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I really don’t post as much as I should on this blog, but there are some BIG reasons why, and here they are:

* My Businesses Take Up So Much Time As Im always Trying To Improve Them
* I Can Only Manage 1 (One) Blog
* That Blog is NOT this blog

Hmmm, ‘ok so where is your blog then?’ good question and the answer is: http://www.ViralKing.com

Viral Marketing is hot, and it is what I am good at. ViralKing is my hub, my home base, the place where I will develop my brand! I really hope you will come on over and join my feed for quality content!

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Just before we continue - Google updates have taken place and we got a 3. I think that is what was predicted so we are happy with that, we know many bloggers are not happy with what they got, sorry if that was you!

On To Blog Rush. John Reese’s new program that really has been a whirlwind. Few are impartial to the program with many loving and others slamming it! The new changes are very cool and show you in graphical form how much traffic you are getting, which is converting and which headlines stink etc. Here is a screenshot:

What does this tell you? For starters no one gives a toss that I went to France (Except maybe me) but also that if you talk about money in the make money niche, you get traffic!

Smart headlines are the order of the day, a skill I will need to work on… Stay tuned for a ViralUrl update (The finances!)

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As You know I am a program owner and have made a full time living online for 4 years now. This blog is to help share what I know as well as communicate goings on and bringing together a sort of community to work together online.

Well, One of my projects that I have been working on for the last 4-5 months has just launched and its doing very well. Its FREE and FUN! More then that it is an easy way for you to make money and protect your links!

Here is one of the Promo Tools from our massive selection:

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I am in France and loving it. Been able to go visit a business partner in a great future project and my team is in the world cup final this weekend so I can’t wait.

I was asked to write a review on TNX.NET and as today is a free day for me here in Paris, I did some digging and like what I see!

This new company entering into the competitive market of text link ad sales allows you to buy links on other webmasters websites to get google love and also traffic from those sites. Everyone knows that inbound links play a big role in the popularity and traffic of your site. Higher search engine rankings on more keywords, more links from other sites as well as technorati rank increases all aid in reasons to get inbound links from higher authority (as rated by the SERPS) websites.

The great thing about TNX is that as a webmaster, you can also sell ad spaceallowing another way to monetize your blog or website.

TNX has over 28,000 members at the time of writing this, but increasing very fast, so that stat is likely to be the thing of the past even whilst you are reading this and I am writing this. The reason for this is that not only do so many advertisers and webmasters see the power and benefit of this site, they also offer a great referral program for all members.

The company asked me to please use my referral link in this post, possibly so they can track performance but it will benefit me too and I would really appreciate it if you do decide to join, to please do so through my link:

When you refer webmasters to TNX.net, you get 13.3% (as long as your account is active) of all TNX-points that are generated by their websites. In addition, you will receive 5% of all payments, made by referred advertiser.

Referrals right now are attracting additional credits of upto 7,000 credit points, and an additional 5,000 credits for each site that is approved. So it’s a good time to join up!

The system has some very nice features, seems very easy to use and each site is manually approved ensuring high quality. With talks of google penalizing people that use competitors who are much larger and in the limelight, using this new, under the radar service could be the way to go.

If you are looking for a way to promote your blog, or to earn another source of income from your site, or both, TNX.NET could very well be the site for you.

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Disclaimer - This is a paid review, however I only accept reviews where I believe in the site and as such everything written is written in honesty.

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I leave for France tomorrow to A) watch the rugby and B) meet up with a business partner for a HUGE project in the works. This means that posts on the blog for the next 2 weeks will be thin, please subscribe to my RSS feed so that you do get the posts when I return.

I Have some big plans for this blog and also some projects that will shake up the Internet Marketing community, so stay tuned for those updates and plenty more!

Peace,

Colin

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I wrote this as I see so many posts these days from people who have tried MLM’s and making money online and simply haven’t. They then ask: “Is it possible for me to make money online”, here is my answer:

When the internet was first implemented, nobody ever thought that it would be the big thing that it is today. The internet has truly revolutionized the way that we do just about everything, from paying our bills, to shopping, and even working. Making money online is a bit taboo these days; there are so many ads out there and so-called ‘companies’ that are promising to help people get rich, if only they will shell out $14.95 for some so-called ‘training materials.’ These ads are meant to appeal to the desperate and the ambitious alike; after all, fifteen dollars is nothing when you can make that back in just a day, right?

There are a few things to consider. First of all, you should never, ever have to pay money to make money if no noticeable ‘real’ value is provided in return. Perhaps spending money on a new outfit or a better computer or something that will help you in your working endeavors, but paying for access to information that may or may not be useful in the real world—is ludicrous. If you are going to look for ways to make money online, do so in a way that is not going to cost you money up front for no benefit, money that that person offering the service should know that you probably cannot afford. Advertising is different all together, there are billions of sites and hundreds of millions of people online, advertising is required to get you eyeballs, but paying for access to a compensation plan, like many of the so called ‘mlms’ out there today is NOT the way to go.

