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Tali Shapiro — 2008-06-11T10:00:00+03:00

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My Dear Readers, It’s been an exiting run, and I’ve learned an abundance of marketing and content creation lessons. It seems, however, that The Marketer Review can’t fulfill me anymore. It’s time for me to move on, as I’m busy looking for things that are way out of the jurisdiction of the business realm. . . Some of you may have noticed. ...It’s time for me to focus on my passion and put the marketing to use there. For those of you who are thinking I quit because of lack of success, I want to assure you, The Marketer Review has exceeded all my expectations. The one expectation left neglected and dissatisfied was my spiritual needs. Remember that marketing is only a tool to make your dreams come true and to keep your passions burning- that’s the most profound lesson I’ve learned. Talking too much business has made me straight, and I just don’t bend that way. ...Thank you for reading, commenting and participating in this part of my life’s journey. It’s been a valuable experience to me, on many levels. I’ll leave the blog as is, for the benefit of anyone who wants to learn from this accumilated body of knowledge. All the success in the world to you, ...My other passion, The Pinup Blog, is doing tremendeously well, come for a visit and see where I focus all my marketing energy! ...-- AddThis Bookmark Button--> Find out where all the quality free content is! Subscribe by Email or by RSS and get your weekly review. ...-- RSS BOX END --><< Last 6# The Marketer Review Sunday Carnival: June 8th 2008 Who Knows... Next >> ...--END NEXT LAST POST-->

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Half a Year with Yaro Starak’s Blog Mastermind

Tali Shapiro — 2008-06-04T10:00:00+03:00

I’m not only trying to blog for a living, but I also have a few more things going for me. One of my top problems is that I love to create. ... It gets even more time consuming when you enjoy it, which I do. Hopefully, this will be the most of my troubles. ...Do I make money off of all that I create? I’ll be completely honest; I rarely measure time put into a product vs. ... In the long term, however, I think I’ll have a good line of quality products. What does this have to do with Yaro Starak’s Blog Mastermind? ... Sure, many of us begin in the pursuit of riches, but end up either continuing or quitting all together, because we are (or aren’t) getting some kind of psychological satisfaction, out of it. ...He actually does this all through out Blog Mastermind, as well. And that was one of the most important lessons I’ve learned: ...:D ) Point is this: If you’re planning on making a quick buck then Yaro Starak’s Blog Mastermind just isn’t the program for you. Blogging, like any other business takes time and patience and yes, some hard initial work. (How you automate later is actually a different business model all together and Starak does, in fact, touch on that, pretty early on.) ...Twenty-seven lessons in 27 weeks, that’s about 7-9 months and the price isn’t completely insignificant. ... ) why I bought into this program and was willing to invest much more in it than I would have in any other product. ...The lessons will be sent straight to your email in both audio and written form. There are tons of additional resources, like interviews with other top bloggers and marketers, including Darren Rowse from Problogger, Brian Clark from Copyblogger, Andy Wibbels and others. Also on the audio list are interviews of Starak himself, by other Bloggers, which is surprisingly just as poignant. A lot more where that came from, like video case studies and the forum. ...In my personal opinion, the blogging business model needs much cultivation over time. In about seven months time, if you do everything right, you’ll finally see some substantial traffic and maybe even some profits. If you expect to be making a full time income, you’re highly optimistic. However, with Starak’s guidance, you will be closer to that goal than without him. The real beauty of it is that if you’ve just started, Blog Mastermind is a real step-by-step guide, and within 7 months you will have time to really absorb all these lessons. Yaro Starak as a Teacher Here’s the thing: There are many products out there, and the creator’s main idea is to teach. ... It usually creates a gap in the student’s knowledge, and since this material is to be implemented and its results tested, a feeling of dissatisfaction may arise. Starak is a natural-born teacher, explaining tough concepts, as cleanly as possible, understanding that cutting them up into little bits is very effective. In fact, this serving-one-bite-at-a-time method is a signature Starak teaching method. Starak’s shines in his audios; Sometimes speaking freely, and sometimes literally reading off a page, he is always to the point. When he speaks freely, he will affectingly share a personal anecdote, thought and even a fear. Some tend to ramble on, but Starak really touches on personal issues that all bloggers go through. ...Yaro Starak’s Blog Mastermind Program will equipped you with all the tools you need to make money blogging. The program support system is excellent and is intended to keep you satisfied for the long term. If you remember that the learning process won’t make you money, but its steadfast implementation will, then I have no doubt you’ll make money with Blog Mastermind. Starak does create a great affiliate opportunity with his affiliate program. It’s a recursive income program, which in point of fact, allows you to implement one of his most important lessons: Affiliate yourself with good products that will create a long term income. ... Great teacher, to the point lessons at the right pace, worth every penny and then some. ... var URL = window.location.href;document.write("")Find out where all the quality free content is! Subscribe by Email or by RSS and get your weekly review. ...

