Today I finally got around to reading some articles I’d tucked away for a future time. Mostly because I’ve been too busy for my own good. One of those articles was on the Associate Program site, hosted by Allan Gardyne. Sally Evans has written an excellen article on improving your productivity and writing your blog posts. Her hints could be applied to any writing really.

Her twenty-three points include:

1. Work when you are at your best.
2. Walk or do something similar before you get going
3. Get distractions out of the way
4. Stay hydrated
5. Set a timer
6. Schedule breaks
7. Glue your butt to that chair

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I’ve added new items to the Resources page today. Among them are links to articles that I believe are worth reading and maybe more than once. They are:

• 13 Great WordPress Speed Tips & Tricks for MAX Performance — Noupe
• How To Use Twitter To Leverage Your Blog — Twittercism
• The Art of Writing Great Twitter Headlines — Copyblogger
• Writing Headlines That Get Results — Copyblogger

Remember, if you have a resource you think should be on the list, leave me a comment on the Resources page.

Most people start blogging as a hobbies and a way to share their interest with friends and others on the web. Still others start their blogs as a source of income tight from the get go.

In order to generate income from your blog or website, you need to generate traffic. The greater the traffic, the greater effect your monetizing will have. You also need to approach monetizing with care. You want visitors drawn into the site for what you offer, not turned off by your monetizing.

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I’ve been working on the Resources page here on It’s All About Money. Links to sites I’ve come across and wanted to be able to come back are on the page. At the very top is links to articles I want to explore further so I’m sharing them with you.

If you have a resource you want to recommend, leave a comment. If you would like to talk about your experiences with the existing links, here’s your opportunity to speak up, leave a comment.

This page will be a work in progress, so keep checking to see what is there.

Internet marketing is the collective reference to promoting websites, services, products etc. on the world wide web. If you are looking to enhance your business with the latest Internet technologies, you need to learn Internet marketing. It enhances your online business with the latest Internet technologies.

Internet marketing can include:

• Search engine marketing
• Search engine optimization
• Banner ads on websites
• Email marketing
• Web 2.0 strategies

Using these elements along the different stages of the customer acqusition cycle can skyrockets your potential for collecting data from each user per month. The more you are able to know about your user, the more opportunity is provided to connect with the user and make the sales.

Understanding the use and effectiveness of each of the elements of online marketing is crucial. Ineffective methods is not only a waste of time and money but can lead to a lowered online reputation. Taking action is important, taking effective action is even more important.

I’m still learning the method and value of a lot of internet marketing. I’ll be sharing what I learn and what works for me as I go. Stay tuned.

Build it and then will come. Once the rallying cry of those who were willing to take chances in life and reach for the stars on big ideas. On the web, that translated into fill a website with high quality content and they would come. Using a bunch of good search phrases and in the HTML would bring you lots of traffic. At least that was the theory.

That wasn’t completely true. If you failed to optimize your pages for not only your product but related ways of referring to the product searchers would not be able to find you. So, all the great content in the world wasn’t going to help if the pages weren’t optimized.

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