Archive for December, 2006

Hidden Links To Amazon.com Discounts

Saturday, December 30th, 2006

How would you like to uncover all the best deals available on Amazon.com?

I have uncovered a secret method of searching through the Amazon.com product database and showing only items that are on sale. You can pick the product category and exact discount range you want to search and Amazon will do the rest.

Startup.com Meets Reality TV

Friday, December 29th, 2006

Sponsored Blog Post

Are you a reality tv junkie? Fascinated with business startups? Then checkout www.RockStartup.com and get your fix of both.

Young entrepreneur Ted Murphy, CEO of www.PayPerPost.com, is documenting the rise of his new company through this new website. Whether you love or hate the concept of the company (I like getting paid to write on my blog), this is a very cool inside look at a startup company.

The Adsense Rules On Images Have Changed

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

12/18/2006 - Adsense Blog

The rules on image placement for websites using Adsense ads has changed. Several of the techniques that Adsense gurus have been touting are now explicitly off limits.

The policy basically boils down to this: if you are using images to try and trick users into thinking that the ad and image are in some way connected - you broke the rules.

Two specific examples are given in the Adsense blog entry.

Web Marketing Questions For The Go-To Guy!

Friday, December 15th, 2006

Mrs. Go-To Guy and I are expecting our first baby soon and I am anticipating less free time in my schedule for writing.

To make sure that I continue to address topics that are important to you, I’ve compiled a list of some of the most recent questions I have received.

Please look over this list and let me know which ones are important to you. Also, let me know what needs to be added to the list. Just leave a comment with your thoughts.

Online Business Goal Number One Is Achieved

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006

Earn enough money through online marketing to pay for the month’s hosting fees.

That was my goal back in January of 2006 as I decided to try and find a way to earn a living through my own websites.

I had been working online for over 10 years at that point, but never ran my own online business. My income came from working on websites for other people and a full-time corporate gig.