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5# The Marketer Review Sunday Carnival: June 1st 2008

Tali Shapiro — 2008-06-01T10:27:54+03:00

Your Vote for Last Sunday's Carnival Winner! ... • Cindy King presents Write A Better International Website posted at Cindy King, saying, "My search for website logos that would appeal to international clients." ...Singh presents What Alec Baldwin Taught Me about Online Marketing posted at Internet Marketing Blog, saying, "Enjoy these great online marketing techniques and social marketing tactics by famous movie star - Alec Baldwin!!!" • Webmaster_1 presents 5 Reasons Why Blogging Is beneficial posted at The Entrepreneurs Online Magazine, saying, "An article on why blogging is beneficial to any internet marketer" • George Tzenos presents Generate TRAFFIC to Your Store Via EBAY posted at Traffic2MyPage Blog. ...Singh presents Get Cashback from Live Search! posted at Internet Marketing Blog, saying, "Microsoft has received a similar amount of encouragement and flak from its soon to be released Live Search Cash Back program, wherein Microsoft promises to pay users for using Live Search when searching for products that they would eventually buy." ...Singh presents Can I Get a Degree in Facebook? posted at Internet Marketing Blog, saying, "A new faculty in Stanford University in the heart of Silicon Valley has turned their attention towards a new course that blends modern culture and social media psychology." • Cindy King presents How To Use Online Translation Toolsposted at Cindy King, saying, "I think free online translation tools are great… for certain tasks. Never use them to write any sales content or sales materials. And think twice about relying on them for any other translations. There probably is no ‘best way’ to use an online translation tool, but I have a method that works for me. I use this when translating into a language that I can not read at all. Need a name for the process? I think of it as the translate back and forth process." ... • Terry Dean presents From a Sale to An Experience posted at Integrity Business Blog by Terry Dean. ... • George Tzenos presents Stampede Secrets 2.0 - Social Media Marketing From A Unique Perspective? | posted at Traffic2MyPage Blog. • John Crickett presents Start - Kevin Duncan posted at Business Opportunities And Ideas, saying, "A review of the small business start-up guide "Start" by Kevin Duncan" ... • George Tzenos presents Traffic2MyPage Blog. • George Tzenos presents A Review Of Viral Friend Generator: Read This Before You Buy Viral Friend Generator | posted at Traffic2MyPage Blog. ...Vote for This Weeks Best Submission Choose your favorite submission (listed below). The winner will be announced in next weeks carnival. (yes, the prize is the additional link :! ...

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Guy Kawasaki’s How to Drive Your Competition Crazy - Myths and Legends of the Marketing Business

Tali Shapiro — 2008-05-28T10:00:00+03:00

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4# The Marketer Review Sunday Carnival: May 25th 2008

