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You may think that in order to make money using Google AdWords, you need to spend a lot of money, but that simply isn’t true.  While it is a little harder to turn a profit than in the the days when you could spend pennies and make thousands, if you follow these three tips for Google AdWords, then you will be able to be successful without breaking the bank. Google AdWords Tip #1 Make sure your ad is relevant to your keywords.  It seems like ...

The chances that you've heard of IzeaFest are probably pretty good, especially if you've been reading this blog, but you've probably not heard of the "Blog Marketing Demystified" event sponsored by Doterati that will be going on a few hours before you board the bus for the IzeaFest Howl-O-Scream kickoff party. I'll be speaking on this panel, so come check it out.  I'd love to meet you, no matter how big or small of a blogger you are.  I love m...

The internet's ability to deliver an endless supply of kick-ass content to your home theater may eventually mean the death of Blu-ray discs.  But that's years in the future, and you have friends to impress and brain cells to waste right now. So check this out: Besides playing Blu-ray Profile 2.0 discs, the BD-P4600 can reach into the internet and pull out any title from Netflix's wild and weird "Watch Instantly" library on demand (if you're a...

With Twitter becoming more and more popular and a key tool for many business models, it's always nice to be able to see all your replies as soon as possible.  While Twitter does allow an option to get text messages when you get a reply, the truth is, many people don't have text messaging, while they do have email on their phones. So here is a way to get your Twitter Replies sent directly to your email, so you can still be a part of the conver...

I live in what seems like one of the least technologically savvy places in the world.  Western Kentucky.  While there are many that are technologically savvy, there are just as many, if not more, that probably don't even own a computer.  And if they do it's only to send and receive email. So it's no surprise that when I tell others I'm a professional blogger, they ask me, "What's a blog?"  I think I get asked this at least once or twice a ...

I see it all the time.  People always talk about how their web browser crashed because they had 30+ tabs open at once. I don't have this problem, but that's only because I hand-coded my own dashboard to handle everything I need to accomplish on the web.  Almost like a "virtual browser" which helps keep me from being tied to one computer.  I work in the cloud baby! Anyways, on average how many tabs do you have open at once in your browser...

Much of the focus put on Wordpress plugins revolves around those that are most popular.  Those that you use just because everyone else is. While most of the popular plugins are very worth having on your blog, there are some plugins that aren't talked about as often, but they help give character to your blog and put focus on the all of the small details. Here is a list of the 7 Wordpress plugins you didn't know you needed: 1. Exclude Pages...

Imagine yourself, laying on the beach, checking out the beautiful... water, when you spot the girl of your dreams walking toward you.  So you whip it out and pull on it, making it longer. Then your wife steps up beside you as you hit the camera button and wait for the picture to be taken. With the XShot Camera Extender, you can be in the picture too.  Instead of reminiscing about vacation days long gone, looking at all of the photos where yo...

I see it everyday.  Literally hundreds of people on Twitter asking if anyone will sponsor them to attend a blog or social media conference. Everyone would like to have their trips paid for, so what makes you special?  Why would a company pick you over everyone else asking for sponsorship? The Wrong Way To Get A Sponsor There is a reason only a handful of people actually ever get sponsors to pay their way to conferences.  Because most blog...

According to the Wordpress development team: "Yesterday a vulnerability was discovered: a specially crafted URL could be requested that would allow an attacker to bypass a security check to verify a user requested a password reset. As a result, the first account without a key in the database (usually the admin account) would have its password reset and a new password would be emailed to the account owner. This doesn’t allow remote access, bu...

Every year the church my wife grew up in holds a picnic during which, they give away a lump sum cash prize to one lucky winner, and this year is no different. But the entries to win the $10,000 in cold hard cash are always local.  Why only give locals the chance to win?  This is the age of the internet and connecting with others from all over the world, so I want to offer all of you the chance to win $10,000 as well. Enter To Win $10,000 T...

While most bloggers know what you mean when you say RSS, the fact is, there are still a majority of blog readers that have no idea.  So I want to answer your burning questions about what you should do to cater to the majority of readers, what kinds of things you should avoid, and more. 1. Potential subscribers may not know what a feed is. If you're targeting people who are already tech-savvy, that's one thing, but otherwise - don't assume that...