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One Week Marketing: A Real Way To Make More Money Online (From Someone Who Has Been Where YOU Are Now)

Sep 28, 2008 at 6:55 pm in KARMA by ian · 2 Comments »

If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you’ve probably already noticed that I very RARELY encourage my readers to buy “how to make money online” sorts of courses. Why is this you ask?

Well – for one, I’m pretty lazy. It always feels like heavy lifting having to say bright and glowing things about products that are only so so. ( which at best….most of them are)

And 2 – I don’t think they are neccessary.

I’m [read more →]

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An Open Letter To Plump and Busty: The Official End of the Felonious Flagging Philosophy

Sep 26, 2008 at 10:18 am in POPULAR by ian · Comments Off

Dear Plump & Busty,

I would like to thank you for stopping by and reading my thoughts on Craigslist posting protocols and how to avoid getting flagged and all of that fun stuff.

I decided, this morning, however to NOT post your very good ideas as to how to circmumvent Craiglist ghosting, and to get around flagging issues as well.

(even though I REALLY liked one of your ideas….very creative and well done!)

It’s just that – well, I decided that there [read more →]

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The Loony Landing Page: One Blog Monetization Strategy That Will Never Work

Sep 19, 2008 at 5:08 pm in KARMA by ian · Comments Off

I never understand why people do this. Really. Genuinely and honestly….what is the thought process that immediately preceedes slapping your landing page which 16 different ads ( some of which have nothing to do with the topic of the site) all butting up against each other in a collage like car wreck of creative crisis?

Affiliate Marketing Mistakes: Confuse & Conquer Will NEVER Work

I don’t get it…and it will NEVER work – you will NEVER make money with this sort of [read more →]

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Brief Interviews With Hideous Men: Serendipity and SEO

Sep 16, 2008 at 12:20 pm in asides by ian · Comments Off

As a bit of a wayward and tortured soul myself, I’ve always had a great love and admiration for the writing of David Foster Wallace – a sort of bohemian rebel without a pause, true literary giant and genius of infinite imagination and iconic stature.

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1 Free Traffic Technique That Works Like Magic

Sep 14, 2008 at 3:50 pm in KARMA by ian · Comments Off

Now, that may seem a bit foolish for someone who recommends a few keyword tool affiliate programs on this blog, and ironically these are in fact, the most popular outgoing links on this site. Oh well. Won’t be the first time I’ve cut off my nose to spite my face, right?

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How to Tell if Your Keyword Research is Bogus

Sep 12, 2008 at 8:02 pm in KARMA by ian · 1 Comment »

I had a nice email exchange with Lisa – who asked amongst other things – why I’ve made several reference to NOT trusting keyword research results, which keyword tool she SHOULD use and WHY I’ve repeated numerous times that these results are NOT trustworthy!