- Conflicting Thought Patterns: Is Fear of being Unplugged a Sign of Impending Failure?
Conflicting Thought Patterns: Is Fear of being Unplugged a Sign of Impending Failure? Maybe I'm just getting old but I don't care about a lot of the things I used to care about... like staying online no matter where I...
Posted by Fred on January 9, 2012, 10:08 AM
- SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) & Protect IP Pending Bills
SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) & Protect IP Pending Bills Fear Makes People do Terrible Things... What does a child or an emotionally immature person do when faced with the loss of something? They act out of fear. The entertainment...
Posted by Fred on January 1, 2012, 10:17 AM
- The Lost Art (and Appreciation) of Quality
The Lost Art (and Appreciation) of Quality It's easy to make a broad statement such as "people used to care about quality but now they just don't"... but like most broad statements, it's only partially true. Today there's a quality...
Posted by Fred on September 29, 2011, 10:43 AM
- Knowledge without Wisdom is Dangerous.
Knowledge without Wisdom is Dangerous. Knowledge without wisdom is dangerous. This all too evident with governments. It's also all too evident with businesses trying to save money and get ahead by hiring young and/or inexperienced (cheap) people in key, or...
Posted by Fred on August 2, 2011, 3:10 PM
- 11 Reasons You're Failing
11 Reasons You're Failing I want to do great things and make a positive impact on other people's lives. I want to be one of those people that other people look at and ask how on earth does he get...
Posted by Fred on August 1, 2011, 4:36 PM
- How to Change Your Life in 30 Days?
I recently read a short eBook that I found to be very, very engaging and powerful. I put it on my iPad and plan to read it a few more times and refer back to it often. That's how good...
Posted by Fred on April 15, 2011, 10:57 AM
- Barney Fife Chases the SEO Bandits at J.C. Penny
Barney Fife and the NY Times Chase the SEO Bandits at J.C. Penny The NY Times published an article on February 13th (the 12th online) titled The Dirty Little Secrets of Search by David Segal, that lambasted J.C. Penny for...
Posted by Fred on February 17, 2011, 9:41 AM
- Have You Been Slapped by the Google Ranking Adjustment?
How has Google's Ranking Algorithm Adjustment Impacted You? What, you didn't know they changed something? A lot of internet business marketing types get all upset anytime Google changes (or noticeably changes) their ranking algorithms. The truth is Google tweaks their...
Posted by Fred on February 3, 2011, 1:18 PM
- Advertising on Facebook
Advertising on Facebook If you're tired of paying high click rates on Google for PPC ads, then you should give Facebook a try. Let's talk about some of the differences between the two and how you should approach each. Don't...
Posted by Fred on January 26, 2011, 3:01 PM
- How to Use Social Media to Grow a Brick and Mortar Business...
How to Use Social Media to Grow a Brick and Mortar Business... Social media is all the rage these days. It seems like everywhere you turn you run into it. Sure it's fine for web based businesses, but what if...
Posted by Fred on October 7, 2010, 12:19 AM
- Facebook Fan Pages and Static FBML Part 3: iFrames!
Facebook Fan Pages and Static FBML Part 3: iFrames! In Facebook Fan Pages and Static FBML Part 1 I showed how to setup a Facebook Fan Page and in Facebook Fan Pages and Static FBML Part 2 I showed how...
Posted by Fred on July 6, 2010, 11:32 PM
- Facebook Fan Pages and Static FBML Part 2
Facebook Fan Pages and Static FBML Part 2 In Facebook Fan Pages and Static FBML Part 1 I covered the basics of adding a tab and or box to your Fan Page using the Static FBML app to create custom...
Posted by Fred on May 17, 2010, 8:00 AM
- Facebook Fan Pages and Static FBML - Part 1
Customize Your Facebook Fan Page with Static FBML (Facebook Markup Language) What is a "Fan Page" Facebook Fan Pages are for businesses, bands, products, websites, and organizations. It works very much like a standard Facebook profile in that you can...
Posted by Fred on May 5, 2010, 7:40 AM
- Texting Social Media Updates - Useful vs. Useless
Texting Social Media Updates - Useful vs. Useless You know you need to have social media in the mix of tools you use to promote your services, products, Internet business, and web site. It's part of marketing yourself or your...
Posted by Fred on May 3, 2010, 7:41 AM
- Success or Failure in an Internet Business Depends on Who's Looking Back at You in the Mirror...
Success or Failure in an Internet Business Depends on Who's Looking Back at You in the Mirror... Photo by Lee Hinshaw Success or failure in ANYTHING, not just an Internet Business, depends on your perception of reality. Does that seem...
Posted by Fred on April 27, 2010, 11:04 PM
- Bullets from God - The Greatest Copywriter of All Time?
Moses with the Ten Commandments by Rembrandt (1659) I was sitting in a meeting today talking about the redesign of a web site to increase conversion. Someone in the meeting pointed to a section of the web page and suggested...
Posted by Fred on March 18, 2010, 11:13 PM
- Success is not Sticky - You Have to Hold the BALL!
Success is not Sticky - You Have to Hold the BALL! Failure holds you back. If the status quo is not where you want to be in life, then it holds you back. I've written about it here on...
Posted by Fred on February 5, 2010, 3:19 PM
- Birthday Salute!
Our youngest, Walker is 5 today! Here we are last night getting ready for bed... part of our normal bedtime routine... after reading 3 books! Until next time, Fred...
Posted by Fred on February 2, 2010, 12:56 PM
- New Layout
If you've been here before, you can see that I have a new blog design... it's very different that the previous layout. Let me know what you think! Fred...
Posted by Fred on January 22, 2010, 11:19 AM
- What's the Value of a Link to SEO (Search Engine Optimization)?
I have a great example to share that shows just how much a good link is worth. I spend a lot of time working on SEO (Search Engine Optimization), both for myself and for clients/customers. There're a lot of "standard"...
Posted by Fred on January 10, 2010, 11:30 PM
- Internet Business Ethics 101
Internet Business Ethics 101 Class Sit up pay attention, you're about to learn something... Something I've paid dearly to learn, but you don't have to... as long as you pay attention and heed my advice. Being a victim is a...
Posted by Fred on December 31, 2009, 4:48 PM
- Exploding Your Copy (and life) From Sissy to SEISMIC.
Exploding Your Copy (and life) From Sissy to SEISMIC. I love the color gray. I also hate the color gray. Grey is a great color for some things... like a nice grey suit, socks, or even my hair! But it's...
Posted by Fred on December 4, 2009, 9:23 AM
- Long Tail Keywords
Long Tail Keywords What is a "Long Tail Keyword Phrase"? This is the definition in my "SEO Brain Dump" which is only available as the bonus to my SEO Secrets Revealed course... Long Tail: Refers to a less searched, more...
Posted by Fred on November 12, 2009, 10:29 PM
- I'm a Slasher!
Masters of Online Income - Price Slashed! I've Slashed the Price on one of my products from $193 all the way down to $29! Why? Because so many people are hurting for cash right now and this DVD spells out...
Posted by Fred on November 11, 2009, 11:10 PM
- Start Your Own Home Internet Business with these 7 Easy Steps...
Start Your Own Home Internet Business with these 7 Easy Steps... I'm going to layout for you a different way of finding a product/market/etc. and setting up shop online. I sell one product that I physically handle (meaning box and...
Posted by Fred on September 24, 2009, 12:45 PM
- Ben Goss Wins Signed John Maxwell Book!
John Maxwell's book Talent is Never Enough... Congratulations Ben Goss! The random number generator says YOU are the winner of "Talent is Never Enough"! Send me a mailing address and I'll get the book headed your way! In case you...
Posted by Fred on September 22, 2009, 1:29 PM
- Social Networking Common Sense
Social Networking Common Sense Social Networking is all the rage these days. Every Internet Business Guru Wannabe is proclaiming his or her secret method to making Twitter or Facebook or Myspace put dollars in your pocket. Well Bubba let me...
Posted by Fred on September 16, 2009, 11:37 PM
- Win a FREE, SIGNED Copy of John Maxwell's book: Talent is Never Enough...
Fred Black (me - on left) meeting John Maxwell! This past weekend I was fortunate enough to hear John C. Maxwell speak, as well as meet him. It was my first time hearing him speak - he is a very...
Posted by Fred on September 15, 2009, 3:18 PM
- We want you as a customer!
We want you as a customer! - Well Duh! How hard is it to understand - you can't make your business grow by turning people off? Let me give you a couple of examples. I'm going to a conference this...
