Very interesting Article at SiteSalary.com About PortalFeeder v2.0
Posted by reviews on Nov 25, 2007
PortalFeeder v2.0 is desktop software that you would use to help manage your websites. Most importantly, it is WordPress-friendly and offers seamless integration.
It is loaded with features, including a keyword research tool, template management, content import, free article search for additional content, product review integration, built in ClickBank search, Ebay RSS feed support, and a directory. I love the fact that this offers tools for Affiliate Marketers. With careful search engine optimization (SEO) and built-in desktop support with this wonderful program, you can start making money in a very short period of time.
There is much more so you will want to read about it. It also includes Blog Automation tools that allow your site to add content automatically. It also includes helpful tools to make your blog posts stand out, as ProBlogger mentions. All in all, this looks like an excellent tool for anyone trying to make money on the internet!
StumbleUpon: Improving Your Fan Network and Increasing Traffic
Posted by reviews on Nov 15, 2007
StumbleUpon is a wonderful thing. You can find all sorts of sites, pages, photos, videos, and games that would otherwise go unnoticed or not found when using your typical search engines. Use the Search in StumbleUpon and you can find gems of sites that you would very likely not find, as they could be buried deep into the pages of Google or Yahoo!.
Another benefit of StumbleUpon is the amount of traffic that can find your pages and sites. If you have something that you would like shared, you can add it to StumbleUpon when you or another stumbler discovers it and reviews it. From that point on that page, image, or video is on the StumbleUpon network.
This leads us to the next point.
Ways to improve your network of Fans:
- Create a StumbleUpon blog and have thoughtful, entertaining, funny, or simply fun content.
- Use the StumbleUpon PhotoBlog It! option to blog about a great photo that you have found. Do this by Right-clicking on the photo and choose StumbleUpon PhotoBlog It! Then comment on the photo you have found.
- Join various groups, such as Stumblers, StumbleUpon, or StumbleUpon Tweaks and Tricks (to improve your StumbleUpon layout and add features!)
- Read the StumbleUpon tweaks on The Prawn website.
- Also, you can improve you chances of meeting other like minded people by adding various interests to your profile. There are tons of interests to choose!
Interesting Blogs to read about StumbleUpon:
SEO MegaCorp: An SEO Company Based in India
Posted by reviews on Nov 11, 2007
Today I took a close look at an SEO company based in India called SEO MegaCorp. Being that I am reviewing an SEO consulting website, I decided to look at things such as keyword density and other on-page search engine optimization concerns. I can say that they have done an excellent job so far. Their top words are: SEO, megacorp, search engine, optimization. They also offer SEO services, an SEO news blog, a forum, articles, and tools. The domain is fairly new so it is difficult to check their Search Engine Results Page (SERP). I believe they are on the right track. On top of the above mentioned, they also offer website design and development.
The design of the various pages of SEO MegaCorp is simple, yet pleasing to the eye. I do think that the difference in color and basic design between the blog and the main page should be matched up, as the blog currently has a blue and white theme, whereas the main page has a green and white theme.
They do have a growing list of testimonials from happy customers to attest to their performance and customer service. One thing that impressed me was their published Code of Ethics. I think it’s important to state this and follow through on it.
Here’s part of their message:
Our fundamental company values stem from understanding that our successis tied with success of our clients.
I could not agree more with their principles! So, if you are looking for an excellent company to help you with your website, definitely consider SEO MegaCorp as an option.
Forums That Allow Signatures
Posted by reviews on Nov 2, 2007
Giorgos over at Geoland.org has compiled an excellent list of SEO and Webmaster Forums that allow signature (sig) in your forum posts. He breaks it down further by forum name, Alexa rank, PageRank, number of allowed links in the sig, number of posts required before being allowed to include a sig with URLs, whether or not the forum is nofollow, and if it allows RSS feeds. It’s a great list!
Here’s the site: Geoland.org
As you probably know, this is a good way to build backlinks while you post. If you do this on a forum that is NOT nofollow, the “link juice” will be passed to your site.
Not only that, but you could take part in the Adsense Revenue Sharing of certain forums, including Digital Point and NamePros. All in all, it could be a win-win situation for the specific forum as well as the person posting. Of course, the main benefit is that you can learn something by taking part and may be able to help someone else learn too.
Leftover Stuff from Airports Security - How to Buy!
Posted by reviews on Nov 1, 2007
Looking for a great way to find inventory to resell or just some nice gifts for yourself or others? Here’s some great possibilities!
Since 9/11, the TSA has collected tons of items at airport security checkpoints. What happens to all that stuff? Here’s how to buy TSA contraband.
Since 9/11, the Transportation Security Administration has collected tons of items at security checkpoints; in 2006 alone, screeners took in more than 13 million items. What happens to all that stuff? The TSA turns it over to state surplus property agencies, which tend to sell it online or at retail stores. (Sometimes the contraband is sold in bulk.)The agencies say they’ll reunite you with your prized pocketknife, if they can locate it. But they would much prefer that travelers figure out the rules and abide by them. “Our goal is for passengers not to bring this stuff on anymore, so we won’t have to deal with it,” says Steve Ekin, Georgia’s surplus property division director. Here’s where to look, and what you might find.
Quote from Yahoo! News
Here’s some contact info:
Alabama
Airports: 14 in Florida and Alabama, including Miami, Orlando, Huntsville, and Birmingham
Where to buy: eBay (seller ID: alstatesurplus)
Typical deal: Golf driver $100
Craziest items? “There are always lots of plastic fake swords that people buy at Walt Disney World, so there are probably lots of mad kids.”
