Archive for May, 2008

New York Screws Affiliate Businesses

As a lot of people know, selling products and earning affiliate commissions is one of the leading ways to generate an income online. I, myself, have made quite a bit of money by selling products as an affiliate.
We also know that government typically has a reverse midas touch - everything they touch turns to shit. [...]

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Turning 30. My Wish.

My reaction? Ehh.
And that pretty much sums it up.
I turned 30 yesterday. As you get older, birthdays are just days. Even the so-called “big 3-0″ doesn’t seem like a big deal to me. We went out to breakfast. I spent the day working. Then in the evening, I took the night off, ate like hell [...]

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If Twitter Were An Airline…

This would be the pre-flight safety speech:
When the “something is technically wrong” sign illuminates, you must fasten your seat belt. Insert the metal fittings one into the other, and tighten by pulling on the loose end of the strap. To release your seat belt, lift the upper portion of the buckle. We suggest that [...]

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What’s So Great About Toluu?

Warning: The following post will be seen as some as a party foul.
Sometimes I can’t help but wonder if geek bloggers just get excited about everything that comes down the pike or do they really look to see what the value is first. Case in point: Toluu.com.
Now let me be clear: I’m not [...]

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Everything You Need To Know About Writing Blog Headlines

Attracting readers to your blog is very often all about the headline you use for your post. Yes, this has been said a million times by other writers, but I thought I would simply state what goes through my mind when I write a headline. These are 5 questions I often ask myself when authoring [...]

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Evolution of a Blogger

Today is Memorial Day and I therefore won’t be publishing anything of substance. I’ll be working, of course, but hardly anybody will be reading. So it goes over a holiday weekend. On that note, enjoy the evolution of a blogger. No doubt many have seen this before, but its funny nonetheless.

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Twitter Porn!!

That is all.
Just joining the Sunday night insanity.
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Life as a Pro Blogger

I am a professional blogger and have been for some time. What I mean by that is that I make my living and pay the bills through my online activities with my blogs. Most bloggers out there are not pro. Many would like to be and are trying to get to that point. But, what [...]

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When Blogging Meets Internet Marketing

Last weekend, I was at Harris Fellman’s place in Scottsdale, Arizona. I was out there because I bought Jeff Walker’s Product Launch Formula through him and he set up a sort of retreat at his place for others like me as well as some people he invited. Harris Fellman is a classic internet marketer. He [...]

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New Blogging 2.0 Paradigm: What Is It?

I saw Louis Gray’s post about Blogging 2.0 Causing Friction with 1.0 and it spoke right to a thought I have been having for the last few days. I sent the link to Rich (who writes for me over on PCMech). This is a compilation of Rich’s remarks from our chat:
The single largest problem with [...]

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