I'm currently working on some targeted niche sites using the popular Squidoo! I had some success with them about 3 years ago and wanted to see if they still hold weight with the big G.

Here's what I've got so far:

Ocean Kayaks
McIntosh Amps
Table Saw Reviews
Worlds tallest buildings
Famous movie posters
Salvador Dali artwork
OmniPCTV
Apple Unlocker
PC Tuneup Maestro
First House Financial

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I'm having issues with my outsourcers at the moment.

As I'm sure many warriors can attest to this, it is painful to sit there and wade through all the crappy outsourcers, who somehow manage to get great reviews, and do not put out the quality of work specified.

Some days, it just feels like you go backwards.

Take the good with the bad, I suppose.

Time and time again I see the same questions and misconceptions come up again and again regarding keyword research.

Keyword research is like building the foundations for your house. Get it wrong and the whole house can come tumbling down.

So let's look at what the biggest mistakes are.

Most people use Google Adwords Keyword Tool to start their research and it is a good place to start, so long as you use it properly.

The most common error by far...

Creating an internet marketing consulting business is a 2012 goal of mine. as weve all heard, more and more businesses are going online to take their slice of the online market. so the opportunity is there to rake in big ones with the right strategy. i plan on creating ways to brodge the gap between online and offlineedia using things like qr codes on advertisment, as well as being one of the firsst few companies to utilze NFC technology into my marketing strategies. more on that soon!

Search Engine Optimization, is about to change dramatically, the reason why is part of what everyone has noticed over the last few months where search results were challenged by a large search engine company, (bing.com) they knew that there was a weakness in the system, that weakness was that google has forgotten
who butters their bread, it happens.

The thing is google has not yet discovered, the mistake that they made they made a few changes, but over all they did not completely...