Turn Your Hobby Into a Cash Machine

New Amazon Kindle 2

2009-02-11T14:35:00.003-05:00

Amazon has introduced the next generation of his famous wireless reading device: Kindle 2.Here are the new features of the Kindle 2:- Slim & Lightweight: Just over 1/3 inch and 10.2 ounces- Books in under 60 seconds: Get books delivered in less than 60 seconds; no PC required- Improved Display: Reads like real paper; now boasts 16 shades of gray for crisp images and text; even reads well in

Choosing the right Traffic Exchanges

2009-02-05T10:42:00.002-05:00

Traffic Exchanges are an indispensable tool for traffic generation. Wether you want to build your list or get referrals for an affiliate program, you need to use the proper Traffic Exchanges. But there are hundreds of them in the market and you can waste a lot of time and money if you are not using the good ones.I classify Traffic Exchanges in two categorie: the ones to surf and the ones to

Instant Bonus Page

2009-01-27T14:59:00.002-05:00

I just found this new program from Jeff Dedrick that is called Instant Bonus Page.It claims that in just 5 minutes you will be able to...* Design and build live, professional looking, profitpulling bonus pages even if you don't know a lickof code or how to build web pages.* Generate EASY affiliate cash when people clickon your bonus offers and purchase -- plus track yourclicks and sales with our

How to bookmark for free web traffic

2009-01-23T11:31:00.003-05:00

I just read a very interesting book on how to get web traffic using bookmarking. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the importance ofsocial networking. This book goes into the same direction.Download this free e-book and tell me what you think.

Whatever you do, Don't Join MyViralSurfer!!

2009-01-12T22:24:00.001-05:00

Whatever you do, Don't Join MyViralSurfer!! Well, at least not until you have read this review. My heading was not some ploy to get you to find out what is wrong with MyViralSurfer. Rather, it was meant to get your attention because there are a few things I want you to know before you join. Okay, so what is MyViralSurfer?

Hits, Clicks and Misses: The Traffic Exchange Experience

2008-12-27T13:35:00.002-05:00

I just finished reading a very interesting book from a guy who I consider to be THE expert in Traffic Exchanges - Jon Olson.His book is named Hits, Clicks and Misses: The Traffic Exchange Experience and is a combination of about 8 years of ideas, thoughts and tips taken from Jon's Hit Exchange News.If you are using Traffic Exchanges this is a must read book.

Affiliate Marketing Basics: Let’s Talk About Traffic

2008-12-12T15:41:00.003-05:00

When you’re just getting starting in Affiliate Marketing, one of the most important things you need to learn about is traffic – specifically what it is and how to get it.Why?Because although it’s become somewhat of a cliche these days, the truth is, “the money is in the list” – but that means YOUR list, not the list of the people whose products you’re selling – at least not if you want to be

The Pizza Plan

2008-12-11T14:53:00.003-05:00

Do you have a road map for getting what you want from your business?Most people don't.One of the Internet Marketer I trust the most, Jon Olson, revealed the actual budget and business plan he used to go from just another struggling marketer to being the owner of a traffic exchange empire. In this great e-book, he talks about...* The Only Three Tools You Need For Success* How to Create Profit

Article Writing Secrets for Non-Writers

2008-11-11T13:25:00.006-05:00

People that read my Turn Your Hobby into a Cash Machine lessons knows that article writing is important. You need to write about your hobby as often as possible to keep the interest of people who shares the same hobby as yours. Of course, it is easier said than done. How I can I continously find stuff to write?Here's a very interesting ebook that reveals 4 secrets to easily write articles. Click

5 Easy Ways to Ramp Up Your E-Book Sales

2008-11-10T15:02:00.003-05:00

Once you've written your E-Book, got your Website up and integrated your shopping cart, you can sit back and start waiting for the money to come rolling in, right?WRONG!These days it's getting harder than ever before to be able to get people to notice you – and just because "you build it" doesn't mean they're going to come.So what's an author to do?Actually, thanks to all the tools that are