Tali Shapiro — 2008-05-25T10:39:03+03:00

Your Vote for Last Sunday's Carnival Winner! ... • Cindy King presents Book Review - Letting Go Of The Words - Writing Web Content That Works By Janice Redish posted at Cindy King, saying, "Letting Go Of The Words is a must read for anyone involved with a website or blog. This is not about the tools you need or anything technical. This book is about web content and information strategies. It’s about “planning, selecting, organizing, writing, illustrating, reviewing, and testing content”…that gives readers a successful and satisfying web experience." ... • Anya Portnik presents Who cares about Web 2.0? Sales training & business development tips for the uninitiated posted at Gavin Ingham. • Cindy King presents Write A Better International Website posted at Cindy King, saying, "My search for website logos that would appeal to international clients." • LaTease Rikard presents 10 Blog Traffic Tips posted at TEASA'S BLOG TIPS. • George Tzenos presents Do You Generate Traffic from Social Bookmarking? posted at Traffic2MyPage Blog. • Marcus Hochstadt presents I Made $13,692.59 In Profits Last Month, So What? posted at Marcus Hochstadt, saying, "Find out how Marcus Hochstadt makes thousands of dollars online." • Sagar presents 57 Habits of Highly Effective Gmail Users posted at College Degrees. • Fitz Villafuerte presents How To Find Your Edge In A Saturated Market posted at Ready To Be Rich, saying, "When a product or service becomes profitable. ... Here are some tips on how you can penetrate and survive in a saturated market." • Woman Tribune presents I am Addicted to Entrecard posted at Woman Tribune. • Roger Smith presents You Inc... Branding Yourself As An Expert In MLM posted at Magnetic Leadership Marketing. • Michael presents How Spring Break Can Turn Into a Marketing Powerhouse posted at Michael Emilio, saying, "Thousands of consumers flood the streets during spring break - here's how to market to them and cash in on this marketer's dream time of the year." ... • John Crickett presents Top 100 Internet Business Blogs | Business Opportunities And Ideas posted at Business Opportunities And Ideas, saying, "A list of the top 100 Internet business related blogs." ... • Don presents ProBlogger Book Review posted at Stay At Home Mom Diary, saying, "I bought the ProBlogger book because it had so many good reviews. After I received the book and started reading it, I was very disappointed. I began to think the good reviews were an attempt to sell books. ... • Kathleen Gage presents Get the most out of your blogging efforts! FREE report tells you how posted at Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions, saying, "What used to be viewed by many as a passing fad has now become a necessary aspect of doing business on the Internet. Blogging has become a necessary aspect of any solid online marketing strategy. However, even though millions of people are blogging, the majority don't know how to optimize their blogging efforts. Although some people view blogging as a novelty or a “someday I’ll get around to it” smart entrepreneurs understand they have to get into the game of blogging sooner than later. When done correctly, blogging can have an incredible impact on your market position." ...Vote for This Weeks Best Submission Choose your favorite submission (listed below). The winner will be announced in next weeks carnival. (yes, the prize is the additional ...

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Special Update: My Interview with Search Feature's Mike Dammann

Tali Shapiro — 2008-05-20T21:54:16+03:00

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My first honest to god interview. I'm stoked! I've been approached by Mike Dammann of Search Feature for an interview. Search feature is a new site that deals mainly with SEO and already has some huge names under its interviewing list (Matt Cutts and Seth Godin, just to drop-name a few). So I'm honored to be on the list of interviewees- Check it out on the Vanity Page. :D

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Broaden Your Bird's Eye View at TED

Tali Shapiro — 2008-05-21T22:00:00+03:00

TED (newest addition to the hotlist) is an annual conference, held in Long Beach. The initials stand for Technology, Entertainment and Design. I said, I go to ted to rest, because the site is a collection of 20-minute (usually) videos- the best talks of TED conferences. There are 200 videos to date, so there’s a lot to see. I’d recommend watching these people, just to see what a good public speaker does, but there’s more to it. Why do you want to watch the TED videos? AT the TED conferences the speakers are the most acclaimed minds of today. These are the unique thinkers of our time, giving you the gist of their theories. There are many categories that may interest you, and I encourage you to explore to your heart's content, but my focus is in the business category, Not Business as Usual. Where you’ll find Seth Godin talking about purple cows, Sergey Brin and Larry Page giving you a sneak peak into Google’s future plans (2004), or Malcolm Gladwell explaining why talking to your customers matters (as seen below). Now, wasn’t that a great way to spend 17 minutes and 48 seconds? :) The Importance of the Bird's Eye View I talk a lot about the importance of the bird's eye view, in business. This is a way of thinking you must exercise, in order to successfully run a business. When I say "exercise", I don't just mean you have to utilizes this type of thinking, I mean you have to do it again and again and again. Practice, in this case, will not make you perfect, but it will make you better. Getting better at employing the bird's eye view, means constant mental growth and an openness towards new ideas. TED is a great place to start absorbing more radical points of view, different from your own. Enough said. ;)

