T.G.I.F to all of my valued members and site visitors! This was a busy week for me on more levels than one. Not only have I been manuevering the exciting world of online marketing, but I have also been continuing on with my professional education. It can be a lot on one’s plate at times, but scheduling, dedication and commitement always seems to win out in the end (smile).

This week saw the unveiling of the new WordPress blogging platform (3.0) with its many features. Some words to the wise…GET FAMILIAR with this version! There is an enormous amount of new tidbits and juicy morsels to sink one’s teeth into.

E-Turnall.com recently broke the 1Million mark within the Alexa.com site rankings! I just wanted to give a great-big thanks to everyone involved. I especially want to thank my Read the rest of this entry

Just when you thought the universe of internet marketing couldn’t get any more interesting, WordPress has just released its newest installment…Wordpress 3.0 Thelonius! This version, number 13, is named after American Jazz legend Thelonius Monk. Thelonius Monk inspired us all with his musical talent and, likewise, WordPress probably chose this name because they aim to inspire with a fresh new platform!

The new features of WordPress 3.0 are many. At the time of this writing, I’ve had the opportunity to head on over to the WordPress blog to update myself on the new functionality of the WordPress admin panel. One of the cool things that I noticed, beforehand, was the “Update” feature located just below the Dashboard icon within my admin panel. It had been a few days since I had been in the E-Turnall panel and, as such, I had some plugins that needed updating.

To my surprise, I now had the option to update my plugins and WordPress software and not have to worry about anything going wrong…Wordpress put my blog in Read the rest of this entry

Okay so the story goes like this: My mother recently discovered online gaming and really liked the zWinky genre of games, but some functionality was missing. Not to take anything from zWinky, but the feel of this online gaming  community tailors to a younger generation of online gamers.  This game is still, however, a great game to play and I am even an online affiliate of this genre. The suggestion for my mom was, nonetheless, to move towards the Sims online gaming genre.

The problem?

Even when one purchases this game, it’s more of an individual experience and not a lot of online interaction. This is what my Mother was looking for. While the Sims is another great gaming opportunity, there are certain functions of the game that even I was not happy with. While this genre of game cators to a more mature audience, there is still functionality that My Mom and I would have like to have seen…but was just non-existent.

The Solution?
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Google recently announced their creation of a Google Television (TV) platform slated for release in the Fall.  According to representatives at Google, this will change the world’s television experience forever. This new platform is built on Chrome and Android.  It’s been said that the average American watches roughly 5 hours of  TV a day. With so much attention aimed at the boom tube, what ways are there to place your offers/business in front of the viewers at just the right time? What ways can we, as online marketers, capitalize off of this revelation?

Well for starters, it should be noted that Google owns Youtube. Any fellow YouTubers out there (smile)? If so, then you may have already realized that, upon creation of a video, there is functionality for allowing your video to be syndicated on various mobile and content networks…but it doesn’t stop there.

Google TV will be a new feature on some new HD grade televisions. For those who may want to keep their current screens, there is a cable-type box Read the rest of this entry

If you haven’t been using the Google Chrome web browser, I highly suggest that you get accustomed to it. Aside from the many benefits of it’s extensions, now available for MAC as well as Windows, it really is a great browser for online surfing. Not only that, You can use a lot of its extensions to further your online business. What do I mean? Well, for starters, there are developer-created extensions which allow for the “eavesdropping” of competitive websites and their information. Some of the information that you could use to enhance your network and affiliate marketing include, but are not limited to:

• Website META tags
• Backlinks
• Page Rank

And a host of other useful tidbits of info. In my estimation, the top 10 Google Chrome Extensions that you must have are (in no particular order of importance):

1. SEO Playground – This Chrome SEO plugin implements the SEO Playground Tool (Bookmarklet) by David Naylor. This affords for greater Read the rest of this entry

When going about the process of your online marketing strategies, what sets your brand apart from the rest? How are people able to trust what you’re saying a product is able to do? How does ethics play a role and local and international business. I’ll try to answer these, as well as other interesting, questions throughout the remainder of this writing.

More often than not, there are individuals out there that cut corners when it comes to Internet Marketing (IM). IM is not a get rich quick scheme and takes lots of work to perfect. One thing that can set you apart from your competition is how ethical your campaign is or, better yet, how well you are able to conduct yourself on an international level.

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