Earlier today, Jeff from Senjo Marketing asked me a very common question in regard to search ranking fluctuations:
Why is my new post ranked highly one day – and nowhere to be found a few days later?
In his situation, he was referring to the way a newer post will rank very well within days of being posted, then start dropping off deeper into search result pages, and ultimately… off the front page! My answer to him related to just one of the hundreds of elements in the Google Algorithm, which of …

As I have been building onto the DIY Reviews website, one thing I have tried to stay focused on, is writing good content that just might drive demand! Regardless of the topic you have focused on building, there is usually something going in the world that relates to it. On Saturday, I wrote a post about the Top 10 Party Drinks for Halloween you can Make Yourself. The post was picked up on Digg and StumbleUpon after I bookmarked it and brought more than 10,000 visits over the past 2 …

Guest Post written by Jerry @ Niche Marketing Resources
Niche marketing is a popular way to target specific potential customers. To accomplish this online, you should definitely try to find a niche market with Google Insights, a new search tool from Google.
This easy to use tool is pretty amazing. Check out the help information on the Google Insights website pages before you begin. Right at the bottom of the page there is a message where you can click on “examples”. Or, you can just jump right in …

Something a bit new here… but we ALL spend alot of time reading on the web. The list below represents a small portion of the posts I read this week. They are here for many reasons… entertainment, information, learning, or just funny! :-)
Just Some of the Great Posts I saw this Week
From Blogging for Beginners, this A-Z guide to Blogging is priceless!
Marketing is the pillar to your online success. The best contents in the world won’t do you any good if you fail to market it to your target audience. …

As the DIY Reviews site continues to gain momentum, it would be easy to sit back and rest on my hands, hoping the popularity would just grow naturally… unfortunately, the web does not work like that! I have stopped posting these updates on a daily basis, since much of what I am doing is just repetitive in nature, I mean… how many ways can I say “Write a new Post” and “Share your new Post with Social Networks” every day? Today, I need to continue following my goals and publish …

Tools Needed for a WordPress Review Website

Domain Name from GoDaddy $8
Hosting from HostGator $9/mo (unlimited websites)
ReviewAzon WordPress Plugin to Automatically Import Products and Reviews from Amazon
WordPress Installed
WP-Review Plugin $199 (Unlimited website license)
phpBay Pro Plugin $79 (If you also want to show eBay listings)
phpzon Amazon Plugin $30 (Only Available if you have phpBay)
2-4 Hours for initial setup /a couple hours every week to build your review website database.

Total Time to Setup the Review Website
Setting of the review site with wordpress itself was pretty much boiler-plate. I pointed my existing domain to …

What can I say…. Day 12 is here on the new WordPress Website and I want to bring in more Authors immediately! Today, along with writing a new content “Page”, I am opening the door to bring in a group of people, who are interested in providing content to the site visitors. Not only are they being invited to be a Guest Blogger, I have installed a plugin that allows them to share the revenue generated from the entire teams content!
Many of you may recall that on Day 5, I …

I saw today that there is a new plugin available for everyone who uses the eBay Affiliate Program. The Plugin is named: WPBayAds
I am in the midst of installing and configuring it on an existing domain that is popoulated with more than 200 WordPress topical posts already… I will write a full review tomorrow. The only downside I see for others right now is that it cost $49 per site! In my own opinion, thats a GOOD thing, not bad!
BANS was hurt when people built thousands of sites using one …

One of the best ways to get others reading and linking to your new site, is to shift a bit of focus on OTHER sites! That’s right… provide your readers with links to other websites that will also help them achieve the task, which led them to you!Today, as I focus on adding another post to my new website, I am going to make it a point to link out to several other resources that may help the readers.
If you have been following this first 30 days of a website …

There have been many questions about how to find the best blogs to start your commenting strategy! Before I start showing a few of the ways you can, I want to reiterate one very specific thing… Do not Spam other Blogs with Comments! You will do nothing more than have your comments deleted and may even piss off the site owner. One way or another, it is nothing more than wasting your own time… and as we all know, time is the one thing we do not want to waste!