Posted by Fred on September 10, 2009, 12:06 AM
- Scarcity: Fanning the Flames of Desire
Scarcity: Fanning the Flames of Desire I just read an interesting post from Ryan Healy titled Waiting for a Reason to Buy where he talks about a product he already wanted, was sold on so to speak, but could wait...
Posted by Fred on August 26, 2009, 7:43 AM
- Programmed to be Poor
Programmed to be Poor Money, Money, Money... everybody says they want more of it, but do they really? Deep down, below your conscience, do you really think money is bad? Are you ashamed to have it? I'm sure you're thinking...
Posted by Fred on August 18, 2009, 4:42 PM
- Making Your Copy Dance
Ade Obayomi and Melissa Sandvig Dancing a Breast Cancer Tribute Choreographed by Tyce Diorio on the TV Show "So You Think You Can Dance". My wife loves the TV show "So You Think You Can Dance". And she should, she's...
Posted by Fred on August 5, 2009, 2:51 PM
- Dennis Stearns, The Three Super Trends that will Change the World!
Dennis Stearns is President of Stearns Financial Services Group, a fee only financial planning and investment management firm based in Greensboro, NC with clients around the U.S. and Canada. Stearns Financial was named one of the Top Ten most Dependable...
Posted by Fred on July 17, 2009, 10:43 AM
- Do You Have Too Many Variates in Your MultiVariate Tests?
Do You Have Too Many Variates in Your MultiVariate Tests? Do you use Google Website Optimizer or some other multivariate testing tool? Do you know what Multivariate testing is? Do you know what A/B or Split testing is? Testing is...
Posted by Fred on July 15, 2009, 7:33 AM
- Make Heroes of Those Around You - Don't Be a Giraffe!
Make Heroes of Those Around You - Don't Be a Giraffe! The Andy Griffith Show - Dogs, Dogs, Dogs. I posted a free video of Judy Miller a while back. Judy owns RSVP Communications. In the video, she tells some...
Posted by Fred on July 13, 2009, 3:23 PM
- Are You Gambling or Do You Have a Business?
Stop gambling with your business and get the information you need to create, start, and run a successful internet business. (video requires Adobe Flash player (free), Download Free Player Here if needed) I've just released my latest product, Masters of...
Posted by Fred on June 22, 2009, 5:09 PM
- Masters Of Online Income - Interview With Eric Graham
Masters of Online Income, Eric Graham Interview NOTE: I have REMOVED this product from the market effective 12/31/2009... Read this post for the reasons why: Internet Business Ethics 101 - Eric Graham Scam. I've just released my latest product, Masters...
Posted by Fred on June 19, 2009, 1:24 PM
- Dirty Towels, Cheap Sex, and the Art of Social Influence...
Photo by - Lee Hinshaw Have you read about the dirty towel persuasion study led by Noah Goldstein? Well, it's not exactly about dirty towels, it's actually about getting more hotel guests to reuse their towels vs. reaching for a...
Posted by Fred on June 17, 2009, 10:26 PM
- Dr. Jeffrey Segal of Medical Justice: How I Did It
Dr. Jeffrey Segal: "How I Did It" Dr. Jeffrey Segal, www.MedicalJustice.com This is a continuation of the "How I Did it" Series featuring Dr. Jeffrey Segal, Founder and CEO of Medical Justice, www.MedicalJustice.com speaking as part of the "How I...
Posted by Fred on June 16, 2009, 12:34 PM
- 14 Tips to Transform Your Headlines from Mush to Masterpiece!
Take Your Headlines From This... To This!!! If you don't have a good headline you may as well not worry about the rest of your article, sales letter, ad, or whatever. In my upcoming, soon to be released DVD interview...
Posted by Fred on June 5, 2009, 1:05 PM
- Interview with Troy McConnell
Troy McConnell founder of Batanga.com I sat down with Troy McConnell and talked about how he started and grew Batanga.com to a major player in the online music community. Hear first hand from someone who has taken a web site...
Posted by Fred on June 3, 2009, 10:04 AM
- How to Be a Superhero
How to Be a Superhero I once worked with a man who claimed he'd achieved some remarkable things in his life by being too dumb to know he couldn't do them... However, he really wasn't dumb at all! He just...
Posted by Fred on May 22, 2009, 2:44 PM
- Judy Miller of RSVP Communications: How I Did It!
Judy Miller: "How I Did it" Judy Miller, RSVP Communications This is the second in a series of video presentations titled "How I Did it". This video features Judy Miller, President and Founder of RSVP Communication, Inc. www.RSVPComm.com speaking as...
Posted by Fred on May 15, 2009, 12:23 PM
- How to Switch CSS Files using Google Web Site Optimizer
How to Switch CSS Files using Google Web Site Optimizer I've used a couple of different multivariate testing tools. I don't like any of them. Google Web Site Optimizer is my favorite so far, but there are some serious drawbacks...
Posted by Fred on May 13, 2009, 11:20 AM
- Flowers Grow when they're Happy!
A Happy Flower! My son Walker, who is 4, laid some words of wisdom on me today. It's funny how I've read book after book on things like success and the Law of Attraction only to have it all summed...
Posted by Fred on May 7, 2009, 11:55 PM
- Google Slap? Not Here!
Google Slapped? Not Here! I recently made two posts about a change in Google's on-page ranking factors algorithm. The two posts are: Google On-Page Ranking Algorithm Change? and Update on Google Ranking Algorithm Change The initial drop I saw that...
Posted by Fred on May 4, 2009, 7:20 PM
- Shadow Boxing: Simple and Beautiful
Walker the Pirate! Today's exercise is to put a thick blanket over your head and invite of few of your friends over to punch you! You can try to punch them back if you can! It's hard to defend yourself...
Posted by Fred on April 21, 2009, 9:21 AM
- Scratch and Be Scratched
Greg Nemer Greg Nemer gave me a great testimonial for SEO Secrets Revealed - my interview and eBook about how to rank well in Google and the other search engines. His testimonial was so good that I've added it to...
Posted by Fred on April 15, 2009, 4:10 PM
- Update on Google Ranking Algorithm Change
Update on Google Ranking Algorithm Change In my post Google On-Page Ranking Algorithm Change? I noted a simple change that normally would have resulted in an increase in rank moved the web page in question from around 15 to the...
Posted by Fred on April 13, 2009, 10:44 AM
- Simple Solutions
Repairing My Laptop Memory with Rubber Pads I usually turn on my laptop when I get up, so that by the time I get around to sitting down in front of it, it's booted up and happy. This morning was...
Posted by Fred on April 6, 2009, 12:56 PM
- Google On-Page Ranking Algorithm Change?
Has There Been a Google On-Page Ranking Algorithm Change? Look at the recent drop in the RED line! I made a change to one of my sites a few weeks ago that I'd overlooked. This is an on-page modification that...
Posted by Fred on April 2, 2009, 11:58 PM
- Politics and a Lot of Businesses Rely on Stupid People!
Sheep... and Most People are Followers Yep, you can probably tell from that title that I'm going to tick off some people with this article! Take for example our recent Presidential Election here in the United States. I can guarantee...
Posted by Fred on March 31, 2009, 11:34 PM
- Thermodynamics, Proverbs, and the Law of Attraction!
Thermodynamics, Proverbs, and the Law of Attraction. We're all made out of energy. It may be energy that's trapped in the form of solid matter, but its still energy. Hence E=MC2 Einstein's famous equation. Thought itself is energy. The Law...
Posted by Fred on March 18, 2009, 11:17 PM
- Can a Single Static Web Page Rank High in Google?
Can a Single Static Web Page Rank High in Google?(photo by Lee Hinshaw). The question is can a one or two page static web site rank well in Google? By static I mean a site that is not updated regularly....
Posted by Fred on March 15, 2009, 9:48 PM
- Formula for Success: String Bikinis and Tool Belts!
Formula for Success: String Bikinis and Tool Belts! I hate to bust some bubbles out there, but it's true, there is not a formula for success. I've been catching up on reading some of the blogs that I have in...
Posted by Fred on March 12, 2009, 1:49 PM
- Boost Email Opt-In Rate with 4 Subject Line Tweaks
Boost Email Opt-In Rate with 4 Subject Line Tweaks A couple of months ago, I had the idea to play around with the subject line of my email list opt-in confirmation email. A couple of definitions may be in order...
Posted by Fred on March 10, 2009, 11:22 PM
- That Damn Dime...
My Dad - "Pop" My dad, Boyd L. Black, passed away last Wednesday (3/30/1930 - 3/4/2009) after a long, hard battle with cancer. When he was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer about 2 years ago; it had already spread...
Posted by Fred on March 9, 2009, 6:16 PM
- Driving the Herd!
