One more thought...

During my surfing today, I ventured over to Sweeva. Now, you may not care for traffic exchanges but...you can watch the sites as they go by, read the comments and really learn about what makes people notice your ad. And you. You will soon see that the ads that are the most popular are also branding the promoter. Just see what sort of reaction Arvell Lewis gets from his ads as they go by. Not only are his ads good, but you really just want to go out for a beer with this guy. Now THAT is the way to market. I guarantee you he does well. Go look.



Diva

Setting goals.

As I do not have a ton to talk about reference any craziness happening, how about we talk about goals...Do you set goals? Some people shudder at the very thought, for that takes some planning and thinking. But really, you can set short term goals and that is not hard at all. For example, you have a notepad set out and write what you want to accomplish for the day. For the sake of argument, let's talk about online stuff. So today is Sunday. My list consists of making a blog post, surfing some traffic exchanges and searching for some new smileys for the forum. Once that list is done, I can then move on to my more lofty goals of site development. I guess the point of making a list of goals is so that you are not spinning aimlessly about wasting time. It also gives you a sense of accomplishment to complete your goals. Long term goals are a little trickier as you DO have to spend a little time figuring out what you hope to accomplish. Not that that is a bad thing, it is just a skill that many people do not have. Try spending just a bit of time with a pen and pad. You might find it helpful in planning your tasks, both today's and ones for the future.

Ok, so enough of that. I am still doing the marketing stuff, just being very picky. I'd like to stop hopping from thing to thing...for the most part I have been successful. I have learned that it takes a lot of energy to do that with little reward. The way to have success online seems to be in developing sites that offer interesting information or product. So yeah, that is a long term goal. Still seeing some interesting sites from time to time. There are some pretty creative people out there. I am MORE than impressed with Sweeva. Those guys are pretty darn innovative. If you have not stopped by and looked at it, please do. Very nice.

Well, off to do some offline stuff. The weekend seems to fly by. Need to spend a bit of time with the dogs outside as the weather has finally cooled off. They would love to play a little fetch. Course last time we did, my boy dog peed on the ball we were tossing about. One has to wonder what the heck they are thinking sometimes. Does he really think I am going to be excited about throwing that around now???


Diva

Waz up?

Boy, the summer months are really, really slow. The forums are dead, not much going on. Even the folks opening programs every week seem to be taking a break. It is so hot here in Kansas I can't quite seem to focus on much other than staying cool. I think I am ready for fall!

I have joined a few things that look like they could possibly be long term, we'll see how it goes. One of them that looks particularly promising is called RevUp31. You can look on the site where I bought it and watch some interesting videos about Resveratrol. They've got interviews with the guys who discovered it, interviews on 60 Minutes, and a bunch of other ones. It might go the distance, time will tell.
Other than that, I have been working on a project to be unveiled later. Lot's of ideas are floating about in my head, just need to figure out how to pull them off! Making friends with a good programmer might be in order. (:

Did I tell you my dog ran away? Little brat figured out how to get out of the gate and ran off. He paid for his misbehavior by getting hit by a car. The lady that hit him rushed him to her vet. He was just bruised up, but somewhere along the way he lost his tags. Needless to say, I did not know where he was for FIVE days! It was a miserable time but I finally saw a poster with his mug on it. Good to have him back.

Well, off to do a little house cleaning.


Diva

ShinelightTraffic and Sweeva!

Happy Sunday!

Well, I am a bit tired of many of these matrix type programs out there. Has anyone noticed that the same admins are opening program after program? On top of that, they seem to stack the deck with their favorite folks before announcing it. No wonder some are making all the money huh? Been on both ends of that one so I know how it works. But if I told ya, I'd have to kill you. Craziness. Gotta love it.

I am having a great time exploring new methods of making contacts and gaining quality traffic to my sites. There is a new traffic exchange that I really like called ShineLightTraffic. It is a nice looking place and there is a chat bar if you are so inclined. There are tons of extras with this site.
THE ADVERTISER’S DELIGHT

* Tracking Management System
* Commissions Up to 50%
* Personal Branding Programs
* Highlighted Text Ads
* Cheat Proof System
* All sites are checked with TE Tool Box Site Checker.
* Downline Builder and Downline Mailer
* Website and Banner Rotators
* Splash and Squeeze Page Builder Tool

THE SURFER’S DELIGHT

* Dynamic Surf Ratio
* Bonuses and Rewards for Active Members
* Daily Reward System
* Daily Guaranteed ca$$h Bonus for 1000 viewed sites
* Chat & Surf
* Games
* Monthly Top Surfers and Top Referrers contests


I've talked about it before, but you need to take a look at Sweeva.

