Rocket List Building Video Course is now available!

Hello folks.

If you’re looking for something that will help you make money online, one of the most critical pieces of your business is an email list. If you are new to building emails lists, this course is for you. If you’re an old hat, this course is for you.  You need to take a look everything you’ll be getting in this course!

Stuart Stirling lives in Japan. He has been in the center of the earthquakes and nuclear power issues there. Stuart needs to evacuate his family to safer land. To raise money, he has put together a phenomenal offer. This is a win win opportunity!

This is a video course that covers everything you’ll need in order to get your list going. You will learn how to start your email list, how to manage your subscribers, the do’s and dont’s that will help you MAKE MONEY.  We’re here to make money right?  Having an effective email list is essential to your bottom line.

This course is a one time fee. No monthly!

Right now there is a time sensitive discount:

• April 3 ~ 9 – $37
• April 10 ~ 16 – $47
• April 17 ~ – $67

Stuart will be raising the price on his Rocket List Building Course even further after April 17th, so if you haven’t purchased yours by now, you should hurry, so you can get the best pricing.

In addition, there are a lot of bonus offers that he is giving away that he says he may take down anytime.

It’s time to ramp up my internet marketing efforts for a few of my sites. I enjoy working on a Mac, so, when I search for software, I seek out the best Mac friendly software I can find. I came across Advanced Link Manager and Advanced Web Ranking at the result of a satisfied user. These two programs are developted by Caphyon. I read up a little on Caphyon’s website, downloaded the software, and decided to give it a try. Below is my review of each product.

Highlights of Website Research
1. Mac Friendly software
2. Impressive resume of clients.
3. Nicely designed website

First Impressions:

• Trial version – Caphyon gives the software for 30 days full featured. This is enticing, especially when evaluating software that I’m considering putting my hard earned money towards.
• Installation – Loaded quick and easy
• Software Version – Version 7.2. Something about higher versions, gives me that ‘seasoned’ feeling. Like the software has had a chance to be developed a little more solid.
• What to do first – When you first open each program, you’ll find a well designed window that looks like there is alot to do. Can be a little intimidating. Which brings me to my final first impression…
• User Manual – There is a quick start guide waiting to greet you upon opening the program. There are 3 tutorials to choose from: Standard, Medium, and Advanced. I have loaded software before that has come with a dismal help file. That can leave me wondering where to click to get started and I find that a bit discouraging. This is not so with this software. There are plenty of options on where to find help.

ADVANCED LINK MANAGER

What is Advanced Link Manager? The product’s name says it all. This is a program that aims to help a person manage their links to and from a website. Successfully managing incoming links, otherwise known as link popularity can dramatically increase your website ranking.

Can anyone use this software? What is the technical level? Yes, anyone can use this software. There is a quick start tutorial as well as an assistant available at your fingertips. I’m a fairly technical person. I’m also a business person. Sometimes I spend time on doing ‘technical’ stuff. Other times I’m doing ‘business’ or ‘marketing’ stuff. My time is very valuable to me. I’m highly interested when I can assign someone or something to do things that allows me time to do other things. I can’t be all things to my business at all times. This is where Advanced Link Manager comes in for me. It’s a SEO tool that helps with my internet marketing efforts.

First Experience:

Step 1 – I followed the quick start tutorial. That part took me about a minute.
Step 2 – Clicked on ‘go’ (green arrow).
Step 3 – Software went out and gathered link info. Total time reported: 4 hrs, 58 mins.
Step 4 – Analyzed findings

Each tab you click on, the Context Help on the right window changes to the topics pertaining to the tab you clicked on. Nice feature.

If you ever find yourself stuck, not knowing where to go, the first button on the top left of navigation is the Assistant. Clicking the button pulls up a quick window with links to help you find where you’re want to go in the program.

Second Experience: I have a site that I am considering adding a new feature to, but it will also require an upgrade on the design. I was curious to see how many backlinks I have coming into this site so I ran a test using Advanced Link Manager. I punched in my domain name and clicked on the green arrow to start. I then went to do other work. 34 minutes later I had everything I wanted to know about my links (incoming and outgoing) at my fingertips, ready for analysis.

