Welcome to another fine edition of the Extreme Ezine | The Social Edition

The Social Edition is a special edition of the Extreme Ezine filled with YOUR links. When I find a great line in my email, a blog post that impressed me or a cool quote I try to add some of them here. Do you know of something we would be interested in? Send it my way and you might find it in the next issue: http://extremeezine.com/contact

-= In The Spotlight =-

The Internet Marketers Guild

I love blogs but Forums have been around a very long time and still play a very large roll in networking and marketing. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a forum designed for internet marketers that was run by internet marketers? People that understand everything you do, why you do it and what you need for success? Well, you are in luck because not only does that forum exists, it is already established, active and loaded with great people and content. I invite you to check out the The Internet Marketers Guild. You won’t regret it and you will see me all over that forum!

-= Not So Famous Quotes to Ponder =-

“The funny part – the person that talked about how great it was [automated Twitter following program] had less followers than my dog!”
by Sheryl Loch on Make Money Littering Twitter
(This is especially funny because Sheryl’s dog actually does have a lot of Twitter followers, including me

“I think my photographer status of Amateur just grew a little”
by Brian D. Hawkins (yeah, that’s me) commenting on 21 Brilliant Photos That Look Like They’re Photoshopped But Are Not

“Also be very selective and only accept advertisements that will truly capture your readers attention and not break their trust”
by Garry Conn

“Now is the time to be seen on mobile”
Tom Foran with Crisp Wireless in an interview with WebProNews

“For a company to be effective with social media, it has to actually react to the conversations that take place”
by Ben Elowitz CEO of Wetpaint on The Most Important Social Media Strategy for Making Money

“I like to think I can get along with everyone and if we have a problem it’s obviously YOUR fault.”
by John Sullivan on My Name is John I’m a bloggoholic

“If you’re hacking for links your site is going to burn in hell”
by Michael Gray – of Graywolf SEO Blog on Warning: Don’t Hack Websites for Links

“Like licking honey off a sharpened blade”
by Pat Law

-= Great Reads =-

25 Ways to Spice Up Blog Post Photos

Find Creative Commons Images in Google Image Search
Thank you Sheryl

How To Use StumbleUpon To Generate Traffic

119 Ideas For Advertising in the “Real” World

-= Great Lines =-

>> Brian – I’ll GIVE YOU a 30-video course ….
by Dan B. Cauthron

>>  another Saturday surprise gift for you
by Bob Jenkins

-= UPDATE =-

Your Guest Posts On The Extreme Ezine
The Extreme Ezine is now accepting guest posts for our blog. I would be honored to have my Marketing and Blogger friends share the Extreme Ezine blog as a host for their content.

Have something for the next Extreme Ezine Social Edition? Send it our way

I found this crazy way of getting new feed subscribers while checking out a few blogs this morning.

Building our feed subscriber base is essentially list building. We take all kinds of creative actions to build that list. Flashy graphics, links everywhere, even run contests and give-a-ways just to grow our rss readers.

Do we ever just ask for new subscribers? Why not dedicate an entire post to ask others to subscribe? That’s exactly what Rocky John Tayaban of TheWeblogZone has done with his post Why Subscribe To TheWeblogZone Feed. Actually, he not only asked but gives reasons you should subscribe.

This is so simple I think few of us would have thought of it. I may be over-reacting a little but I think it’s ingenious.

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So without further ado…

Please Subscribe to Our Feed

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Please subscribe to our newsletter – The Extreme Ezine

Here’s Why You Should:
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1. We are in our sixth year and have learned a lot and want to share our expertise with you.
2. We don’t send out emails every time some other marketer puts together some lame affiliate program. We have far too much respect for our subscribers to blast offers everyday.
3. We spread the love. I am a big believer in credit where credit is do and won’t think twice about linking to other ezines, websites, resources and blogs if I think it will benefit our readers. In fact, we just started a new edition of the Extreme Ezine called the Social Editon. We acknowledge a lot of other marketers that we have noticed and impressed us. You do not have to be a top marketer or guru to be recognized by us.
4. I’m honest. I don’t hype everything trying to impress or mislead everyone. If I make a mistake I admit it and apologize. I don’t paste huge checks or screen prints of PayPal activity to impress you into spending your money. I don’t promote anything I don’t believe in myself.

