Recent trending research shows that StumbleUpon posts have a longer shelf-life than those on Facebook or Twitter.

My good friend Annie Shulz, well known throughout the blogging community, has a reputation of being a Power Stumbler.  Annie has recently written an e-Book on How To Use StumbleUpon, spilling her insider knowledge and secrets on how to reap the benefits of StumbleUpon.  I highly recommend you get your hands on the how-to Stumble eBook, which will soon become your favorite reference blogging tool.

The StumbleUpon eBook Guide

StumbleUpon is quickly becoming one of the top referring sites for blog traffic.

What Is StumbleUpon

StumbleUpon is a discovery engine that recommends the best of the web, personalized just for you.  Discover useful and entertaining content and information with StumbleUpon anytime, wherever you are, from any device.

Whether you’re an established blogger or internet marketer, or just getting your feet wet, a good piece of advice is to sign up for a StumbleUpon Account, join the community and watch your Google Analytics and stats reflect that you’re getting a significant portion of your blog hits from SU through Stumbles and sharing of posts and articles.

I’ve been a  StumbleUpon user since I started blogging in 2007, and discovered early on in my blogging career how to get maximum exposure for my blog posts.  I’ve been the first to “Discover” new topics and blogs, favoring many to my Booksmarks and adding to my RSS feeder. In a prior post explaining What Is StumbleUpon and how it benefits bloggers, you can read how I recommend that you install the  Stumble Upon Toolbar.  The tool bar is now available for Chrome, Internet Explorer and as an add-on extension for Firefox.

Don’t forget Follow Me and add me as a friend so you can share your favorite posts with me through the StumbleUpon Toolbar.

My SU Profile is:  Moomettes

To order the StumbleUpon eBook, visit Annie.  As an added Bonus, she also discusses TweetAdder and how to use it to enhance your Twitter and social mediafollowing.

Follow Me on Twitter for more blogging tips:  @Moomettes

For More Information Visit:  StumbleUpon eBook

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I have put together several Tastefully Simple eBooks. Perhaps you have written an eBook on blogging tips, tech advice, social media, crafting, cooking, how to coupon, food or frugal living and are looking for ways to market and sell your eBook, read on!

6 Reasons Why You Should Sell your Ebook on Clickbank

By Nicole Dean

Clickbank.com has paid out nearly $2 Billion to online business owners just like you in the last 10 years – and that number is growing fast. Yet, for a lot of marketers, Clickbank has a bad rap. I’d like to spend the next 2 minutes showing you why you absolutely should sell your ebook on Clickbank.

Who does this article apply to?

* If you’re currently selling your product with a simple paypal button. Consider switching to Clickbank.

* If you have a shopping cart (like 1ShoppingCart.com) that you’re using to sell your products. Consider also setting up a separate page or URL where you sell your product on Clickbank.

Here’s why…

Diversification of your Payments.

You may not be aware of this, but PayPal.com has been known to “freeze” accounts while looking into them after they’ve been flagged by one of their employees. While Paypal.com is a trusted company, they do have to watch out for their own interests. So, if this happens to you, your account will not be accessible during that time. That means you can’t withdraw money, you can’t pay affiliates, and you can’t process refunds. You’re stuck. I don’t know about you, but I have bills to pay – which is why I recommend that you also sell products via a secondary payment method like Clickbank. They pay via direct deposit into your Checking account every 2 weeks, like clockwork. If, heaven forbid, your account gets flagged by Paypal – you’ll be able to pay your mortgage while getting it cleared.

Less Book-Keeping.

With Clickbank, you get paid weekly or when you reach a certain dollar amount that you’ve set. That means that you can pay less in accounting fees – because you’ll have a maximum of FOUR transactions per month, assuming you’re getting paid weekly. Compare that to using a paypal button or shopping cart – where every single transaction has to be entered by your bookkeeper – and you can see the advantage.

100,000 + Sales Force.

