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June 28th, 2008 at 11:13 pm

Free Course on Making Money Online: 30 Day Challenge!

in: General

Ok, I don’t know too much about this program yet, but I am all for free courses!  I read a post on another blog that recommended this set of courses, so I thought I would sign up for it.  The challenge starts at the first of July (I think), but there is a ton of stuff going on right now to help you get ready for the challenge.  The person I read said that he is went through the course before, and it helped him a lot.  I hope that it will be as helpful for me!

So, if you want to give it a try, just CLICK HERE to sign up.  There are no catches with this course, other than you have to sign up with a legit email address.  I haven’t had a chance to look around a lot yet, but hope to do so with in the next few days.  I have been far too busy with my real life to spend much time on this yet.  I am hoping that I will be able to keep up with it when it gets rolling in the classes.

If you have been complaining because it is too expensive to learn to make money online, then this is your opportunity.  If you are unwilling to sign up for a free course, then you probably will never be successful.  What have you got to lose?  I’m guessing that 30 days after the program you will be happy with your success.  I am looking forward to it.  If you sign up, let me know!



June 10th, 2008 at 2:19 am

Gettin’ the Free Stuff!

I’ve posted about this a couple of times, but one more can’t hurt!  I have started getting my free stuff from Freebie Force, and I think it has been a great deal so far!  How can I go wrong.  Let me tell you about a deal that was posted today.  You can get $25 for test driving a car.  How easy is that ?  You print out the certificate, go drive the car, and the company sends you a $25 American Express gift card!

Here’s what you have to do:  Visit Freebie Force, and sign up.  It will cost you $9.95 per month, but look at it this way–You will be sure to clear at least $15 in the first month, just by test driving a car!  I seriously don’t know what you could be waiting for…click that link up there right now!

Not only do you get great free stuff, but you also can pay for your membership just by referring your friends to the site!  It is amazing how quickly you can pay your membership, and then start making a profit off of this site.  Just tell your friends and family about it.  They will love it too.  Who wouldn’t like to get $25 just for test driving a car?

A couple of other offers that are new over the last couple of days are free coffee samples from a couple of different companies, free tickets to see the Texas Rangers in action, free screening tickets to the movie “Hancock” with Will Smith, a free beverage at Starbucks, a couple of free magazine subscriptions (I signed up for Outdoor Life for a year free!), and tons of other stuff.

Here’s my recommendation:  give it a try.  You know you can turn a profit on in in the first month, so give it a one month trial run.  If you don’t like it for some reason, you can always cancel your account.  But, I don’t think that is going to happen.  You are going to like it so much, you are going to keep on gettin’ free stuff for months, and years to come!

So, click this link:  Freebie Force, and enjoy free stuff!

June 2nd, 2008 at 11:21 pm

Update on Getting Free Stuff…

in: General

I thought I would just give you a bit of an update on getting free stuff from this great freebie website.   We headed out this evening to run a few errands, and pocketed a few of the coupons that I have printed out from this website.  Unfortunately, the stores we went to were not very cooperative, and I am going to end up going back in the next few days.  I had coupons for securing several small bags of coffee free of charge, but the store was sold out of (or doesn’t carry) the proper size to get it completely free.  Another coupon was for a major nationwide store that sells computer and office supplies.  I was to get a free pack of DVD+R disks, but they too were sold out.  Their shipment is to come in tomorrow, so I may have to head back out to try and get these in the next couple of days.

We did have some success when going to a department store with a coupon for a free article of clothing.  My wife was able to take the coupon in, find the garment, and “buy” it at no cost.  That one freebie pays for my account for this month, and everything else is the icing on the cake.

I spent about 15 minutes today searching through the online offers, and getting a lot of great samples and freebies.  I think my mailman is going to be hating me when all of this stuff starts coming in through the mail.  He may have to deliver to me first, just to get his load lightened a bit!

If you haven’t checked it out, make sure to CLICK HERE to see this great site, and get a lot of great freebies.  You won’t be sorry!

One more thing–If you haven’t subscribed to this blog by email (upper right hand corner), be sure to do so!  You can get a free ebook as a “thank you”, and you will receive a notice each time this blog is updated.  It will also make it possible for me to share great online opportunities with you!

June 2nd, 2008 at 12:45 pm

Get Tons of Free Stuff!

