How To Get Links By Writing About Other People + MORE

How To Get 100% Fool Proof Pretty HTML Email Newsletters Without Any Coding – searchenginepeople.com/blog Mailrox makes HTML email something any small business owner can leverage to help them save money on their email marketing efforts. The benefits of a strong email marketing campaign for small businesses are many. They reduce the time, effort and overhead costs associated with typical B2B or direct-to-consumer marketing campaigns… Continue Reading On searchenginepeople.com/blog » Why SEO Is Like An RTS Game (and why you should care) – seomoz.org/blog Posted by Jayson DeMersThis post was originally in YouMoz, and was promoted to the main blog...

April Top 10: WordStream’s Best of the Month + MORE

5 Ways to Make Your Advertising Extraordinarily Effective – ducttapemarketing.com/blog/ Advertising is an important part of the lead generation puzzle. Some marketers suggest that you can do without the cost and low returns they attribute to advertising, but done right, advertising is a tremendous tool. photo credit: x-ray delta one via photopin cc I advocate an approach that calls for a mix of lead generation tactics that includes advertising, public relations and a systematic approach to referral generation… Continue Reading On ducttapemarketing.com/blog/ » Twitter Doesn’t Exactly Instill Confidence in Memo to Journalists – marketingpilgrim.com Twitter has taken a bit of...

10 Surprising Ways to Boost Your Self-Confidence + MORE

What Holds Us Back – theselfimprovementblog.com/ By John W Jenkins – The great Samuel Clemens wrote: “I’ve had thousands of problems in my life, most of which never actually happened.” And I think he hit the nail on the head when he wrote it. As people we continually worry about stuff. It doesn’t matter what, we just worry… Continue Reading On theselfimprovementblog.com/ » Contact Lens Confusion, Android App History, and Gmail To-Dos – lifehacker.com Readers offer their best tips for figuring out whose contacts are whose, deleting old Android apps from Google Play, and sending Gmail messages to your to-do...

Finances Are Important… But Are You Taking The Time To Enjoy Your Life? + MORE

Caterpillar (CAT) Dividend Stock Analysis – myfijourney.com Caterpillar (CAT) is the world’s largest producer of earth moving equipment, a major manufacturer of engines and electric power generators for the petroleum industry, and a major producer of mining equipment.  CAT is divided into four main business segments: 1) Construction industries (29% of revenue) which provide machinery for construction and mining clients… Continue Reading On myfijourney.com » 15 More Organic Homemade Cleaning Products – theamateurfinancier.com/blog/ I noticed as I was going through the feedback from my Earth Day post last week that (a) people like being able to save the planet, (b)...

Gold is Down… This is Next + MORE

5 Sectors That Have Been Smashed Since 2009 – http://slant.investorplace.com/ The stock market has more than doubled since spring 2009, but there are a handful of laggards that remains just as battered now as they were back then. And with good reason. The global economy has undergone tremendous upheaval. In technology, we saw the rise of mobile devices by companies like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and streaming media from companies like Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX)… Continue Reading On http://slant.investorplace.com/ » The Absolute Best Dividend Stocks In America – streetauthority.com I'd bet most income investors know about the S&P Dividend Aristocrats Index. To be included in...

Stop Paying for Text Messages by Using Apps + MORE

Carnival of Personal Finance #408 – Disney World Edition – onecentatatime.com I am hosting a blog carnival after a looooong time here. This time it’s carnival of personal finance, which is a collection of personal finance related articles, presented in a parade style. All pictures used here are from our recent Disney World trip, enjoy the articles and enjoy the pictures! Carnival at Disney World It was a bad weekend for me while I was making this carnival ready… Continue Reading On onecentatatime.com » American Dream or American Scheme? – punchdebtintheface.com Over 80 years ago, James Adams said “life should be better...

How a Breakup Led to an Online Marketplace for Used Engagement Rings + MORE

Workplace Wellness: Should Employees Be Healthier? – .businessownersideacafe.com/ Unless there’s an elusive money tree in the backyard, work is just a way of life for most people. There’s no getting around a busy schedule, so it’s inevitable that activities like personal fitness must be sacrificed. Luckily there are some great ways to integrate employee health and wellness into the workday… Continue Reading On .businessownersideacafe.com/ » Back 9 links: Corruption is stifling upstarts – upstart.bizjournals.com Links that got us thinking on Monday, April 29: How corruption is strangling U.S. innovation.This dance troupe is teaching business moves.iTunes may not be the place...

Seinfeld's 57 TV Girlfriends Morphed Into One Image + MORE

Wolfram Alpha Shares Usage Data from Facebook’s Social Graph – sproutsocial.com/insights As a marketer, it’s important to know your audience, and not just in some sort of broad categorical way. Wolfram Alpha has published a visual set of data that brings Facebook’s social graph to life, showing how people connect and relate to each other on the platform. Right off the bat, this might not seem important to brands, but there are some key examples that could impact your strategy… Continue Reading On sproutsocial.com/insights » With Its Future on the Line, Foursquare Readies Ad Retargeting and In-App Ads – socialtimes.com...

