Network of Sites

Web 2.0 Networking

2007-05-31T05:45:00.000-07:00

Wow, I just rediscovered this blog that I have not posted on since January. I guess this could be considered to be an inactive blog.

Since the beginning of year, the buzz word that I have been increasingly hearing is Web 2.0. I have joined a number of sites that are considered to be Web 2.0 networking sites. These sites have the ability to network with other users who may or may not be blog owners themselves. Usually they do have some sort of site that they are promoting. Here is a list of Web 2.0 sites that I have been using for networking.

Mybloglog.com is a great site for discovering great blogs. It has many great communities, and gives its users more than one way to communicate with other users. Sign up for a free account, and then install the free recent Mybloglog readers widget to your site. This not only lets you see the most recent Mybloglog users that have been on your site, which can be customized to be from 5 to 100 users, but it also gives some basic site stats. Here is mybloglog profile page, please feel free to add me to your contacts. I just added two contacts that had visited my profile page...it is an awesome networking tool.
Blogcatalog.com is another social networking site that I have been using of late. Very similar to Mybloglog, but it does have some other cool features that Mybloglog does not have. Most importantly, it is not part of the network of sites that Yahoo has acquired(that I am aware of) Some of the features that I like about it are the discussion boards, the shout box, and just the ability to meet and contact other bloggers. My Blogcatalog profile.
Twitter.com allows users to stay connected to their network of friends via IM, cell phone, or the actual site. Users update the site as events as random as having a cup of coffee occur. I am relatively new to twitter, but have seen that it is a good way to add contacts and to create buzz about programs or sites you may be working on. My Twitter name is EmperorAnton. Given to me by my friend Kenny, in relation to the Emperor from Star Wars.
Flickr.com is the site were I host my pictures. It is not only an online picture hosting service, though, it also has the ability to develop a network of picture friends. Lots of great features make this site a truly awesome site to use for networking. Much like Mybloglog.com, it was also acquired by Yahoo. My flickr photo page.

Well these five sites are some good Web 2.0 resources that can be used for networking. Being short of time, I will end this post by directing any readers that may stumble upon it, to the Web 2. blog posts on Pixelheadonline.

Web 2.0 Portals from TopicalBeach.com

2007-01-08T11:04:00.000-08:00

I have been keeping my eye on a local portal company that is positioned for big things this coming year. The site Topicalbeach.com, which is a web directory, also has a growing number of sites in its growing network that each represent a portal for a given geographic area. The company started out with its flagship Topicalbeach.com, but now has three additional local portals:

Each site is run by a town guide, who is a person from the community that the site represents. Accordingly, the person who is fortunate enough to become a town guide also is able to share in the revenue of the site which comes from advertising of local businesses.
Some features of the sites include forums, a directory of local businesses, classified adds, calendar of local events, real estate listings, shopping guides, and a user game called City Sleuth.
Visitors to the site can join the site and then participate in the game and actually get prizes.
Currently, there are openings for town guards in the towns of Pottstown, Norristown, Radner, West Chester, Phoenixville, Exton, and Collegeville. Person's interested in becoming a town guard should visit the Topicalbeach Topic Guides page for more information.

Network For Sale

2006-11-01T08:21:00.000-08:00

I just came across a forum posting about a Network of sites that is for sale. The Slap network of sites which seems to be a network of sites that deal with proxy servers? I could be wrong about this. I did join the forum, and will post a question.

http://slapsms.com/ is a site that allows you to send text messages free to any phone. I did try it and got the message but with nobody at sh75.surpasshosting.com/::
http://slapproxy.com/ a site with a script that allows you to surf the web safely
http://slaparcade.com/ an online game site, played one game, it was pretty simple
http://slapemail.com/ a prank email server, but I was unable to get it to send me an email
slapVIDEOS.com: a video site that is hosted by you tube.
slapNETWORK.com: this was to be the main slap network site.

Well, as I looked at the network, I am hoping he was not asking too much, as I am not even sure it was worth the investment that he has in the sites.

Proxy servers from what I gather allow surfing of the web undetected which insures privacy. Hmm good information about Proxies.

Hard Money Blog

2006-10-13T12:38:00.000-07:00

Hardmoney.wordpress.com -I recently created a new blog entitled "My Hard Money Blog" with one of the first posts Why Study Hard Money? , which tells the purpose or reason for the blog. I think a blog about hard money will help me to increase my knowledge about real estate investing, which is the way that many millionaires have made their fortunes. Rich Dad, Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki said that if you want to be rich, then invest in your vocabulary. Study what the rich people study. With this blog, I am increasing not only my vocabulary, but I am learning about a vehicle that can create wealth. MyHardMoneyblog, will allow me to study the subject of "Investing in Real Estate with Hard Money".

