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An Important Note On PayPal Payments: 5 Pillar Affiliate Report #375

Zine Mailings

The 5 Pillar Affiliate Report is for SiteSell.com affiliates only (click here for 5 Pillar Report #375). This e-zine, together with the Quick Start Guide, the 5 Pillar Marketing Guide, and the SiteSell Promotion Center, forms the backbone of the #1 affiliate program in the world.

This week, 5P News covers an important note on PayPal payments, more on the new BI!v3 release, and the last days of the Independence Day $100 Special.

The Article covers some last-minute strategies for promoting this Special and some big opportunities for promoting SBI! eLearning.

Pearls From The Affiliate and SBI! Forums features the following...

• Important note to 5P Affiliates Who Are Paid By PayPal
• Permanent cookie even if SBI expires?
• What will it take to be top affiliate?
• Use SBI Compare Chart?

Click here to read this issue of the 5P Affiliate Report. (Affiliates only. Not an affiliate? Register today.)

Brainstorm It! V3 Beta... Last Call To All Brand New SBIers: SBI! Xpress #305

Zine Mailings

Site Build It! Xpress ("SBIX") is for SBI! customers only (click here for SBIX #305 and recent issues). It boils down the near-infinite Net marketing and e-business noise into "only what you really need to know."

This week, SBIX News announces the final call for Brainstorm It! beta feedback, especially from all first-time SBIers. It's getting close to de-commission time for V2.2.

The Articles section covers how to add a shadow effect to the borders of your Web site design.

Finally, Pearls From The SBI! Forums features the following...

• NO DOMAIN YET? YETis... c'mon In! :-)
• Interesting Question Leads To Creative Tasks
• More do's and dont's of article-marketing
• Affiliates, Transparency, and The Law
• 5P In Non-Serif? And How To Get Our Zines 100% Of The Time!
• When NOT to unfollow someone at Twitter
• eLearning or Coaching?
• More BI! V3... We learn so much from you, thank YOU!
• More BI! V3 Feedback from NEW SBIers (YETi's)... Thank YOU
• Glass 3/4 Full Or 1/4 Empty? Keep perspective.
• Bing, the sitemap.xml and new SBI! owners... please note

Click here to read the three most recent issues of the SBI! Xpress. (SBI! owners only.)

$100 Independence Day Special: The SiteSell Edge #100

Zine Mailings

The SiteSell Edge is for people who aren't yet SBI! customers (click here for The SiteSell Edge #100). It boils down the near-infinite Net marketing and e-business noise into "only what you really need to know."

This week, News From The SiteSell Edge announces the $100 Independence Day Special, and that Brainstorm It! Version 3.0 is in beta-release.

The Featured Article covers Search Traffic Vs. Social Traffic.

Click here to read previous issues of The SiteSell Edge.

Brainstorm It! V3 Beta Launches!: 5 Pillar Affiliate Report #374

Zine Mailings

The 5 Pillar Affiliate Report is for SiteSell.com affiliates only (click here for 5 Pillar Report #374). This e-zine, together with the Quick Start Guide, the 5 Pillar Marketing Guide, and the SiteSell Promotion Center, forms the backbone of the #1 affiliate program in the world.

This week, 5P News announces 3 exciting new releases for SBIers and the Independence Day Holdover $100 Special.

The Article shows you how to show the real "value" of SBI! to your audience as well as a breakthrough message to aim at your visitors to get them to the order page.

Pearls From The Affiliate and SBI! Forums features the following...

• Brainstorm It! V3 Beta-Launches!
• 2 New Launches! Use the 9th button and have a Picnik! :-)
• CSS 3-column Imminent
• Subdividable NavBar (with headlines) and BI! V3

Click here to read this issue of the 5P Affiliate Report. (Affiliates only. Not an affiliate? Register today.)

Brainstorm It! V3.0 Beta-Launches!: SBI! Xpress #304

Zine Mailings

Site Build It! Xpress ("SBIX") is for SBI! customers only (click here for SBIX #304 and recent issues). It boils down the near-infinite Net marketing and e-business noise into "only what you really need to know."

This week, SBIX News announces the beta-launch of Brainstorm It!, Version 3.0, one of the most important pieces of software in our history!

The Articles section covers information and advice from an experienced SBIer about "Print On Demand" companies.

Finally, Pearls From The SBI! Forums features the following...

• Let's Get More Efficient At Figuring Out Twitter Together
• Pearl on Integrating a Wordpress Blog.... And SHOULD You?
• How to get the most out of asking a question here...
• Normally, you have to pay dearly for information like this..
• Best Internet Strategy Prize
• As much as I'd like to sell more SBI!'s....
• CSS 3-column Imminent
• Silly SEO Thinking And C2

Click here to read the three most recent issues of the SBI! Xpress. (SBI! owners only.)

