The last few weeks I’ve been doing some heavy research on how to increase my backlinks and to improve my overall organic traffic to various hub blogs and store fronts. In the past, I would Google my keyword and see if there were opportunities to submit a backlink, etc. The problem with this technique is that it takes so much time to find these sites, track these sites and to submit comments. I’ve been on a real kick lately on how to automate process and be more productive with my time.

To address this problem, I recently purchased Blog Comment Demon by EdwinSoft. I’ve read a few sites / markters that use this. They were all impressed, so I thought I would give it a shot. I have to say, it’s pretty dang awesome.  THIS IS NOT A BLACKHAT TOOL, but a simple blog discovery and management tool. This will not automatically post gibberish across the internet spewing your backlinks, but it’s a tool where you can do keyword searches and find blogs related to your search.

The program searches for blogs related to your keyword(s) and returns you a list of blogs to choose from. It provides you great information such as dofollow vs. nofollow sites, page rank, outbound links, etc. There is a built in browser in the tool, so simply double clicking one of the results will open the site in the browser below where you can read the post and contribute to the discussion (while providing a backlink).

One thing that I liked immediately, is that you can create ‘projects’. Meaning if I do a search for a keyword, I can store that search result and add to it later down the road. This speeds the process of finding niche type blogs immensely. It will record the ’submit’ date of your comment. You can also check to see if blogs approved your comments. By setting up projects you can create category / project groups for your niche sites and add this to your daily schedule. I can’t wait till I can get a assistant to start working this tool (I can dream can’t I?).

Below is a screen shot of the search result screen showing ‘DoFollow’ blogs. This screen shot also shows additional column headings (Type of blog, TLD Page Rank, Tag, Number of Comments and Outgoing links). All useful information when finding great blogs.

Blog Comment Demon in my opinion is a fantastic tool and a must have. The cost is only $47.00 for the tool. The software interface is well written and is easy to use. Definitely my hats off to EdwinSoft for producing a slick program. If you’re into increasing your backlink counts, this is the tool for you. I also have a eBook that describes in great detail all the features about Blog Comment Demon, please download it and give it a look. If you purchase this program, and have any questions, I’ll be more than happy to help if I can.

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Today, I wanted to talk about “The 4-Hour Workweek” by Timothy Ferriss. I’ve heard this book tossed around over the last year, but never paid too much mind to it. A few days ago, Shoemoney mentioned listening to this book and he was able to take a few things away from this book, so I thought I would take a more serious look at it. Another book that Jeremy mentioned in the past that I was very pleased to read was “The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to QUit (and When to Stick)” by Seth Godin. Since that was a real eye opener, I thought this would be the same.. and I was right.

The 4-Hour Workweek is a great read or listen. There is some fluff and hype, but the core concepts are very ground breaking yet simple. In a very small nut shell, this books discusses the idea of freeing your time by removing the distractions in your day to day work life. How to prioritize tasks, and how to deal with fears that you’re purposely avoiding.

This book hit so many nails on the head it was unbelievable. There were a few concepts that I really took to heart. I’ll be paraphrasing, but the concept of creating tasks solely to avoid tasks that you don’t want to do, or are afraid to do. Another concept is the idea of picking up tasks to “stay busy” versus being productive. I’m definitely guilty of all of these things. It also teaches you to “unplug and reset” your brain. Since many distractions are related to our need for information and communication, it stresses the idea of going “off line” so to speak. Reading email on a extreme limited basis, avoiding meetings, etc to free up your time to do the “hard” things in a timely manner.

This book isn’t about being lazy and working only 4 hours a week and being wealthy, it’s about prioritizing time and maximizing your time to be extremely productive, which in turn will FREE up time for fun stuff.

As a affiliate or internet marketer I thought this book was very informative and informational. I’m starting to realize how some of the solutions listed in the book can greatly improve my situation. Some are scary or difficult, but I will definitely give them a shot. I was pleasantly surprised by how inspirational this book is. Seeing things in different view point (talking about the ‘new rich’ vs. the old rich), is a perfect example. If you’re look for some motivation, I would recommend this book. “The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich” by Timothy Ferriss.

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I like to use multiple ‘types’ of sites for generating revenue across my affiliate marketing network. I’ve discussed this before, but in a nutshell, you shouldn’t focus on one ‘type’ of site (ie: just a blog, etc). I like to break sites into the following areas:

• Affiliate store front
• Community driven site
• Forums
• Blog
• Landing Page (PPC to offers)
• Article site

Basically, these are types of sites that you can monetize the traffic. Each type of site has their challenges and rewards. It’s important to identify those sites and to understand how you can gain income from the visitors to those sites.

I recently discovered Word Press Review Sites (WPReviewSite), and was very impressed with the interface and the flexibility of the product. Recently, my wife started getting more involved with affiliate marketing. I pointed her to Word Press and we’ll be implementing this product on her product type blogs. As for me, I’ll be creating a few more Word Press product blogs, but I’ll be working on a designing my own review script for my current store fronts. Reviews are a great opportunity to get user created content with direct links to products or services for affiliate conversions.

I am highly recommending WPReviewSite. It’s currently nicely priced at $97. Same price as BANS (horrible), but is well written and can provide additional quality content for your store front or blog.

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