Articles by ibmm
1.5 Billion Customers Waiting For YouDid you know that in 2008 there were already more than 1.5 billion people using the internet? Now think about that it only takes a few thousand customers to make a living online. How hard can it be to get a few thousand of 1.5 billion? Not hard at all - anybody who takes consistent action is guaranteed to make money from the internet.
- 10 things you didn’t know about online buyers
A pointer to Bazaarvoice research on online consumers, with ten findings from millions of data points, including social media and social proof.
- 2 New Tools: Line Break Remover and HTML Cleaner
Two online tools for everyone to use. The Line Break Remover strips line breaks from text, the HTML Cleaner removes unwanted tags and attributes from code.
- 21 Ways To Make Fast Emergency Cash Online And Offline
These articles are designed for people who need emergency cash now; and can’t wait for some business opportunity to work itself out. I’ll show you 21 ways to make emergency cash offline or online fast; and without necessarily having any interest in continuing to do so in the long run. When most Internet marketers...
- 22 Milestones - The World Wide Web Turns Age 20 Today!
For the 20th birthday of the World Wide Web, a look back at 22 milestones, from the first web server to Netscape, Google, Facebook, the iPhone and Google+.
- 3 Shockers From Michael Stelzner’s ‘2012 Social Media Marketing Industry Report’
Three surprises from the 2012 Social Media Marketing Industry Report: few businesses get sales, many skip major channels and rank their own blog too low.
- 4 #Business ideas for Facebook
A reshared link to Social Media Examiner on four ways to use Facebook for business, from Pages and Groups to your profile and the subscribe button.
- 5 Free B2B Social Media Reports For Immediate Download
5 free reports on using social media for B2B marketing. Here are the direct download links for the 5 B2B social media PDFs, no sign-up required.
- 5 Steps To Going Viral On Twitter
Here's a great article on how to go viral with Twitter. It's based on detailed research on shows you 5 precise elements your Tweet needs to go viral. It's a must read if you're using Twitter for marketing your business.
- A Happy Tune Composed By The Financial Crisis
I knew something good had to come from the financial crises. My fellow German and composer Johannes Kreidler composed music following the up- and down movements of 'popular' banking crisis and stock market charts.
- A moral view on social profiling An article on Klout& Co
A shared link to Social Media Explorer on the problems with social profiling and Klout, and the moral side of scoring people by their online influence.
- A New Year's Gift, For Your Success
A New Year's gift for readers: two free e-books on achieving your goals, with worksheets that help you plan the year 2010 and set your goals for it.
- A Quick Note To My Blog News Feed Subscribers
A note to subscribers of the blog news feed: the feed now shows only a summary of each post, so you see what is new and click through to read more.
- Affiliate Article Marketing 1/7 - Overview
The 'Affiliate Article Marketing' Series shows a step by step process to build a constant stream of affiliate income with articles.
- Affiliate Article Marketing 2/7 - Keyword Research
Keywords are important – that can’t be stressed enough. Considering that search engines are still the primary way in which people look for anything on the internet, it means that people who are looking for things in whatever niche you’re in, are going to be doing so on search engines. Thus, when talking about positioning your articles, it essentially means positioning them in the relevant searches, so that they’re more likely to be found by the right people.
- Affiliate Article Marketing 3/7 - Grabbing Attention with Headlines
With affiliate article marketing, grabbing your reader's attention with an attractive article headline is of utmost importance. If your headline sucks they won't read it. If they won't read it - you won't make affiliate money.
- Affiliate Article Marketing 4/7 - Article Body Rules
The article body needs to pull your reader through to your resource box and to your money making back link. Here are a few pointers how to do this.
- Affiliate Article Marketing 5/7 - Making The Resource Box Work
Since the one and only goal of the article resource box is getting people to actually click the backlink, it is essentially a call to action. Here's how to create an article resource box that won't go un-clicked!
- Amazon to Re-Embrace California - A New Chance for Affiliate Marketers?
Amazon and California were working on a sales tax deal that would let Amazon work with its California-based affiliates again. The dispute and the terms.
