For those of us that don’t want to shell out the $1 or so to use stock photography on our blogs, Flickr has a great solution.

Flickr Advanced Search

There is a VERY hidden section to Flickr called “Flickr Advanced Search“. I would not have known about it if I hadn’t accidentally found about it in Google.

The advanced search feature gives you the ability to search through only the photos that you can use on your websites or products that are licensed under Creative-Commons. The creative-commons license  gives you the ability to edit the photos and use any way you want.

Although a lot of the photos aren’t very high quality, there are a lot of great ones that will do just fine. I have used many of these photos as backgrounds in my product designs.

Flickr Advanced Search:

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These Firefox Plugins will make doing business online much easier

FireFox Plugins at Carlstips.comDon’t underestimate the power of a great plug-in

If you’re as serious about marketing on-line as I am, then you know that every second counts. Too much time is wasted going from page to page checking stats, updating posts, backlinking, finding good keywords, checking swipe files and a whole host of tedious tasks that can be simplified with a plugin.

1. WebRank Toolbar
Every time you visit a webpage you will instantly see:

  • Google Pagerank
  • Alexa  Rank
  • Compete Rank
  • Quatcast Rank
  • How many pages are indexed in (Google, Bing and Yahoo)
  • How many backlinks the site is getting from (Google, Bing and Yahoo)
  • and more

Each feature on the toolbar automatically links back to it’s original site, so, if you want to see all the backlinks coming from Yahoo, it’s as easy as clicking a button (This is very useful)

2.  LastPass

If you are using multiple computers and/or multiple accounts this tool will save you hours.

Lastpass saves all your usernames and passwords to a secure online account (I have been using it for years). When you visit a site, LastPass will automatically fill in your log-in information to save time.  If you have multiple accounts, it will let you easily choose between them and you can easily switch without ever having to remember a password.

If you are on another computer, all you have to do is download LastPass, log in, and it will remember all your passwords as if you were on your computer. (Don’t worry, once you log out of LastPass no user information is saved on the computer). It is very secure.

3. MultiRow Bookmarks Toolbar
This is my favorite time saver.  This tool extends your bookmarks toolbar to multiple rows. Currently, I have 70 of my most important websites organized between 3 rows. (The important trick to this is right clicking each item and changing the properties to shorten the names of each bookmark – for most of mine, I remove the name completely because I remember the icon).

4. RankChecker

This tool lets you plug in multiple websites and multiple keywords to show you which position the particular website ranks for those keywords. (This saves you from having to go to Google directly)

5. IMacros

(copied directly from the original description) Automate Firefox. Record and replay repetitious work. If you love the Firefox web browser, but are tired of repetitive tasks like visiting the same sites every days, filling out forms, and remembering passwords, then iMacros for Firefox is the solution you’ve been dreaming of! ***Whatever you do with Firefox, iMacros can automate it.***

With a little bit of imagination, you can use IMacros to help boost your websites to the top of search engines

If you have an extension that you like to use, please share it in the comments



 

One Week MarketingThis is one way I make money online free without spending a dime – And the “Kick in the Butt I needed”

A few months back I was lucky enough to get my hands on the course “One Week Marketing”.

Although this is not the only course I have ever read, I will say it is the only one that I follow step by step every day.

A quick review of One Week Marketing and why I think you absolutely need this course
My rating 9/10

One week marketing is written by a lady who refers to herself as PotPie Girl. At first, this name turned me off, but I soon learned it was just a name she used in forums.

This course teaches you step by step how to choose a free affiliate product (from Click Bank) and sell it without spending any money. The methods she uses are real (I use them myself) and are extremely effective. I have personally dominated Google’s first page by using her tactics.

Although some people make money within the first 3 days of her methods, it took me about a week to start seeing money come in. (I didn’t mind the week because I was just glad to see money in my account)

Here are some Pros

  • You can make a lot of money without spending a dime (You will eventually want to buy a few $1 domains)
  • There is a step-by-step guide which spells out exactly what to do to make the money
  • There is an action plan (Cheat sheet) guide for daily reminder
  • You can read the first 18 pages for free
  • You learn how to sell affiliate products instantly (By that I mean within a week)
  • You learn how to dominate a Niche

Here are some cons

  • Many people have already bought this course and are using her method (Luckily only 1 – 5 percent are actually taking action)
  • Some of the techniques don’t work as well as they used to (Sometimes her methods can seem a little spammy. Places like Squidoo and Scrbd are starting to crack down on overt selling practices)

Overall Assessment

If you are lazy, this method is NOT for you. PotPie girl asks you to do a lot of work EACH WEEK.

Until you get used to the routine it can feel like a real job.

For those of you who don’t mind hard work – following her methods will bring you success. Marketing is a numbers game and she really teaches you how to play it.

I stake my reputation on this method. It works for me and if you utilize the tools properly it will work for you to.

If you want to get the first 18 pages free and learn how to make money online free, you can visit One Week Marketing!

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