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3# The Marketer Review Sunday Carnival: May 18th 2008

Tali Shapiro — 2008-05-18T10:05:33+03:00

Your Vote for Last Sunday's Carnival Winner! ... It's a tie between • Bob King presents Love what you do. ... Hire people who love what they do to make you money. posted at Graphictruth, saying, "We have all seen the offenses committed by people who don't believe they need marketing expertise; an offense often committed by a person who would not be fool enough to think that a receptionist existed just to answer the phones. Your marketing strategy, techniques and chosen markets tell people what sort of person you are. From that first introduction, they will or will not consider doing business with you. ... • Ian Richardson presents Generating leads by using Surveys posted at Make Everything EzyAs123, saying, "An article to generate income using leads by using surveys" ... • Sagar presents Top 25 Most Influential People in the Web Hosting Industry posted at WHDb. • Anya Portnik presents Achieve Your Goals from "Motivate People" by motivational speaker Gavin Ingham posted at Gavin Ingham. • Terry Dean presents Art of Persuasion posted at Integrity Business Blog by Terry Dean. • Cindy King presents The Phases Of Cultural Communication You Go Through To Increase International Sales posted at Cindy King, saying, "There are three different phases of cultural communication involved in international internet sales. Most internet businesses go through three different stages of cultural communication to get more international clients." • George Tzenos presents Spread Your Word The Viral Way And Boost Your Traffic posted at Traffic2MyPage Blog. • Steve Faber presents How to Increase Sales – Don’t Turn Away Half Your Customer Base posted at Home Based Business Success. • Edith presents Happy Hour Marketing posted at Edith Yeung.com. • Liz presents Are Higher Gas Prices Driving People to Cheat on Their Partners? posted at Internet Marketing Strategies - Nitro Marketing Blog. • CMOE presents Teamwork (Community) posted at CMOE-Teamwork. ... • Cindy King presents Book Review - Letting Go Of The Words - Writing Web Content That Works By Janice Redish posted at Cindy King, saying, "Letting Go Of The Words is a must read for anyone involved with a website or blog. This is not about the tools you need or anything technical. This book is about web content and information strategies. It’s about “planning, selecting, organizing, writing, illustrating, reviewing, and testing content”…that gives readers a successful and satisfying web experience." ...Vote for This Weeks Best Submission Choose your favorite submission (listed below). The winner will be announced in next weeks carnival. (yes, the prize is the additional ...

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Knowledge@Wharton- My Financial Online Paper of Choice

Tali Shapiro — 2008-05-14T10:00:00+03:00

Last week, While looking for something entirely un-business related, I stumbled across this Forbes article. Even though it’s last years news, I thought it to be extraordinarily insightful, and as such, I sent it all across the web, in all the social networks, I’m registered at (note I said it was extraordinarily insightful, not just insightful, in which case, I just wouldn’t have bothered). Reading the Financial Papers I read a bit of the financial papers, here and there, but I’m an internet consumer, mostly (so unless those ebook reader companies don’t find a way to provide me with my RSS for free, they’ve lost me :P ). I’m always on the prowl for something profound and helpful, but most online (or offline) journals, stay in the shallow end, to cater to the lowest common denominator. Don’t get me wrong, they are helpful, but I want the profound, too. I never studied economics, but you can learn from reading these papers. The article, I read, was so extraordinary, that I decided I wanted to explore it’s origins. The author, mysteriously named Knowledge@Wharton, led me to believe there’s more to this than I expected. Some of you may already know this, but I didn’t, so for all of you, like me, here is the lowdown: Apparently, Knowledge@Wharton (new on the hotlist) is the Wharton School University of Pennsylvania's business journal. It’s free, but you have to sign in, to read. They also have a YouTube Channel! What Can Wharton Do for You? Apart from being profound and helpful, Knowledge@Wharton also has a nice amount of articles about online business trends (the sidebar adapts in relevance). A lot of online entrepreneurs can go by without reading this type of journalism, but you miss the bird’s-eye-view, doing so. If you’re running a business, it seems to me, you should know more than the latest SEO trick. Frankly, you should be asking yourself, what’s your interest in the business, if the online business trend headlines don’t grab you? The articles at Knowledge@Wharton are researched academically, giving an interesting twist on common themes. Wharton professors are interviewed in correlation to the article, as well as outside experts, giving a well rounded view of the subject at hand. Business is a profound art/science and Knowledge@Wharton makes that clear. Aside from the regular article categories (Financial investment, Leadership and Change, Executive education, etc.) , Wharton also has a few more sections, to enrich it. The Special Section, which is full of yearly articles, that all have to do with the same theme. The Podcast Section archives their best podcasts (all articles are available as a downloadable podcast, as well). And a book review section, reviewing big sellers. Knowledge@Wharton is my new financial online source of choice, for its sheer professionalism. Add it to your email or RSS, for your daily dose of in-depth business.

