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Re: 5 Tips To Selling Ad Sponsorships In Web Videos

Tom Beaton — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:31:38 -0000

I have a new video project launching soon. I shall let you know how I get along with the selling of ads. I think it has great potential.

Re: Affiliate Marketing Is A Lifestyle Choice - Response To Jason Calacanis

Tom Beaton — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:46:01 -0000

I agree about the lifestyle thing. Different people just have different motivations in life. I understand Jason's point and appreciate what he is saying.

Re: Fun, Do You Have It At Work & In Life?

Tom Beaton — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:28:32 -0000

I will be soon. My own projects have always been about fun. I will shortly be starting a job doing what I love too. Which will also benefit my other projects!

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Re: The Typical 21st Century Work Day - possibly….

Tom Beaton — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:45:57 -0000

We do have so many distractions now. That is very much like many peoples day - especially the constant returning to facebook!

Re: How to Increase Your Blog’s Profile and Make More Money

Tom Beaton — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:52:46 -0000

I have noticed an increase in the number of guest posts recently. This is evidence of how effective it is in terms of increasing publicity for new / smaller blogs.

Re: You Say Cow And Chow, I Say Choo

Tom Beaton — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:08:21 -0000

Good stuff. Need to keep people grounded.

Re: Milk your Cash Cows

Tom Beaton — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:43:45 -0000

Everyone likes cash cows but your right - balance is key. Enough new projects to keep you stimulated, but keeping focused on the big picture.

Re: Back To Business

Tom Beaton — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:54:15 -0000

Welcome back. Hope you get over the jet lag soon.

Re: Who Needs Money?

Tom Beaton — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:31:18 -0000

I see what you mean about how personal it is. It is a pretty enjoyable blog though (i just read a few posts) and Sven comes across well. The design is nice and different too.

Re: Best Things In Lyve Are Free

Tom Beaton — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:08:16 -0000

Blogs need focus and need to add value. Although value depends on the reader, in this case the Cow has it right. Maybe the Cow's audience is not the same as that Lyve is targetting.

Re: Creating a GOOD advertising page

Tom Beaton — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:24:50 -0000

Good advice - a well presented advertising page could be very lucrative.

Re: Making Money Online - Reality or Just Another Scam?

Tom Beaton — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:07:57 -0000

Great post! I made a similar point a couple of weeks ago in my Make Money Online - There is no easy path post.

Re: Finding the Music That Produces the Best Work

Tom Beaton — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:44:00 -0000

I find that constantly changing the environment you work in, ie music for a bit, then silence, then some more music, helps you focus better. It stops you from day dreaming as much and keeps you working.

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Re: 5 Tips All Newbie Internet Marketers Must Know

Tom Beaton — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:54:37 -0000

Great tips - there is so much information out there you really do need to remember to keep yourself working on your business and not doing "busy work".

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Re: SWEET!

Tom Beaton — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:28:24 -0000

That does look pretty good. Much better than I expected.

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Re: Cool Free Stuff

Tom Beaton — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:22:48 -0000

Hopefully it will be reliable too! You do hear about a few of these free hosting companies which tend to only last a short period of time. Make sure you backup your new blog to somewhere safe Mr Cow!

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Re: SEO Is Bullshit

Tom Beaton — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:00:57 -0000

It is hilarious. SEO is exactly what it is, people just try to cheat though. Giving is this shady image.

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Re: Bryan Fleming - Blog Spam Whore Extraordinaire

Tom Beaton — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:57:41 -0000

You go Cow! Expose the evil spammer!

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Re: Getting The Most Out Of Your Review

Tom Beaton — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:41:45 -0000

Winning the Web did really well. He is having another even bigger contest now.

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Re: A ProBlogger’s Typical Workday

Tom Beaton — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:45:55 -0000

That is almost as unhectic as my life.

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Re: Nice Bloggers Finish Last

Tom Beaton — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:52:38 -0000

I can believe that. Controversy just brings out people's passions and they like to stick up for what they believe in. A bit of controversy works well, but non stop controversy is very tiring.

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Re: What’s In Your FeedReader?

Tom Beaton — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:49:58 -0000

I have loads but thats only to tide me over when I am on quiet night shifts. With a new job starting soon no doubt I shall have to purge my list to something more manageable.

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Re: Poker Has Never Been So Profitable

Tom Beaton — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:43:12 -0000

I imagine poker is pretty competitive but then what isnt these days?