Yes, Clickbank has the eye of over 100,000 registered affiliate niche marketers in 145 countries. Many of these affiliate search the Clickbank marketplace first when looking for products to promote. If you’re not listed there, they can’t find you.

Clickbank’s HopAds Program.

You may be familiar with Google Adsense, but, did you know that Clickbank also has an advertising program? As a vendor, you can create Ads that automatically show on affiliate websites – based upon keywords. So, if your ebook is about “Saving Money on Groceries” and someone with a frugal or homemaking site puts the HopAd on their site with keywords “grocery” or “save money” – your ad may display in rotation with the other ads – as long as that ad is live on their site.

Hands Off Affiliate Management.

If you’re using your own shopping cart like 1ShoppingCart.com then you have to manage your affiliates or hire someone to do so. While this is definitely a profitable thing to do, some tasks can be a nuisance, like collecting W-9 forms (if you’re in the United States) for taxes. If you sell through Clickbank, that’s not an issue. They handle it for you.

Affiliate Payment Safety Cushion.

If you’re selling your products through your own shopping cart, then every month, you have to make sure to keep a “cushion” in your paypal account so that you have enough money to pay them. That’s not an issue with Clickbank. You ONLY receive your profits after affiliates have been paid. And, Clickbank handles paying them for you. You’re totally out of the loop.

There you have it. Six reasons why you should consider putting your ebook on Clickbank for sale.

Nicole Dean is the Busy Marketer’s Coach. She makes it her business to help you make more money while actually having a life. Check out her “15 Quick & Easy Steps to Getting your Ebook on Clickbank” and Let Clickbank Market Your Info Product & Attract Affiliates for you!

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I’m a  new Tastefully Simple Independent Consultant, and these quality Flyers from UPrinting are perfect for putting up in grocery stores, local bulletin boards, office lunch rooms, public libraries and any place you can think of to help promote and spread the word that you are Open For Business!

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Anti Malware Spyware Protection Removal

If you use StumbleUpon to discover new websites or generate blog traffic and promote your posts as much as I do, you’re probably aware that it’s extremely important to have a reliable anti-virus, anti-malware and anti-spyware system in place on your computer. Chica PC-Shield is a tool that allows you to find and remove the threats from your computer.

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If you want to try either of the computer  software programs, go to the Free Spyware Protection Downloads section to test them out.

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As many of you know, I’m dedicated to trying to retire from my day FT job to work from home full time and also to try to take care of the grandkiddos.

When my children were young, I used to have a part-time job where I would type at home for a law office. I worked about 30 hours per week at night after the kids went to bed. It brought in a nice supplemental income.

Since I recently received a layoff notice from my employer, I’m going to start implementing the tips and techniques that are in this how-to guide that I would like to share with you.

5 Simple Techniques to Work at Home Forever

If you’ve spent any time online, you will already know that there are lots of scams out there! You might have even begun to doubt that there are any work-at-home positions available for serious jobseekers. If this sounds like you, you aren’t alone!

Believe me, there are real home based jobs, but what most of the work at home sites omit in their information packages is that it takes work to get work. Finding a telecommuting job can be a full time job in itself, but if you don’t have all the facts, you will be spinning your wheels trying to get somewhere or you will probably give up within a few weeks. That would be a shame, because there aren’t enough high quality telecommuters as it is!

Look, I know you’re skeptical. So was I, a few short years ago. That was before I started implementing some very unique strategies that allowed me to generate so much work from my small home office, that I needed to hire extra staff just to keep up with it all!

The strategies I used are actually very simple, and you can duplicate these ideas to become a very successful telecommuter. In fact, I want you to copy my techniques, even if it means I create my own competition! Why? Because every time a new person starts to work from home more successfully and efficiently, that means one more employer is happy with the concept of hiring homeworkers! That means everyone gets more jobs, and more opportunities to do what we all love to do…working at home in our pyjamas!