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2# The Marketer Review Sunday Carnival: May 11th 2008

Tali Shapiro — 2008-05-11T10:34:31+03:00

Your Vote for Last Sunday's Carnival Winner!

Cindy King presents Book Review - Landing Page Optimization posted at Cindy King, saying, "from the master of landing pages - the best book on the market today."

Advise • Sagar presents 6 Ways Greenspan Caused the Current Economic Crisis posted at Currency Trading.net. • Edith presents Six PR Tips from Startup Bootcamp San Francsico 2008 posted at San Francisco Bay Area Small Business Community That Connects You With Entrepreneurs Around You. • Bob King presents Love what you do. Do that. Hire people who love what they do to make you money. posted at Graphictruth, saying, "We have all seen the offenses committed by people who don't believe they need marketing expertise; an offense often committed by a person who would not be fool enough to think that a receptionist existed just to answer the phones. Your marketing strategy, techniques and chosen markets tell people what sort of person you are. From that first introduction, they will or will not consider doing business with you. ... • Mike Smith presents 50 Guerrilla Marketing Tactics You Should Be Using posted at Bootstrapping Blog. • Jack S. Keifer presents Finding The Magic Pill For Unlimited Income Online posted at Jack S. Keifer. • Ian Richardson presents Generating leads by using Surveys posted at Make Everything EzyAs123, saying, "An article to generate income using leads by using surveys" Vote for This Weeks Best Submission Choose your favorite submission (listed below). The winner will be announced in next weeks carnival. (yes, the prize is the additional link :! ...

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Mark Joyner’s Mind Control Marketing - Fascinating, but Do You NEED it?

Tali Shapiro — 2008-05-07T10:00:00+03:00

Update: 7.5.08 In time I will review all these books. As they aren’t my usual free content, I decided to separate them into a different category. You can find all my none-ebook reviews in the Tali’s Bookshelf category, on the sidebar, under "Browse MR". ...In order to get access to Joyner’s Mind Control Marketing, you will have to register at Simpleology. It is free (+ I rated the Simpleology 101 course with 5 stars, and on a personal note: I use the Simpleology Daily Target Praxis, every day), the book is not. It costs $27 and to my happy bewilderment, it added another Joyner book to my growing stack. For no additional cost, I downloaded The Irresistible Offer var URL = window.location.href;document.write("")Find out where all the quality free content is! Subscribe by Email or by RSS and get your weekly review.

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1# The Marketer Review Sunday Carnival: May 4th 2008