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Re: Hitting Your Target for 2008

Tom Beaton — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:05:44 -0000

Great advice on setting goals. I look forward to when you review them!

Best of luck for 2008!

Re: Google Steals Top UK Brand Spot from BBC

Tom Beaton — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:16:20 -0000

Google seems pretty unstoppable at this point in time! But we have to give credit where credit is due. They have had a great impact and so far a very positive effect on our lives. Who could imagine not searching on Google?

Re: Surprise, Surprise: SEO Works

Tom Beaton — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:28:02 -0000

SEO is so full of secrecy that people easily get confused about what exactly it entails. The fact of the matter is that people just need a little guidance a lot of the time. SEOs have the problem of having a bit of a shady reputation.

Re: Surprise, Surprise: SEO Works

Tom Beaton — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:50:26 -0000

That is not exactly what I meant. A lot of it is open and clear. The problem is that anyone can call themselves a SEO and tout for business, no matter how good they are. Firms who do not know much about SEO can find it hard to know if what is being done for them is being done properly, or whether they are being cheated. SEO cannot guarantee results.

Re: Surprise, Surprise: SEO Works

Tom Beaton — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:54:07 -0000

I think in this year everything will become a lot more formalised and everyone will be more comfortable with the concept. Firms will have more referrals and testimonials. It is still a pretty new concept after all.

Re: Real Geek Becomes Internet Rock Star

Tom Beaton — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:58:29 -0000

Everyone loves these inspiring stories. Truth is it takes a lot of guts and commitment to make it happen, so Jonathan deserves all the praise he can get.

Re: Facebook Falling Off?

Tom Beaton — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:02:31 -0000

I think that people have just lost interest a bit. It has become overrun with spammy apps and PR firms are managing celebrities profiles and some severely uncool people like politicians are using it as a tool to appear cool to kids.

Re: Alan’s Angle – Is Yahoo! Entertaining You?

Tom Beaton — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:40:32 -0000

They are all great companies, but they are also very big and competitive companies. This in theory should lead to them working hard for their market share and producing tools which benefit us. It just seems at this point in time that Google is getting away from the pack more and more as time goes on.

Re: Internet Twice as Popular as TV

Tom Beaton — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:43:19 -0000

It is not hard to iamgine that is true. The internet offers whatever you want it to whenever you want it to. TV is stuck on a fixed program catering for a wide variety of tastes. Not to mention they if there is ever more than one thing you would like to watch they will be on at the same time.

Re: Caving to a Blogger’s Demands? Advice from Corporate America

Tom Beaton — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:06:29 -0000

It is very interesting how such big companies are paying attention to blogs in order to manage their reputations. In my eyes a very smart move.

Re: Alan’s Angle - Google Perfect Enough for Ask.com?

Tom Beaton — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:47:16 -0000

It is a shame Ask cant keep their own development up and need Google. No competition is not good news.The pressure is on for MS and Yahoo to do something special.

Re: Radiohead Revisited: Nine Inch Nails Selling Album Online

Tom Beaton — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:45:08 -0000

I believe Radiohead actually ended up making more money on their latest album than the one before that which just goes to show the technique is not totally dumb. A lot of this could be attributed to the huge amount of press coverage regarding the concept.

Re: Technorati Planning Ad Network for Bloggers

Tom Beaton — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:46:35 -0000

Will be interesting to see how this develops. People using specific tags to get the highest paying ads is a possibility but I am sure they will have figured this out themselves.

Re: Market Research Company TNS Pays $75 million for Compete

Tom Beaton — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:12:24 -0000

Should keep the investors happy!

Re: Blog Attacks Leading to Suicides?

Tom Beaton — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:31:12 -0000

We should definitely take care in what we say. Being respectful is just a part of life and personal morality. I am a firm believer in treating people with respect.

As to whether or not the blog posts are to blame for the suicide - it may have played a part, but the blog post was not the problem. The problems were much deeper than that.

Re: Nearly Half of Americans Get News from the Web

Tom Beaton — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:33:44 -0000

There was an earthquake here in the UK last week. As soon as it happened i switched the TV on and nothing! 24 hour news channels had no breaking news on it, after 10 minutes I went and checked online and there was a breaking news ticker on the bbc news website, but nothing more. Just an announcement. On local forums and blogs there were already posts regarding the earthquake.

Re: Blog Marketing Tips #2: Increasing Traffic with Killer Slugs

Tom Beaton — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:09:22 -0000

Does that plug in create 301s if you change the permalink structure?