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I was making my social media rounds today and happened upon this YouTube video by Mary Wilhite . The video was recorded on the Monday morning following the Niche Affiliate Marketing workshop in Atlanta a couple of months ago (August ‘09)...

I was making my social media rounds today and happened upon this YouTube video by Mary Wilhite . The video was recorded on the Monday morning following the Niche Affiliate Marketing workshop in Atlanta a couple of months ago (August ‘09)...

Mike Hays asked: Lynn, have you seen any reference in the Dec 1 guidline changes as to what you can say on social media sites i.e. ...

Mike Hays asked: Lynn, have you seen any reference in the Dec 1 guidline changes as to what you can say on social media sites i.e. ...

With all this talk I’ve been doing about guest blogging & blog interviews, and one way link opportunities… I completely forgot that my dear friend (and brilliant marketer) – Nicole Dean – recently published a complete guide on that very topic! It’s called the Blog World Tour Planner and it comes with a 38 page detailed guide, an idea generator, research worksheet, sample email for contacting bloggers, and a “blog tour” planning spreadsheet. ...

In my recent post on One Way Link Building , I mentioned interviews and guest blogging as 2 of the 7 ways to get one way links. I included specific examples of each to give you an idea of how it’s done, and what it looks like...

Hi Adriana, I was just reading your blog post about how to Make Money With Adwords , and have a few questions for you… It’s been years since I ran campaigns on Google Adwords (pay-per-click advertising) but I’ve taken a renewed interest in it. In your post, you talk about Quality Score. ...

One of the biggest issues surrounding the new FTC Guides going into effect Dec 1st is the use of endorsements and testimonials, and specifically atypical results in your sales copy. Joel Comm mentioned a good example in his recent webinar regarding the new FTC guides – a true testimonial he had received from one of his ebook customers: “after reading your guide I went from making a thousand dollars a day to making 10 thousand dollars a day” A glowing testimonial indeed, and one that would serve Joel well in his sales copy, but certainly not FTC compliant… Key Issue: Atypical Results One of the key issues in complying with the new guides regarding testimonials & endorsements is the use of atypical results. ...

Last month I published The FTC Update – In Plain English , but even with that in-depth post I still get questions about the FTC guides on a daily basis. I thought we’d take a moment to clear a few things up, and put your mind at ease a bit. There’s a lot of hype surrounding this topic, some alarmist type talk – things like “10’s of thousands of dollars in fines” or “expect letters from the FTC starting Dec 1st” or “The FTC will freeze all of your accounts while they investigate claims” ...

In the process of this Link Building series , I’ve been reading some great posts on the topic by other bloggers. I thought I’d share those posts with you as well, along with a few thoughts on each… WordStream interviews link building expert, Debra Mastaler Interviews are one of my favorite post-styles to read. ...