Adsense is like “big brother” watching!

Pat Sutton | February 25th, 2010 - 6:28 pm

I had a great dream last night – it was about chocolate!
I actually dreamed I was writing for an advertising campaign. I even remember this poem from my dream…
“What does chocolate do for me?
It’s comfort food when you’re feeling low
It’s something to grab when you’re on the go
It’s smooth as silk
It’s made from milk
Comes in a box tied up with a bow….
Tacky eh!

The reason I’m telling you this is because it’s a great experiment to see if the Google adsense on my blog actually does start selling you chocolate. If it does…please let me know! Fun eh!

But seriously, aren’t these new technologies amazing! If we were living 100 years ago we’d be using the ducking stool rather a lot wouldn’t we?
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Just because you have a bad memory…..
Pat Sutton | February 24th, 2010 - 1:25 pm

….there’s no reason to be rude!
I have mailing lists going back many years and decided that I would have a clear out. I was afraid to just hit the delete button in case some of the people would still be interested in what I have to say. So I decided to upload them into my mailing program in order to clean them of dead addresses and to give the people who were not on my wavelength the opportunity to un-subscribe.

WHAT A MISTAKE!

The mistake was not putting them into the program to clean the lists – the mistake was allowing people to comment when they un-subscribed.

“What the f… are you spamming me for?” was one comment. “Go f… yourself” was another! (they actually put the real word in)
Can you believe, these are business people…people who make a living from their relationships with their customers!
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Email Marketing using Auto Responders.
Pat Sutton | February 15th, 2010 - 5:49 pm

Sales letters through your letter box are hated by everyone. It’s unwanted, uninvited and fills your re-cycling bin. But it’s pretty clear that it’s also incredibly popular with advertisers. Why? Because while most potential customers throw away their junk letters with barely a glance, enough take action to make it all worthwhile.
They do buy—and in high enough numbers to more than cover the cost of those who don’t.

Email marketing is pretty similar, but with one important difference: on the Web, you can only send marketing emails to people who have already chosen to receive them. A bit tricky!

On the other hand, because those people have already chosen to receive your emails, you can be confident that they’re going to be interested in them.

So how do you get these valuable e-mail address? [...]

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Pat Sutton | February 14th, 2010 - 10:42 am

“Success – To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived; this is to have succeeded.”
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The best affiliates for your blog.
Pat Sutton | February 14th, 2010 - 9:24 am

A lot of people ask me to suggest affiliates. They want to know which ones are the most effective at monetising their blog. I suppose it would be safe to say that I have done a hell of a lot of research on this subject as bad choices can make the difference between a profitable blogging business and bad choices can mean no business at all.

It is a difficult one because it all depends on your target audience.
Of-course there are some great generic ones like Chitika which is an online advertising network which works a little like Adsense. For me Chitika far surpasses Adsense because not only can you earn with click throughs you can also earn a residual income for 15 months on your referrals earnings. [...]
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How To Plan The Perfect Website!
Pat Sutton | February 9th, 2010 - 1:52 pm

According to Wikipedia – The Internet actually started in 1969, (yes, only 1969!), as the ARPANET, a Defense Department system designed to let survivors share files after a nuclear attack. From being available on just a handful of top secret computers, it’s grown to millions and millions of users.

And it’s still growing. According to a recent survey, the volume of Internet traffic is expected to double annually over the next five years. Consumers are expected to account for 70 percent of all Internet traffic over that period with the rest of the market made up of business users.

What does that mean for you?

It means customers—millions of them.

No other business tool can put the products you sell in front of so many people so easily. Nothing even comes close. [...]
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Don’t get out! Don’t talk to people! Stay in your comfort zone!
Pat Sutton | February 8th, 2010 - 1:34 pm

If these words are music to your ears then join the club. There’s nothing I would like better than to be able to potter around in the office, produce new products and then wait until the business comes in as if by magic!

So why shouldn’t it work like that?
Hey, I’ve got a great website! My products are great! I am a nice person with integrity!

Not enough guys! You can have the best products in the world but if no-one knows about them then you may as well forget it!

So how do you find this elusive yellow brick road?

Get out! Talk to people! Don’t stay in your comfort zone! [...]
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Has your business suffered due to the credit crunch?
Pat Sutton | February 4th, 2010 - 3:00 pm

It’s not often that I blatently promote something but for once our government has made the right decision to help ailing businesses in the West Midlands in The UK. It is a fact that the West Midlands has suffered more than any other area in the UK and at last this is being addressed. So I am un-ashamedly championing this directive, namely, The Business Recovery Service.
If you are a business in the West Midlands, UK, and you are struggling, The Business Recovery Service will provide a FREE responsive, targeted service to West Midlands small to medium enterprises that can demonstrate they are ‘at risk’ due to the current economic climate.

This dedicated service will ensure that businesses have a strategic business recovery action plan that will initially stabilise the business and stem its losses to ensure its survival. The business can then be introduced back into the mainstream business support.

What does this free programme deliver? [...]
About the Author: Pat Sutton is A Profile Coach and Internet Marketing Specialist. She is Senior Editor of http://www.PatSutton.com Don't forget to sign up for her mailing list to receive the FREE E-Book on how to profit from posting on forums!Has your business suffered due to the credit crunch?