So, let’s cover the top 5 simple techniques you can use to work at home forever, shall we?

1. Never pay for any job! There is never a good reason to pay for work, and I am amazed at how many jobseekers waste precious time and money chasing after schemes that will never pay. It wastes a lot of time you could better spend targeting your jobsearch to legitimate and valid work.

2. Get your materials ready! You are going to need to be ready before you start looking for work. You will need a specialized telecommuter’s resume, an excellent cover letter template, and an online portfolio that showcases samples of your work. Without these things in place ahead of time, you will not be ready for rapid response when an employer needs to see your stuff.

3. Make sure you have all the equipment and software you’re going to need! Depending on your skill set, you’re probably going to need special software and equipment to do your job right. Don’t expect an employer to pay for these things. A prospective employer is more likely to hire the next person who is properly equipped, rather than hire you if you expect the employer to pay for what you need to do your job.

4. Know what you do for a living! This is an absolute necessity if you want to work from home. You may think that you want to do “typing at home”, but if that’s all you can think of, then you’re wasting time. Think about how your typing skills will be useful to your employer, come up with creative applications of that skill, set up samples to show what your service looks like, and plan ahead on how much you will charge for that service. Be willing to tell prospective employers exactly what you do and how much you charge for it.

5. Change your strategy! Instead of looking for jobs that have already been posted online, and have already been taken, look for companies that are well suited for your talents. Create your own work by contacting companies that have not yet posted jobs online, and eliminate the competition. But, make sure you know exactly what service you plan to offer that company, and why it is useful to them. Don’t bother contacting companies by sending vague resumes. That technique never works! Contact targeted companies with specific services in mind, and let them know you are open to alternate suggestions.

These techniques work extremely well, and using them allowed me to build my home based service company from scratch, without spending a dime on advertising. I was broke when I started working from home, and I didn’t have a computer. Using these techniques, I was able to slowly build my business and develop a client base that has consistently earned me more money than if I was working onsite. You can do it too!

This article is excerpted from “You Can Work in Your PJs”, a real world guide to telecommuting. Sylvie Charrier works from home full time and wrote this book to share her unique techniques with others.

You can download your copy of “You Can Work in Your PJs” by visiting Work In Your PJs

Copyright © 2003, Sylvie Charrier
Author of You Can Work in Your PJs

Photo Credit: Rochelle, just rochelle

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One of the ways to drive traffic to your blog posts is by having it Stumbled on StumbleUpon.

What Exactly Is StumbleUpon

In many of the forums and social networking groups that I participate in, the big discussions going on right now is that bloggers are noticing that much of the hits from traffic that they are seeing is coming from members of StumbleUpon.

StumbleUpon is a discovery engine that recommends the best of the web, personalized just for you.  Discover useful and entertaining content and information with StumbleUpon anytime, wherever you are, from any device.

I’m signed up at  StumbleUpon and also  have the Stumble Upon toolbar installed.  The tool bar is now available for Chrome, Internet Explorer and as an addon extension for Firefox.

StumbleUpon For Mobile Devices

There are also mobile apps for Android, iPhone and the iPad.

Now that I finally have my coveted  iPhone on the Verizon Wireless network, I have downloaded the StumbleUpon app for iPhone from iTunes and am able to multi-task on my smartphone by stumbling posts whenever I have some “spare” time!

Whenever I see a post that I enjoy, I give it a “Thumbs Up” and write a short review.  I have a profile telling a little about myself (my user name is Moomettes on StumbleUpon) , and have friends and followers on the network.  Through messages on the Toolbar, we suggest to each other various sites that we enjoy, and if my friends like the sites, they’ll Stumble it, and give  it a Thumbs Up.

StumbleUpon is a good tool for also discovering other bloggers in your particular niche, such as Food and Recipes, and sharing posts.

I’ve been stumbling quite a few recipe blogs using the Stumble PhotoBlog method. This is a nice option as only the photos show up under my profile stream, as visual photos are the perfect medium for food presentation!.