Just about everything you want to know about backlinks into your site is there. You can also find broken links and reciprocal links. This allows you to clean up your broken links that are going out of your site. It also lets you know who is keeping their links back to your site, making this program a very solid link manager.

Does it do what it says it will do? And how well? In two words – It does. Advanced Link Manager gives you ammo when you want to know where your backlinks are coming from. Also gives the ranking of those sites that are linking to you. With this information, you’ll be able to assess where you might want to focus on getting incoming links from based on their page ranks. Utilizing all the information it offers will help you get higher visibility in the search engines.

Which Version? Standard, Pro, or Enterprise?

If you want to take advantage of the LINK CAMPAIGN option or almost anything in the TOOLS section you’ll need the Enterprise version.

Here is what you’ll be missing in each if you don’t purchase the Enterprise Version:

LINK CAMPAIGNS Find Partner LInks: 4 Ways – By Keywords, Competition’s Backlinks, Keyword or Domain Search, Links by URLs or Local Files

TOOLS Website Crawler Webpage Analyzer Domain Quality Analysis Google Maps Webpages Importer

The version I evaluated was the Pro version. This version, over the Standard version, lets you generate and export reports. Ultimately I’ve decided on the Enterprise version because I wanted the Campaign and Tools options.

Overall Rating: 5/5

ADVANCED WEB RANKING (Pro Version)

So, you have your website up and now you’re wondering about traffic. In order for your site to survive, you need visitors. So, where does your website stand in terms of search engine ranking of the various search engines? On which page are you going to appear when somebody searches for the words you are trying to rank for?

This is where Advanced Web Ranking comes in. This program gives you the ability to know exactly where your website places on the pages of the search engines when people are searching for the keywords that pertain to your industry or interest. If you really want to know exactly where your site is in website ranking , this tool gives you this information with precise accuracy.

When you first open Advanced Web Ranking, you’ll find a helpful quick start guide to get you going.

Start by putting in your keywords to see where your site ranks. As you’re typing in the keywords, a list of suggested keywords that have been searched for pops up. You can use Google Suggest, Keywords, and Wordtracker for these suggested keywords. This comes in handy if you want to drill down for longer tails on your keywords. However, there is a separate keyword research tool available in the Enterprise version that helps with this a little better.

So, here’s how it works…
Step 1 – Set up your keywords
Step 2 – Plug in your website
Step 3 – Choose which email address you want the reports sent to
Step 4 – Start the ‘research’
Step 5 – Analyze your results and formulate a plan of action.

My First Experience:

I used 3 keywords to run my first test for one of my websites.

Total time to complete: 5 mins

The results showed me which page I am on and what position I am in with the search engines. This is helpful and shows where you need to make changes in some areas where you desire to be.

You can see exactly where your competitors are ranking on each search engine.

You can do a side by side comparison of your page vs. your competitor’s page to see how your keywords rank compared to your competitor.

Data is saved and stored for accumulative history comparison at a later date.

At anytime, there is a helpful assistant button on the upper left navigation toolbar. This opens a new smaller window with links to common areas of the software. I like using this assistant.

The assistant is broken into 4 Categories:
Websites
Check Rankings
View Evolutions in time
Overview
View Visibility
Edit Websites

Keywords
Check Rankings
View Evolutions in time
Overview
Import Google Suggest
Edit Keywords

Search Engines
Check Rankings
View Evolutions in time
Overview
Import Google Suggest
Submitter
Edit Search Engines

Tools
Update Project
Update Multiple projects
Manage Reports
Manage Filters
Generate Multiple reports

In addition, you can create scheduled tasks which can update projects, backup projects, and/or generate reports periodically.

You can monitor the competition by manually adding websites as well.

As a bonus, I would like to see AWR include the ability to track competitors Adwords. This would really help to give an extra advantage over our competition as we could monitor how well their advertising is going over time. This could help us predict which phrases are working and which might not. In this price range a competitor’s product does include this, however, this is not a deal breaker for me.

