Internet Marketing Resources to Make Money for Your Online Business

There are many struggling business owners out there frantically doing research online to find any means of generating additional income. But what sites can you trust? What if you don’t have the time to experience an entire trial-error approach. Maybe you just need an honest recommendation of a few tools that can help. That, I can provide.

All day long I hear about tools and resources for online business promotion and marketing. Why? Because I do web development and internet marketing for a living. (I love it by the way!!)

So here is a small list I have compiled to help you in the summer of 2009. I plan to add to this list throughout the next few months as well, so keep an eye out.

Ready to Be Inspired? A Must-Read on the Story of Dean Karnazes

Ultramarathon Man

Running a marathon was once something to brag about. It’s no longer so special. In 2003, a record 460,000 people completed one of this country’s many marathons. Last fall, 6,000 finished New York. And so those intent on proving themselves have moved beyond, to “ultras”- races of 50, 100, even 200 miles. The undisputed king of the ultras is Dean Karnazes (pronounced kar-NASS-iss), who has not only pushed the envelope but blasted it to bits.

“The way other people seek physical comfort and blissful well-being, I seek extremes,” writes Karnazes in his new book, Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner (Tarcher/Penguin, $19.95). “Why run 10 miles when you can run 100? Moderation bores me.”

Among his feats:

  • Ran 262 miles nonstop, the equivalent of 10 marathons.
  • Swam San Francisco Bay.
  • Ran a marathon to the South Pole. (The air was so cold, minus 40 degrees, it froze his face mask so he couldn’t eat or drink.)

50 Little Things To Do To Make a Spark in Your Relationship

I was listening to the radio the other day when a set of doctors, Drs. Charles and Elizabeth Schmitz, were being interviewed about their latest upcoming book. As an author (more to come about What the Heart Wants: A Teen’s Journey From Lost to Found) I was of course curious to see their angle. Their book was called, “Golden Anniversaries: The Seven Secrets of Successful Marriage”. But what struck me about this interview was that these doctors said:

  • Traveled across the world doing hundreds of interviews on married couples – each married over 30 years
  • Kept a database to organize all of the couples which were from different cultures, financial situations, backgrounds, etc.
  • This book represents over 15,000 years of collective marital wisdom and contains the top 7 secrets to a successful marriage

Hiring a Project Manager Who Can GET STUFF DONE!

All business owners will struggle with this at one point… hiring reliable, honest people who can simply Get Stuff Done. Now, I am not writing this to tell you what work ethic is or how to get it — go to Google for help on that and you’ll get 26.7 million results. I am here to share with you my experience in hiring a great project manager. I can’t claim to be the expert…but I have had my fair share of the trial-and-error approach.

When I had just turned 20, I got a job selling Cutco Cutlery (knives) to housewives. Not exactly what I saw myself doing for a career, but I was look for anything outside of restaurant jobs and it had to be flexible with my college classes. As it turns out, I was really good at this job. But let me tell you why…


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Feb

What’s the Deal with Affiliate Marketing and Social Media?

By now you’ve heard a little something about affiliate marketing – enough to know you should be an affiliate. You’ve also heard how imperative social media is.

Wanna hear my two cents? Below you’ll find a 20-minute audio where I was interviewed by Pam Zimmer. Feel free to download, SHARE, or listen straight from this post.

What questions did I answer?

  • Why would someone want to sign up as an affiliate and what are the benefits?
  • What is a “mask URL” and when/why would you want to use one?
  • How can you leverage being an affiliate to market and grow your business?
  • If someone is new to social media and wanted to create the most opportunity for a book release, what are the top things they should do?
  • What other tips can I offer to have more success with affiliate marketing and social media?