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June 10th, 2007
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How Google Universal Search Will Steal Your Top Listings

Google is beginning to grab a part of the top 10 search results for themselves. So far, they’ve been adding the following to page one of your search queries:

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June 8th, 2007
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Check Your Google Adwords Account Today

There was a minor change made to the Google AdWords quality score last night. This could impact your minimum bids so you’ll want to login and see if you need to make any adjustments.


June 4th, 2007
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SEO Automation: How To Track Multiple Search Engine Keyword Rankings Instantly

With a little help from Dave Taylor, author of a number of cool tech books, including the book that inspired this time-saving tip, Wicked Cool Shell Scripts, I was able to save myself a tremendous amount of time and energy. Time that I used to spend doing mind-numbing repetitive data entry can now be used [...]


May 13th, 2007
1:23 pm
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How To Become An Artist 2.0

Merlin Mann just pointed to a New York Times Magazine article about Jonathan Coulton and The Hold Steady. These artists are thriving in the post-CD music world through intimate virtual relationships with their fans.
Music promotion through blogs and social networks like MySpace is getting more and more powerful. Managing this vast world of Web 2.0 [...]


May 10th, 2007
8:34 am
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Duplicate Content And The Problogger Group Writing Project

I wouldn’t be doing my job if I didn’t mention the SEO consequences of duplicating the entire list from Darren Rowse’s Group Writing Project.
It’s never a good idea to duplicate someone else’s content on your own blog. You now have duplicate content issues and can very easily send your page into the Google supplemental index, [...]


April 14th, 2007
4:10 pm
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How To Think Like An eBay PowerSeller

eBay PowerSellers are recognizable by the ‘PowerSeller’ badge next to their name. Maybe you’ve seen these sellers around — and to succeed on eBay, you want to think like they do.
How do people get the right to call themselves PowerSellers?


April 13th, 2007
10:57 pm
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A Copywriting Legend Left Us This Week

I won’t say much because I didn’t know him. But I knew his legend. His good friend and world-class copywriter, John Carlton, says it best.


April 6th, 2007
9:48 am
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Don’t Sign With A Label - Dick Dale

“The minute you sign your name, you lose all the rights to your music and you’ll never see a dime.” -Dick Dale


April 5th, 2007
6:13 pm
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AdWords Makes Two Changes

First, they changed the background color of the top ads from blue to yellow. No real big deal to advertisers there. It’s the second change that could make a significant difference to your CTR.


April 4th, 2007
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Go Get Your Google Website Optimizer Now

Google’s multivariate testing app, Website Optimizer, just opened to the public. It can help you increase your conversion rates and best of all, it’s free!


April 3rd, 2007
11:18 pm
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10 Steps To Successful Selling On eBay

Here is a simple, ten-step plan to successful selling on eBay.


April 2nd, 2007
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Apple And EMI Announce DRM-Free Music Downloads

You now have the ability to download the entire EMI artist catalog DRM-free. No usage restrictions. Plus the audio is encoded at 256 kbps, twice the quality of the current bit rate.
Check the press releases for the full details:
EMI: EMI Music launches DRM-free superior sound quality downloads across its entire digital repertoire
Apple: Apple Unveils Higher [...]


April 1st, 2007
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Find Related Keywords Using Google’s Define Command

Google recently added a new feature to the define: search command. A query like define:marketing will bring back a list of related keywords like the following:
direct marketing
marketing plan
marketing mix
marketing research
search engine marketing
viral marketing
affiliate marketing
internet marketing
permission marketing
database marketing
Not only is this a great tool for generating lists of related keywords to implement in your search engine [...]


March 30th, 2007
6:55 pm
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Get Your Next Album Paid For With SellABand

TechCrunch reports that SellABand just might be working.
But a few months later, wow. 2700 bands from all over the world have signed up, and four have already reached the $50,000 mark and have recorded albums (Nemesea, Cubworld, Second Person and Clemence, and more are on the way. Mandyleigh, one of our readers, is currently no. [...]


March 30th, 2007
10:47 am
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Keep Your Eyes Open For Google Pay-Per-Action Launch

Google AdWords Pay-Per-Action is in beta and they’re answering your questions here. I’ll be watching closely how they plan to handle advertising accounts that get very low conversion. If you only pay-per-action, what happens when nobody takes an action? Was that free branding you just got?
Also in AdSense news, the AdSense API is ready for [...]


January 15th, 2007
12:11 pm
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WebDev Best Practice: Use Dark Fonts On Light Backgrounds

People read content 32% faster on dark font on light backgrounds. Read the full report.


December 22nd, 2006
10:32 pm
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Top Music Business Articles of 2006

Learn how to promote and market your music, self-publish your music, and make your music business grow in 2007 with these tips from my top music business articles of 2006.

Searching For Other Musicians To Play With? Try This…
WikiMusicGuide
How to Market Your Music with MySpace
Your Music Will Sell In Japan?
Tunecore Puts Your Music Into iTunes And [...]


December 18th, 2006
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It’s Official: Pictures No Longer Allowed Next To Adsense Ads

Google just released this statement today:
We ask that publishers not line up images and ads in a way that suggests a relationship between the images and the ads. If your visitors believe that the images and the ads are directly associated, or that the advertiser is offering the exact item found in the neighboring image, [...]


December 17th, 2006
11:34 am
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Using Articles To Profit From Affiliate Programs

This is a quick guide on how you can earn a full time income with affiliate programs without even a web site. With this guide, all you have to do is create a free autoresponder series, then advertise it directly with ezines and other simple methods that I will show you.


December 4th, 2006
11:58 pm
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Affiliate Marketing 101: Choosing Your Affiliate Program

Here’s a few tips to help you select a great affiliate program that can help you earn a solid full time income.



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I'm a songwriter and recording artist who sings, plays keyboards, and explores the vast world of sound hoping to find some magical moments along the way. I'm also a Mac geek.

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