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The truth is that neither of those rumors really matters to those who love books. Google Books is putting many, many books online for you to search for; sample in part, read in full; and even download in PDF and other file formats. Many books you can read in full or download for free. Others you have have to buy, for much less than a hard copy would cost. That’s a good thing!

But you have to take the bad with the good, don’t you? Only the truest things survive long enough to become cliches. What one person welcomes about Google Books, another fears and hopes to suppress.

From a business perspective there are a lot of titles and old styles that can be renbewed and provide that difference in todays marketplace.

I suggest that you not concern yourself about the matter; you aren’t going to do anything to change the outcome. But if you are simply curious, here is a sampling of the things people welcome and fear about Google Books:

Things Readers Welcome About Google Books

It helps people find information they would otherwise not find.

It helps publishers and authors sell books they would otherwise not sell.

It encourages reading and scholarship.

It provides knowledge upon which new books are based.

It provides price-dampening competition for Amazon and its digital books, including Kindle ebooks.

Why Some Authors, Publishers, And Book Sellers Don’t Like Google Books

It diverts readers from books from which money can be made

It tends to drive the profit in book writing, publishing, and selling towards zero

It is feared, for reasons not clearly articulated, that Google might assert ownership of books that are currently in the public domain.

Google probably won’t do that last one. There is no apparent profit in doing so, only the suffering of drawn-out, expensive litigation. Google is a corporation, so of course they want to maximize profits. But land grab of public domain books would not serve that purpose, and it probably would damage their public image as well. As the Ancient Romans said, “Our fears always outnumber our dangers.”

Finding the Good Stuff at Google Books

You can go to Google Books and search for books (and even magazines) in the usual ways. The search box at the top of the page allows you to search by title and author, or you can choose a category to explore. A Google Books for mobile application is also available for Android and iPhone users.

But here is an application that makes Google Books even more delightful to use: The Google Book Downloader(GBD) allows you to easily download books in easy-to-read PDF format, so they look very much like hard copy books on your screen.

Even better, GBD lets you search through hidden pages — those not indexed by Google which therefore will not appear in Google Books Search results. The program helps you organize and track multiple search results; books you’ve downloaded; books you plan to download; and so on. It’s much more helpful to researchers than the bare-bones Google Books Search. The GBD runs under Windows and requires installation of Microsoft’s .NET Framework. You will be prompted to download .NET if it isn’t already on your computer.

For various legal reasons, only U.S. residents can download certain books. GBD uses geolocation technology to approximate where you are plugged into the Internet. The exact method is not specified but it probably has to do with the IP address assigned to your computer. If you’re a U.S. resident overseas, and you have trouble using GBD, check out this article on How to Hide Your IP Address for some possible solutions.

Give Google Books a try, and definitely check out the GBD application. I predict you’ll be curled up with a good PDF in no time. Post your comments and questions about Google Books below…

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I’ve been playing with some of the “automated” backlink tools on the market… With mixed results. Quick Purchase

I’ve used all of the usual suspects in the past (Bookmarking Demon, SENuke, etc.) and if you use them the right way they can be a pretty easy way to gain some fast backlinks and traffic, but a lot of people tend to go overboard and end up hurting their rankings more than they help.

Beyond that, there’s 2 major issues that really hurt people trying to take advantage of these tools…

The first one is PRICE. Most of this stuff runs anywhere from around $160 upfront, a lot of it runs over $100 a month, and that’s a big obstacle for a lot of people.

The second is TIME. Most of these tools take hours or even weeks to learn, and even when you figure out how to run them, the actual submissions aren’t 100% automatic…

Here’s a workaround to solve all of these problems.

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It does it all in the background.

-It only focuses on high quality sites, meaning you won’t be building up a bunch of worthless spam links…

-It’s got some amazing training resources, including a complete guide to using it the right way as well as a members forum so even if you’ve never used software like it before you can get started with only the most effective linking strategies.

A lot of people are experiencing some pretty amazing results with it when other software has failed them in the past.

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If you’re selling products or services you’ll know that one of the biggest challenges we face is getting repeat traffic.

A great way to do that of course is by building a mailing list of opt-in subscribers or directing customers to your best products and services.

The problem is how to capture your visitor’s details without alienating them with a huge great hover popin or such like.

Well now I think I’ve found a solution…

I’ve recently come across a cool little script called Ultimate Footer Ad that slides a small strip up from the bottom of your browser.

You can use it to capture email subscribers, as well as convert visitors to rss subscribers or twitter followers.

It does it all…

What it doesn’t do is annoy your visitors by stopping them from reading your valuable content.

The feedback on this software has been amazing:

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Not only that, it’s dead simple to use. You can literally have this thing installed and running on your website in 10 minutes.

