Affiliate Programs and the “Get Rich Quick” Myth
November 29th, 2007 by Dave in Ramblings and Rants
Whether you’re new to affiliate marketing or if you’re in the process of learning the ropes and making your first returns, there’s one thing that everyone will learn sooner or later. That one thing is that there is no “Get Rich Quick” solution or an easy path to success and prosperity in affiliate marketing. [...]
Happy Thanksgiving
November 21st, 2007 by Dave in Ramblings and Rants
I’ve been seeing quite a few news media reports over the last few days that claim it’s not politically correct to wish people a “Happy Thanksgiving”. Well, let’s forget the political correctness and dispose of all the collusion and get down to the fundamentals and let me wish each and every one of you out [...]
Smorty Review - Advertising or Selling Text Links?
November 20th, 2007 by Dave in Ramblings and Rants
I’ve seen a few people promoting this program on Code4Gold Forums so I joined up with Smorty and submitted my blogs for review and after my initial dealings with them, I’d have to say this program is a definite “no go” and gets a big “thumbs down” in my opinion. Smorty claims to pay [...]
Firefox 3 Beta 1 Now Available for Download
November 20th, 2007 by Dave in Ramblings and Rants
Mozilla has announced the public release of Firefox 3 Beta version of their browser. The download is a beta version and on the website they caution “Please note: We do not recommend that anyone other than developers and testers download the Firefox 3 Beta 1 milestone release. It is intended for testing purposes only.”. One [...]
Webhosting and SEO - Choosing the Right Host
November 7th, 2007 by Dave in Ramblings and Rants
One of the most critical and often overlooked of components an effective SEO (Search Engine Optimization) campaign is web hosting. While it may not be the first thing that comes to mind, it’s imperative to remember that search engine spiders such as the Googlebot can access your site at any time and if your website [...]
Yahoo Works With Chinese Government to Send Pro-Democracy Journalist to Jail
November 6th, 2007 by Dave in Ramblings and Rants
In an event that is a slap in the fave to humanitarian efforts inside China, journalist Shi Tao was sent to jail for 10 years for engaging in pro-democracy efforts deemed subversive after Yahoo turned over information about his online activities requested by the communist government.
From the AP wire :
Yahoo Execs Defend Company’s Role [...]
Obtaining .edu and .gov Backlinks
November 1st, 2007 by Dave in Ramblings and Rants
Here’s a little trick for anybody looking for .edu or .gov backlinks. There might be easier ways to get links from these highly coveted sites, such as buying links but if youre willing to put a little effort into it and not abuse this trick, you’ll find it a rewarding experience. To start, many [...]
Google Adsense for Domains and “Do no Evil”
October 25th, 2007 by Dave in Ramblings and Rants
Google is regarded by many people as the company who’s policy is Do no Evil but apparently there’s a lot of evil doing going around at the Googleplex these days, and I’m not talking about Google ripping off hard working webmasters or ripping off AdWords advertisers, those two evils are already well known. [...]
Is Google AdSense a Joke ?
October 13th, 2007 by Dave in Ramblings and Rants
I recently had some issues with Google Adsense regarding a forum I operate that deals with various methods people use to Earn Money Online. The forum covers an ever-increasing number of topics and we value Freedom of Speech but we are constantly fighting spammers and scammers who post their referral links, porn links etc…Well, [...]
Kanye vs. Trent Reznor - Who looks cooler? Yet Another Digg AssTunnel?
September 21st, 2007 by Dave in Ramblings and Rants
Following up on my post yesterday about Digg being a huge, biased, festering, stinking AssTunnel from hell and how only the stupidest stories or articles get dugg up to the top. Here’s yet another shining example of what makes Digg such a special place that I want to puke. I actually found the link to [...]



