Ever since the first day I entered high school, my buddy and I were using the term Oh Ya Ricky to describe anything that was funny or we laughed at. We have always pondered the idea of making a website about it but we were never quite sure of what to put on it, or how it could be successful. Luckily we have that idea and the site is launched.

Oh Ya Ricky.com was designed to allow users the opportunity to do what they do on a normal basis and earn stuff for it. The site itself includes a point system which gives away points to users for playing games, uploading/watching videos, writing a blog and more. The users then take those points to the shop and purchase items in exchange for them. Currently the shop has several gift cards and high end electronics to choose from.

In addition to the points, the site has a very interesting meaning which I won’t spoil for you here on the blog as it would be better if you read it there.

There you have it in a nutshell, I think its a pretty self explanatory site, and I am very excited to be apart of it.

Click Here To visit ohyaricky.com today!

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Anyone who knows anything about internet marketing and how to make money online knows that content and backlinks are the keys to the kingdom. Unfortunately their are only so many free and non black hat ways to go about getting these backlinks, and thus many people fall short in that regard. Luckily for those people however, Brad Callen has just announced the release of his newest internet marketing project, SEO LinkVine and it is due for release on April 27th.

The seo link vine product is setup in such a way to allow two different groups of users to use the site and benefit from it. For starters, the publishers on the site will be able to hookup their blog and receive free content from the sites writers. The sites writers on the other hand will be able to write keyword rich articles, with targeted backlinks which will then be placed on the publishers website. This is a win win for both parties involved in that one person is getting free and unique content, while the other is receiving targeted backlinks which will ultimately move up their site in Google and other search engines.

I am not entirely sure as to whether or not callen has decided on whether or not he will charge for this service, although if I had to guess I would say absolutely. I remember buying his seo elite software a while back for the prize of around $200, only come to find out that it was rather worthless in term of its mass emailer and several other functions. The product had been on the market for about five years and the price never came down, nor did the product get any better, but I digress.

With the release of the new linkvine service, the playing field becomes a bit more level for those that were not previously aware of how to go about finding properly anchored backlinks. Though at the end of the day this product does not replace the need for hard work to achieve success. You can buy all the software, ebooks, and other products that you want, but if you are not willing to work hard and put them to good use, you will never find yourself successful.

I may post more about this new product as the time gets closer, and I can perhaps see an interface or something to explain what its all about and how it is really used from the backend.

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You know, the internet offers some of the greatest opportunities for young and old people alike. Regardless of your passion their is a way to monetize on the internet, which is great for those of us who are not interested in the nine to five lifestyle. For me personally, my passion is literally business. I don’t care much about the nature of the business, I just like to take things from nothing and turning them into something. Right now I am doing that with every single website I create or purchase, and someday I hope to do it on a much larger scale than simple niche websites, but we can talk about goals later.

The reason I am posting today has to deal with staying productive when their are so many distractions around you. For me personally these distractions include Netflix (addicted to Lost now), Xbox, and doing things that normal college kids are supposed to do. Luckily I have my touch screen mobile phone by my side every moment of the day, but its sometimes not enough.

Dealing with distractions is something that everyone must deal with but especially those who make money on the internet, and do not have to leave the house to work. I have picked up some tips along the way that help me and might help you stay productive while working at home.

1. Write down an hourly or daily goal for production. For me this usually means writing X amount of articles for websites that I own/work with/for and not taking time off until I reach it. I know most people say, well I have a mental goal of what I want to achieve on a given day, and thats fantastic, but when you write it you force accountability. Its been published time and time again, writing down your goals will make you a more productive person.

2. Perhaps you should look into having a set aside work place for your online ventures. You see when normal people go to work and sit in their cubicle their only distraction may come from the water cooler, and thus its easier to get work done. Sitting in front of your TV with your laptop on your lap however may prove to be a rather unproductive circumstance.

3. If you are really the type that cannot finish an article without opening your email or facebook page then you might want to look into a blocking program. This particular program will not allow you to visit certain pages that you wished to be blocked from for a certain period of time. I personally do not have this problem, and when I get going I dont usually stop, but the get going part can be the challenge.

The productivity battle is going to vary from person to person, but the one thing that you absolutely should be doing regardless of anything is setting goals. In fact that sounds like a great idea for my next post, stay tuned!

