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Sir Samuel Freedom: Social Media's Errant Knight
2007-11-10 19:23:00 "Bad blogger! Bad! You don't get a cookie or a Digg or a Sphinn or a Bump or a Poke or a Plug or a...."After about a month of vacationing in the lovely town of Durham, N.C., I decided that my... [[This is only the post summary. As always, your genuine comments are appreciated and readers are always welcome to leave a non-adult-oriented link to one of their sites after commenting.]] More About: Freedom , Social , Knight , Samuel
Rich Schefren blah blah blahhhh, Part 2
2007-11-09 14:09:00 A Tiny, But Necessary, Pre-Qualifier"I have been on Sam's list for close to a year now, and he has been a big influence on the way I market and also my marketing tactics. He is someone to watch and... [[This is only the post summary. As always, your genuine comments are appreciated and readers are always welcome to leave a non-adult-oriented link to one of their sites after commenting.]] More About: Rich , Part , Blah , Blah Blah
Further Exploitation via Data Mining on Twitter
2007-11-07 10:24:00 Exploit: 1. To employ to the greatest possible advantage.Being the sole internet marketer (slash blogger) with the specific aim of spreading good cheer and controversy simultaneously, I was very... [[This is only the post summary. As always, your genuine comments are appreciated and readers are always welcome to leave a non-adult-oriented link to one of their sites after commenting.]] More About: Mining , Exploitation , Data , Data Mining , Twitter
And Together We Shall Make Beautiful Donkeys
2007-11-06 11:42:00 If only everyone had a donkey the world would be such a nicer place. We could all sit around and tell stories about our donkeys. We could talk about how strong they are; about how loyal they are;... [[This is only the post summary. As always, your genuine comments are appreciated and readers are always welcome to leave a non-adult-oriented link to one of their sites after commenting.]] More About: Beautiful , Make , Donkeys
The First Ever Controversy Blog Meme - Stealthy Tips on Steroids
2007-11-06 10:29:00 Hey, Look! It's the Scoble Starfish! What's IT Doing Here?Those who know me understand that I could not just come up with an ordinary blog meme. But I first wanted check if there were any cool,... [[This is only the post summary. As always, your genuine comments are appreciated and readers are always welcome to leave a non-adult-oriented link to one of their sites after commenting.]] More About: Meme , Tips , Blog , Steroids , Controversy
A Quick Jaunt Into Data Mining on Twitter
2007-11-04 11:58:00 Holy Twitter , Batman! It's Boris Groys!So just who the hell is Boris Groys and why might any of us who Twitter care about him? Other than the fact that he might be a teacher of art history and... [[This is only the post summary. As always, your genuine comments are appreciated and readers are always welcome to leave a non-adult-oriented link to one of their sites after commenting.]] More About: Mining , Data , Data Mining , Quick
How to Avoid Google's Duplicate Content Penalty
2007-11-02 15:05:00 Content geeks, beware!In the realm of theory, where most computer-bound geeks spend the bulk of their existence, ANYTHING is possible; any outcome arguable; any action justifiable. But reality is... [[This is only the post summary. As always, your genuine comments are appreciated and readers are always welcome to leave a non-adult-oriented link to one of their sites after commenting.]] More About: Content , Avoid , Penalty , Tent , Pena
A Trackback Widget for New Blogger - Ok Its a Mashup.
2007-10-31 09:03:00 Look, New Blogger ! It's a trackback widget! It's a trackback mashup! It's a trackback hack! No, it's Super New Blogger Trackback Widget Mash up Hack!Well, guess what? I really don't know the... [[This is only the post summary. As always, your genuine comments are appreciated and readers are always welcome to leave a non-adult-oriented link to one of their sites after commenting.]]
Death to Haloscan!
2007-10-31 08:45:00 Haloscan, home of the third-party comment and trackback widget (trackback definition) that many bloggers have been using for quite some time seems to have gone the way of the ancient Babylonians.That... [[This is only the post summary. As always, your genuine comments are appreciated and readers are always welcome to leave a non-adult-oriented link to one of their sites after commenting.]] More About: Death , Alos
Craigslist Busted Wide Open...!
2007-10-27 02:50:00 Everyone knows Craigslist . My 90-year old grandmother knows of Craigslist yard sales. Even Osama Bin Laden can shop for camels on UAE Craigslist. And yes, George Bush, MoveOn.Org and Skull &... [[This is only the post summary. As always, your genuine comments are appreciated and readers are always welcome to leave a non-adult-oriented link to one of their sites after commenting.]] More About: Open , Wide , Busted
Does the Customer REALLY Matter?
