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101 Ways To Increase Traffic

2008-05-12T11:18:00.000-07:00

51.If you have a profile anywhere online, always include appropriate keywords and link back to your website.
52.Try to get links from websites within your niche with a high pr (pagerank). Some The more one-way links (inbound links/backlinks) you have to your website, the higher your pr will become. Pagerank is important because websites with higher prs tend to have a higher search results in Google. It is a no brainier that if you can get number one for a competitive keyword then you will have enough traffic that you can handle… oh by the way its all free targeted traffic to remind you.
53.Outsource grunt work. Time is in essence money…. you can hire individuals at freelance services to send emails, request JV proposals, or to answer questions from prospective or current customers.
54.Offer something for FREE. Abracadabra is not the magic word, FREE is. It is like a worm on a pole for a fish in the water…. its bait! Offer a free mini course or free ebook to help collect more subscribers. You can always offer a backend to monetize on this opportunity, such as an affiliate product for example.
55.After someone orders from you offer a one-time offer that compliments your product. For example, if I offered a traffic ebook, then after the individual purchase it would make sense for me to offer a traffic conversion bonus for a limited time only.
56.Become the virus within your niche. Make yourself the bug and have people talking about your product. When people talk about your product then you can induce the viral effect. However, you must give people a reason to talk about you, and being like everyone else is not one.
57.Do your research and find expensive niches to tap into. A good way to do this is to find how expensive someone is paying for a keyword on a PPC search engine. If you can sell items that are more expensive more often then it is a quicker way to get rich .
58.Become an active respected member of niche related forums. You can do this by offering quality posts. Hint Hint, it is not the number of posts you make, it is the quality. Remember, quality or quantity. Many useless or negative posts will have people looking at you funny.
59.Test, test, test. Your flushing money down the toilet if your not testing to see what campaigns are bringing you in the most money compared to which ones are costing you money. When you test, you can eliminate the campaigns that are costing you dollars so that you can properly maximize your marketing efforts. Without proper testing, you are pretty much lost and can’t improve. You can only guess to what has or what is working. With proper testing, you do not guess, you know.
60.Stay up to date on what is going on in the world, you can monetize off hot topic trends.
61.Network, when you know more people you can find people that can help you get what you need.
62.Offer an affiliate program for your product or service. Make sure to let your satisfied customers know that you have one, if they like your product then they will be even more delighted to know that they will get money for referring you.
63.Write and give away a free ebook or report. It does not have to be long as long as its quality information neatly formatted and put together. You can also make a brandable ebook or report and allow affiliates the opportunity to brand their affiliate links in there to pass on to the next individual. You can then send this ebook to your subscribers or submit it to ebook directories.
64.Add viral components to your blog such as social bookmarking options, and a refer a friend option.
65.Be funny, people like something that will make them laugh and they will spread it for you if it is a genius idea.
66.Syndicate your content by using an RSS feeds on your website.
67.Answer people’s questions on Yahoo! answers with a link to your website in the sources area.
68.Put a link in the “about me” section of your eBay profile.
69.Make and upload a viral video to you tube. Use appropriate keywords in the video description for your target audience.
70.Record an informative podcast and submit them to poplar podcast directories.
71.Provide helpful answers for Google adsense on their help forum with a link back to your website. Go here to check it out: http://groups.google.com/group/adsense-help
72.Get people to comment and add content to your site. When they do this, they will provide you unique content, no need to pay for ghostwritten articles.
73.If you cannot get JVs, then try to bribe webmasters for sponsored advertising space on their newsletters.
74.Include a media section on your website so that you will give the media an easy way to stay up to date on what your company is doing.
75.Try to teach a class at your local community college or university. The more exposure you get in the public, the more credibility you will receive.
76.Make a screensaver and make it easy for individuals in your niche to download it. Have eye candy graphics combined with your company logo to brand yourself.
77.Write something controversial and spread it freely to your target market. It can be something as idiotic as the Da Vinci code, but as long people talk about it, its a successful campaign. A few hints, something controversial is something that goes against established beliefs in your market.
78.Write and publish a book. Having your own book is a quick way to gain credibility.
79.Take a guru in your niche out to lunch, and pay for it.
80.Start an organization or club about something. This can be done online through Yahoo! or Google groups.
81.Volunteer. Donate your time to a good clause…you can always network with people and form connections at the same time.
82.Get involved in your community and try to run some type of outreach program.
83.Offer good customer service, you may be surprised on how many referrals you get just be having a reliable one.
84.Consider adding a direct mail marketing campaign to your marketing ****nal.
85.Put an ad in your local yellow pages to get some local customers. Yellow pages tend to be more successful then newspaper ads because individuals are looking for a particular service when they are browsing through the yellow pages as opposed to newspapers.
86.Post bulletins in your local supermarket. However, since not everyone may carry a pen or pencil, place your contact information and url on strips on the bottom so that individuals can rip it off and take it with them.
87.Host your own commercial so you can put “as seen on TV” on your products.
88.Conduct surveys and publish them. These make you appear as an expert in your field of study.
89.Break a record or shoot to be in the Guinness world records for something.
90.Make a sitemap for your website.
91.Use a favicon for your site.
92.Make your visitors more involved in your website. You can help accomplish this by adding CGI scripts to your site.
93.Make sure you have no broken links on your site, and make sure that your website shows clearly in all browsers.
94.Find domain names that get traffic, purchase them, and have them redirect to your website.
95.Spell correctly whenever using keywords in writing.
96.Look at sites related to your niche to try to figure out how they get their traffic.
97.Properly optimize your website for the right keywords.
98.Try to avoid java scripts on your website as much as possible.
99.Do not use frames on your website.
100. If your website becomes popular and starts getting lots of traffic, try switching to a dedicated server. The longer you site is down equals the more lost visitors you will have.
101. Write a quality 101 article about a steamy topic that people want to know more about in your niche .

Adsense earnings up or down?

2008-04-04T11:49:00.000-07:00

There's word around the Webmaster World forum that publishers have been experiencing a sharp decline in AdSense earnings over the past month. There's been little consensus, lots of possible explanations, but nothing you might call conclusive.

A small poll at Search Engine Roundtable (108 participants as of this writing) shows just over half reporting a decrease in AdSense earnings, the other half reporting that things are on the level or increasing.

It's hard to say that's a representative sample, but it does match a bit with the reports at Webmaster World: some are losing, some aren't.

Many plausible explanations have been proffered without any real, thorough site examinations, as no URLs have been given by those complaining. The center of conversation though, has been around Google's "smart pricing," and whether that is the cause of lower returns on ad clicks.

