Here's a familiar scenario: You have a blog, and scattered throughout several hundred blog posts, you've made reference to books you're reading, linking to them with your Amazon affiliate link. Suddenly, Amazon drops your state from its affiliate program. Now you have to spend hours reviewing every single blog post just to change those links to a new affiliate program. If you had all your links redirected, they would all be in one place, making mass changes like this much easier. Here's an even worse situation, though, and one that's not recoverable: You've distributed a viral eBook … [Read more...]

How's your to-do list looking? Long and out of control? Unfortunately, that's a common problem for work-at-home types. And for those of us who work at home AND somewhere else, it's a nightmare. Too much to do, not enough time to do it, and many, many distractions that - let's face it - are far more interesting than actual work. When there's no boss peeking over your cubicle wall and no time-clock to punch, it can be nearly impossible to stay on task. Accountability Partner to the Rescue! I don't know which is the bigger buzzword among Internet marketers these days: accountability partner … [Read more...]

A few of the treasures discovered in my feed reader this week: How to Turn a Lousy Blog Headline into a Great One from Tristan Higbee shows how a bland blog post title evolved into an interesting - and very clickable - headline. It's a good read for anyone who needs help crafting compelling titles. Master this Skill Before Setting New Writing Goals from Suzannah at Write it Sideways is a reminder that waiting for inspiration to strike won't get you any closer to your writing (or blogging) goals. You need to start with the basics - like a schedule. How Expensive PPC Advertising May … [Read more...]