I just found a website that makes it possible to get tons of free stuff. There are hundreds of samples that you can get, and there are tons of products that are available, and all you have to do is click on a link to get them! Some of the programs have small shipping charges associated with them, but most of them are completely free! I spent about 2 hours on the site last night, and I am sure I secured at least a couple hundred dollars worth of free products.

This site does have a small monthly fee, but you will recoup that fee easily each and every month. For example, just this morning, there was a free coupon to a major department store for an article of clothing that is valued at about the same amount as the monthly fee! That’s right, you can redeem the coupon, and pay for your membership for the month, and you haven’t even touched the hundreds of other opportunities available. There is also a free gift card to a major, nationwide discount retailer that is the same amount as your monthly fee, and to get it all you have to do is sign up for their email list!

This is not one of those “complete and offer and get a product” sites. This site is easy to use, and easy to snag some great products and free samples. You don’t ever have to worry about having to complete 12 sponsor offers to get your stuff!

And, you can take this a bit further and make a business out of it! Do you know people who like to get tons of stuff for free? You can refer them to the site, and start building a residual income! You get a percentage of every person that signs up to get their free stuff. To me, this is just an added perk, since I have already secured enough stuff to pay for at least the first few months.

So, be sure to check it out, and see what you can find. I am sure you will not be disappointed! There are enough products and services available to keep anyone busy!

May 31st, 2008 at 11:34 am

Another Way to Make Money…

I found another good place on the web to make a bit of money. As I have stated before, the key to making money online is to start bringing in some money from multiple sources. This source is not going to make you rich by itself, but it will add to what you have going on, and it won’t take much time or effort. This is a PPC source, where you make money based on reading emails, visiting websites and completing offers. There is a small payout level of $20, and you can be paid by PayPal.

Make Money OnlinePrograms like this are great, especially when you are just starting out online, or not being very successful. It is nice to find a program like this where you can see some money coming in. It helps to know that there really is money out there to be made. You can spend a little time online today, and see some money in your account.

One word of caution when completing “offers” for cash. You should start with the programs that are really interesting to you. Try free offers first, and then move up to ‘paid trials”. These can provide you with not only a little cash in your account, but get you information or products that you can really use. Make sure to keep up with all the offers the you join, and cancel those that you decide are not really for you.

Some people think that these type of programs are scams, but they are not. I have been successful in making some money through these type of offers, and I have ended up with some great products and information. It certainly provides a way to try out some products, without having to worry about being locked down in a commitment with the companies. And, many of the programs are things you may try anyway, so you might as well get paid for them!

So, to get started with this program, just click the banner below, and sign up! Let me know how you do with it.

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May 30th, 2008 at 2:24 am

Subscribe by Email!

I am adding a new feature to the blog today, and it is the ability to subscribe to the Next Best Thing through email! I am also offering a special e-book that you can download when you subscribe. You will receive an email asking you to confirm your address, and when you do, you will receive the link to the e-book, “Mining Your Future on the Internet.” This book will give you some good tips for earning money on the internet, and may give you a few new ideas for creative projects that you can use to make money.

Make sure that you check your email shortly after submitting your address. If you do not receive a confirmation email with in about 10 minutes, make sure to check your junk email box. Make sure to add the email addresses found in the sign up screen to your “white list” so that you won’t miss any posts.

I will also be sending you occasional emails about various internet opportunities that I think you will be interested in. Don’t worry, I won’t be sending you tons of email, just the occasional email that will share with you something that I think is particularly valuable and will be helpful to you as you are trying to make money online. I also will not ever rent, lease or sell your information to any other lists. Your address will only be used to contact you about The Next Best Thing (kcjmarketing) and products, services, or sites that I think will benefit you and your online experience.

So, go ahead and sign up for the list, and enjoy the new e-book on me!

May 29th, 2008 at 8:40 am

Free Make Money Online Course!

Here is a program that I found just before Memorial Day, but have not had the time to actually try it yet. I am planning to get signed up for this sometime in the next couple of days. I don’t know whether it is any good or not, but I figure if it is free, I might as well give it a try! Now, the catch is that you have to participate in one sponsor’s offer to gain access for free. That is a pretty fair trade off to avoid the purchase price of $97.

So, go ahead and give this program a try, and let me know what you think. In the meantime, when I finally get a bit of time, I will sign up as well, and give you a report on what I think about the course. So, just click on the banner below to get started!




May 20th, 2008 at 2:31 pm

Build a Niche Store…Wow This is Easy!

