What is Affiliate Marketing?

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Welcome to the exciting world of affiliate marketing! Affiliate marketing is the practice of promoting a company’s products to earn a commission either on the act of someone clicking on your link and/or of making a purchase. The beauty of affiliate marketing is that no inventory is required, no product development is necessary and you [...] Read more »

3 Reasons Blogging Makes Good Business Sense

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Personally, I love blogging as a means to communicate new strategies to my market.  It’ also a great way share tactics I’ve found that can really help companies grow their business online. One area most businesses are still curious about is the effectiveness of blogging. There are some statistics that suggest blogging is declining, amidst [...] Read more »

8 Step Social Media Blueprint

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Something that’s been on my mind lately is the number of questions I get about social media … specifically, how to build and execute an effective social media strategy. I can definitely relate – social media is not “easy” and, like most initiatives, it takes time, resources and commitment to execute well. I assume by [...] Read more »

Affiliate Marketing Field Guide by Steinar M. Knutsen (Free iPad Download from iTunes)

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I’m super excited to announce my 2nd book, Affiliate Marketing Field Guide, is now available for download on the Apple iBookstore. If you have an iPad and are at all interested in learning strategies and specific tactics to make money online, you should download your copy now! About Affiliate Marketing Field Guide Affiliate marketing is the [...] Read more »

Video Playlist: Apple iPad & iPhone Screencasts Demo & Tutorials

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Here’s a nice collection of demo and tutorial videos of iPad and iPhone apps you might like … HINT: click on the little square icon in the toolbar next to the CC to see the entire collection. Read more »

Can I Really Make Money Online with Affiliate Marketing?

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The fact is that 100,000’s of purchases take place online everyday. Many companies, both big & small are competing for that business and need help driving traffic to their online stores. They use offline promotions, search engine optimization, email marketing, social media and affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is great for online merchants because for only [...] Read more »

Demo of Apple iPhoto for iPad using Photo Stream and Tiltshift

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The new Apple iPhoto for iPad and iPhone was released this week. It’s really pretty awesome. Here’s a screencast demo on my iPad for your enjoyment. Here’s Apple’s take on the new iPhoto … It’s everything you love about viewing, editing, and sharing photos — but with the power and simplicity of Multi-Touch. You can [...] Read more »

New iPad Screencast Video – Flipboard for iPad

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Flipboard for iPad is a fantastic app for consuming content across Facebook, Twitter, Google Readers, Instagram, and a host of other predefined content partners. The beauty of Flipboard is the visual experience it brings to otherwise pretty bland text based content we see on the web.  Links in Twitter are transformed into captivating articles that [...] Read more »

11 Free Business, Marketing and Sales Goal Setting Templates and Worksheets

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My previous post on 7 Free Goal Setting Templates has been wildly popular. This post provides a list of resources specifically for business owners, marketing managers and sales professionals. As I’ve stated before, writing down your goals is the single most powerful thing you can do to achieve your goals. Here are some goal setting [...] Read more »