http://nextebizguy.com Exploring Ways To Make Money Using the Internet Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:27:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Admittedly, I've been more than skeptical that an article on ezinearticles.com would produce traffic. With millions of articles already on the site, how could "my" article ever find the light of day? So, being part of the 30 day challenge, I opted to follow through with their techniques and write ... http://nextebizguy.com/2007/09/17/ezinearticles-and-traffic/ To send us out with a bang, the 30 DC team gave us some last bits of content. The teaching covered Dan's method for building an empire around the key phrases. Ed finished off with a podcast about where to go from this point. Overall, I'm glad I participated. As ... http://nextebizguy.com/2007/08/31/30-day-challenge-day-30/ Ed came through with a ton of good stuff today. It was a rare experience as he stayed on topic and just gave solid information. For the people having problems getting their sites to rank well in Google, Ed offered the following suggestions: 1. Don't pick a niche with little traffic 2. ... http://nextebizguy.com/2007/08/30/30-day-challenge-day-29/ Sometimes you read or hear something that is a simple statement but has profound significance. I read this today and I realized I'm still too small-minded in what I'm trying to do. It takes the same amount of effort to promote a $1 dollar product as it does to promote a ... http://nextebizguy.com/2007/08/29/thought-of-the-day/ The challenge is in the home stretch. I've come up with a theory that Guru Bob is the brains of the 30 DC crew. I find his videos the most helpful and full of content. Great stuff. The teaching today centered around researching competitors and backlinks. Using Google and Yahoo, ... http://nextebizguy.com/2007/08/29/30-day-challenge-day-28/ Today was bittersweet. The 30 DC team released some great content and then Ed Dale dropped the bomb: no "secret sauce". When the challenge was in the early days, Ed promised to help the 30 DC with some secret technique(s) that would absolutely help your site get into the top ... http://nextebizguy.com/2007/08/28/30-day-challenge-day-27/ Not much new movement for the 30 DC blogs. One of the blogs is in Google and I'm ranking high for an irrelevant keyword phrase. I love when that happens. The phrase relates to the genre but nothing on my site deals with it. How did this happen? The Blogger ... http://nextebizguy.com/2007/08/27/30-day-challenge-days-25-26/