Jay Baer ‘s latest ‘Convince & Convert’ blog post is titled “Are You a Marketing Cheater? The Continued Gamification of Attention″. Baer says, “We are addicted to shortcuts. Regardless of the structure and rules of the contest at hand, some among us will stretch the boundaries seeking an edge over our opponent. Perhaps this is just human nature, or maybe it’s more prevalent in America where we cherish our opportunity to have a strong role in our personal”. Are You a Marketing Cheater? The Continued Gamification of Attention Jay Baer’s ‘Convince & Convert’ Blog  [...]

Yahoo Answers gets hundreds of thousands of visitors each day, and all of them are looking for answers to pressing questions that are bothering them. Answer those questions, and you’ll be an expert in their eyes. And therein lies a marketing opportunity: People seeking answers are often open to buying solutions. Responding to this opportunity, hundreds of smart marketers from around the world have been tapping into Yahoo Answers to drive large amounts of targeted, buying traffic to all sorts of niche offers… Once you answer enough questions and are seen as an expert, you can start including... [...]

The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “The nightmare of choosing a domain name”. Tom Albrighton says, “The pain of names is mainly in domains… Recently, I’ve been working on a naming project for an overseas client. The company is launching a new online business that will operate in a relatively crowded niche. All I have to do is think of its name. Oh, and just one more thing. The name has to be available as a .com domain. Nothing less will do”. The nightmare of choosing a domain name ‘Econsultancy’ Blog  [...]

The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “CSS Frameworks for Responsive Web Design”. Pete Prestipino says, “Responsive Web design (RWD) has taken the ‘Net by storm. RWD isn’t just trendy among designers, it’s useful to ensure a consistent user experience – something of increasing important with the diversity of screen sizes today. Fortunately, there are some incredibly useful resources available (like CSS Frameworks) for designers and developers to create digital products in some terrifically exciting ways. CSS Frameworks are essentially pre-prepared libraries which... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Want Tumblr Analytics? It Will Cost You”. Lauren Indvik says, “For the first time, brands and marketers have access to an analytics dashboard for Tumblr: Partner Union Metrics, which Tumblr named its first “preferred” analytics provider in October, has now made its product available to the public after a beta testing period with 150 companies. Union Metrics allows users to access sharing data on individual blogs and topics, as well as identify popular contributors, curators and trends”. Want Tumblr Analytics? It Will Cost You Mashable.com  [...]

While affiliate marketing is an easy way to get.started online, it has its limitations; there’s a lot of work involved and you primarily benefit the other marketer, the one whose product you promote. Owning your own products, on the other hand, opens new avenues of profitable marketing to you, You can leverage your own affiliates, for example, who will happily go out and promote your product for you, as you sit back and take a 50% cut of each sale they make. You can also build a reputation for expertise in your niche that will lead to more sales. But, of course, there’s always the starting... [...]

The latest ‘SEOmoz’ blog post is titled “Should We Chase The Algorithm?”. Dr. Pete says, “How does chasing the algorithm fit into search marketing in 2013, including the emerging trends of content marketing and #RCS? I explain why I’ve become a bit obsessed with the algorithm, why I firmly believe in content marketing, and how they fit together”. Should We Chase The Algorithm? SEOmoz  [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “Users Average 7 Hours A Month On Facebook, Just 3 Minutes On Google+ [Infographic]”. Taylor Hatmaker says, “It’s not exactly news that Facebook continues its epic reign among social media sites – but it’s still surprising just how much it dominates. According to data cobbled together in a new infographic from San Francisco law firm Morrison & Foerster’s Socially Aware Blog, each month, visitors spend an average of 6.75 hours on Facebook. At first gloss, that may not sound like much, but that’s almost double... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Microsoft Reveals Surface With Windows 8 Pro Price and Specs”. Christina Warren says, “Microsoft has revealed key details about its Surface with Windows 8 Pro device — including price, specs and the month you can buy one. The Surface with Windows 8 Pro looks a lot like the Surface RT tablet but under the hood, things are very different. Microsoft’s Surface RT tablet runs on an ARM-based processor. That means it’s not compatible with software built for Intel processors”. Microsoft Reveals Surface With Windows 8 Pro Price and... [...]

Earlier this week, Ben Shaffer and Tony Marriott released the new WP Pipeline software, This system lets you control your WordPress sites and do a lot more. For example: • Remote backups, so that you can be sure that you will never lose data again • Deploying WordPress themes, plugins and versions to either one blog or an unlimited number of blogs • User and group permissions so that you can give access to other people to the blogs that you choose • Cloning and creating new blogs in a just a few clicks • Maintaining theme and plugin directories for easy re-use There’s... [...]