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Real-Time Web and the Kaleidoscope of Search

Ken's Blog

Google has been on record for quite a while now (no doubt prompted by Twitter) about the "real-time web."

Like I said years ago about Google, they won't get Image Search and Video Search and News search and Blog search working until they can figure out how to pull it all together and figure out which type of results any particular search (and search history patterns) is likely to want.  Along came Universal Search.

The same will go for this general trend to a "real-time Web"...

"Back to Work" $100 Special Held Over!: 5 Pillar Affiliate Report #381

Zine Mailings

The 5 Pillar Affiliate Report is for SiteSell.com affiliates only (click here for 5 Pillar Report #381). 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 Hi-Ho "Back to Work" $100 Special Holdover.

The Article shows you how to promote the 5 Pillar Program.

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

• A Fascinating Page Of Insights...
• SBI! Monetization Bootcamp at The Citadel
• New Features Released

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

iDesign3 Contest Launches! SBI! Xpress #311

Zine Mailings

Site Build It! Xpress ("SBIX") is for SBI! customers only (click here for SBIX #311 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 launch of the iDesign3 Contest, a new generation of SBI! Look and Feel templates (CSS-driven 3-columns) and an assortment of new releases related to Socialize It!, RSS/Blog It! and Form Build It!.

The Articles section covers advice and tips about contextual advertising options from a well-known SBIer.

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

• No way! I totally accidentally MET one of my site visitors!
• Lesson From A Special Meeting With an SBIer Today
• Ask One, Answer Three :-)
• By all accounts, a great success was had by all!
• What's wrong with some people? ;-)
• A Pearl From A Non-SBIer

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

What Is the Real and Noble Purpose of Business?

Ken's Blog

There are two types of business models...

#1) Those who want to profit off of you by offering you a product that is worth less than the dollars you parted with in order to purchase it.

#2) Those who want YOU to profit off of them by offering you a product that YOU believe is worth more than the dollars you parted with in order to purchase it.  In so doing, they profit.

Google is the world master at the latter -- search, mail, youtube, analytics, all free (well, it could be argued that the "price" is the data you give them, but that's a price I don't mind). They earn their income through unobtrusive, relevant ads. And yet, there are people, gurus even, who say "Google is just a business so beware."

This worries me, but only for that person. It reflects a subconscious rejection of the second business model, an "us vs. them" mentality that replaces the second model with a hazy, vague anti-business mentality that somehow suspects all business and objects to a company making a profit, no matter how great its product is.

Let's continue to examine #2....

The Hi-Ho "Back to Work" $100 Special Is Here!: 5 Pillar Affiliate Report #380

Zine Mailings

The 5 Pillar Affiliate Report is for SiteSell.com affiliates only (click here for 5 Pillar Report #380). 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 Hi-Ho "Back to Work" $100 Special.

The Article explains how to make the most of this Special in your promos.

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

• The Five Pillar Forums - More Affiliate Friendly Than Ever!
• Next sale soon? Want to buy 2 more sites!
• Use the SBI! Videos in your Promotions
• The About You Page And The About SBI! Page
• Feedback On A Simple, Sincere About SBI! Page

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

iDesign 3 Contest Starts... Day-To-Day SBI! Xpress #310

Zine Mailings

Site Build It! Xpress ("SBIX") is for SBI! customers only (click here for SBIX #310 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 countdown to the iDesign 3 Contest, an SBIer Meetup in New York City with Ken, and an important Find It! survey that needs your participation.

The Articles section covers 1) a traffic-building strategy that involves the creation of Squidoo lenses and 2) an overview of PayPal options.

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

• You Are Talking To A Person Who Is Every Bit As Real As You
• More On Optimizing Niche-Twittering
• There's traffic, and then there's Search Engine Traffic
• The 1-line essence (upside and downside) of niche-twittering
• Yes, The Next Google Dance Is Coming
• SBI Discovery, Confession, Recovery, Resolve and Celebration
• The Real-Time Web And the Kaleidoscope Of Search
• From Yuki... Top 10 Requirements to Succeed in School
• A Good Niche-Twittering Tip
• A Pearl: Using Ning For Traffic & Promoting SBI!
• What IS The Real And Noble Purpose Of Business?
• Baruch College... Do you believe in coincidences?

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

Top 10 Requirements to Succeed in School

Ken's Blog

My wife and I are off-Anguilla, helping our two daughters get ready for university.  Of course, "getting them ready" goes beyond furnishing the apartment, immigration, phones/Internet, registration, safety, etc.  It includes getting them ready for success.

This is the first great turning point opportunity in an adult's life.  It's not the only one, not by far.  Many great success stories happened well after a failed university experience.

But it is most definitely the first major opportunity.  So I asked my younger daughter Yuki to write her thoughts on the 10 requirements to succeed in school.  I liked the outcome so much that I thought it might be useful for you, if you have a child heading off to college.

Here are Yuki's top 10 (aside from my guidance and feedback, this is all hers)...

What Do You Do With the Twitterers Who You Find?

Ken's Blog

There are two good Twitter tools to find people related to your niche... tweepsearch.com and twellow.com. These tools search for your keyword within the username and bio, so they tend to bring back relevant Twitterers.  

And then what?  Here's how to "process your finds"....

Step 1) Do you recognize the Twitterers that you find?  Are they well-related and potential good contacts?  If so, follow them.

Let's say, for example, that your niche is about Anguilla.  You would follow the hotels, villas, restaurants, tourist associations in the Anguilla tourist industry, etc.

If you don't recognize any of the Twitterers, check them out (more on this in Step 2 below).

But wait, you're not finished with your "found list" yet.  Check out whoever they follow, too (hover your cursor over each square in the list of who they follow)...

A Great Case Study Update: 5 Pillar Affiliate Report #379

Zine Mailings

The 5 Pillar Affiliate Report is for SiteSell.com affiliates only (click here for 5 Pillar Report #379). 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 a great new Case Study update.

The Article explains how to build your own site "equity".

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

• Been Offered $8K for my website. Should I sell?
• You Shared, We Listened. New 5P Home Page!
• The Most Helpful 5P Resources

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

We Are Totally Bingged! SBI! Xpress #309

Zine Mailings

Site Build It! Xpress ("SBIX") is for SBI! customers only (click here for SBIX #309 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 completion of the changeover from "Live Search" to "Bing" in the SBI! system and the arrival of more Condensed DAYs in the Action Guide (from the Big Picture DAY to DAY 5).

The Articles section covers tips for understanding your ideal customers, negotiating advice if you ever decide to sell your SBI! business, information about Twitter tools, and a new product in the SBI! Resources HQ.

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

• SBI Sucks: Leonardo da Vinci says so, so it must be true
• I Don't Usually Ask This, But Walk In Our Shoes For This One
• My Very Best Tip For Using (and Making) The Action Guide
• New Protoypes for the AG
• Tortoise, When Was The Last Time You Did THIS?...
• What Selma Hayek Can Teach You About PPP

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