Five Ways You Can Build Your Reputation With Social Network

2008-11-06T10:10:00.001-05:00

By Bob JenkinsAre you using social networks to build your reputation online? Whether you already are or you are just getting started with sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Ning, building your online reputation is your biggest responsibility.Here are five ways to make sure you do it right.#1: Be Proud Of Being YouThe first thing is, you have to be yourself. You have to be who you are. Because

Hit2Hit Downline Builder

2008-10-27T13:50:00.002-04:00

If you are using traffic exchanges, you probably noticed that a lot of them have traffic builders. What are these traffic builders? It is a list of programs, mostly other traffic exchanges, that you can join from your upline. Once you join the program, you can put your own referral information to let your donwline join under you. Are these downline builders effective? Well, not really. But once

Internet Marketing Success Formula

2008-09-24T08:45:00.004-04:00

Here's a very interesting e-book from Soren Jordansen's InternetMarketing Success Formula.This e-book is written for the new marketer or for any other marketerwho is stuck and hasn't yet experienced success online.When you can get right down to it, it's a roll up your sleeves andget your hands dirty how to guide on starting a internet business fromscratch.Everything is covered from choosing a

Internet success case study

2008-09-18T13:26:00.002-04:00

Would earning an extra $900 a month make a BIG difference in your life? Sure, it'd be great, but it probably wouldn't have a huge impact on your mortgage, retirement savings, orthodontist bills, kids' college fund, or the piles of bills that are cluttering up your desk, right?But what if you could earn that $900 a month by working just5-8 hours? And what if, by using the same strategies you used

Social Networking

2008-08-12T09:40:00.002-04:00

Social networking and interactivity is the way to go!When you create a website, ALWAYS make there a place that people can contribute their own content. On my blogs, or squidoo lens, I always have a comment box. When you allow people to contribute and comment, you are encouraging them to subscribe and share their views - increasing your chances of return visits.With social bookmarking, you can

Traffic Exchange SOS

2008-08-06T13:33:00.003-04:00

For all of you who are using traffic exchanges to bring traffic to your site or if you are looking for ways to bring traffic, here is a very interesting book written by Paula Zuelke from Hit SafariTraffic Exchange SOS

Kindle - a threat to the book industry

2008-08-02T13:21:00.005-04:00

The book industry is shaking! In recent months, American readers are crazy over the Kindle, a device that can read electronic books marketed by the virtual bookseller Amazon.com. Its proponents argue that the experience of reading is comparable to that afforded by a paperbook. They also boast its convenience: the electronic book can carry hundreds of books in your pocket and download the latest

Business Grants

2008-07-22T11:21:00.002-04:00

When you want to make a business with your hobby, government grants are very useful to start. Whatever your niche is chances are there is a US government grant that you can take out to fulfill that need. In fact, the US government funds nearly $1 trillion in grants every year to help start new businesses, employ and train new people, and stimulate new inventions and designs.Knowing how to access

7 days of massive giveaway!

2008-06-30T12:55:00.001-04:00

Giveaway events are great places to grab some really cool ebooks, tools, software and videos for free and they are also a fantastic way to build your list.Actually and until July 7th, TheIMGifts giveaway is runningTake a look, it's free!

Daily Niche Idea

2008-06-26T14:47:00.003-04:00

Lately, I joined a brand new free program that I found very interesting. It is called Daily Niche Idea from Cindy Battie who also owns Traffic Bunnies.If you are looking for a niche idea or don't get the expected success with your niche, this program is for you. It sends you new ideas everyday in your email. For each niche idea, you get an estimated monthly traffic, the highest PPC bid price and

New traffic exchange - TrafficDynamite.com

2008-06-18T13:14:00.004-04:00

After joining Traffic Dynamite I was quite impressed with how easy it was to move through the members area and the ease of setting up my advertising was a snap. The video training that is provided was very informativeand educational. It was created by the owner and Traffic Exchange consultant Dan Moses who is also the creator of PageSwirl.com and ProTrafficShop.com. Plenty of tips in using