Our Job as Copywriters and Marketers - Driving the Herd! Who else wants a stampede of customers, a cavalcade of profit? Who else is tired of the "who else wants" headline that was so popular at one time with internet...
Posted by Fred on February 23, 2009, 10:21 AM
- You Can't be a Beacon if Your Light Don't Shine (Why You Don't Want Eeyore as Your Marketing Guy!)
You Can't be a Beacon if Your Light Don't Shine (Why You Don't Want Eeyore as Your Marketing Guy!) The economy is down, layoffs are up, and the bailout sucks. Sounds like Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh to me! Don't...
Posted by Fred on February 17, 2009, 2:46 PM
- The Most Valuable Link
The Most Valuable Link! It's fairly common knowledge that links help you rank well in search engines such as Google, but which type of link is most valuable when it comes to ranking? Link Types: 1 Way Links: If someone...
Posted by Fred on February 12, 2009, 7:12 AM
- One Thousand New Accounts Added Each Day!
One Thousand New Accounts Added Each Day! "One Thousand New Accounts Added Each Day" was what the banner and narrator proclaimed at the end of the eTrade commercial I saw while watching the Super Bowl this past Sunday. Why do...
Posted by Fred on February 4, 2009, 10:56 PM
- Don't be Subtle - Wallflowers Don't Dance!
Don't be bashful about the fact that you're selling something. When you see a For Sale sign on a car, you don't even have to read it, you just know it's for sale. Why, because most people either purchase...
Posted by Fred on February 3, 2009, 11:55 AM
- Choice Blindness and Justification - Inducing False Narratives
Choice Blindness and Justification - Inducing False Narratives. Photo by Lee Hinshaw In an experiment conducted at a University in Sweden, subjects were shown pairs of photos of female faces and asked to choose the more attractive person. After each...
Posted by Fred on January 21, 2009, 10:29 PM
- Book Winners... The Third Time is the Charm!
Book Winners... The Third Time is the Charm! (click book image to order) I've randomly selected Hill Robertson and Gregory Nemer as the winners of the two signed copies of: Your Internet Cash Machine: The Insiders Guide to Making Big...
Posted by Fred on January 20, 2009, 11:05 AM
- Marketing Magic: Pulling a Habit Out of the Rat!
Marketing Magic: Pulling a Habit Out of the Rat! What is a magician? Someone who performs magic? No. Someone who perform tricks? Maybe. Someone who creates illusions? Yes! How do they create these illusions? Magicians are by far some of...
Posted by Fred on January 18, 2009, 11:33 PM
- Stood Up Yet Again...
I'm scratching my head on this one, but once again, the two people that I selected to win the two signed copies of "Your Internet Cash Machine: The Insiders Guide to Making Big Money, Fast!" by Joe Vitale and Jillian...
Posted by Fred on January 16, 2009, 11:49 PM
- SEO Secrets Revealed Price Increase
SEO Secrets Revealed Audio Interview and SEO Brain Dump eBook I had second thoughts about selling this information. For now, instead of pulling it from the market altogether, I'm raising the price to reduce its availability to the general public....
Posted by Fred on January 12, 2009, 2:15 PM
- Book Winners: Play it Again Sam...
Well, for whatever reason the winners I selected at random from my email list to win the two signed copies of: "Your Internet Cash Machine: The Insiders Guide to Making Big Money, Fast!" by Joe Vitale and Jillian Coleman Wheeler...
Posted by Fred on January 11, 2009, 7:33 PM
- Patternicity
Photo by Lee Hinshaw Patternicity, The tendency to find meaningful patterns in meaningless noise. I recently read an article by Michael Shermer where he coined the term Patternicity. The article is basically about why people see faces in nature, interpret...
Posted by Fred on January 6, 2009, 10:37 PM
- Book Winners Announced!
The winners of the two signed copies of "Your Internet Cash Machine: The Insiders Guide to Making Big Money, Fast!" by Joe Vitale and Jillian Coleman Wheeler are: John Webster and Fernando Montalban. Both have been contacted by email. If...
Posted by Fred on January 4, 2009, 3:34 PM
- Merry Christmas - Internet Cash Machine Book Give Away!
Merry Christmas 2008 - Internet Cash Machine Book Give Away! To celebrate Christmas this year, I'm giving away 2 SIGNED copies of Your Internet Cash Machine: The Insiders Guide to Making Big Money, Fast! by Joe Vitale and Jillian Coleman...
Posted by Fred on December 24, 2008, 9:24 PM
- Number 1 Again!
Search Engine Ranking History for this Blog: Number 1 in Google Again! This past Thursday I released my SEO Secrets Revealed audio interview and SEO Brain Dump eBook. The audio interview consists of Robert Phillips (of Cybercashology.com) and I talking...
Posted by Fred on December 20, 2008, 11:03 PM
- SEO Secrets Revealed
SEO Secrets Revealed Audio Interview and eBook I talk about SEO (Search Engine Optimization) a lot on this blog. A little while back, Robert Phillips interviewed me about SEO. Robert, like a lot of people, had tried to rank well...
Posted by Fred on December 18, 2008, 10:32 AM
- Book Review: Your Internet Cash Machine
"Your Internet Cash Machine: The Insiders' Guide to Making Big Money, Fast!" by Joe Vitale and Jillian Coleman Wheeler. (click book image to order) I just finished reading Your Internet Cash Machine: The Insiders Guide to Making Big Money, Fast!...
Posted by Fred on November 24, 2008, 11:28 PM
- Slaying Giants
David Slays Goliath. What is your current situation? Do you have something in your life that you want to change or need to change? Maybe, like me, you have a whole list! I'll bet the following items are on a...
Posted by Fred on November 17, 2008, 8:16 AM
- Event Horizon: Black Holes of Failure
Event Horizon: Black Holes of Failure There are a lot of web sites like this one, that talk about success. When I first started reading some of them, the one thing I noticed was that they all spent a fair...
Posted by Fred on November 10, 2008, 4:03 PM
- Follow this Leader and KILL Your Repeat Business
Usually you think you should look to the big successful stores and businesses for ideas on how to be successful. Not always. In fact, not usually. Here's an example from Sears that you should NEVER follow. We have a...
Posted by Fred on October 30, 2008, 11:35 PM
- Two Brothers, One Wife... Perfect Internet Business Model?
I just read a news article about a remote, poor, mountain village (Himachal Pradesh) in India where the brothers in a family traditionally marry one woman. Yes, you read that correctly. It's a hard life and instead of splitting up...
Posted by Fred on October 24, 2008, 3:36 PM
- The Two Main Secrets of Success and Failure.
The two main factors or qualities of success and failure are the same thing. If you have these two traits then you're probably successful at whatever you do, if you don't have them, then you're probably not successful and perhaps...
Posted by Fred on September 25, 2008, 11:35 PM
- 10 On-Page SEO Ranking Factors
Here's a list of 10 items that are standard parts of web pages and how they affect your ranking in the search engines, primarily Google. First a few definitions:Keywords are the words you want to rank well for in...
Posted by Fred on September 22, 2008, 11:01 PM
- Playing Chicken with Google
In a previous article I talked about Google Dip, and I've also mention here before that Google will take a site that's ranking well and seemingly just give it a wack to see what happens. I think that this is...
Posted by Fred on September 3, 2008, 10:51 AM
- Anorexic Mouse Bagged with Hair-Trigger Marketing Techniques!
I started to title this post: "How to catch a skinny mouse", or, "Hair-Trigger Mouse Trap for Anorexic Mice with Eating Disorders". Either way, it reinforces the fact that there are lessons all around us as we go through life,...
Posted by Fred on August 26, 2008, 4:32 PM
- Marketing Lesson from the Homeless...
You've heard that experience is the best teacher. You've also heard that there are lessons everywhere if you only look for them. So what can you learn about marketing from a homeless person? Plenty. In my town, the local churches...
Posted by Fred on August 18, 2008, 1:48 PM
- When Good CSS Goes Bad
It was a dark night, very dark. It had been raining and was steamy hot and muggy. Veronica was a little nervous walking through this part of town alone and at such a late hour. She clutched her purse close...
Posted by Fred on August 12, 2008, 1:30 PM
- The Honest-to-God, Unvarnished Truth About Success
If you're reading this blog, you probably fall into one of a few groups... (1) you want to have a profitable Internet Business, (2) you're searching for information on HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or some other topic I touch on and...
Posted by Fred on August 7, 2008, 10:28 PM
- Are you Fishing with Bird Seed?
Getting customers for your business is analogous to fishing. You put some bait (advertising) somewhere you think people will see it and hope for a nibble and then a bite. You'd be surprised how many people try to run a...
