IM NewsWatch, February 21, 2013 - Latest IM News including ‘Twitter Announces Advertising API – Mashable’ and much more...

February 21st, 2013 at 3:00 am EST

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

‘Passive Income With Kindle Publishing’ – ShoeMoney Blog

Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog post is titled “Passive Income With Kindle Publishing”. Schoemaker says, “Kindle publishing has been a great way for affiliates to diversify their business. It’s not a magic bullet, but it can provide consistent, stable income if done correctly. In the affplaybook.com forum we’ve been discussing how to... [Read more]

‘Why Following In The Footsteps Of Other Bloggers Can Be A Treacherous Path’ – ‘Entrepreneurs-Journey’ Blog

The latest ‘Entrepreneurs-Journey’ blog post is titled “Why Following In The Footsteps Of Other Bloggers Can Be A Treacherous Path”. Yaro Starak says, “A few weeks ago on one of my Yaro.TV daily videos I talked about solving problems by learning how other people have solved the same problem before you. You can study other people’s solutions... [Read more]

‘Google Analytics: 10 Tips to Increase Productivity’ – Web Marketing Today

The latest ‘Web Marketing Today’ blog post is titled “Google Analytics: 10 Tips to Increase Productivity”. Feras Alhlou says, “Google Analytics can help you understand your audience and track your site’s overall marketing performance. Here are 10 tips make your Google Analytics experience more productive. 1. Customize Your Dashboard Google... [Read more]

Azon Product Jacking: How to drive more traffic to your Amazon affiliate sites #ad

Faraaz Ahmed is an Amazon affiliate. He earns his living by sending traffic from his websites to Amazon. When someone buys, he earns commissions. He has gotten pretty good at it. Now, in Azon Product Jacking, he shares his strategy for getting people to come to his affiliate site and click on his links. His sites are “review sites” and offer... [Read more]

‘SimplyMeasured Tracks Vines; Social Analytics Grows’ – ‘Website Magazine’ Article

The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “SimplyMeasured Tracks Vines; Social Analytics Grows”. Pete Prestipino says, “When it comes to social media, there’s always some edgy new tactic and opportunity emerging. Those brands that act swiftly to address and capitalize on them are those that benefit most. Such will likely be the... [Read more]

‘Twitter Launches Promoted Products API, Letting Marketers Buy Via Third-Party Tools’ – ‘Marketing Land’ Article

The latest article on ’Marketing Land’ is titled “Twitter Launches Promoted Products API, Letting Marketers Buy Via Third-Party Tools”. Pamela Parker says, “Little Twitter is growing up, today announcing it will offer an advertising API for its Promoted Tweets and Promoted Accounts products, a development allowing marketers... [Read more]

‘The Twitter API: human meets programmatic’ – ‘Econsultancy’ Blog

The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “The Twitter API: human meets programmatic”. Jonathan Gardner says, “The official launch of the Twitter Ads API was inevitable but still important for the marketing ecosystem. One of the world’s biggest human-fed and –curated platforms has taken a step in the right direction... [Read more]

Squidoo Templates: Professional-looking Squidoo lenses sell more #ad

Tom Mitchell has released 18 new professional-quality Squidoo Templates you can use on Squidoo or in an independent website to earn affiliate commissions from Amazon. These templates can be used to sell any Amazon product by simply plugging in the appropriate links to the picture and Amazon product information for the products you want to promote. These... [Read more]

Reminder- ‘Enterprise Social Media Success – Leadership by Example‘ ‘Business 2 Community’ Webinar March 4

‘Business 2 Community’ is hosting a webinar on Monday, March 4 at 2.00 pm ET. The topic of the webinar is “Enterprise Social Media Success – Leadership by Example”. The ‘Business 2 Community’ team says, “SAP CIO, Oliver Bussmann, recognized as the #1 Social CIO and a thought leader and influencer in the Enterprise IT industry... [Read more]

‘ROI key to future mobile marketing investments: report’ – ‘Econsultancy’ Blog

The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “ROI key to future mobile marketing investments: report”. Patricio Robles says, “With billions of mobile devices in use by consumers around the world, and with those devices getting more and more capable every year, it’s no surprise that many industry observers believe... [Read more]