Keyword Research

There are some keyword research tools. The Keyword Suggest tool is available for Enterprise version only. The Keyword Research Tool (API) allows you to use your google api to research for adwords.

This software is extremely powerful. If you take your time seriously, this tool takes away tedious hours and puts information into your view almost instantly.

Overall Rating: 5/5

Final Impressions of both Advanced Link Manager and Advanced Web Ranking

Both of these programs together prove to be extremely helpful. They have given me the ability to analyze my sites in a more refined and more absolute way. They save me time from having to do the research myself. The information is all in one place, ready for me to analyze. I now know where I stand in the search engines and can improve my rankings over time using these programs.

Will these programs help my website get more visits? The answer is a positive yes, as long as you’re keywords are what people are searching for. These programs will help you to know those keywords. You will be able to use the information retrieved to execute a plan of action that will help you rank higher. Higher rankings = more visits.

While reviewing these programs I wanted to keep these things in mind…

Stability of Program – No crashes on either program after several uses.
Design of Program – It’s not Apple candy, but it definitely looks nice.
Ease of Use – Extremely intuitive. Help files everywhere. Flows well.
Responsiveness of Developer – Very fast response. Nice. Very helpful.
Beginner to Advance – Whoever you are, you’ll pick up on this program easily.
Reusability – Some products you will only use once. Or maybe once in great while. Then it’s over. With these products, you’ll find yourself coming back and using over and over again quite frequently. You’ll be able to use the constantly changing information to position yourself more powerfully in a market that can be fiercely competitive.

Overall – I look for the complete package when shopping for a product. This comes in the form of sales presentation, software functionality, and support options. Caphyon receives a 5 out of 5 stars here. Everything is well communicated to the buyer. The company took careful time in providing information to make using their software as pleasant as possible. Their support is responsive.

Advanced Web Ranking + Advanced Link Manager. Both Needed? With Advanced Web Ranking, you’ll find where your website ranks, how many pages deep, and which position on those pages. If you need to make improvements. You can make these changes with on page SEO as well as firing up Advanced Link Manager to help you work on getting Links back to your site.

Together they make great companions.

Is it worth the money? The best way I can answer this is to analyze your own Return on Investment. What we all really want to know is, will this software help us achieve the results we are looking for? If you’re looking to advance your web rankings in the search engines, I see much potential here. You can use this software to analyze where your web site is, formulate a plan based on the analysis, and when the plan is applied, you will see positive results.

Could you do this stuff manually? Sure. But how much is your time worth? This software is literally click-n-go and does all the tedious research work for you. This leaves you with the ability to do what you do best in the meantime.

Making the decision between Standard, Pro, or Enterprise is ultimately up to you. Some programs I can live without certain features. With these two products, however, I’m happier with the Enterprise versions.

If you find yourself wondering if you can get by with the lower versions, according to the developer’s website, you can always upgrade to the next version by paying the difference later.

At any rate, you can always download the 30 day trial and see for yourself how powerful this software really is.

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150 pages of Marketing Concepts.

Includes topics such as:

• - Self Image
• - Goal Setting
• - Business Planning
• - Good Niche Ideas

This eBook, CRUSH YOUR JOB is written by James Brown and Joint Ventured with Stuart Stirling.

Let me start off by letting you know my acquaintance with the authors.

Stuart Stirling – I’ve purchase a few of his products and have never been disappointed. He delivers much value in his offers. While I don’t know him personally, based on my recent transactions with him, I consider Stuart to be an honest man in the marketing community. He is also well known for his expertise in his Copywriting skills.

James Brown – The main writer of CRUSH YOUR JOB, covers some basics that you’ll need in order to realize your dreams as an internet marketer. He then gives an outline of how to develop yourself as an internet marketer. He even gives some ideas of some successful niches that have plenty of opportunities to prosper in.

