2 Fabulous Resources: SEO Guide and Email Marketing Guide

If you have a website online, you probably know how difficult it is to get your webpages ranked well on Google, or how to get more visitation, or how to build and keep a list of email subscribers. There’s a lot that goes into maintaining your website, let alone making it better and better.

But, it’s kind of fun right? When you get blog comments, or review your Google Analytics account and see 75 visitors or more in one day. Well, today I’m going to teach you a couple goodies that should get you even more excited!

  1. I will share an SEO guide straight from Google so you are learning from the source on how to increase search engine placement.

  2. Email Marketing Guide: I have a guide on “bad email keywords” that if you follow, will decrease the chances of your emails landing in SPAM boxes.


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Privacy Issues? Facebook to Allow 3rd Party Sites to “Personalize” Your Experience

Where is Facebook headed? At their third annual f8 conference held in San Francisco last week, decisions were made to automatically opt-in users to a 3rd party personalized experience. As groves of long-time Facebook users close or suspend their account, questions are raised as to how much of your private information is given away.

Sites that have access to your profile right now include Yelp, Microsoft Docs, Pandora.

“The plan consisted largely to enable people to “like” content from around the Web, transmitting their downstream activity back to Facebook, and also – garnering an incredible amount of backlash from those opposed to the company’s approach to automatically opt users in – they introduced the opportunity for partners to personalize your Web experience based on your profile.” – Louis Gray, http://blog.louisgray.com

So what is Facebook saying about it? Well, in a hard-to-find page in your Facebook account privacy settings, you’ll see:
Facebook’s instant personalization pilot program helps you connect more easily with your friends on select partner sites.

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Download Free Cool Fonts

Maybe you’re a beginner designer, or you are an author and just came out with an eBook you need a cool cover for. How can you get your design to stand out? I suggest, downloading free fonts – gothic fonts, script fonts, word fonts, handwriting fonts, tattoo fonts – all free for you to download depending on where you go.

I’ve actually researched a bit, where you can go to get free but SAFE fonts. I found a website that I now use exclusively, www.UrbanFonts.com. You can search fonts by category and view the styles without having to go through a ton of hoops. I’ve probably download a few dozen fonts from their site without problem 1.

Check out the Products section of this website. See that eBook,
“57 Tips to a Better Blog“? Now, look toward the bottom of the book and check out that script:
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Believe it or not, that’s just a font – not something I designed. See how you can set your designs apart from the crowd with simply finding a cool font?

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14 Online Product Ideas You Can Create Cheaply to Make Money Online


More and more businesses are quickly trying to get their name and business online and one way to do it is with creating products online. Domain names are being swiped up as if from a hoover vacuum and competition is in plain view now. According to World Internet Usage Statistics there are currently 1,668,870,408 internet users worldwide. From the years of 2000-2009, we have seen a 362.3 % increase in growth.

How are you supposed to stand out? What can you possibly sell?


Even if you are still in the stage of dreaming what it would be like to have your own website, it’s important to actively think about what you can create that is of value to others. Each person has a unique view on life and their particular set of issues to overcome. So, yes, you too can create a product or series of products to sell online and feel good about it.


A list of product ideas:

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Step by Step Instructions: How to Take Screenshots and Free Software to Use


Ever want to take a screenshot of an image, logo, computer problem, of good find on the Internet or your computer? There is free easy-to-use software out there that will allow you to do this in 3 simple steps.

  • Open the program.
  • Click “Capture Now”.
  • Select the area you want to capture.

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The easiest to use (and install) software I’ve found, that is free, is called Screen Hunter. I personally use this program multiple times a day. Below I have written out step-by-step instructions to find this software, download it, initial setup, and conclude with a training video on how to use the software. Couldn’t be easier….

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Feb

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

By: Amber Ludwig, Internet Marketing Coach

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?
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