I love making money online. Back in 2002 when I had no physical products to sell, I made do with clickbank. Clickbank let me sell other people’s stuff and earn up to 50% commission. That was cool. I made an average of $1000 a month using various domains selling a single product per domain.

Then I went for Commission Junction. This didn’t do so well for me. Not only were commissions low, their product line didn’t quite match the depth and breadth of Clickbank.

Then just last year, I discovered Amazon Associates affiliate program. Heard Amazon? Hello?? They’re the biggest online bookstore in the world. Scratch that. They’re now the largest online retailer in the world. They carry not just books, but CDs, lawnmowers, Gucci and even goldfish bowls. Yep. Everything you can shake a stick at.

At first I was reluctant to sign up because Amazon offered a paltry 4% to 8% commission. I changed my mind when I realized they actually give you a whole store, fully brandable with your company, and infinitely customizable with your content.

Okay, I admit, I make only $500 a month from the Amazon program- but heck, that’s gonna change when I hurdle the Amazon Associates learning curve.

Maybe next month, it will match my clickbank earnings.

Check out Amazon. It may be your ticket to quitting that day job.

Smiles:
High - bristling with tech, syncs with atomic clock and solar powered. Ditch those batteries!

Grimaces:
Aluminum Bezel scratches from minor bumps.

FULL TAKE
I owned my GW700A for about a week. This baby is loaded with gadgets and more functions than that 200-feature DVD remote control.

The display offers concise data- easier to read than other G-Shocks I looked at. I have found the atomic time setting function to be dead on - to the second - when checked against Time.gov website. If you’re OC, you want this!

It is a hefty watch. At a size larger than average, expect to bump it across doorways and chairs. Strangley, my cat stares at it with lethal eyes. Does it look like a mouse?

The only thing I would change is the metal bezel. Forged from aluminim, this achilles heel dents and scratches easily. Not good.

Pros
The Versace bottle is something you’d show off!

Cons

The hefty smell can drive away the sensitive. How hefty? It will bowl you over even in a smokey bar. That’s how heavy Versace’s punch goes.

Full Review

Versace Dreamer boasts a very strong, intense scent that is appropriate for daytime wear. The scent and quality are good, but not the best.

While strong, the scent quickly fades within the hour- you’ll have to spray yourself over and over throughout the day. That isn’t cool for such an expensive bottle.

I like anything to do with the occult. Not just ghosts and witches, aliens and ESP. I also like occult technologies that quite tweak the brain and make you go HOHAAA at the flip of a button.

So, If you’re like me, point your browser to mindpowernews.com These fine blokes cover every conceivable story related to mind expansion and occult phenomenon. The webmaster updates the archives very frequently. Consider this your occult fix.

FYI, I spent almost 4 hours straight this morning just reading them!

Be warned: some clips smack full of consipiracy views that you might have to throw in a few bags of salt with your reading.

Mine used to, until I disabled a lot of services! Then things picked up in seconds.

Consider the following resource hogs:

Alerter
Clipbook
Computer Browser
Distributed Link Tracking Client
Fast User Switching
Help and Support - (If you use Windows Help and Support leave this enabled)
Human Interface Access Devices
Indexing Service
IPSEC Services
Messenger
Netmeeting Remote Desktop Sharing (disabled for extra security)
Portable Media Serial Number
Remote Desktop Help Session Manager (disabled for extra security)
Remote Procedure Call Locator
Remote Registry (disabled for extra security)
Remote Registry Service
Secondary Logon
Routing & Remote Access (disabled for extra security)
Server
SSDP Discovery Service - (Unplug n’ Pray will disable this)
Telnet
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Upload Manager
Universal Plug and Play Device Host
Windows Time
Wireless Zero Configuration (Do not disable if you use a wireless network)
Workstation
To disable these services:

Go to Start and then Run and type “services.msc”
Doubleclick on the service you want to change
Change the startup type to ‘Disable”

More info on this in this artice:

http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2005/12/05/10-intermediate-ways-to-speed-up-windows/3/

Some folks I know (like all my friends) desire more backlinks to increase their own search engine rankings. What do they do?

They comment on other blogs- sensible comments of course.

Problem is, most blogs (like mine) have the NoFollow tag enabled, which defeats the purpose.

But here’s salvation:

http://courtneytuttle.com/blogs-that-follow/

It’s a list of some 300 blogs that afford the courtesy of Following posts. This translates to PR juice for you.

Remember: be nice. Don’t spam

Woah! After being stuck in Page Rank 3 for so long, iwebtool.com announces that I’ll finally leap to the big leagues of a Page Rank 5 in the Sept. 2007 PR update

(http://www.iwebtool.com/pagerank_prediction?domain=www.shamelessreviews.com)

And to think I’ve been doing zilch for link building all that time. Hooray!

What about you my fellow readers? Great news from you?

We want to be happy, but often we ourselves create the barriers to happiness. Now before you deny it, recall the last time you swapped stores about that rude police officer. Or the burnt steak you got. Or the nagging missus. Or the lousy ‘friend’ who screwed you over.

Friends, by focusing on the negative, you create a mindset that shields you from bliss: even if Happiness stomped you on the foot, you wouldn’t know it.

Don’t suck the positive vibes out of the room. Be the shining beacon!

How?

Try these for size:

- Focus on the shiny aspects of things that come your way
- Talk only of the good.
- Assume all people are nice
- Take time to smile

And there you have it. Follow this Rx and you’ll be a happier camper!