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It's out. Day 6 of Blogging for Profits is out. Get the whole thing for $2 here: Enter your email address: A TinyLetter Email Read more...and please RT, like, and share.

I ranted about this "mediocrity band of suck" quite some time ago, but the lesson still stands today. But that's not really the point of this post. Rather, it's to try out Ali G.'s new plugin for video, called "WP Video Commando." It looks pretty cool. By the way, this video is hosted at YouTube. Judge for yourself. [truedelay videoloc="" vid="pYvhq3kT7Zw" bt="no" payment_link="" redirect_url="" logo_url="" vwidth="640" vheight="360" appear_min="1" appear_sec="2" Read more...and please RT, like, and share.

I ranted about this "mediocrity band of suck" quite some time ago, but the lesson still stands today. But that's not really the point of this post. Rather, it's to try out Ali G.'s new plugin for video, called "WP Video Commando." It looks pretty cool. By the way, this video is hosted at YouTube. Judge for yourself. [truedelay videoloc="" vid="pYvhq3kT7Zw" bt="no" payment_link="" redirect_url="" logo_url="" vwidth="640" vheight="360" appear_min="1" appear_sec="2" Read more...and please RT, like, and share.

One of the surest ways to generate a consistent monthly income is through building and selling membership programs. My good friend, Jason Fladlien, is putting on a great live training next week where he will give your over 4 hours of membership training. He knows what he's talking about, having built several highly profitable membership sites over the past few years, including one that he sold for nearly $40,000 that he built in just a couple of days. You can find out more about the Read more...and please RT, like, and share.

One of the surest ways to generate a consistent monthly income is through building and selling membership programs. My good friend, Jason Fladlien, is putting on a great live training next week where he will give your over 4 hours of membership training. He knows what he's talking about, having built several highly profitable membership sites over the past few years, including one that he sold for nearly $40,000 that he built in just a couple of days. You can find out more about the Read more...and please RT, like, and share.

(This is not meant to be a political post. Please do not misunderstand my intention.) Let's face facts: The median income of the American family peaked in 1999. [caption id="attachment_6087" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Median Household Income - source http://www.davemanuel.com/median-household-income.php [/caption] Take some note of that chart. First off, it's about household income in real dollars. Economists like to measure things in "real" terms---what they do is they baseline Read more...and please RT, like, and share.

(This is not meant to be a political post. Please do not misunderstand my intention.) Let's face facts: The median income of the American family peaked in 1999. [caption id="attachment_6087" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Median Household Income - source http://www.davemanuel.com/median-household-income.php[/caption] Take some note of that chart. First off, it's about household income in real dollars. Economists like to measure things in "real" terms---what they do is they baseline Read more...and please RT, like, and share.

[caption id="attachment_6083" align="alignleft" width="265"] Image courtesy of imagerymajestic | FreeDigitalPhotos.net[/caption] I'm a slow learner. It's taken me YEARS to figure out one very simple thing and I'm here to tell you today to please learn from my mistake(s). Here it is: I have tried to do too much. Every time I had a "good idea," I bought a domain and built a site. I have hundreds of sites. Problem is, most of them are incomplete, lack focus, and are very ineffective in Read more...and please RT, like, and share.

[caption id="attachment_6083" align="alignleft" width="265"] Image courtesy of imagerymajestic | FreeDigitalPhotos.net[/caption] I'm a slow learner. It's taken me YEARS to figure out one very simple thing and I'm here to tell you today to please learn from my mistake(s). Here it is: I have tried to do too much. Every time I had a "good idea," I bought a domain and built a site. I have hundreds of sites. Problem is, most of them are incomplete, lack focus, and are very ineffective in Read more...and please RT, like, and share.

[caption id="attachment_6075" align="aligncenter" width="250"] Google Places Guidelines[/caption] The following are just a few guidelines that come to mind when putting together a Google Places listing. Use a shared business email account if possible, under your own business domain Your business name online is the same business name you use offline If inside a "container store," you can say (without the quotes) "Jamba Juice (inside Safeway)" Use your physical address. A PO Box is Read more...and please RT, like, and share.

