I just finished my daily ritual of reading my favorite sites. Tay over at Super Blogging must have added a new plugin to his site. Once I left a comment I saw that it had grabbed a feed from my site of the last post and added it. I saw that the plugin is called commentluv and once I saw this I had to have it. Encourage Comments Everyone that blogs knows that leaving comments is a great way to drive trafic to your site. I can not tell you how many new websites I have become a frequent reader of by clicking on the link with the commenter's name. Some sites still have a hard time driving traffic with this but I think all in all that comments in blogs are the best way to get new visitors. Asking questions of your readers is a great way to encourage comments and I do not do enough of it. I will start to do this more often. The truth is besides loving to see that a post was commented on, I like to see the sites of the other readers. Reward comments One way of rewarding comments is called link love. Bloggers that ...

If your interested in learning new ways to make money online and increase traffic to your website, you need to stay on top of all the available information. Besides giving away a free set of SEO Tools, I was emailed a copy of this. The Rich Jerk Guide. It has a lot of information, some I think is garbage, but nonetheless useful for just informational purposes. I’m the real deal. Whether you like it or not, you want to be rich like me (maybe even a jerk too), otherwise you wouldn't be here. And since you found this site, I'm sure you already know that there are thousands of "get rich quick" programs on the internet today. You’ve probably even bought some of them yourself. Well, are you impressed with them? I’m not. Not even close. What proof do these losers have of their earnings? That they make a few thousand dollars a month? Big deal. I make millions. And my income is so automatic, it would make you sick. I’m the guy you see driving down the street in a Ferrari with the top down, and you think to yourself, "What an ass!" And you know what? You’re right. But so ...

I've been experimenting with a new tool that has been making my online and blogging life much easier. As you may have noticed, I had created a simple site that pulls daily deals on computers, digital cameras and other geeky stuff that even Gizmodo and his great new layout would appreciate. This Daily Deals site is a work in progress and has made some improvements and will get better and more organized in the near future. So this new tool I am using has allowed me to make some specific posts just on making money online, monetization of your website and blog and internet marketing. I am no expert in this field. I have learned the skills I have from some of the most effective Online Marketing and Blog Monetization tips available. From ShoeMoney.com and DoshDosh.com and many others. This website has it's RSS feed add here, but you should take a look at SOCOM Marketing to see for yourself. I have added clips of their posts with direct links to their valuable information. If you are serious about making money online you should be following the people I have featured on SOCOM Marketing. If you have a site that you would ...

Sales people and companies that have not embraced the help of social media to promote their product/service and gather addition leads are missing the boat. This is not a medium that is only for tech companies, though that seems to be the early adopters. Social media really has no demographic since anyone has access to it and everyone from entry level people and executives use them. Look at LinkedIn. They have one of the largest communities of professionals from every industry and most if not all of them are engaged with the network they keep. Bill Caskey wrote a piece about this a while back. I was just going through the RSS feed. Though he talks more about the podcasting piece of social media which is a great way to produce something one and get visibility by thousands, there are also many other ways.

I have been working overtime to find additional blogs that interest me and actually have some content that's worth reading. O.k. Everyones blog is worth reading, but not all of them are all that interesting to me. So I apologize if I hurt anyones feelings, it's not that your blog sucks, it's just that I find nothing useful in it. I find interesting blogs by reading my favorites and then seeing who they mention in their site. Chances are that if I like Blog A and they talk about Blog B, C and D then I will like them to. I love my Google Reader page with all my RSS feeds. When I started, I only had about 10 sites that I checked regularly, but now I am up to about 80. Yes, that's a lot, but I don't read every story, I skim through the subjects and read the ones that catch my eye, this is why having a captivating subject is so important. I am not the only on that talks about this, there are many bloggers that mention this same subject as a way to only spend their time on the most relevant news. If you have not seen ...

I've been looking for some not-so-mainstream blogs to read that have more information that I can use as well as allow for some additional insite to some future posts. I have found a few ranging from cold calling to time management and wanted to share. If you know of any blogs that go along with the theme of this site that may like a reference in future posts, let me know by leaving a comment. A great post called Cold feet for cold calling Ways to increase website conversions You are the only person that can make a difference. A small article on Time Management This guy is going to publish his results from a fax marketing campaign.

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Besides being a kick ass sales person that loves to learn new ways of making money, I am also, as you can probably tell an entrepreneur at heart. I manage a few different sites and though SOCOM Sales is my internet baby, there are other ventures I am involved in. Because of that I am very interested in people and sites that love to share their information online about how to make some extra money. I use my RSS reader to keep up to date and can appreciate a great site fueled by an entrepreneurial dream. If you have not heard of the Blogging Experiment yet, you should check it out. It is managed by Ben Cook a guy who openly states that he is not an internet wiz or in possession of any special marketing talent. He does however provide some very good information for people trying to make some money online and that's his plan. The goal of his site is to generate a full time income just from this site and from the looks of things, he's doing just that. I came across his blog by accident and once I saw the premise of the site, I didn't have ...

Having an image in your post can do numerous things. It helps draw people to the post itself and can give you a great visual representation of what you are trying to express through words. Who wants to go to a blog for information and only be looking at a wall of text? Adding some images to your blog will help make it 'POP' But there are copyright issues that you have to consider and noone likes you to leech bandwidth off their site by adding a picture that is hosted from them. So what are the alternatives? If you are a business then you can probably afford to go to some of the stock photography sites and buy a membership, but what if you are not rolling in the dough and still want quality photos for your site? There are many options available to you and most of them are completely free. Take a look at these blog posts from people that explain how to get quality images for your blog for FREE. Free photos for your blog and website Find free images for your blog 10 places to get free images for your blog 30+ Free websites for stock photos and royalty free images free stock ...

I am a huge fan of Seth Godin. Seth is a marketing genius that has written many books that have opened the eyes of executives that have been in the field for years and gathered a large following of aspiring marketeers. Recently, I was looking though Seth Godin's blog and saw a post that caught my eye. Since I had recently found a great article that I posted mentioning eBay as a solid avenue for companies and new business to make money, I was interested to see what Seth had to say on the issue. His post was refreshing and made a great point that I want to highlight to the readers. Instead of running a rolling garage sale, you need to become an expert. Someone who is seen as knowing what they're talking about, and someone who can reach out to possible buyers instead of waiting for them to find you. This is at the heart of all entrepreneurs success. You can't wait for the business to come to you, you need to find a way to become an expert, even if just perceived, in your niche. This will help your business grow exponentially. You do this by setting a deep ...