tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86362857507854616122011-11-27T16:03:11.706-08:00Internet Marketing Journal of Daniel GarciaDanny Garcianoreply@blogger.comBlogger401100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636285750785461612.post-59375603771737731572010-12-30T18:18:00.000-08:002010-12-30T21:50:24.453-08:00

Are you getting tired of blogging? They say that blogging is dead and blogging income has constantly been dipping to its very lowest. I can't really blame you since I myself have fallen to blogging that's unprofitable. Yes, I I've been blogging since 2006 and have managed to earn only $30.00 which I haven't even gotten to this very day. Blogging is Very Frustrating You spent all that money:

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As stark realizations go, I realized that it goes against my very essence. True, I'll continue posting affiliate links and maybe even posting here every so often. But alas, I would not be able to perform as the professionals do.

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Gives out Gold Help Jay Berkowitz give out a gold bar. Apparently, the gold bar found itself in Jay's pocket and he now has had to contend with lugging the thing wherever he goes. He's gotten so "gold wary" that he's decided to just part with it. Of course, you'd have to help him out a little bit by thinking of a clever title for his speech in Affiliate Summit. Find Gold Here!!

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Why some people have have more followers than you.

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Organic SEO and SEM Services One of the blogs on my blogroll is a blog owned by Mark, an Organic SEO and SEM connoisseur. I don't exactly remember how I found his blog, but when I did, I did my best to absorb everything that I can learn from him. This guy is great, he doesn't hold back like the other bloggers do. He'll tell you everything that you need to know and do about this field. Now, if

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Official Google Blog: Announcing the winners of the Google Online Marketing Challenge 2010 I can't believe I missed this. I would've learned a lot from this. Quote: This year we held the third edition of the Google Online Marketing Challenge — a global university competition that gives students hands-on exposure to online marketing. Each team receives the equivalent of $200 to work with a

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I've been very busy - STOP - That's a very corny line to start a blog post right? I've seen it soooo many times. I've been earning some money writing articles for Internet Marketers. The money I earn is not much but from a business perspective, the whole operation is in the black. Considering that I practically don't have Internet Marketing expenses in the form of: Domain Registration Domain

Danny Garcianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636285750785461612.post-39603119787895228312010-07-19T16:32:00.000-07:002010-07-19T16:37:38.499-07:00

I'll make this quick and useful to save time. Read this first and look for my name (dannybuntu) in the comments section. 1. Choose a product to market in affiliate programs (Amazon Associates, CJ, Clickbank) 2. Create an online presence. The more the merrier. 3. Hire freelance writers and SEO specialists in freelancer.com. (You could try oDesk - but freelancer.com has the cheapest work around.

Danny Garcianoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636285750785461612.post-61791338011479486972010-07-12T20:14:00.000-07:002010-07-12T22:32:01.875-07:00

Don Crowther a good friend of Jay Berkowitz, recently released an educational video about how people could optimize their use of social media.   Here are some of the notes that I took while watching the video. 1. Facebook and twitter users spend more money online than any other Internet users 2. People get advice on what to buy through social media 3. Social media is more powerful than

Danny Garcianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636285750785461612.post-82563358073718620762010-07-12T17:04:00.000-07:002010-07-12T17:09:30.130-07:00

As a member of the Internet Marketing Club, I have the privilege of meeting Gabriel Avalos of iZigg.com. A new startup launced on July 9, 2010, that creates the link between you and your client. The premise of the service is great. Imagine, walking around Times Square, hungry and tired, when suddenly a timely text message appears to tell you that your favorite deli is having a special on your

Danny Garcianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636285750785461612.post-37036269146648854032010-07-11T06:05:00.000-07:002010-07-11T06:05:55.232-07:00

AK Stout wrote an interesting blog post in Jay Berkowitz's Internet Marketing Club, entitled I Started A Social Media Marketing Program Two Months Ago, Where Are My Leads? She wrote: It's been my experience that when implemented correctly it can take up to 6 months or so for a quantifiable ROI to begin to surface. Social media marketing is about forming, developing, and maintaining

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These days, attention usually centers on how "New Media" 'will shape the face of things to come', 'revolutionize how we communicate', 'level the playing field', etc. While it is true that these new platforms for communication thrive in a robust and social eco system, there are still some 'objects' and 'subjects' of information that slip through the cracks of dissemination. This is where new

Danny Garcianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636285750785461612.post-69101916269410404692010-07-09T08:32:00.000-07:002010-07-09T08:32:30.185-07:00

Google is pushing for more social search results by incorporating Results from people in your social circle. Google seems to be in hyperdrive by adding more and more features to the results page.

