at-home scheme. He is a founder of Blog Sites and running Hom Based
Affiliate Business web site.

Free SpamCheck Tool

Spam is a bigger and bigger problem nowadays. Recently Ralph Wilson, Paul Myers, and other Net marketing gurus have written about the problems that spam is causing honest, hard working Net marketers.
Actually, while spam is the fundamental root of our problems, the anti-spam measures that large ISPs and important free e-mail hosts (like Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail) undertake are what hurts legitimate Net marketers.

Much like tuna nets catch dolphins by mistake, their spam filters catch us. So the SiteSell SpamCheck Tool is a quick way for honest marketers to make sure that their e-mails are less likely to be considered spam by ISPs, by Yahoo! Mail and Hotmail (which tosses you into their Junk folders) and even by individual filters set up by an ever-growing number of recipients around the world.

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How Much Money would it cost you

How Much Money would it cost you to regain the use of your
computer after a serious virus infection?


Richard Rossbauer

It cost one of our friends a whole lot of money, much
aggravation and lost time, lost records, and a major
inconvenience to recover from the havoc caused by the worms and
viruses that had infiltrated their computer over a period of
many months.

Actually, our friends are like so many other people who use
their computers primarily for communicating with family and
their friends by email, sharing personal pictures, playing a few
games, doing a little research now and then, making airline and
hotel reservations, and maybe even balancing their check books.

Surfing the internet for them was just a sometime thing, not
necessarily a must-do daily routine.

They were aware of computer viruses and had even heard of
firewalls. Occasionally, public comments on TV and in newspapers
about wide sweeping virus attacks with odd names like ‘MyDoom’,
‘Sasser’, and ‘Bagel’ caught their attention.

After those reported epidemics were no longer news items, they
simply put them out of mind, and resumed use of the internet.

When they purchased their computer a few years ago, it came with
virus scanning software but not a Firewall program. So, they
believed ‘they were protected’!

The general public didn’t really care about Trojan Horse dangers
then, because no one was really making an effort to inform them
of the insidious efforts of Hackers, spammers, and malcontents
who were flooding the internet with their poison.

Even today, there are computer users who believe that they don’t
need a firewall. They aren’t aware that Firewalls help stop some
of the viruses and worms that are hidden in email attachments
and other downloaded information.

They aren’t aware of the new strains and variants of worms,
adware and other spyware programs that crop up nearly daily, or
that there are over 70,000 identified computer viruses.

They aren’t aware because for the past few years, their chances
of actually being infected by a computer virus were very small,
and spyware and adware weren't even discussed in the general
news media.

Not so any longer!

Some authoritive researchers have determined that the internet
is so dangerous today, that an unprotected computer connected to
the internet is likely to become infected within 20 minutes of
going on line.

A protected computer today MUST HAVE an up-to-date Firewall
program, up-to-date virus scanning software, up dated Spyware
scanning software programs, and the latest updates from the
manufacturers of their web browsers (MicroSoft’s Internet
Explorer in particular).

Unfortunately for our friends, they were not aware that their
anti-virus program needed to be brought up to date on a regular
basis. A few years ago, maybe a monthly update would have saved
them from their virus grief.

(Actually, they had never updated their anti-virus program at
all).

The safest way today is to use anti-virus and anti-spyware
software that can be programmed to download updates
automatically from the Software providers themselves.

Also true for Firewall program updates.

Today’s major scourge, however, seems to be the rampant spread
of spyware (keyloggers, adware, malicious software known as
‘malware’, all designed to be invisible, often self
propagating).

Spyware seeks information about you and your computer-use habits
that are private and personal. It is a threat that can often
lead to loss of a person’s identity, bank accounts, reputation
and employment.

There are major efforts on an international basis to stop the
spread of SPAM (unwanted email), that has been responsible for
much of the virus epidemic.

Viruses are spread in other ways, too. Downloaded music files,
downloaded programs and information gained from Chat Room
visits, hidden worms that activate just by clicking on links in
some unsolicited emails and pop-ups, are just a few.