This goes for everything—typing ads, taking surveys, writing product reviews. If you are going to do it and get paid for it, then there is no reason for you to have to pay to do it. If it sounds like it doesn’t make sense, it’s usually because it doesn’t. Use your best judgment when it comes to investigating ways to make money online, so you don’t lose out on valuable dollars of your own that you can use to put towards something else—perhaps a more worthy online money-making endeavor.

Just because there are folks that collect fifteen dollar payments in exchange for destroying a person’s dreams doesn’t mean there are no legitimate ways to make money online. If you have the time and the energy to look for opportunities, there are plenty of ways to make money online as long as you find them. Making money online is possible—but you won’t get rich overnight. Sorry, folks—nothing worth having comes quite that easily in life.

I am writing this from experience and have been there, having my dreams dashed. I have since got over this ‘get rich quick’ and now prosper promoting affiliate products and running my own sites (Like webhosting etc.)

If you have a dream of making an income online, don’t give up on it, but make sure you are not misguided and focus on the things that really matter and will really build up an income for you

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The last day of September is here (Where I am in Australia it is already Monday) and I would like to give an update of the week that has just been:

I am Going To France:

I leave for France on Friday morning to get there in time to watch South Africa play in the quarter final of the Rugby World Cup. I am confident they will be going all the way to the final, so I will be there for the Semi’s and then hopefully the Final too. At $2,500 a ticket for the final, I’m hoping it turns out to be a memory I will take to the grave. (An SA win would ensure that)

Going To Amsterdam Whilst There: 

I will also be meeting my business partner to put the final touches on a huge project we are working on that will be ready for Pre-Launch on November 1 and is sure to make waves, stay tuned.

Another Project launching in 30 days or less?

I am also partnering up with another well known Internet Marketer for another project that will also make a very positive impact on the Internet and Affiliate Marketing Niche, so watch for more info in the coming weeks too.

From The Blogosphere:

John Chow had his MyBlogLog avatar stolen by someone wanting to make it look like the Evil blogger was visiting their site and clicking on the link to check it out (hence stealing traffic), an evil ploy and we won’t link to who it was as we don’t want to pass on links or free traffic, and they have now stopped after John laid down the warning to them.

Here we were thinking John comes and reads our blog sometimes, maybe it was his impersonator

Music of the week:

Maybe it is the fact that I am off to France, or maybe it’s because his music rocks, here is a shout out to David Guetta, The Flavor of my week. I got his new album and love it, if you like house music with a nice beat and actual meaning to the songs, check him out!

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It seems that Google are starting to unroll their monetization plans for YouTube. Google paid $1.65 Billion for YouTube under rumors that the site was making a loss of almost $500,000 per month, but of course, before Google purchased, they would have created a 3 year business plan on how to recoup their investment and then make it back many times over.

It has surfaced that it will soon be possible for publishers to use an ad-supported customized player to earn revenue from their videos. It is not yet known if all YouTube videos will come with these ads embedded at some stage and if so, will the income be split with the publisher similar to what Revver currently does.

The page with the information and a sneak peak can be seen here. What type of ads (CPC, CPV, CPM) they will contain it is not yet clear, but I am watching with interest as Google unravels another income stream.

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Anyone who has a website and does any kind of marketing, their main concern is search engine optimization (SEO).  Are they however, overlooking something that may be just as important as or possibly more important than SEO – Internet branding.

What is Internet branding you ask! Branding is not something just done to cattle anymore, as an Internet business person, it is important to brand yourself, or your company so that you are recognized. Designing a recognizable logo for your company is one of the first steps in branding yourself.

When Ray Kroc worked for the McDonald brothers, he had a vision. He wanted those golden arches to be known around the world. He was successful in branding not only himself but his business since the golden arches of McDonald’s are the most well known and recognizable logo in the world.

You are probably wondering how you can do the same thing Ray Kroc did with McDonalds to your online business. If you have the time, the dedication and the persistence you can succeed.

Think of Google®. Can you see those colored words in your head without having to go to their webpage? If you can, they have done their job at branding themselves. What about Yahoo!®. What comes to your mind when you think of them? For me it’s the Yahoo!® sound. Next time you are on their home page, click on the exclamation mark, if you don’t know what sound I am referring to, you will after that. These online businesses have done a great job in branding themselves. They are recognizable, which is the entire reason to brand yourself since branding isn’t just about the logo or the website itself, but it is something you think of when you think of that company.

Since both branding and SEO are both great marketing concepts, when combined together could literally take your business places you only dreamed about.  There are some who will argue that SEO is more important than branding while others will argue the exact opposite.  Why should you have to settle for just one form of marketing when there are clearly 2 that work? You shouldn’t, which is why both branding and SEO are equally important forms of marketing, both online and off.