An ad's cost-per-click is determined by a number of factors, according to the AdSense blog's explanation:

"More than conversion rate goes into determining the price of an ad: the advertiser's bid, the quality of the ad, the other ads competing for the space, the start or end of an ad campaign, and other advertiser fluctuations."

Keep in mind also that Google has the leader in CPC inflation rate, also.

Google denies that clickthrough rates affect the price of an ad click, though they don't go into how much weight is put on user action beyond the click, i.e., sales completed, forms filled out, engagement on the site that follows. Google describes smart pricing this way:

"Google's smart pricing feature automatically adjusts the cost of a keyword-targeted content click based on its effectiveness compared to a search click. So if our data shows that a click from a content page is less likely to turn into actionable business results -- such as online sales, registrations, phone calls, or newsletter signups -- we reduce the price you pay for that click."

But observers are right also to note that the higher quality the site, the higher likelihood the publisher gets high quality, costlier, better-converting ads. AdSense Publisher Support pretty much says so, reminding publishers that content is king:

"[Smart pricing] leads to higher payouts for publishers by drawing a larger pool of advertisers and rewarding publishers who create high quality sites…. The best way to ensure you benefit from AdSense is to create compelling content for interested users.

"This also means driving traffic to your site -- advertisers don't gain as much ROI when paying for generic clicks as they do for quality clicks that come from interest in your content. Good content usually equals a good experience for user plus advertiser, which can be much more valuable than CTR."

So, this is Google's usual stance: create some relevance and we'll help create you some revenue. Things like that have added to the cynicism in the aforementioned forum, as one member notes the lack of examples to test, and, without naming names, notes that some complaining members' sites are nothing to write home about with potential quality problems like:

Obviously made for AdSense (which implies lack of content)
Too many ads, including unrelated ads (lack of focus on content, lack of central theme)
Confusing layouts (not end-user focused)

Webmasters also reported conversations they had with the Google AdSense team, who told them the sharp decline likely has to do with advertiser budgets, many of which would understandably be tightened after the holiday crunch, and perhaps even more so during economic uncertainty.

So recession in the economy might mean recession in your AdSense take-in, too.

An interesting frustration was also presented. Google's smart pricing, according to forum members applies account-wide. A webmaster with many sites but one AdSense account could experience a hit on all of his or her sites, instead of just one or two. This brings down the revenue potential of the more popular sites the webmaster owns.

The suggestion, then, is that Google adjust so that smart pricing affects individual sites and pages, rather than targeting an entire account.

Seller Boycott Fails To Impress eBay

2008-04-04T11:21:00.000-07:00

No plans to roll back fee or feedback changes

Several times in the past, eBay sellers protested changes in site policies with boycotts. Though sellers received more attention this time, they had the same result in effecting a change: zero.

Editor's Note: All that sound and fury isn't signifying much to the newly-dubbed FeeBay. One commentator says the impact could be on delay as eBayers exit stage left. Nevertheless, Atlas (FeeBay) shrugged, opting for the Wal-Mart approach. You guys had lots to say last Wednesday about it, so this time the conversation should be just as lively in the comments section.

eBay Logo
(Photo Credit: Ebay)

The impact of the eBay seller boycott comes down to a they said/they said kind of argument. Sellers claim a multi-million listing downturn during the boycott week, while the company claims it had no effect.

At one point, sellers boycotting eBay due to an increase in Final Value fees claimed a drop to 12 million listings would represent a victory. One third party count at DealsCart found a low of some 13.5 million listings on one day last week.

eBay shrugged off the boycott without comment, other than to claim the action had no effect. We don't see that as being completely true, since thanks to the Internet this boycott received significant attention leading into its run.

Ultimately it played out in the way we believed it would. EBay isn't going to shift out of a volume-driven model it wants to engage, by rewarding bigger sellers with generous fee mark downs.

There could be a Wal-Mart way of thinking in place at eBay's San Jose HQ. The world's largest retailer makes a lot of money in volume at its brick and mortar stores. For eBay to gain a similar bottom line, they have to scale upwards.

Many of our readers generously commented on our earlier thoughts about the start of the boycott. One commenter claimed the boycott had the desired outcome:

I'm technically not in the boycott, because even if eBay changes the rules, I'm not coming back. I have abandoned the account and when the 180 mandnatory waiting days have passed, it will dissappear. That's $50-$80 per month they've lost out on and I wasn't that active of a seller. To our boycott delight, many of the sellers that are leaving eBay are the kilobuck powersellers. THAT is what will hurt eBay the most.

Another commenter embraced those departures:

Goodbye boycotters, and good riddance. I'll enjoy taking your customers.

We were impressed at the number of people who cited how they bootstrapped their ecommerce sites after departing eBay, not to mention the number of suggestions for online auction alternatives. They voted with their feet and substantial action in response to conditions at eBay they found less than desirable.

Boycotts come and go whenever eBay makes a change. We said it before and we'll say it again: eBay saw minimal impact from the latest one. Faced with another boycott, eBay dropped its listing fees with a one-day special in advance.

Think about that for a second. Boycotters threatened to deprive eBay of business. EBay responded by giving up fee income on top of whatever impact the boycott could generate. If that didn't reinforce the message of eBay's shift in strategy, nothing else will.

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2008-04-04T10:52:00.000-07:00

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SEO NEWS - Social Media Advertising Will Succeed

2008-04-04T10:01:00.000-07:00

Despite the fact that social media advertising has yet to hit its stride and is taking some lumps for low click rates when compared to high pageviews, it will succeed. Social media is a different type of advertising platform from information-oriented websites and the two should not be compared.

The top 25 social media networks delivered over 155 million unique visitors in Feb. 2008 with 70 percent coming from MySpace, Facebook and Classmates.com. Add in YouTube and Flickr and you get another 60 million totaling an estimated 215 million humans viewing social media monthly.

Compare that to television where an average 24-hour period delivers around 50 million unique viewers. The highest viewership day of the year, Super Bowl Sunday, has an estimated 110 million unique U.S. residents viewing television. Even over an entire month there is arguably less than 200 million total unique television viewers.

The Internet has become a powerful platform for advertisers to reach mass audiences via user generated video too. According to comScore Video Metrix, U.S. Internet users viewed over 10 billion videos online in the month of December alone. Imagine a 15 to 30 second commercial with each video view and the Internet seems ready today to compete with broadcast TV in delivering commercial views.