Posted by Fred on July 29, 2008, 11:48 PM
- Why Do Smart People Sometimes Find Success So Difficult?
You're working your tail off trying to create a business that will make a profit. Maybe you're even working smart and not just hard, but yet you constantly feel like you're on a treadmill and not getting anywhere. How many...
Posted by Fred on July 24, 2008, 11:38 PM
- Using My Software to Determine Why a Site Ranks Poorly in Google
A reader left a couple of comments/questions to two of my Search Engine Optimization (SEO) articles over the weekend. One was left to my post Don't Give a Hoot about Google Page Rank, commenting about Google Page Rank, Keyword Optimization...
Posted by Fred on July 14, 2008, 2:05 PM
- Toilet Paper Millionaire!
Was Freud right? Is money crap? I know, that's a very, very, loose paraphrase and/or interpretation of what he said. I tend to think he was just as nuts as his subjects though! But in this case, he was on...
Posted by Fred on July 10, 2008, 8:33 AM
- Freds Inverse Law of Marketing Intelligence (the cream, as well as, the crap rises to the top)
You've heard the old sayings: "The cream of the crop", or "The cream rises to the top". Well, I'm here to tell you that both the cream rises to the top and that the crap does too! Henry Louis Mencken...
Posted by Fred on July 3, 2008, 3:30 PM
- Are You Failing Miserably or Miserably Failing?
No, you can't sleep: get up and go to work! You take another swat at the alarm clock and after 30 more minutes of "snoozing" you finally drag your tail out of bed and head to the shower. After you...
Posted by Fred on July 1, 2008, 4:36 PM
- Know Yourself
This is the 4th guest post from my Grandfather, Clyde Kirkman (1915 - 1989). The photo at left was taken in October, 1944 and is of him and his mother, my Great-Grandmother, Ada Chrisco Kirkman before he left home for...
Posted by Fred on June 26, 2008, 9:38 PM
- Are You Putting Cash in the Trash?
I wrote a guest post for Darren Rowse over at Problogger.net that was published over the weekend. My guest post is http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/06/21/are-you-putting-cash-in-the-trash and deals with bloggers missing advertising revenue. Visit Problogger and read it! Fred...
Posted by Fred on June 23, 2008, 11:59 AM
- Behind Bars: Could the New FTC CAN-SPAM Rules Land You In JAIL?
FTC Approves New Rule Provisions Under The CAN-SPAM Act On May 12th, 2008, the Federal Trade Commission approved four new rule provisions under the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM or the Act). The...
Posted by Fred on June 17, 2008, 11:14 AM
- Who Cares?
Want to write better copy? Who Cares? Want to write more effective Headlines? Who Cares? Want to write text ads that get more clicks? Who Cares? Want to make more money? Who Cares? Who Cares? Who Cares? Who Cares? No...
Posted by Fred on June 16, 2008, 12:23 AM
- SEO: Number 1 and Number 2
Click image for full screen capture. I mentioned in my previous post that I was recently interviewed by Robert Phillips over at CyberCashology.com. He has that interview available for purchase now. The interview was focused on how I achieved...
Posted by Fred on June 12, 2008, 6:16 PM
- Beyond SEO - The Tale of the Three Legged Dog
I read a blog post recently about a three legged dog named Lucky. Hardly seems a fitting name. In addition, I saw a three legged dog yesterday outside a veterinarian's office... he or she seemed as happy as could be....
Posted by Fred on June 4, 2008, 10:51 AM
- Bypassing Cross Browser Scripting Security
How to (sometimes) get around cross browser security issues when using JavaScript. Every now and then I'll post something related to programming; usually after I find it hard to locate a solution to a problem I'm trying to solve. This...
Posted by Fred on June 1, 2008, 10:39 PM
- The Greatest Sale in America
This is the 3rd blog post from a very special guest blogger: my maternal Grandfather: Clyde W. Kirkman (1915 - 1989). I'm not sure when he wrote this article, however, it refers to the American Heritage Foundation which, according to...
Posted by Fred on May 27, 2008, 11:02 PM
- Wisdom: When Bad is Good
My 3 year old son has a book we sometimes read about a boy who goes to the zoo with his parents and get's separated from them. They buy him a huge balloon that picks him up when they hand...
Posted by Fred on May 26, 2008, 11:14 PM
- How to Improve Your Chances of Success by an Infinite Amount
Robert Phillips posted an article: Do High Rankings Mean More Traffic? which echoed some of the same findings I'd reported in an article of mine: Good SERP Ranking is NOT Enough several months ago. Step back a few clicks and...
Posted by Fred on May 16, 2008, 12:03 AM
- If You Can't Sell Crap-In-A-Box, You Ain't Selling!
I exchanged a few emails today with a blogging buddy of mine. We were hypothesizing on a few things like SEO (Search Engine Optimization), organic traffic, buying traffic and the like. We were also speculating about a favorite nemesis of...
Posted by Fred on May 7, 2008, 12:35 AM
- Would You Rather Send an Email or Have Your Legs Blown Off?
I read a great post today by Daniel Levis on Clayton Makepeace's Total Package site: It's My Birthday, And I'm Mad As Hell .... In this article Daniel rants about the state of things in Canada, the USA, as well...
Posted by Fred on May 1, 2008, 12:11 AM
- What Can You Learn from Watching Big Product Launches?
When you see big launches that get picked up by the big names and sent out to huge lists, it's easy to feel like you'll never get there. It's easy to get frustrated, throw up your hands and say they're...
Posted by Fred on April 23, 2008, 11:53 PM
- Have we Forgotten
This is the 2nd blog post from a very special guest blogger: my maternal Grandfather: Clyde W. Kirkman (1915 - 1989). Please see the 1st article, Progress Never Begins for Any Man until He Substitutes Dreams and Talk with Action,...
Posted by Fred on April 17, 2008, 9:48 AM
- Terry Dean Give Away...
Terry's at it again. He's created a new internet business training product that he'll release next week. He's giving away a copy to one person. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment to his post as...
Posted by Fred on April 16, 2008, 9:30 PM
- When All Things Were Possible
My son Walker (3 years old) has a DVD of construction / logging / building that he really loves to watch. He likes the logging segment best, he also really likes the big construction machinery segment that shows huge dump...
Posted by Fred on April 8, 2008, 12:59 PM
- Get These Three Keys Right and Your Success is Almost Guaranteed!
Get these three keys right and you've positioned yourself, or your company, for long term growth and success, get them wrong and one, two, three strikes, you're out! Two articles I've read recently really hit home with me regarding...
Posted by Fred on April 2, 2008, 11:57 PM
- Progress Never Begins for Any Man Until He Substitutes Dreams and Talk with Action.
This blog post is written by a very special guest blogger: my Grandfather! My mother's father, Clyde W. Kirkman (1915 - 1989). The photo at left is from WWII, 1944 or 1945, somewhere in Germany or maybe France. He was...
Posted by Fred on March 30, 2008, 9:02 PM
- American Idol - Lessons
Why do you think American Idol is so popular? Here are some reasons that I've thought of, just listing them quickly off the top of my head. Most people would love to be a star. Anyone who has ever...
Posted by Fred on March 26, 2008, 11:21 PM
- Google WebMaster Tools
Today's post is brought to you by the big letter "G"! Want to know more about how Google sees your site(s)? Sure you do. Who wouldn't? This stuff is as exciting as watching girls in bikinis during spring break. Well,...
Posted by Fred on March 20, 2008, 10:56 AM
- Test, Test, Test
Remember those mornings when you were in school and you'd wake up to a bolt of fear going through you because you suddenly remembered you have a test today that you forgot to study for? Relax, that's not what this...
Posted by Fred on March 18, 2008, 12:56 PM
- Search Engine Optimization - A Reader Asks My Opinion of Rasof
A reader named Martin left a comment / question to my post on Search Engine Ranking Factors. I started to just approve his comment and reply to him there, but I felt it deserved more attention than that. Here's...
Posted by Fred on March 10, 2008, 11:54 PM
- Woman Leg Presses 750 pounds before turning 75!
OK, no more excuses. When you say you don't have time, or are too tired, or you're never going to get anywhere. Remember Katherin Carman. She set a goal for herself and accomplished something that some 20 year olds can't...
Posted by Fred on March 10, 2008, 11:00 AM
- Artemis Pro Preprocessor to be taken off of market - $15 special.
I am going to stop selling my Artemis Pro Preprocessor after this weekend. It will no longer be available. I still believe that article marketing is a very important part of popularizing, and getting links to, your blog or web...
Posted by Fred on March 6, 2008, 12:52 AM
- What Happened to Our Wings?