LAUNCHED! Hypnotic Marketing 2.0

2008-05-31T08:18:00.002-04:00

At 6:23 this morning Michael Goldman from Nitro Marketing received an email that instantly sent shivers down his spine.Let him explain..."At 5:10 this morning, I hopped out of bed to see if I received an email that Dr. Joe Vitale promised he'd be sending to me "early in the morning".I got on my computer, opened my email... and... NOTHING.For the next 20 minutes I refreshed my email no less than

LEAKED: breaking news about "IT"

2008-05-28T11:46:00.001-04:00

He's being quiet about IT.The only information that we can get out of him is that IT is big and reaches far beyond our normal ways of thinking.And that IT will be revealed this Friday, May 30th.The person behind "IT" is Dr. Joe Vitale.We have learned that something profoundhappened to him on a Sunday afternoonrecently shortly after he left his house and went for a walk.We've also learned that

How to Create Free Traffic...Automatically

2008-05-14T09:52:00.003-04:00

Today is the day! G.V. Traffic is now LIVE. And once you turn it on to your website, you can't shut if off (even if you wanted to)As you know, it's extremely important to have a constant source of dependable targeted traffic going to your website...- SEO traffic can instantly be eliminated by the search engines deciding to no longer index your site.- Affiliate traffic is ultimately in the hands

Sony VAIO VGN-SZ691N/X Laptop

2008-05-12T11:08:00.004-04:00

Amazon is having an incredible sale on the Sony VAIO VGN-SZ691N/X 13.3-Inch Laptop with Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7700, 2 GB RAM, 200 GB Hard Drive and Vista Business. The regular price is $2600 but you can have it for $1500; a 42% save plus free shipping!Get more Amazon deals here

The Internet Entrepreneurs Club

2008-05-08T11:31:00.002-04:00

----------------------------------------------------------"Stop wasting your time and money - and say GOODBYE topainful trial and error!"----------------------------------------------------------Aaron and Tricia both dreamed of running their ownprofitable, stay-at-home Internet businesses.Both took the plunge. Even though they each had very littlestart-up cash, next to no computer skills, and

4 Minute Money Makers

2008-04-19T08:12:00.004-04:00

Have you heard about the latest stuff in internet marketing? 4 Minute Money Maker from Harris Fellman and Brian Koz is about techniques to make money that can be implemented in only 4 minutes.I have been reading the 5 books that come with your elite membership (you get 4 with your lite membership) and man does this contain lot of stuff. In fact, there is so many things in it that I didn't figure

Need traffic to your blog?

2008-01-14T16:08:00.000-05:00

A friend of mine, Mike Paetzold, who contributed in this blog with some articles and who owns the Old Bald Guy blog and the Optin Master Course, started this great new course named 15 Minute Blog Traffic, a step by step plan for generating tons of traffic to your blog. In just 15 minutes a day he can get your site counter spinning.

Does The Secret really work?

2007-09-15T22:41:00.000-04:00

I just bought the book The Secret from Rhonda Byrne to see what the fuss was all about. To tell you the truth, I am really not into all this positive thinking mumbo jumbo. On the other hand, I am always saying that 'what goes around, comes around'.So I started to read the book and, for the sake of it, started to apply the positive thinking and the 'being grateful' attitude (this is where I'm at

Using and Understanding Traffic Exchanges

2007-03-10T10:39:00.000-05:00

If you are using traffic exchanges to promote your products or if you didn't know about these promotion tools and want to learn how to use them, there is a great e-book written by David Congreave of the Nettle Magazine.Click here to download this e-book for free!

Happy Holidays!

2006-12-26T10:40:00.000-05:00

Happy Holidays! Make 2007 your best year ever for your home business!

Safelits - Do they work?