Tali Shapiro — 2008-05-04T10:47:36+03:00

• ioventuresinc.com presents A Tale of Two Bosses posted at Teamwork. • Rhonda Jones presents Should You Become an Independent Author? posted at The Independent Author. • Anya Portnik presents The Sales Apprentice 2008: Sales training and business tips from the hit TV show, part VI posted at Gavin Ingham. • Mert Erkal presents How To Get Blogging Ideas When You Are Stuck posted at www.searchforblogging.com, saying, "Thanks for the inclusion! ... • Brian Terry presents 6 Hot Tips For Successful Split Testing posted at Big Selling Website Design. • Martin Russell presents Long Copy Vs Short Copy - The Final Say. posted at Word of Mouth Marketing. • LaTease Rikard presents Don't Be A Jumper posted at Make Money From Home Tips. • Carol Bentley presents Twitter, twitter posted at Carol Bentley. • Heather Johnson presents 3 Steps to an Affordable CRM Program posted at CRM Guru Blog. • Karen Bryan presents 3 steps to marketing your travel business posted at Europe A La Carte Blog, saying, "An evaluation of the three steps of marketing based on my experience running an online travel site and blog." • Liz presents Growing your business - when is it time to bring someone else onboard? posted at Nitro Marketing Blog, saying, "As a small business owner, how do you know when it's time to bring in help?" • Kathleen Gage presents Blogging is so simple virtually anyone can do it posted at Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions, saying, "Blogging is one of the easiest points of entry to Internet Marketing. If you can write a shopping list, if you can journal, if you can write a letter to a friend or business associate, you can blog. The key though is to simply get started. And once you begin, get in the habit of blogging at least three times a week. You can actually schedule time into your day to blog. There are so many incredible benefits to blogging; visibility, credibility; opportunity to express your opinion, opportunity to create a dialogue where none existed; a chance to be heard; you can use a blog to write your next book, and more." • Anthony presents Powering Up Your Blog With These 26 Power Lists/Rankingsposted at Blog Me The Money. ... • Blogging Trutyhs presents All About Blogs Blogging Blog History Common Blog Terminlogies posted at Making Money Online, saying, "A weblog (the word was coined by Jorn Barger in 1997) is a log or record or collection of stuffs like personal opinions, links to different websites, and written advice." ... • Peter Jones presents Marketing to Women: New Book Tells How to Market to Soccer Moms posted at Great New Books that Are a Must Read. • Cindy King presents Book Review - Landing Page Optimization posted at Cindy King, saying, "from the master of landing pages - the best book on the market today." ... • Mark McWilliams presents Incredible FREE Internet Marketing Graphics Package posted at Mark-McWilliams.com. • Mark McWilliams presents Huge PLR Profits With Resale Rights Ultimatum! posted at Mark-McWilliams.com. ...Vote for This Weeks Best Submission Choose your favorite submission (listed below). The winner will be announced in next weeks carnival. (yes, the prize is the additional ...

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Michael Port’s Beyond Booked Solid - Planing a Business You’ll Love to Work In

Tali Shapiro — 2008-04-30T10:00:00+03:00

I was hoping to speed-read Beyond Booked SolidTimothy Ferriss and Seth GodinBook Yourself Solid (Port's first book), but you don’t have to read one to understand the other. You don’t even have to actually be booked solid! I do, however, strongly advise on already having a business for at least half a year. Having that bit of experience, even if it has yet to be fruitful, will give you a deeper understanding of what Port is talking about. To someone who has yet to start a business, Port’s pro-speak (even though meticulously simplified) may be intimidating and thus daunting. ...If you want to create a business that you’ll love working in, Beyond Booked Solid is a solid start. (couldn’t resist a cheesy pun :! ... var URL = window.location.href;document.write("")Email or by RSS and get your weekly review. ...

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Special Update: The Marketer Review Sunday Carnival

Tali Shapiro — 2008-04-21T13:04:19+03:00

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I'm sure, by now, most of you have heard of Blog Carnivals. Some of you may have even discovered The Marketer Review through a Carnival. Well, I'm happy to announce I'm starting a carnival of my own: The Marketer Review Sunday Carnival! What's a Blog Carnival? I'm very well aware that some of you are just starting out your blogging experience, and may not know what a Blog Carnival is. I think it's important you get to know it, as it's a great internet marketing tool. A Blog Carnival is simply a blog post, that issues a list of links to different articles, from different blogs, all surrounding the same theme. The post could be as elaborate as this, or as simple as this. A typical carnival looks like this, divided into sub categories and quotes the article submitter, stating the blogger's name, the blog's title and the specific article's title. Why is a Blog Carnival Such a "Great Internet Marketing Tool"? For a blogger, there are a couple of advantages to submitting an article to a Blog Carnival: You get a free link to your blog. If you submit every week, to a few Carnivals, the links start accumulating substantially. Not only do you get a nice addition to your traffic, but you also have something to show for, when the Google Page Rank and Technorati Authority spiders come crawling. And because Blog Carnivals are themed, you're getting highly targeted traffic, who are specifically interested in your niche. For a carnival host, such as myself, the main advantage is creating more original content and being able to provide useful material to my readers. The Marketer Review Sunday Carnival I'm very excited to announce my first attempt at organizing a carnival, The Marketer Review Sunday Carnival. I have ambitions to make this a weekly carnival, presenting a myriad of reviews, tips, tricks and advise, from my fellow bloggers, each Sunday. If you want to submit an article to The Marketer Review Sunday Carnival these are the guidelines: • The articles must be in the niche of internet marketing and professional blogging. You've read this blog, you know what it's all about ;) • Articles should fit the following categories:

Product Review
Blog Review
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Simpleology Blogging - Oversimplified?

