by bwheeler on February 2, 2010
After being contacted by several readers asking why I have not posted about Mac’s greatest release to date, the iPad, I realized that they were right. Here I am with a blog about technology and I haven’t covered one of the most hyped technology releases around.
Well, here it is, my token iPad post.
To answer those critics who have said I’m not much of a geek because I’ve neglected the iPad in my writing, my response is simple - I don’t care about the Apple iPad. I haven’t bought into the culture that I must have an iPod, use an iPhone and now own an iPad. I haven’t bought into Apple’s cultural influences that has created many “sheep” that line up each day to get their Apple fix.
Yes, these gadgets definitely have a following but I’m not a follower. I have a less expensive MP3 Player that delivers my music and digital storage. I have a BlackBerry that delivers corporate email to me and I have a few laptops / netbooks that provides me all the functionality I desire in both Windows and Linux based operating systems. I’m one happy geek in my little world that doesn’t include Apple.
To be perfectly honest, I don’t see why there was so much hype. From what I’ve watched and read, the Apple iPad is an iPhone without the phone and I just don’t get the Apple culture that is so alive around me.
Apple hasn’t invented anything new with its iPad, it simply created another product for the Apple Cult that’s grew up on the iPod and stayed connected with the iPhone. Was there even a need to bring this device into a market that has become saturated already?
Tell me your thoughts on the Apple iPad and how the iPad / iPod / iPhone has changed your lives. Convince me that there is a need and use for these devices.
by bwheeler on February 1, 2010
In my last lesson in the series Building a Profitable Website, I talked about installing the WordPress blogging software.
Continuing with my Building a Profitable Website series, I will talk about installing and configuring some WordPress components that will be used to enhance your profitable website.
WordPress when installed comes ready for you to begin developing keyword rich content necessary to attract search engine traffic. It is however, not quite ready for you to use for making money online. You will need to install some key WordPress plug-ins that will enhance your new profitable website. [click to continue…]
by bwheeler on January 21, 2010
After writing the article on Why Automatic Follower Services for Twitter are Crap, it seems that I struck a nerve with a few people and I’ve received some pretty interesting emails from people who think that John Chow’s service, TwitterFollower.com is a great tool.
I’ve received several pieces of email from people saying that John Chow was one of the best bloggers in the world and that I had no right criticizing the free tool that he willingly gave to the rest of the Twitter community. It was made clear to me that I was a “nobody” blogger and a John Chow wannabe with very little to offer the blogging community. [click to continue…]
by bwheeler on January 11, 2010
Occupying a profitable niche and following my strategic approach to building a profitable website does not guarantee success. It does however, increase a webmaster’s chances at having a profitable website and having long term success.
When creating a new profitable website, one phenomenon that you will more than likely experience is the Google Sandbox effect.
Webmasters entering extremely profitable niches with their websites often notice regardless of how hard they work at developing their content, optimizing for their keywords and building links to their sites, their website rankings rarely improve in Google’s search engine results. What has been dubbed the “Sandbox Effect” is either a filter or penalty assessed by Google preventing sites in highly profitable niches from ranking well. [click to continue…]
by bwheeler on January 10, 2010
In the last Building a Profitable Website lesson I discussed web hosting and how it could impact your ability to make money online.
My latest lesson on building a profitable website involves installing and configuring the blogging platform WordPress which will be used to build our profitable website.
WordPress is perhaps the most popular blogging platform being used and it is one of the easiest way to create a dynamic website that is SEO friendly, easy to monetize and easy to maintain. This makes WordPress one of the best choices for building a profitable website especially for those new webmasters wanting to make money online.
WordPress supports a variety of plug-ins to extend the functionality of the software and has a variety of templates available to change the appearance of your website. There are many free plug-ins and templates available to help you build a profitable website. [click to continue…]
by bwheeler on January 2, 2010
In my last lesson on Building a Profitable Website I talked about developing keyword rich content based upon your long-tail keyword search phrases. This lesson in Building a Profitable Website discusses the implications of web hosting on your business.
To be successful online you must have reliable web hosting. Nothing will impact the success or failure of your business more than having a web host that is unable to keep your website running. No matter how well your content is optimized based on your keywords and how well your site is promoted, if your website is offline because of your web hosting provider. [click to continue…]
by bwheeler on December 30, 2009
Many businesses have looked to social networking to build relationships beneficial to growing their business. There is no questioning the power of social networking when used to engage customers, build respect and trust within a market niche. However, there is also many personal benefits of social networking as what happened with me this past year when social networking saved Christmas.
Yes, social networking saved Christmas for me and made me look great in the eyes of my wife. [click to continue…]
by bwheeler on December 28, 2009
Today I got banned from an online forum – DJChat.com, a DJ Chat forum that promotes itself as “Real Networking for Real DJS”. DJChat.com doesn’t get the concept of social networking. DJChat.com obviously should change their tag line to “Almost Real Networking for Real DJs” until it understands social networking and how it can be used to actively engage its user community. DJ Chat is more than a DJ Chat Discussion forum, it is a social network as it tag line suggests.
DJChat.com’s moderator, Dan McKay provided the explanation “You cannot promote your website here. Feel free to rejoin under another ID.” This is highly strange considering that I am a DJ and own a DJ Business that goes by the name “theDJs.ca” – a domain that I have used to promote my Mobile DJ business for some time and recently converted to an online forum with the tag line “Discovering Music and Friends”. In fact, I still use the forum to promote my DJ business and I’m still known as “theDJs.ca” making me a “real DJ”. All my business cards, flyers, brochures and business literature includes the website address for “theDJs.ca” and I actively promote the site as part of my business. [click to continue…]
by bwheeler on December 25, 2009
Merry Christmas from my family here in Newfoundland, Canada.
This year has been a very busy yet rewarding year for me professionally and personally. After having a successful career in the information technology industry for over 25 years, I finally started several blogs, grew my online presence, experimented with SEO and released two free comprehensive guides all in the span of 12 months.
With Christmas here now is a time to reflect and to evaluate the truly important things in life. For me, I always struggle with having a balance between family and work. There is always something to do work-related but this year I found time to have a balance that brought me closer to my community and to my family. I’ve continued to volunteer in my community and to enjoy the rewards that online life has brought me. [click to continue…]
After being contacted by several readers asking why I have not posted about Mac’s greatest release to date, the iPad, I realized that they were right. Here I am with a blog about technology and I haven’t covered one of the most hyped technology releases around.
