Escape to the country in Scotland

I've just spotted a lovely house for sale near Forfar - it's brand new, has four bedrooms and seems to have a fantastic view over the Angus countryside. Unfortunately, I can't move there - but maybe you know someone who's looking to return to Scotland to live - or who needs to find a lovely family home near Dundee or Aberdeen??

Full details of the house - it's vacant - ready for you to move in!

Insider Secrets to Marketing your Business on the Internet

Derek Gehl's Insider Secrets to Marketing your Business on the Internet course has long been on my wish list; it has received rave reviews from many people whose opinion I respect very much indeed.


Here’s the 2008 Course Outline:

Step #1. Find Your Niche Market
Step #2. Set Up Your Business To Sell The Right Solution
Step #3. Write Compelling Salescopy That Turns Visitors Into Buyers
Step #4. Design A Website That Compels Visitors To Take Action
Step #5. Use An Opt-In Form To Collect Leads And Build Customer Relationships
Step #6. Drive Visitors To Your Website And Start Making Sales
Step #7. Use Pay-Per-Click Advertising To Get Traffic Fast
Step #8. Attract Free Traffic By Optimizing For The Major Search Engines
Step #9. Use Email Marketing To Build Customer Relationships And Make More Sales
Step #10. Harness The Power Of Affiliate Programs For More Traffic And Sales
Step #11. Test, Track, And Optimize Your Marketing For Maximum Results
Step #12. Add New Revenue Streams To Grow Your Profits
Bonus Book - Use New Media And "Web 2.0" To Make Your Online Business Social
DISC 1: Video - Find a Profitable Niche Market
DISC 2: Video - Write Salescopy that Compels Visitors to Take Action
DISC 3: Create a Winning Pay-Per-Click Ad Campaign
DISC 4: Video - Optimize Your Website for Top Search Engine Results
DISC 5: Rolodex and Swipe Files
DISC 6: 7 Case Studies and 3 Website Reviews/Makeovers

Derek has some special offers online now - and I'm probably going to dip my toes in the water later on today. HOWEVER, I must confess that I didn't expect to find second-hand copies of the Internet Marketing Center course material and handbooks on the eBay auction site. There aren't a whole lot of them available, but as they are "Buy it now" items, they still look like great value for money. Either way, if you are keen to learn about Internet Marketing for your Business, these options sound like great value for money.

It would be great for you to explore these options to start earning your way out of the country's current financial meltdown. Here they are again, just so that you can take your time to check them out.

1. Derek Gehl's Insider Secrets to Marketing your Business on the Internet

2. Derek Gehl's 2008 Course Outline

Link Directories - Bidding for Links

Here's a list of some very search-engine friendly linkbid directories. I'll update this list shortly.

