2009 April

Pay Per Post V.4 Alpha – First looks

In my hot little virtual hands I hold a PayPerPost v4.0 Alpha key. I’ve got to admit that I’m excited to check out the new features in PPP and so far I see some good things and some things I’d like to see changed, but to be honest, I havent had enough time playing [...]

The Different Types of Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing is a broad term that refers to a commission based payment method.  Basically speaking, an affiliate promotes products or services that are provided by a merchant and receives a commission (or finder’s fee) when their efforts result in a sale. Internet-based affiliate marketing dates back to late 1994, when many e-commerce sites started [...]

Choosing the right hosting company

If you’re going to get serious about running a blog you need to consider going to a self-hosted solution.  Not only do the search engines prefer blogs that have their own domain names and servers, but hosting your own blog also gives you access to countless options that blog services either just don’t offer or [...]

Tag those tunes for your iPod

I’m a big fan of listening to music while I work.  I think music can make you far more productive than you would be without it because absolutely everyone works better when their spirits are lifted and music has a wonderful way of doing just that.  You turn on some tunes, your mood perks up [...]

What is Affiliate Marketing?

Affiliate marketing can be a daunting and complicated enterprise but at it’s core the concept can be explained simply.  Affiliate Marketing is a way of promoting online business through affiliate programs and other forms of advertising that pay the affiliate (or publisher) a commission based on the amount of business their website brings the merchant [...]