Advertising on social media is not about clicks or click rate any more than TV commercials are; it's about quickly reaching reaching a huge U.S audience. Sooner rather than later, advertisers will see social media as a great way to reach mass audiences. After all, in terms of audience size there are several Super Bowls every day on Facebook, MySpace and YouTube!

It simply doesn't matter what the click rate is for Facebook, MySpace and YouTube because they reach huge audiences that major advertisers like Ford, Pepsi and McDonald's can't help but see the value in. Predictably, Adwords buyers will see the value too.

Click rates are a reflection of pageviews and social media sites similar to TV have a large overlapping audience that hang around them all day, every day. Television would have a low click rate too if an ad campaign were measured over the course of a months worth of programs on the same network, assuming you could click the screen.

People also tune in and out of TV just like they do with social media. According to Compete's figures for every unique visitor to YouTube there are 54 pageviews. With Facebook, a unique visitor creates an amazing 564 pageviews in a month and on MySpace each person generates a staggering 1,110 pageviews.

The social media audience is loyal, large and habit-oriented just like broadcast TV. They also hit the prime youth-tilting demographic who are big spenders online and are considered a high value audience by ad agencies and advertisers. Ultimately, what advertisers value is the audience, not just the clicks.

Rumor: Google Limiting Site Exclusions

2008-04-04T09:08:00.000-07:00

AdWords advertisers to be encouraged to exclude by category

The debut of the broader Site & Category Exclusion tool will
mean capping individual site exclusions to 5,000 per campaign.

Probably not many advertisers have more than 5,000 sites tagged
as ones where they do not want their AdWords advertising to
appear. Those that do, or want to, will have to abide by a
per-campaign cap.

Barry Schwartz at SERoundtable caught wind of the change via
comments made at WebmasterWorld. For advertisers with campaigns
over the cap, they won't be able to add any new sites until
they get below the 5,000 limit.

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2008-03-27T12:32:00.000-07:00

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2007-12-12T15:27:00.000-08:00

My name is Marcus Dodger and I currently hold a position at EMC Investments as a consultant and a public liaison. I will be active around the forums to answer all of your questions and concerns. I hope we will have a great and buoyant partnership together.

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EMC Investments manages three classes of purchasable unit funds – bonds, monetary market and shares, which slightly differentiate in the methods of investment and selection of regions for investments. However, to ease the investment choices for our members, EMC has divided the four possible choices of investments into:

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ADSENSE TIP TRICKS - How to get more backlinks and traffic -- while saving yourself valuable time each day

2007-12-10T23:29:00.000-08:00

How to get more backlinks and traffic -- while saving yourself valuable time each dayBy Dwain Jeworski

If you're looking to attract hundreds of quality backlinks -- and 1000s of new visitors -- to your site, there's a great kind of FREE tool you need to know about.

I'm talking about "all-in-one" social bookmarking tools that allow you to post fresh content on your site to 30 or more of the 'Net's top social booking marketing sites... with just one click!

But maybe I should back up for a minute...

... In case you're confused by the term "social bookmarking," it's a lot simpler than you might think.

You know when you bookmark sites in your Internet browser, so you can easily return to them in the future? Well, social bookmarking is the online version of that.

Different social bookmarking sites -- such as Digg, del.icio.us, or reddit -- allow you to create an online collection of bookmarked sites that you can access from anywhere (a distinct advantage compared to the bookmarks that are stored only on your home or work computer!).

And what makes these bookmarking sites "social" is that other members can see how popular the different bookmarked sites are -- in terms of how many users have bookmarked them, or rating systems that allow users to say how useful they think the site is. The sites with the most bookmarks or the highest ratings tend to get seen by the most people.

... So what does this mean to you as an Internet marketer?

It's simple: the more social bookmarking sites you register your website or blog with, the more backlinks and organic traffic you'll end up getting from the users of those sites!

Plus, search engines LOVE links from social bookmarking sites -- so the more you get, the better your search ranking will be!

However, in order to get good results, you should aim to get your site registered with at least 30 of the 'Net's top bookmarking sites. And, as you might expect, it takes time to register your site with all those different sites.

... And it takes even more time to let those sites know whenever you post new content on your website or blog!

This is where those "all-in-one" social bookmarking tools come in... Because once you register with all the top bookmarking sites, you can add an "all-in-one" tool to your site and then let ALL your different social bookmarking sites know when you've got fresh content -- with just one simple click of a button!

The two "all-in-one" social bookmarking tools we tend to use most often here at IMC are socialmarker.com and addthis.com. Both of these tools allow you to add your site to 30+ social bookmarking sites.

Other advantages of using these tools include...

Their handy widgets make it easy for your visitors to bookmark your site and sign up for your RSS feed

The backlinks they give you increase your link popularity, which will boost your search engine rankings

You no longer need to add a separate widget on your site for each social bookmarking site you subscribe to

They offer useful statistics and information on how your visitors are sharing your content with others

... AND, using them means your new content will get indexed by Google in about 15 minutes or less!

So if you have a blog or a website full of content that you update regularly (which you should... a regular stream of fresh content is the best way to get the search engines to notice you), then make sure you check out socialmarker.com and addthis.com -- and put one of them on your site as soon as you can!

(I personally prefer socialmarker.com, but I know a lot of our mentors like addthis.com as well. I recommend you check out both to decide which will work best for you.)

And if you'd like to explore some of the Web's top bookmarking sites, check out this Wikipedia list.

Happy bookmarking!

**Note: Dwain Jeworski is IMC's VP of Marketing.

4 Simple Last-Minute Tactics to Maximize Holiday Sales!

2007-12-10T23:22:00.000-08:00

4 Simple Last-Minute Tactics to Maximize Holiday Sales! By Derek Gehl

We are now in the heat of holiday shopping and NOW is the perfect opportunity to apply some last-minute holiday marketing tactics to capitalize on the buying frenzy!

Don't procrastinate because time is running out...

As an online business, you only have a few weeks left before sales will drop off and the last minute shoppers turn to traditional retail stores in order to avoid expensive last-minute shipping!

So without further ado, here are 4 tactics you can apply TODAY!

Tactic #1: Add Some Holiday Flair To Your Salecopy!

Make sure your salescopy tells your customers which of your products would make good gifts for which of their family members...

This would make a great gift for mom!
This would make a great gift for the entrepreneur in your family!
This would make a great gift for video game fan!
This would make a good gift for [insert recommendation here]!

... You get the point.

Never assume your customers "get it" because they probably don't... you need to tell them who your product(s) apply to and why they should buy it for them as a gift.