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Just like you, I create and sell online information products, so I’m always needing ebook covers. Here is a small sample of what is available. The cost for these can start mounting up pretty quickly, but not any more..

I thought long and hard about keeping this site a bit of a secrets, but decided to share it with you.. So go to http://www.myecovermaker.com/ and start creating your own ebook covers.

You can make them by using your images, or you can pick from their selection and simply add the text you need. The covers it makes are pretty good, better than I can create using PS or GIMP, and the best part is that its 100% FREE!!!

You don’t even need to signin to use the site.

It even makes Product Box Covers too!

Here is one I made in about 2 minutes.

Hope this helps

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2. Are you frustrated with the e-commerce WordPress plugins you’ve looked at? Do you want a plugin with reliable customer service (where your questions get answered and issues get addressed)?

3. Do you hate the thought of paying ongoing fees and commissions to sell via a third party web site?

I run this full membership site using these products.

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The Wordpress Shopping Cart and WP eStore uses PayPal express checkout for a simple and quick checkout process.

Typical online checkouts require customers to work through numerous steps, which involve entering personal, financial and delivery information. The fact is, every step in this often-tedious and frustrating process presents a real risk that your customer will change their mind and abandon the shopping cart.

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WordPress Affiliate Platform Plugin

The ‘WordPress Affiliate Platform’ is an easy to use WordPress plugin for affiliate recruitment, management and tracking that can be used on any WordPress blog/site.

This plugin lets you run your own affiliate campaign/program and allows you to reward(pay commission) your affiliates for referred sales. The admin can upload/configure banners/links which the affiliates can use on their blog/site to drive traffic to your site. All the clicks, leads, sales etc are tracked by this plugin.

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WordPress eMember – Easy to Use WordPress Membership Plugin

WordPress eMember is a membership plugin that can turn your existing or new WordPress site into a membership site easily.

You can selectively protect articles by creating various membership levels (eg. Free, Basic, Premium, Ultimate) and protect the content (posts, pages etc) of your site. The plugin manages all the membership management side of things.

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So there we have it. 3 programs you can use to create a total Worpress eCommerce store or membership site with full affiliate marketing

I just wanted to share with you this tools.

With this software you can do all this tasks.

Free Studio is a single package which bundles all free software from DVDVideoSoft to work with DVD, video and audio files!

With this free software you can convert video and audio files between different formats and to iPod, PSP, iPhone, BlackBerry and other portable devices; burn and rip DVDs and audio CDs; upload and download videos and music to your computer, iPod, PSP, iPhone and BlackBerry; perform basic editing of audio and video files.

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Free Studio is a single package which bundles all free software from DVDVideoSoft to work with DVD, video and audio files!

With this free software you can convert video and audio files between different formats and to iPod, PSP, iPhone, BlackBerry and other portable devices; burn and rip DVDs and audio CDs; upload and download videos and music to your computer, iPod, PSP, iPhone and BlackBerry; perform basic editing of audio and video files.

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Mikogo is an easy-to-use cross-platform desktop sharing tool, ideal for web conferencing, online meetings or remote support.

And it’s FREE for both commercial and private use.

Effective communication is the key to successful business. Although face-to-face communication can appear fast and straightforward, in many cases, it is simply impossible due to distance. Thus, people travel for their business meetings.

According to the statistics published by the UK Department for Transport, commuting and business trips constitute 19% of all trips made in 2008; and of all miles driven by car, almost 40% were composed of commuter and business travel. While business travel facilitates communication, it carries with it the substantial expense of both time and money.

Luckily, advances in technology have brought new possibilities. And desktop sharing software is one of these. Desktop sharing software is an application through which one can share computer screen content live over the Web with others. It might sound trivial, yet it is a powerful tool, applicable in various business occasions such as online meetings, web conferencing, web presentations, online training and remote support.

1. Online Meetings:

Desktop sharing allows for real time cross-office collaboration among many colleagues. By sharing the same screen content, such as an image, a graph, or a chart, meeting participants can see exactly what others are referring to very quickly.

Session time is shortened because the desktop sharing app saves you the time that you would have spent describing what you see to meeting participants. Moreover, the “switch presenter” function of the desktop sharing tool allows an appointed participant to share his/her screen. This transforms a one-way communication into an interactive one and thus makes the meeting more productive.

2. Web Conferencing:

Desktop sharing tools are frequently used to conduct web conferences as well. The presenter can use the desktop sharing tool to send out an invitation and inform attendees of the necessary info to join the web conference. There is no need to distribute files in advance because participants can view any files shown on the presenter’s screen in real-time or ask the presenter to transfer the files via the desktop sharing application’s file transfer feature.