There you have it, several reasons you should subscribe to both our RSS feed and the Extreme Ezine.

Please subscribe and then go over to TheWeblogZone and subscribe there too.

How ‘clean‘ is your email list? Do you get a lot of unsubscribes? If you do then good job! A clean and responsive list is the only list worth having – no matter how big it is. You would much rather have a thousand subscribers that read what you send than fifty thousand emails that are never noticed.

An unresponsive list will lower both your open and click rates and even get you into spam reporting troubles. When you are paying a list management company more for a large list and very few even bother opening the email you have essentially failed at list building. You are throwing money away and wasting valuable time.

Inexperienced email marketers may feel the urge to let such a problem slide because the numbers look good but quickly learn a valuable lesson. A clean and active list is the only list worth having. Many marketers boasting their huge list sizes are the ones that didn’t learn. Hint: If a newsletter or ezine’s primary source of income comes from selling email ads be very cautious. If they are selling solo ads then run away as quickly as possible. Oh yeah, that’s going to upset a lot of people – lol. Angry solo-ad selling email marketers feel free to state your case below if you dare. (I’m referring to email lists here, not safelists and such).

1. First, don’t be afraid of unsubscribes and make this step easy and safe for your subscribers. The last thing you want are for subscribers to unsubscribe by hitting the ’spam’ button or changing their email to a ‘trash’ email.
   “Unsubscribe Please – It’s Truly Safe“

Did you know many subscribers are afraid to unsubscribe? It’s true. Look what peewhy said on WebmasterWorld, “I’m convinced that the moment you click on the fatal ‘unsubscribe’ link, they simply sell your email address on to others“.

See: How to Know When Unsubscribing Isn’t Safe[over 950 diggs]

2. Don’t be in such a hurry - Take your time and built it right. Build a strong and legitimate list. Never ever buy a list.
3. Free bribes - One effective method of building a list is by offering something free to subscribers. This can be a good practice but it shouldn’t be your only or even primary list building tactic, especially if you plan on selling anything using your list.
4. Be honest - We see a lot of ‘tricks’ to build a list but we want to be careful. Tricking people to subscribe to your list is non-productive and will hurt your reputation and overall objective. Have you ever signed up for an email course just to learn you are now on every list that marketer has? Have you ever made an online purchase and somehow magically become a newsletter subscriber?

   If you want to offer a free ebook, for example, to build your list then just be honest. Let subscribers know they will receive your newsletter or future offers. Better yet, give them a choice from the start. We do run such list building campaigns at the Extreme Ezine but we always include a statement such as this:

   * By submitting this form you will be subscribed to the Extreme Ezine. You will receive our newsletter and emails from ExtremeEzine.com including important updates, tips and occasional special offers. Your email address and other information is confidential and will never be shared or sold. You can SAFELY unsubscribe at anytime.

5. Good content - Here’s something that we see being abused by many mega-marketers or email marketing gurus. Everything you get from them is a offer of theirs or one of their partners or affiliates. Nothing of substance. They are far too busy working on the next big send to worry about offering any real content with substance. That’s fine if that’s what your list is about but if it’s a newsletter your subscribers are expecting more.
6. Sample - One way to help new subscribers make an informed decision is by showing past issues. Making archives available for potential subscribers is a sure fire way to build a relevant and responsive list.
7. Respect - Show respect to your subscribers. Don’t assume they are interested in every offer you have or that comes to your inbox. Limit your mailing to once a day, once a week, several times a week – whatever you have established. Don’t send three a day because you ran across some article you like. Save that for your friends and treat your subscribers with a little respect. Your subscribers have other interests and tasks other than your continuos emails.
8. Assurance - Assure your subscribers by including a simple statement at your opt-in form like:
   

   “Your email is safe with us. We respect your privacy and do not share your information with anyone – even if you unsubscribe!”

9. Relevancy - Are your E-mail marketing messages relevant to your list? If your newsletter in about woodworking then stick to woodworking related issues. Expanding too far beyond your main niche’s interests are going to hurt your list’s effectiveness.