PREselling SiteSell Services Like A Pro - Secrets From A Top SSS Affiliate: 5 Pillar Affiliate Report #373

Zine Mailings

The 5 Pillar Affiliate Report is for SiteSell.com affiliates only (click here for 5 Pillar Report #373). This e-zine, together with the Quick Start Guide, the 5 Pillar Marketing Guide, and the SiteSell Promotion Center, forms the backbone of the #1 affiliate program in the world.

This week, 5P News shows you how to make the most of your SiteSell Services promotions with expert advice from a top affiliate.

The Article shows you how to make the most out of your last-minute promtions for the Summer Sandals $100 Special.

Pearls From The Affiliate and SBI! Forums features the following...

• Feedback to the 5P in HTML -- Share Your Thoughts...
• What version of Outlook do you use and how does the 5P Look?
• "SEO expert" bows down to SBI
• Why a Transferred, SEO'd 4-Yr Old Site 2X'd Traffic At SBI!?

Click here to read this issue of the 5P Affiliate Report. (Affiliates only. Not an affiliate? Register today.)

2 New Launches!: SBI! Xpress #303

Zine Mailings

Site Build It! Xpress ("SBIX") is for SBI! customers only (click here for SBIX #303 and recent issues). It boils down the near-infinite Net marketing and e-business noise into "only what you really need to know."

This week, SBIX News announces 2 launches - a new "button" for Socialize It! and the arrival of "Picnik It!" in the Graphic Library.

The Articles section covers common mistakes to avoid when you are building your business and a tutorial on how to put Google Maps on your site.

Finally, Pearls From The SBI! Forums features the following...

• How SBI! Changed My Life
• Why a Transferred, SEO'd 4-Yr Old Site 2X'd Traffic At SBI!?
• How To Move A Site Over To SBI!?
• Cool new search on Search It!
• The best way to decide TIER 2s?
• On Closing The SBI! Membership...

Click here to read the three most recent issues of the SBI! Xpress. (SBI! owners only.)

The 5 Pillar Report Is Now In HTML!: 5 Pillar Affiliate Report #372

Zine Mailings

The 5 Pillar Affiliate Report is for SiteSell.com affiliates only (click here for 5 Pillar Report #372). This e-zine, together with the Quick Start Guide, the 5 Pillar Marketing Guide, and the SiteSell Promotion Center, forms the backbone of the #1 affiliate program in the world.

This week, 5P News announces the new HTML version of the 5 Pillar Report and covers a new rash of affiliate fraud, a new New York Times article about the broken promises of blogging and the continuing Summer Sandals $100 Special.

The Article shows you how to make the most out of your promtions for this $100 Special.

Pearls From The Affiliate and SBI! Forums features the following...

• Blog Or Build? Update From The New York Times...
• Ugly. PayPal Brings Affiliate Fraud Attempts...
• 5 Pillar Report in HTML Coming To Your Inbox Soon!
• Why a Transferred, SEO'd 4-Yr Old Site 2X'd Traffic At SBI!?

Click here to read this issue of the 5P Affiliate Report. (Affiliates only. Not an affiliate? Register today.)

Upcoming Releases... 3 Good Ones!: SBI! Xpress #302

Zine Mailings

Site Build It! Xpress ("SBIX") is for SBI! customers only (click here for SBIX #302 and recent issues). It boils down the near-infinite Net marketing and e-business noise into "only what you really need to know."

This week, SBIX News announces details about 3 upcoming releases, an important survey about affiliate aggregators and information about the next SBI! Conference in Barcelona.

The Articles section covers two different tips (one for ensuring that you get credit for an article and the other tip will help you maximize Yahoo! Answers) and information about Google Local's Dashboard.

Finally, Pearls From The SBI! Forums features the following...

• Getting closer but still too focused on the M
• How SBI! Made My Wasp Bites Fun Today... Well, Almost
• Another Mistake Not To Make... A Biggie
• Ugly. PayPal Brings Affiliate Fraud Attempts...
• How Widespread Is Google's Surfer-Tracking, What It Means...
• And In The Same Google Vein...
• Blog Or Build? Update From The New York Times...
• Value Demand Is The Best Of All Worlds
• The Big Dog vs. The Turtle

Click here to read the three most recent issues of the SBI! Xpress. (SBI! owners only.)

How Widespread Is Google's Surfer-Tracking?

Ken's Blog

An interesting blog article from The New York Times caught my eye, but I think it misses the main point, at least from our e-business-oriented point of view.

I don't think Google really cares what you, or Mr. or Mrs. or Ms. Web surfer, do online. Not as an individual.

I do think they use data like this, "aggregating it" as they say, to help them figure out which sites are good, as opposed to merely relevant.  So they care when someone does a search.

I don't pretend to know Google's algorithm and anyone who does is speculating.  But...