2006-11-12T22:48:00.000-05:00

The answer is …..It depends on you. Like any tool, if used correctly it can be very effective. If misused it is absolutely worthless. The same can be said for many of the free and low cost methods of promotion.You wouldn’t use a hammer to cut a board in half and you wouldn’t use a saw to pound a nail in. The two together can be extremely effective in building something if you use the saw to cut

A rant and 3 steps to overcome inaction

2006-10-29T09:30:00.000-05:00

I usually try to make my articles informative but today I think a bit of a rant is in order.< Begin rant>One of the absolutely most frustrating things with trying to help people is the lack of inaction. I can’t count the number of times in various seminar rooms there have been nuggets of gold laid out for people and they DO NOTHING!!!A perfect example was 6 months or so ago. There was a seminar

Create a powerful follow up series in 5 steps

2006-10-22T11:38:00.000-04:00

One of the most common questions that comes up time and time again in the seminars I do is “How do I create an email series?”. If I had a dollar for each time I have been asked that I would have quit my job sooner.Here are 5 steps to as Larry the Cable Guy says “Git ‘r done.”Step 1 -Decide on a purpose for the series.You can use it to warm up your list, sell your product or deliver an ecourse.

How Can Joining a Forum Help Your Business?

2006-10-15T09:58:00.000-04:00

Online forums are a fantastic reminder of the influence the internet has had on society. Using forums to connect with your market is a natural progression.Forums are online communities where individuals can discuss topics ranging from fly fishing to breast feeding to internet business. Discussions are conducted by posting notes to the forum. A single discussion is called a ‘thread’ and most

5 steps to get your business started

2006-09-12T23:32:00.000-04:00

One of the biggest problems most newer marketers online have is defining their business. I might even be able to retire if I had a $1 for every person I have heard when asked what their business is answers "I just want to make money." Now that is probably something that we all want to do but the question is how? Have you decided on an actual business model to generate that money you want?

3 Tips to Start Your Follow Up Series

2006-09-03T10:53:00.000-04:00

Quite often I get asked "How do I get started with my first autoresponder?" It is probably the one thing that keeps people from starting to build their sales system. It really is not hard if you split it apart. Plan the system and the email series will almost write themselves.The first thing is to decide on the purpose of your series.You are trying to drive traffic back to your sales page from

New features from Amazon

2006-08-30T23:29:00.000-04:00

Amazon has recently come up with two new features that, I am sure, will help you a lot with your niche products.First, aStore. aStore gives you the opportunity to build your own stores featuring Amazon products directly related to your niche. Take a look at the store I build in just a few minutes for Sports & Kids.aStore vastly expands from current link type offerings by creating a dedicated

Are you ready for the fall season?

2006-08-20T21:59:00.000-04:00

The dog days of summer are almost done. Soon everybody will stop complaining about how slow things have been. Business will pick up with the arrival of Labor Day in the U.S. Are you ready?Have you taken the time to set up all the little things that will mean the difference between success and failure once September arrives?Have you gotten the basics for your funnel set up?The funnel is a simple

Seattle Seminar notes

2006-08-08T23:22:00.000-04:00

Here's another great benefit for you as a visitor of my blog. I just acquired the notes from a seminar that went on in Seattle lately. Click this link to get access to the Seattle Seminar Notes!Now keep in mind that everyone who gets their hands on a copy of this Viral Notes will also have free distribution rights. In other words, you can give it away... to build your opt-in mailing lists, as a

Don't miss this new traffic exchange

2006-07-30T22:26:00.000-04:00

There is a brand new traffic exchange that hadn't even launched but still creating a lot of turmoil. The two young men that are launching Link Crews have created more buzz then I have seen in quite a while and won't launch until Tuesday. If you use traffic exchanges regularly you have probably seen many emails on this. I know I did. You can't surf yet but you can join and start to recruit so if

Are you ready to roll with the punches?