Tactic #2: "Top 10 Gift Ideas" List

If you're a business with numerous products, then one of my favorite tactics is putting a "Top 10 Gift Ideas" list on your site.

If someone is surfing the Internet for gift ideas, your list will grab their attention -- and you can then direct them toward the products that generate the highest profits for you!

And don't forget to modify the salescopy of the products you recommend to play up the "gift idea" angle! Just like with Tactic #1, you need to tell them who wants your product and why it would make a great gift.

Tactic #3: Capitalize On "Seasonal Keywords" in the Pay-Per-Click Search Engines

At this time of year "Gift"-related keywords will see a substantial increase in search volume as shoppers are looking to buy presents for their loved ones! For example:

Hobby Related Key Phrases:

Golf gift idea
Fishing gift idea
Video game gift

Individual Specific Key Phrases:

Christmas gift for Fisherman
Christmas gift for Plumber
Christmas gift for Student

Warning: Stay away from more general keywords and phrases like "Christmas Gift" or "Christmas Gift for Dad." They will not drive you the targeted traffic you need.

And remember, to get the highest possible conversion, the salescopy on your website needs to continue the theme of the keyword.

So if someone comes to your website after searching the keyword "Christmas Gift for Student," you need to continue that theme and create a landing page that explains why your product will make a good gift for a student.

Tactic #4: The Countdown Clock!

This one's my favorite...

Make sure you add a countdown timer to your website that's counting down to the last minute your customers can order a product from your website and still get guaranteed delivery by Christmas!

Even if you have two weeks left on your countdown clock, the psychology of a clock counting down in front of someone will increase their urgency to order NOW!

The easiest way to add a countdown clock to your website is with one of the many free javascripts available on a site like javacript.internet.com. Go to this site and search for Countdown Timer and you will be presented with numerous options.

So there they are -- four strategies you can apply to profit from the holiday buying frenzy. But remember, that countdown clock is ticking for YOU, too... so you need to take action NOW!

And speaking of countdowns...

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2007-12-04T07:31:00.000-08:00

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2007-12-04T07:20:00.000-08:00

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2007-12-04T06:32:00.000-08:00

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http://forexinvesta. com

Forex Investa adalah sistem Investasi yang bergerak di bidang Forex Trading.
Bukan MLM, HYIP, ataupun Money Game.

Berada dibawah naungan :
PT. PT. FAJAR ABADI SANTOSA
Alamat Trader : Menara Kebon Sirih floor 21-22 Jakarta

PT. FAJAR ABADI SANTOSA Didirikan Pada tahun 2000, Sejak tahun 2003, dengan mengadopsi kemajuan teknologi. Kami memfokuskan diri kepada transaksi on-line melalui internet.

PT. FAJAR ABADI SANTOSA selalu memberikan layanan financial profesional kepada seluruh investor lebih dari 6 tahun dan telah mendapatkan reputasi sebagai perusahaan yang selalu mengetahui dan memenuhi kebutuhan investor.

E-GOLD INVESTMENT - Montecarlobrokers.com

2007-12-01T03:56:00.000-08:00

Emission credits can be purchased in certain areas and under certain circumstances for approx. USD 5 per ton, and sold somewhere else for approx. USD 30 per ton. Naturally, we will divide the profits of your Investment with us in the ratio of 50-50% after the deduction of any expenses. Certainly we can't offer you for this REAL trade an UNREAL profit, but we can offer you a minimum of 1% daily from your Investment for a period of one year and the maximum is 5% daily. Compounding is possible and welcome from our side because it will raise the invested capital which will be used for trading, and therefore raise the profit ratio against expenses. The higher the trading volume, the lower the expenses, the higher the profits for you and us. Naturally, we enter this market with a basic capital of $ 500,000.
Your profits will be added daily to your account, 5 days a week, excluding holidays like Christmas, New Years, Easter etc. Withdrawals can be conducted anytime, even on weekends. Payments are done twice per day, only payments of unusually large and unexpected amounts may take up to 3 days because we don't keep large amounts in the e-gold account. It is necessary to confirm a large withdrawal per e-mail 3-4 days in advance. This doesn't concern smaller amounts, they are paid out during the following 12 hours directly to your e-gold account.

Come and join us !

1 year from 1,2% daily to 5% daily
Plan Spent Amount (US$) Daily Profit (%)
trial $10 - $100 1.20
basic $101 - $1,000 2.30
amateur $1,001 - $5,000 3.00
expert $5,001 - $10,000 3.50
VIP $10,001 and more 5.00

90 days deposit. - principal return
Plan Spent Amount (US$) Profit (%)
Plan 150 $10 - $100 50.00
Plan 180 $101 - $1,000 80.00
Plan 200 $1,001 and more 100.00

All payments are made to your account Daily.
Minimum spend is US$10 and there is no maximum.
You may make additional spend as many times as you like.

Use our referal program and earn up to 5.00% of referal deposits!

Our first level referrals bonuses:
Name From To Commision (%)
1 year from 1,2% daily to 5% daily 1 100 2.00
90 days deposit. - principal return 1 100 2.00
1 year from 1,2% daily to 5% daily 101 and more 5.00
90 days deposit. - principal return 101 and more 5.00

testimony :
11/30/2007
10:30 Payment Received 86972531 Gold +0.001356 4904975 1.08 USD 796.50
From: mcb_ac
Memo: MCB

Thanks admin for payment

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES - Timesprofit.com

2007-12-01T03:48:00.000-08:00

We are timesprofit.com! And we are more then glad to present you this new program. This program is basically based on trading and that means that our income is in our own hands. We are a team with rich investment experience and that what makes our project one of the best. Our main directives are to maintain stable growth of investments that have been made and making our best to achieve higher incomes to our clients. We are implementing new strategies all the time and that is what keeps us less risky and more profitable then other similar projects. Sign up now, don’t waste your chance.

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES - minvestment.com

2007-11-29T08:10:00.000-08:00

ithout having to raise substantial investment capital. Once you are 100% satisfied with the reliability and security of our company, you can proceed to make a larger investment. Our plans are tailor-made to meet the needs and requirements of investors of varying financial resources.

Plan 1 offers a variable daily interest rate ranging from 1.4% to 1.7%. The interest varies daily according to how successful our daily investment performance is. The minimum deposit required for this investment plan is just $15. This investment plan is perfect for small investors and for those who do not feel safe depositing larger amounts at once. Please note that interest is paid on business days, Monday through Friday, excluding official holidays. Once your Account Principal reaches the $1000 level you will be automatically transferred to Plan 2.