3. Web Presentation:

Web presentations enabled via desktop sharing are a perfect way for companies to interact with customers and clients. With desktop sharing tools, not only can salespeople demonstrate their products but they can also invite customers to experience the product, such as software programs, by handing over remote control of the computer’s mouse/keyboard.

4. Online Training:

By using desktop sharing tools in employee training, companies can save considerable money because they no longer need to set up projector equipment or pay for the travelling cost of external lecturers. Instead, a lecturer’s teaching material can easily be shared from their computer screens via a desktop sharing app for all their participants to view. Lecturers can also utilize such desktop sharing features as “participant pointer” or “whiteboard” to engage trainees and thus create an interactive learning environment.

5. Remote Support:

Some desktop sharing tools include remote keyboard/mouse control function, which is particularly popular among IT companies. Now, with just a few mouse clicks to start the desktop sharing app, support personnel can request to view a clients’ computer screen as well as control the client’s keyboard and mouse and therefore offer timely technical support. One can also record the whole technical support session for documentation and any future cases.

Understanding the advantages of desktop sharing applications is one thing; finding the most suitable one to achieve the greatest effect may be another, especially when there are several desktop sharing tools on offer and each has its own features. Here are a few things to consider:

Functions

When choosing desktop sharing tools, start from scratch and list the functions that you truly need. For example, if remote support is part of your services, then you should exclude those without remote keyboard/mouse control.

Computer Knowledge

The point of using a desktop sharing app is to facilitate communication. High level technology only works when users know how to make it work. Thus, choose a tool that is accessible and easy for users, including the average computer novice.

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Security

In the business world, the confidentiality of business information is of great importance. Choose a desktop sharing tool that conveys your information in a secure way. 256-Bit AES encryption is widely recognized as a secure form of communication architecture.

Reliability

It is crucial that the desktop sharing solution is reliable. If it freezes during your session, this would disrupt the flow of communication; even worse, you would leave your customers/clients with an unprofessional impression.

Budget

A desktop sharing solution is not an exclusive privilege to big companies with huge budgets. Small businesses with small budgets can also enjoy the convenience brought forth by small business software including desktop sharing tools. Freeware is actually a good starting point as it does not incur any costs and usually includes the core functions you would need in online communication.

In a time of globalization, businesses and services take place anytime and anywhere. Desktop sharing solutions improve the efficiency and effectiveness of cross-office collaboration, online product demonstrations, employee trainings and customer services at little or no cost. With it, small businesses can save a substantial amount of time and money and achieve greater success.

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One of the key skills we teach you in The Internet Marketers Club is Search Engine Optimization.

Now there are a lot of courses around on this however we like to give it to you straight from the horses mouth.

The following link is the online Google’s SEO Starter Guide which is in PDF format.

This is the basics of Search Engine Optimization and once you have learnt this we can then move onto more advanced optimization techniques.

The Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide covers around a dozen common areas that webmasters might consider optimizing.

Videos

There are lots of videos available directly from google Chief Matt Cutts

These areas (like improving title and description meta tags, URL structure, site navigation, content creation, anchor text, and more) would apply to webmasters of all experience levels and sites of all sizes and types.

Throughout the guide, they also worked in many illustrations, pitfalls to avoid, and links to other resources that help expand their explanation of the topics. They plan on updating the guide at regular intervals with new optimization suggestions and to keep the technical advice current.

Download the Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide

Top Five Reasons to Use WordPress for Your Small Business Website

1. SEO – WordPress provides good search engine optimization (SEO) right out of the box. There are a few tweaks you need to make, but there are many seo benefits that WordPress provides for free. In fact Google’s own Matt Cutts says WordPress is “made to do SEO well” in this video: Matt Cutts gives tips to small business owners.

2. Content – it is easy to update content on your website without knowing HTML. Do you hate the idea of having to learn to use a complex HTML editor tool like Dreamweaver? Do you have to “ask” your webmaster every time you want to make a small change to your website? Well no longer – once WordPress is set up for you, you can easily create new pages or edit existing pages using a simple rich text editor.

3. Extensions – There is a thriving ecosystem of developers creating themes and plug-ins – imagine free design themes, or the ability to extend your website with polls, contact forms, ratings or hundreds of other cool features without having to hire a web developer.

4. Support – If you do have problems, or want to add very custom features, it is easy to find support and developers who can help you. There are literally thousands of WordPress developers out there. And there are so many people writing about WordPress that help is only a Google search away!

5. One-click-installation – Quick installs are provided by many hosting providers, including Bluehost, 1and1 and GoDaddy and of course us.

Here is the latest version of WordPress and some of the things you can do.

If you would like us to set up your own WordPress site then email us for a quote.