10. List Management - This is a big one and most of us figure this out after we have already invested time and money into the wrong solution. By the time we figure it out we find ourselves starting at the beginning again. There are many reasons to use a reputable list management and autoresponder service. You gain instant trust by many because they know the list management company is going to keep you honest.

Important - Compliance – Last but certainly not least is staying in compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act and all laws dealing with email marketing.

Related Posts:

• Top 10+ Email Marketing Tips
• The Battle For Email Deliverability
• List Size Doesn’t Matter
• New Study On The Unsubscribe Experience
• 16 Easy As Pie Ways To Grow Your List

-= Site News =-

- New Ezine Format -

Now in our sixth year, [loud applause], we are going to start 2009 a little different. Our Ezine is getting to big! Jam packed full with great content but is it too Much of A Good Thing? Just in case we’re dividing it up into three different editions. Links to all three editions are above and below. Now you can go straight to the content that interests you the most and pass on the rest. Do me a favor, take a second to comment on any of the pages to let me know what you think about the new format.

- New Blog Theme -

If you haven’t visited our blog latly stop by and check out the new look.

- Another site? -

This seems to be a habit with me but I setup yet another blog. Let me know what you think: HotBlogTips.com

- Domains For Sale -

Looking for a cool domain? I’m letting a bunch of cool ones very cheap.

Now For The Rest Of The Ezine:

Depending on your feedback, we may develop these editions into separate lists and feeds. We’ll leave that up to you so please let use know by leaving a comment.

The new streamlined newsletter will look something like this so far:

• Extreme Ezine
  • Site News
  • Special Notices
  • Edition Links
  • • Social Edition
      • In The Spotlight
      • Great Reads
      • Great Lines
      • Not So Famous Quotes to Ponder
    • Entertainment Edition
      • Advertising Slogan Trivia
      • WIN WIN WIN
      • Very Funny Video
      • This Issue’s Joke
    • Knowledge Edition
      • Featured Articles
      • Marketing Tip
      • In a word – Defined
      • Famous Quote to Ponder
    • Commentary Edition
      • Coming soon? Maybe…

What do you think? Better? Worse? Suggestions?

Tell a friend – pass it on!
Recommend Extreme Ezine!

-= In The Spotlight =-

- GetListed.org –

GetListed.org, launched just days ago, is an online service to help small business owners check and submit their listings at major search engines. Submit your business listing free on Google Maps, Yahoo Local, Best of the Web Local and MSN/Live Maps.

See: Put Your Business On The Map

-= Great Reads =-

Great Reads are posts from other blogs that I recently read and trully enjoyed. There are far too many great posts so I can’t list them all. I add a half dozen or so and stop until next issue. Otherwise it will begin to look like some cheap directory. I hope you enjoy these as much as I did.

1. What You Actually Need To Start An eZine
2. 55 Premium WordPress Themes to Blow Your Mind
3. Internet Marketing Blog Ideas
4. To Follow or Not to Follow: That is the Question
5. BlogCatalog Traffic Tips and Tricks
6. Getting Comments On Your New Blog: How I Do It
7. Blogging for Ads is Dead – 5 Reasons Why You Sell Yourself Short & How You Can Fix It

-= Great Lines =-

Great Lines are just email subject lines that I received that actually caused me to open the email. It doesn’t mean that the product or service is any good – I have no idea. It doesn’t even mean the sender is the original author of the subject line or copy. It’s simply face value and just my opinion. What do you think?

1. “Brian, your 2009 ACTION PLAN is inside this email” by Michael Green
2. “Brian, I will let you try my membership site free” by Dirk Dupon
3. “Please Join Me On The Radio Today Brian” by Willie Crawford
4. “Is your brand aging? Find out with this 5-point checklist” Great line but no name anywhere
5. “How to Spot the Next Big Trend” by Charlie Page

-= Not So Famous Quotes to Ponder =-

Ok, these guys aren’t famous YET but it’s still great quotes:

“We’ve been trained for decades that promotion and advertising are mostly one-way announcements and not two-way conversations.”
~ John Dilbeck

“People no longer use ads as a way to inform themselves about buying decisions.  Instead they utilize the easily accessible opinions, reviews, and testimonials of bloggers and interact with others via social media to come to their own conclusions.”
~ Gyutae Park

-= Advertising Slogan Trivia =-

Do you know your slogans? Answers at the end of this post.