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For those of you that may be unaware, my name is Peter Foti and I am a 19 year old college sophomore. My college runs a school newspaper that is keen on doing profiles of students for various reasons. I was recently approached by the paper to do a piece of my internet business, and figured it might be fun reading material for some. In any event the article can be seen by heading over Here

I hope you enjoy reading it, and as always comments are welcome

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For those of you that may be unaware, the keyword academy is a website setup by Courtney Tuttle and Mark Butler to help teach people how to make money online. These two do an excellent job of doing just that, and after being a member there for several months I figured a review was in order.

Getting Started with the Keyword Academy
When you first sign up for the website you are instructed to start with the core videos. These particular videos will walk you through everything from finding keywords, to creating content, to building links to the content and getting ranked in the search engines. You see the formula over at the TKA is pretty simple, make a website around a keyword that has potential and is not competitive, and then get the website ranked for the particular keyword. It is a largely simple concept, although do not mistake it for being easy, it will require a lot of hard work.

Moving Forward
After you have finished the core videos it is time to put the concept into action. So first you will do your keyword research, then you will purchase your domain name, then you will write the content for the website, and finally you will begin to build links to that particular website. Its so simple of a process that I may sound like a broken record in every post here at PeterFoti.com but if you want to be able to make money online it is necessary for success.

The program costs just $1 for the first 30 days and then $33 or $29 per month for every month afterwards, depending on your level. The only difference between the two is the forum so I would recommend that you purchase the $33 package for max benefit.

Their are many other features to the program, some of which I will not discuss here, and youll have to wait until you get over there. Though I can assure you that you will not be disappointed with your decision.

If you want a sure fire way of making money on the internet, and do not feel like wasting money on ebooks, or spending countless hours reading blogs across the internet, most of which wont get you very far, then do yourself and sign up for TKA. If your interested you may do so by clicking below.

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Organic SEO (search engine optimization) is the process by which a website publisher puts himself (or herself) in the best possible position to be found by the search engines and ranked for particular keywords. On PeterFoti.com I try to make sure that every post I make is targeting a particular keyword, so that if I do link building I will be found in Google for the keyword I am targeting and receive traffic/money because of it. Many companies (including Foti Networks) offer organic seo services, although unless you simply do not have the time or desire, I would recommend trying to teach yourself.

SEO is broken down into two sections. Off page optimization (Link Building) and On Page Optimization

On Page Optimization
I have discussed this on my blog here plenty of times, but in case you missed it here is the quick breakdown of what on page optimization requires.
1. Keyword in Post Title
2. Keyword in Head Title
3. Keyword as Tag
4. Keyword as Category
5. Keyword as well as Cousin Keywords integrated into blog posts
6. Cousin Keywords as Tags
7. Keyword in Meta Description

This is assuming that you are using word press and targeting keywords with every post, although its pretty much the same thing if you are targeting your whole site to one keyword.

Once you have setup the on page optimization, you are ready to begin the off page optimization.

Off Page Optimization
Natural Organic SEO will require you to obtain backlinks which will then get you ranked in the search engines. If you think of Google as a popularity contest, the site with the most backlinks (votes) will win the top spot, most of the time. However it is important to note that you must use the correct anchor text to make it work. For instance if I were to put a link to PeterFoti.com on another website the clickable text is my anchor text so in this case if I wanted to rank for the term Peter Foti in Google my link would like like this: Peter Foti. If I wanted to try and rank for widgets, my anchor text would be widgets and its variations. You need to make sure that you are constantly switching up your anchor text otherwise you run the risk of getting pinched for Google bombing which is never a good thing. Another thing to avoid is to many links to quickly, which will almost always get you sand boxed.

Getting Links
To me the safest way to get links is from articles. Use the directories available to you, most notably Ezine and Go Articles to submit articles with links back to your websites. Other positive methods include creating hub pages, info barrells, squidoo lenses etc. You can then use these to link to your websites. Another solid way is to request link exchanges with similar websites.

It will be tedious, and until you can afford to outsource it pretty much sucks, but making money online is hard work and should not be taken lightly. I will be posting more organic seo tips in the future, but thats all for now.

Please note that I respond to all comments, emails etc. so if you have a suggestion or a question youd like answered please contact me and I will arrange accordingly.

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If you search the internet long enough you will find a host of mlm and similar home based business offers to run your fingers through and they all look very promising. Unfortunately the programs are almost always filled with empty promises, and your left saying “Like my dad always said, if it sounds to good to be true it probably is.” For that reason, I dont havea list of legitimate home based businesses for you to pick from but I do know that their are more opportunities now than ever before.