Tali Shapiro — 2008-04-09T10:00:00+03:00

Within 15 days, you are taught all the building blocks of creating a money making blog. From “What is a blog?”... and “How to make money blogging?” The information is focused and simplified, and chopped up into 15 swallowable pieces. The question remains: Is it enough? Will this very condensed information be all you need to have a successful blog? The Trouble with Mindsets Ever since I started blogging, I’ve been nagging all my freelance friends to get a blog, or an online presence, at the very least. With some of them, I’ve even sat to help set up a blog. Some of you contact me via email and ask for advise. One thing is certain, in all these cases: I could set up their blog for them, do all the technical gritty work (not even if they payed me ;) ), but I can’t explain mindset from one day to the next. Let me clear that up. I could explain the mindsets needed for business, for online business, for blogging, for writing, for creating content, for the social marketing involved… All this needs to be explained and can be explained quite simply, in about 5 minutes a day of Simpleology Blogging. But in order for you to really soak in the mindsets, and naturally act upon them (or not- you may decide you don’t agree), you must experience them. In the defense of the Simpleology courses, they thrive on repetition. You complete the course and do it again. Instead of a 15-day experience, you get a 30-day experience. Possibly enough time to get a blog up and running and even follow the suggestions, the Simpleology Blogging course makes. Even in that 30-day period, however, I doubt you’ll have enough time to really let the mindsets sink in. The Problem with Concision I thought Simpleology 101 was genius. Not only the content, but the method and the love-match between them. I think in the case of Simpleology Blogging, Joyner mismatched or at least miss-timed. Blogging is a very varied and very specific subject. You can strip it of complication and give the kind of check-list style course, as Joyner did, but you’ll only be getting part of the information, you really need. Simpleology 101 was a time-management life-hack that could be applied to almost any aspect of your life (maybe all, I’ve yet to check ;) ). Blogging just can’t be reapplied. I know this, because every time I try to talk about it, with someone who doesn’t do it, the glazed look on their face tells me so. ...If he started talking in medical tongues, I’d probably not comprehend any of it. When daddy dearest does speak with me about he’s work, he uses layman’s terms. Sure I understand the situation, but I hardly think that qualifies me to put people to sleep. Point is this: You can’t talk about blogging without getting into the nitty-gritty buzz words professional terminology, such as content, authority, Adsense, social marketing, Digg… And all the rest. Simpleology Blogging is not enough for a beginner, but may be enough to get you started on your right path. It’s a great product, but if you want something to cover all the angles, for your money’s worth, I’d wait out for something else. If Joyner's free offer still stands, I highly recommend it. ...-- AddThis Bookmark Button--> Find out where all the quality free content is! Subscribe by Email or by RSS and get your weekly review. ...

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Welcome to The (new and improved) Marketer Review or Why I Moved My Blog to its Own Domain?

