Monthly Archives: November 2009

Create & Publish MailChimp Web Form To Your Blog

Offering a web form on your blog is a smart business move. This opt-in form will offer your subscribers an opportunity to receive updates from your blog updates or your individual email broadcasts. Tip: It’s wise to offer an “ethical bribe” in exchange for their name and email address. This could be a short but…

Pipl: Digging Deep In The Invisible Web

Pipl claims to be “the most comprehensive people search on the web“. Personally, I’ve attempted using Google and Yahoo to search for personal and business contacts – sometimes with success, and in other cases, BIG FAIL. Where Pipl claims their strength is tapping into the little known but very important part of the web called…

BlogPulse: Blog & Trend Search Engine

Looking for an automated trend discovery or blog search engine? Enter BlogPulse.com, a blog search engine brought to you by Nielsen, which analyzes and reports on daily activity in the blogosphere. Let’s drill into the specific features BlogPulse offers bloggers and business owners for trend discovery, competitive intel and brand management. Top Links, Videos, Blog…

Download Files Fast Using DownThemAll Firefox Addon

Using applications to download your files (documents, images, videos etc) can be convenient and save you time. This short tutorial reveals the "DownThemAll!" add-on for Firefox, how to download & install it, and how to begin downloading a sample file. Go To Firefox Add-Ons Go to the Firefox Add-Ons website at http://addons.mozilla.org . Search for…

3 Free Mind Map Web Applications Offering Map Embeds

This issue showcases my favored 3 free mind map web applications offering you the ability to embed your mind map AND insert a mind map image in a blog post. To aid new business owners new to mind mapping, these apps have to fit these 3 criteria: (1) Free (2) Allow embeddable mind maps &…

20 Ways To Research Trends, Competition & Keywords

In today’s issue, let’s explore the various (free) web services to effectively help you research trends, your competition and generate effective keywords for your promotions. The web services listed complement findings delivered by desktop research software like Market Samurai and Keyword Elite 2.0. This article will not include these type of software. You do not…