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Affiliate Marketing As A Way to Monetize Your Blog

by in Lifestyle on Jun 8th, 2012

Has your blog been penalized by Google for whatever reason?  Are you looking for another, more sustainable (and Google friendly) way to bump up your online income? Affiliate Marketing Has A So So Reputation You may want to consider affiliate marketing. Some think affiliate marketing sounds sleazy, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.  […]

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A Cynic’s Argument For Why Facebook Stock Is A Buy

In order to read this post, you’ve got to be a little cynical.  When it comes to investing in the largest casino in the world, it’s important to think about multiple variable outcomes and logical conclusions to keep your sanity.  For example, one can ask themself today with the markets up 1.5+%, “Who was the […]

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Look Beyond Short Term Profits For Long Term Gains

One of the discussions that came up with my real estate agent and I is the commission rate.  At first, he wanted 6% until I told him point blankly, “No way in hell you silly goose!”  We ultimately agreed on 5%, which is split 2.5% to him and 2.5% to the agent who represents the […]

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The Power Of Small Gestures

by in Personal Finance on May 31st, 2012

I began texting my friend while still in the air that I’d soon be touching down.  My flight was 30 minutes late I felt bad if my buddy was waiting.  I mentioned to check flightview.com to track my flight’s status before driving out to Oakland airport, but I’m sure he forgot all about it. Low […]

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Why Are There Jobless Veterans And How Can We Help?

by in Personal Finance on May 28th, 2012

If our veterans fight for us overseas, why do they have to still fight for themselves at home?  I ask myself this every time I hear about an unemployed veteran, and so should our respective government officials. The bright side is that the jobless rate for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans has fallen to 7.6%, below […]

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How To Choose The Right Real Estate Agent / REALTOR®

by in Personal Finance on May 24th, 2012

For the right price, everything is for sale. So when my Realtor friend pitched to put my home on the market given the lack of inventory, low interest rates, pent-up demand, and Google/Facebook/Zynga/Apple/LinkedIn money, I said, “Sure why not!”  It’s estimated that Facebook’s IPO could increase the value of Bay Area property by some $1 […]

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Social Security Benefits For Early Retirees

by in Personal Finance on May 21st, 2012

I recently signed up for My Social Security where anybody can track their Social Security benefits online.  Even though I don’t count on Social Security in my passive income calculations, I still expect SS benefits to be there for all working Americans who contributed to the system.  There would be a civil war if Congress […]

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The Fourth Yakezie Writing Contest For Education

by in Writing Contest on May 16th, 2012

Dear Contestants and Contributors, We’re excited to once again launch another edition of the Yakezie Writing Contest!  The YWC’s goal is to award money to deserving contestants who will use the funds to further their education.  The money can go towards tuition, books, application fees, and other costs which make furthering one’s education cumbersome at […]

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  • Untemplater: Congrats on getting so many consecutive features on Google News! That’s phenomenal! Writing on...
  • Untemplater: You nailed it. I also believe great marketing is very helpful in the beginning but it’s really...
  • Jamie: Awesome insights thanks! I’ve been a big fan of Sam’s for years. Really exciting that he’s...
  • Untemplater: There are so many overpriced ecourses online it’s crazy. They use very aggressive marketing tactics to...
  • Andy: Thousand-dollar e-courses are a total scam. You can learn everything online for free. Shame on people who sell...
  • Untemplater: There are a lot of bloggers out there who focus on small stuff like should you or should you not spend...
  • Derek: It’s fascinating how some bloggers continue to just mindlessly pump out affiliate content. It’s clear they are...
  • Untemplater: Lots of valid points! So true that bloggers are a minority of overall readership, so blogging to much...
  • Bingo: You are spot on. Most of our bloggers are white people living on the coasts, where half the population of...
  • Financial Samurai: Hi Jim – Nice to hear from you. It was too much work running Yakezie. Too many people wanted...

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