Adzly is a new advertising network that many bloggers have taken advantage of. Google Adsense has traditionally been used for bloggers to promote their sites, but new blogs can sometimes be great opportunities to receive traffic that would otherwise have a lot of competition. However, you can’t expect to gain anything from Adzly by cutting [...]
Author Archives: Kalen Smith
Can you use Adzly ads on your blog?
— By Kalen Smith
New tool for fighting Internet censorship likely ineffective
— By Kalen Smith
International electronic communications are essential to global trade and relations. Censorship programs of some countries can make this seem impossible. Fortunately, they are developing ways to overcome these barriers. In a post by Fox News, an announcement made by the Defcon Hacker’s Conference details how the U.S. government is using a program called Feed Over [...]
The most blatant Facebook injustice yet
— By Kalen Smith
Facebook has been criticized for their privacy violations for several years. In the United States, they may be investigated by the FTC for stealing user data and selling it to advertisers. Recently, the situation has become even more insulting for the users who have already been exploited. Facebook actually was given an award after a [...]
Take risks, calculated risks
— By Kalen Smith
You know you are a true entreprenuer when you are willing to take a bullet for your product. The man in the photo, a bullet proof vest maker, is. (source : Baris Karadogan) Being an entrepreneur involves taking many risks. As much as most people hate taking risks, they can’t be avoided. But taking risks [...]
Great ideas don’t get funded by themselves
— By Kalen Smith
Many entrepreneurs have brilliant ideas that could turn into Fortune 500 companies. They deserve the opportunity to prove themselves. Unfortunately, most of them are never given that chance. Investors are usually fairly conservative with their money. They hear many business ideas and have to filter some of them out. Remember the quote from Gordon Gekko [...]
Will AppsGeyser just add to the clutter of useless Android apps?
— By Kalen Smith
A new Android application has just come out that should have a huge impact on the Android community. AppsGeyser is an application that can take any web content and turn transform it into new applications. To many Android developers this sounds like a great tool.
Getting better conversions with location-based SEO
— By Kalen Smith
Marketers often get a lot of exposure and traffic to their website, but the actual conversions they receive may be much lower than they hope. The problem isn’t always the amount of traffic they are receiving, but who is actually coming to their website. One of the most common problems entrepreneurs face is that they [...]
Your virtual assistant is a partner, not an employee
— By Kalen Smith
Photo from GeorgiaVirtualAssistantsVirtual Assistants Helping you get things done. Virtual assistants provide professional, administrative or professional assistance to other entrepreneurs. Clearly, they can be some of the best business relationships you can possibly have. Businesses often underestimate the potential of the relationship.
Why LinkedIn Groups May Not Be Working for You
— By Kalen Smith
We’ve all heard stories about an Internet millionaire who used LinkedIn to expand their network. Then they actually try joining a variety of LinkedIn groups and fail to create a single connection. After a few weeks of frustration, they throw in the towel. If this scenario describes you, then you are probably starting to doubt [...]
Laws bloggers should be aware of
— By Kalen Smith
The Internet is the fastest and simplest way to communicate to the rest of the world. As I’ve mentioned before, this is a double edged sword. The statements we make online can destroy our business image if we are reckless. The consequences for not being careful online may be much more serious than we think. [...]