Author Archives: Howard

LPT is OPEN Again — for a Short Time

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Howard

I just found out today that Sarah Staar’s Licensed Partner Team is open again for a short time. She announced it this afternoon on a webinar call. LPT is one of the few programs that I have personally made money on, and … Continue reading →

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Project HoneyPot

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Howard

Back when I started this blog, one of the things I did was to set up a honeypot from Project HoneyPot. Today, I got some news that cheered me up substantially. Regardless of how the rest of your day goes, … Continue reading →

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The Pile-On Effect

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Howard

I mentioned Lancaster’s Law a couple of times before. I found it in his book, The Incredible Secret Money Machine, which was written about 40 years ago. The original book is now out of print, but there is an ‘updated’ (but … Continue reading →

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Sarah Staar’s Licensed Partner Team

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Howard

UPDATE: LPT opened up on April 28th for a short time. One of the Big Names in Internet marketing that I have followed for some time now is Sarah Staar. I have written about her in the past. For a … Continue reading →

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How to Get Sued for Using an Image You Found Online

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Howard

There are lots of places on the Internet where you can get images. But if you aren’t careful (or you just don’t know what you are doing), you can wind up in serious (and expensive) legal trouble for improperly using … Continue reading →

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How Much Does FREE Cost?

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Howard

About 5 decades ago, Robert A. Heinlein popularized the term TANSTAAFL in his book, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, which I read back when I was in high school (and the book had been recently published). It is my … Continue reading →

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To Backlink or Not to Backlink, That is the Question…

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Howard

There is some controversy about backlinking for SEO purposes. Google doesn’t like “artificial” (read: paid) backlinks, and will even penalize a site for having lots of backlinks from “bad neighborhoods” or from other sites that you control. OTOH, if you … Continue reading →

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Getting Royalty-Free Images

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Howard

One problem nearly everyone runs into when starting a blog or newsletter is finding suitable images. Images that relate to the topic of your article or newsletter help a lot with reader engagement. If you look over the articles on … Continue reading →

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DDOS Attack… And New Plans

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Howard

“The Rumors of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated.” — Mark Twain, in response to reading his own obituary. I have gone through some significant transitions, not the least of which was a move to another state. I am now … Continue reading →

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More Traffic = MORE Money

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Howard

Traffic is a subject that’s been beaten to death, and for good reason. Everyone is looking for it – Internet marketers, bloggers, entrepreneurs, companies and even BIG multimillion-dollar corporations. There’s a “traffic war” out there. …And everyone is fighting for … Continue reading →

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