It's hard to say enough about that site. You simply MUST try it. If you make your own splash pages, the folks here will tell you what they think. Nice to get tips on how to improve.

I've already seen some amazing results from it. It's not like anything you have ever experienced before but what is so cool is that it's very easy to set up and get working for your web site. It took me about 5 minutes to sign up and get started....
Be sure to check it out and experience what Sweeva calls 'social browsing'. You surf with hundreds of other members, you get to rate sites as they appear and you can network with like minded individuals.

Ooops, I almost forgot you get rewarded from rating sites, viewing sites and commenting on sites. Extremely cool site. Give it a try.

One other site that is worth mentioning and is also free...is a program in pre-launch called ClickMyAd. This is not open yet, but might be interesting. It looks like a Paid-To-Click type program with some twists. It's free, so I signed up. Looks like a nice site. The owner has some other programs out there and is a stand-up guy. His others were matrix programs, so we will see how he does with this type.

Well, gotta run. I am experimenting with that new traffic exchange browser, TEBrowser. Not sure if I like it or not. Sure makes it fast though.


Diva

womVegas and Sweeva!!

Hi all,

Boy, I can heartily recommend womVegas and Sweeva. I joined both these programs this week and just love them. WomVegas is a new social networking site that isn't quite ready yet, but you can still join. Works on a Vegas theme where you can spin the roulette wheel, roll the dice and play craps for advertising points. There will be some sort of moneymaking when it launches, but for me, the socializing is the fun part. Well, so is playing the games. This has proven to be an excellent place to make new pals AND hear about new opportunities and other news. I really like it. I would strongly encourage you to join for free and look around.

The other new program is a traffic business called Sweeva. It is one of the coolest things I have ever seen. It is the creation of several big traffic exchange owners. The gist of it is you surf for credits and you bid to get your site seen. Now the really neato part is that people watch and comment on your site in real time. You get to chat with them as the view it and make remarks. This is an outstanding way to both make new friends and explain your business. Again, I can not recommend this highly enough. It is also free with an upgrade option. Join free and see what you think. I believe you will like this. Probably the way of the future.


Ok, off to see what other cool things I can find. Talk later.



Diva

Happy Sunday! I found some cool stuff.

I've neglected my blog far too long. But I am back now. I was busy starting my own online program. It was fun, but time consuming. That and offline stuff and has kept me hopping here lately. But I am back and will be better.

I've been looking around the net today and found some very cool sites. If you are a big forum poster, this first one would be awesome to use as a forum signature as it allows you to list all your blogs, websites, social networking sites, skype etc...all in one place. Too cool! Free to join, take a look at my contact page and join if you wish: Diva's contact page. I can think of a ton of possibilities for this.

Ok, my second site is KillerStartUps. Again, free to join and extremely cool. The site reviews new starter apps and lists them for folks to vote on. I found a couple I want to try in my Internet Marketing world. Trust me, you will enjoy looking around here.

Speaking on Online Marketing...anyone else notice how NOTHING sticks around anymore? I've also noticed that more and more program owners are opening up programs every week. Duh. What is up with that? I could name a few, but I will be nice. I used to have some respect for one of them, but it is dwindling rapidly. Hard to think the best of folks who open a new program every week. But then they too are falling victim to the "here today, gone tomorrow" mentality that seems to be taking over I guess. Perhaps I am just being sentimental about the old days where programs lasted and teams worked them hard. Maybe those days will return, but I doubt it. Not until someone comes up with the perfect opportunity that no one can resist. Let me know if you have an idea on that. (:

Well, enough for today. I hope you enjoy the two sites I listed. I sure did.


Diva

Well heck...

Nothing real exciting to write about. I joined a few "fun" things and did well with them. Not real keen on posting many of them these days as nothing seems sustainable. Maybe the tide will turn and folks will decide to spend some time building programs rather than jumping from one to another. Dunno if that will happen, we can always hope.

One of the opportunities I did join that has good product and very dedicated admins is AcademyTeamSolutions. I know one of the admins from my forum. He is a very good guy. They are working hard there to provide good tools and training on those tools. Take a look. This is one I am happy to tell folks about. Hope they do well with it, they are certainly dedicated.

The dogs keep bugging me to play fetch. As it is dark outside and cold, guess that means we will be jumping and playing on the furniture inside. Spoiled things...wouldn't be so bad if they were little dogs.



Diva