With Plan 2 we offer a daily interest rate of 1.9%. The minimum deposit required for this plan in $1000. We believe this investment plan will meet the needs of medium online investors. Please be informed that once your Account Principal reaches the $25,000 level you will automatically be transferred to Plan 3. Interest is paid on business days, Monday through Friday excluding official holidays.

Plan 3 offers a daily interest rate of 2.3%. The minimum deposit required for this plan is $25,000. This investment plan is suitable for high net-worth individual and corporate investors. Interest is paid on business days, Monday through Friday, excluding official holidays.

testimony :
Referral bonus paid $7.62
E-gold batch 86944012
Processed November 29, 2007, 7:03 AM
Completed November 29, 2007, 7:22 AM

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES - investment96

2007-11-24T08:56:00.000-08:00

Variable rates of interest daily. Usually between 1% and 5%.
Minimum Investment is $100 USD (or £100 GBP by bank wire)

Deposit options:
E-BULLION, BANK WIRE, WESTERN UNION, CASH
Further options will be added; consult our deposit page for details.

Referral Commission:
Pays 10% of the daily profits your referrals receive.
Consult our referralspage for further details and your affiliate link.
You do not need to make a deposit to benefit from our referral program. All you need to do is register on our forum (and thats free!).

Visit our forum to become better acquainted with us.
http://www.investment96. com/phpBB3/

Variable rates of interest daily. Normally 1% to 5% daily
This really is safer than you'd think with our 5% daily hedging system
10% daily referral commissions. Withdraw everything at any time!

A very quick walk through of how this works:

>> You make an investment with us using the ' MAKE A DEPOSIT ' page.
Your first returns will be announced the day after your deposit is received.
*Note: Visit our forum daily for the latest news, discussion and daily profit reports.

>> Variable rates of interest are made daily: 1%, 2%, 3%, 5%, sometimes less and others more.
The ' RESULTS ' webpage and ' DAILY REPORTS ' in our forum are updated with each days returns.
You can view the updated value of your investments with us on the ' ACCOUNTS ' webpage.

>> We operate a 5% daily hedging system. Meaning the maximum possible loss in any on day is 5%.
Losses are infrequent but do happen. This system ensures that all losses are contained to just 5%.
This means that once you make your first 5.4% profit, you are entirely risk free from then on!

>> You may withdraw some/all of your investment value at ANY time from the ' WITHDRAWALS ' webpage.
*Note: Combining our 5% hedge & your ability to withdraw at any time makes this incredibly safe.
A one time 5% risk in return for monthly profits of 20% or more is quite unbelievable.
We operate a completely transparent accounting system so that you can see exactly whats going on and our complete results history from day one. Full disclosure of how everything works, who I am and what we do is all shown on our website and forum.

Even if you are not interested in investing for the time being, please check back from time to time just to see how we're progressing. As I promise you that this will be something to watch - we're buried in amongst the scams at the moment and my reputation hasn't been properly established. But in time we will shine.

If you have any questions please visit our forum or you can send an email to support@investment96.com

Thank you for your time,
Richard.

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES - Easy-P4yment.org

2007-11-24T08:13:00.000-08:00

At Easy-P4yment.org, always strived to ensure that our investment offer is accessible to everyone. This is the reason why we have lowered the minimum deposit requirement to only $1. We wanted to make it possible for you to evaluate and see the benefits of investing with easy-p4yment.org without having to raise substantial investment capital without having to raise substantial investment capital. Once you are 100% satisfied with the reliability and security of our company, you can proceed to make a larger investment. Our plans are tailor-made to meet the needs and requirements of investors of varying financial resources.

Thank You

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES - GoldenForex

2007-11-20T23:36:00.000-08:00

GoldenForex is a Company officially registered in British Virgin Islands as an
International Business Company with a financial license to manage 3. parts money.
That means that they have legal right to invest money on behalf of the members.

GoldenForex have a mature work method and with low risk. GoldenForex sent
funds to a reliable Forex Broker and operate with margin of 10% of the money,
to minimize risk. GoldenForex is a REAL forex program. It's your passive income longlife!

The operations are carried through by an experienced operator and they have
two more experienced traders to stay 24 hours online, monday to friday.

website:
www.golden-forex. net

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Plans:

Normal Plan: $1 to $199 = 10% weekly

Premium Plan: $200+ = 15% weekly

-Info about GoldenForex: Certificate of Incorporation of the company and
scanned copy of the drivers license of the administrator.
-Point of contact: where are based (home address and office address),
phone number, cellphone - of the administrator and the traders.

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-Provide: trading proofs weekly.
-Excellent Full support: via phone or e-mail 7 days a week.

E-gold, E-bullion, Pecunix, Liberty Reserve and Wire Transfer accepted. Compound option.

INVESTMENT TIPS -Your Success Begins With _____

2007-11-18T08:08:00.000-08:00

Do REAL people make money online?

Well, I consider myself real people!

Let's face it, before I became known for my AdSense ebook, I was
just another anonymous Internet entrepreneur.

It's true!

Now my success story may seem out of reach...

... but it's not.

No way.

If I can do it, ANYONE can do it.

Trust me. I know myself and am still amazed that people consider
me an Internet "celebrity."

It's actually pretty funny.

Ocassionally my wife will look at me with utter astonishment and
fake starry-eyes and say, "You're Joel Comm!"

To which I reply, "Stop it, you..."

It's ok. She loves me whether I am known or anonymous. I'm her
husband of almost 19 years and the father of her two wonderful
children.

We are really all the same. We're just in different places in our
lives, right?

So how do you become the Internet success story that you desire?

I have some good news. :-)

First of all, know that you are NOT alone!

Next, know that taking ACTION is the key step in becoming
successful.

In fact, I have a profound statement that I would like to say.

Well, it's stupidly profound. But let the message sink in and you
still may find it to be profound.

Ready? Here goes...

"The only difference between those who are doing it and those who
aren't doing it, is that those who are doing it... are doing it!"

See? Stupid profound.

But it's true!

You have to have your dreams. But you also have to do what needs
to be done.

Dreamers dream. Doers do.

Which are you?

I believe you want to be a doer.

That's why I am going to encourage you to do something VERY
important... taking a step that can CHANGE YOUR LIFE!

How would you like an opportunity to actually BUILD your Internet
business from the ground up, learning from Internet millionaires
who have gone before you?