2007-10-25 23:25:00 C'mon, do you REALLY care about "the customer?"Is your ambition in this work-from-home nightmare, errr, dream, really on par with Mother Theresa, Ghandi and Martin Luther King, or are you really only... [[This is only the post summary. As always, your genuine comments are appreciated and readers are always welcome to leave a non-adult-oriented link to one of their sites after commenting.]] More About: Customer , Matter , Ally
A WordPress Lover's Plugin Dream Deal!
2007-10-25 03:55:00 Run, don't walk! One of the hottest WordPress Plugin s ever for driving loads of traffic to your Wordpress blogs AND which eliminates the need for the ever-unsightly and clunky "sociable" plugin is on... [[This is only the post summary. As always, your genuine comments are appreciated and readers are always welcome to leave a non-adult-oriented link to one of their sites after commenting.]] More About: Deal , Dream
Yann the Unsubscriber.
2007-10-24 16:33:00 "Yann the Unsubscribe r" sung to the tune of "Puff the Magic Dragon"Let me just say... that if you ever unsubscribe from my blog, it won't bother me one bit. But for the love of g-d and your immortal... [[This is only the post summary. As always, your genuine comments are appreciated and readers are always welcome to leave a non-adult-oriented link to one of their sites after commenting.]] More About: Subs , Scribe
GAJILLIONS of Dollars in Just 7.35 Minutes!
2007-10-23 16:18:00 It happened again... ...in my recent post titled, "Stupid Subject Lines.... Don't Be An Internet Marketing Celebrity Amateur.", I gave some of the oh-so-common, everyday examples of some rather... [[This is only the post summary. As always, your genuine comments are appreciated and readers are always welcome to leave a non-adult-oriented link to one of their sites after commenting.]] More About: Dollars , Minutes , Doll , Lars , Utes
The World's BEST WordPress Plugins for Internet Marketers
2007-10-23 00:38:00 Don't know about you, but I've been holding back from unleashing a small empire of monetized WordPress blogs because (and his could just be ME) I have this nagging concern that I'm going to get the... [[This is only the post summary. As always, your genuine comments are appreciated and readers are always welcome to leave a non-adult-oriented link to one of their sites after commenting.]] More About: Wordpress , Internet , Wordpress Plugins , Plugins , Marketers
This Is Starting to Piss Me Off...
2007-10-19 21:03:00 Sorry folks (am I really?), But I've got to return to my original blogging style. When I first started out, I had a pretty decent edge to me. When marketers came out with bullshit or shitty shoddy conclusions, I would pretty give it to 'em - a nice little ol internet marketing boot in the ass so-to-speak. People seemed to like that, get a little chuckle out of it but the strange-as-**** fact More About: Piss
Two of The Best Private Label Resale Rights Offers Ever
2007-10-18 17:58:00 If you're new to internet marketing and/or new to the concept of private label rights (or private label resale rights) products, aka PLR, then it's safe to say it's one of the BEST, if not THE best, money-making opportunities available for the every day work-at-home guy and gal.No matter your experience or skill level, using PLR is one of the fastest ways to start making money on the internet, More About: Rights , Offers , Label , Private , Offer
Stupid Subject Lines.... Don't Be An Internet Marketing Celebrity Amateur.
2007-10-10 17:13:00 I won't name names, but it's just so horrific that I really want to. But why is it that marketers who are supposedly ACCOMPLISHED send out emails with some of the most, absolutely god-awful subject lines that even a 5-yr old could out-perform? Let me give you a sample of some of the ones I'd gotten just today: Stupid Subject Line Number 1: "Are You Up for the Million Dollar Challenge?" Why More About: Marketing , Internet , Celebrity , Internet Marketing
100% Commission No-Brainer & My 1st Interview Ever.
2007-05-11 22:32:00 Greeting Friends and Fellow Marketers, I know you're hungry for low-cost, high-quality products that pays out 100% commissions! I like 'em, too! Here's why I like 'em. Let's see if our reasons match! The cost is low so the risk is laughable.Just one bit of SOLID advice from them can make a huge difference in your earning potential AND save you a LOT of time.You can resell them at 100% More About: Interview , Commission , Ever , Brain , Sion
Give Me Your Money, B****!
2007-04-26 22:40:00 (Fair warning: If you don't like the word "bullshit" then turn back now... ;-) "More Internet Marketing Bullshit? Again?!" I want to say "Again?! More Bullshit?" but I just can't bring myself to even act surprised. What's awfully sad about this latest round of "internet marketing bullshit" is that it's sincerely believed by those who proffer it. I mean REALLY, REALLY believed. It has More About: Money , Give
You Twit! Don't You Know Web 2.0?