You can see how much traffic you’re getting from StumbleUpon by checking your stats on Google Analytics, Statcounter or Get Clicky.

Recently there have been several good articles explaining the benefits of how to use StumbleUpon  and ways to increase your traffic using StumbleUpon.

Here’s an informative article to let you know a bit more about Stumble Upon, and why it’s important to Stumble posts that you enjoy.

What is Stumble Upon and How Does it Work?

Are you sick of doing Google searches and constantly getting search results that just aren’t relevant to your needs?

If you know anything about how Google and other search engines work then you would already know that when you search for a particular item the result on the first page are usually the site with the most capital to invest in online marketing. In my opinion this is not a good way to find the thing you want to buy as the companies that have spent the most on online marketing are also going to need to charge top dollar for the products they sell to cover the costs of their marketing expenses.

Stumble Upon is a great tool that is installed on your web browser toolbar. The web user votes for the best sites in a particular niche so when someone looks for a website through stumble upon they only get results from the highest voted pages for that niche.

This is the new generation of site searching and it may even one day take out the need for search engines, it is definitely a more accurate way of giving the web searcher more relevant results for what they need and soon the search engine index will become obsolete.

This constantly growing website is shaping the future of how people will find the things they want on the net by only giving results of the most heavily voted for site on the particular subject you are looking into.

I highly recommend anyone start using stumble upon the get the websites they need and if you ever find a particular page that was helpful simply use your stumble upon toolbar to give it thumbs up!

Simon Lissa is an Online Home Based Business Entrepreneur and the owner of Online Surveys Australia.
Please feel free to visit: Best Paid Surveys

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Productivity Tools

Although I have an Acer Netbook, I don’t always take it with me or am near a wi-fi spot. The iPhone will give me much more flexibility to stay on top of my blogging while information is fresh in my mind, or important to pass on to readers in a timely manner.

There’s going to be a learning curve involved as I try to upload photos and not make any typos (please excuse typos.)

Another of my favorite applications that I just added is the StumbleUpon app from iTunes. Now I can Stumble my favorite websites and posts while I’m in waiting at the doctor’s office, or getting my car serviced!

Stay tuned for further updates about some of the best free apps and subscribe in a reader or my email Newsletter!

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Photo Credit:  Creative Crass

Cindi – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Using social media efforts to generate traffic to your personal niche or business blog requires a substantial time commitment.  Now it’s become easier to promote your blog posts on Facebook through an application called Social RSS developed by Social Revitalizer.

Up until now, I have been manually publishing my blog posts to Facebook on both my personal profile and my fan pages.

I have also been auto-posting my blog feed through Networked Blogs.

Other services I have been using to promote my blog posts and generate traffic include “Selective Tweets” and the Su.pra wordpress plugin.  Both of these only publish “snippets” or truncated versions of my post – the title and a link to the blog post.

Social Media Techniques

Social RSS Helps to Promote Your Business on Facebook

Social Revitalizer provides a suite of professional tools to market your brand on Facebook. We can help you display your brand on Facebook Pages, push your content to the Facebook community and even build custom applications for your company.

I recently installed the free version of the Social RSS application developed by Social Revitalzer on my personal page and my Fan Pages for Frugal New England Kitchen and Great Finds and Giveaways.

Key features of  Social RSS include:

• Helps to push traffic to your website and Facebook Page/Profile
• Readers can comment on, share and “like” your content
• Potential for your content to go viral by spreading throughout the entire Facebook community
• Helps to achieve increased engagement on your Facebook Page or Profile pages
• Ability to increase conversations on your Facebook Page or Profile page to discover your reader or customer needs and concerns

Free Version:

The free service is limited to a maximum of 3 blog posts or stories per week.