2006-07-30T22:16:00.000-04:00

Are you preparing for the unexpected?It always seems to happen at the worst possible time. I just sent out a free gift to my subscribers and an hour or so later the network center where my server is hosted goes down due to a power outage.Hmmm. Whodathunkit? It never ceases to amaze me what Mr. Murphy can do to your business. If you don't take Mr. Murphy and his law into account when you are doing

Step by step by step

2006-06-18T10:08:00.000-04:00

by Mike PaetzoldOne of the biggest things I see and hear when talking and helping people is the things that they can't do. People have a tendency to get overwhelmed when building their business.Let's take list building. There are a lot of things that need to be done to do it properly and if you look at the total picture it can be overwhelming. After all you need traffic to your capture page, an

Pre-Qualifying Your Audience!

2006-06-04T10:19:00.000-04:00

A lot of people design their business websites to make direct sales. That’s great, but in some cases such an approach is not appropriate.For example a small service-oriented business like a landscaping company or computer repair service is more likely to use a website as a prospecting tool. Likewise, many network marketers are using their websites to build their contact list or promote some type

Traffic Exchange Roadmap

2006-05-30T23:08:00.000-04:00

Stephen Ayer's, owner of Traffic Roundup traffic exchange, just released his new e-book called 'The Traffic Exchange Road Map'.This book is a collection of years of traffic exchange tips from the leaders of the industry such as Jon Olson, Tony Tezak, Tim Linden and many others. If you are using traffic exchanges to promote your business, this book will save you a lot of time and moneyPlease click

Stop! Take time to feed your mind TODAY!

2006-05-28T22:39:00.000-04:00

One of the biggest problems I have had with building and growing a business is getting bogged down in the daily grind. If you have an on line business there is always advertising to be done, email to be answered and projects to be completed.Seems like there is never enough time in the day to get them all done. The to do list grows bigger each and every day.Time management skills help to improve

Do you waste your time or invest it?

2006-05-16T11:25:00.000-04:00

by Mike PaetzoldTime is the one thing that is equal for all of us. You can be rich or poor, smart or dumb and it doesn’t matter as you still only get 24 hours in each day.Most of the time, we waste our time and energy worrying and thinking about things like how to win or make more money and how to live a better life. Well, when we do this we usually forget about the most important thing – the

Do You Personalize Your Autoresponder Messages?

2006-05-05T14:34:00.000-04:00

by Mike PaetzoldIf you live in a small town like I do it is not at all unusual to walk into your neighborhood store and be greeted by name. Just yesterday I went in the local market to pick up some ground beef and the owner addressed me by name and asked if I had been okay. As a matter of fact between a wedding and a bout with the flu I had not been there for a while. Hearing my name and knowing

What the internet owes me

2006-04-16T11:21:00.000-04:00

by Tim WhistonWhat does the internet owe me for all my hard work? What am I entitled to in return for the money I spend advertising my business every month? What, in the grand scheme of things, do I rightly deserve for giving 100% of myself to the success of my networking ventures? Not a single thing.Don't misunderstand me here. The question is not "What would I like to see in the way of profits

Are You Still Looking For The Magic Button

2006-04-09T22:48:00.000-04:00

by Mike PaetzoldThere are certain myths that just amaze this old bald guy all the time. The truly amazing thing is the number of people that believe some of them.Somewhere out there is a magic button that I can push and all of a sudden I will be wealthy with no effort just from the power of my computer.Now those that have built a large and responsive list actually have such a button. The problem

The Marketer's Number One Enemy

2006-04-02T22:43:00.000-04:00

by Mike PaetzoldProbably the biggest enemy every new marketer faces is action or rather the lack of action.You decide you want to learn about a topic and start by doing a google search. Well, that gives you 14,572,472 different sources for information for your topic. Gee, if you try to look at only 1% of the pages that have shown up you now have enough to read and learn from that sometime six

Why is focus the key?