There are other protective tools available at no cost (FREE)
from many of the software manufacturers of Firewalls, anti-virus
and spyware searching programs. Many are included with the email
services provided by AOL, Earthlink, MSN, etc.

These are primarily Pop-up blockers and virus scanners. The
ISP’s (Internet Service Providers) also scan for and filter out
email messages that look suspicious before being passed on to
you.

Pop-up blockers, spam filters, message blockers, and other
protective defenses can be installed on everyone’s personal
computer. They are often free, or relatively inexpensive.

Our friends now know a lot more about protecting themselves from
all of the dangers lurking in the Cyber-Jungle.

To clean out their infected computer, which required a clean
wipe of their hard drive, re-installation of their Operating
System, and an updated anti-virus program, they were charged
$180.00!

Needless to say, they have increased their defenses with updated
virus-scanning software, Firewall, and spyware scanners and
cleaners.

They learned a lesson the hard way, and they’ll help their
friends avoid the problems they experienced by sharing their
story and encouraging them to get their computers up to date and
prepared for the ever increasing threats by the spammers,
hackers and virus writers.

If you use the internet regularly, a subscription to one of the
security oriented newsletters can alert you to the latest
threats and provide helpful information for maintaining a
secure, virus free computer and avoiding potential identity
theft.

The “Security Alert News Reporter” published through the
Firewalls and Virus Protection website is free, it’s distributed
about once each month and is written in an easy to understand,
non-technical style.

A few minutes browsing there now might save you many hours of
agony and grief later.

(You can take part in the Computer Security Awareness Campaign
by Sharing this with a friend.)

About the author:
Richard started his "Firewalls and Virus Protection" website and
"Security Alert News Reporter" to help everyday internet users
safely navigate through the cyber space that has become a ‘Cyber
Jungle’, loaded with ambushes and booby-traps. He promotes his
"Computer Security Awareness Campaign" thru his website at
http://www.firewalls-and-virus-protection.com

Protecting Yourself From Affiliate Link Thieves

Stephani Richardson

So, you have worked really hard to build a fabulous affiliate
site. You took the time to add your keywords and relevant
information about the products. Your pages load quickly, and
your site is even listed in the search engines for specified
terms. You look at your stats, and you see a regular flow of
traffic coming into your site. You get really excited! You log
in to your affiliate program manager, and.... WHAMO! You have
very few commissions from sales, and your click-throughs are
extremely low. Suddenly, you are asking yourself, "what the heck
happened here??" The answer... You might possibly be the victim
of affiliate link hijacking!

In this revolving world of the Internet, we are constantly being
bombarded by spammers, spyware, viruses, and hackers. Now, we
have to worry about link hijackers stealing commissions that are
rightfully ours. So, what is link hijacking and how do you
prevent it?

In the simplest terms, link hijacking occurs when someone
replaces their affiliate ID with yours. The result? They get the
commission instead of you. You did all that work, but someone
else is getting paid? Yes! You may be wondering how this
happens. Let me explain. I first heard about this phenomenon
while visiting various discussion boards on affiliate marketing.
Many affiliates had experienced a decline in sales while their
site's traffic stats remained high. Common discussions found in
affiliate forums include various software programs which "steal"
information. Many of these programs download themselves onto a
person's computer, either knowingly or unknowingly. These
programs can override your affiliate links each time the
customer visits your site, therefore giving credit to someone
else. Many times, people download packaged programs that contain
these types of software. The innocent surfer may not even
realize they have a program running in the background. Anyone
who takes part in the Internet community, whether it be a
webmaster or a surfer, should stay informed about these programs
by visiting parasiteware.com on a regular basis.

Link hijacking comes in various forms... not just from
downloads. Let's say your affiliate link looks like this:
www.url.com/?123456 , where 123456 is your affiliate ID. A link
hijacker is interested in the product and wants to purchase it.
He also wants the affiliate commission from the product. He
takes your ID 123456 and replaces it with his ID 999999 to look
like this: www.url.com/?999999 . The result? He gets the
commission from the product purchase. He modified the link to
benefit himself. You lose.