In the movie A Beautiful Mind (2001), Russell Crow plays John Forbes Nash. John Forbes Nash is a mathematical genius who has battled schizophrenia much of his life. In 1994 Nash won the Nobel Prize for his earlier work as...
Posted by Fred on March 3, 2008, 2:38 PM
- 10 Products = 10 Domain Names.
One of the first things that made me scratch my head when I started learning about Internet Marketing was why some people selling multiple products had unique domain names, and sites, for each product. I just didn't understand why they...
Posted by Fred on February 28, 2008, 11:20 AM
- Will the Real Blogger Please Stand Up...
One of the biggest drawing cards to the popularity of blogs is that, as a reader, you are given the opportunity to get to know the blogger at a more personal level than regular web site. Blogs are, by their...
Posted by Fred on February 20, 2008, 12:47 AM
- Mozilla Thunderbird Email Client - Part 2: Corrupted Inbox
In a post I made back in July 2007, I switched from Outlook to Thunderbird for my email client. I'm still 100% happy with that decision. However, over the past few days I've experienced a lot of problems with Thunderbird....
Posted by Fred on February 13, 2008, 1:59 PM
- You Can't Learn to Swim Sitting on Your Couch...
Some things require you get wet and take risks before you see results. My mother can't swim. Her mother couldn't swim. Her mother told her that she couldn't get in the water until she knew how to swim. So to...
Posted by Fred on February 11, 2008, 9:50 PM
- Learn Basic HTML Skills.
How much do you know about HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language)? HTML is the "code" that's used to create web pages and web sites. Do you know a paragraph tag from a link tag ? Do you know how to...
Posted by Fred on February 7, 2008, 3:16 PM
- Get More Links with This Often Overlooked Page
What do most web site operators and bloggers want? Ok, besides money and lots of lovin'! Yes, they want LINKS. Inbound Links. Lots of links. We LOVE Links. What's one of the most overlooked pages you can add to your...
Posted by Fred on February 1, 2008, 12:47 AM
- Self-Reminders
Today I thought I try something a little different! So you want to be a blogger, But you can't remember crap, Great ideas they come and go, Then they're gone in just a snap. You may be in a restaurant,...
Posted by Fred on January 30, 2008, 8:31 AM
- Google Dip
In this previous article, I talked about the Google Sandbox Myth and how it does not exist. But, there IS a thing I call the Google Dip that will catch you off guard. Even those "pros" who claim to know...
Posted by Fred on January 29, 2008, 8:27 AM
- Got Crabs?
My wife and I were having a conversation with a friend who writes a weekly column in our local paper. It's not unusual for him to receive both positive and negative feedback to his articles. He shared one particular letter...
Posted by Fred on January 25, 2008, 9:52 AM
- Search Engine Ranking Factors
This post started out as a response to a comment left to my post: Don't give a Hoot about Google Page Rank. The comment didn't make sense to me, and the more I wrote in my response to the commenter,...
Posted by Fred on January 21, 2008, 9:53 PM
- 6 Posts Worth Your Time
Here are 6 good posts that are worth your time. Terry Dean: 7 Ways to Make Money Online. Michel Fortin: Breaking This Copywriting Rule Boosts Profits. Dan Moran: What Is The Internet Business Bench?. And no, I didn't include this...
Posted by Fred on January 18, 2008, 11:42 AM
- Unethical Polarization
If you blog, have you ever posted comments to your own blog under a fake name? Have you ever posted comments to your own blog under someone else's real name? What is polarization in blogging? Polarization means getting people worked...
Posted by Fred on January 17, 2008, 1:31 PM
- Don't give a Hoot about Google Page Rank.
In my post The Frustration of Trying to Make Money Online, item # 6 on my list is Don't give a hoot about Google Page Rank. There's a common path that people take as they're learning about doing business on...
Posted by Fred on January 16, 2008, 1:41 PM
- Take Advice with a Grain of Salt
In my post The Frustration of Trying to Make Money Online, item # 3 on my list is "Take Advice with a Grain of Salt" and item #4 is "Follow the Path of a Leader, Not Forum Junkies". In this...
Posted by Fred on January 14, 2008, 11:08 PM
- Financial Freedom Book Winners Announced
The winners from my give away of two signed copies of Terry Dean's book "Financial Freedom" are: 1) Rob Theriot and 2) Ryan Healy. Rob found a link to my blog on Ryan Healy's blog: Debt Reduction Formula. You can...
Posted by Fred on January 14, 2008, 3:26 PM
- Win a SIGNED copy of Terry Deans Book Financial Freedom
Terry Dean has done the world a great service writing this book. This is a book that can literally change you life. As of this writing, I've not finished reading the book. Yet I feel that I have gained immeasurably...
Posted by Fred on January 10, 2008, 11:01 PM
- Honesty
In my post The Frustration of Trying to Make Money Online, item # 3 on my list is Honesty. If the goals for your business are long term, then don't lie, cheat, or steal. Treat people with honesty and respect....
Posted by Fred on January 10, 2008, 11:24 AM
- My Courses Are Now FREE!
I had a stomach virus after Christmas. A bad bug it was! I was stuck in the bathroom for a few days. While I was spending more and more time in the bathroom and contemplating asking someone to shoot me,...
Posted by Fred on January 4, 2008, 11:37 PM
- Consistency
In my post The Frustration of Trying to Make Money Online, item # 2 on my list was Be Consistent. Walk out into a rushing river and pick up a river stone from the bottom and chances are it'll be...
Posted by Fred on January 3, 2008, 9:52 PM
- Follow Your Heart
In my post The Frustration of Trying to Make Money Online, item # 1 on my list was Focus on something you believe in and that you are passionate about. Said another way: Follow Your Heart. I had lunch today...
Posted by Fred on December 20, 2007, 10:06 PM
- Singer Dan Fogelberg, 56, dies of cancer
Dan Fogelberg passed away this past Sunday, December 16, 2007 at 6:00am at his home in Maine. Dan was a passionate, impeccable musician. As an amateur singer/songwriter, I've spent most of my life trying to write something half as...
Posted by Fred on December 20, 2007, 12:21 AM
- The Frustration of Trying to Make Money Online
The so called "gurus" and their products make it sound so easy. But the fact is most people who try to setup an internet business to make money fail. Plain and simple, they never make more than they spend. Hyped...
Posted by Fred on December 13, 2007, 11:09 AM
- And the Winners Are...
In my post from 12/9/2007, I said that I would give away two signed copies of Joe Vitale's new book, "The Key". One winner would be selected from my mailing or subscriber list, and the other from trackbacks/links to that...
Posted by Fred on December 12, 2007, 11:13 AM
- Win a Signed copy of The Key by Joe Vitale.
I have two signed copies of Joe Vitale's new book, "The Key" that I'm going to give away to my blog readers. How can you win a copy? Easy, there are two ways: 1) Sign up to the blog...
Posted by Fred on December 9, 2007, 3:01 PM
- Dumbo
My 2 ½ year old son has a new DVD: Dumbo. He and I watched it this weekend. I really like those old Disney movies, however, I'm more familiar with the fairy tail movies like Snow White or Sleeping Beauty...
Posted by Fred on December 2, 2007, 8:31 PM
- Joe Vitale: The Key
Joe Vitale knocks another one out of the park with his latest book "The Key". If you've watched the hit DVD "The Secret", or read Joe's other books like "The Attractor Factor" or "Zero Limits", then you're familiar with the...
Posted by Fred on November 27, 2007, 2:07 PM
- Rare Opportunity to Learn (for Free) From THE Master of Conversion...
My friend Eric Graham is holding a special, free webinar this Monday November 26th, at 8:00 PM Eastern. Get full details here: www.UltimateConversionBooster.com Unless you are a serious student of conversion rate improvement, or regularly read my blog, you may...
Posted by Fred on November 23, 2007, 5:03 PM
- Aweber Split Test JavaScript Opt In Box Formatting Fix
A few days ago, I responded to a plea from Robert Phillips to help him fix a formatting error he was getting from his AWeber split test opt in form on his blog. It looked fine in Firefox but was...
Posted by Fred on November 15, 2007, 9:47 PM
- Banks + Debt = Evil
Never doubt whose side the banks are on... its not your's. Their commercials and advertisements are honed to a razors edge. They cut with the skill and precision of a surgeon with a scalpel to reach inside the average person...
Posted by Fred on November 12, 2007, 6:54 PM
- Milk the Cash Cow!
So many people jump into an online business and think they're going to get rich quick, the truth is, most never do. You can find the statistics, but we all know that most people who try making money online with...