- And Another Billion Dollar Deal
A short shared news item: AOL sold more than 800 patents to Microsoft for 1.06 billion dollars, with a joke about the author's own bank account.
- Anybody can make a difference in other people's lives
A reshared letter from a Christian mother whose 15 year old son came out as gay after a school essay, and how one blog post changed their family.
- Autoblogging Gone Wrong - Google Dissects Crappy Website
A webmaster complained in the Google forum that his site was not indexed. Google showed him where his scraped and badly spun content came from.
- Blog Fail - Traffic From Google 40% Down!
A new blog theme based on a badly documented WordPress framework cut Google traffic by 40% in one month. Why the blog goes back to its old theme.
- Branding Or Direct Response Marketing, Which Is Best For Your Internet Business?
Marketing is so much easier and cheaper for an internet business than for offline businesses. But you could still lose your last shirt if you invest in the wrong type of advertising. 'Branding or Direct Response Marketing?' - how you answer that question will make you rich or poor. In this article I'm comparing both, telling you which one sucks, and which one puts money in your pockets...
- Building Your Blog Influence – Networking With Bloggers On Google Plus
An invitation to network with fellow bloggers on Google Plus in three steps: add a shared circle of 187 bloggers, join the community and get listed.
- Business thinking outside of the box - one of the smartest eCommerce ideas I've...
A reshared news item on Walmart.com letting shoppers order online and pay with cash in a store, and why this reverse eCommerce idea is so smart.
- Celebrating New Year In Thailand, My Pics From Songkran 2009
My pics from Songkran 2009 in Pattaya, Thailand, where people celebrate the Thai New Year for several days by throwing water at everyone in the street.
- Chris Brogan interviewed by Robert Scoble [VIDEO]
A reshared post in which Robert Scoble talks with business blogger Chris Brogan about blogging, corporate marketing and feeding the blog beast.
- Close Encounter With Klout Experts
A first look at Klout Experts, a question and answer feature where your answers can show up in Bing search results and help brand you as an expert.
- Content curation just got easier: HootSuite now with RSS Reader
HootSuite added RSS feeds to its streams, a feature SproutSocial had offered before. A quick test of the new app and why SproutSocial still wins for feeds.
- Creative Marketing
A short reshared post on creative marketing. Put a unique twist on something mundane in your business, so people stop, think and smile about it.
- Customer Service, Barack Obama Style (Parody)
How would you tell your customer to look for your confirmation email doing it Barack Obama style? Last night I was working on the German translation for a customer service text. I got sidetracked - because for about a week now I've also been studying the rhetorical techniques of Barack Obama. Then I flet I need some practice ... and a few hours ago the 'Customer Instructions, Barack Obama Style' came into existence.
- DealGuardian - Mike Filsaime's Official Preview Video
DealGuardian is a sales platform for internet marketing products, set to compete with ClickBank and the Warrior Forum. A first look at the concept.
- DealGuardian Open For Customers
DealGuardian opened one day early for purchases while still in beta, so sellers can test the sales process. It also accepts PayPal payments after all.
- Discover What Google is Hiding from You
Danny Sullivan interviews Amit Singhal, Ben Gomes and Matt Cutts on how Google ranks sites, fights spam and measures relevance, and on social media.
- DLGuard 5 Finally Available!
DLGuard 5 is the biggest upgrade of the download protection tool in years, with support for WSO Pro, JVZoo, ClickBank upsells and new payment processors.
- Does +Klout matter?
A short post on influence metrics. A chart of Klout's API calls from July 2010 to March 2012 hints whether influence measurement will be a big industry.
- Don't take this lightly
A short comment on a warning by Google's Sergey Brin that web freedom faces its greatest threat, from government control to walled gardens like Facebook.
- Download 32 Money Making Reports For Free!
I'm giving you 32 free reports. That's no typo, 32 free ebooks focused on things you can do right now to make more money faster.
- EMail Marketers, Format Your Emails In An Instant!
This email formatting tool is a godsend for any email marketer. Like magic and at the blink of an eye, your email will be formatted and ready to paste into your autoresponder without requiring any tedious work from you!