I’m tired of marketers who fill their info products with fluff. I have bought into them unknowingly before. They dangle the carrot out in front but never really define how to get that carrot. In addition their product becomes more of a marketing tool to get us to buy more stuff.

There are many ebooks out there that will promise you an easy way to success. CRUSH YOUR JOB lays the foundation for success in any business choice you make. This is NOT a bloat filled eBook. It is stuffed with great and helpful nuggets of good information to help you get on track to realizing your dreams today.

As an example of one concept taught in the book, we are advised to look at our products more as being services. Services that continue to give value after the purchase. Mr. Brown offers integrity in following his own preaching- because this book itself continues to deliver value. I continue to come back and re-read and always able to pull helpful information.

If you ever feel discouraged in your entrepreneurial efforts you can pick up this book and find solid hope that will get you back on track.

The book itself is a great tool to help one build a real online business. I pull it out and reference it often when I need motivation.

Overall, I can recommend this ebook. It is sincere (which is something I look for most in a person who is selling me something) and it gives a nice map on how to stay focused along with some ideas on where to focus if desired.

Get the book here: CRUSH YOUR JOB, and then post back here with your thoughts!

Additional credibility can be gained by joining at least two or three trade organizations with official sounding names in your subject are. For example, TIA (Travel Association of America) or ACP (Association of Contingency Planners). This can usually be done online, in a few minutes, for a reasonable fee, with a credit card.

Teaching and training enhances credibility. Offer to give a free lecture or half-day seminar at the closest well-known college or university using posters to advertise. Do the same at local offices of a few well-known companies. Tell them that you have given seminars at such-and-such college and are a member of the organizations you have registered with. Emphasize you are trying to achieve additional speaking experience outside of the academics and are NOT selling product or services. You may wish to video record these lectures for future use.

Publishing greatly supports expert status and enhances credibility. You have two options, either write for publication as an expert OR be quoted as an expert. Ue a tool like THE WRITERS MARKET to write and submit a few articles for trade magazines related to your niche citing what you have done, learned or accomplished. Register with ProfNet, a service that journalists use to quote experts for articles. Done properly you can be featured in media ranging from local publications to CNN and The Wall Street Journal.

We are NOT suggesting that you pretend to be something you are not. We simply recommend that you use your collective resources and create yourself as a brand that demonstrates your ability to deliver. Craft an image for yourself that presents the truth in its best fashion. To be most successful, you cannot hide yourself under a bushel basket. You must learn to reveal your inner expert.

Robert Frost, American poet and writer of four Pulitzer Prizes, said, “By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.” Imagine waking on Tuesday with same relaxed feeling you have on Saturday morning? What if you could lose the Monday morning blues, Hump Day Hangover and TGIF?

So many Americans are working for the weekend. Muddling through the 9-5, fighting the commute, punching a time clock, taking scheduled 30-minute lunches and two fifteen-minute breaks. Working for the weekend.

One of the greatest benefits you can achieve with your digital farm is FREEDOM. Freedom from the daily grind. Freedom to generate income at your convenience, from the location you choose. Freedom to develop your passion and make money doing it.

Entrepreneurs don’t wake up in the morning with ulcers because the boss is waiting. Digital Farmers wake with the satisfaction of knowing they are in control of the day. Take charge of your income, take charge of your time. Take control of your happiness, take control of your life. Wake up Tuesday with the same measure of satisfaction that you have on Saturday.

Ever wonder about all those systems out there that are designed to help you make money on the internet? Which one, if any, will be the right one that will allow you to keep your income higher than your outgo?

While there are literally thousands of products on the web backed by hundreds of gurus, you don’t need to spend your life fortune trying all the products before you make your first dollar online. There are gurus out there who have appeared to blaze the trail and are now hanging their hooks for us to grab on while learning their secrets to their success. But which one should you follow?

There is a key repetitive element you should consider when you are researching the gurus and the products they are selling. Usually what happens is somebody makes a breakthrough and makes some money at something. Then, they start selling products on how they made their fortune. What happens a lot, however, is that the products become less informative, while the “gurus” become wealthier selling more of the same. Did they get wealthy doing what they are selling or on their lesser quality product that should be helping you? Or are they getting wealthy because they have a name now and are making their fortunes on selling their name?