Tali Shapiro — 2008-04-02T00:25:24+03:00

Ok, yeah, I’m exited and I feel like prom night and all that jazz, but we gotta talk strategies, tactics and internet marketing. There are many good reasons to have your own domain. ...A lot of top bloggers say you should start by getting your own domain. ... • You own it, so you can do as you like with it (be offensive as you like, as spammy as you wish etc.) ...You can sell it to an interested party, you can build an amazing blog then sell it for a lot more profit. ...Here’s a personal story of why you might want to buy the domain, right at the start: A couple of months ago | was emailed by a stranger, telling me he just happens to own the domain http://themarketerreview.com. Now, I pride myself on my nose for scams, and this one wreaked like a wet dog. ... As I suspected, it only leads to an error page (go ahead, click it, see for yourself ;) ). You know the kind- those that show up when a URL doesn’t exist. ... 1 The guy (or gal ;) ) goes around free blogging platforms, assesses if the blogger is serious enough to want to go pro, buys the domain for $14 and sells it to the poor unsuspecting blogger for $200 (that was the offer I got). 2 Easier still: The guy goes around just emailing every free blogging blogger he can find, makes an offer, and when the poor sucker says “yes”, he goes and buys it for $14 and sells it to you for $200. ...All that said, I happen to believe that if you’re a beginner blogger, you should probably give it a try before you commit to it. Frankly, I never believed I could churn out so much original content (quite proud of myself, really :D ) I only decided to commit about half a year after I began. After that if you want to invest in your blog, chances are your desired domain isn’t taken. If it is, you could most likely find a variation on it. ...* I’m an immediate person, and I can’t stand waiting the half a minute to 40 seconds it takes an online blogging platform to save my changes. ...The most important reason to work offline is that you can add things to the site and test to see how they look, without going live. ... Not to mention that while you’re testing things you have to reload the page again and again and again... ...It’s not accessible from the web, ergo you can’t access your blog editor from any computer, anywhere. So if you intend to travel, make sure your blog is making you enough money, to buy a laptop. ...Well I’ve used both Blogger and Wordpress, and I think it’s time to finally share my thoughts on this: ...It is unreliable, dirties the code, has unrealistic tagging restrictions and doesn’t allow pages. (The integration of Google ads is a huge plus, but it’s just not worth it.) ...No hassles, no dirty code, no tagging restrictions and you can add as many pages as you like. The really great thing about Wordpress is it’s community. Just like Firefox (if you’re still using IE, you’re missing out on an amazing browsing experience), Wordpress has a developing system that allows any one, who knows how to develop plugins. The abundance can be overwhelming, but lets just say that is the kind of problems you want to have. ;) Blogger has a traffic advantage over all other platforms, because it is owned by Google, thus optimized by Google. ...Free Wordpress Users: Know This There will be no Adsense, as the free version allows no script (think of all the other cool things that won’t work! ...About a month ago I logged into my Wordpress account (as I do every morning), and was attacked by a big, red, flashing rectangle, telling me I’ve violated the terms of my agreement and that I must email Wordpress immediately, lest I be shut down. This was, to say the least, very disconcerting, so I immediately emailed them, inquiring as to my sins. ...http://wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/
* Affiliate marketing blogs: Blogs with the primary purpose of driving traffic to affiliate programs and get-rich-quick schemes (”Make six figures from home!!” ...One affiliate link in a blog is allowed, no more. ...- I went off to disable all my affiliate links, secretly smiling to myself, knowing I will soon have my own blog and have as many affiliate links as I want! ...And so, to bring this grand opening to a close: Having your own domain gives you freedom. You don’t have to rely on free templates, thus letting your personality shine through design. ...On the down side, I now have to rebuild my traffic and RSS, as both the domain and feed address are different. ...Although it’s geared mainly towards e-commerce sites, there’s a warm and active community improving it and adding plugins, all the time. ... var URL = window.location.href;document.write("")Find out where all the quality free content is! ... feedId=1231671&loc=en_US">Email or by RSS and get your weekly review. ...

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Earl Nightingale’s Strangest Secret

Tali Shapiro — 2008-04-16T10:00:00+03:00

The name, The Strangest Secret, reminded me of the despicably cultish The Secret. These two skits are actually talking about the same things and are even using the same methods. It’s just that what used to work in 1965, doesn’t really work now. Frankly, I prefer the straight forward, no bullshit manner of Nightingale’s (even if I’m not particularly fond of his authoritative voice :P ). What mainly bothers me about The Secret is their attempt to mystify what Nightingale attempts to simplify. The Redundancy of Lifehacks If you’ve already checked out Mark Joyner’s Simpleology, for example, you’ve probably already noticed similarities to Nightingale’s broadcast. In all the example cases, the biggest secret to success, is knowing what you want and going after it. In the end, no matter what form it’s presented in it’s all about persistence. I gained something from Nightingale, calling persistence “faith”. This one change of phrase embodies the importants of many sources of inspiration. If you only have one mantra, you may loose your way, following it religiously. Yet, when you accumulate many different points of view, they balance each other. Every once in a while I mention mindset, but seldom do I focus on it. The Strangest Secret is an amazing piece of positive business (and life) mindset.

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