Reminder- ‘Why The Top 10 Conversion Optimization Agencies Score Great A/B Test Results’ SEO Braintrust Webinar 2.00 pm EDT

SEO Braintrust is hosting a webinar on Thursday, February 21 at 2.00 pm EDT. The topic of the webinar is “Why The Top 10 Conversion Optimization Agencies Score Great A/B Test Results”. Webinar Details Organizer: SEO Braintrust Topic: Why The Top 10 Conversion Optimization Agencies Score Great A/B Test Results Day/Date: Thursday, February 21 Time:... [Read more]

InstaPop Mobile Web App: convert your site into an App for Apple, Android and BlackBerry #ad

People can place your website on their smartphone and come to it easily and frequently if you give them an app to access it. They can place the app on their home screen where they will see it every day. Ali G’s new InstaPop keeps your site or client sites on the minds of interested visitors. With this new software, it’s easy to generate... [Read more]

Reminder- Future of the Ink’s ‘Digital Publishing Online Intensive’ March 6-26

Future of the Ink is hosting ‘Digital Publishing Online Intensive’ live online event on March 6-26. Key speakers of this training event are Kathleen Gage, Lou Bortone, Kristen Eckstein, Daniel Hall, Nina Amir, Bob The Teacher Jenkins, D’vorah Lansky, Sue Painter, Marnie Pehrson, Jim Kukral, Lynne Klippel and Laura West. Dr. Ellen... [Read more]

Reminder- ‘You’re Free of Any Employer Forever, You Set Your Own Hours, and You Retire Comfortably (At Any Age)’ Robert Plank’s Webinar 2.00 pm EST

Robert Plank is hosting a webinar on Thursday, February 21 at 2.00 pm EST. The topic of the webinar is “You’re Free of Any Employer Forever, You Set Your Own Hours, and You Retire Comfortably (At Any Age)”. Webinar Details Organizer: Robert Plank Topic: You’re Free of Any Employer Forever, You Set Your Own Hours, and You Retire Comfortably... [Read more]

‘Yahoo Homepage Gets A Risky But Overdue Facelift’ – ‘ReadWrite’

The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “Yahoo Homepage Gets A Risky But Overdue Facelift”. Taylor Hatmaker says, “A homepage redesign would hardly be noteworthy when it comes to most sites on the Web – but for Yahoo, It’s a revolution. Yahoo – long in the tooth among its rivals – doesn’t change early or... [Read more]

WP CoolBar: builds traffic, click-throughs, and subscribers #ad

Andrey Bump developed WP CoolBar to improve his own marketing results. He specializes in list building and CPA marketing, and WP CoolBar helps in these tasks, but it also is useful in just about any internet marketing. This is a plugin that gets people’s attention and gets them to view whatever content you choose. For example, you can use it: •... [Read more]

Final Reminder- ‘Using Market Frameworks to Analyze Your Competition’ MarketingProfs Seminar 12.00 pm ET

MarketingProfs is hosting a seminar with Sean Campbell on Thursday, February 21 at 12.00 pm ET. The topic of the seminar is “Using Market Frameworks to Analyze Your Competition”. MarketingProfs team says, “Building a house from a blueprint is far easier than starting from scratch (for most, at least). The same goes for your marketing... [Read more]

Reminder- ‘Enterprise Social Media Success – Leadership by Example‘ – ‘Business 2 Community’ Webinar March 4

‘Business 2 Community’ is hosting a webinar on Monday, March 4 at 2.00 pm ET. The topic of the webinar is “Enterprise Social Media Success – Leadership by Example”. The ‘Business 2 Community’ team says, “SAP CIO, Oliver Bussmann, recognized as the #1 Social CIO and a thought leader and influencer in the Enterprise IT industry... [Read more]

‘Yahoo Redesigns Homepage, Adds Infinite Scrolling’ – ‘Mashable’

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Yahoo Redesigns Homepage, Adds Infinite Scrolling”. Stan Schroeder says, “Yahoo has redesigned its homepage, the first such move for the company in four years. The new design, which also extends to the mobile versions of the site, is not a dramatic overhaul by any means. The main menu of... [Read more]