Pixelhead Project Network

2006-09-27T06:37:00.000-07:00

Pixelheadonline is growing. Pixelhead Project Network(PPN) was introduced in the new blog, http://pixelheadonline.wordpress.com, which is one of two actual blogs for the Pixelheadonline.com general directory which as been discussed in previous posts. This site is actually the site were the idea of the pixelheadonline site began.

What is the purpose of this network?

The purpose of the network as with any network is to support each of its members and other sites that request support. Support in the form of advertising, referals and in the form of utilizing knowledge that has been gained in the development of each site and the network.

Goals:

Post daily to at least one network blog.
Do one site review of a site listed in the Pixelheadonline directory.
Get one incoming link per network member per week at a minimum.
Learn about methods for networking on the Internet.

Pixelheadonline.com Blog

2006-09-15T10:34:00.000-07:00

http://www.pixelheadonline.com/blog/-Pixelheadonline now has an online blog. I made my first site review as I had suggested in the post
Network of Sites: Pixelheadonline.com . The site I reviewed is Rehabhardmoney.com, which is a site that has information for hard money lenders and borrowers. To read the review of Rehabhardmoney.com go here.

At present the Pixelhead blog is a little raw, but I will be giving it some attention this coming weekend, and hope to add RSS feed buttons, and do a couple more site reviews along with promoting the site. I also want to go into the template and modify it so that the blog more closely resembles the actual site. Currently, pixelhead has 4 submission methods, but I plan on promoting the paid methods in my promotion methods. Getting the blog cached and getting some one way links so that it gets some page rank will be center of my focus when I have scheduled pixelhead time.

Directory List Blog

2006-09-11T13:14:00.000-07:00

Directory Cache hypothesis: create a blog, Resources for Test, that lists the links that I have submitted for a given site, inorder to increase the number of sites that are cached or increase the time it takes to cache a site.
I am going to create a test blog on Wordpress.com that is a list of links that I have requested a link from for a non-disclosed bowling site. The purpose of this blog is to see if it has any affect on the number of links that are cached. I will put in the link to the category page that I requested, and list the google cache date if any, and maybe a brief comment if I so desire about the link. Links maybe blogs or directory or other commercial sites. The reason I am going to start it on Wordpress is that it allows for the use of categories. This will allow me to expand this if to other sites if it is successful in increasing the cache of sites that I have applied for a link.

Technorati

2006-09-08T12:52:00.000-07:00

Other marketing strategies include using blogging services such ast Technorati, this post is the post to enrol this blog into technorati.
Technorati Profile

This post will serve to update my technorati profile.

Real Estate Directory

2006-09-08T11:59:00.000-07:00

The BaldyDog, LLC network of sites is growing. We are gaining knowleged and adding sites to include directories, stores, and blogs. Our newest sites include:

http://realtyreferenceonline.com/ which is a real estate niche directory.
http://www.medicaldirectoryonline.com/ which is a medical niche directory.
http://mymesotheliomablog.wordpress.com/ a mesothelioma blog

In addition to these, each directory will also have a blog associated with it that will be used to write site reviews for the featured directory submissions. These however are still in development, but links will be posted for them at the appropriate time.

Pixelheadonline.com

2006-08-31T01:39:00.000-07:00

The original idea for pixelheadonline came originated around the time of the post Network of Sites: Body Billboards Business Plan , were I talked about the idea of a site that has my head on it and sells pixel advertising on jpg of my head. This site is the beginning of this idea.
First, we are starting with a generic directory. We are starting with an animated gif of my head. Lizzie did a great job of it. Some ideas I have for the gif are to have it go from young to old or just rotate silly faces after each rotation.
Currently, we are working on getting the directory built, then submitting links to it. We also need to change the submission format. I was thinking about 4 submission methods. Free, express, reciprocal, and featured.
The prices would start out really low, but would have incremental increases as the submissions increase.
With the Featured I am thinking of in addition to having a sponsored listing, also giving a site review in the pixelheadonline blog.

Mushroom Soil

2006-08-01T06:59:00.000-07:00

Mushroom soil has long been an item that I had thought about selling on online. I had thought that selling it by the bag would be a good venture to get into. It is a great way to add nutrients to a garden or to top dress a large area. It can even be used as mulch. Its richness requires that it be mixed with regular topsoil so that it does not burn the plant roots. I purchased three buckets and put one on my small 10'x 10' garden, and the results were spectacular. Lizzies' mom who I made the garden for, was thrilled with the results, and asked if I had done anything else to the garden. I have also had one request for a bucket next year. The farmer that I get it from showed me some oversized beets that his wife had grown. Along with that, she has some spectacular flowers.
I would like to do a test auction on ebay to see if there is a market for mushroom soil. I have seen several sites that sell it online, but I believe they sell it at wholesale, and not pacakaged for the regular consumer.

