http://theinternetwizardsblog.com explore your creativity, make your own products and market on the internet Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:54:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In a forum this morning, someone asked "What's better for making money-- web sites, blogs or Squidoo pages?" I said that I think of websites, blogs, Squidoo lenses, Hubpages and all social networking sites the way street bums think of intersections.I'll explain. Here in Florida, where I live, winter brings a ... http://theinternetwizardsblog.com/2008/03/03/a-fresh-look-at-bum-marketing/ When I was 11 or 12, I bought a paperback book that had a list of 101 things you could get for free just by mailing in a postcard. That book generated one of the most exciting summer vacations I can remember, as week after week free stuff floated into ... http://theinternetwizardsblog.com/2008/02/28/im-a-huge-fan-of-free-internet-marketing-tools/ "I drink your milkshake!" Daniel Day Lewis spits out these words in the final scene of the Academy Award-winning movie "There Will Be Blood," and the next thing you know a new bit of internet slang--and a thousand YouTube parodies--are born. Online, it may seem like the words are ... http://theinternetwizardsblog.com/2008/02/27/i-drink-your-milshake-but-not-on-tv/ How fun is this? I just made the cover of Life magazine....literally! A free service called "Mag My Photos" lets you upload your own photo, morph it with one of 18 styles of famous magazine covers like Life, National Geographic, even Pet World, then copy a bit of ... http://theinternetwizardsblog.com/2008/02/21/bonnie-boots-made-the-cover-of-life-magazineand-so-can-you/ After nearly half a century of iron-handed rule, Fidel Castro has resigned as President of Cuba. There will undoubtedly be jubilation here in Florida, where vast numbers of Cubans have been waiting and praying for this day. Those over 50 hope Cuban will return to some semblance of their fond, ... http://theinternetwizardsblog.com/2008/02/19/fidel-castro-resigns-hasta-la-vista-baby/ The state fair is on in Tampa, Florida and a television commercial is encouraging the citizenry to come out and see the entertainment, some of which appears to be a truly lamentable line-up of Elvis impersonators. Since the death of The King, being a bad Elvis impersonator has become something ... http://theinternetwizardsblog.com/2008/02/15/the-power-of-being-a-3-legged-elvis-presley/ This morning I found the net all abuzz with news that WordPress has been suspending accounts or deleting blogs created by affiliate marketers. Mind you, this only pertains to FREE blogs. If you're paying to host a WordPress blog on a server, as I am, you're not affected. Still, it's worth ... http://theinternetwizardsblog.com/2008/02/08/why-you-should-always-always-always-own-your-own-publishing-tools/ Yesterday I wrote a blog post about celebrity gossip and Martin Luxton responded, writing, “It’s true what you said. We all seem to be obsessed with the competition and forget that there are billions of people out there waiting to be sold something. I was doing a product on video marketing ... http://theinternetwizardsblog.com/2008/02/05/george-lucas-and-the-joy-of-cooking-up-profitable-product-ideas/ Has Britney Spears had a complete mental breakdown? Does Angelina Jolie have a baby bump? Will Dr. Drew and Dr. Phil battle to the death in a cage match to see who gets to rehabilitate American Idol train wreck Jessica Sierra? The whole world is waiting to see…and this greatly ... http://theinternetwizardsblog.com/2008/02/04/how-britney-spears-angelina-jolie-and-jessica-sierra-increase-your-odds-of-business-success/ Setting up a blog is much like setting up housekeeping in new digs. You have to move in all kinds of stuff--furniture to a house, widgets to a blog--that will make your life easier and more comfortable. And you have to let people know where you are. For a ... http://theinternetwizardsblog.com/2008/02/04/getting-to-know-technorati-and-vice-versa/