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OK so do we really need yet another social bookmarking online community (aka a Digg Clone)? At Franklin Spirko we decided that yes indeed we do and hence the launch of HatedOrLoved.com
The reasoning was simple, there are so many sites like Digg, Mixx, etc that utilize a community approach to share news, stories and just […]

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I just came across this post by Mind Valley Labs.  In a nut shell here is the way to go about building your mailing list with your blog comments.  When a user comments on your blog customize the results page to prompt them to opt in to your mail list.
Seems like a simple mod and […]

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American Express has a program called "Open" that provides services, advice and a sense of community to their small business customers.  You have probably seen it advertised on TV.  Now some jerk inside AMEX just sent a communication to all Open members stating,
"Don't Waste Money on a So-Called SEO Specialist"
Now clearly this dolt must have […]

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I  have commeted on both the Positive Aspects of Real Rank along with the Negative Aspects of Real Rank.  If you read my negative post you will recall one of my issues was that for advertisers buying posts via PayPerPost/IZEA they specify RealRank in terms of 1-9.  Where a blogger with a real rank of […]

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A lot of people seem to believe that SEO is about nothing more then getting a web page to rank well for high traffic terms on Google and the other major search engines.  Back in the dawn of SEO that was pretty much the case and anyone that could do it consistently was quickly able […]

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I remember 4 years ago when I moved my family from Pennsylvania back to Texas.  We were traveling with 2 dogs and 2 cats.  What an "experience" that was!  Since we were just moving it was one of those drive until you are to tired to see, find a hotel and then crash for a […]

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If you read this blog then you know I am a hard core internet marketer but that doesn't mean that I don't know the value of high quality business mailing lists, targeted telemarketing lists and accurate consumer lists.  In fact when I worked with Sage Telecom we did millions of direct mail pieces per month […]

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Now this is something new different and cool.  I just was asked to review a new service called Net Audio Ads that allow a site owner to make money for every single visitor that stays on your site for about 5 seconds.  They call this new type of advertising…wait for it…pay per play or PPP. […]

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Everyone is always looking for Stock Tips - TheBuyList.com offers that and a lot more.  In fact TheBuyList.com provides key pieces of information that have never been offered before by any stock research, blog, or commentary website ….

TheBuyList.com shows you which mutual funds bought or sold a given stock and relevant buy/sell percentages from […]

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Mostly I discuss internet marketing techniques here at Comtech News but that doesn't mean that I don't see the value in off line marketing techniques.  One great way is to us direct mail in the form of post cards to get your message to your prospects.  Well if you want to give this method a […]

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I recently wrote a very long article about how to protect yourself from Google, if you are a paid blogger.  The article is very long and covers everything I could think of in regard to building traffic and protecting the value of your blog.  For those that got nuked down to  PR0 (like Comtech did) […]

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Originally I was going to do a video course on all of this showing how to do it step by step and sell it for say 19-29 dollars.  I still will if enough people commit in advance to buying it and I think it would help a lot of less technical people get it all […]

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Since PayPerPost started I have been a huge fan.  They have up until now done everything right.  They kept everything above board with the Disclosure Policy Requirement.  They provided great control for advertisers (I have used them to advertise massively) where you could filter by geographic region, alexa traffic, google PR and many other criteria.  […]

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Thanks to the new PayPerPost back hand attack that Google has handed out Comtech News has gone from a previous high Page Rank of 5 down to a zero.  Why?  Mostly because I have participated in PayPerPost and offered links on my blog with out using the nofollow condom that Google says I have to […]

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I built my early sales career as a young man in Dallas - Fort Worth Texas in the technology sales arena.  From the early through the late 90s I spent a lot of time at Business Mixers, Chamber of Commerce Meetings and other places where professionals gathered.  During that time I learned a lot […]

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