Posted by Fred on November 6, 2007, 11:45 PM
- It's Not a Family: It's a #%!@* Job!
Have you ever worked for a company where the human resources department sends out emails welcoming new employees? Sometimes they use the headline or subject "Please extend a warm welcome to these new additions to the ACME Co. family". Then...
Posted by Fred on October 29, 2007, 10:41 PM
- Mr. Fire Under Fire!
The fires in California were tragic for a lot of people - my heart goes out to them. Joe Vitale started a firestorm of his own the other day when he made a post on his blog about the fires...
Posted by Fred on October 28, 2007, 10:19 PM
- Rights and Responsibilities
"One man says he has a right to work and a right to speak, and he never accomplishes anything. Another man says he has a responsibility to work and a responsibility to speak, and he changes the world." --Ryan...
Posted by Fred on October 24, 2007, 4:59 PM
- Split Focus = Lost Sales
Ready, Aim, Fire... You've probably heard the saying "Pull out all the stops" before. Do you know the origin of the phrase? It comes from air driven organs (the musical organ like a piano); it can be a pump organ...
Posted by Fred on October 22, 2007, 1:36 PM
- Dust Off Your Tutu!
I haven't posted in a while and there's been a good reason. I've been really hard at work on my latest project. Actually, it's my wife's project and we're creating it together. My wife has a gift for working with...
Posted by Fred on October 10, 2007, 4:04 PM
- The Secret: Not a Genie in a Bottle.
I'm always perplexed when I read reviews, blog posts, and comments that rip The Secret to shreds and categorize it as drivel and promoting wishing for something vs. taking action. I didn't get that from it at all. My wife...
Posted by Fred on September 28, 2007, 4:09 PM
- Good SERP Ranking is NOT Enough.
You've done your homework and worked hard. Finally you get your site on the first page of results from Google for your keywords. But the flood of traffic you expected is not showing up.... What should you do now? For...
Posted by Fred on September 25, 2007, 10:24 PM
- New Traffic Source: BlogRush
John Reese has launched a new FREE service called BlogRush. It's a great way to get more traffic to your blog. If you have a blog then you should install the BlogRush widgit on your site too. I've installed it...
Posted by Fred on September 17, 2007, 11:06 AM
- CDBaby vs. James Brausch
In This Corner: CDBaby.com is a business that sells CDs for small bands independent bands and musicians. It was founded by a musician. The whole culture of the company is drenched in that laid-back, cool-cat type of atmosphere. How it...
Posted by Fred on September 14, 2007, 11:43 PM
- 8 Points of Self Worthiness.
Somewhere around 20 years ago I managed a small retail computer shop. We sold personal computers - at that time we called them IBM clones. We had an employee named Gary and for the life of me, I can't recall...
Posted by Fred on September 13, 2007, 3:19 PM
- Search Engine Optimization: Myths and Facts
Dear Virginia, there's no Google Sandbox! Why should you care about Search Engine Optimization? Because organic traffic from search engines is free. Organic traffic refers to traffic that results from real searches on a search engine as opposed to...
Posted by Fred on September 6, 2007, 3:32 PM
- Why Does it Feel Wrong to Feel Right?
Do you remember in high school or college how it felt to cram for exams or finals? This is especially true in college where you're given more freedom and therefore put things off until the last minute. A few weeks...
Posted by Fred on August 29, 2007, 3:21 PM
- Break Your Blog Out of the Box with Mailing Lists and Cliff-Hangers
Here are two tips that can help you grow your blog or web site. Most established blogs use the first tip, but few seem to leverage the second. 1. Email List:Use a capture form to build your mailing list. Give...
Posted by Fred on August 27, 2007, 11:11 PM
- No Guilt, Charge More, Intentions: Three Great Blog Posts You Need to Read.
I just read thee great blog posts from three of the blogs in my blog roll (located over in the right-hand column) that I'd encourage everyone to read. At first glance you may not see that the subjects of these...
Posted by Fred on August 23, 2007, 11:26 AM
- New Logo - New Free Gift for Subscribing!
I had a new logo created and I also made a new header for this blog using the new logo. The new logo was created by David Lanham and I really love it: David is very talented. New Logo! New...
Posted by Fred on August 21, 2007, 12:34 PM
- Are You Living Life Backed into a Corner?
They say don't corner a wild animal because that's when you'll get hurt. Backed into a corner with no apparent way out, they'll attack even when the odds are overwhelmingly against them. Do you always feel like you're backed into...
Posted by Fred on August 15, 2007, 2:37 PM
- Robots.txt Files: Fence off Sections of Your Web Site from Search Engines.
Do you ever forget to do something that's really simple? It's easy to overlook some of the simple things when you're worried about the more complex issue of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) or getting traffic to your website, etc. Robots.txt...
Posted by Fred on August 13, 2007, 2:18 PM
- Always Test Your Site with Internet Explorer AND Firefox/Mozilla
A while back, I made a mistake with some of the JavaScript dealing with the signup form on this site. I fixed it, so if anyone is still having a problem signing up, just post a comment to this post...
Posted by Fred on August 10, 2007, 4:50 PM
- Got Blog? Grow it With Some Special Spice...
Two of my posts, more than others, have brought and keep bringing new visitors to my blog from search engines. One has been regularly doing so for a while now. I figured it would die off, and while it...
Posted by Fred on August 2, 2007, 2:19 PM
- Are You Scared to Come Out of the Closet?
Are you scared to think of something bazaar, original, or unique? Fear keeps us from trying and if we don't try, we don't have any chance whatsoever of succeeding. The failure of never trying is a much greater failure than...
Posted by Fred on July 30, 2007, 2:16 PM
- Are We All Blind?
We see what we want to see, and what we expect to see, with eyes that have been trained by our own failings, by our own shortcomings, by our own successes, by our own triumphs, and by the abundance or...
Posted by Fred on July 23, 2007, 5:16 PM
- Blue Glass Bottles
If you've read Zero Limits, the best-selling book from Joe Vitale and Ihaleakala Hew Len that teaches Hawaiian Ho'oponopono, you no doubt read Dr. Len's suggestion to drink Blue Solar Water (water that you've put in a blue glass bottle...
Posted by Fred on July 23, 2007, 12:09 PM
- Live The Power Blog Carnival
My post You Wouldn't Deny Your Own Child Would You? is listed in the current blog carnival at www.livethepower.com blog carnival volume 2, check it out because there are 20 great entries in this carnival. Also, Terry Dean mentioned my...
Posted by Fred on July 17, 2007, 10:40 AM
- Thunderbird - Mozilla's Email Client
I've decided that I've had enough of Microsoft Outlook and I've installed Mozilla Thunderbird as my email client. So far so good. www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird. I haven't used it long enough to make a list of what I like better than Outlook...
Posted by Fred on July 17, 2007, 10:12 AM
- Zero Limits: Joe Vitale & Ihaleakala Hew Len, PhD.
If you only buy one book this year - MAKE IT THIS ONE! This book can change your life and the lives of those you care about! Zero Limits: The Secret Hawaiian System for Wealth, Health, Peace, and More is...
Posted by Fred on July 15, 2007, 7:04 PM
- James Brausch Intern Program Question Time
James Bausch is holding a Question Time on Intern Programs. To submit a question you must post the question on your own blog and then trackback to his blog. I suspect that a lot of people who could benefit from...
Posted by Fred on July 15, 2007, 5:15 PM
- Identity Theft
It's probably going to happen to you at some point: you look at your bank statement and see a few charges that you don't recognize. If you're married you call your wife or husband in a panic asking if they...
Posted by Fred on July 12, 2007, 11:59 AM
- And the Winner is...
I had a pretty poor response to my book give away. In fact, it was very easy to pick the winner because I had exactly one person respond! The winner is Ronnie Roach. Ronnie added my link to a post...
Posted by Fred on July 6, 2007, 4:19 PM
- Win My Copy of Shackletons Way...
Shackleton's Way is a riveting book. The authors weave the story of the failure of Shackleton's 1914 expedition to the Antarctica with the leadership skills he used to successfully bring home every one of his crew members after they were...
Posted by Fred on July 3, 2007, 10:11 AM
- You wouldn't deny your own child would you?
In Western Culture (not that I'm an expert on world cultures, but I know more about my own culture than others), most of us are raised with common belief systems. I used to work with someone, or rather for someone,...
Posted by Fred on June 29, 2007, 3:51 PM
- Do You Have Tools in Your Toolbox that are Just Collecting Dust?
We just sold our house and have boxes piled up everywhere in our new house. While cleaning out my garage, I came across a lot of things that I'd forgotten about. Some I kept, and some I got rid of....
