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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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OK guys it is valentines day once again and if you know what is good for you then you will be doing something nice for that special lady in you life.  Forgetting Valentines day is a good way for a married man to end up on the couch for a night or two.  Now we […]

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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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OK look I am not an "I told you so kind of guy" in most instances but I feel vindicated here and I just have to say it this time.  I reported back BEFORE ANYONE that some sort of deal was being brokered between Yahoo and Microsoft with MS being the buyer and the big […]

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There are a lot of internet marketers out there that work really hard to build websites that produce money day in and day out.  In fact more today then ever.  I myself have income from many different projects even some of my early "failures" over time turned around and spit out some cash on occasion.
I […]

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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 recently checked out a website that helps people find title insurance companies with a search feature that works a lot like sites that search for things like Hotels, Telecommunications Providers, Airlines, etc. There was a lot of title insurance information on the site that was helpful.  For instance I did not know that title […]

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I blogged over a week ago that layoffs were coming for Yahoo and today they have occurred.  In fact the total layoffs have been announced at 1000 people.
What I found interesting is this article from Search Engine Watch that has 4 very positive things for marketers to see in this adjustment.  They are….
1. Search marketers […]

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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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I have been thinking about this a lot lately as I watch all the new ways to market online come out.  Demographic targeting from Google, mobile search is booming and behavioral targeting is getting more accurate.  More and more main stream marketing professionals are beginning to truly understand the internet.  I firmly believe we are […]

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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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The beast of Google continues to grow, evolve and dominate.  Last year Google bought Double Click which is honestly just a "legal" spyware provider that tracks user behavior online.  Now according to Search Engine Watch Google is Beta Testing Demographic Targeting for AdWords.  As a marketer I will of course use this feature and I […]

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Wordpress has what they call the famous 5 minute installation of the Wordpress blog platform.  Can you do it in 5 minutes?  Sure if you have done it before, know your web host's back end well and if you know how to set up a SQL database, edit a raw config file and a few […]

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