Well, I have had the BANS software for a couple of days now. I haven’t had a lot of time to play with it, but I do have my first site up and running. I was amazed at how quick and easy it was to get set up and running. It only took me about an hour to read through the manual, and install the first site, and have it customized just the way I wanted it. That even included finding a picture and creating a custom header logo.

I have not had a lot of time to really start trying to get traffic to the site, but I am hoping that Google will pick it up soon. I picked a niche that seems to have a lot of searches, so I am hoping to optimize the site to bring in a lot of free search traffic. I have been working (along with my wife) to create some content for the site. I think that will be an ongoing part of the process…much like writing a blog. Content is king…or so they tell me.

As I have been researching the BANS concept, one thing that I kept seeing was that the process can be very addictive. I think I see what they mean now. There are so many great options available, you will be tempted to jump in and create another store. I have several in mind already, and I am sure it won’t be long before I am back at it, trying to get another site set up.

I have been reading a lot of promising accounts of using the BANS system, and I am hoping that I can duplicate it. Many people set up 20+ stores, and then try to optimize them for the search engines. That is my goal right now. I am shooting for 20 stores, all optimized to draw in search engine traffic. I am going to try to refrain from paid search for now, at least until I see what kind of conversion rate I can get. If it is high enough, I will certainly consider using the paid search engines to bring in a bit more traffic.

You will probably get a lot of updates around BANS for a while, as that is what is consuming my “online” time for now. I hope this information will help you get started!

May 18th, 2008 at 5:30 pm

Build a Niche Store, Cheap and Productive!

I think I have found my next online endeavor. I found a way to build nice looking Nice Stores while harnessing the power of Ebay, and their affiliate program. I think I am going to be tackling it over the next few days, and see if I can get something set up. But, let me tell you a bit about the program.

The program is called the Build a Niche Store program, and it appears to be a pretty simple program. First, you have to sign up as an affiliate of Ebay (scroll to the bottom of the page to find the “Affiliates” link), which is pretty easy to do. Looking at the affiliate payout scale, it looks like it could end up being quite profitable. Starting out, you will get about half of the fees generated by Ebay. Up to about $5000 you will get 55% of the fees generated by Ebay. The higher the closing bid over that, the more you will make as a percentage of the fees. Smaller items may not bring in as much, but you may very well make it up in the number of sales that you generate.

Next, you have to go over to the Build a Niche Store Site, and order the program that you will upload to your own server. You will install this program right on your site, which means that you will have complete control over it. That is a wonderful advantage! You don’t have to worry about relying on others for your site, and you don’t have to pay an ongoing fee to maintain and run your sites. You can also run as many sites as you want to run. You can build several stores, and see which ones are productive, and which are not. That is my plan at the moment. I hope to build at least 10 stores, and see what happens. Of course, once they are built, I will have to work a bit to write content, and then drive traffic to the sites.

One of the warnings that I have seen concerning the Build a Niche Store program is that it must be run on a Linux server. It is very hard to get set up on a Windows based server. If you need hosting, be sure to check out Bluehost. They have unlimited space, with unlimited domains. That makes them perfect for this type of online endeavor.

I will try to report back on how my stores are doing. I will post the links to the new stores as I get them operational. If you have used this program before, let me know how it is working for you. Go ahead and post the links to your stores in the comments section if you are running this script to manage your stores. I’d love to see what you have been able to do!

May 15th, 2008 at 11:24 am

More Help With SEO

A while back, I wrote a post about how important content is, and how you cannot sacrifice content for the sake of SEO. Well, we should all learn that you don’t have to sacrifice one of those for the other–they are both very important! The goal is to have both quality content, and good SEO so that you can bring in the readers to look at your material. That is certainly a challenge, but one that I need to tackle (and I suspect there are plenty of other readers out there in the same boat!)

I came across a free e-book that I thought I would share with you, which is aimed at helping to improve SEO for your websites. It is written by Brad Callen, who is the creator of the SEO Elite software (which could be a huge help to you in producing sites with high page rank!) This e-book has a tremendous amount of information, as well as resources for you to be able to improve your Search Engine rankings.

Make sure to read the whole book. There are nuggets of information from the beginning to the end. If you are brand new to marketing on the internet, and want to get a jump on the learning curve, this will help you out a lot. So, take a few minutes to sit down and read this great material, and put the suggestions into practice. Brad will take you from just starting out to the point of driving great, targeted traffic to your site.

Get the free e-book by clicking this link: SEO Made Easy.

If you need a PDF reader, make sure to check out my post on the Foxit Reader!

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