Three month program geared for individuals looking to learn one-on-one regarding SEO/SMM. This is an intensive program made up of weekly sessions and assignments.

EVERYDAY. Why? Well, we all get caught up in the daily grind of things to do, checking stats, reading on new strategies or software. But in the end, it really comes down to what Master Bum Marketer Travis Sago says. It goes something like, the person with the most content (decent and somewhat informative) WINS. Time and time again, its the truth. Amen brother to that. He really knows what he is talking about. I’ve set out to myself to be publishing something EVERYDAY.

Whether its an articles or blog post, something NEEDS to be put out there on the web. Building creditability and authority IS the NAME of the GAME. May the best man or woman win. I do admit I am guilty of having days pass by without a single piece of new content published on any of my sites. How crazy is that? Stuck in the pipeline of site creation and site promotion.

So, with that final word… is… Get back to work and publish something.

Till next, Anthony

1.) SSD Speed!

If you have an SSD drive in any of your netbooks, like a Dell mini 9 or my Acer Aspire one, you might not be too thrilled with the factory default settings for the write to SSD drive. TRIPLE, yes TRIPLE your speed with a simple script call FlashFire. It basically rewrites the cache writing and enables your drive to come back to blazing FAST speed.

You can download FlashFire here: Flashfire.org

2.)Dump Trial Versions and Crapware from Factory Settings

After looking at my SSD drive, I realized that 30% of the drive was being taken up with bloated unecessary software. interDVD, McAffeem, MS Works, ETC…. After uninstalling most of them, I freed up 2Gb on the drive. Amazing. You can use a software CCleaner to make it easy.

You can download here: www.ccleaner.com/

3.) Want to have a SLICK interface?

USE: RocketDock – Give your netbook a cool and useful one click dock. No more MAC envy here. Its lightweight and customizable. Try it out today.

You can download RockeyDock here: Rocketdock.com

USE: Launchy – Search, Launch and use applications without your mouse. Very clean interface to open your apps. Using the HOT KEY “Alt” + “Spacebar”, a serch box pops up. Simply type in what you want to use and Launchy locates the match and give your the option to open. VERY COOL. VERY COOL indeed. No more clicking on the bottom left for “Start Menu”

You can download Launchy Here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/launchy/

4.) Streamline FireFox

If you are like me, I LOVE firefox. Read on Lifehackers TWEAKS FOR Firefox.

http://lifehacker.com/5360263/maximize-firefox-35s-viewing-area-for-your-netbook

NOTE: I read alot on tweaking the code for Firefox… But personally the OS and browser kept on crashing on me. I just stick the the basics.

NOTE: Same things goes with tweaking XP. Became UNSTABLE after, so I just kept it the same without bloatware. Flashfire DID work wonders.

5.) New wallpaper, XP theme and External Peripherals

This is more the experience than performance. I guess there is a placebo effect with a nice custom looking interface. I plug in my netbook with an external 20″ monitor and wireless keyword. It really work wonders on the usability.  DOOOOO IT. The performance is better than my old PC tower from a few years back and NO FAN noise.

You can find great looking wallpapers online. Just google it. As for the theme, you can find a VISTA looking theme here.

Download and read more here: http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061029/royale-noir/

I hope you enjoy and this leads to a more enjoyable experience on your netbook!

-Anthony

As for sofware, I have a whole bunch , especially the entire Incansoft suite. I will be posting future reviews on each of them. In the meantime, been busy with article marketing and promotion for a new project. Exciting times here in the Lab, so stay tuned.

You can download a TRIAL of Paralles 5.0 here.

www.parallels.com/

Over an out.

I will be launching a service in 2nd Quarter of 2010 that will both handle a growing need and niche for this. Stay tuned.

If you haven’t seen the videos of TheVIdeoBoss.com I suggest you check it out. Pretty astounding I must say. and its pretty simple to do. I’ve been toying with the idea for the past year or so regarding repurposing products into a new media product and theVideoBoss simple rocks it.

So stay tuned on more to come. So , are you using video yet? I certainly AM.