Case Study: How a “No Meat Athlete” Built His Profitable and Satisfying Business + MORE

5 Creative Ways To Get To Know Your Blogging Audience In Real Life – spiceupyourblog.com Guest Post – Our host is Garrett Moon, who has some interesting views on how you can profile your audience.See How To Become a guest author on Spice Up Your Blog. Many of us think that we know who we are writing to, but do we really? The problem with identifying and understanding our blog audience is that we resort to dated techniques that don't help us understand who they really are… Continue Reading On spiceupyourblog.com » Case Study: How a “No Meat Athlete” Built...

Escalade, Inc. (ESCA) Declares $0.08 Quarterly Dividend; 5.6% Yield + MORE

Today was the first day of the summer in Montreal – myfirst50000.com I went for shopping pass noon today and it was great to feel the heat of the sun. I was wearing jeans, a sweatshirt and running shoes… and I was very hot. So I went back on, pick on a summer dress and I  went back to my little escapade. Wearing a summer dress on the end of April felt real nice… Continue Reading On myfirst50000.com » Early Retirement Is Impossible Because Of Health Insurance Costs…Not! – dividendmantra.com After some recent mainstream media attention on this blog and...

Website Indexation Audit: How to Find & Remove Non-Essential Content + MORE

Competitor Research In An Inbound Marketing World – seomoz.org/blog Posted by dohertyjf We all know that online marketing is changing. When I started in online marketing a few years ago, all the talk was still about links and directories and ways to get more exact match anchor text. Some SEOs were doing some pretty nefarious things and profiting from it, but most of that came crashing down starting in February 2011 (with the first Panda algorithm) and then over the past couple of years with Panda, Penguin, and the EMD update all rolling out and affecting websites the world over…...

How to Create Winning Headlines in 9 Simple Steps + MORE

How to Make Strategy More Than a Nice Idea – ducttapemarketing.com/blog/ Few things are more confusing to business owners and marketers than the idea of marketing strategy. photo credit: HikingArtist.com via photopin ccI think that’s due in part to simple misunderstanding by many who try to apply the concept, but it’s also due to the fact that strategy is very malleable – that is to say, it can be many things… Continue Reading On ducttapemarketing.com/blog/ » The 4 Strategic Phases Of Lean Display Advertising – marketingland.com Professional stand-up comedians are known to practice their routines with smaller audiences in preparation...

New Year Resolutions: Energy Efficient Home Improvements

As we welcome 2013, many are looking at their own home and how they can improve it and, in turn, save money due to an increase in energy efficiency. Where many modern properties are incredibly energy efficient, older homes could contribute to a rise in monthly payments, unless some home improvements are considered. Ever since we moved into our circa 1920’s house I have been trying to small upgrades that we are finally starting to see nice returns from.  I know doing a boiler is a big expensive project, consider doing smaller ones unless you are able to afford a...

How to Overcome Self-Help Fatigue and Make Inspiration Stick + MORE

Why I Gave Away 2,000 Books In April – successbeginstoday.org/wordpress When something radically changes your life, you want to share it with others. Years ago I read an intriguing article from a woman known as the Fly Lady. She had a message to anyone who had a messy house. Start with the kitchen sink. Clean that sink as you have never done before. Soak it in bleach, use elbow grease, and then polish it up to a sparkling shine… Continue Reading On successbeginstoday.org/wordpress » 3 Ways Being Yourself Leads To New Opportunity – pickthebrain.com When we don’t speak up, we’re...

5 Tips How To Work More Effectively As Project Manager + MORE

Debt Diary: Parental Intervention – debtroundup.com This is a debt diary submission from CheapS.Kate from Consumerfu.com.  If you are interested in contributing a diary submission, please visit the Share Your Story page. Yesterday I had to do something that I have been dreading for the past six months. I had to visit my parents and tell them it was time to sell their house and move onto their next phase in life… Continue Reading On debtroundup.com » 5 Tips How To Work More Effectively As Project Manager – doablefinance.com This is the Age of Aquarius in Astrological sense. Within this age, we...

In the Market for a PC? This Is the Best Windows Laptop You Can Buy Right Now + MORE

Apple Has Commitment Issues – fool.com With Apple’s most recent quarter, the company’s off-balance sheet manufacturing and component commitments declined precipitously.     Continue Reading On fool.com » In the Market for a PC? This Is the Best Windows Laptop You Can Buy Right Now – dailyfinance.com Filed under: Investing Even though the broader PC market is in an accelerating decline, with unit shipments falling 14% last quarter, there’s still plenty of consumers out there looking to purchase a PC. To that end, Soluto has put together a purchasing guide for those in the market for a Microsoft Windows laptop… Continue Reading...