1. “It keeps going, and going, and going….“
2. “Tastes so good cats ask for it by name“
3. “xxxx – It’s everywhere you want to be“
4. “America’s storyteller“

-= Very Funny Video =-

I found this on 2Dolphins.com Thanks Rob

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy-pD-M0rY4

If you feel like watching another funny one head over to Funny Buburuza and watch Super Parking. It’s too funny!

-= This Issue’s Joke =-

This issue’s joke was found on Dennis Edell’s blog -

BANNED FROM WAL-MART

” After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Wal-Mart. Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunately, my wife is like most women – she loved to browse. Yesterday my dear wife received the following letter from the local Wal-Mart:

Dear Mrs. Chapman,

Over the past six months, your husband has been causing quite a commotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this behavior and have been forced to ban both of you from the store. Our complaints against Mr. Chapman are listed below and are documented by our video surveillance cameras.

1. June 15: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people’s carts when they weren’t looking.
2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.
3. July 7: Made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the women’s restroom.
4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official voice, ‘Code 3 in Housewares. Get on it right away.’
5. August 4: Went to the Service Desk and tried to put a bag of M&M’s on layaway.
6. August 14: Moved a ‘CAUTION – WET FLOOR’ sign to a carpeted area.
7. August 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told other shoppers he’d invite them in if they would bring pillows and blankets from the bedding department.
8. August 23: When a clerk asked if they could help him he began crying and screamed, ‘Why can’t you people just leave me alone?’
9. September 4: Looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror while he picked his nose.
10. September 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, he asked the clerk where the antidepressants were.
11. October 3: Darted around the store suspiciously while loudly humming the ‘ Mission Impossible’ theme.
12. October 6: In the auto department, he practiced his ‘Madonna look’ by using different sizes of funnels.
13. October 9: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed through, yelled ‘PICK ME! PICK ME!’
14. October 14: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumed a fetal position and screamed ‘OH NO! IT’S THOSE VOICES AGAIN!’ And last, but not least ..
15. October 16: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited awhile, then yelled very loudly, ‘Hey! There’s no toilet paper in here!”

- Advertising Slogan Trivia Answers -

1. “It keeps going, and going, and going….” Energizer Batteries
2. “Tastes so good cats ask for it by name” Meow Mix Cat Food
3. “Visa – It’s everywhere you want to be” Visa Credit Card
4. “America’s storyteller” Kodak

FUN FACT:

In 1888 George Eastman coined the phrase “you press the button, we do the rest” for Eastman Kodak Company’s slogan.

Did you know Kodak has a free online photo sharing gallery?

-= Featured Articles =-

1. Methods of Blog Post Promotion
2. Blog Content Ideas With Five Simple Steps
3. Now Where Did You Put That Comment?
4. Bloggers Are Cross Promotion Experts

-= Marketing Tip =-

Use Cross Promotions to extend reach, build traffic and cut costs. Cross Promotion is an excellent way to build credibility. See: Bloggers Are Cross Promotion Experts

-= SEO Tip – Bonus =-

Paid links and advertising must have a rel=”nofollow” attribute or be redirected to an intermediate page that is blocked from search engines with a robots.txt file. Go here

-= In a word – Defined =-

1% Rule

An emerging rule of thumb that suggests that if you get a group of 100 people online, then one will create content, ten will interact with it (commenting or offering improvements) and the other 89 will just view it (also known as lurking).