I'm about to introduce you to a one-of-a-kind opportunity that
finally silences all the excuses and gives you exactly what you
need to have an Internet business that can provide the lifestyle
and freedom that you desire!

http://www.successin12weeks. com/special.html

Success in 12 Weeks is a hands-on webinar series that takes you
step by step through the process of finding your niche, building
your web site, marketing and selling product with a very simple and
easy to follow system.

Hosted by Jaime Luchuck of "The Next Internet Millionaire" reality
show, this live 12-part series includes special teaching guests
including Mark Joyner, Marlon Sanders, Ray Edwards, Simon Leung,
Jeff Walker and many others. This is rare opportunity to learn
from the master of online marketing!

And with the webinar format, you'll be able to listen in AND watch
as Jaime's business comes together right before your very eyes.
And you will be given specific instructions on how you can do the
same.

What if you miss a session? No problem! All sessions will be
archived online so you can participate at your leisure.

But if you are a doer, and I think you are, you are going to want
to participate in every session and finally get your Internet
business off the ground!

This is not another course that will leave you wanting more.

This is a hands-on, practical and down-to-earth system that anyone
can follow!

And you are not going to believe the price.

Let me give you a hint.

It's less than $1000.

Eh, I'll give you another hint...

It's less than $500!

Ok, want another hint?

It's less than $200!

Yes, it's true. For less than the price of a class at your local
community college, you are going to get a hands-on, interactive
webinar series custom-made with YOUR SUCCESS in mind!

What's more, this webinar series is totally and completely
guaranteed! Take the entire series and do exactly what our experts
tell you to do. If you don't have your Internet business up and
running, you may ask for a full refund!

Truly, you have nothing to lose, and this one step of action can
change your life.

But you need to hurry and reserve your seat now as they are filling
up quickly.

I hope you get your seat reserved and I will wish you the greatest
success... in 12 weeks!

Live life today!

Joel

ADSENSE TIPS TRICK - Seven deadly design sins

2007-11-12T06:55:00.000-08:00

Seven deadly design sins (Make sure YOUR site isn't committing any of them!)By Andrew Mallory

Whenever I go surfing on the Web, I'm always afraid of what I'll find...

... Because I come across so many sites suffering from DEADLY design sins, I want to stab out my eyes with a pen!

Think I'm being dramatic? Maybe just a bit... but these fatal errors are guaranteed to be killing the sites' conversion rates -- and I just want to grab the site owners by the shoulder and tell them, "It doesn't have to BE this way!!!"

So today, I'd like to tell YOU about the top "seven deadly design sins" -- so you can make sure you're not committing any of them on your website. (Because any one of them could be pulling your potential sales right into the gutter!)

Here they are...

Deadly design sin #1: No eye-catching headline to grab your visitors' attention

It takes average web surfer 10 seconds MAXIMUM to decide whether to stick around on a site or move on to another one. You have to make those 10 seconds count!

You have to capture your visitors' attention RIGHT AWAY and convince them your site has exactly what they're looking for. And the best way to do that is with a well-formatted, attention-grabbing headline that's packed with intriguing benefits and compels them to read further.

Here's an example of a well-formatted, benefit-laden headline...

Discover the secret to eating as much as you want, whenever you want
-- And still lose all the weight you need --
While buzzing with the non-stop energy of a 9-year-old kid!

(Please note the benefits of "eating as much as you want," "losing all the weight you need," and "non-stop energy" are either bolded or underlined so they pop out at the reader.)

... and here's an example of something that's NOT:

Welcome to my diet site! I sell over 50 different weight loss products, from pills, to nutritional supplements, to popular weight loss books. Feel free to browse through my selection and find the product that's right for you.

... See the difference?

Above and beyond the lack of formatting, there are no benefits listed in the second example at all. It talks about what the site sells, but not about what these products will DO for the people who buy them.

Plus, by telling visitors they have to browse the site to find what they're looking for, you're putting all the hard work on THEM. Your copy should lead visitors straight to the solution they're looking for -- not make them have to hunt for it.

Deadly design sin #2: Distracting banners and links!

On your site, don't put up banners or links that send people to someone else's site! (And that includes Google Adwords ads.)

You want to keep people on your site -- not drive them somewhere else!

Everything on your site should directly relate to its ultimate PURPOSE -- whether it's to get more opt-ins for your email list or to sell your product! Anything on your site that doesn't serve this main purpose should be immediately deleted.

Of course, if the purpose of your site is purely to promote affiliate products or sell advertising space, then obviously you'll want to include banners or links... but otherwise, you shouldn't have them on your homepage at all.

If you try to promote affiliate products on a page that's also meant to sell a specific product, you'll end up doing a lousy job of both.

Deadly design sin #3: Too many dizzying colors or fonts

Nothing screams "amateur!" louder than a dizzying mishmash of different fonts and colors.

To make your site look professional, use a basic color scheme with just 2-3 colors maximum and a couple of fonts only. Look at any well-designed site and you'll see that they're pretty conservative about the colors and fonts they use.

(Remember, you want to make it as easy as possible for your visitors to read the words on your page!)

Deadly design sin #4: Patterned backgrounds

Make sure your background stays in the background!

If you add textures or use dark backgrounds on your site, people won't easily be able to read your copy. And if you aren't making it easy for them to read your copy, you aren't making it easy for them to buy your product!

Tests have shown over and over and over again that the highest conversion rates are seen on sites that have BLACK text on a plain white background, with colors limited to the margins.

It might seem "boring" from a design perspective... but better sales are pretty darned exciting from an income perspective!

Deadly design sin #5: Too many distracting graphics, animations, or video clips

Many website owners make the mistake of thinking that having LOTS of images, fancy graphics, animated gifs, or video clips will make their site more interesting.

Ehhh... wrong.

Unless those visual elements help persuade people to buy your product -- by showing visitors what your product looks like, or demonstrating how it works, for example -- then they're useless decorations that will distract your visitors and prevent them from following through on the action you want them to take.

Deadly design sin #6: Slow-loading pages and graphics

How long does it take for your homepage to load? If your answer is longer than, say, 3 seconds, you've got trouble on your hands!

Remember the 10-second rule... if your homepage doesn't load quickly, your visitors will lose patience and click away. Web surfers are extremely impatient people. If they can't begin reading or viewing your page right away, they're going to leave and go to another, more user-friendly site.

If you absolutely MUST use large graphics on your homepage, provide a small icon that links to the larger graphic and warn people they may have to wait as it loads.

Here are a few things you can do to speed up your loading time:

* Reduce the file size of the graphics on your page. A great tool to use for this is WebGraphics Optimizer (www.WebOpt.com)

* Specify the dimensions of your graphics files in your HTML code, with a tag that looks like this:

* Substitute colored text for a graphics file whenever possible

And last but not least...