Here are some ideas to get you started and perhaps you can turn one of them into a full fledged business someday.

Make Money with Pay Per Click
Perhaps you have heard of Google Adsense, or perhaps you have not, either way its a simple program that many people make money with. The concept is that you as a publisher setup a website and display relevant ads which Google provides about the content on your page. Every time somebody clicks on one of those relevant ads, you are paid. For this to work you are going to have to perform proper keyword research before you get started, and make sure you put up enough websites to do some data analysis when the time comes.

Become an Adwords Affiliate
Or any affiliate for that matter, I simply used adwords because Google is the biggest and the baddest. A pay per click affiliate is someone who buys advertisements for $X from a certain price with hopes of making a return on that initial investment from an affiliate company (such as Peer Fly. Their have been kids who have started in the PPC affiliate marketing business with $100 on a parents credit card who are now multi millionaires, and their are also those who have lost quite a bit because they did not know what they were doing. My advice before jumping into PPC affiliate marketing is to read as much as possible to educate yourself and get a mentor, though it can be tough as the market becomes more and more competitive.

When it comes down to it, their is a legitimate home based business opportunity at every step, and its up to you to fight through the noise and pick what is best for you.

If I were going to recommend you something to start out with, I would buy a domain name with GoDaddy.com – The World’s No.1 Domain Name Registrar first. Pick something with a keyword in it that you think you can rank for. I would search for terms that do not have any sites above PR 3 in the top five search results in Google. .com will be best then .org (IMO) then .net if you cannot get one of these three, do not buy it and find something different. You want something with your keyword in it.

Next youll need some web hosting (I use Hostgator and recommend that you do as well)

Once you have your hosting setup, youll need to setup wordpress and the all in one seo plugin to get started. This will outfit you with the basics and allow you to get started. You may also put your advertisements on right away or wait until you are receiving search engine traffic, many say to wait, I say it does not matter, but it does depend on what form of monetization you are using. If your using Adsense, wait, Amazon or affiliate links, put em on right away.

From there, you should create 4-5 500 word articles that are related to your KW.

Once that is done, its all about back links until your ranked #1, but be careful because to many back links to early will get your site sand boxed.

I know I just sort of threw all that at you, I will break some stuff down in the future, but to get your home based business started, that will work.

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One thing that I realized I have never posted about on PeterFoti.com is how to start an internet business, or at least how I started mine a while ago, so here it is. I started my first company at the age of 14 which you can read about Here with a better picture of me in those days Here. It was a ton of fun for me to be able to be driven by my parents to peoples houses and fix their computers for fifty bucks a pop. I thought I was on top of the world at that point, but as I got older and learned more and more about the internet I knew I wanted to start an internet business.

I originally toyed around with a bunch of ideas and even launched a few of them. Pretty basic stuff such as web design, web hosting, etc. The sad truth was that I was a horrid web designer, and I did not have a dedicated server to host clients so I was working on a reseller plan which to me was simply not worth it. I quickly scrapped those ideas and began to toy around with other money making ideas, and eventually stumbled upon search engine optimization. Im not sure how or why, but some how some way I began to teach myself the ins and outs of SEO. At that point I was also registering domains at a rate of 5-10 per day, and on occasion I would sell them for a quick profit, other times I would develop and monetize.

Around the age of 16 I launched Foti Networks to act as an umbrella company which would basically act as the controlling factor for all of my domains and websites. A short while later, I began to contact clients for private seo services and even mixed in a few domain brokerage/acquisition deals in there as well. I have been doing that for the past (almost) 4 years now, and do not see myself stopping any time soon. My long term goal however is to become an angel investor with small tech start ups which is something that I believe I could succeed in.

Steps to Starting an Internet Business
So you want to know the steps to starting an internet business? Well for me their were no “steps” only true trial and error. No one taught me how to fix a computer at age five (when we got our first family computer) and no one sat next to me and taught me SEO, domain valuation, and the countless other skills that I have picked up across the way. My advice to anyone looking to start an internet business would be to try something that your good at, and just go for it. For me, it did not matter, if I owned a company building motorcycles, I just love business, and for me the internet is my gateway.

Starting up an Internet Business will not be easy, in the beginning especially but if your persistent with your efforts and you outwork your competitors you will find yourself in a favorable situation in the long run.

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