Ad.Ventures in Internet Marketing

It’s Easy to be a Critic

Jonathan — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:02:10 +0000

I have never liked reality TV. Although I don’t deny it can be entertaining at times, there are several things about it that bother me. I don’t like the gossip, the backstabbing and the grandstanding antics that drive ratings through the roof. But what bothers me most is not so much what happens on the [...]

Definitely Use Escrow for Outsourced Projects

Jonathan — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:20:02 +0000

I used to get a lot of little projects done for me on Scriptlance.com - things like header design and other little graphics projects. However, recently I thought I’d start using some people from a popular forum I participate in. Only problem is, most times they require the money up front before they start work. I can [...]

3 Quick Article Writing Tips

Jonathan — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:46:42 +0000

The more I talk to people, the more I come across the mentality that article writing is hard. For me, the hard part is getting motivated to do it. The easy part is the actual writing process. Article writing doesn’t have to be hard; in fact it can be made very simple by having a [...]

Bad News…. Or Bait and Switch?

Jonathan — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:22:11 +0000

A month or so ago I ranted about a certain marketer that sent out an email with a negative, misleading subject line. Apparently there were a fair number of other people out there who felt like I did, as I saw this topic discussed elsewhere as well. Yesterday I received not one, but two emails (from [...]

Spaghetti Sauce & Your Marketing Strategy

Jonathan — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:00:21 +0000

Ever wondered how your marketing strategy could benefit from spaghetti sauce? If you have, please imagine me giving you a very strange look right now. If not, at least we’re starting on the same page here. The other day I came across a video on YouTube (if the suspense is killing you already, it’s at the [...]

I Shall Sing You The Song of My People

Jonathan — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:37:49 +0000

Does your marketing turn heads? A picture is worth a thousand words - this one included! I’ve heard that if you haven’t offended anyone with your marketing, you’re not doing a very good job. Good marketing is truly “sold out” for the cause - you’ve identified your tribe (no puns intended) and you are SUPER relevant to [...]

How to Replace the Keyboard on a Dell XPS 1530

Jonathan — Tue, 12 May 2009 03:49:31 +0000

One of the things I love most about summer, and working from home, is the option of working outside on warm sunny summer days. However, recently working at home got the best of me, in a different way. I’d left a glass of water near my laptop, and my cat decided that was a nice place [...]

Dealing with “The List”

Jonathan — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:30:23 +0000

Let me tell you about the strange cycle I’ve been stuck in lately. Back in February or March I started building a list for this blog. I figured it would be a good way to increase “stickyness” and readership. So, I got a plugin and got started. Prior to “the list” (said in a deep, sombre [...]

The Internet Is Really Pretty Simple…

Jonathan — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:46:03 +0000

I was speaking to a client on the phone today, and all of a sudden he said something that just made me burst out laughing. Maybe it was something in my coffee that morning, and then again maybe it has merit. We were talking about the internet, and marketing, and he said this: The internet is a [...]

April’s Outsourcing Update

Jonathan — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:33:29 +0000

Several people have asked me lately about how things are going with the outsourcing, so I figured it was about time to update the blog status on that front. If you’ve been around here a while, you might remember that I’ve wrote about replacing myself (outsourcing) a while ago. Back in February I hired someone full [...]

Cool Domain Tool for Niche Marketers

Jonathan — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:47:15 +0000

Here’s a quickie little post for the day - I somehow recently came across a new site AllDroppingDomains.com that has potential for internet marketers. The site shows tons of domains that are about to expire, and you can easily rank them according to PageRank, Alexa, links; whatever you want. You can also do keyword searches to find [...]

Debrief: Canada Marketing Summit ‘09

Jonathan — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:09:15 +0000

Last week I attended the Canada Marketing Summit in Vancouver. Many of the speakers I’d never heard of before, though some I had. It’s hard to put a finger on a particular highlight, because I think in general there were a lot of take-aways. Troy White talked about big idea marketing; timely advice for me as [...]

My First Info Product Launch

Jonathan — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:28:41 +0000

Even though I’ve been involved in internet marketing for quite a while now, until last week I had yet to create my own info product for sale on the internet. I’d always had this mind block, trying to decide what to do, was there a market for it, could I actually create a decent product, etc [...]

Billboards, Wall Drug, and the Internet

Jonathan — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:48:28 +0000

I recently took a few days off and headed out of town with my wife. One day we found ourselves sitting in a pub near the highway on the way into Princeton, BC. I found out the place was for sale ($860k) so my mind naturally started mulling on ways to make that place more [...]

You Sir, Are a Lying Sack of Twit

Jonathan — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:41:14 +0000

Today I came across a blog post entitled “You Sir, Are a Lying Sack of Twit.” A couple of things about that - first off, that title was the signature of a particular Warrior in the Warrior Forum. For some reason it hadn’t really occurred to me to link to my blog posts before from my [...]