I’ve recently become impressed with the potential for making money from a website by selling text link ads. During May I generated over $250 USD from selling text links on my blogs just from the brokerage service provided by Text-Link-Ads.com. It’s not a huge amount of money but it’s cash I didn’t have before. If you are aiming … Read the rest of this entry »
Should We Care About People Stealing Content Via RSS Feeds?
By 22 Comments May 29, 2006
I’ve had full text RSS feeds on my blogs from day one. I’ve justified why and I stand by that justification still. Recently there has been a lot of discussion circulating around the blogosphere about people stealing content from RSS feeds. Since feed are so easy to use it was only a matter of time before someone came up … Read the rest of this entry »
Why Yahoo!, MSN & Ask.com Will Fail In The Pay-Per-Click Game
By 21 Comments May 24, 2006
Yahoo! Search Marketing’s Failure
I’ve cancelled my Yahoo! Search Marketing (YSM) pay-per-click (PPC) account. It’s a terrible product and I’m not afraid to tell you why.
One problem, the first big problem most people notice especially if they have been using Google’s AdWords system, is how terrible YSM’s system is to use. The interface is awful and after using … Read the rest of this entry »
Why Yahoo!, MSN & Ask.com Will Fail In The Pay-Per-Click Game
By 21 Comments May 24, 2006
Yahoo! Search Marketing’s Failure
I’ve cancelled my Yahoo! Search Marketing (YSM) pay-per-click (PPC) account. It’s a terrible product and I’m not afraid to tell you why.
One problem, the first big problem most people notice especially if they have been using Google’s AdWords system, is how terrible YSM’s system is to use. The interface is awful and after using … Read the rest of this entry »
Audio: Interview With Dave Jackson From SchoolOfPodcasting.com
By 3 Comments May 22, 2006
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Dave Jackson has a great voice for podcasting and he should since he’s the dean of the School of Podcasting, a membership service to help budding podcasters get their shows up and running. Dave and I had a fun chat about running an online membership service including discussion of … Read the rest of this entry »
Google’s Plan For World Domination
By 11 Comments May 21, 2006
I just finished listening to my most recent audio CD from Perry Marshall as part of my membership to his Renaissance Club (Membership is $29.95 a month and you get a bunch of great stuff thrown in when you sign up plus a monthly hardcopy marketing newsletter and audio CDs in the mail – see here for details).… Read the rest of this entry »
Google’s Plan For World Domination
By 11 Comments May 21, 2006
I just finished listening to my most recent audio CD from Perry Marshall as part of my membership to his Renaissance Club (Membership is $29.95 a month and you get a bunch of great stuff thrown in when you sign up plus a monthly hardcopy marketing newsletter and audio CDs in the mail – see here for details).… Read the rest of this entry »
Thank You Sponsors And Network Recap For May 2006
By Leave a Comment May 20, 2006
This post catches up both May and April’s content across the Yaro blog network, but first, a big thank you to those who provided sponsorship during the last month (if you are interested in increasing traffic to your website check out the advertising options).
Blish.com – The easiest place to buy and sell digital content, including eBooks and … Read the rest of this entry »
Free AIS E-Book For Forum Members
By Leave a Comment May 19, 2006
Burty in the forums has made a generous offer to other forum members where you can get a copy of a good little e-book he wrote about the launch of a product AIS (Automatic Income Stream) site he created, which cost $40 to create and brought in almost $1000 in a short period of time.
If you like tidy … Read the rest of this entry »
Watch How Michael Cheney Made $250,000 In One Week
By 9 Comments May 18, 2006
You’re in for a treat today. I just finished watching a very cool set of videos following the launch of a new information product. It was a fun ride if you like watching people have tremendous success online – to the tune of $250,000+ in one week in this case. Luckily I’m allowed to share these videos with you … Read the rest of this entry »
New RSS Feed For Forums
By Leave a Comment May 14, 2006
In case you haven’t noticed yet, the forums have gone through a few changes. I have upgraded the system to the latest version and paid for a license.
With the upgrade comes an RSS feed option which you can now subscribe to for the latest 20 topics posted to the forums. The link is -
http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/forums/index.php?act=rssout&id=1
I hope we … Read the rest of this entry »
The Sweet Spot
By 9 Comments May 12, 2006
I just stumbled across a fantastic article by Pamela Slim on her blog, Escape from Cubicle Nation, titled – The sweet spot of your work. She must be loving the attention and the traffic because Guy Kawasaki also sent her some link loving.
The sweet spot as Pamela describes it is:
…the intersection of three interlocking
Google Rank Secrets – New E-Book
By 13 Comments May 11, 2006
If you are into search engine optimization there is a new book called “Google Rank Secrets” with the tagline – How to get listed in Google and Rank in the Top 10 which you may be interested in.
The book claims to help you to – “Rank In The Top 10 Search Results Within 30 Days … Read the rest of this entry »
The Ultimate Business Holiday?
By 14 Comments May 9, 2006
Jamsi has an interesting idea (or is this a dream?):
What if you took a holiday for the sheer purpose of creating your ultimate web application, with hope of joining the ranks with successful’s such as digg, myspace and Google. Picture this, caravan within walking distance to the beach, power outlet for your laptop, cupboard full of food and
Top 10 Small Business Blogs Video
By 6 Comments May 8, 2006
I was browsing through my technorati referrers and came across this unique blog – 60 Second Ideas, which listed Entrepreneur’s Journey in their Top 10 Small Business Blogs (Cheers!).
What caught my attention was that the author also produced a video version of the blog entry. The video is a powerpoint-style presentation with a voice over basically reading … Read the rest of this entry »
Analyzing Key Metrics in Your Web Site Traffic Reports – Part 2
By 6 Comments May 5, 2006
This is the second part of a report produced by John Webster from AIM IT looking at the key metrics in web site traffic reports.
If you haven’t done so already, read part one – Analyzing Key Metrics in Your Web Site Traffic Reports – Part 1.
Referral Report
This important report shows how visitors found your web … Read the rest of this entry »
Analyzing Key Metrics in Your Web Site Traffic Reports – Part 1
By 5 Comments May 4, 2006
John Webster is a fellow I recently met through this blog. He came across some of my search engine optimization articles and instantly made contact with me. Turns out John is a super fan of web site marketing and SEO and runs his own firm in Australia called AIM IT.
John sent me through a solid report on analysing … Read the rest of this entry »
Check Out These Business Blogs
By 13 Comments May 2, 2006
I haven’t been sending out enough link love to other bloggers lately. It’s been all “me me me” so today I’m going to give some back. These are some business blogs by respected bloggers whom I recommend you check out.
Build A Better Business Blog by Patsi Krakoff and Denise Wakeman is one of the original business blogs I … Read the rest of this entry »