2006-03-26T22:56:00.000-05:00

by Mike PaetzoldThe one thing in common with all of the successful people I have known is the ability to focus. It is probably the KEY to being successful marketing on the internet.It is also the absolute hardest thing to do for the average marketer. I know that lack of focus at times has put me at least a year behind where I should be on my marketing efforts.If you market using free or low cost

The Value of Associations

2006-03-19T15:25:00.000-05:00

by Tim WhistonThis past week I ran into a friend of mine who I hadn't seen in quite some time. It was good to see him again, at least for a few minutes.Then I remembered why I stopped associating with him in the first place.The guy has a big heart, and you can't help but love him. Unfortunately, he is also an incessant whiner.He is always going on about how he doesn't make enough money with his

Branding - What is it and why do I need it?

2006-03-13T09:11:00.000-05:00

by Mike PaetzoldIf you are marketing on the internet the odds are that you are an affiliate of some programs. This is a great way to get started and even to continue making an online income. The problem comes when you start promoting the various programs. All affiliate programs make it extremely easy to promote their programs. They give you a replicated web site and tell you what a favor they are

Co-registration - The secret to exploding your list.

2006-03-05T08:54:00.000-05:00

by Mike PaetzoldCo-registrations are one of the items misunderstood by the average new marketer. They are widely and consistently used however by those that realize how effective they can be in exploding the growth of your list.Lets discuss how co-registrations work. For this discussion we will use Advertising Know How as an example. Each time a member of the list builder at AKH gets a validation

Definition of a 'Lead'

2006-02-26T11:43:00.000-05:00

by Tim WhistonYou see headlines all the time about 'Hot leads' 'Fresh Leads', etc. With this kind of lingo in place, one is likely to get the idea that a 'lead' is some sort of baked good.I'm being silly of course. I'm sure you have some idea of what this term refers to.:A 'lead' is an individual who has expressed some initial interest in your product, service, or opportunity. Typically, this

Managing your mailing list

2006-02-05T09:07:00.000-05:00

by Tim WhistonI subscribe to quite a few different email lists. I receive newlsetters, links to ezine sites, special sales bulletins, articles on self improvement, and even regular updates on the progress of my favorite science fiction pictures. I'm a big fan of information, and thanks to electronic mail, I can receive loads of it on a daily basis.It's great to open my inbox and find an

Optin Master Course

2006-01-15T22:36:00.000-05:00

A great new tool has just been released today by Mike Paetzold and Tim Whiston. If you want to learn exactly how to build your list and how to sell your products, you have to read this book.Optin Master CourseAnd you have also the possibility to rebrand the book and make money. So click on the link now!Optin Master Course

Bye bye boss!

2006-01-05T12:02:00.000-05:00

So you have this great idea and are convinced that you are the right person to make it work. 75% of people starting their own job are motivated by the idea of starting a new career. The other 25% is made of unfortunate victims of lay-offs or company restructuration. Those have less chance of succeeding because success is first and foremost a matter of attitude. Based on some studies, only 10% of

Reality check by Tim Whiston

2005-10-21T13:55:00.000-04:00

Here's a very interesting and so true article that I found on Hit Exchange News. This is a must have newsletter very anyone working with traffic exchanges.Reality Check by Tim WhistonSometimes when I'm surfing for traffic, I have to pinch myself just to be sure I'm not dreaming.I am truly amazed by some of the ridiculous things I see from the surf bar. Things like this.Who promotes this kind of

Find your niche

2005-08-26T22:46:00.000-04:00

The best way to be successfull in internet business is to find your own niche. Creating your own market is THE key to be succesfull. For example, one of my niche is sports for kids as you can see at the Sports & Kids Blog. I say ONE of my niche because you can have multiple niches. In fact, the more niches you can have, then most succes you will have. The important thing is that you have

Introduction

2005-08-07T22:20:00.000-04:00

As I was sitting here wondering what subject to write in a new blog, I had a flash: what about writing about online business? After all, I am involved in online business for 2 years now and doing quite good I might add. I know, I am no expert and no guru and I also know that I am far for being alone to write on this subject. But I do work my business every days. I do surf a lot, talk with other