Credit goes to my friend Erin at NetLingo

-= Famous Quotes to Ponder =-

1. “You are not making money until you are making it while you sleep”  ~ Donald Trump
2. “Better a broken promise than none at all”  ~ Mark Twain
3. “But otherwise, music is about a beat and a message” ~ Casey Kasem
4. “A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.” ~ Mark Twain

- Extra Credit –

Funniest quote of 2008:

‘I regret saying some things I shouldn’t have said‘ ~ George W. Bush

FUN FACT:

Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910). In 1909, Mark Twain is quoted saying: “I came in with Halley’s Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it. It will be the greatest disappointment of my life if I don’t go out with Halley’s Comet. The Almighty has said, no doubt: ‘Now here are these two unaccountable freaks; they came in together, they must go out together.‘”

His prediction was accurate —Twain died of a heart attack on April 21, 1910 in Redding, Connecticut, one day after the comet’s closest approach to Earth.

Vol V, Issue 7

In this issue:
-= Site News =-
-= In The Spotlight =-
-= Featured Articles =-
1. Don’t Get Hung-Up On Buying Links
2. Getting Your Site Indexed By Google
3. Who Are These People Anyway?
4. AWeber Gets Our Vote
-= Great Reads =-
-= Great Lines =-
-= Marketing Tip =-
-= Advertising Slogan Trivia
-= WIN WIN WIN =-
-= Very Funny Video =-
-= This Issue’s Joke =-
-= In a word – Defined =-
-= Famous Quotes to Ponder =-

-= Site News =-

- New Ezine Features -
I’m going to try a couple of new ideas for our ezine beginning with this issue. New to the ezine, we have seen these on other sites before. In fact, I have used them on our blog, I just decided to implement them into our ezine.

1. Great Lines – Here’s where I add subject lines in my email inbox that impressed me enough that I opened the message.
2. Great Reads – Like you, I visit many sites and blogs daily. Some of the posts and articles are just so great we want to share them. That’s just what I’ll do here.

- New Site Feature -
I have added a new section/page on our blog. It’s just a trial and I’m hoping it takes off. It is the Just Ask section. I’ve Added a contact form and even an 800 number with voice mail for U.S. visitors. The idea is to give subscribers and site visitors a way to ask and answer questions. Some Q&As will make it to blog posts and everyone that participates will get full credit including a one-way do-follow link to their site.

- Another site? -
I need it like I need another hole in my head but I have started another site. It’s eZinePress.com and there is a method to my madness. I simply do not have time to tackle a project that big. The reason I started eZinePress.com is to give it away. That’s right, I am going to hand over the complete site and domain. See ‘Extreme Marketing’ Contest In The Works.

-= In The Spotlight =-

- BackType.com –

Have you ever tried to find a two day old blog comment you left on someone’s blog? Ever wonder what other blogs your friends comment on? BackType can help you with that and more absolutely free. See my personal blog post at ‘Now Where Did You Put That Comment?‘.

-= Featured Articles =-

• Don’t Get Hung-Up On Buying Links
• Getting Your Site Indexed By Google
• Who Are These People Anyway? – Research Before You Buy
• AWeber Gets Our Vote

-= Great Reads =-

• 5 Naughty Tips To Boost Your Digg Profile – Part I
• OMG, I Got The Google Ban?
• Blogging! It’s All About Presentation
• 7 Deadly Sins of Highly Ineffective New Bloggers
• 17 Ways You Can Use Twitter: A Guide for Beginners, Marketers and Business Owners

-= Great Lines =-

GS:Brian, Here’s Your Chance To Win A Copy Of Atomic Blogging 3.0!
by Alvin Phang

** Are You Just Getting Started Online? **
by Rick Davies

… this has *never* failed.
by Michelle Hoffmann

Understanding Solo Ads & Classified Advertising in Ezines…
by Jullieanne Matheson

Make Money With Blogging – Perfect Guide For Newbies
by Michael Rasmussen

She Dipped Her Arm In Gasoline….And Lit The Match
by Deb Forssander

Want Free Private Label Articles Delivered to Your Inbox Each Day?
by Soren Jordansen

Download Your Extra Twitter Bonus Here Brian
by John Merrick and Soren Jordansen

-= Marketing Tip =-

Add A Public Comment To Your Site On Google Search With SearchWiki

Yahoo! local search has a nice feature that I’ve used a few times in the past that allows you to add a comment to business listings (example). Now Google has a similar feature on their search listings with SearchWiki. See my post at Add A Public Comment To Your Site On Google Search With SearchWiki

-= Advertising Slogan Trivia =-

Do you know your slogans? Answers at the end of this issue.