For the past few weeks, I’ve been exploring alot of different options when it comes to content creation and article marketing. Hoenslty, if you are just starting there are just so many ways to practically skin a cat. But more on that later. What I want to address first is CONTENT. Yes, we all know thate Content is king and reigns supreme online. However, another thing to consider is the quality of the content. Look, here is my analogy… content is like Food. Sometime you want the best organic, pesticide free food, but then sometimes a quick bite is all you really need.

When is boils down to is, you really need to measure up the time you spend on prepping, cleaning up, cooking, massaging your message. I will now talk about the Class A and Class B and possibly Class C content that you should be serving up. Personally there is NOT enough time in the world to get everything you WANT done, with your own two hands… so thats where outsourcing lends a hand.

CLASS A CONTENT

This content is certified geniune good content. Its insightful, useful and well, worth every penny. However, will this content convert into dollars in the bank? Well it depends on your marketing skills and the speed of injecting your content in the market. Some examples of quallity content, ebook, reports, REAL written content by REAL Human writers. Now, before anyone comments about spinning content…. that will be address in the CLASS B section, so hold your horses please. CLASS A content is good stuff. I sometimes write some, but mainly I focus my efforts on CLASS B (80%). CLASS A content is used on building out my Affiliate Niche Sites. Thats really the only way I feel that the visitor connect with the site. The more authentic the content the better the conversions. This content’s readability is GREAT and the content is SEO Keyword rich. Hellllllooooo Long tail!

CLASS B CONTENT

Now, dont get me wrong, CLASS B content is good. not great but its really does get the job done. I would categorize most of the SPUN content in this category. I mean, come on, you are trying to reach an estimated amount of UNIQUENESS. Say 25% – 30%. Thats is the rule of thumb, where as CLASS A really doesnt have that issue. CLASS B content can pass Copyscape and it honestly should. When I create CLASS B content, I realize that readability is important and you should aim for the best you possibliy can in the shorten amount of time. All my article marketing NOT on my own sites are CLASS B. Not great and not too bad. I’ve read a few things about other IM doing 250 -300 keyword articles and NOT putting information in the articles. WOWZERS… i meant Yea, its decent content , but i always believe that your article SHOULD have some value in it. So, i would say that alot of the marketing that takes place online uses this type of content. YES< I USE SPINNERS and other tools of the trade to get as MUCH MILEAGE out of the article as I can. I suggest you do the same. In the game of speed and effeiecncy, you must implement some tools to get you where you need to be.

CLASS C CONTENT

Scraped content and copy and pasted content is this. In fact , spun content without any regards falls into this category. Does it WORK? YES. will it last? My gut feeling tells me no. PLR Content as IS with NO CHANGES also falls into the CLASS C+ category. its readable but its been passed around the web like crazy. You wont benefit from it effectvely if you dont take the time to RE – W O R K the content.

Yes folks, WORK. I’ve come to grips and seen the light that to succeed online or offline. Takes WORK.

OUTSOURCING

With everyone jumping on the bandwagon for outsourcoing , many will have to accept the facts that leveraging the time of others to help you get where you NEED to be is CRITICAL to your journey to the promised land. There are no shortcuts to SUCCESS. Ask any successful person.

More to come in my next post…. * (Time to GEt back to WORK)

Cheers.
Anthony

If you are like any internet marketer, you need tools to help you organize your ideas into something you can follow later on. Of course you can take a pen out and draw on sheet of paper or a dry erase board. But why? Bubbl.us is an awesome tool. It’s FREE and SO easy to use. I’ll be posting some of my Mind Maps at a later post. This will be very helpful for your VA’s to get a bigger picture of things without the headaches of trying to explain everything on Skype/Chat.  Have fun!

John Wooden talks about the rules of what his father taught him:

1. Never be late. Give importance to time.
2. Be neat and clean (I suppose its important to give importance to Life, Business and Being Successful)
3. No profanity. (The language you use DOES affect how you behave and how you behave is the path to success)

John Wooden talks about…

Patience, Faith and Responsibility.