Tao, a loyal developer from the days of BANS and the person who has taken it upon himself to provide the fixes each time there have been RSS or other feed changes lately, asked me about reviewing a copy of a new WordPress plugin he developed. Since I am pretty far away from these types of product sites anymore, I let him know that I didn’t feel I could do it justice… but he was welcome to share the info with all of you who!
In this Niche Store Builder article, …

Its been awhile since my last post… and we have been just as busy as we could be! I’m sure many of you heard by now about the latest Google Farmer aka Panda update, which Google claims will effect more than 12% of ALL search queries! (that’s a very big number)
Along with the Farmer Update… well, you just have to read the whole page.
Our Results…
Since Kim and I reduced the size of our network, and focused the types of sites we build to only rich, relevant, and unique content… we …

Ever since the Mayday update last year, there has been a lot of complaints about low quality search in Google and a wide rise in reported spam. Matt Cutts announced last week that Google has approved a change in the search results algo that discounts low quality content.
Oh shit… not another friggin change at Google right? Yup… But if you write good quality content and aren’t just auto-generating pages on your site… you need to look at the upside and make some lemonade with this one!
How does it affect You …

Many of you may recall in December I stated my 2011 goals and one of them was moving into an office. Well, last week was my first week in my new office and I LOVED it! I managed to squeeze 3 full days (8am-2pm) into the new place and separating work from home was much easier to do! It also gave me the chance to rekindle a few past business relationships and see some old friends at the same time! Nice…
I felt like I got more work done in those …

If you live in the state of Illinois, you are about to get (or may already have) the same kind of welcome letter us NC residents got last year… Sorry, your Affiliate Account may soon be terminated. The state has passed the same nexus affiliate laws that others like Colorado and North Carolina have done in the past couple years, to try and make more tax revenue from commerce within their borders. As soon as the Gov of Illinois signs the bill into law, you can expect the next letter… …

Another year has passed already and we are ready for 2011… wow, time sure does fly! In this Niche Store Builder article, I wanted to do a quick round-up of how we fared toward our 2010 goals, and try to give you a brief understanding of what you may see from me in 2011.
2010 at the Niche Store Builder
Articles, Posts, Spam -

131 Articles or Posts added to site.
1691 Approved Comments! (Average of 14 comments per post!)
Akismet Captured More than 19,500 Spam Comments and Buried them! (Thanks!)

Our Network of Websites – …

The end of the year is upon us already! I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season, and also wish you the best in the new year. I have a few website build projects I am finishing up between now and Dec 31st, but will probably try to spend as much time as I can away from work.
Kim and I have several aggressive plans for next year, that begin in January by moving out of the home office and into a small business office park down the road. Separating …

Not sure how many of you still pour yourselves into the ePN system. I decided to jump back into it over the Holidays this year (started planning in August) and with the help of a few highly targeted Niche Web Sites, in addition to the sites running the Keywords to Websites plugin, ROCKED THE HOUSE! Yeah baby! This season has proven to be a killer year for affiliate earnings! Lets hope 2011 holds pace!
I just got the congrats email for a 20% increase, and the bonus notification! :-) I hope …

Wow… what else can be said about this, or this?

While some people will say things like:

This only effects file sharing sites
The sites were selling counterfeit goods
These were sites misrepresenting the products
etc…

Where does it stop?
If I have an affiliate site that promotes the sale of Coach Handbags (Notice that several coach domains were seized) is it in jeopardy?
Looking at the list of domains that were seized, it reaches into all markets:

Golf
Fashion
NFL Merchandise
DVD’s and Video
Watches… and much more

Check your Domains… make sure you don’t step on any trademarked brands, or you m …

Like myself, I am sure many of you will be shutting down on Weds to get your Thanksgiving Holiday started! I just wanted to wish everyone a Very Safe and Very Happy Thanksgiving!
Kim and I head off to the mountains of North Wilkesboro on Weds morning to spend the day with her parents and family, and we will have a second celebration on Sunday when my boys come by and we get our own family together! Two kick-ass meals! :-)
For any of you who have been following the progress on …