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Today’s post is a bit more of a personal rant than Internet business information. So, please feel free to skip it if you aren’t interested, you won’t really miss much.

One of the marketing methods I use to promote websites is pay per click advertising. Google dominates this market, with something around 60-70% market share. This has always somewhat puzzled me, since I often find I have better ROI (Return on Investment) from other pay per click programs.

However, today I think I fully understand why Google is the 800 lbs gorilla of pay per click. This morning, I was updating some ads in my Microsoft Adcenter account. What would have taken me about 5 minutes to do in Google ended up taking me almost an hour to do in Microsoft. This was mainly due to their incredibly slow and awkward interface, which is far less user friendly than its rival at Google.

Now it is no secret that Microsoft has invested billions trying to catch up to Google in the pay per click advertising arena. Nevertheless, I think they have a very long way to go. The only reason I continually put up up with it, is because I know that for most of my listings, Microsoft is extremely profitable. On the other hand, if I was just starting out with pay per click advertising I don’t think I would bother. It just takes too long!

Microsoft, please make your Adcenter easier and faster to use. I can’t keep wasting hours updating my ads.

On a completely unrelated note I came across a great site called Internet Marketing Sucks. It is a great satire of the hype surrounding Internet marketing products. I hope you enjoy.

Next time we’ll return to our regular format.

Important Update: I no longer recommend the 3waylinks.net program.  To  find out why please  read My 3waylinks.net Re-Evaluation. I am going to keep this review simply for reference purposes.

I have to say that I love 3WayLinks.net. It is one of, if not the, best ways to get links to your website that will help improve your ranking in Google and other search engines.

OK, now I know what some of you may be thinking. Ian, you only seem to be giving good reviews to products. Well, the fact is that, so far I have really only reviewed products I have used successfully. Plus, it is more fun to write about products that are really useful than those that are just blatantly trying to rip you off.

So let me explain why I think 3waylinks.net is a great product and who should be looking at using it. Again it is a product that will only really help certain types of online businesses.

Why I Like It

One of the ways I personally earn a lot of money online is through content based websites. However, the problem with building any new site is getting it a good search engine ranking. 3WayLinks.net makes getting a good ranking in the search engines, especially Google, easy and quick. This means I can make more money in less time.

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If you are like me you have received tons of e-mails about Jermaine Griggs’ Nitty Gritty Marketing Private Access Club. His club seems to be aimed at people who already have an Internet business but want to expand it. However, I can tell you I will definitely not be joining. Let me explain why.

It has noting to do with Jermaine Griggs himself, I have never met the guy but he seems nice from his videos. Moreover, it has nothing to do with his financial claims I have no reason to doubt them either. But don’t take my word you can watch the following videos and decide for yourself.

Video #1: The Jermaine Griggs Story

Video #2: His Sales Proof from 2002 to now

Video #3: Behind the scenes selling Jazz DVDs

In fact his private access club is probably perfect for certain businesses, just not mine. First off, I think the price for Nitty Gritty Marketing is a little high. The introductory price is only $2.97 for the first month, but then goes up to $197 a month (Or only $97 if you register early). To be honest this is cheaper than many competing Internet marketing access clubs but I can still find many better uses for my $97 each month.

The second reason I won’t be buying is because the focus of the Nitty Gritty Marketing seems to be on building and creating your own information products. I am sure this is a great way to earn money but I know it is not my strong suit. However, if you want to try your hand at it you can always join for the special trial price and see if it is for you.

Finally, there was far too much hype surrounding the launch of the product. This may seem like a strange reason to avoid something, but I have my reasons. My past experience has shown when a launch of a product is hyped like Nitty Gritty Marketing that it fails to live up to expectations. It looks as though Jermaine Griggs has been very successful but that is no guarantee he can make me successful too.

My motto is to wait and see. If I hear that people have been successful with it then I may consider joining. I have no problem spending my money to grow my various online businesses but I want to make sure I spend it in the right places. And I think this is the real lesson to take away from the launch of Jermaine Griggs’ Nitty Gritty Marketing Private Access Club. Always ask yourself “how is this going to concretely help my business?’ If you can’t answer that question then you should hold off buying.

If you would like more information on his program visit Jermaine Griggs’ Nitty Gritty Marketing Private Access Club sales page. By the way this is a great example of sales page that you could learn from even without buying his course.

If you haven’t already visited the DealDotCom website then I recommend you visit it first and sign-up for your 100% free account. It isn’t often that I see a website I would call amazing but DealDotCom comes about as close as possible. This is one of those sites you will use again and again if you looking to start or expand your Internet business.

What is It?

DealDotCom is one of those sites that is such a simple concept that you smack yourself in the head and say ‘Why didn’t I think of that?’ Basically, it offers a brand new deal of the day, everyday for products related to Internet business and Internet marketing. These deals can range from 25%-75% off the normal price of the product. So, already you can see that it is pretty good right?

Why is it amazing?

However, it gets even better than just saving money on Internet business products. First it is free to join and there are no membership fees or any kind. This is fantastic because you don’t have to feel pressured to buy anything to make your membership worthwhile. Second, just for joining for free you could win the deal of the day, everyday. That means you can potentially get free Internet business products. Finally, you can make money from the people you refer to DealDotCom (but you have to join first).

So there you have it! DealDotCom is an amazing website overall for many reasons. It saves you money on Internet business products, it is free to join, you can win free Internet products and you can even make money if you know other people who would be interested. But don’t take my word on it, see for yourself here.

If you want to start an Internet business, you almost certainly need a website. The problem is most people new to the Internet have no idea how to go about building one. If terms like HTML, PHP and CGI look like strange acronyms to you, then you are going to need some help building your first website. The good news is that Site Build It (SBI) can give you that help.

First, let me explain what SBI is NOT. It is not any sort of get rich quick scheme and it does not guarantee that you will X amount of dollars in Y amount of days. If this is what you are looking for I would recommend you waste your money on something like Get Google Pay Per Click Ads Free. Furthermore, it is only one among at least a few tools you will probably need to get a fully functional online business started. That being said it is probably one of the most powerful ones you can use to get an online business started.

So what is Site Build It then if it is not a get rich quick scheme? To put simply, it is a tried and true way of building quality websites that search engines love. However, it is even more than that because the SBI guide explains to you in easy step-by-step instructions how to choose a niche for your website, how to build the content for it, and then how to monetize it.

I have built two websites with Site Build It in the past two years. Between the two of them they generate between $200-$300 month without me actively promoting them. This may not sound like a lot but to be honest I have been extremely lazy building them. Once I finished the sites I just left them running and they keep generating money for me month after month. Now I am not going to reveal them to you because I don’t want a bunch of people copying them. However, I can show you some other sample SBI sites.

Site Build It can be used for all sorts of Internet businesses. At the most basic level you could build a website designed to earn money from Google’s AdSense program as outlined here. It could also help to expand your online auction business as demonstrated here. Finally, you can even use Site Build It to target a local market as seen here. Virtually, any online business could use Site Build It to increase profits the only limit really is your imagination.

Still not sure about SBI? Then I recommend you look at these two webpages. The first one shows proof that Site Build It works. The second is a list of video clips from people who love SBI. If these two pages don’t convince you about the value of Site Build It then nothing will. Finally, even if you decide not to buy SBI I still recommend you read Ken’s free ebook Make Your Site Sell for free information on how to build a profitable Internet business.