Affiliate Basics Videos: get started in affiliate marketing on the right path #ad

Mark Lareau is well-known for his instructional videos. His latest set of videos is on Affiliate Basics. If you are not an experienced affiliate marketer, Lareau will show you some important principles about affiliate marketing to set your business on a sound footing. The 7 videos in this series are short and pithy: Video 1. Why Affiliate Marketing... [Read more]

‘Here’s How Daniel Pink Writes’ – ‘Copyblogger’ Blog

The latest post on ‘Copyblogger’ Blog is titled “Here’s How Daniel Pink Writes”. Kelton Reid says, “It seems only fitting that bestselling author and journalist Daniel Pink returns to Copyblogger to reveal his secrets for getting words onto the page. Brian Clark picked the brain of this influential thinker five years ago in a conversation... [Read more]

‘Mobilize Your SEO: Making the Most Out of the Mobile Search Opportunity’ – ‘SEOmoz’ Blog

The latest ‘SEOmoz’ blog post is titled “Mobilize Your SEO: Making the Most Out of the Mobile Search Opportunity”. Aleyda Solis says, “Last week, I had the opportunity to give a Mozinar on the different steps and activities involved in a Mobile SEO process, from the initial research, analysis, and decision making, to the development, optimization,... [Read more]

‘The 3 Underground Secrets Of Making Money Online’ by John Chow

John Chow’s latest blog post is titled “The 3 Underground Secrets Of Making Money Online”. Chow says, “Get ready to BOOST your income this year! If you’ve ever made money online, the secret I want to share right now has already been unlocked by you. Don’t stare at me like that, yes you! I had to call it underground secret because a lot... [Read more]

The Easy $50,000 Business: Sell a service and outsource the work #ad

You are only one person and can only do so much. But there are many (thousands) of freelance workers willing to work for you. Odesk, Fiverr, Scriptlance and several other sites have many eager workers, just looking for work. Stuart Walker has been “leveraging” the work of these freelance workers for years, and, he says, earning $50,000 per... [Read more]

‘Does Follower Score Matter?’ – ‘Website Magazine’ Article

The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “Does Follower Score Matter?”. Allison Howen says, “One of the best ways to gain digital popularity is by marketing your brand on social networks like Twitter. Professionals and brands alike can leverage social sites to reach a large audience, foster relationships and gain free word-of-mouth... [Read more]

‘3 Strategies To Get Responses To Your Emails’ – Aweber Blog

The latest ‘Aweber’ blog post is titled “3 Strategies To Get Responses To Your Emails”. Gregory Ciotti says, “No matter your industry, it’s difficult to get subscribers to open and respond to your marketing emails. With my emails for Sparring Mind, I’m regularly able to reach 50-60+% open rates and up to 30+% click-through rates. How... [Read more]

‘Email Marketing: 3 questions every marketer should ask about negative lifts’ – ‘MarketingExperiments’ Blog

The latest ‘MarketingExperiments’ blog post is titled “Email Marketing: 3 questions every marketer should ask about negative lifts”. John Tackett says, “What can you learn about your customers from a test that produced a negative lift? This was the central idea behind the opening keynote presentation, “The Internet as a Living Laboratory,”... [Read more]

Supercharged Solo Ad Profits: for your own products or affiliate products #ad

Jason Finley just released Supercharged Solo Ad Profits, showing how he uses solo ads to other people’s mailing lists to build his business. Finley is a successful affiliate marketer, often showing up in the top sellers during product launches. He says the key to his success is his use of solo ads. He uses a simple technique for buying solo ads,... [Read more]

Download: Yesmail’s ’2013 Yesmail Email Design Lookbook’

Yesmail has released the “2013 Yesmail Email Design Lookbook”. The Yesmail team says, “Are your email campaigns missing pieces of flare? Download Yesmail’s annual lookbook to learn email design practices that contribute to better open, click-through and conversation rates. The lookbook showcases real-world email campaigns that... [Read more]

‘B2B Marketing: Manufacturer’s “Cheaper than China” branding campaign increases sales 33%’ – MarketingSherpa Case Study