Posted by Fred on June 28, 2007, 3:08 PM
- Eleven Magic, Sure Fire, Secret Strategies for (NOT) Boosting Traffic!
Flat Stats Got You Down? Can't get traffic to your site? Can't make any sales? Just try these proven strategies and stand back... you'll have more traffic and sales than you can deal with! Make up some stats about your...
Posted by Fred on June 27, 2007, 11:17 AM
- Realizing Your Goals (Getting from Point A to Point B).
You want to change something in your life and you're having trouble doing so. The thing you want to change is something that's not so easy to do. It can be anything, but for whatever reason, you can't seem to...
Posted by Fred on June 19, 2007, 1:19 PM
- Hello from the Beach!
Hello from the Outer Banks of NC. This is what it's all about! Take care, Fred...
Posted by Fred on June 14, 2007, 3:33 PM
- Magic Ping List
James Brausch recently posted an interesting article on his Internet Business blog titled "My Ping List". In his article, James listed out the different URLs he has setup in his blogging software to receive pings each time he posts a...
Posted by Fred on June 7, 2007, 4:34 PM
- The Secret to Building Long Term, Sustainable Traffic.
Why do people return to a blog? I read some blogs that I don't particularly agree with every post. Yet I return. I read some that I find boring. And I return. I read some that I don't like the...
Posted by Fred on June 4, 2007, 9:01 PM
- Traffic: New Media vs. Old Media Outlets
Steve Pavlina is quickly becoming one of my must read daily blogs. I've also recently gone back through his podcasts and found the ones I've listened to so far incredibly thought provoking and helpful. Steve navigates the helm of a...
Posted by Fred on June 4, 2007, 12:10 PM
- I had money in my inbox this morning, did you?
If you've already taken steps to get your web site, blog, business, or whatever you want to do started, then you're in line. You can't get served if you're not in line. You can't place your order for what you...
Posted by Fred on June 1, 2007, 4:10 PM
- 13 Tips to Supercharge Sales and Become Marketing Savvy.
Here are 13 Tips to Help the Sales and Marketing Challenged Overcome Their Affliction and break out of the I'm not selling anything and I don't know why blues! I probably should package this information and sell it as an...
Posted by Fred on May 24, 2007, 12:12 PM
- Joe Paterno: Turning Trash into Treasure!
Penn State Football coach Joe Paterno dishes out justice that would make John Wayne proud. Most coaches would have protected their star players, worried about negative attitudes, feared a loss of recruitment, backlash from the school or parents, and handed...
Posted by Fred on May 23, 2007, 2:02 PM
- Work vs. Profit - Are You in the Small Percentage that Understands the Truth?
Most of us are taught to work hard and do a good job. We are taught from a young age that if we work hard enough we'll be successful. While this philosophy has valid merit from a moralistic point of...
Posted by Fred on May 21, 2007, 11:03 PM
- 13 Steps to Dramatically Help You Achieve Your Goals.
As I write this blog post, I have a list of things to do that I'm ignoring. Some things on that list have been there for a long time and people are waiting on them. Luckily it's not a life...
Posted by Fred on May 18, 2007, 11:41 AM
- Selfish Desires... What Do People Care About?
I try to limit the number of posts that I make that only reference another blog. However, occasionally I read something and have to make a comment here about it. Steve Pavlina has a very popular blog with the...
Posted by Fred on May 16, 2007, 3:22 PM
- 2 of My Tips for Better Article Marketing using ArtemisPro.
Article Marketing is the process of writing and submitting articles to web sites, eZines, Magazines, etc. with the intention of generating traffic back to your web site. This is one of the best traffic generation methods you can use...
Posted by Fred on May 15, 2007, 12:16 AM
- I Won!
Check it out, I won one of the two Dan Kennedy packages in Terry Dean's Contest! Terry - Thank You! the tapes will be put to good use! I didn't enter Terry's contest when he first posted it. I read...
Posted by Fred on May 11, 2007, 9:31 AM
- Growing Your Blog or Website
If your objective with your website or blog is to create a revenue stream, there are certain things you need to monitor and certain things you need to do to make sure you stay on the right path. Otherwise...
Posted by Fred on May 10, 2007, 4:30 PM
- Terry's Giving More Stuff Away...
Terry Dean over at Integrity Business Blog is giving away a boat load of tapes. Now these are not just any tapes... these are great courses by Dan Kennedy on marketing, copywriting, publishing, etc. Terry is going to select two...
Posted by Fred on May 9, 2007, 10:17 AM
- Mental Hypothermia Can Kill...
... the life that you wanted to live. Are you freezing to death mentally? In survival training courses we're taught that just before a person freezes to death they feel warm, peaceful, and comfortable and that they just want to...
Posted by Fred on May 3, 2007, 11:33 PM
- Debugging JavaScript Errors
I was recently asked to fix a problem on a very complex set of pages. The pages hosted either Windows Media Player (if the client uses Internet Explorer to access the site) or a Flash MP3 Player (if the...
Posted by Fred on May 1, 2007, 10:58 PM
- Get Rid of the Goo in Your Life!
Who You Gonna Call? - Goo Busters! A lot of lives are just plain clogged up with goo. I'm not talking about actual gunk that you can see, feel, or even wash off. If it were only that easy,...
Posted by Fred on April 27, 2007, 11:37 PM
- I've Removed The 'No Follow' Tag from My Blog - You Should Too!
The "No Follow" tag is an optional attribute you can include in the parameters of a link tag. It tells the search engines: Any link with this tag is not necessarily approved by this page and shouldn't be followed nor...
Posted by Fred on April 25, 2007, 2:31 PM
- I Won Something!
Hey... Check it out! Jim over at The Kaizen Business Blog awarded me a free copy of his new Lean Business System Course because I took action and put a link to my blog in his link directory. This is...
Posted by Fred on April 24, 2007, 10:13 PM
- Stopping Spam in your Blog
If your blog is like mine, it gets really targeted by spammers who send tons of comment and trackback spam. I recently installed Akismet (http://akismet.com) to control the spam. It seems to do a really good job. Here's how to...
Posted by Fred on April 23, 2007, 3:51 PM
- Fat Free Copy
Writing copy is, like a lot of things, part science and part art. An artist can create art with an infinite multitude of instruments, tools, and media. A scientist can make better tools, instruments, and media. So one feeds the...
Posted by Fred on April 12, 2007, 8:59 PM
- Product Creation: Simplicity Simply Sings Success.
In a previous post a while back, I mentioned that I was working on two new products. These are not info products, but rather software products. I had hoped to have them finished and available soon after that post; however,...
Posted by Fred on April 4, 2007, 10:36 AM
- Terry Dean is Giving away...
a Free Copy of Jay Abraham's Mastermind Marketing Audio Series. Sounds like a great offer to really learn about kicking your Internet Business into High Gear! I hope I win! Here's the link if you'd like to enter: http://terrydean.org/free-jay-abraham-mastermind-marketing-audio-series. Fred...
Posted by Fred on March 31, 2007, 7:50 PM
- Are You a Prisoner of the American Dream?
Are you a prisoner of the American Dream? Most people go through life with blinders on... never realizing that there's a bigger picture that they fail to see. Even sadder, is the fact that the people they turn to for...
Posted by Fred on March 27, 2007, 11:43 PM
- Understanding Include Files
One of the things I cover in my course Introduction to Web Site Creation is using include files to build web pages. An include file is a file that's called or included from another file. A menu, footer, or header...
Posted by Fred on March 27, 2007, 9:20 AM
- More Submit Button Modifications...
Yes, I've modified the Submit Button for my Signup form (over there in the right column) once again. If you have an Internet business, the whole point of putting a signup button or purchase button on a web page is...
Posted by Fred on March 25, 2007, 11:24 PM
- Links: Put Down Some SEO Roots
It seems that everyday I get a handful of emails trying to teach me about SEO (Search Engine Optimization). Everybody and their brother are claiming to be SEO (Search Engine Optimization) experts and for their fee or the price of...
Posted by Fred on March 22, 2007, 4:42 PM
- You Can't Push a String! (The Law of Attraction, Step 1).
I've tried explaining this Law of Attraction thing to a few people and telling them about The Secret and while some say they get it, they still don't REALLY get it. I understand that it is a lot to wrap...
Posted by Fred on March 20, 2007, 11:39 PM
- Selling Multiple Products from a Single ClickBank Account
This is how to sell more than one product from your Clickbank account and still have affiliates land on the correct sales page for each product. Clickbank's affiliate program is a great way to leverage or multiple your Internet business...
