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I know I have not been posting as frequently as I would like but I think you will like what I have to write about today. Ken Evoy of Site Build It fame has just started offering his ebook Make Your Words Sell for free. This is the exact same book that Ken has been selling for the past 8 years for $29.95.

Now I am not going to go into some long explanation about why you should download it. I will however, say that it is great read especially if you are just getting started with your Internet business. Moreover, it is extremely thorough with over 250 pages of great information.

So why is Ken giving away Make Your Words Sell for free? Well, the main reason is that he wants to get people interested in his main product, Site Build It. The reason he is releasing this now is that Site Build It currently has a Mother’s Day Sale on where you can get a second Site Build It site for only $100 more.

However, there is absolutely no pressure to buy anything when you download Make Your Words Sell, you don’t even have to give your name or e-mail address. Ken is convinced that his products stand on their own merits and doesn’t need to use hype filled sales materials. Certainly, a nice change compared to most Internet marketers in my books.

Anyway, if you want to know how to write more persuasively I recommend you download Make Your Words Sell for free here.

Many people have heard about domain parking but I am guessing most people have not heard about domain embarking. If you don’t know what domain parking is, and how people make money from it please let me explain.

People make money from domain parking, sometimes just called domaining, by buying up domains and then making money from type in traffic. For example if you type in candy.com into your web browser you are brought to a page filled with ads.

Many domainers own tens or even hundreds of thousands of domains from which they make their money. Now I personally find this practice somewhat annoying especially when domainers buy up names that are similar to the actual site I am looking for.

However, the industry is extremely profitable both in terms of parked traffic and in terms of flipping domain names. You can find out more here from Wikipedia or read about read about it in this domain profit guide I found. Continue reading →

If you are looking to make money online you have to watch out for scams. There are lots of them out there and when you are just starting out it can be difficult to separate the legitimate from the scams. My basic rule of thumb is that if it sounds too good to be true it probably is.

For this top 10 list,  I have purposely avoided mentioning the most obvious scams such as pyramid schemes (or pseudo pyramid schemes like multiple level marketing (MLM)), chain letters or any other program where you make money by recruiting people rather than selling or investing in something.

I figure most of you are smart enough to figure out that those programs aren’t all they are cracked up to be. What is more difficult are programs that fall into a gray-area; they work but not to the extent claimed.

The following is a list of common make money online programs that all have some potential problems. Not all of them are 100% scams and some of them do actually work to some extent. However, the one trait they all share is that their claims fail to live up to their hype.

So, exercise caution when looking at make money online schemes that resemble any of the following. And, always use common sense: if it sounds too good to be true it probably is.

10. Paid Surveys

There are some legitimate paid survey programs, but I guarantee you will not get rich from them. Any legitimate survey program should be free to join. However, many sites claim you can make money from surveys if you first pay a fee.

I would highly recommend you stay away from any survey site that requires you to pay. You may make some money, but it will take you a long time to recoup your investment. Instead opt only for free sites.

Red Flag Claims: Fortune 500 Companies Need You!, Get Paid Up $75/Hour, etc.

9. Government Grant Programs

It is true that local, state and national governments in the United States and other countries often have free grant programs. You can usually find information about them for free online just by using Google.

However, scams have developed to try and make you pay for this free information. Spend a little time on your own and you find out everything you need free of charge.

Red Flags Claims: Billions in Free Money, Over 30 million People a Year get Grants, etc.

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Well it looks as though my outsourced work still isn’t finished yet. It is not the end of the world, since I don’t have to pay until the project is complete, but it is annoying since it delays the other things I want to do. So, today I thought I would bring you another simple Internet business idea.

It can take a long time to build up both traffic and content of a new website or blog to a respectable amount. Depending on your niche area of focus it could take from 3 months to 2+ years before you really start seeing any return on your results. For some people this is just too long.

The good news is that an alternative does exist. You can always buy an existing Internet business and then expand it on your own. This can save you precious time. Plus, if you buy a site that is already generating money you will also have some instant cash flow.

The most popular places to find fully developed websites for sale are Sitepoint, Website Broker, buysellwebsite.com and the Digital Point forum. Continue reading →

OK, I thought I would have a little fun today. One of the more popular Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tactics recently has been to try and get a blog or website onto the front page of social media site Digg.

I have attempted to do this in the past but have had had no success. I have no reason to think that this post will be any different, so today I give you: The Top 10 Reasons Why This Post Will Never Make It To The Front Page Of Digg:

10. I am submitting the post myself.

9. I am not a popular Digg user.

8. I am posting it at around 10am EST when the more popular Digg users are also submitting things.

7. This blog is a business themed blog but this post has been submitted to humour.

6. This post/blog does not have anything to do with technology, funny pictures, 9/11 conspiracies, how to get laid or any other topic the typical Digg user is interested in.

5. This post/blog does not mention Iraq, Obama, Ron Paul, the possibility of recession or any other current events.

4. This post is not very funny.

3. This post is a blatant example of an attempt at contrarian linkbaiting aimed solely at getting Diggs.

2. This post’s title is inaccurate since there are actually only 9 reasons on the list.