Cribbed Content for October 31st
Friday
Oct 31, 2008
Happy Halloween!
This will be a short & sweet version since I know I have stuff to do to get ready for my Halloween Shenanigans this evening, and I’m sure you do too!
- Jamie Birch wrote a great article for affiliates on his blog titled Why Aren’t They Accepting My Application? I did nod, and I think this is a must read for any affiliate, whether they’re just starting out or have been around for a few years.
- I attended a Marketing Sherpa teleseminar on Email in a Downturn: Looking Ahead to 2009. It was pretty insightful and I recommend checking out the slides for any email marketer.
- Julie Vazquez has been named Blogmistress of Affiliate Summit West in Las Vegas. She will be the liaison between the Summit staff and those of us hanging in the bloggers room. Press pass people only, please.
- BlogRush is shutting down. I’m so not surprised, as you’ll remember my break-up with them. Viva la Entrecard!
Is Project Wonderful so wonderful?
Wednesday
Jan 23, 2008
The latest advertisement trend for blogs seems to be Project Wonderful. It appeared on the Entrecard site about a week ago and since then I’ve seen it almost everywhere I go. The biggest difference between the two is green: Entrecard is free and works on a credit system whereas Project Wonderful costs money to place bids on ad space. But it can also earn you money in an ad block on your website.
I signed up as my original intent was to bid on an Entrecard ad spot, but I wasn’t approved fast enough to get in on the good rate and it soon skyrocketed up to more than I was willing to shell out of my own pocket. See while I speak volumes about PsPrint and mention them all the time, this is really my own blog and not expensed by the company. So shelling out my own dough is not something I do lightly. I’ve invested a whopping $5 so far and I’m down to my last buck.
So far I just put up my ad code today and it’s too early to really see any results. Other than Entrecard and Blog Rush, this is the only other ad exchange type deal that I’ve put up. I’m reluctant as I don’t want a cluttered sidebar, but hey… a buck is a buck, right? The goal of this blog was not to make money at all, but if I can make some then great.
What’s the goal of your blog?
Cribbed Content for January 18th
Friday
Jan 18, 2008
From here on out, a weekly summation of the goodness I saw on the interweb. I’ll make it (mostly) relevant, I swear!
- Andy Beal announces Trackur to his loyal Twitter followers, an online reputation management website. Now accepting requests for Beta users.
- Apple introduces the MacBook Air at MacWorld. Mac nuts everywhere ‘fill the cup’.
- Entrecard captured the attention of thousands, including me. I also noticed that BlogRush is really behind in keeping up with my posts. Entrecard 2, BlogRush 0.
- Bauer-Power opened my eyes about Shouts on Digg. I was totally guilty of pressing that pesky little Shout It! button over and over when I didn’t need to :/. Although, this does reinforce my belief that Digg runs REALLY slow. Get on that, guys!
- I big scary monster! (What… it’s Friday…)
See interesting things that should be included for next week? Tell me about them, dang it!