Social RSS also offers a paid version of the application, which I installed on my Moomettes Magnificents Fan page.  The paid version is $24/year per page and will automatically promote your content by posting an unlimited number of blog posts or news stories to your Wall.  The paid service also provides a statistics monitoring service that shows how well your content is performing in terms of number of clicks, comments, shares etc.

I’m going to be monitoring my statistics this year to see how this new social media Facebook application pans out for traffic generation.

What services do you use to promote your blog content and share across social media networks?

© 2011 C. Matthews

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Step #1 Define Your Facebook Page’s Goals and Purpose

As mentioned in the introduction there are several things your Facebook fan page can accomplish. They include but are not limited to:

• Traffic generation
• List building
• Selling products/services
• Announcements and promotions
• Content and value
• Building a community/strengthening relationship

In fact, Syncapse.com surveyed 4,000 people who “Liked” the top 20 brands with Facebook pages.  They found that someone who has “Liked” a brand spends an average of $71.84 more each year on that brand’s products or services.

A little story about turning fans into paying customers…

Company ABC created a Facebook fan page. Their audience is strongly represented on Facebook so they went all out and hired someone to maintain their page for them. They created a custom Facebook page that offered a ton of valuable content, promotions, news items and interactive tools and applications. They even included a Q&A page and a page where Facebook fans could learn about products and services and purchase directly from the page.
When a fan made a purchase they also tended to post a note on their profile about the great new product they purchased from Company ABC. The company gained more fans from these mini reviews. Company ABC was able to increase their monthly sales by 10%.

This story can easily be you. And if selling products or services on your Facebook page isn’t your goal and you’d rather build your opt in list, you can do that, too.

Before you move onto the next step, spend some time brainstorming what you want to accomplish with your Facebook fan page.

Step #2 Identify and Research Your Audience

Okay, you’ve brainstormed your Facebook fan page goals and you’re anxious to get started planning and creating your page. Wait, not so fast!

Before you create your page you want to make sure your audience is represented on Facebook. You want to make sure you’re planning and creating a page that will generate the profits you desire.

Often the best way to see if your audience is well represented on Facebook is to log on and start browsing. Search for friends by interest. Look at other pages that are relevant to your industry.

You can also go through the motions of creating a Facebook ad. You’ll be asked to choose demographics for your ad. This can show you how many people your ad might reach. This is likely your potential audience for your fan page as well. (In fact, later, once your page has been created, you can create an ad to promote your fan page.)

Take a few minutes to jot down who your audience is for your fan page. Then spend some time on Facebook making sure that they’re present and that your efforts will be profitable.

Step #3 Plan Your Facebook Page

Once you know your goals for your Facebook page and you’re comfortable that you have an audience, it’s time to get into the fun stuff – planning your Facebook page.

What link  do you want on your Facebook page?

You can create a number of link. Each one will be designed to help you achieve your goals.

For example, a Welcome tab link is a common choice for any successful Facebook page. You can adjust your settings so that’s the first page anyone sees when they come to your Facebook page.

Other options include:

• Video Opt In link
• Product link
• Questionnaire/Survey link
• Information link
• Twitter link

And so on. Here is an example of my Facebook page sidebar.

As you’re planning your Facebook fan page, consider what content you can offer that will provide the most value to your prospects and visitors.

Provide content that:

• Is relevant to your industry
• Is insightful or entertaining
• Motivates people to interact, comment and take action.

Add links that offer value to your prospects and customers.

For example, if you’re a professional coach you might have a link that offers assessments and quizzes.

If you’re an information marketer, perhaps one link will be dedicated to “reviews.” Contests and sweepstakes are also a great way to motivate people to participate on your page and become part of your community.

Create an outline for your Facebook page. Include all of the links you’re going to have on your page. Note that you don’t have to create all of them before you launch. Part of creating an engaging page is adding content and that includes adding new links as your page grows and evolves.

Start with a plan for what you want to launch your page with. Make sure your page and subsequent tabs support your goals. For example, if your goal is to build your list you’ll likely want:

• Welcome page with an opt-in form
• Info/About page

Once you have your plan, it’s time to get on Facebook and start the creation process.