Danny Garcianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636285750785461612.post-29513023183978131172010-07-08T03:08:00.000-07:002010-07-08T03:08:49.036-07:00

It's a great thing that I named this blog the 0-clue blog. Imagine how much I would have to lie to you if I named it the Uber Duper Money Grubbing Blog. Just a few minutes ago, I got dinged by Amazon about my spectacular sales record. Which is $0. I feel great! Here's a copy of the email: Hello Associate, We noticed that you were accepted to the Amazon.com Associate Program several

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Seth Godin Action Figure I graduated with a degree in Philosophy and Political Science, not exactly the most worldly of studies. So I can say that I don't really have a clue as to what marketing or sales is all about. That is why, I finally satiated my curiosity by typing "Difference between Sales and Marketing" in Google. I know. You may call me a business neophyte if you wish. According

Danny Garcianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636285750785461612.post-5157468499340392212010-07-03T08:20:00.000-07:002010-07-03T08:34:52.779-07:00

Blogger has finally integrated a built in statistical analysis tool for it's platform. Should we abandon our beloved, statcounter tool? It's up to you. The reduction of javascript on your blog could improve the performance of your website. Which is a good thing in the eyes of Google. Pictures speak louder than words 1. Overview - shows line graph for page views 2. Posts - Shows bar

Danny Garcianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636285750785461612.post-6067121283095262492010-07-03T07:55:00.000-07:002010-07-03T07:55:56.501-07:00

I've made a section that's specifically made to gather the best brain share I can find on the Internet that's related to Internet Marketing and SEO. As you may have guessed, I appropriately named it the "Must Read" section. Right now, it only has one article in it. How Keyword Research and SEO can Reduce the Quality of Your Traffic I'll be adding more soon as I find other real deal bloggers

Danny Garcianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636285750785461612.post-42095127469613339052010-06-30T04:26:00.000-07:002010-07-03T07:42:19.488-07:00

UPDATE: Sadly, a BFF all but made my first webinar experience unsatisfied. I am excited - just like a little boy who got his first own RC car. Why? Because I am going to attend Jay Berkowitz's (Ten Golden Rules) Webinar on 10 Strategies to Stay on the Cutting Edge Though I have an idea on what a Webinar is (think Web Seminar) I've never really attended one before and don't have a clue on

Danny Garcianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636285750785461612.post-61899982036960702222010-06-29T07:33:00.000-07:002010-06-29T07:33:30.954-07:00

This is how I was able to buy domains for my campaign and learn how to start internet marketing. I didn't spend anything to learn. Work as a freelance writer.  Most of the writing gigs that I get are from people who are engaged in Affiliate Marketing. They ask me to write tons of articles about all sort of products or services. One part that I like about this is that I get the best of both

Danny Garcianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636285750785461612.post-28549444167219648512010-06-27T09:44:00.000-07:002010-06-27T09:44:38.961-07:00

The best time to make a blog post depends entirely on who you want to post to. It absolutely makes no sense for you to post at a time when everybody is sleeping right? Computing and describing how many people are using the Internet at any time is a complex task that could only be done on the enterprise level. Akamai.com provides this free service here. In it you'll get an idea on the density of

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Ars Technica Reports: Amazon kills affiliate program in Colorado thanks to taxes "Amazon has pulled the plug on its affiliate program in Colorado thanks to a new state regulation on sales tax collection. The company sent a notice to its Colorado-based affiliates Monday morning to let them know about the decision, urging residents who depend on the affiliate program to contact their

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The video says how much money could be made from domaining.

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Today, I read an interesting "remarticle" (Reminder + Article) about commenting etiquette. You could find it on CNN.com  Summarized and interpreted, here are the key points: 1. Be polite in the face of factual errors, fallacies, mistakes or even grammatical errors. Don't skim through an article and point out a simple grammatical mistake on line 34, paragraph 4. People make mistakes (even

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You probably haven't heard of the term GLBF before. If you guessed that it's a sexy acronym, then you are right. Arousal comes in the form of mystical words that when combined together play a rambunctious role in the human psyche. Simply put, GLBF stands for Great Link Bait Formula, an acronym and a term I coined myself to induce the mental imagery of something far sexier than it's supposed to be

Danny Garcianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636285750785461612.post-82879477274525910392010-06-22T07:34:00.000-07:002010-06-22T07:35:34.699-07:00

In my other blog, dannybuntu.com, I wrote about how we could use technology to predict the future. Since this is my marketing blog, I would be treating the subject from a marketing point of view. "Be There Before the Buyer Gets There" The assumption is this, most, if not all websites are already engaged in the practice of engaging in SEO in one way or another. I've actually worked for seasoned

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Lest I be accused of having only one favorite Internet marketing podcast, I would proffer the notion that indeed I have only one favorite - and that's because it's the best. While others ramble on about their random badindongs, the Ten Golden Rules of Internet Marketing podcast make it a point to interview those who "do" and those who "did" and have earned the moolah. The best teacher is