Posted by Fred on March 15, 2007, 9:05 PM
- Internet Business Research and Development
I know that I promised to continue the series on Clickbank links for selling multiple products from a single Clickbank account... but... I've been really busy working on a few new products and will get back to regular posting ASAP.......
Posted by Fred on March 13, 2007, 12:14 AM
- Quality Matters in Copywriting, Woodworking, and Songwriting.
In his recent post, World Class Copywriter Michel Fortin reveals his Seven-Step Copywriting Process. As I was reading his article, I started thinking about quality, craftsmanship, and professionalism vs. mass-production. For example, my brother-in-law is a cabinet maker. He makes...
Posted by Fred on March 8, 2007, 12:36 AM
- Eric Graham says Size Matters!
For Submit Buttons That Is.... I refer to Eric's blog a lot - that's because I like the testing he regularly shares with his readers... it's very valuable stuff! I mentioned his results on split testing Submit Button Size before....
Posted by Fred on March 7, 2007, 11:22 PM
- Replacing a ClickBank Vendor's Sales Page with Your Own.
This is the second article in a series on affiliate links, this article is specific to ClickBank affiliate links. In a recent article by Michael Fortin, he gives very good advice and techniques for selecting affiliate products [Click Here for...
Posted by Fred on March 1, 2007, 9:10 PM
- Cloaking Your Affiliate Links
Prompted by an article Michael Fortin published on his blog, I've decided to post a series of articles detailing the code behind some of the redirects and "tricks" that I use with Clickbank. A lot of these are applicable to...
Posted by Fred on February 28, 2007, 11:29 PM
- The Darker the Night the Brighter the Stars Shine
What makes the difference between one person coming out of a desperate situation a success and another a failure? In a recent post of mine, "The Law of Attraction? Superhuman Ability?" I talked about the great Explorer Earnest Shackleton and...
Posted by Fred on February 27, 2007, 8:43 PM
- Rolling, Rolling, Rolling... Get them Links a Rolling!
As noted in a previous post, the color you use for links on your web page can dramatically effect how many people click the links. In addition to the link color, the behavior of the links when you move the...
Posted by Fred on February 27, 2007, 9:49 AM
- "APPLIED" Means Making Money with Blogs.
Michel Fortin, the copyrighting mastermind, just posted a very informative article titled How to Make Money with Blogs. Michel gives some very solid reasons blogs can be more useful than "standard" web sites and how you can use blogs to...
Posted by Fred on February 24, 2007, 3:49 PM
- The Law of Attraction? Superhuman Ability?
I've often believed that we all have super human abilities; the majority of people just don't know how to tap into them. I'm not talking about comic book type abilities like flying or stopping an atomic bomb blast. I'm talking...
Posted by Fred on February 21, 2007, 12:42 AM
- Success does not happen by chance, it requires change.
Magic Mirror Tricks #1 Life is like looking in one of those trick mirrors that makes you look really tall or really fat or really wavy. It's not always what it appears to be on the surface and quite often...
Posted by Fred on February 19, 2007, 9:44 PM
- Blue, Blue, Blue Yes I'm Blue... Links that is!
In some of my posts on web site design, and in my Introduction to Web Site Design Course www.WebSiteTrainingOnline.com, I emphasize keeping web pages clean and simple. Not everyone is tech savvy, and not everyone thinks like you do, or...
Posted by Fred on February 17, 2007, 12:02 PM
- Don't Mix Cutting Edge Technology with Romance!
Erik J. Heels is a high-tech lawyer whose blog I read from time to time and find very helpful. He's listed in my Blogroll located in the left column along with a few other blogs that I read often. Erik...
Posted by Fred on February 16, 2007, 3:22 PM
- Stop Technical Babbling and Sell More.
Are you trying to sell a product or service online and not having much success with your Internet business? Do you come from a technical background such as programming or engineering? Do you write sales pages that read like a...
Posted by Fred on December 17, 2006, 1:45 PM
- Raindrops, Rivers, Wealth, and Ex-Girlfriends.
"I want to be wealthy". "I want to be rich". "I want to be famous". "I want to be a movie star". "I want to be president". "I want to be CEO of this company". "I want to own this...
Posted by Fred on December 6, 2006, 11:27 PM
- Three things Nearly All Successful People Share in Common.
If you're not where you want to be in some aspect of your life, what can you do to fix it? Unfortunately, the majority of people simply complain, or silently wish their situation was different. Successful people take action and...
Posted by Fred on December 4, 2006, 1:02 PM
- HTML Color Codes Explained in Plain English.
When I help people with web pages, I always encourage them to edit the HTML directly and not rely on programs like Microsoft FrontPage or Adobe GoLive to layout their pages. One of the first things that people have a...
Posted by Fred on December 2, 2006, 12:52 PM
- Road Kill: Designing Good Web Pages.
Never mind the experts, never mind what you learned in design school, and never mind what your competitors do: put a stake in the ground and define the purpose of your web site and then make it deliver that functionality....
Posted by Fred on November 8, 2006, 11:16 PM
- MySpace Networking vs. Creating A Stand Alone Web Site.
People who know me and know that I'm a web developer and programmer ask me a lot of questions about web sites, web pages, HTML code, CSS, JavaScript code, ASP, PHP, and Databases like MS SQL and MySQL. Questions like:...
Posted by Fred on November 3, 2006, 10:59 PM
- Getting Information From Web Site Visitors.
I'm often asked: "How do I make a web page so that visitors to my web site can submit their contact or order information to me?" Let's pretend for a moment that you are a semi-professional photographer. You have a...
Posted by Fred on November 2, 2006, 11:00 PM
- Magic Internet Marketing Bullets for Your Internet Business!
Actually, there's no such thing as Magic Marketing Bullets for your Internet business. Funny thing is, that doesn't stop people from selling them and other people from buying them. Most people starting an Internet Business or learning Internet marketing buy...
Posted by Fred on October 8, 2006, 10:42 PM
- Web Browser Cookies: Are They Good, Bad, or Ugly?
Are cookies bad and do they invade your privacy? We're not talking about the kind of cookie you eat; we're talking about computer cookies! It's not really true that cookies are evil. Let's start off with a definition of what...
Posted by Fred on September 29, 2006, 10:03 PM
- 11 Common Mistakes People Make Creating Web Pages.
1. Using a Graphic Laden Design: A web page should load in a reasonable amount of time. If you use too many graphics, or graphics that are not scaled and saved in the most efficient format, your pages will take...
Posted by Fred on September 27, 2006, 9:42 PM
- Learning CSS Makes for Better Web Sites.
The other day I was asked why I like Cascading Styles Sheets (CSS) and what makes CSS so great. Here's my answer to those questions. The Holy Grail of CSS it to completely separate web page content from the instructions...
Posted by Fred on September 26, 2006, 9:09 PM
- Do What is Important, Not What's Urgent.
Many years ago, when I graduated from college, one of my older brothers gave me a set of audio tapes that, I think, was marketed by the Day-Timer company. I don't remember the title or much of what was covered...
Posted by Fred on September 24, 2006, 4:48 PM
- Statistically Optimized Sales Pages Boost Profits.
You'd like to have a successful Internet business, marketing products or services on the Internet, and live the good life that financial success can bring you. But how do you get to that point? How do you get a successful...
Posted by Fred on September 23, 2006, 4:20 PM
- Domain Names, Web Sites, and Name Servers (What's DNS all about?)
I explain Domain Name Servers and Name Servers to a friend of mine all the time. He builds web sites. I know he's not alone in his confusion; DNS confuses a lot of people. Below is DNS in a nutshell,...
Posted by Fred on September 21, 2006, 1:53 PM
- Regularly creating articles yields more visitors.
There's a lot of misinformation out there on how to get "massive amounts of traffic to your web site". To make matters worse, if you just skim the headlines and lightly read the web sites/blogs/forums/posts etc. from various "experts", the...
Posted by Fred on August 5, 2006, 1:30 PM
- Learning Who to Follow...
Trying to find accurate information on Internet marketing and Making Money Online is hard to do. You can buy eBooks and join web sites that make claims of giving you their secret edge and the keys to instant wealth. You...
Posted by Fred on July 5, 2006, 9:39 PM
- Build It and They Will Come...
NOT! I wish I had a dollar for every web site that's been built hoping to make the owner a few bucks, yet never generated any income all, or not enough income to cover the hosting charges. Perhaps you've said:...
Posted by Fred on June 25, 2006, 11:27 AM
- Donate to pqInternet.com
If I've helped you in some way with what I've written on this site, and you would like to make a donation, please use the PayPal button below. The amount you donate is up to you. Why donate? I would...
Posted by Fred on June 1, 2006, 10:04 AM
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