Deadly design sin #7: Huge blocks of text that are nearly impossible to read

Here's a question for you... Which of the following text samples do you find easier to read?

Sample #1:

Are you sick of trying diet after diet and painfully denying yourself all your favorite foods but never seeing any lasting results? Or joining the latest supposedly "healthy" eating craze, only to discover a few months down the road that most health experts say that following that eating plan is actually BAD for you? I know exactly how you feel. For decades I was a "yo-yo" dieter. I would try out the latest celebrity diet trend and lose maybe 5 - 15 pounds, but then gain it all back as soon as I started eating "normally" again. In fact, usually I'd end up gaining even more weight, which is why I got on the scales one day and discovered to my horror that I now weighed over 200 pounds, not exactly a healthy weight for someone who's only 5' 2"! In my desperation to get back to a "normal" weight, I tried every single diet plan I could. I ate nothing but pre-packaged calorie-reduced diet meals. I took pills. I drank diet shakes for breakfast and lunch, and forced myself to ignore my growling stomach all day long. And yet time and time again, I broke under the strain of self-denial and ended up "cheating." I can't tell you how many nights I'd cave to my cravings and end up gorging on bags of chips, tubs of ice cream, and entire pans of brownies. And then I'd wake up the next day, absolutely sick with self-hatred. Well, I'm happy to tell you that those days are now over for good! Because FINALLY I discovered a healthy approach to food that allows me to eat my fill and walk away from the table feeling satisfied, and stay at my "ideal" weight of 125 lbs, which I've been able to maintain for over two years and counting!

Sample #2:

Are you sick of trying diet after diet -- and painfully denying yourself all your favorite foods -- but never seeing any lasting results?

Or joining the latest supposedly "healthy" eating craze, only to discover a few months down the road that most health experts say that following that eating plan is actually BAD for you?

I know exactly how you feel...

... For decades I was a "yo-yo" dieter. I would try out the latest celebrity diet trend and lose maybe 5 - 15 pounds, but then gain it all back as soon as I started eating "normally" again.

In fact, usually I'd end up gaining even more weigh -- which is why I got on the scales one day and discovered to my horror that I now weighed over 200 pounds.

Not exactly a healthy weight for someone who's only 5' 2"!

In my desperation to get back to a "normal" weight, I tried every single diet plan I could. I ate nothing but pre-packaged calorie-reduced diet meals... I took pills... I drank diet shakes for breakfast and lunch, and forced myself to ignore my growling stomach all day long.

And yet time and time again, I broke under the strain of self-denial and ended up "cheating." I can't tell you how many nights I'd cave to my cravings and end up gorging on bags of chips, tubs of ice cream, and entire pans of brownies.

And then I'd wake up the next day, absolutely sick with self-hatred.

Well, I'm happy to tell you that those days are now over for good! Because FINALLY I discovered a healthy approach to food that allows me to eat my fill and walk away from the table feeling satisfied, and stay at my "ideal" weight of 125 lbs -- which I've been able to maintain for over two years and counting!

... As you can see, Sample #2 is MUCH easier to read. Its "choppy" paragraph allows visitors to skim read the text and immediately grasp its meaning. In contrast, Sample #1 forces you to read every single word -- and even then, it's hard to keep your place in the text!

When writing for the Web, you should limit your paragraphs to six lines maximum. And make sure you vary your paragraph lengths so they don't all look the same! A "choppy" paragraph structure makes online text MUCH easier to read.

And if you want your visitors to read all the way to your "order" button, you want to make it as easy as possible for them to do so!

... So there's my list of the "seven deadly design sins" that all serious website owners absolutely MUST avoid if they want their sites to do a good job of converting casual visitors into eager customers. If you're committing one of these fatal errors, make sure you start working on getting it changed today!

[Ed. note: Andrew Mallory is one of our top Internet Entrepreneur Club experts.]

INVESTMENT TIPS - Have YOU been sucked in by a scam? Here's how to tell

2007-11-12T06:52:00.000-08:00

Have YOU been sucked in by a scam? Here's how to tell
By Derek Gehl Derek

Last week I wrote an editorial warning people away from the so-called "business in a box."

Since then I've received a FLOOD of emails from people who say they've just spent big money on a complete "online cash machine" package... and now they're worried they may have wasted their savings on something that's never going to make them a dime!

A lot of these people have asked me to do some research on the product they've bought and tell them whether I think it's a good money-making opportunity or not.

I'm really sorry, but as CEO of a $60-million dollar business, I simply don't have the time to check out hundreds of different products and tell you which ones are decent and which ones you should avoid like the plague.

But I CAN offer you something even better than that...

... I can empower you by giving you the information you need to decide for YOURSELF whether a business opportunity is the "real deal" or not.

Today I'm going to educate you on how to filter the REAL money-making opportunities from all the B.S. out there, with my "Scam Detector Check List"!

Whenever you come across a possible business opportunity, simply consult this handy checklist. It'll help you discover if it is a real opportunity -- or a real waste of money.

Scam Warning #1: The company can't prove a successful track record

If you've never heard of the company before -- and they can't offer solid proof they've got a successful track record -- then how can you trust them to help YOU make money?

Be skeptical. Ask questions. If they say they're a successful company, ask for proof!

Scam Warning #2: You can't talk to a company representative in person

Before you make a significant investment in a business opportunity, give the vendors a call. Talk to them in person. Ask them hard questions.

If they don't make it easy for you to them in person, then don't do business with them!

Scam Warning #3: Former customers have lousy things to say about the product

A little bit of research goes a long way. Try typing "the name of the program + scam" or "the name of the program + customer review" into Google and see what results you get.

If the majority of the results are from former customers saying the product is a scam or a waste of money, then whatever you do, don't make the same mistake THEY did!

Scam Warning #4: Thousands of other people are selling the EXACT same thing

If your "business in a box" package includes a product for you to sell, do a search on the name of the product in Google and go through the results. How many people are selling the exact same product? Say hello to your competition!

(And how many of them are using the exact same website the company is trying to get YOU to buy?)

If a lot of people are selling that product -- and you can't see any way to offer a unique selling proposition that makes your offer stand out from the crowd -- then quite frankly, you're going to find it extremely difficult to make any money at all.

Scam Warning #5: They can't show you legitimate testimonials -- from recent customers

If you are making a significant investment in a business opportunity, the company you are purchasing from should be willing to put you in contact with other successful customers. We get this request all of the time, and have numerous successful customers who are happy to give us a personal reference at a moment's notice.

