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I don’t know how I found Vic’s site Blogger Unleashed but like so many others who follow his blog, I am so happy to have discovered it.  If you have a goal to make money online then you have probably followed several popular make money blogs and haven’t earned a dime.  If you have made money, it probably isn’t enough to be self-employed.  This is where Blogger Unleashed comes in.  Unlike the many other make money online blogs, Vic doesn’t rehash the same information over and over.

Vic understands what it’s like to struggle and be scammed by a so-called internet marketing “guru.”  Vic is blunt and will call out scammers in a heartbeat.  Don’t believe me?  Just watch some of his recent vlogs and you will get the picture.  His blog is not only informational it is entertaining.  Vic doesn’t think he’s very funny but I personally think he’s a funny guy.

I have learned more from Blogger Unleashed in these past couple of weeks than I have from every “money making blog” I’ve ever followed.  I was so amazed, inspired, and grateful that I had to write Vic an email just to thank him.  Blogger Unleashed is about the truth.  If you’re smart, you’ll read through his archives and watch every vlog he has posted.  You will be glad you did.

Blogger Unleashed - Because You Deserve the Truth

Startup BizCast is having a contest as a way to celebrate National Small Business Week which is April 21-25 in the United States.  The prizes are really cool and are valued at nearly $2000.  The prizes will provide great exposure for the winners.

Check out the details below:

Startup BizCast Contest

I’m a Mac user and have been for many years. I have been in search of a good screencasting software for the Mac which is equivalent to the PC’s Camtasia. I downloaded the trial version of ScreenFlow and was so impressed I immediately purchased it.

The main purpose was to create tutorials to help answer the many questions I often get about Wordpress. What I really like about ScreenFlow is that it is really easy to use. After watching tutorials on it, I was able to make my first tutorial with no problem. You can edit everything right in the same software unlike some that require opening in other software to make simple edits.

You can also use Keynote and PowerPoint along with it as well which is just as easy. This is great if you want to make presentations for info products, etc. I highly recommend ScreenFlow if you are a Mac user. Download the trial and see how easy it is to use.

It’s funny that my very last blog post was about my first affiliate sale from HubPages because tonight when I checked my Clickbank stats, I saw my first sale from a Squidoo lens I made. I can see why experienced affiliate marketers outsource a lot of their work. Imagine having tons of Squidoo and HubPages developed - all out there earning passive income. Of course you don’t need to outsource to have success. You just need to be able to write and write fast.

The sale generated from an article I wrote and posted to EzineArticles.com. It isn’t a product I could really promote on any of my blogs - unlike the sale I made with HubPages. That is where places like Squidoo and HubPages come in handy. Squidoo seems a little more tolerant of “spammy” type pages so if you are going to test the waters, I say start there.

Building a lens is the same as writing a blog post. Make it informative and helpful while plugging the product. I chose article marketing to drive traffic to my lens. I used tips that I’ve learned along the way:

• Use a catchy title with keywords to attract readers
• Make the article helpful
• Add a feeling of hope for what can come if they click to your landing page

Besides that, it’s about repeating the process and getting those articles out to as many places as possible. I have been really busy so I’m trying my best to keep up with the writing. It’s reassuring to see a sale has been made. It’s just a matter of increasing it!

I have written articles promoting affiliate products on both Squidoo and HubPages. Both receive traffic from the search engines - mainly Google - but yesterday I received my first affiliate sale from HubPages. I’ve always read that there is money to be made from utilizing both services. They are both very similar in what they offer, but from what I’ve read, HubPages is a little more generous when it comes to splitting the profits with it’s contributors.

I also like utilizing their service because many times, I can’t promote certain products on my blogs since they are not on topic. I can write articles using keywords on HubPages and eventually they will get indexed and hopefully result in sales.

The product in which I made the actual sale with I also promote on my other blogs. I was basically testing out HubPages when I wrote up the quick article. I added my affiliate link all throughout the text and included a YouTube video featuring a sample of what it was about. It was all done fairly quickly. It was much easier to write up the article since I have been writing about the topic for some time.

I’m sure I can improve on my articles to get more sales but this is all still a learning process. Now I see for myself that using these types of services really does work and I need to start utilizing them much more effectively.