Branding yourself is a very important strategy in your online marketing efforts and we’ll save that discussion for a later time. When it comes to someone who has done well branding themselves while selling a product that will help others increase their income, Gobala Krishnan, is one who deserves the title – Guru.

Gobala started blogging in March 2006. He has immersed himself in the online marketing world. He has found success in blogging online with WordPress. Today, he earns a six figure income online. There are real people who have become successful following Gobala’s formula. In his product, WordPress Adsense System he walks us through a step by step strategy for making money online using WordPress.

One of the great things about Gobala is his personality. When you read his eBook, you know right away that he is in it to help you toward success. His concern for making sure we understand and follow the steps of doing what he has done, are important in our consideration toward his reputation. Gobala created the WordPress Adsense System to help others achieve similar success that he has earned. He also follows through with support to ensure we get what we pay for.

Gobala doesn’t brag about his success. As you get to know him, you will find he is very successful, however. And the reason we want to inform you about his products is that they are definitely affordable. That’s what we do – offer you affordable ways for you to increase your income. Gobala doesn’t brag about how steep of a bill he could be sucking out of our pockets while giving us his products at a reduced price. He simply took the time to organize a system that he has followed and is offering at an affordable price. Beware, however, when he says he’s about to raise his price, he has definitely been known to do it. So it’s best to purchase for less now, rather than spending more later.

Here’s a challenge:
If you’re serious about making money, go to EasyWordPress.com and purchase the WordPress Adsense System. Follow the easy steps that Gobala has mapped out and as he guarantees, within 7 days you can make your first dollar. Once you do this, you’ll be more confident in your abilities to increase your income by doing what you do online.

We’re confident enough that the WordPress Adsense System will work for you. We’re not only promoting it. We’re using it on this site!

Have you given some thought to what area of expertise you can offer? Did you sit down and complete the assignment of finding out what you want to do? Are you finding yourself eager to start?

There are two essential first steps you’ll need to take in building your digital farm online. When you start a business, you dream of the money coming in and try real hard to keep the money from going out right? We see ourselves affording the lifestyle that allows us to work anywhere while making money. But we all know there will be some expenses when starting a business. What some of us know, is that beginning your digital farm doesn’t have to take a lot of money.We found the best solutions that won’t break your bank. Getting started can be really easy now that we’ve mapped it out for you.Here are two essential first steps that you’ll need to take in order for you to establish your digital farm online.

1. Buy a Domain Name – A domain name is the address of your website (your digital farm). Think of it as something similar to your street address. You have numbers on your home that identify where you live.
   

   However, it’s hard for us remember everyone’s physical address, so we give their home a name. We usually identify somebody’s home with statements like “the Crawford’s home” or “Mary’s house.” A domain name allows people to find you on the web. You’ll want to pick a name that can people can easily identify with and remember where to find you. Take the time to think of a great name.

You’ll need to purchase one from an accredited name registrar. There are many businesses on the web that sell names and you’ll usually pay a yearly fee. Some will charge more than others but one of the best domain name resellers on the web is GoDaddy.com.

How do I get a domain name? You can get a domain name for less than $10 per year. This is the lowest price on the web. Don’t let the price fool you, however, as their service can’t be beat either. When you’re ready to choose your domain name, head on over to GoDaddy and use their nice tool for finding the name you want. Remember to choose a name that most closely resembles your niche market. Think of something creative, something that will be easy for visitors to remember.

2. Purchase Monthly Hosting – Think of hosting as the the field, where you’ll be planting all of your crops. It’s the storage space where all you’re files will be kept. It will be the place where you’re database of names can be stored. Where your visitors will come to look at your goods and make purchases. This space is rented for a monthly fee.
   

