RECENT PODCAST

Before we headed out for Affiliate Summit West last month, we recorded a podcast where we ask the question, “if you died today, what would your Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn status updates say about you for eternity?” And just to swing the pendulum wide, we also talked about using the iPhone for business. How’s that for an odd combination? Shortly after we recorded the show, we... [Read more...]

GETTING STARTED

Pictures taken at a party can look odd when taken out of context. Even if you aren’t doing anything wrong, people you know may get the wrong impression once they see them outside of an event. A good friend of mine recently found this out the hard way after he attended a belated Christmas party along with his wife where someone thought it would be funny to pass around an inflatable young lady... [Read more...]

Upsells are everywhere. Don’t believe me? Look at out current trip to Las Vegas. Even before we could make it through airport security we were hit with an upsell offer for first class setting on our flight. Then at the indoor skydiving we were offered an option to buy a DVD of our time in the wind tunnel. Look for that video as soon as we can rip it and pull out our shots. Toff did not scream... [Read more...]

Never before have we lived in a time where someone can have an idea, set up a website, and turn it into a profit all without leaving their home. These days, with a little bit of focus and effort an industrious person can make money online, no problem. To help emphasize this point, here are some of the ways we’ll discuss as part of a new article series on making money online. Affiliate marketing... [Read more...]

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

I just had a friend of mine call me up to ask whether or not something was a scam. He had clicked to purchase a $3 informational brochure. The brochure wasn’t great, but it was probably worth the $3 he paid. He decided that continuing with that company really wasn’t going to give him what he wanted, so he left and didn’t buy anything else from them. Sounds simple enough, eh? Two... [Read more...]

I want my money and success now. I don’t want to wait. I don’t want to work for it and I certainly don’t want anyone telling me that I have to get up out of my Barco-lounger in order to win big. I have clients who use the term “dire need”. They ask for instant success and won’t listen to anyone tell them that they need a long term plan much less me telling them... [Read more...]

Don’t sell me something, give me a reason to believe in you. I can’t drive two cars at the same time, but I can believe in one more than the other. If you believe in your product more than the other guy believes in his, then I’m going to feel more confident in buying your car. It’s not about the logic, its about me wanting to feel good about what I just bought. If I feel good... [Read more...]

BLOGGING & PUBLISHING

Have you ever wanted a WordPress widget to show only on one page or post? It’s extremely useful to be able to limit widgets based on where a visitor is in your blog. Not only does it help you preserve and manage your valuable screen real estate, but it also helps you organize information for your website visitors. A good example of how this might work limiting ads to relevant pages. Let’s... [Read more...]

One of the Open Source Marketer Members recently asked, “What video making program is good to use when making a video of a compilation of photos, video clips? It would be great if you could also add in title screens.” The answer depends partly on whether you’re on a PC or Mac, whether you want to spend money or not, and whether you want to do your editing online or offline. Here... [Read more...]

We always seem to want information from people who visit our sites. Online forms are a basic component for collecting this information. Contact forms, registration forms, or help requests all require a site visitor to input their information. After having a client complain about an existing WordPress form plugin on his site, I went looking for alternatives. What I found was the CForms WordPress plugin. CForms... [Read more...]

MARKETING

Is social media all about connecting online or can it be used to keep people connected to what’s happening in their local community? I say it can do both, and here’s my story to back it up. Our small East Texas town of Sulphur Springs is running a campaign to revitalize our historic downtown area. Last year our Main Street was been repaved with beautiful red brick and black ornate street... [Read more...]

Facebook announced today that they will be implementing terms of service for Facebook ad providers. In their blog update Nick Gianos called it straight. “Over the past year, we’ve focused on providing an environment for developers that rewards high-quality, third-party advertising and monetization practices. Through this process, it’s become clear that while you are working hard... [Read more...]

I just had a friend of mine call me up to ask whether or not something was a scam. He had clicked to purchase a $3 informational brochure. The brochure wasn’t great, but it was probably worth the $3 he paid. He decided that continuing with that company really wasn’t going to give him what he wanted, so he left and didn’t buy anything else from them. Sounds simple enough, eh? Two... [Read more...]

MAKING MONEY ONLINE

Yesterday I spent a few hours researching Affiliate Summit West, getting to know more about the history behind the event, and planning the activities that I want to be a part of. Affiliate Summit in general has continued to grow in attendance and notoriety since 2003, so I’m very excited about going. It should be a great experience. According to the ASW website, the event almost doubled in size... [Read more...]

If you’ve been thinking about going to Affiliate Summit West this year, you may have to wait for some cancellations to happen for spots to open up first. I saw a Twitter update this morning from @MissyWard that Affiliate Summit West 2010 is sold out. According to the website, the ASW crew is busy processing cancellations to open up spots, but with the event being less than two weeks away, I would... [Read more...]

This is the first of eight articles that cover making money online. Is it really possible to make money online? Sure it is. The most important elements are belief and understanding. It’s not rocket science. All you have to do is understand how things fit together. So, to kick off the series we’ll start by talking about making money online using affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is... [Read more...]