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Sacrificing the user experience for income

I’ve come to a new realization that if my goal is a business on the Internet, profits come first. Ads are a must, a tried-and-true business model on the web. I personally get annoyed by them, but that isn’t a problem thanks to extensions like AdBlock for Firefox. At BigSeminar X, October 2007, I met…Continue Reading…

Google AdSense Image Ads

I just swapped the text ads on the GoogleCommunity.com channel “GCvBGuest2ndLargeRect” for text and image ads. In 2 weeks, I should see how the performance compares. I might be leaving a lot of money on the table! Do you have any experience comparing earnings between Google text ads and image ads? Which earned you more,…Continue Reading…

1ShoppingCart – Unanimous Recommendation

I’m here at Armand Morin’s BigSeminar X, the best Internet marketing seminar. While preparing a great new product that allows me to communicate a lot of my core expertise, I had to find a service to process payments and keep track of clients. Naturally, I listened to what each speaker said. Jermaine Griggs uses 1ShoppingCart.com….Continue Reading…

Peel Away Ads Don’t Work – PeelAwayAds Review

So a few weeks back I bought PeelAwayAds, a product that allows you to create advertisements that “peel” away from the corners of your websites. Since then, I’ve been running the affiliate link for Peel Away Ads right here on my blog. You might’ve noticed it. But in all that time, ClickBank seems to have…Continue Reading…

New Ad Network with $25 Signup Bonus – WidgetBucks

I’ve just discovered an ad network called WidgetBucks which promises some $2 eCPM on their product advertising blocks. They have a list of top-selling products, along with some product information. I haven’t put it on this blog yet, but I thought I’d mention it because they’re offering a $25 signup bonus, no strings attached. If…Continue Reading…

Keeping your passwords in one place

When I read that the owner of My Money Blog keeps his passwords aggregated on one website, I was shocked. That’s putting all your eggs in one basket, I thought. If a hacker breaks into Yodlee, the service he uses to keep all his financial passwords, he’s toast! But then I read his rationalization. He…Continue Reading…