Monthly Archives: January 2010

Was I Wrong to Criticize John Chow’s Twitter Follower Service?

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Barry Wheeler

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 … Continue reading →

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Building a Profitable Website – Google Sandbox Effect

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Barry Wheeler

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 … Continue reading →

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Building a Profitable Website – Installing WordPress

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Barry Wheeler

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 … Continue reading →

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Why Automatic Follower Services for Twitter are Crap

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Barry Wheeler

Twitter has amazing marketing potential if you can build a large enough following to have social influence.  I see many people promoting automatic follower services and methods of receiving thousands of followers on Twitter. Automatic follower services for Twitter are crap, they serve no purposed and are a complete waste of time.  These services do nothing to enhance the relationships of the users and they … Continue reading →

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Building a Profitable Website – Web Hosting

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Barry Wheeler

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 … Continue reading →

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