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Sunday Chatter – 11/8

Chris Jacobson — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:40:13 +0000

Work From Home? You’re On This List There are a number of significant benefits to working from home, and similar traits that each entrepreneur share. Everything from never setting an alarm clock, to hardly driving your car enough to justify getting an oil change. Although, it’s every three months, whether you drive it or not. Michael [...]

Microsoft Lays Off Employees, Hires New Ones

Chris Jacobson — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:40:53 +0000

Microsoft continues to make layoffs, while at the same time hiring new employees to their company. In a release earlier this week, Microsoft said it would be cutting 800 more jobs, in addition to the 5,000 layoffs already announced in January. The specific areas of which job types and product groups would be affected wasn’t immediately known. While [...]

Canadian Government Extends Benefits to the Self-Employed

Chris Jacobson — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:40:37 +0000

The self-employed can now take advantage of the benefits employees at regular jobs receive, thanks to the Canadian government. As part of recently passed legislation, those who work for themselves can opt into the federal employment insurance plan and collect benefits currently available only to salaried workers. Maternity, parental, adoption, medical and compassionate-care benefits will be made [...]

Sunday Chatter – 11/1

Chris Jacobson — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:00:23 +0000

Slow WordPress Blog? You Need These Plugins You could be missing out on a lot of traffic, or even potential customers if your blog takes forever to load. Visitors end up leaving and all your hard work could be for nothing. Maybe you don’t even know it loads slow, because the site is cached on your [...]

Making Money with the H1N1 Flu Virus

Chris Jacobson — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:50:55 +0000

This may be a sensitive topic for some, but it can be lucrative in you’re in the Internet marketing field. I’m talking about using the H1N1 flu virus (or swine flu) to make a profit. Allow me to explain. Many people are scarred of contracting the virus and getting sick, or in the worst case scenario, [...]

You Better Be Promoting Halloween Offers By Now

Chris Jacobson — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:50:12 +0000

Halloween is less than a week away and if you’re not already promoting some seasonal affiliate offers, time to get on it. Everything from costumes and yard decorations, to party supplies and scary make-up … those are just some of the hot items converting right now for affiliates. Some good offers to promote: Personal Creations – Halloween Boo-tique [...]

Sunday Chatter – 10/25

Chris Jacobson — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +0000

WordPress 2.8.5 is Now Available The latest build of the WordPress.org blogging platform came out late Tuesday, which doesn’t fix too many issues, but it’s recommended that you upgrade. It only takes a single click to install the update from within your administration panel. According to experts, they believe 2.9.0 will roll out next month and [...]

Changing Your Mindset from CPC to CPM

Chris Jacobson — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:00:46 +0000

When I first began Internet marketing in 2006, I learned to always bid CPC (cost per click) and try to get the lowest cost for clicks as possible. Based on the keywords and the traffic expected around a certain topic, your cost per click can either be very high or very low. The main goal, [...]

Sunday Chatter – 10/18

Chris Jacobson — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:00:26 +0000

Start Your Car with Your iPhone Just when you thought that iPhone apps had hit their peak as far as what they can do, a new one allows you to remotely start your car. The Viper SmartStart app is a free download that works in conjunction with your Viper remote start system in your car. You [...]

Blogger Gets Benefits Suspended Over Google AdSense Payments

Chris Jacobson — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:00:43 +0000

This is quite unbelievable and will make some website owners consider whether claiming their Google AdSense income is really worth it. A woman in New York who was recently laid off from her position as a lawyer at a prominent law firm, decided to create a food blog (STL Meal Deals) where she frequently posts restaurant [...]