I received this from Amazon today: Change to Amazon Associates program After careful review of how we are investing our advertising resources, we have made the decision to no longer pay referral fees to Associates who send users to www.amazon.com, www.amazon.ca, or www.endless.com through keyword bidding and other paid search on Google, Yahoo, MSN, and More…


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Here’s a list of my favorite WordPress plugins? What are your favorites? Please add them in the Comments section and I’ll compile a list for everyone to share. All in One SEO Pack – Great SEO plugin that helps you get better search engine rankings NextGEN Gallery – easy to use gallery plugin Sociable – More…


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My friend Ervin Grinberg has become a Twitter maniac since he came to my Twitter workshop a few weeks ago. Every day he’s sending me more Twitter resources. Yesterday I told him about TweetDeck and he found an incredible resource for TweetDeck users. Check out Richard Barley’s ultimate TweetDeck resource guide to learn everything you More…


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Sign up as an affiliate at www.godaddy.com and www.hostgator.com Send your GoDaddy affiliate link to your client and have them register their domain name or get their credit card info and register it for them Send your HostGator affiliate link to your client and have them sign up for webhosting or get their credit card More…


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Facebook created an online uprising last week by proposing a new Terms of Service agreement for all users. In case you’re not familiar with the Terms of Service agreement, it’s the long legal document you agree to every time you sign up for an online account. The document is designed to protect the website owner More…


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I found a great new tool that automatically Tweets your new uploads to Flickr. Check out SnapTweet to set up your free account. Simply enter your Twitter login and your Flickr URL and your accounts will be connected. Upload a new picture to Flickr and it will be Tweeted automatically. How does this help drive More…


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My copy of Twitter Power: How to Dominate Your Market One Tweet at a Time, by Joel Comm arrived yesterday afternoon and I couldn’t put it down last night. I’ve been Twittering for over  a year and I know the basics. I know the fundamentals of tweeting and retweeting, Twitter etiquette and how to customize More…


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The Super Bowl is over, the NBA and NHL regular seasons are winding (the playoffs go on through June), and baseball season is just around the corner. So what do horny, die-hard sports fans do for excitement in the middle of the long, cold winter? Sports Illustrated solved that problem years ago when it created More…


In response to slumping sales, the fear of a prolonged recession, and the public perception that all drinks cost more than $4, Starbucks is launching it’s version of McDonald’s dollar menu. The company that used to say we sell “an experience” not coffee, is now changing it’s tune. Starbucks is trying to convince us that More…


Last year I checked Google Hot Trends right after the Super Bowl ended and 95 out of 100 searches were related to the Super Bowl commercials and game facts. Only 10 of the searches were related to the halftime entertainer, Tom Petty. This year I was surprised to see that 35 of the top 100 More…