Important - Do Not Get Your Account Shut Down:

A few people I know have had their Amazon Associates account shut down because they didn't have an Amazon affiliate disclosure statement.

That's a shame because it's quite easy to do, yet so many people don't do it.

One person I spoke to was sure she had her account shut down because she cloaked her links with a shortening service (like bit.ly) but she was wrong.

I have spoken to someone from...

Always write with your customer in mind

Forget about “my website can do this or do that” mentality. Talk about what is dear to your readers.

Remember, people read blogs if they find something of value for themselves. Your articles must take your readers to a journey that has meaning for them.

Your blog is your way of communicating with your customers. As such, it must discuss their problems, needs, wants, and anything that is relevant to them....

Using Pinterest to promote your business is an effective social media strategy. Firstly, it makes you more likely to get traffic through search engines in two different ways: if you have boards that are relevant to someone’s search, it will show up in their results.

It also gives your website an advantage in SEO. Not only will your Pinterest drive traffic to your site, but backlinks from Pinterest will count towards raising your rank in search engine results, which are arranged...

T-shirts are one of the most ubiquitous garments, present in the wardrobes of most modern day women and men, regardless of their demographics or geographic differences.

I bet that even the most renowned fashion editors have at least one, if not more t-shirts hanging in their haute couture wardrobes.

So, if you had to choose one garment that has the biggest sales appeal of them all, then my money is on the t-shirts.

Why selling them online?
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Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends. Here are some jokes to make you smile (or groan) this Thanksgiving!

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