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Really a great week so far. So much is in the works.

Seems this was the week of updates and articles. I got a number of articles published through the Content Spooling Network. That’s sort of like a link exchange, except you exchange articles on similar themed sites. There’s no reciprocal linking involved at all. Another benefit is the program is set up so all the articles submitted are unique, no duplicates. Very cool.

I also have been doing a bunch of work on my Squidoo lens and my IM website Yellow Dog Marketing. I continue to learn so much.

A bunch of people have downloaded the FreeBayRSS Wordpress plugin. Here’s the link again in case you missed it: FreeBayRSS. The full version, BayRSS, has a sales page you can check out. The free version does not.

Another reminder is Deal Dot Com. Are you a marketer? You’re going to miss out if you don’t get signed up. The site is just starting up and it will get hot very soon. Sizzling. I expect great deals on software, but you have to check every day because the product changes everyday and they are selling out. As people start getting in the habit of checking the site regularly, sales will be made. Get yourself on the affiliate side of that, making a commission with every sale.

Have a great weekend everyone! Thanks for visiting.

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Today I'm feeling really good.  Just really excited about the direction I'm headed.

Everything I read tells me that article marketing is the best way, at least the best white hat way, to get traffic to my websites. That's the path I am on and the path has become so clear.  That's what's exciting.  I know there's PPC, but that's another story and still on the back burner until some more stuff is running auto pilot.

I have my systems in place for submitting unique articles to directories and am evaluating whether or not to join an article exchange network.  More on both of those later.

That's it for now.  Have a good one! 

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This blog has been like a ghost town.  Sorry about that.

I've been upto a whole lot.  I'm back to focusing on article marketing and link building big time, and this time it is going to stick.  I've learned about some excellent resources and have a plan in place. 

I'm mostly going to outsource the article writing. That will be for quite a few websites but at a fabulous price. Then the articles will be submitted to directories through a submission service, and they'll all be unique.  I'll even be able to recoup most of my costs for the article outsourcing through Associated Content.  Pretty cool. 

My focus and motivation to move forward and take consistent action is greatly influenced by the membership forum at earn1KaDay.com.  It's a very active, generous, supportive group of people.  The owner, Dennis Becker, is creating video series to demonstrate methods to earn income online.  There are 2 very detailed tutorials available right now and more to come. The forum is only a couple months old and is evolving according to the members' interests.  Dennis is actively involved and other leaders are emerging.  It's very exciting and pretty cheap too.  Here's a video created by one of the members if you'd like to learn more - E1KaDay…

I've done some more work on my Squidoo lens.  It's kind of fun and I have lots more ideas for the coming weeks… or months?

That's it for now.  I'll be back soon. 

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So there’s another new version of WordPress. I don’t think I’ll move in that direction yet. I’m still getting used to the last one.

I’ve been spending some brain power lately evaluating what I’m doing online in creating a business. You know, I don’t think article marketing is for me. I had started to believe that just because I know more about that than anything else, that’s the way I need to go. But I don’t enjoy it and so it becomes such an effort.

That’s why I haven’t been posting much lately — lots of soul searching to figure out just what really fits for me, that I would enjoy pursuing for the long run.

Today I focused on creating a Blogini 2.0 blog and really enjoyed myself. That’s probably a hint. The niche is in the area of wellness and I really enjoy that topic. That’s probably also a hint.

I am currently learning to build websites in order to sell them (I can focus on any niche I want). A very knowledgeable member of the Keyword Avalanche forum is offering this training. I’m also observing the process of building a webpage/landing page that promotes eBay auctions. (The payout for eBay affiliates is set to skyrocket very soon.) Dennis Becker of 5 Bucks a Day is offering this.

I also have learned a couple models for building websites in order to sell links and other advertising. This one takes a little longer to build up page rank.

A few months ago I mentioned a program that teaches a model of internet consulting and marketing. That program has opened its doors again and I am re-evaluating how that might fit. I’ve learned of an offline source of leads and it could be very promising. I’ll need to make a decision quickly with this opportunity.

So, that’s where it’s at. A ton of opportunities and the time to start making a real business out of my efforts.

I learned of a book recently, Success Engineering by Phil Gosling, that outlines the intersection of quantum mechanics and spirituality and creating the life that you want to experience. The engineering part is the clearest method I’ve seen to actually put this into practice. That’s part of my plan here too. And that’s all for now.

Have a good one.

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Portal Feeder opened its doors again today. It’s a huge program that teachs how to create websites and really develop a presence on the web. It’s the whole deal with built in traffic promotion, market research, and you name it. It looks fabulous and I’m so tempted!

But, I said the same thing last night about Niches-In-A-Box. Both offer a tremendous program with a ton of training. Sounds like you couldn’t lose with either. My question is, do I want to invest in a program with more structure, or do I want to continue to put the pieces together myself?

One thing I’ve realized is that the adsense website model I learned in the training I took a few months ago is a bit archaic. I wish I had the same awareness then that I do now. While the method was probably really sound a year to 18 months ago, adsense is not the same entity it was then.

The cost in time and/or money for article marketing is tremendous, and recouping that through adsense clicks is a challenge. To do so requires a huge number of adsense sites and a tremendous number of fresh articles regularly to keep the traffic flowing. I’ll continue to build up the sites I have already created, but will not put the time or money into creating any more at this point. Was taking the class a mistake? No. The education has been invaluable.

Today I learned of another cool tool. It’s called DupeFreePro and it calculates the percentage of duplication in articles you’re working with, and checks for duplicate content on the Internet. The best part is it’s free. Check it out.

That’s all for now. Have a good one.

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