Affiliate marketing has become one of the most effective ways to advertise online. It is also one of the easiest ways for anyone with a website to make a profit online. Affiliate Marketing is an agreement between a merchant and a website owner. The website owner, or the affiliate, allows …

Mark just released “The Irrisistible Offer” and has put together, quite literally - The Mother Of All Bribes at http://www.TheMotherOfAllBribes.com

As I write there are $15,915.64 worth of audio, video, software and ebooks given as bonuses to anyone who buys the book.

Topics include personal success, online business tools, and information products on podcasting, copywriting, blogging, sales - there’s just too much to try to tell you about here…

But more important than all those freebies is what you’ll find in Mark’s book. It’s already been heralded as the biggest marketing breakthrough in 50 years…

You can read what else Mark has been up to here:
http://www.smartzville.com/marketing-help/learn/listen-in

But I strongly suggest you head over to his latest site to see what’s on offer:

http://www.TheMotherofAllBribes.com

You won’t be disappointed!

Google have recently made some changes to the html code they use to display their search results.

This change meant we needed to update Keyword Spider to be able to read the new format Google results.

The updates are now complete and you can download the updated version of Keyword Spider …

Cloaking obviously works. Should you use it for your website and what should you do to get high rankings on Google, Yahoo and other important search engines?

In the Greek of 2000 years ago, there were not two separate words for Jealous and Zealous, they were the same word “zelos.”

Liz Strauss asked today about the practice of soliciting links from other websites.

You receive an email that reads like this?only yours is from a real domain name.

Dear Sir/Madam:

Would you like to link to us?

Website: http://www.ilinkwithstrangers.com

Thank you very much.

What?s your opinion of this practice?

Whether you are online or whether you are offline, you should exercise extreme caution about who you recommend. When you recommend another person, that person’s conduct may taint your brand. Your clients will evaluate your concern for their well-being upon the quality of the people whom you recommend.

Building a brand is important to your long term success. Zealously seek reliable resources which will help your clients and friends and jealously guard your brand from being damaged by reckless referrals.

A website link is a referral and should be treated the way you would treat the giving of recommendations.

Here are some suggestions:

1. Try to find out how pleased your client was with the quality of service they received from your referral. If your client is unhappy with the referral, investigate before giving that person as a referral again.

2. How does the referral handle a crisis? If your client is unhappy and the referral bends over backwards to try and resolve the client’s problem, this is a good referral to keep giving.

3. How does the referral treat you? People who are takers and not givers, tend to take from everyone. If someone wants you to feed them but feels no sense of responsibility to try to feed you, then they may also “take advantage” of your clients.

4. If someone who desires to get referrals from you, is sending business your way or is trying to help you, (especially if you have not given anything to him or her yet) this may be the best referral your client receives from you. Although it is true, that there are those who appear to be “giving people” but who are in reality takers who are trying to “prime the pump,” a true giver will also seek to truly help your client.

Two books which I recommend regarding the giving and receiving of referrals are:
Dig Your Well Before Your Thirsty by Harvey MacKay
and
Endless Referrals by Bob Burg

Your brand is too important to be treated lightly. Give referrals which will cause your clients to come back and thank you profusely for helping them find the perfect problem solver.

Those who ascribe to the Zen philosophy talk about become one with the machine or instrument or weapon which you are using. But this posting is not about Zen philosophy.

Before Optical Mice, computer mice contained a ball which, when the mouse was moved, controlled the movements of three rollers, one for horizontal, one for vertical and one for diagonal movement.

Real Mice when kept as pets are sometimes given a running wheel on which to exercise.

One company is hoping that you will want to become a computer mouse by climbing inside a large sphere. Apparently, the US Military thinks that this is an idea worth researching.

Okay, I admit that I am sensationalizing this story, but it is a true story.

Sony Media Software, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, recently announced the PSP

I just finished reading a great book that
you absolutely must have. It’s called -

“How to Sell at Margins Higher Than Your
Competitors: Winning Every Sale at Full
Price, Rate or Fee.”

To show you the power of this, consider…

If two lemonade stands are side by side,
what can one of them say on their sign
to grab *all* the business?

The answer is in the book.

Or consider…

When people tell you they shop based on
price, what are they actually saying?

The answer is in the book.

The book is a revised edition of an underground classic you may have heard of by Dr. Lawrence Steinmetz, called “Selling at Prices Higher Than Your Competitors.”

This time around though, he’s teamed up with bestselling co-author, Bill Brooks, a leading expert on sales.

As the title implies it’s all about finalizing deals - without cutting price - but it went way beyond my expectations. These two authors answer everything you always wanted to know about price.

And it’s clearly written with easy to understand examples. It applies to every aspect of selling, marketing, buying - I just can’t recommend it enough. I wish I could get copies for you and everyone else on my list.

But here’s a better deal…

These authors are determined to get the book on top of the bestseller list and they’re offering a great bonus package. I’ve looked at all the material and I highly recommend you take advantage of this great offer— today.

Ironically, the book isn’t selling for a high price. You can get it — and the bonuses — for under $50.

Here’s the link where you can review the goods (I’m telling you, the bonus list is unreal):

Go for it.

Dr. Joe Vitale

The article entitled FCC nails AT&T with $780,000 fine for phone spam telemarketing
violations of the do-not-call list has been moved to http://www.Counterthink.org/000124.html

The article entitled FCC nails AT&T with $780,000 fine for phone spam telemarketing
violations of the do-not-call list has been moved to http://www.Counterthink.org/000124.html