[1] “Good to the last drop.”

[2] “Snap! Crackle! Pop!”

[3] “Raise your hand if you’re sure.”

[4] “M’m! M’m! Good!”

-= WIN WIN WIN =-

We are planning a big contest related to ‘Extreme Marketing‘ and we’re looking for sponsors – could YOU be one? See our post ‘Extreme Marketing’ Contest In The Works

In the mean time can I suggest my new friend Suzanne’s contest? It’s a big one Blog Contest/Drawing Launches Today ~ Over $2,000 in Prizes!

-= Very Funny Video =-

My friend Dee from Dusty’s Magical Marketing sent this to me. Thanks Dee Comedian “Mrs Hughes”
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCouOSXSwCc

-= This Issue’s Joke =-

This issue’s joke is actually a riddle. Find the answer at the bottom of the ezine.

This is going to make you so MAD! There are three words in the English language that end in ‘gry’. ONE is angry and the other is hungry.
EveryONE knows what the third ONE means and what it stands for. EveryONE uses them everyday, and if you listened very carefully, I’ve given the third word away. What is it? _______gry?

My friend AJ from Healthiest Chocolate Ever sent this to me.

-= In a word – Defined =-

Drip Marketing

A direct marketing strategy that allows marketers to control the generation of sales leads. It involves sending out several promotional pieces over a period of time, so that the leads arrive at a rate the sales force can accommodate without the leads getting cold.

Credit goes to my friend Erin at NetLingo

-= Famous Quotes to Ponder =-

“Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one.”
~ Bill Gates

“A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement.”
~ Bo Bennett

“I am where I am because I believe in all possibilities.”
~ Whoopi Goldberg

“It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.”
~ Tom Brokaw

Fun Fact: Tom Brokaw has been married to his wife wife Merideth since 1962.

- Riddle Answer -

I solved the riddle almost instantly.

“There are only three words in the English language.
What is the third word?

The third word is ‘language’.

1. the
2. English
3. language

Forget about the whole ‘GRY’ thing. That’s just misdirection.

- Advertising Slogan Trivia Answers -

[1] “Good to the last drop.”
[1]  Maxwell House 1915

[2]  “Snap! Crackle! Pop!”
[2]  Kellogg’s Rice Krispies 1932

[3] “Raise your hand if you’re sure.”
[3]   Sure deodorant 1984

[4] “SM’m! M’m! Good!”
[4]  Campbell’s Soup 1935

Fun Fact: Sure deodorant’s slogan “Raise your hand if you’re sure” is by ad agency Wells, Rich, Greene. The founders were Mary Wells, Dick Rich, and Stewart Greene. Mary Wells, The Queen of Advertising, sold the company in 1990 for $160 million. Mary Wells has written a tell-all book about
her life in big-time advertising called A Big Life In Advertising

Tell a friend – pass it on!
Recommend Extreme Ezine!
http://extremeezine.com/

Vol V, Issue 6
Sept 28th 2008

In this issue:

-= Site News =-
-= In The Spotlight =-
-= Featured Articles =-
1. The Battle For Email Deliverability
2. Monetizing Each Other
3. Page Cloaking vs. Link Cloaking
-= Marketing Tip =-
-= Advertising Slogans, Mottos and Taglines Trivia =-
-= Very Funny Video =-
-= This Issue’s Joke =-
-= In a word – Defined =-
-= Famous Quote to Ponder =-

-= Site News =-
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- Domains -

It’s not really site news but I’ve been spending a lot of time moving domains out of Yahoo!s price gouging hands. At  $34.95/year for domain renewals I won’t be doing much business with Yahoo. I’m down to 105 domain so at least it’s not as bad as it would have been a few years ago. See my blog post at Yahoo Price Gouging @ $34.95/year

-= In The Spotlight =-
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- Web 2.0 Name Generator –

A little over a year ago I was messing around on this site and found the perfect social bookmarking domain name. Like any good procrastinator I bought it (them) and did nothing with it. They are: linksorb.com and linkzorb.com

-= Featured Articles =-
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The Battle For Email Deliverability

Monetizing Each Other

Page Cloaking vs. Link Cloaking

-= Marketing Tip =-
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- One Way Back Links From eBay -

Back links are important for your SEO and it doesn’t get much butter than eBay when it comes a free search engine friendly back link…
One Way Back Links From eBay

-= Advertising Slogans, Mottos and Taglines TRIVIA =-
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Do you know your slogans? Answers at the end of this issue.