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As you may know, John Reese created a new blog widget called BlogRush. What blogrush does is earn you credits every time you show the widget with a block of 5 headline ads in it. Not just that but you earn credits from your referrals and so on down 10 levels! Well, It has been going for around 10 days and now seems like as good a time as any to display my stats and credits.

The credits shown per day are picking up in speed, but I am earning way more credits then are being shown each day, so my reserves are building up, a nice position to be in:

As you can see there are 780 bloggers in my network (10 level downline) and I have over 475,000 credits stored up still!

So far 40,000 impressions have been shown of my headlines (They have not been riveting headlines to be honest) and the CTR (click through rate) is sitting at just over 0.1%. That is a low CTR but in 10 days Blogrush has led to 54 clicks where my headlines have not been very interesting and many people don’t have the widget placed in the most ‘clickable’ position on their blog. As the credit showing per day increases, so too does the number of clicks. I am expecting to get over 200+ clicks a month from BlogRush based on the current trend (13 clicks today alone which is still not over) and would I suggest that it is worth having?

Hell, of course, it opens in a new window so does not take visitors away from your site, it is viral and will continue to grow on autopilot and it sends you free traffic. Maybe for large blogs that have potential real estate being taken up by the widget, more thought would be required, but on the whole, with big blogs finding space for it, even for them it must be worth it: See John Chow and ShoeMoney for examples.

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Microsoft have had an advertising relationship with Facebook for a year now, but look set to want a part of the company. Reports have been speculating that Microsoft could pay between $300-500 million for a 5% stake in the social networking giant! This would then give facebook  a $10 billion valuation! The funny thing is that Facebook are reportedly wanting a $15 Billion Valuation!

Not sure about your views on this, mine is that, whilst facebook is a fantastic site that would be worth a LOT of money, the internet changes so fast, tomorrow another company with more video streaming or another angle could come and captivate the crowd who use social networks and in essence do what facebook has done to myspace since they made their API open to developers.

I think that this valuation is whacked out, but that is only my view, what is yours?

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This morning when searching for a good Monday Motivation I came across this story and felt that, although not directly related to making money online, it is something humbling. 

A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco.

“Mom and Dad, I’m coming home, but I’ve a favor to ask. I have a friend I’d like to bring home with me.”

“Sure,” they replied, “we’d love to meet him.”

“There’s something you should know the son continued, “he was hurt pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mind and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live with us.”

“I’m sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.”

“No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.”

“Son,” said the father, “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us. We have our own lives to live, and we can’t let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He’ll find a way to live on his own.”

At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing more from him. A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building, they were told. The police believed it was suicide. The grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the city morgue to identify the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son had only one arm and one leg.

The parents in this story are like many of us. We find it easy to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around, but we don’t like people who inconvenience us or make us feel uncomfortable. We would rather stay away from people who aren’t as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are. Thankfully, there’s someone who won’t treat us that way. Someone who loves us with an unconditional love that welcomes us into the forever family, regardless of how messed up we are.

Tonight, before you tuck yourself in for the night, say a little prayer that God will give you the strength you need to accept people as they are, and to help us all be more understanding of those who are different from us!!!

Source: Indian Child Dot Com

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I have had my fair share of let downs so far in the industry and I have had some great positives too. This weeks motivational quote is for you to understand that everything in life is an opportunity, seize it!

“If you view all the things that happen to you, both good and bad, as opportunities, then you operate out of a higher level of consciousness.”
Les Brown

Here is to a great week ahead

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In a busy week in the blogging world, OnPulseIM had a very quite one. The reason for that is I am still studying and had two large assignments due, as well as the fact that I went away for the weekend.

In other blogging news, John Cow has got a new design which looks wicked! He is selling some ad blocks now for $75 a month and it will go in rotation with 10 others. Price wise that will work out to $750 if you bought sole ownership of the spot. John Chow sells his for $1,500 but has 16X the RSS subscribers. Alexa also places Chow as a much more trafficked blog, even though Cow is claiming more page impressions. They use different methods of measuring though with Chow using Google Analytics and Cow using the very untrustworthy AWstats.

BlogRush Launched: John Reese launched BlogRush this week and we got the Cow under us, he got the big Beef (Chow) under him, and so we have over 298,000 credits to be used! The click through rates aren’t great, but even 200 extra visitors a month makes it more then worth being a part of, so good work John Reese.

TechCrunch have published about a cool facebook app. I use facebook, but have never installed an application, simply because if you install one, then where do you stop? (I have friends that have too many to count and their profiles are cluttered) but a good one was created that I may install. TechCrunch are calling it: Possibly The Coolest Facebook Application To Date!

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend, please join us next week for some insightful posts.

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