Step #4 Create Your Facebook Page

**It should also be noted that you can outsource this project to a professional or a service. There are a number of social media and Facebook experts that create custom fan pages to help you achieve your profit goals.

Step #5 Maintain Your Facebook Page – A Long Term Plan

Your work isn’t done once you’ve launched your page.  You will have three primary functions to make your Facebook page a profitable success.

Network and Connect

You’re going to want to let people know you have a Facebook fan page. Share links from your fan page on your profile. Invite friends, prospects and connections to become fans. Consider hosting contests and promotions to drive traffic to your Facebook page.

Promote your Facebook page on your email signature, on your homepage, and in other social networks that you’re a part of. Integrate your fan page into your existing marketing tactics and strategy.

Consistently Add Value and Content

The best way to generate and maintain interest in your page is to consistently add fresh and valuable content. Post links, create discussions, publish pictures and content. Post surveys and have fun with applications.

Don’t forget to also publish promotions and special offers. Get creative and generate excitement for your page and your business.

Study Your Results

Finally, it’s important to stay on top of your page to ensure it is meeting your goals. Facebook provides a wealth of information to help you stay informed. You can analyze:

• The number of interactions you have had with fans each day or week.

• The number of comments you had on your posts.
• The demographics of your fans
• The links, content, or applications that receive the most interest and interaction

And of course you can and should track your success. If your goal was to build your lead list, are your efforts helping you achieve your goal? If your goal is to send traffic to your website sales page, what’s your click through rate? How many of those clicks are converting?

Create a plan to:

1. Network and spread the word about your fan page
2. Consistently add value and content to your Facebook fan page (Consider hiring an administrative assistant to manage your page.)
3. Analyze the results and build on your success.

Facebook fan pages are an exceptional tool to achieve a number of business building goals. Whether you’re driving traffic to your website, building your lead list or actually selling products or services on your page, the end result is a boost in profits.

Create your goals, research your audience, plan and create your page to support your goals. Once your page has been published, create a long-term plan to maintain it by consistently adding valuable content, networking with users and fans and tracking results. Profits will naturally result from your dedicated efforts.

Have you created a Facebook fan page yet? What have you added to make it unique?

© 2011 C. Matthews

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I’ve followed Gail from GrowMap for quite some time and have met her through various forums, including one that was run by Murray Newlands.

Whatever Gail says goes, in my humble opinion as she’s an authoritative expert blogger on internet and web topics including keyword linking, internet marketing and social media research.  As a regular reader, I’ve learned that Gail has some definite opinions on Akismet, and thus took to collaborating and developing a more user-friendly and effective anti-spam plugin.

From the GrowMap website:

This plugin plus a trackback blocker and the blacklist function built into WordPress provides a complete anti-spam solution

The plugin blocks BOTS not human spammers.

The plugin is easy to install – download a zip file and upload through your dashboard.  There are settings that you can edit should you choose.  I’ve upgraded my blog to the latest WordPress version, and am running my theme on the Studiopress Lifestyle theme and Genesis framework.  I haven’t had any plugin conflicts.  Since I’ve installed it, spam has essentially been non-existent. It’s nice to open up my dashboard and not have to manually delete comments with hundreds of links.

When you leave a comment on a blog that has the GASP plugin installed, a person has to mark a little check box to prove that they are in fact, human. This is much easier than many of the blogs that have a Captcha installed – where you have to read a series of letters or numbers and insert them before your comment is approved. Many Blogger Blogspot blogs have the Captcha installed when using a comment moderation system such as Discus or Intense Debate. Another good reason to swtich to WordPress!

The G.A.S.P. plugin was developed along with Andy, who’s best known for CommentLuv, and also Phil Hollows, of Feedblitz.

It’s Free!!

Check out the G.A.S.P. Anti-Spambot WordPress Plugin

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