MarketingSherpa has released a case study titled “B2B Marketing: Manufacturer’s “Cheaper than China” branding campaign increases sales 33%”. David Kirkpatrick says, “When a strongly held perception about a marketplace doesn’t match reality, it can be difficult to push facts through those beliefs. The Rodon Group... [Read more]

‘Companies struggle to use social for marketing and customer service: report’ – ‘Econsultancy’ Blog

The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Companies struggle to use social for marketing and customer service: report”. Patricio Robles says, “With countless consumers around the world using social media, it’s no surprise that companies have flocked to services like Facebook and Twitter. In many cases, companies... [Read more]

WP Mobile Theme Machine 2.0 Creates Mobile Optimised WordPress Themes Quickly, Easily #ad

Mark Sandquist has just released a new, improved version of WP Mobile Theme Machine. With it, you can create custom WordPress themes for mobile websites for local businesses. Google says, “Create a fast mobile site with big buttons and text, keep steps to complete tasks to a minimum.” That is what WP Mobile Theme Machine does, and the site... [Read more]

‘Twitter Announces Advertising API’ – ‘Mashable’

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Twitter Announces Advertising API”. Todd Wasserman says, “Twitter on Wednesday unveiled its long-awaited advertising API, a move that will likely grow the company’s revenues by a wide margin. The move, which had been reported by Mashable on Tuesday, will let let larger ad agencies... [Read more]

‘Report: iPhone 5 Was the World’s Best-Selling Smartphone in Q4 2012’ – ‘Mashable’

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Report: iPhone 5 Was the World’s Best-Selling Smartphone in Q4 2012″. Stan Schroeder says, “Apple‘s iPhone 5 was the best-selling smartphone in the world in Q4 2012, according to the latest data from Strategy Analytics. The iPhone 5 took the crown from Samsung Galaxy S III,... [Read more]

’4 Reasons I Love Designing Email’ – ‘Marketing Land’ Article

The latest article on ’Marketing Land’ is titled “4 Reasons I Love Designing Email”. Chris Studabaker says, “The Valentine’s holiday had me wearing the customary rose-tinted glasses and thoroughly enjoying it, from the candy to the life adventures (our first daughter was born the in wee hours of the 14th). [Editor's... [Read more]

+Pilot puts your Google+ account on auto-pilot #ad

This is the third in a series of automation tools. First came NewsTweets for Twitter automation. Then it was NewsBook for Facebook automation. Now +Pilot tackles Google+. +Pilot lets you post fresh news content to your Google+ account, as well as doing additional account management functions. You select the topics you want to post about. Then you turn... [Read more]

’100 frequently used digital marketing acronyms’ – ‘Econsultancy’ Blog

The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “100 frequently used digital marketing acronyms”. Chris Lake says, “When I first started working in the internet industry, back in 1874, a colleague said to me that I shouldn’t be daunted by the ridiculous number of acronyms that are seemingly used on a daily basis. I’d... [Read more]

‘6 Ways To Make Freemium Work For B2B Products’ – ‘ReadWrite’

The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “6 Ways To Make Freemium Work For B2B Products”. Anthony Smith says, “You may have read a lot of articles last year about why the so-called “freemium” model doesn’t work for most consumer-oriented companies. And it’s true that offering a base-level product for free to gain visibility... [Read more]

‘Twitter Now Reducing Some Tweets To 117 Characters’ – ‘Mashable’

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Twitter Now Reducing Some Tweets To 117 Characters”. Emily Price says, “If you’re tweeting out a URL, your tweets just got a bit shorter. Starting Wednesday, any tweet sent with a URL will be reduced to 118 characters, or 117 for https links. First announced in December, the reduction is... [Read more]

Miranda WP Theme: New, beautiful, powerful theme for eCommerce sites #ad

Canadian marketer Josee Bedard has developed many WordPress themes for online marketers. They have been big successes, and they have received positive reviews. Bedard’s latest is called The Miranda Theme, and continues the long string of successful themes for marketers. This theme lets you customize the look and feel of your site in seconds. Change... [Read more]

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