What a pain it is to have to update all of your blogs and other instances of web presence. How does one come up with ideas for all of these portals? For me it is a matter of attitude. Sometimes I am just more creative than others. Today is just such a day. I recieved a tweet from someone on ask.fm which is an interesting little site where you post answers to questions. You share your profile with others who can in turn ask you questions. This helped me get the juices flowing so now I wil

After a short period of time away I have started back to learning and putting into practice what I have learned over the years. Recently (end of April) I was laid off work due to lack of funds. (The company I worked for has a contract with the U.S. government and with the sequester, well you see where this is going.) Now that I have all kinds of time to invest in pursuing my ideas for a substitute income I am ready to get serious. Before it was a mere flirtation, a hobby if you will but now

So many times in life we try to use the wrong tool for the job. A carpenter would never pick up a hammer to saw a board or a saw to hammer in a nail but that is exactly what we do as marketers when we chase the latest shiny thing that promises instant riches. Wrong tool for the job. Riches come but only after diligent research, action and hard work. It is not easy but it is infinitely doable. So many emails cross my inbox promising the easy life but they are all long on promises and short o

Starting anything new is a challenge. Mostly because you have no idea if this endeavor will be successful or cause you even more pain. When trying to wrap your head around the concept of internet marketing it can get overwhelming, quickly. What does internet marketing entail? Basically it is commissioned sales that doesn't require cold calling, expensive brochures or even business cards. It allows one to promote a product (or more likely products) and receive a commission when someone pu

As we all venture into creating an online presence, you are presented with many obstacles. Others are probably telling you this is a scam or worse, a waste of time. Just as with any business, results are not instantaneous. It takes hard work, persistence and most importantly the right attitude. A never say die attitude will serve you well as you start learning what it takes to succeed online. Hopefully you have income to sustain you until you can support yourself with internet marketing. T