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High Comment Count = High Google Ranking

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Back at the end of October 2009, I came across a disturbing post about fake soldiers bilking unsuspecting lonely singles out of their hard-earned money.

Running an internet dating site, I felt it only right that I should share this post with my readers and warn them about the dangers of military dating scams.

Little did I know what a beneficial effect that one post would have on my site!

Next to the homepage, that is the most-visited post on the site – with 8.69% of the traffic over the course of a month going directly to that page.

I attribute that success to the continuing run of comments made since the day the post was published.

As of August 5th, there have been 768 comments made on that post and they keep coming in….

fake soldiers

So rather than dying a slow death and disappearing into the depths of long-forgotten posts (on a blog that doesn't get very much attention anymore), that post still ranks high for it's original keywords – ‘military dating scams‘ (3rd), ‘fake soldiers' (2nd) and ‘fake soldier scam' (top 2 positions).

fake soldier scam Google rankings

The reason the homepage also shows up in the search is because I added a link to the post from the homepage after it became so popular.

Granted, although I was never looking to rank for terms that included ‘dating scam' on a site that promotes internet dating services, the point is to go with the flow and try your best to make conversions.

In this case, I added a link to a well-known and respected dating service that caters to military singles. 🙂

You can see the original post about military dating scams here.

Facebook Stalker Spam

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Good grief. What's up with the Facebook Stalker app (and all the idiots that are promoting it)?

Folks, it's just another way that scammers are getting you to give up your Facebook password.

Don't fall for it!

First of all, if your Facebook security is good (no telephone numbers, addresses or real birth years), then you don't need to worry about those who will steal your identity.

And if you have played fast and loose with your personal information get LifeLock identity theft protection!!!

Secondly, it's easy enough to tell if you have a REAL stalker (and I've dealt with 2 of them over the years).

They don't just lurk – they pursue you — relentlessly.

They send you every app in the book, send you loving messages and then express real frustration when you don't respond. (Have you seen “The Resident“? Watch it.)

Dealing with Facebook stalkers is easy — defriend the creeps.

I have 2 Facebook accounts. One for family and REAL friends (those whom I've actually met, spent time with… love). The other is for people with whom I do business. Some folks are on both accounts… but never would I allow a stranger into my ‘friends and family' account.

Back to the point, as far as an Stalker Trackers application on Facebook — there's no such thing.
The original stalker app was removed from Facebook very quickly due to security issues. Don't believe that others will be any different.

So, don't fall for the bandwagon and promote it. In too many cases, it's just a front for nefarious programmer/scammers to access your account.

Help a Reporter Out – Get Free PR and Backlinks

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Can you imagine how valuable a backlink from Huffington Post, AOL or Reuters would be for your website in terms of traffic and increased customers?

A link like that is well within your reach if you join HARO (Help a Reporter Out). All you need to do is sign up for their twice daily emails to receive queries from reporters looking for information to publish.

Below is a list of 68 requests I received late this afternoon. Surely, you know something about one of the following topics. If not, the next list will come out tomorrow morning.

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2010: Year in Review

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Overall, my goals / resolutions for this year were simple and minimal:

  1. Travel more
  2. Take more time off
  3. Maintain or increase my income
  4. Lose 10 pounds.

Well, three out of 4 ain't bad. (I gained seven pounds – but had a great time doing it! 🙂 )

As for traveling more… I did that in spades with trips to:

As for time off… in reality, I worked only 2 months this year.

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My BIG Facebook Faux Pas

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I messed up my Facebook strategy right from the outset.

I created a profile and let everyone and his brother become my “friend”.

That was all well and good until I had nearly 5,000 friends and realized that was going to be all that Facebook allowed.

Limiting friends?

I have 100's of thousands of subscribers on my email lists and only a certain percentage buy. I want to GROW my lists, NOT limit their numbers.

Egads.

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Make Money with YouTube: The Rules

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I just went through the process of submitting my video for revenue sharing consideration and discovered the rules and process for making money with your YouTube videos — and I LIKE them considering how much time I spent dealing with copyright infringement issues…

Here are some of the basics.

It's NOT OK to use someone else's material even if you…

  • edit together or “mash-up” other works.
  • alter it by 10%, 20%, 30%, etc.
  • only use 30 seconds of a song or video clip.
  • found it on the internet.
  • nobody sent you a copyright notice.
  • paid for it.
  • give proper attribution (credits).
  • are only singing the words of a favorite copyrighted song.

This is copyright infringement and your video will be deleted!

How to monetize your video

  • After reviewing the Agreement you will be asked for some information about your video.
  • Any information you can provide about the source of the music or visual images used in your video — and whether they have been included in your video with the permission of the source or person appearing in your video — will help the process move faster.
  • DO NOT submit any TV shows, music videos, music concerts, or commercials without the express permission of the producer, unless they consist entirely of content you created yourself.
  • Only eligible videos in your account may be invited for revenue sharing.

Processing your video can take time. Please be patient!

Once processed, one of the following will happen:

  • If approved, advertising will appear with the video.
  • If rejected, the video will be deleted from YouTube. You will receive an email notification if your video is rejected.

How and when you get paid

  • After you link your YouTube account with Google AdSense you will be paid through your AdSense account
  • You'll be paid when
  • Your earnings reach the payment threshold
  • There are no holds on your account
  • You remain in compliance with AdSense policies, YouTube policies and Community Guidelines

Simple, commonsense stuff — for MOST of us! 🙂

Comments, questions or suggestions? Please leave a comment below!

Cheers,

Ros

Woohoo! Making Money from YouTube Videos

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Just got this message from YouTube:

Your video How Affiliate Marketing Works has become popular on YouTube, and you're eligible to apply for the YouTube Partnership Program, which allows you to make money from playbacks of your video.

Once you're approved, making money from your video is easy. Here's how it works: First sign into your YouTube account. Then, complete the steps outlined here: [link removed]. Once you're finished, we'll start placing ads next to your video and pay you a share of the revenue as long as you meet the program requirements.

We look forward to adding your video to the YouTube Partnership Program. Thanks and good luck!

The YouTube Team

Just one MORE way to make money as an affiliate marketer!

Actually, Jeremy and I will be talking about this at length at Affiliate Summit. Hope to see you there!

Comments, questions or suggestions? Please leave a comment below!

Cheers,

Ros

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