http://directory.phplinkbid.com/

http://www.ptcreations.com/

http://www.directorygrow.com/

http://www.bidverve.com

http://www.xirby.com/

http://www.nervedirectories.com/

http://www.0go.net/

http://www.kytoo.com/

http://www.linkjuicedirectory.com/

http://directory.intavant.com/

http://www.linkbidguide.com

http://www.bidfu.com

http://www.linkbidnow.com/

http://www.epicbids.com

http://www.affiliatefrog.com

http://www.nervedirectory.com

http://www.teknowledgery.com

http://www.w3point.com

http://www.1buckbid.com

http://www.1buckonly.com

http://linkdigg.com

http://www.linkbid.tv/

http://www.musicvideos411.com

http://meatylink.com

http://coolfinancial.com/dir

http://www.LinkFrequency.com

http://fightingtopsites.com

http://www.euro-lister.com/

http://zdravzivotzr.com

http://directoriesbidding.com

http://db9.biz/

http://bidforposition.co.uk

http://www.premointer.com

http://www.computingandinternet.net

http://www.societyandculture.org

http://www.shoppinglinks.nu

http://linkbidblog.com

http://healthdirectory.nu

http://eshopindex.com

http://www.linkbid.name

http://meanlinks.com

http://addyourlink.name

http://www.TopBidLink.com

http://www.bid-directory-uk.co.uk

http://jie.cc

http://www.mastertop.net/

http://www.dealsinvestment.com/

http://www.bountyworld.com

http://linkstarz.com

http://emarketinglinks.com

http://linksalad.com

http://bidforpr.com

http://www.worldlinksbid.com

http://www.webydirectory.com/

http://www.biduplinks.co.uk

http://www.smarturl.co.uk

http://www.topwebsiteslist.com

http://www.fruitydirectory.com/phplinkbid

http://www.link4rank.com

http://www.eurolistings.net

http://www.uppername.com

http://www.candomultimedia.com/

http://www.bidlink.eu

http://www.primalima.com

http://www.webpix.eu

http://www.portachi.net/

http://biddirectory1.com

http://www.mySEOlink.com

http://www.bidforposition.us

http://linkscan.us

http://www.sublimedirectory1.com

http://doughmainz.com/domainlinkbids/index.php

http://www.linkbid24.de/

http://bid-for-links.com

http://www.everbestlinks.com

http://www.patentsonline.com.au/bidforlink/

http://www.linkdirectory.cc

http://www.scriptcopy.com

http://www.topbidwebdirectory.com

http://www.englishfair.com

http://www.tookle.com

http://www.blacpac.com

http://www.npx01.com

http://www.directorydub.com

http://www.bidpreneur.com

http://www.licytacjalinkow.pl

http://www.najlepszapozycja.net

http://www.multi-directory.com/

http://www.prowebdir.com/

http://www.smartlinklp.com/

http://www.textlinkindex.com/

http://www.textlinkbid.com/

http://www.webshopdirectory.com/

http://photographersbank.com

http://xoccy.com

http://www.bidrankdirectory.com/

http://www.empowerlink.com/

http://www.ses-its.com/

http://www.spmdb.com/

http://www.ibaud.org/

http://www.bidmylink.com/

http://www.linkprague.com/

http://www.linkanchor.com/

http://www.nvrenshow.net/

http://www.powernetworkingseries.com/

http://www.propylaean.org/

http://www.bigbangworkshops.com/

http://www.brigandu.com/

http://www.westgei.com/

http://www.asaconcordia.com/

http://www.positionstrength.com/

http://www.bid-link.org/

http://www.bidding-directory.org/

http://www.coinaf.org/

http://www.tomscreekint.com/

http://www.woodkerne.com/

http://www.podsim.org/

Knock, Knock

I love old houses; so, when my sister decided to purchase a Victorian terrace house near Derby, my interest was piqued.

Last week, I took the time to visit her - and she showed me her purchase. The house is in a distressed state as she's renovating; but the quality of the build is shining through.

One of the items which took me straight back to my childhood is the amazing Victorian door knocker - featuring a lion's mask. It is just like the one which was on the back door at our aunt's house. My sister has re-painted it into a crisp black - and it is looking beautiful.

M

Bankaholic.com - $15m Price Tag

What happens when you create a web site which provides useful, fresh and up-to-date information for a hungry market?? Well, if you're like Johns Wu at Bankaholic.com, you get an offer for your web site which is impossible to refuse.

.... so, get your creative juices running and find a hot market which you can be passionate about - and you, too, could end up with $15m in your bank balance.

M

Social Bookmarking?

I've just started a new experiment with social bookmarking sites - these ones apparently don't assign thd "no-follow" tag to your bookmarks - in other words, they can be spidered.

Backflip
Bibsonomy
Blinklist
Bookmarktracker
Connectedy
Folked
Furl
Jumptags
Linkagogo
MyLinkVault
MyVMarks
Spotback
Spurl

I am hoping that by adding my sites into the bookmarks here, we will get better search engine results for our key phrases.

.... I'll let you know how this goes.

M

Maybe the stockbrokers need some spice in their lives?

Weird and wacky magnets - in the form of a nipples must be among the most wacky items we've seen on eBay - I would have thought that eBay would have pulled this auction - but obviously not.

Meantime, even in these troubled times, Breast Painting Artist Kira Ayn Varszegi is still selling lots of original art work - good on her!