Danny Garcianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636285750785461612.post-46738784975606540882010-06-18T07:56:00.000-07:002010-06-18T07:56:36.975-07:00

We've recently launched twitterlistings.org a web 2.0 website that's dedicated solely to helping people who help people sell homes on twitter. We submitted our entry to killerstartups.com where we offered the reward of showing featuring all those who linked and voted for us on our site. Suffice to say that it was a huge success! What more can we say except we love you guys for helping us with our

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This Should be the American Dream or Shall We Say the World Dream. First, my pledge: More than 99% of my wealth will go to philanthropy during my lifetime or at death. - Warren Buffett CNN 2010 With great wealth comes great benevolence. Truly, Warren Buffett is now leaving something far greater than himself or his wealth to the world - he is leaving an idea. That idea is to accumulate

Danny Garcianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636285750785461612.post-44138849472989482012010-06-16T02:14:00.000-07:002010-06-16T02:14:59.284-07:00

I've been extremely busy but I've managed to reach episode 16 of Jay Berkowitz's Ten Golden Rules of Internet Marketing podcast. I am trying to search for the affiliate marketing blog that Jay recommended, it's called the affiliate thing. For the meantime, I recommend that you watch this slide presentation. Ten Golden Rules of Affiliate Marketing Keynote Presentation Slides View more

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I'm about to sleep but I just thought that I'd post a link to a slashdot story about targeted ads and how they are becoming too targeted.

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Whew sorry about the long hiatus folks, lately I just edited 50 blog posts in two days. Altering the blogger codes and templates to make the blog appear more professional and more like a website. Aside from that I just got recently drenched in rain. You see, I live in a tropical resort for sale in the Philippines. Anyway, so I just took a shower after inspecting the perimeter myself. I

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I am now on episode 11 of Jay Berkowitz's Ten Golden Rules of Internet Marketing Podcast. It's taking some time to complete my project. I've had to manually edit the code. This doesn't mean that I am a coder or a programmer. It just takes a little bit of common sense. For example if the search query says "donkeys to hire" I would just have to change it to "donkeys for rent". It doesn't really

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It's a dog eats dog world in the battlefield called Internet Marketing. Competition is rife and the battle lines have already been drawn. Sometimes, the small Internet business owner just gets gobbled up by the major companies. They have the manpower, the funding and they could even outsource their efforts thereby giving them the competitive edge that makes it hard for the small players to break

Danny Garcianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636285750785461612.post-7451544687215321022010-06-09T08:40:00.000-07:002010-06-09T08:40:57.906-07:00

For me, fun is all about building blogs and relationships with people from all walks of life. It's about learning something new while doing something productive. It's about a sense of accomplishment that I feel when I see my creation and reap the fruits. Fun in affiliate marketing is the joy of being able to work while my children play in the background. You see, I was once a corporate slave too

Danny Garcianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636285750785461612.post-38644108701296050082010-06-08T03:33:00.000-07:002010-06-08T03:40:44.879-07:00

The Internet is ablaze with this thing called Affiliate Marketing. If you have 0 clue on what affiliate marketing is all about, check out my previous blog post: Dummypedia: Affiliate Marketing. If you want in-depth information, Jay Berkowitz, the CEO of TenGoldenRules.com offers his professional experience on affiliate marketing in a free podcast. So, how much money do affiliate marketers

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Dummypedia: What is Affiliate Marketing? Simply put, it is an opportunity for everybody to sell things online which are not theirs to sell. 1. For example, our friend Ronald McDonald wants to sell more burgers, he gets you and me to help him sell them. 2. We both try to sell his burgers and if we sell some, we get commissions. It's a great way for Ronald to gain exposure without having to spend

Danny Garcianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636285750785461612.post-6223642872996043412010-06-07T02:11:00.000-07:002010-06-07T02:15:43.940-07:00

I've made a page dedicated solely to having fun while learning about affiliate marketing. That's right, gone are the days when you've had to read long ebooks trying to learn the ins and outs of affiliate marketing. I'm listening to Jay Berkowitz's Ten Golden Rules podcast covering affiliate marketing to the tiniest detail. Before I spoil any of the fun, here's the link to my guide on how to have

Danny Garcianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8636285750785461612.post-63433798023000995822010-06-03T20:06:00.000-07:002010-06-03T20:06:48.850-07:00

Perhaps you've encountered them, saying that we should do this or we should do that. These so called web gurus are so many that it becomes quite confusing just to decide which "guru" to follow.

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Affiliate marketing is hard to spell and do. I now have 4 domains which are all performing poorly. Some people did my approach better and faster.  I guess by now, people who got rich early on, buying domains now make enough money to hire people like me to think of cute domain names. Domainers are doing the web a great disservice by artificially inflating the prices of domains for other

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