[1] “We sell more cars than Ford, Chrysler, Chevrolet, and Buick combined”
[2] “The milk chocolate melts in your mouth – not in your hand”
[3] “America’s storyteller”
[4] “Splash it all over”

-= Very Funny Video =-
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Finding these funny videos has to be one of the best parts of writing for the Extreme Ezine. The only problem is that it sets me so far back because it’s so hard to pull away from YouTube. Here’s what I have for this issue…

Weird and Strange News: Online Marketing
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p79-CtDSHZw

-= This Issue’s Joke =-
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This one’s from MakesYouLaugh

Helpful wife

JOKE: A male driver is pulled over by a cop and the following conversation takes place:
Man: What’s the problem officer?
Cop: You were going at least 75 in a 55 zone.
Man: No sir, I was going 65.
Wife: Oh Harry. You were going 80.
(Man gives his wife a dirty look.)
Cop: I’m also going to give you a ticket for your broken tail light.
Man: Broken tail light? I didn’t know about a broken tail light!
Wife: Oh Harry, you’ve known about that tail light for weeks.
(Man gives his wife a dirty look.)
Cop: I’m also going to give you a citation for not wearing your seat belt.
Man: Oh, I just took it off when you were walking up to the car.
Wife: Oh Harry, you never wear your seat belt.
Man: Shut your mouth, woman!
Cop: Ma’am, does your husband always talk to you this way?
Wife: No, only when he’s drunk.

-= In a word – Defined =-
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Permission Marketing

Permission based marketing, if not developed by, was at least popularized by Seth Godin. Author of Permission Marketing, Seth Godin speaks at events on many marketing topics including permission based marketing. Here’s a nice YouTube video worth watching: “All Marketers are Liars” – Seth Godin speaks at Google

-= Famous Quotes to Ponder =-
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“Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.”
~ Napoleon Hill

“We’re obviously going to spend a lot in marketing because we think the product sells itself.”
~ Jim Allchin

“Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.”
~ Henry Ford

“You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.”
~ Henry Ford

Fun Fact: 1914 Henry Ford cut the work hour from nine to eight hours in order to convert the factory to a three-shift workday.

– Trivia Answers -

[1] “We sell more cars than Ford, Chrysler, Chevrolet, and Buick combined”
[1]  Matchbox

[2]  “The milk chocolate melts in your mouth – not in your hand”
[2]  M&Ms Candy

[3] “America’s storyteller”
[3]   Kodak Cameras

[4] “Splash it all over”
[4]  Brut Aftershave

Fun Facts:

- According to Wikipedia, Matchbox toys were so named because the original models were packed in boxes similar in size and style to boxes of matches.

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Vol V, Issue 5
Aug 25th 2008

In this issue:

-= Site News =-
-= In The Spotlight =-
-= Featured Articles =-
1. Domain Name Tips From Experience
2. Ad Blasters Are Dag-Blasted Junk!
3. Get Your S.P.A.M. Facts Straight!
-= Marketing Tip =-
-= Advertising Slogans, Mottos and Taglines Trivia =-
-= WIN WIN WIN =-
-= Very Funny Video =-
-= This Issue’s Joke =-
-= In a word – Defined =-
-= Famous Quotes to Ponder =-

-= Site News =-
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- SocialExchanger.com -

We have a new site. It’s a place you can go to build your various social network and social bookmark efforts. Need more Diggs on a particular post? Social Exchanger can help. Need more Twitter friends? Technorati rank? How about blog comments? Social Exchanger is a site where you can trade social networkings tactics with other exchangers. Get the details here: SocialExchanger.com

