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Blogging to the Bank Reviewed

Monday, July 2nd, 2007 at 6:38 pm by Evelyn Grazini, AC Student and Staff Writer

In the past, you may have you heard of a 22 year old  guy, Rob Benwell who wrote the book  “Blogging To The Bank.”  He came  out with this top-seller about blogging last year, but unfortunately, while the overall book was excellent, the “white hat” community had a few problems with it being too “black hat.” 

Well now it seems Rob has changed his methods a little in an attempt to please everyone; and also create Blogs that last forever. 

Of course, I don’t have any experience with this, but it seems like black-hat strategies allow you to make a quick buck, and then die away,  You really have to mass-produce them quickly to keep up – and make money before the search engines shut you down.

It’s stressful, annoying and for the most part, a waste of time.

However, with Rob’s latest (just released today) version of “Blogging To The Bank,”  he reveals all the strategies that he uses to create blogs that not only last forever but are optimized to convert into affiliate sales. Rob gives you details on everything you need: 

1. Where to set-up the blogs
2. What plug ins to use (how to install them)
3. Exactly where to put your ads
4. How to use Private Label content
5. How many times to post
6. Where to ping
7. What Web 2.0 utilties to use and how…  and more. . .

It’s about 61 pages long, and even though it’s short, it covers Web 2.0 concepts like how he uses Squidoo to generate massive traffic. This section alone could save you from making some big mistakes.

It’s a very inexpensive product and MORE than worth the read. This is absolutely a sure proof way to start your online business  if you have not yet and are struggling to figure out what business model to use.

Learn more about he actually made $34,244 in just 1 month from his blogs, building them the same way he teaches you…
 

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Gone Phishing!

Monday, July 2nd, 2007 at 3:00 pm by Kathy Jackson

 I like to FISH for fish….the kind that swim in lakes and rivers and have gills and scales. Fishing (with an ‘F’) is a wholesome, outdoor activity that it would be hard to find fault with. But fishing (with an ‘F’) is not the kind of phishing that I’m talking about here. I’m talking about the unscrupulous act of phishing for information….YOUR information.

Phishing is a term used to describe a particularly obnoxious attempt to trick you into giving up your personal information to a person who is not trustworthy. In the case of phishing, YOU are the fish that somebody wants to catch.

A phishing email will arrive in your inbox and look as though it has been sent from a legitimate business like PayPal or your bank or mortgage company. Unless you are diligent, it is very easy to get caught by a phishing email. There are some tip-offs that will identify a phishing email for what it is.

1. You will not be addressed by name. The letter will begin with Dear Friend or Dear Customer or Dear Account Holder. Emails that are REALLY from legitimate businesses will use your name.
2. The email will ask you to click on a link that is included in the email where you are supposed to verify your personal information…. your account number, your social security number, your password, your credit card number etc. Legitimate businesses will NEVER ask you to click on a link to verify information. NEVER!

I am not trying to make you paranoid. I just want you to be diligent. The best policy is simply never click on a link in an email that you are the least bit suspicious of. Legitimate companies won’t ask you to supply or verify personal information. THEY already have it. The senders of phishing emails WANT it.

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