With the population of Internet users constantly growing and continually evolving, it is important to know how to use online marketing strategies effectively in order to increase one’s wealth and influence. Of course, there are many different methods for marketing your products, services, and opportunities on the Internet; however, attempting to cover them all would take up too much space for a single article. But if you already have a website or perhaps even a blog like this one, I have found that there are three major categories of things that you can do to get your Internet marketing ball rolling. Read the rest of this entry »
A program called Take the Internet Back (TIB) sent out a rare admin mail yesterday. They are getting close to the 100,000 member mark and are advertising to hire two employees, one to function as a sales representative and the other to perform email marketing tasks in the Washington state area.
The admin at Tip Top Traffic is offering a chance for a free upgrade in the surfbar bonuses and has also reduced the timer to 15 seconds from the previous 20.
I joined this particular traffic exchange about one week ago from an offer in the “Bribes” section of Click Voyager, where someone was offering a generous bonus of 50,000 credits at Click Voyager to sign up under him at Tip Top Traffic. The only condition was that I needed to surf 200 pages first and confirm my new account. I have now done this, so I logged back into Click Voyager and pasted the welcome mail confirmation into the appropriate box there to claim the bribe. Now I just have to wait and hope that the other person receives the claim properly and releases the credits.
The Top-Dollars program has yielded a few more free product samples recently. Although most of the products that I have received from paid surveys have been food-related items, in this past month we have had the opportunity to try out a different kind of product. Yesterday we received a box that contained two 4-roll packs of toilet paper along with the following instructions:
Dear Panel Member,
Enclosed with this letter is one 8 roll package of toilet tissue which I would like you to use for the next two weeks in place of your current brand. Please start using the product today, if at all possible.
There are just a few rules that I would like you to follow:
1. Starting today, please set aside your current toilet tissue and use ONLY the toilet tissue we have provided for the next two weeks.
2. Only you or your immediate household members living at home should use this toilet tissue. Please do not give it to a neighbor, friend, or relative to use or keep.
3. PLEASE START USING THE TOILET TISSUE IMMEDIATELY.
I am most interested in your opinion of the product and at the end of the two weeks, I will be contacting you via the Internet so you can give me your opinion of the toilet tissue product you used for me.
Thank you very much for helping with this study. I will be looking forward to seeing your comments.
In previous updates, Medieval Hits admin Larry Phillips announced that he is offering one free referral to everyone who brings in a new member before August 1. The prospective member has to surf at least 250 pages in order for us to qualify for the bonus referral. He has also caught two cheaters and removed them from the database. Today a new update has been released announcing that we have officially reached the 250 member mark:
While it may be too much of a generalization to say that Americans are stupid, many of them are certainly quite ignorant about certain topics, as this video clearly demonstrates:
Before anyone takes this too seriously, it should be noted that this is more of a humorous sketch than a scientific survey. However, the ignorance displayed by many Americans about things like geography, current events, and even “common sense” information is very real. Read the rest of this entry »
If you’re a libertarian who is tired of paying taxes for Congressional pork barrel spending, you can still go whole hog with this hearty recipe without having to worry about breaking the budget. I found this recipe a few months ago in one of those “master cookbook” collections, and it has turned out to be the best formula for pulled pork sandwiches that I have tasted so far.
The only disadvantage to this method is that it takes a significant amount of time to prepare because you need to set up the barbecue and assemble a rather long list of sauce ingredients. However, some of the tasks can be done simultaneously, especially if you have more than one person helping with the cooking. I usually begin putting together the sauce ingredients in a deep skillet while waiting for the pork to finish cooking outside. By the time the pork is done, the flavors in the sauce have had enough time to blend well and mature, significantly enhancing the overall taste.
For a special treat, I like to place the sauce and the pork (after it has already been barbecued and pulled apart into small strips) into a slow cooker and let the meat tenderize for another 4 to 6 hours. This requires some patience after doing all of the prior preparations, but the delicious taste of the final product is well worth it. Because of the time requirements, I have found that it is also a good idea to make a large enough quantity of food to last for two or more days if possible. The final mixture can be preserved in the refrigerator for several days after cooking, and the quantities of ingredients in the recipe can be adjusted proportionally as needed. Read the rest of this entry »
This week’s Top Builder award at Medieval Hits went to Richard Uttley, who has managed to bring in a sizable number of referrals over the past week. While his article is rather brief, he touches on a useful strategy that I have used for other programs with mostly favorable effects. As Richard explains, solo email ads can generate a quick burst of referrals, especially if the program that you are promoting does not cost any money to join (at least not initially):
After experiencing some delays last month due to problems with her hosting service, admin Michele Ballard at The-Owl-Post, a paid-to-read emails program, is beginning to recover and hopes to bring in enough revenue to cover outstanding payout requests from members.
Although it may be difficult to tell from all of the English usage problems in the latest update, this has actually been one of the most consistent and reliable PTR programs out there over the past four years. I have been a member here for almost three years now, and so far the program has proven to be a consistent source of advertising by providing reliable clickthroughs and referrals for other programs. The program owners have always been open and honest in their communications with the membership, often bucking the trend of short-lived, unsustainable sites that have become commonplace in the PTR industry over the past few years. Since I have accumulated a rather large reserve of advertising points here, I might use some of these to send Owl Post visitors to this blog just to see if it generates any interest. For now though, you can read the latest news: Read the rest of this entry »
Today I received a spam email with the subject line of “MaxipTrader - Toolbox for HYIP&AutoSurf Investors”. It contains links to a download page that looks fairly legitimate, but the “beta software” is actually a dangerous Trojan virus that is capable of wiping out your e-gold balance. There is not much information about this on the Internet at the time of this writing, but upon doing a standard search of the email text for duplicate content, I found a post from someone at the TalkGold forum who reported that the email was sent to HYIP admins and monitors, and explains that if you attempt to download the software, a Trojan will be installed on your computer which will automatically spend your e-gold funds to the scammer when you log in to your e-gold account.
I also found a post at the McAfee forum from someone who was apparently victimized by this Trojan and was complaining because the McAfee antivirus program did not catch the virus and could not even identify it. Unfortunately the victim, who was foolish enough to download this nasty little piece of malware twice on two separate computers, did not remember or record the name of the Trojan file. Meanwhile, the McAfee technical support staff was virtually clueless as to how to remove it from the victim’s machine.
Because of the potentially costly nature of this spam and scam operation, I will post the contents of the email here in the hopes that some of you will have more information on this and will be able to avoid being scammed. For security purposes, I have removed the actual links to the download page, but you can find the URL by referencing the two sources above, which will allow you to look at the scammer’s landing page. Just remember that if you do this, do NOT follow through with the download! Read the rest of this entry »
The leadership of the Texas LP is hoping to expand county organizations in the state by traveling to various cities, meeting with current members, and organizing outreach efforts to increase support for the party. Earlier today, I received an email from Patrick Dixon explaining the important details, so I would like to pass on this information to any Texas Libertarians out there who are not currently subscribed to the email lists but might be interested in organizing or attending meetings in your local area later this year. Read the rest of this entry »