Here is another example of link hijacking: A customer comes to
your website and sees a link to the product that he wants to
buy. When he moves the mouse over your link information, he sees
your affiliate url in the status bar of his computer. Instead of
clicking your affiliate link, he decides to manually type it
into his address bar, leaving off the affiliate referral code:
www.url.com. This results in no affiliate tracking information
and no commissions for you. You lose again!

So how much money could you be losing? I have read that an
estimated 10-30% of commissions are lost due to affiliate link
hijacking. Can you imagine the kind of potential revenue that
you might be losing right now?

Take Action by Protecting Yourself From Revenue Loss

In the constant search for new scripts and software to improve
my websites, I have run into several affiliate cloaking devices.
Most of them cost around $50 or more. However, I did run into
one cloaking script that is free. It is called Affiliate Link
Cloaker (ALC). The site owner simply asks that you subscribe to
their newsletter. By golly, I love free stuff, don't you! If you
are interested in learning about this script and how it works,
you can visit their site at
webmasterinabox.net/affiliate_link_cloaker.html . They have
other scripts that you might find useful as well. Now, get out
there and protect those links!

About the author:
Stephani Richardson is a work at home mother of 4 who has been
actively involved with affiliate marketing and home business
opportunities since December 1999. She owns and operates several
business related websites including 1 Work At Home Dot Com
and Business-Oppurtunities.

Info-Mining Made Simple

Search It!

© Phil Bradshaw - All Rights reserved

Search It! is the only ecommerce-related search tool that you (and your visitors, readers, friends and colleagues) will ever need.

The gift that keeps on giving (i.e., searching), it has been designed to be used.

Tell folks to keep it open in the upper corner of their monitor, for 24 x 7 access and instant info-mining of the Web.
• every search you could ever want, all in one spot
• advanced searches pre-packaged
• constantly being refreshed
• most popular Search Categories are (in order)...
o Keyword Brainstorming (substantial lead)
o Keyword Research
o Keyword Competition
o Reference Library For Content
The only ecommerce-related search tool that you will ever need... use it a few times and you'll soon be using it 20 times per day.

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Keeps Driving you Totally Bonkers...
Bonkers with all the info it comes up with!


I would search on lots of different sites to find
what I was looking for, brainstorming, or keywords to
use in google adwords but now with this resource
I am just using the one site.



If you put in the following search at Search It!...

Competition > Google Multiple Keyword SUPPLY

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For the uninitiated, that means...

STEP 1 = Competition (in the "KEYWORDS" section)

STEP 2 = Google Multiple Keyword SUPPLY
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That search provides SUPPLY data, from Google, for up to
1,000 keywords entered at a time! There is no other tool
like this on the Net. It's free. And it's just one of
nearly 100 incredibly useful business-related, advanced
searches that you'll find in Search It!.

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Search It! is the only ecommerce-related
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o every search you could ever want

o advanced searches "pre-packaged"

o constantly being refreshed/improved.


http://searchit.sitesell.com/webexpert.html


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And now...

It will KEEP driving you bonkers! And I do mean
absolutely stark raving mad. Yup!

They have added more powerful search functionality...


i) five new searches, specifically for RSS...

Reference Library for Content > Yahoo! RSS Domain Search
Reference Library for Content > Feedster Blog/RSS Search
Reference Library for Content > Syndic8.com RSS Search
Reference Library for Content > GoogleRSS Content Search
Reference Library for Content > Yahoo!RSS Content Search


ii) two more for the Reference Library, so useful for
generating content for Web sites...

Reference Library for Content > Fresh Google Web Pages
Reference Library for Content > GuruNet


iii) four new "Vital Statistics" searches...

Vital Statistics > DNS/IP Lookup
Vital Statistics > Detailed Spam Status Report
Vital Statistics > OpenRBL Spam Status Report
Vital Statistics > Free E-mail Domain Lookup


iv) a terrific little "lateral brainstormer"...

Brainstorming > Related Keywords


v) a way to search 18 trademark registers at the same time...

