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May
18
2011

Indy 500 Mini Marathon, 5/2011; My Third, Worst and Possibly Last

“Ain’t gonna be no rematch!”  Apollo Creed after taking a beating from Rocky Balboa “Ain’t gonna be no rematch!” Me, after struggling across the finish line of my 3rd Indy Mini Marathon The worst physical pain I ever suffered was when Scott Clayton delivered a picture-perfect blindside block to my left leg while it supported all of [...]

Apr
28
2011

Promote Your Site By Building Links

One of the most important aspects of successful IM’ing is driving traffic to your store/website. After all, what good is a place of business if no one shows up to purchase your goods or services? I have a little gizmo that tells me where a site ranks when I log onto it. It only shows [...]

Apr
8
2010

AMFMAD*-So What Are We Working Towards Here?

(*”Affiliate Marketing For Middle-Aged Dummies”–and that’s the last time I’m writing it out!) Before I continue with our discussion on niche selection I’d like to give my readers (MADs) a look at what an affiliate marketing site might look like. Obviously, the appearance of your storefront is limited only by your imagination but the template [...]

Mar
23
2010

Affiliate Marketing For Middle-Aged Dummies: Finding Someone To Sell To

(Yes, I know my title ends with a preposition; but it’s my blog and I can make grammatical errors if I want.) In my last installment I told you how to find products to promote in your affiliate marketing business. Now it’s time to investigate the next step, finding someone to sell products to (Oops! [...]

Mar
16
2010

Affiliate Marketing For Middle-Aged Dummies: Finding Something to Sell

(Sorry about calling you a “dummy”, but it’s a better long tail keyphrase than “newbie”; stick with this blog and you’ll learn what that means). Having read the first two parts in this series on Internet marketing you are likely woozy with anticipation of the riches soon to befall you as a successful affiliate marketer [...]

Feb
27
2010

Just What Is Internet Marketing? II

An Internet Marketing Primer: Part II In the first part of “An Internet Marketing Primer” we looked at the one of the traditional ways of putting products into the hands of hungry consumers; the retail store. The cost of doing business is high—rent, utilities, insurance, advertising and help add up to a big fat “nut” [...]

Feb
24
2010

Just What Is Internet Marketing?

An Internet Marketing Primer “So Old Dog, what are you doing these days?” “Since I lost my job I’ve been learning the intricacies of Internet marketing.” “Oh yeah; I have a friend who does that.” I believe people when then tell me that; but I do not believe that they have any idea of what [...]

Feb
21
2010

First Race of the Year: the 2010 “Polar Bear”

Walking For Fitness and Weight Loss (Not me!) I began walking for fitness and weight loss in the autumn of 2008 as a means of preparing for the Indianapolis 500 Festival Mini Marathon the following May. For the last few years my brother Kerry and some friends had set aside time each summer for an [...]

Feb
18
2010

"You can’t teach an old dog new tricks" Part II

Internet Marketing For Dummies During the November prior to my emancipation I’d begun building a website based on a book I’d written called “Conversations with Katherine.” It is the story of … “…a middle-aged man’s struggle to overcome the debilitating lack of self esteem bequeathed him by an abusive step-mother. It is a vicarious account [...]

Feb
18
2010

"You can’t teach an old dog new tricks"

Losing my job at the age of 58 necessitated my learning some new tricks.