[caption id="attachment_6075" align="aligncenter" width="250"] Google Places Guidelines[/caption] The following are just a few guidelines that come to mind when putting together a Google Places listing. Use a shared business email account if possible, under your own business domain Your business name online is the same business name you use offline If inside a "container store," you can say (without the quotes) "Jamba Juice (inside Safeway)" Use your physical address. A PO Box is Read more...and please RT, like, and share.

My good friend, Rachel Rofe, gave me a special deal that I can pass onto you. It's good for the next 3 days or so, so hop on board as soon as possible. It's a WordPress plugin called "Get Personal" and it's pretty awesome. Check it out. WordPress Get Personal Example   Basically, the plugin uses a very well-known sales technique that has been proven time and time again. It uses your client or prospect's first name to personalize any page you send them to. If you tried the example Read more...and please RT, like, and share.

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I wanted to post a really great unsolicited testimonial I received from a customer on Friday. It made me super-happy to know that I had helped her in a number of ways. The instructional part about this testimonial is how Melinda is focused on her business and really drills down into what works for her and what doesn't. Take a look: I wanted to take the opportunity to thank you so much for building, servicing, and promoting my website, bellydancebymelinda.com. Every time I've contacted Read more...and please RT, like, and share.

I wanted to post a really great unsolicited testimonial I received from a customer on Friday. It made me super-happy to know that I had helped her in a number of ways. The instructional part about this testimonial is how Melinda is focused on her business and really drills down into what works for her and what doesn't. Take a look: I wanted to take the opportunity to thank you so much for building, servicing, and promoting my website, bellydancebymelinda.com. Every time I've contacted Read more...and please RT, like, and share.

Think again! Article directories are far from dead. Read on. I just went over to Alexa, and while nobody's web statistics are 100 percent accurate (how could they be?), I found this:   [caption id="attachment_6041" align="aligncenter" width="562"] Alexa ranking for Ezinearticles.com[/caption] Alexa is a great way to compare the relative traffic of one site over another. The lower the "Alexa Traffic Rank," the better. The rank of 379 means that, according to Alexa's data, Read more...and please RT, like, and share.

Think again! Article directories are far from dead. Read on. I just went over to Alexa, and while nobody's web statistics are 100 percent accurate (how could they be?), I found this:   [caption id="attachment_6041" align="aligncenter" width="562"] Alexa ranking for Ezinearticles.com[/caption] Alexa is a great way to compare the relative traffic of one site over another. The lower the "Alexa Traffic Rank," the better. The rank of 379 means that, according to Alexa's data, Read more...and please RT, like, and share.

I just stumbled across this post about building local links that I found extremely interesting; you may, too. http://www.seomoz.org/blog/5-link-building-tactics-to-improve-your-local-rank... There's a LOT of solid information in that post, with many outbound links to other very good information. If you help local businesses with their web presence, you most definitely want to read this Read more...and please RT, like, and share.

I just stumbled across this post about building local links that I found extremely interesting; you may, too. http://www.seomoz.org/blog/5-link-building-tactics-to-improve-your-local-rankings There's a LOT of solid information in that post, with many outbound links to other very good information. If you help local businesses with their web presence, you most definitely want to read this Read more...and please RT, like, and share.

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I wanted to post a really great unsolicited testimonial I received from a customer on Friday. It made me super-happy to know that I had helped her in a number of ways. The instructional part about this testimonial is how Melinda is focused on her business and really drills down into what works for her and what doesn't. Take a look: I wanted to take the opportunity to thank you so much for building, servicing, and promoting my website, bellydancebymelinda.com. Every time I've contacted Read more...and please RT, like, and share.

I wanted to post a really great unsolicited testimonial I received from a customer on Friday. It made me super-happy to know that I had helped her in a number of ways. The instructional part about this testimonial is how Melinda is focused on her business and really drills down into what works for her and what doesn't. Take a look: I wanted to take the opportunity to thank you so much for building, servicing, and promoting my website, bellydancebymelinda.com. Every time I've contacted Read more...and please RT, like, and share.