Don’t forget about our mega CASH contest, plus a new one on Easy Cash Contests.

Hello everyone! I promised this post would be out “this week”  before the new year, however I just realized it’s already the 28th! (For craps sake, where does it go?)

For those that have no idea what I’m talking about, the title really isn’t meant to be “bait” of any kind; there really are a BUNCH of people on the look out for this post. These are the readers that have (understandably) asked me questions like, “Why do you have your Twitter link above the fold?”, “Why are you giving incentives to follow you?”, etc and so forth…..

…..WHEN YOU HAVEN’T STARTED TWEETING YET!! Plus the fact that I’m only following one person so far. (Mitch “busted” me on that one, thanks for the comment buddy. )

Happy Halloween! Past Present or Future, depending when you read this; I won’t be posting tomorrow

I realize I promised this to be a monthly thing here when I started it in June, sorry about that.

With so many things happening, not the least of which, my sudden yet unavoidable 2 month disappearance, it just hasn’t happened…I’ll try much harder from here on

For those too lazy, hehe, to click the link above, this is where at the end of each month I do a round up of the best of the best posted here during that month.

Just in case you missed or forgot anything juicy Now let’s dig into those archives! (All links should open in a new window.)

JULY (Slow month)

1. A very popular tip for bloggers regarding comments. Ranking heavy-weight in most popular posts!

Hello everyone, how are ya?

This is not the same as asking about your favorite Social Networking sites. Now I’m asking what your opinion is on the most poplular Social Bookmarking sites are overall.

You see, I’m switching out my ShareThis plugin, for this one.

It has come to my attention (and really should have been obvious), that more readers will bookmark a post if it’s easier to do so.

Having to click a link, then push the button, clearly isn’t easiest. Duh me. So I’m going with one that automatically shows the icons (with the option to hide behind a link).

This one is very cool as it comes preloaded with 50 - f i f t y - sites. There also in-lies the problem. As you can see below this post, 50 is clearly too intrusive and unnecessary.

Sorry for the wait, I had a bunch of comments to sort through Congratulations, we have two contest winners!

1. Yan and his BloggingForBeginners blog for suggesting the “Most Popular Pages“, thanks Yan! (As you can see in the left box, that will go in as soon as I find a decent one…..Alex King’s no longer seems to be working properly.)

2. Wiehanne from WiehanneContest for the suggestionS of my RSS Subscribe Box & my Social Network buttons, thanks Wiehanne! (I didn’t know just how far below the fold my RSS really was until this…it was above the fold on my screen.)

Congratulations you two! You have until Friday the 24th to claim your prize. As a reminder, you can pick ONE of the following…..

A Site Review - (Click link to see exaclty what you will get if you choose this.)

A big thank you for all that participated in the first Knowledge Link Love round! (Those new here, click the link.)

I think this first one, “What Are Your favorite Social Networks and Why?” went quite well, lots of good knowledge on the subject was shared!

For those that didn’t get in on it yet, feel free! LOTS of juicy link love there for ya (minus this list )

Now onto business, lets take a gander at all the cool people that DID take the time to spread some knowledge…..
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Andrei Buiu from Entrepreneur-Hut shares experiences and links from Twitter, Flickr, and MyBlogLog.

JR @ Internet Marketing Strategies shares experiences and links from Twitter, Stumble Upon and MyBlogLog - she’s on Facebook also, but not entirely sure where that’s headed. She shares some neat info on submission and more.

Here it is! The first round of Knowledge Link Love (if you’re new here, click for info). This first one should prove quite beneficial for all involved, you, myself and especially any and all beginners following it.

It can’t be denied, Social Networking/Marketing is the hottest thing practically since the net itself was invented.

The “problem” now is, it has become soooo popular that there are just tooooo many social sites…..hundreds, with more and more being created every week.

See if this sounds a little familiar - You sign up for each and everyone as soon as they come out, with the best intentions in mind of course.

Now it’s 6+ months later, you have your name on 30 or so profiles and NOT MUCH ELSE. Some are partially filled out, maybe an avatar and a couple lines for a bio…maybe you even found a friend or 2…

The following tip is one of THE most important for a beginner, especially one on a low budget.

Hello everyone, I was going to spend this weekend playing some more much needed catch-up, but I just can’t hold this much longer.

As you know, my principle goal is somewhat of an adviser to those direct sellers that are trying to *take it online*.

This is a particular question I see everywhere, and often. Whether it be forums and message boards or through social networking, it is continually asked…and it scares the jeepers out me every time…

“Where can I find a really cheap or free alternative to…..” and they mention very select things. Things that you should most certainly not go free or *cheapo* on.

Things that are key components to an online business to which going FREE will cost you TIME & MONEY in the long run…..not to mention too many hassles and headaches to count.

Hello all, it’s been about a week since my last post where I discussed merging blogs.

At the tail end of that post, I hinted to the fact that I would have to spend a little time playing catch-up from my sudden 2month disappearance.

Well here we are. I’ve been home a little over 2 weeks and madly catching up. I think I’ve done well so far with lots of internal touch-ups complete (you may or may not notice those), and three new pages I needed to do!

I’m still not “done” (are we ever?) but going along reasonably smoothly.

Now it’s those three new pages I would like to point your attention too…

1. Wanna buy a review? I charge a reasonable wage (with a perk for subscribers) and always work my butt off on each one to make sure it’s done well. Check out the Review Policy.

Well here it is officially. After much debate and personal struggle (about a years worth), this is my official merging of Internet & Offline marketing together on one blog…

Lord help us all.

I suppose the main bug up my bum about this was the ability to combine both and not make it totally confusing, category wise especially.

For now I will just have a pronounced “Offline Marketing” category, with sub-categories as it grows.

I may even go so far as to put ALL web marketing categories as sub-categories under Web Marketing Tips, to avoid what could be real confusion.

I can think of two right off the bat. If you’re looking for offline advertising tips, you don’t want to go to the wrong one and get all flustered.

The same goes for social networking. After all, offline networking is social too right? Yep, that could get ugly…

Hey everyone, a short and pointed post today. This is also a first for me; I’m looking for guest posters! Affiliate Marketers and Social Networkers please apply

I may eventually be looking in other areas as well, but for now, just these two topics. The criteria for approval is a simple 3 step…

1. Know your stuff.

2. Be able to *speak it* in Plain English.

3. Original Content. This means written by YOU (I take copyright infringements very serious) and unpublished elsewhere.

Remember, we’re all about Beginner Marketing Tips here. If you can get your point across with as little “geek speak” as humanly possible, then you’re perfect!

You’ll receive 2 links (before and after post) and as much exposure as possible, initially and archive.

There is one thing I ask in return, it is optional but strongly encouraged…..