Mushroom Soil Business Details:

Supply of mushroom soil- this may not be a problem, scarcity means the cost of the soil should be higher, but how much will a gardener pay for mushroom soil?
Cost of shipping- this will be very costly, and could add drastically to the price. Could just sell locally and require pick up.
Packaging- trash bags and a scale the easiest, but least professional. Buckets would be great, but the cost of packaging is very high. Sealed bags require the investing of a bag sealer. Could outsource this part of the process, along with shipping(find someone to drop ship it-the supplier)

Networking- related sites that would be able to network with include but not limited to:

http://farmerjohn.wordpress.com/
http://firstman2006.wordpress.com/
Free directories
gardening blogs
ehousehub.com

Next step:

Run an Ebay auction.

Affiliate Programs to Develop a Network of Sites.

2006-07-26T08:27:00.000-07:00

I had bought calling cards online long ago from a site that I found in the depths of Google, but it was not Cloncom. I had never really compared different sites or their rates. I suspect they are all pretty much the same, with the different options that are availble such as the number of minutes per card, per minute charges, conection fees or no connection fees..etc. Many of the calling card companies also have affiliate programs. I had had an affiliate membership, of which I never earned a dime, but did purchase a number of cards...must not have made the monthly quota you need inorder to get a check.
Most recently though, I have been looking at Cloncom, who is reportedly the largest seller of International Phone Cards on the Internet. This could very well be possible, since Cloncom does have an affiliate program and quite an extensive network of sites, which is one of my goals...hence the blog title.
An affiliate program is a pretty cool thing if you think about it. You have a product and you get other people to sell your stuff by giving them a commision. Which if you think about it, that is what a sales person does, works for commissions. Just an affiliate program is way of getting large numbers of people to sell your cards. Generally affiliates can earn more money by selling more products. The programs have a set type of structure, many of which can resemble a pyramid scheme(which are illegal). The pay structure is where the similiarities end. In my opinion, I love affilate programs, and believe if you want to sell your product affiliate programs are a great way to go for all those involved.

Business Idea | VWbusblog.com

2006-07-03T15:24:00.000-07:00

Lizzie had an idea while driving to North Carolina (See Lizzy Bean Blog for the trip weblog. Lizzie's idea was to have a blog for VW buses that we find on line. We then travel the US in search of them, to check them out. Perhaps one day we would actually find one to buy. Of course, we would also need a place to keep it and to work on it. We both owned VW's and know they do take a little work to keep running.
So this blog would be an extension of LizzieBean.com (to come soon).

Body Billboards Business Plan

2006-05-16T08:42:00.000-07:00

Body billboards is a growing means of advertising that the average person can partake. This includes:

tattoos both permanent and temporary
Body ornamentation(jewelry)
Clothing (tshirts,bandannas, pants, jackets, hats)

The Plan

Website -simple to start pictures of four sides of head to start with website urls on each of four surfaces. Front, back and sides.
eBay auction -auction dutch auction with starting price of 250, winning bidder will get choice of sides. No adult sites allowed. Will have tattoo for 30 days with option to extend advertisement.

Would like to be able to advertise on the four spots of my head through out the summer months. A spot would be for 30 day intervals. Could also include my travel intenerary in the auction much like an ebay family auction that I have bookmarked.

The head advertisement would only be short-term marketing strategy to get the site name out there, but would need to push that into the background as a non-emphasized service. I am sure the initial novelty of this type of advertisement if it has not worn off already, will wane in popularity.

Ehousehub.com

2006-04-27T06:35:00.000-07:00

Well Lizzie is hard at work with our newest project which is a type of Home improvement portal. This is a site in progress which will be a place for ideas and advice. Along with the http://www.ehousehub.com , there is a home improvement niche directory that was attached, but have since gotten its own domain, http://www.ehomeimprovementdirectory.com/. We did this because we want to submit it to directories, but often times when submitting in a directory, you can not submit subdomains...so ehousehub.com/directory/ would not be acceptable in quite a few directories.
Lizzie has submitted the directory to a few sites. Tried to submit the HUb to a few quality directories, but apparently, it does not have enough original content. Will have to work on that.
Also had another idea...Lizzie should make a whole network of LizzieBean blogs to include her travel blog. hmmm
I think the next blog we come up with should be a weight gain site. LizzieBean may very well be her own portal.

how shall we create a portal

2005-01-05T19:58:00.000-08:00

Created this blog, as an ongoing thing so we can keep track of our ideas and get others to add to it. Has something to do with the mastermind philosophy. Although I guess this is a public forum.