Understanding fundamental and technical analysis + MORE

Finding The Motivation To Stay In Shape: A Conversation With Big Wave Surfer Laird Hamilton – financialsamurai.com It’s hard to stay in shape as we get older. We move around less, our family demands more of our time, and our jobs stress us out to the point where we eat too much comfort food. I’m about 10 pounds heavier that I was during college. I always tell myself it’s due to more muscle, but I know it’s a lie because I hardly ever lift weights anymore… Continue Reading On financialsamurai.com » Five Free Tools I Use to Organize My Life...

Why Wait To Buy Your First Home Till You Are Married + MORE

Wholesaling Bank-Owned (REO) Houses (No, it’s not impossible.) – flippingjunkie.com In my last post, I explained how to wholesale a house. That post covered what wholesaling is and how to assign contracts and double-close. That post handled wholesaling as it pertained to working with motivated sellers (buying from private owners, not banks or listed properties). Today’s post is going to cover wholesaling houses that are bank-owned… Continue Reading On flippingjunkie.com » Memphis Responds to T.J. Simers on Grizzlies – Clippers NBA Matchup – blog.memphisinvest.com/blog#sthash.4aMW99W1.dpbs We Could Invest In Real Estate Anywhere…We Choose Memphis! There is something special about Memphis and...

Re-Mission 2 games re-imagine how to help kids survive cancer + MORE

This Week On Twitter: Social Media Stats, How To Boost Engagement, Twitter Hacker Protection Tips – mediabistro.com/alltwitter/ Need a little weekend reading? We’ve compiled our top ten Twitter stories of the week, which includes a look at the different ways that men and women use social media, advice on how best to engagement social media users, a look at how images are used on Twitter, tips for protecting your Twitter profile from hackers and an overview of how businesses are using Twitter… Continue Reading On mediabistro.com/alltwitter/ » Bar Power Is A Nightlife App To Help You Be Less Of A...

Your Roadmap for Creating Purpose-Driven Content [replay] + MORE

Why you need to hire a professional content writer – bloggingtips.com By virtue of the fact that you can sit in the comfort of your own home, get all the tools you need to start a business, and basically run a big part of it from there, some people think they can handle every aspect of their online business. That’s not entirely the whole story. What was once a cottage industry surrounding Internet marketing has become an industry onto itself and one of the core services you really can’t do without is good content writing… Continue Reading On bloggingtips.com »...

When to sell my dividend stocks? + MORE

Weekend Reading Links – April 28, 2013 – thediv-net.com For your weekend reading pleasure, the articles listed below contain some of the best dividend and value investing insights found on the web. They were written by various members of the Dividend Investing and Value Network over the past week: Articles From DIV-Net Members Dividends4Life presented A Disciplined Approach To Dividend Stocks Dividend Growth Investor presented When to sell my dividend stocks? The Dividend Guy presented 17 Dividend Stocks with Both EPS & Sales Growth on Fire Disciplined Approach to Investing presented Better Investing Members Favored Stocks 40percent 20years presented The...

Understanding The Ins and Outs of Business Insurance

When starting your business there are so many considerations to make that quite often insurance doesn’t get as much thought as is needed. Much like home insurance, every business should be covered against eventualities that may arise at any time. However the world of business insurance can be a confusing mine field that is often difficult to navigate if you don’t know specifically what your needs are. So to make it little easier for you, here are the ins and outs of the policies that you should consider to make sure you and your company are covered from the first...

Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton asked why + MORE

How I used a Full Spectrum Social Presence to Market and Build a Brand – benchmarkemail.com/blogs Social media is really great for setting up an image that let’s you ‘fake it till you make it’, but to do this you really have to commit to a brand. You have to use social media to tell your story.Related Articles Introducing Social Success Stories & iPad Mini GiveawayPlaylist: Favorite Bands & Artists on TwitterHow I Used Twitter to Find Friends, Free Stuff, a Job and a Girlfriend Continue Reading On benchmarkemail.com/blogs » Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton asked why –...

How Chris Farley Changed The Way I Think About Wisdom + MORE

How Chris Farley Changed The Way I Think About Wisdom – goodlifezen.com If you are looking for it, wisdom can come from the most unlikely places. Even really goofy, border-line stupid places. Sure, to satisfy your craving for wisdom you could consult ancient texts, visit a Tibetan monastery, or even consume large amounts of Chinese food simply to get to the coveted fortune inside those little brown cookies… Continue Reading On goodlifezen.com » This Week's Top Downloads – lifehacker.com Every week, we share a number of downloads for all platforms to help you get things done. Here were the top...