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Interested in making money with your blog? Take a look at this website

If you’ve thought you might like to blog for money but just really don’t know how to get started, here’s a “Useful Website” to look at. And, if you’re an advertiser looking for blogs on which to get your products or services reviewed, this is useful for you, too.
The service is called “Smorty.” I don’t [...]

Suppose you do want to sell me something — here’s a useful website

Okay, that last post sort of got the rant out of me. I’m feeling less “curmudgeonly” now and I’m willing to admit there’s a place in the world for sales and advertising.
And if you’re one of those sales and marketing people with something to sell or market, here’s a “Useful Website” just for you — [...]

Why do advertisers think I’m irregular, have ED, insomnia, heart trouble, and thousands for a luxury car?

I watch television probably too much. As I sit here at home working during the day, I watch a lot of CNN and other cable news. In the evenings, my wife and I and sometimes our visiting adult children watch one or two sit-coms.
But everywhere I turn, I see advertisements for bowel aid, pain relievers, [...]

Got a business? Need a new ad campaign for the new year? Here’s a helpful site

If you’ve got a business, you face decisions every day regarding one thing in particular — how do you advertise effectively to gain customers for your products or services? Here’s a “Useful Website” offering that might help you out — the Hawthorne Direct website.
Hawthorne Direct is a major television and media ad agency that seems [...]

If you sell on the Internet, this company offers a deal on PPC advertising

I’m betting that at least a few of us here (me, for one) do some form of marketing or sales on the Internet. If that’s true, I’d also bet that more than a few of us have done some sort of “PPC” advertising. For the rest of you, “PPC” stands for “Pay Per Click” — [...]

OpSource offers the expertise you may need to put your on-demand idea in business

What do you do if you have a killer website and a great idea to deliver a killer web service or computer/software function via the Internet — come up with all the details and be an Internet “do-it-yourselfer”?
I’m talking about what used to be called Application Service Provider or On-Demand software services. The term now [...]

Puzzled by ‘SEO’ or ‘SERPs’? Here’s a useful company with a useful glossary

When I first started my website adventures on the Internet, I noticed the abundance of acronyms — which makes sense, because the whole of computer “geekdom” is peppered with acronyms. I didn’t know a “SERP” from a Dallas SEO, a CSS from a Google Death Penalty (not good!). I’m still working on the abundance of [...]

Great buys on professional quality 5.11 Tactical products at this online store

5.11 Tactical clothing, tactical outdoor gear, and equipment has become legendary among law enforcement, military, and firefighting professionals. From jackets to pants and shirts, to a quality line of footwear and underwear, the company’s products are unequaled. 5.11 Tactical Outdoors, Inc., carries a huge supply of 5.11 Tactical clothing and gear, enabling them to ship [...]

Being a ‘Postie’ is just about the most fun I’ve had as a writer

A few months ago I heard about an online business called PayPerPost. I think I read about PayPerPost first in Darren Rowse’s well-known ProBlogger blog, sometime in 2006. The concept intrigued me, because I come from a news writing and reporting background. I saw the idea as a simple way someone with the ability to [...]

Realistic ‘fake’ boulders will get your address plaque noticed

This may be the coolest idea I’ve ever heard of for an address plaque for your home — a realistic-looking “fake” boulder to decorate the curb where you live.
These realistic looking boulders with attached, custom bronze address plaques or welcome plaques come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes, and are the perfect answer [...]