Info: adeca.state.al.us/surplus%20property
Georgia
Airports: Atlanta, Savannah/Hilton Head
Where to buy: Stores in Tucker (Atlanta Surplus Center, 770/414-6468); Swainsboro (Swainsboro Surplus Center, 478/289-2623); and Americus (Americus Surplus Center, 229/931-2407)
Typical deal: Hammers $3, cordless drills $10
Craziest items? “We get flatware and kitchen knives stolen from restaurants, and we’ve received a bowling pin, a chain saw, and a few circular saws.”
Info: surplusproperty.doas.georgia.gov
Illinois
Airports: Chicago O’Hare, Chicago Midway, and occasionally four more in Illinois and Michigan
Where to buy: Auctions held at ibid.illinois.gov
Typical deal: 25 pounds of Swiss Army knives for $250
Craziest items? “On occasion, we’ll see big bowie knives and ninja swords. And nunchucks–a lot of those come through.”
Kentucky
Airports: Eight in various states, including Orlando and Miami (Alabama shares the loot), and Louisville
Where to buy: eBay (seller ID: kysurplus)
Typical deal: 50 Swiss Army knives for $250
Craziest items? “We’ve collected about 500 mini Louisville Slugger bats bought at the Louisville Slugger Museum.”
Info: finance.ky.gov/internal/surplus
Oregon
Airports: Portland and Eugene
Where to buy: eBay (seller ID: oregontrail2000)
Typical deal: 10 Leatherman multitools for $75
Craziest items? “Golf clubs and machetes.”
Info: oregonsurplus.com
Pennsylvania
Airports: 13 from various states, including New York JFK, Newark, Philadelphia, and Cleveland
Where to buy: eBay (seller ID: pastatesurplus)
Typical deal: Deer-hunting kit (gut-slitting knife, multitool, pocketknife, large safety pins, rope, flashlight) for $50
Craziest items? “We’ve received hundreds of pairs of fuzzy handcuffs and other … paraphernalia–I wanted to create funny Valentine’s Day kits, but folks here thought taxpayers wouldn’t like it.”
Info: dgs.state.pa.us/surp_prop
Texas
Airports: Seven across the state, including Dallas/Fort Worth and Austin
Where to buy: Austin Storefront in Austin, 512/463-1990
Typical deal: Scissors and corkscrews 25¢, knives 50¢, multitools $2.50
Craziest items? “Brass knuckles, crutches, and piñata sticks. And we once got a cane with a knife inside it.”
Info: tfc.state.tx.us/communities/supportserv/prog/statesurplus
Washington State
Airports: Seattle-Tacoma, Spokane, and Tri-Cities
Where to buy: Auburn Retail Store in Auburn, 253/333-4912
Typical deal: Corkscrews for 25¢
Craziest items? “Lots of ulus–round Eskimo chopping blades. Also, a Sit’n Putt. It’s a short-handled putter designed to be used while you’re on the potty.”
Info: ga.wa.gov/surplus
Ways to Find Your PPC Niche (Adsense, etc)
Posted by reviews on Oct 24, 2007
Many of us want an income in which we can “set it and forget it”, such as creating websites that may have great content, but also brings in some steady income along the way. How do you find good ways of determining what is searched for and what is bought?
There are a number of good ways to find revenue niches for your sites.
You can take a look at Google Trends which is Google’s report of what is hot.
With Hot Trends, you can see a snapshot of what’s on the public’s collective mind by viewing the fastest-rising searches for different points of time. You can see a list of today’s top 100 fastest-rising search queries in the U.S. You can also select a recent date in history to see what the top rising searches were and what the search activity looked like over the course of that day. We update Hot Trends hourly.
It’s a great way of seeing what is happening at the peak of a wave.
Another handy tool for seeing what is selling well is to look at Ebay’s What’s Hot page in Seller Central.
Selling success often translates into being at the right place, at the right time, with the right product. Check back often to stay on top of the latest promotions and hot items on eBay.
Ebay also lists Hot Items by Category, has an Ebay Pulse, and many other options on the above page.
John Hold had a great suggestion;
I find the best tool to use is the google search box. Not on googles home page but in your browser. I use firefox and have a google search box in the header. what you do is just type in any one letter like “f”. it will automatically fill the search box with first, all the searches you’ve made starting with that letter but under that will be “suggestions”, that’s what you want to look at. with “f” you’ll find “facebook, firefox, friendster, etc etc”. these are the top searched for sites. next type in a second letter like “a”. Now you see the most popular search terms that start with “fa” like”family guy, fandango, etc”. I then typed in “t” so that my first three letters are “fat”. After “fat people, fathead” you’ll see some good niche material like fate, fatigue, fatty liver, and fatima. Now click on a search term (niche) that you think will pay good and look at the ads that show and how many there are. From that info you decide if it’s worth going after.
The possibilities are indeed endless. I just typed in “str” for kicks and found these 3 niches, stress, strep throat and stroke. Bet any of those could pay some big adsence bucks. Knock yourself out!
Another is to try to get your hands on Google’s monthly list of most searched for terms or the monthly highest paying words for PPC. These lists can be a challenge to get, but can be insightful.
The last suggestion is to simply read magazines, ezines, and newspapers for the latest news or research being done. You may be able to get a jump on your competition just by using the ‘old noodle’ (your brain)!
An Ongoing List of Adsense Alternatives
Posted by reviews on Oct 24, 2007
Webmasters can place Google AdSense JavaScript code on their web pages which would then allow Google AdSense to be displayed as advertisements based upon the content of the web page.
Some webmasters are either not accepted into the Google AdSense program, or do not wish to do business with Google.
For those webmasters, there are many alternatives to Google AdSense.
Click here for a list of alternatives
for the List of Google Alternatives Page of this site