(If you'd like to take a look at how we use those testimonials on our salesletters, please visit: www.marketingtips.com/tipsltr.html.)

Look for testimonials that names, photographs, and URLs, if possible. The more information that proves the testimonial giver is a real person, the better.

If the testimonial has a URL, go to that person's website and check it out. Does it look like the website of someone who's making good money? Look for the contact info on the site and then email that person to ask him or her directly about the product you're thinking about buying.

If the person says yes, it really is a good deal, and is still experiencing good results with that product, then chances are it's the real deal.

However, be on the watch for DATED testimonials. If people were able to make money using this package two years ago -- but the profits have long since dried up -- then the product's not going to do you much good now, is it?

Scam Warning #6: The company is charging YOU money to sell THEIR products

Ask yourself this: If a company is making a product that millions of people are going to want to buy, why wouldn't they simply sell it themselves -- instead of making other people pay for the opportunity to sell it for them?

The truth is, companies like this KNOW their "affiliates" aren't going to generate any sales. That's why they need to get your money up front!

Take it from someone who has been running a highly successful affiliate program for years. If someone wants to become an IMC affiliate and sell my products for me, I'd never make them pay. Why should they? They're doing me a favor!

Scam Warning #7: The company makes outrageous income claims, without backing them up with proof

If a company says their product will have you earning tens of thousands of dollars within a matter of weeks, BE SKEPTICAL. There is no magic bullet on the Internet that can promise a five-figure income in 30 days or less.

The truth is, building a profitable business takes TIME. Sure, you can have a profitable business in less than a month... but you'll probably have to wait a few more months before the money really starts pouring in.

So whenever you see outrageous income claims, ask yourself -- where's the proof?

Look for testimonials that back up these claims. If someone claims to have made incredible money from using this system, track them down via their URL and ask them if it's really true.

And be sure to listen to your "inner radar" to determine whether the person is genuine or not.

Above all, do your research and ask lots of questions. If you follow these guidelines, chances are you will make the right decisions and pursue the right opportunities.

When it comes to online success, there is no magic pill. If you want to start a real business on the Internet you need to be prepared to put in the time and effort to build it.

In my Insider Secrets course, I give you a step-by-step blueprint on exactly what you need to do to build a profitable online business. No false promises, no B.S. -- just the exact instructions you need to follow if you want to be successful on the Internet.

Just remember, when you're thinking about buying into an "online cash machine" opportunity, use your common sense.

My team and I can give you all of the strategies you need to make that happen. And we can break them down into easy-to-follow instructions. But the rest is up to you!

Until next time...

ADSENSE TIPS TRICK - Kontera Kash is Kool

2007-11-12T06:05:00.000-08:00

Kontera is totally compatible with AdSense and violates no terms of
service.
If you aren't using them... well, you know the story. You are
leaving money on the table.
Earlier this year I released the 2nd edition of my Kontera Secrets
ebook, which still sells for $47 at www.KonteraSecrets.com
But I decided I wanted to do something special for people on my
member's list, so I have lowered the price of this ebook
significantly for a limited time.
How does FREE sound to you? ;-)
Yup. Free is free. Won't cost you a penny.
Grab your copy of Kontera Secrets 2.0 now and learn how to squeeze
more money out of your website.
http://www.konterasecrets. com/special.html

Live life today!

INVESTMENT TIPS - How to Get People to Buy

2007-11-01T08:13:00.000-07:00

What motivates people to buy?

Is it true that there are "triggers" that cause people to take
action?

What are the secrets that the gurus know that can multiply your
bottom line?

I am really thrilled to share this with you today, because it has
the answers you need...

... and it was created by Jordan Hall and Laura Martin!

In case you don't remember, Laura was one of the cast members on
"The Next Internet Millionaire."

Now, she has taken her newfound knowledge into the real world and
has created a MUST-READ report called IM Triggers.

If you read this report, you will learn advanced marketing tactics
that help you move people to take action!

We're talking about POWERFUL psychological triggers that get people
to do exactly what you want them to do... buy your product or
service!

I am very proud of Laura and quite impressed with what she has come
up with. It is a model for top-notch content provided in a way
that actually makes a difference in the reader's life... assuming
you put these simple triggers into action.

You might call it... "legal mind control" :-)

Go check out IM Triggers and download your copy now.

Live life today!

ADSENSE TIPS TRICK - The Death of AdWords

2007-11-01T08:02:00.000-07:00

What if I told you could pick the brain of a former Google employee
for $100.

Would you seize the opportunity?

Frankly, I can't imagine anyone with even the slightest curiousity
not taking advantage of that offer.

What if I told you that this person was on the original Google
AdWords team?

I don't know about you, but I'd pay over $1000 to hear what this
person has to say!

Well, I've got some bad news and some good news...

... and I've got AWESOME news!

First the good news.

Simon Leung was with Google AdWords very early on and was one of
the original members of the AdWords optimization team.

That means he knows EXACTLY what works when buying Google ads.

He also knows what DOESN'T work. I think that's even more
important because hundreds (maybe thousands?) of people regularly
overspend on their AdWords campaigns and don't get the results they
want.

Now, the bad news.

AdWords is NOT what it used to be.

And many businesses are going to go OUT of business... and Google
may also suffer terribly... unless...

Well, there's the rub. Unless what?

Now for the AWESOME news!

It's not going to cost you $100 to pick the brain of Simon to find
out.

It's not even going to cost you $50.

At $10, you would be silly not to pay Simon fifty times over for
this info.

But the fact of the matter is that you can get Simon's brand new
report, "The Death of Google AdWords" for just...

TWO DOLLARS!

See? I told you it was awesome news!

$2.00

That's 200 pennies.

Or 20 dimes.

Whichever. It's a no-brainer any way you slice it.

This ground-breaking report will tell you:

- Details of behind-closed-doors conversations that resulted in
hundreds of companies going out of business (Google's not going to
want you to know this one)

- Corporate decisions that caused the "Google Slap" heard around
the Internet Marketing world (there's a lot more to it than just
being at the wrong place at the wrong time)

- What the REAL motivation is behind some of the major decisions
Google makes as a company (it's not what they claim it to be)

- How a system that was once the answer to every business owner's
prayers can suddenly turn against the very hands that feed them
(could they have sold out to a being of higher power?)

- and MUCH more startling revelations!

This is the first time that this former 5-year Google employee has
released this closed-door information.

Is this information worth $2.00?

Heck, yes.

What are you waiting for?