- Your Ad Tracker Blog -

We have setup a blog on YourAdTracker.com to help members get the most from their memberships. The blog has also replaced the FAQ section. A blog is much more interactive and allows members to participate a little.
http://blog.youradtracker.com/

- Our Vacation -

My wife and I just returned from a fantastic vacation in Big Bear Lake, California. I posted a review with pictures at:
BrianDHawkins.com/frontier/

-= In The Spotlight =-
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- PalTalk.com –

PalTalk.com created a cool viral video to bring in traffic. It’s called the News3Online Presidential Prank. I even used it on my personal Blog at:
BrianDHawkins.com/brian-hawkins-for-president

-= Featured Articles =-
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Domain Name Tips From Experience

Ad Blasters Are Dag-Blasted Junk!

Get Your S.P.A.M. Facts Straight!

-= Marketing Tip =-
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Setting A New Pace For Slow Times

Prepare for periods of slow sales by planning ahead. Start marketing sales and bonuses before the slow season takes hold. Keep up the momentum with a series of promotions throughout the period.

-= Advertising Slogans, Mottos and Taglines TRIVIA =-
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Do you know your slogans? Answers at the end of this issue.

[1] “For people who share a taste for excitement.”

[2] “Tastes great, less filling”

[3] “King of Beers”

[4] “Brewed with Pure Rocky Mountain Spring Water”

-= WIN WIN WIN =-
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Our next promotional contest will be in September. I would like to officially say congratulations to Khyle of Entrecard-Contest.blogspot.com Khyle won our July promotional contest. See the details here: ExtremeEzine.com/we-have-a-winner-2/

-= Very Funny Video =-
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If you need a laugh and have time for a ten minute break I think you will enjoy this…
BrianDHawkins.com/ten-minutes-of-pure-funny

-= This Issue’s Joke =-
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A friend emailed another funny one to me:

GO GIT CHA MOMMA

A redneck family from the hills was visiting the city and they were in a mall for the first time in their life. The father and son were strolling around while the wife shopped. They were amazed by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny, silver walls that could move apart and then slide back together again.

The boy asked, “Paw, What’s ‘at?”

The father (never having seen an elevator) responded, “Son, I dunno. I ain’t never seen anything like that
in my entire life, I ain’t got no idea’r what it is.”

While the boy and his father were watching with amazement, a fat old lady in a wheel chair rolled up to the moving walls and pressed a button. The walls opened and the lady rolled between them into a small room. The walls closed and the boy and his father watched the small circular numbers above the walls light up sequentially. They continued to watch until it reached the last number and then the numbers began to light in the reverse order. Then the walls opened up again and a gorgeous 24-year-old blonde woman stepped out.

The father, not taking his eyes off the young woman, said quietly to his Son, “Boy, go git yo Momma…. ”

-= In a word – Defined =-
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- Attraction Marketing  -

I’ll let Tara from TheWAHM explain Attraction Marketing, that’s where I learned of the term:

How to use Attraction Marketing to Succeed

-= Famous Quotes to Ponder =-
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“Whatever success I’ve had, I always like to top it.”
~ Bernie Mac – RIP Bernie Mac

“If you enjoy the fragrance of a rose, you must accept the thorns which it bears.”
~ Isaac Hayes – RIP Isaac Hayes

“There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.”
~ Andrew Carnegie

“No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like.”
~ Napoleon Hill

Fun Fact: A nonprofit educational institution, The Napoleon Hill Foundation http://www.naphill.org/, offers the teachings of Dr. Napoleon Hill.

- Trivia Answers -

[1] “For people who share a taste for excitement.“
[1]  Martini & Rossi

[2]  “Tastes great, less filling”
[2]  Miller Beer

[3] “King of Beers”
[3]   Budweiser

[4] “Brewed with Pure Rocky Mountain Spring Water”
[4]  Coors

Fun Facts:

- In the US, a barrel contains 31 gallons of beer.
- In the UK, a barrel contains 36 gallons of beer.
- The first beer cans were produced in 1935.
- The word “toast,” meaning a wish of good health, started in ancient Rome, where a piece of toasted bread was dropped into wine.

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Sincerely,
Your online Marketing Advisor,
Brian Hawkins
ExtremeEzine.com

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