Curated Contents: May 2012

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

[podcast] Madeline Veenstra Explains How She Achieved Early Startup Success Combining Fashion With A Wiki

Madeline started the site with her then boyfriend now fiancee as the technical founder, beginning with just your basic Wiki installation and the desire to fill it with all things fashion. It took off and she quickly found herself in charge of a site with traffic and an income stream from advertising large enough to live off.

Now Madeline has begun taking the next step, seeking funding to help grow her project and move to New York, one of the best cities if you work in the fashion industry. I called up Madeline and asked to do an interview so we could learn how she started her website, grew it and what advice she would have for other entrepreneurs.
You can read Madeline Wiki on wikifashion.com

Download www.entrepreneurs-journey.com (mp3)

How A Guy With A Full Time Job Built A $2,000 A Month AdSense Income Niche Site And Then Sold It For $200,000 – Patrick Meninga Tells His Story

Make sure you listen to the interview where Patrick talks about the hardcore writing sessions he would commit to, producing as many as 400 articles in a month while on holiday from his job! He also explains how his adsense income grew slowly at first and what he did to grow it from $100 a month, to $200, then $300, $600, $1,000 and $2,000.

Patrick ends his story explaining how he stumbled across a buyer for his site and managed to secure his dream price – $200,000, enough money to invest and live off so he didn’t need a job again, while he moved on to new online projects.

Download from :www.entrepreneurs-journey.com

Ten Reasons “Why” you Should do Content Marketing

To create online buzz and virality through “liquid content”. Content so contaigous that it cannot be controlled - This is the purpose of content excellence
If a personal brand then awesome content positions you as a passionate thought leader that makes a difference.
If a business brand then insightful and positions your company as an expert in its field
Improves search engine results – Google and search engines love new fresh content that is published and it creates “search engine credibility” when content is linked to by other websites and blogs
Creates an online asset (“an information annuity that keeps giving” – Jay Baer)
It educates, informs and entertains
It works 24/7 while you sleep, year in and year out
Provides content that can be shared through publishing on “shareable” social media network channels.
Creates loyal raving fans and followers that money cannot buy
Creates engagement and builds relationships with customers and potential customers

Via : jeffbullas

Create Videos That Tells Stories

Most of the time when we watch video, especially documentary, there is a narrator that explain things on the videos. Some subject might need a narration but some or perhaps most of it maybe not and that's why we create video instead of audio right? let the video tells story. You can see sample below via : mediabistro.com

Build Links and Drive Traffic With How-To

How-To is still one of the most linkable, shareable contents out there. People use internet to search how to do something, how to get to something, from a simple stuff to a more complicated stuff. In this article Michael Gray explain why How To type of article still important for your links building and traffic driving activity.

You can read the detail article on wolf-howl.com

12 Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" Review

Ubuntu 12.04 already released on April 26th 2012. So how linux fans react to this relase? I present you 12 Review of Ubuntu 12.04

Top 10 Gifts For Mom on Mother's Day

If you are living in Indonesia celebrated on 22 December but if you're living in US mother's day is celebrated on Sunday in May which this year will be May 13th. A man always have a debt to a mother not only his mother but also his children mother. If you need idea what to give to your mom, your grand mom, and your wife you can use this list as a start. Don't take this as a boundary of course. I myself prefer Home Spa Treatment or Massage and Spa Treatment as a gift to my Mom, What about you?

10. Flowers
9. Candles
8. Gift Card
7. Gift Basket
6. Home Spa Tratment
5. Home Decor
4. Sweet Treats
3. Greenery
2. Perfume
1. Massage and Spa Treatment

Via : askmen.com

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

[infographics] The Illusion of Choice

Via : Chatporn

[Infographics] CISPA: What Is It and Why Should We Care?

As the real world shifts continuously further into the virtual one, more and more issues of legality and Internet rights come into question. Though the online world may be steeped in the sharing of data and information, issues of privacy and protection of knowledge arise constantly. If you’re preparing for your future as a paralegal, it’s important to understand the potential infringement of rights as the public struggles to protect personal identity from the throes of bureaucracy.

[video] How the media you consume can change your life

By the time a girl growing up in the United States reaches age 12, she will have seen 77,546 commercials. As a teenager, she will spend more than 10 hours a day consuming media. How does this barrage of advertising affect a young woman's brain? Miss Representation has the answer and it's not pretty.

How Erica Douglass Sold Her Hosting Business For $1.1 Million

Web hosting is an extremely cut-throat business. It’s interesting to learn that Erica’s business eventually profited not by targeting the small hosting accounts but by renting server space to larger companies. In the end good customer service and relationships made the difference.

Download from www.entrepreneurs-journey.com

[Infographics] Shared Hosting Comparison

Via : Hosting Reviews

10 Tips to Get Freelance Writing Jobs

Emias Yorkie from SeoNix.org provide 10 tips to get a freelance writing jobs. I'm sure we could apply this tips for any writing jobs either online or on printed publication.

Have a Catchy Subject Line
Be Font-Smart
Personalize the Email
Get the Details Right
Show Some (Appropriate) Personality
Follow Instructions Outlined in the Job Posting
Include Web-Appropriate Writing Samples
Provide Your Three Best Samples/Links
Highlight Specific Topics of Interest/Areas of Strength
Proofread That Shiz!

How to Save $600 Per Month On Shopping

Pick Another Checkout Lane, Honey is an ebook written by Joanne Demer and Heather Wheeler that give you insight on how to save up to 70% of your monthly grocery budget with simple to do tips. Here are some of them

Find coupons and "stack" them with a sale for huge savings.
Build a stockpile of food at rock-bottom prices to last you and your family up to a year
Make passers-by gape at your cart full of groceries you purchased for 75% off retail price
Get your cashiers to gasp and applaud as you purchase everyday items for pennies on the dollar
Gain the confidence to strut down the aisles, flaunt your coupons, and maybe even wear high heels to the grocery store!

Wanna have some coupons, you can visit The Krazy Coupon Lady

4 Tips To Make Your Post Viral

Choose the right topics
Allocate time to look around, do research
Emphasize on Headline and Introduction
Don't left your post alone, Interact with your readers

Via : jorge-delgado.com

Let's Do Content Curation

The are hundreds or even thousands of great blog out there that everydat produce lots of contents. The amount of contents is increasing but our time is still the same, 24 hours a day. This blog aim to collect the best contents available out there to be read. Main topics that I will cover of course around technology, internet, web 2.0, blogging, make money online from various source like sponsored review, sponsored posts, affiliate marketing etc. But, it's very possible that I share a broad range of different topics that I might found useful for readers. Thank you and See ya!