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  1. amateursurgeon

    500K competition - how to measure?

    Ok, so I should know this by now.... I've seen a general guidance of going for niches with less than 500K competition when you start out using SEO. One question is that measured against phrase match ie "x-rated chicken costumes" or broad match - x-rated chicken costumes?
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    Great books if you're getting started in online business

    Inspired by the fiction thread, thought I'd post a list of (non-fiction) books that have given me the most useful info in business. Hopefully one or two will be of interest. Essentials 1. You can't teach a kid to ride a bike at a seminar - David Sandler (selling) 2. Influence - Robert Cialdini...
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    For UK Affs needing to exchange dollar cheques - Auctionchex.com

    I had a small $ payment from a US network who doesn't do paypal recently, so they sent it by cheque. If you've ever tried to cash a US cheque at a UK bank, you know they rape with fees for the privilege, so I had a hunt around and came across Auctionchex - Online auction payments exchange and...
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    Stupid Ebooks : not just for Internet Marketers

    Was doing some research and came across this.... The juxtaposition of OTT and church made me laugh - I can't imagine the Church Of England over here going for long sales letters and glowing testimonials: Home - DOUBLE Your Church Attendance! Growth Evangelism Development Ministry Marketing
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    UK-based VPS provider?

    I need a reliable, fast UK-based VPS provider (ie servers hosted in UK). Any recommendations?
  6. amateursurgeon

    Affiliate network with UK Debt Offers

    Does anyone know of an affiliate network with UK debt offers (CPA for "dealing with debt" advice, credit file cleanup etc?)? All the ones I can see on Copeac and Neverblue are US only :(
  7. amateursurgeon

    Affiliate marketing for the great unwashed

    I came across this today: Credit Card Affiliate Program | siteMighty.com I think the idea is that even people who can't even get it together enough to make a wordpress blog can do affiliate marketing. I can see it being highly popular with WF moms. It's quite an interesting idea - not sure...
  8. amateursurgeon

    Getting stats - logfiles or javascript?

    I'm developing an application which will require me to records certain visitor stats like details of visitors, referrer, search terms etc. Last time I looked into this sort of stuff was about 8 years ago, and logfiles were the way I did it... but I know things have changed. Am I best off...
  9. amateursurgeon

    A n00b's first steps into Internet Marketing

    As promised on my earlier thread, I'm going to offer a full disclosure journal of my first steps into making money online. I know these threads have a habit of dying, so I'll commit to updating this at least once a week for 3 months, and see how we're doing then. Apart from a decent...
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    Would a n00b full-disclosure case study be any value?

    Hello, I'm wondering if it would be useful to people to see the first steps (in full and graphic detal) a n00b like me goes through when starting out in this game. At this stage I am far more interested in learning as much as possible rather than trying to make a quick buck (heh, I know that...
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    Adsense pages - do I need a different domain name for each?

    I'm just starting out with finding niches and creating "adsense with a bit of content" pages. I'm hoping to get some clickthroughs from natural search. Do I need to buy a new domain name for each adsense page I create, or is there another (cheaper) way round it?