   Again, there are many businesses out there that offer this service. One of the best and least expensive we know is HostGator.com. You can get a hosting account with them starting at just $4.95 per month for one domain. If you plan on going with multiple domains and making many websites, you can check out their multi-domain hosting packages too. They have a trusted reputation and offer a ton of stuff for your money.

I’ve covered two basic, yet essential steps you’ll need to take in order to get your digital farm started. For less than $100 per year, you can have your very own digital farm on the web. If you choose the companies listed above, you’ll also have the confidence that you’re in the right spot with your website.

It’s really quite easy to get started. Once you’ve arranged your domain name and hosting account, you have taken some very significant steps toward your goal of making money while working anywhere. Now you can begin thinking about cultivating your new land and planting seeds that will grow into fruitful yields.

When you grow up on a farm, you experience the direct link between your labor and your survival.  If you don’t work, your crops don’t mature and your animals cease to exist.  Farming is a grueling entrepreneurial enterprise.  Just a few centuries ago, the majority of the world’s population farmed and people traded for goods they did not produce.  Existence was subsistence.  Unless one were in trading, manufacturing, mining or business.

A few weeks ago, a friend and I were discussing all of the people we knew who had acquired real wealth in their lifetime.   She observed that they all had their own businesses.  None of them were employed by someone else. Some of the “nouveau riche” had the good fortune to have had family members invest in their business adventure but the majority had simply started something small and had grown it into a successful business.  One fellow we knew started an indoor plant care and watering business.  In the early years, he pruned, planted, hauled and handled all of the houseplants himself.  Now, he has four different locations with 53 employees.

“You never get rich working for someone else,” she said, “All of your effort to grow the business goes into someone else’s pocket. You’ve got to invest your time, money and energy into yourself.”

You can’t turn back time but you can start investing in yourself right now.  You can begin by looking at what it is that you are really good at and what you love to do.  Think about the people who need and want what you do. This is your niche market.  What are those people watching and reading?  How can you let them know you are ready, willing and able to provide the product or service you love?  Tomorrow, I’ll write about some of the ways  you can use your computer to reach the people who need you the most.

Your assignment:  

• Set a timer for ten minutes.  
• In a notebook, write the things that you really love to do, the things you’re really good at, the things you’ll do even if no one wants you to do it.   
• When the timer goes off, stop writing.
• Set a timer for five minutes.
• On a new page, describe the people who would buy what you do. Write about publications they read, websites they’d visit, television shows they’d watch, where they’d meet friends. Any details.
• Stop writing when the timer goes off.

I grew up on a farm in Wisconsin. Farm living is rigorous, to say the least. You live or die at the whim of Mother Nature. On top of that, farming is like the ultimate entrepreneurial existence. You have some land, plant some crops, raise some animals and hope you made the decisions that allows your family to survive — perhaps even thrive — for the coming year. If your decisions are poor or Mother Nature is particularly cruel, it can make for a tough existence.

I was quite young when I decided I would go to college and learn something that made life a little safer, more predictable and easier than feeding all of those animals in sub-zero temperatures. At the University of Wisconsin, I tried a lot of majors but ended up in broadcasting and digital media. And I fell in love with personal computers.

My first computer was an IBM-PC that cost $3000 with a processor that topped at a blinding 3MHz. I played HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY and a text-based version of DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS. I wrote screenplays on my PC. For the most part, it was a very expensive typewriter.But then, something amazing happened. I met a politician who wanted someone to database the names and addresses of all of the citizens in his city. And he was willing to pay well for it. So, evenings and weekends, my partner and I entered the 35,000 names into the computer. It was my first job as a “digital farmer.” My computer became my open field and I looked for the most profitable way to make money with it.

I moved from databasing and word processing to graphic design and then website design and now digital filmmaking and 3D animation. In much the same way one can choose to plant any number of things in the field, one can make money a lot of ways with a computer. It’s simply a matter of finding the people who need what you already know how to do.If you’re reading this blog, you either have a computer or access to one. The key to increasing your income is (literally) at your fingertips. The goal of this blog is to support you in finding how to get the most out of your digital farm.