2007-04-26 11:36:00 As I was checking out my sweet 3rd place in "the coolest guy on the planet" SEO competition standings (Google) over a year after it started, Brad Fallon made me aware of something. And like him, I think, if you're not doing it already, it's no big deal. It's just another Web 2.0 type thing that has some pretty cool potential. So tell me, then... do you Twit ter? If so, leave me a message! More About: Know
If It's After 8pm EST on 4/25/07 then Don't Bother Reading This.
2007-04-25 22:19:00 re: jv giveaways using blogs and rss Let me just tell you something. I think a lot of people are so shell-shocked from hype-laden, mind-numbing ad copy, that they really just won't comprehend what a value this blog article offers. Sure, it's last minute, but I only found out less than an hour ago. You might have heard of Gina Gaudio-Graves. She's worked with a lot of big names in this More About: Reading , After , Then
100% Commissions: Gary Ambrose's 3rd (and Final?) Picklemania!
2007-04-23 18:29:00 Oy! OY! Gary Ambrose is putting on another Nickelmania. And this time it's with Keith Wellman. Ya gotta love Nickel Manias. They have about the same appeal as a scratch ticket: you can't pass up the chance you might win something big for a mere $2, but more often than not, you walk away $2 lighter and with an adrenalin rush that only another Nickelmania can cure. You see what I'm saying? More About: Commissions , Rose , Final , Miss , Commission
Get Your Vaseline Out, Google Is At It Again! (re: Paid Links)
2007-04-22 09:09:00 I'm tellin ya folks, it doesn't pay to play by the rules. I know many of you and you come on here really believing in the "work-at-home" dream, that maybe you really CAN'T make "$8,000 in just 3 days!" but that, with a little handshaking and the right amount of effort, MAYBE you can start making a mortgage or car payment, right? Am I at least in the ballpark? There's all kinds of ways to make More About: Google , Links , Paid , Again , Line
Early Notification of Unrivalled Stealth Program plus FREE YouTube-Style Si
2007-04-17 04:35:00 Greetings Marketing Friends,In about 2 weeks, I am releasing something that you will have likely never seen before. I say "likely" because we let a few slip out early on but otherwise NO ONE, and I mean NO ONE, has ever created anything as remotely powerful and easy to use. I've seen a LOT of things that look and sound "clever" and offer the naive and unsuspecting reader some kind of hyped up More About: Youtube , Free , Style , Prog , Early
The AFFILIATE MARKETING 1-2-3 POWERPUNCH!
2007-02-13 22:47:00 If you've been surfing around the work-at-home or affiliate marketing scene for a little while, trying to figure out all the ways to make money from home, there's a chance you've started to develop what I call "the bullshit detector." It can be hard to know who is telling the truth any more. So it should bring you some comfort to discover that it really doesn't matter. What? What the heck do More About: Marketing , Power , Affiliate Marketing , Market , Affiliate
TAG AND PING FOR THE PISSED OFF MARKETER!
2006-11-17 08:03:00 Greetings Friend, In A Rush? Click Here! You've heard of it before, "Tag and Ping ", probably so much that you have either bitten and taken a closer look by now OR you're so frustrated with not understanding what it's really all about that you get infuriated and resentful each new time you hear about it. If you're like me when I first started, you wish someone would just come along and More About: Market , Mark , Pissed , Piss
Screw It, That's Enough...!
2006-11-02 22:37:00 That's it, I'm finally sick of it. Those of you who've known me since the earliest days have known, for some time now, that I've never quite done things the way many marketers, or marketers-in-training, do. In fact, I've even commented on some of their tactics with reproach. You've also come to understand that I love to experiment and when I find something that works..I WORK IT! And... I tell More About: Hat , Enough , Screw , That , Crew
Holy Sh*t...Not Naming Names, But...
2006-08-15 04:00:00 Damn, I'm not claiming to be some kind of silver-tongued devil, but what is with the state of internet marketing today? Seriously, what in the Good Lord's name is going on? Have we reached some kind of critical mass where both every amateur who never took an "ad copy" course seriously AND even a good number of, supposedly, EXPERIENCED marketers have reached the upper limits of bad taste and just More About: Name , Holy , Ames , Ming , Names
Rich Schefren...blah blah blahhhhh
More articles from this author:2006-07-17 14:46:00 Here's a tidbit about me that you don't know. I didn't come to web marketing out of desperation. I came out of intense curiousity which then turned into a blazing passion. I had spent 30+ years in my father's company enjoying relationships on a daily basis with over 1000s of customers and then we sold it (well, most of it.) Why am I telling you this? TWO REASONS... 1) Marketers seem to think More About: Rich , Chef , Blah Blah Blah , Blah , Blah Blah 1, 2, 3, 4 |