Site Legalities > Trademark Scan -- 18 Registers


AND, already a favourite of mine...

vi) four new ways to find highly targeted directories and
hubs (great for securing quality, relevant links)...

Specialty Hubs And Directories > Google Wide
Specialty Hubs And Directories > Google Tight
Specialty Hubs And Directories > Yahoo! Wide
Specialty Hubs And Directories > Yahoo! Tight

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More and more practical, SUCCESS-focused Webmasters are
catching on to the power of searchit!. Use these new searches at
Search It! to accelerate that pace.

And remember... It a free resource


This is THE search tool that Webmasters need and value....

http://searchit.sitesell.com/webexpert.html

Hope it does not drive you mad with content it comes up with!

But will help you push your website forward


Phil Bradshaw
Ebookpages.com

Blogging" For Fun & Profits

© Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved
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Unless you've been under a rock for the last year, you've
heard the term "blog" once or twice.

To most people, a "blog" simply represents a glorified
online "diary" where geeks, computer nerds, and lonely
teenagers record their thoughts in cyber-space.

However, many people don't realize that "blogs" are quietly
revolutionizing the way companies and customers interact
about everything from existing products to new ideas and
improvements in customer service.

In short, "blog" style communication has come of age and
anyone with an online business better sit up and take
notice fast!

In the beginning, "blogs" were basically an online diary to
record your thoughts; but "blogs" have now evolved into
dynamic websites that non-technical people can update
immediately without html editors or ftp programs.

Blogs allow their authors to make instant website updates
through a computer anywhere in the world with a Web browser
and Internet connection.

Blogs also allow readers to respond to the author's posts,
provide additional information, links, expanded opinions,
and more.

In short, an active "blog" creates an interactive community
with the author as the hub and the readers as the spokes of
the wheel that keep the whole cycle turning round.

Unlike traditional "static" web pages where content rarely
(if ever) changes, an active blog evolves in a state of
constant and never-ending renewal.

With blogs, smart online businesses re-discovered a
principal that small "mom and pop" stores understood for
years: know your customers and stay in close tune with
their wants, needs, and desires.

Large companies throw billions of dollars down a black hole
every year to literally "guess" what people want to buy.
Most call it the "Marketing Department."

On the flipside, smart online businesses understand that
blogs allow you to avoid guessing what's on your customers'
minds and provide an active and up-to-the-minute means for
them to tell you exactly what they do and don't like about
your services, products, and virtually any other aspect of
the market.

This lightning fast communication makes it possible for
small companies to literally snatch huge market share away
from more traditional companies.

Blogging also has a distinct advantage over traditional
email newsletters in that subscribers can get udpates
without having to receive an email message. Through the
power of RSS (real simple syndication), subscribers get
notified of updated content though an rss news reader.

Bottom Line: publishing a blog with an RSS feed that your
readers can subscribe to means your content NEVER gets
blocked by a SPAM filter.

Blog software basically comes in 2 flavors: hosted and
stand-alone. Hosted blogging solutions make it extremely
easy to get set up with a blog, often in just a couple of
minutes.

If you know how to type, you can create a blog. Log on to
Blogger.com and you can set up a blog free of charge and
start posting in just a few minutes.

Blogger.com (owned by search giant, Google) will even host
your blog on their servers.

Typepad.com, which charges as little as $4.95 per month, is
also an excellent hosted service offering additional
features that enable you to quickly get your own blog up
and running.

The alternative is stand-alone blogging software installed
on your own website.

A very popular solution is Moveable Type, available from
moveabletype.org, which provides a very versatile and
powerful suite of tools for creating a full-featured blog
to rival that of any size company in the world.

<-- Side Note -->

This is the solution I've chosen for my blog at
http://www.IGottaTellYou.com/blog/

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Whichever blogging solution you choose, if you plan to
successfully conduct any form of business online,
understand that a "blog" must form an integral part of your
overall plan for customer communication and interaction.

--
Jim Edwards is a syndicated newspaper columnist and the
co-author of an amazing new ebook that will teach you how
to use fr^e articles to quickly drive thousands of targeted
visitors to your website or affiliate links...

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