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Amazon Autoposter Plugin Review
Amazon Autoposter is a premium wordpress plugin that is very simple and yet VERY powerful. It does something that I always wanted to be able to do - it grabs content from Amazon for you and turns it into Wordpress blog posts. Now before you go thinki...
Wordpress Directory
Wordpress Directory is now live! If you’ve been wondering why I haven’t posted anything this week, it’s because I’ve spent about 40 hours setting up my latest site WP-Dir.com! I call it “Wordpress Directory” becaus...
Automatic Link Building Wordpress Plugins
I’ve done a lot of reviews of Wordpress plugins over the years, but none that claimed to automatically build links. As backlinks become like gold, it’s no surprise that there are now all kinds of plugins coming out to try and help you aut...
Shoemoney Tools Review
**UPDATE** I just heard back from Brienna at Shoemoney Tools and for ANYONE reading this post - you can TRY Shoemoney Tools for ONLY $3.95 for the first month by using the special PROMO code for my readers: PRATT When I fist heard that Shoemoney was ...
Wordpress Consulting: Datafeedr Example Store
I’ve written about the Datafeedr service in my Wordpress Affiliate Store series. I’ve setup quite a few stores since then, and the service itself gets better with new features all the time. From time to time I get emails through my contac...
Backtype - Auto-discover Who’s Talking About Your Blog
Last night I installed the Backtype Wordpress plugin on this blog. It’s “yet another” comment enhancement plugin for your Wordpress blog. You might be thinking “that’s just like Disqus and Sezwho…” - but real...
10 Ways to Be Your Own Link Whore
I’m going to teach you how to be your own link whore because building backlinks is the single most important activity you can do to bring traffic to your blog or web site besides writing the content itself. What you probably don’t know th...
3 Steps to BANS Success in 2009
There are 3 Steps to BANS or Build a Nice Store Success, even in 2009 - do you follow them? This post is part of the Watch Me Build a BANS Niche Site from Scratch series! Be sure to read all the posts for more information! The Last year with Build a ...
Making Money with Amazon Can be Easy
I’ll never understand why people say that making money with Amazon is soooo hard. I’ve heard many bloggers both write and say that they quit using Amazon long ago because they either never made much or anything at all. Amazon was actually...
My New Recipe for Blog Success: Diligence
The most frequently asked question I get his “how do I make money online - how do I become successful?” I can now boil it down to one single word diligence. There are hundreds of millions of blogs online and of those only so many thousand...
Blog Monetization Tips
One blog I’ve been reading since the beginning of my journey making money online is ShoeMoney. I always found his honest straightforward approach to blogging and blog monetization refreshing. Especially because he revealed not only his successe...
Unique Web Site Marketing
I was driving down the road yesterday afternoon when I heard a radio ad for a web site called “Cars for A Grand. The ad said the web site had all cars under $1,000 - some ran good and some were better for project cars to work on. I’m actu...
How to Promote a Wordpress Affiliate Store
Now that our first Wordpress affiliate store is built - it’s time to promote it! We have some great products, some original content, we’re indexed - and now we have to bring some people to it. What I mean is, we need to build some links a...
Should I use a Blog or Niche Store?
To build online income you need to understand how to diversify where you generate your revenue. There is a time and a place for a blog, a static web site, and a “niche store”. Each has it’s place, and purpose within your portfolio o...
How to Rank Well for Specific Keywords
After keyword research, the next step is figuring out how to rank well in SERP’s (search engine result pages) for the specific keywords you picked out. This article is for both new and experienced bloggers. This post is part of the How to Build...
Different Blogs - Different Monetization Strategies
Blogs with different types of content and visitors required different monetization strategies. I read a lot of blogs that talk about “I made money with this or that…”, but they don’t talk a lot about the type of site usually. ...
Article Marketing with Affsphere
Affsphere is a new Article Directory (you should belong to)! If you do article marketing (and you should) - you need to know about the new Article Directory Affsphere.com. This is a new service recently launched by Affiliate Classroom, a widely resp...
Affiliate Programs that Piss Me Off
I had been an affiliate of DoubleClick Performics for awhile, and last year they were purchased by google. Now it’s called ConnectCommerce, or the Google Affiliate Program. It’s similar to Commission Junction, LinkShare, ShareASale, and t...
How to Perform Keyword Research Day 1
Do you understand that “keyword search” is the foundation of your online business? I will show you how to get started and what tools you can try for free - and why they are important to building income online… This is the second ins...
How to Sell eBooks or any Digital Content
Monetize what’s in your brain, by selling your own eBook, premium theme, script, download, video, or mp3 through your web site. It’s easier to do than you ever thought imaginable, very affordable, and you can be making profits in no time!...
Benefits of Entrecard Beyond Advertising
Entrecard has changed quite a bit since I first signed up. There are probably a couple dozen more categories, and a thousand of more blogs signed up. One of the better new features is the one where you can add multiple blogs to your account. I have q...
Try My Free Niche Site Mashup Script
Try our free niche mashup script and create pages with YouTube, eBay, Amazon, and Adsense! I posted my free niche site script page last night, and so far it’s been pretty well-received. I first found this script on 45n5.com last year, but that ...
My Blog’s in Woman’s World - How Unexpected!
I’m about to reveal to you the most unexpected form of blog traffic I’ve every received. About 3 weeks ago I blogged about Incredibly Unexpected Internet Connections, and I eluded to a post to come about an unexpected form of traffic to o...
Enter This Contest!
Affiliate Confession is putting on a contest in partnership with Market Leverage, and Vat 19. There are more than $350 worth of prizes, which include a Nintendo DS and two games, a Flip Video mino (that I really, really want!), and more importantly ...
Forbes Blogging Network is a Dud
Back in Mid-April I wrote Forbes Likes my Web Site. They started the “Forbes Blog network” and hand-picked 400 blogs worldwide to take part. I think their initial idea was to be able to sell ads beyond Forbes.com to a stable of business a...
BANS: Building Targeted Links and Authority
By becoming involved in specific communities you can promote your BANS sites, build links, and possibly make money all at the same time! Build buzz for your BANS site AND your blog! This is installment #6 of “Watch Me Build a Niche Site From Sc...
20 Things Wordpress Doesn’t Do Out of the Box
My list of 20 things Wordpress doesn’t do by default is a great checklist of items you should consider adding to your blog or Wordpress site to make it more effective and easier to use! I write so many different articles, posts, and series that...
Worpress Hack #11: How to Recycle Blog Posts
By making old posts new and and recycling your Wordpress archives you will not only keep them producing traffic - but keep making money with them as well! This is installment #11 in the 30 Wordpress Hacks in 30 Days Series! Be sure to view the previo...
JTPratt’s Guide to Twitter
What is Twitter? What’s a ‘tweet’? This is my guide and review of twitter for bloggers! Last week, I was minding my own business reading my favorite blogs when I came across Alan’s Affiliate Confession posts Twitter DoesnR...
Forbes Likes My Web Site
I’m going to do something I very rarely do and post a little update about what’s been going on behind the scenes here at JTPratt’s Blogging Mistakes. Things have been very busy, and time is something I definitely don’t have en...
