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Droid “X” is for “Excellent”

thillebr — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:23:29 +0000

Motorola hits another homerun with the Droid X. I’m not certain what the “X” stands for, but I’m going to say that it must stand for “Excellent” because it is. Let me tell you why I have come to that conclusion.

Basic Specs

The first thing that will grab you is the humungous 4.3 inch touch screen, and its brilliant WVGA edge to edge display that supports up to 16 colors. Remember the old three and four color screens we used to get so excited about?

Its sleek, shiny black case measures 5.02” x 2.57” x .39”. It has a slight hump on the back presumably to accommodate the camera and flash—more about that later. It weighs in at 5.47 ounces. So, it’s not going to make your pants fall down if you put it in your pocket.

The Droid X runs on the Android 2.1 with the Motorola platform. Version 2.2 (Google Froyo) should be available soon. It features a 1.0 Ghz processor with plenty of hunk and 8 GB of internal memory. With a micro SD slot, you can get up to 32 more Gigs of memory. It comes with a 16 GB card installed.

A 540 mAHLi-ion battery is rated to provide up to 480 minutes usage time and 220 hours standby time. But, in practice, I found that the battery can become exhausted rather rapidly, especially if you are multitasking with additional services such as GPS, Wi-FI or Bluetooth. Keep your charger handy or a spare battery.

Let’s take a walk around the unit checking for buttons, inputs and outputs. On the top, we have a 3.5 mm jack for earphones, a microphone (one of three), and a power button. On the right side are two volume control buttons and a button to invoke the camera. There is nothing on the bottom unless you count the bottom of the screen in the front where there is another microphone plus Menu, Home Screen, Return, and Search physical hardware buttons. On the left side, toward the bottom is a micro USB port for a charging/sync cable. Below that is a HDMI cable port for audio/video output so that you can transfer content from the Droid for viewing on your TV. Nice. You can also output to a projector. On the back is an 8 MPX camera lens and a dual LED flash. On the bottom of the back is yet another microphone.

Camera and Video

The camera is to covet with its 8.0 MPX lens 1/1000 second mechanical shutter, auto focus, touch to focus, face recognition and panoramic modes features. The Droid X will share photos, video, and music with other DLNA compatible devices. (However, I didn’t have much luck with this feature.) The 720 p ND video allows slow motion capture, fast action, and quick uploads to YouTube. It features directional audio capture with is three microphones that enhance sound while tuning out background noise. With HDMI output, you can play your recorded videos on your HD TV. Unfortunately, a cable is not included. But there is still no way to take screen shots, which is a pity.

Entertainment: Music-Movies-TV-Radio-Games

If you enjoy listening to music on your phone, the Droid should please you with its standard 3.5 mm jack for headphones, Bluetooth, Android Music Player, ability to create playlists, access to the Amazon Music Store of MP3 downloads, and FM Radio. There is also a Verizon VCast store available for the purchase of music.

I found the sound quality to be acceptable with earplugs, external stereo speakers, and with Bluetooth headphones.

If you’re looking for video entertainment, the Droid X can deliver. It comes with an Interface app for Blockbuster video that allows you to stream videos. Of course, you must rent them. Unfortunately, there is no app for, nor could I even access Hulu on the browser to watch TV and movies. Fortunately, there is an app for Orb, which allows you to tune into your desktop computer remotely to access files, watch videos, and live or recorded TV. Also, I am happy to report that SlingBox now has an app for the Droid. It costs $29.95, and you must have a Slingbox installed on your TV, but it’s well worth the investment. Welcome aboard Sling Media. There are some other apps for viewing more limited TV channels as well that are worth exploring. I only wish there were an application for Netflix streaming videos. Maybe I’ll have to create one myself.

Droid X comes with an FM tuner that requires you to plug in ear buds that act as an antenna. There are many nice radio and music apps available as well. My favorite is Pandora, which is free. If you suggest a tune or a composer, it will create a playlist of similar items in the same genre and stream them to you. Nice.

If you are a gamer, there is a plethora of games in the Market for you to download. Many are free. The large screen, fast processor, memory and great graphics combine for a pleasant gaming experience. I haven’t tried it yet because I don’t have an HDMI cable, but I suspect it may also be possible to play games from the X on your HDTV or on a projection screen.

3G Mobile Hotspot

Another attractive feature of the X is that it can perform as a Wi-Fi router connecting up to five other devices using Verizon’s 3G network. Unfortunately, this service costs an additional $20 per month, and there is a 2 GB cap on usage.

Using the built-in Wi-Fi feature will generally give you a much faster connection to the Internet and save possible billable connection time via 3G.

Apps and Software

As Android is a Google platform, it offers many Google mobile apps such as Maps, Voice, Latitude, Calendar, Push Gmail, Talk, and integrated Google, Exchange, Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter contacts. Let me caution you though. Adding all your social networking contacts to your regular contacts can be overwhelming and bog down the system. It offers advanced Speech Recognition, IMAP, POP, Hotmail, and AOL email support. Other Google and Verizon apps may be installed from the Android Market along with around 50,000 other paid and free apps.

I am pleased to report that my Google contacts and calendar ported over seamlessly to the X and synced with my desktop Outlook information. You can access your Google tasks and Docs. Strangely, while you can edit Excel docs, you cannot create or edit any other Microsoft Office documents, which is not exactly a plus in my book. However, there is a workaround with a third party application from DataViz.

My Verizon, Backup Assistant, and CityID are some of the other apps that come preinstalled that let you keep track of your account, backup your device, and have a caller’s city appear on the screen. It also comes with a voicemail widget that I never could get to work properly. You can subscribe and pay a fee, for visual voice mail. But I much prefer Google Voice, and it’s free.

Screens and Navigation

After turning on the device and unlocking it with a finger gesture, a home screen appears sprinkled with apps and widgets. Navigation is accomplished with finger gestures. You can flick to six different screens that you can customize to suite your tastes. You can even customize the background with pre-loaded graphics or provide your own.

One of the six screens is set up for quick access to your favorite contacts. It did not work well for me. My first four contacts displayed with large photos, the next four with smaller photos, the next four would not display photos at all, just a blue box with a gear in the corner. Tech support was not able to resolve this issue.

Another screen is set up with a music widget for easy access to your favorite tunes and playlists.

At the top of another page is a widget that gives quick access to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Phone, and GPS, which I appreciate.

Another page comes with widgets for news and RSS feeds already set up for you. Of course you can remove these if you wish or add more icons of your own choosing to any of the six screens.

Google Voice search allows you to take charge of your phone and tell it what to do. You can search on the phone for such things as contacts, tell it to call someone or pull up an app or file. You can search the Web orally or find a business or address and then navigate to it. If you have an urge to be dictatorial, here’s your chance to be the boss.

Keyboard

Unlike its predecessors, the Motorola Droid X does not have a slide out lateral keyboard. For me that it is plus. I do not like slide out keyboards, and I especially don’t like lateral ones. They are bulky, mechanical, and just something more to go wrong. I don’t appreciate being forced to use two hands to type if I don’t want to. I really like the onboard input panel for Droid X.

The X also comes with an onscreen keyboard that opens automatically whenever text entry is required. If you prefer a larger keyboard, just orient the device horizontally, and the keyboard will shift to a wider, horizontal display.

In settings, it is possible to turn on such options as keypress sound or vibrate, auto capitalization, auto punctuate, word suggestions, and autocorrect errors. You also have your choice between the standard Multi-touch keyboard, and a new innovative one called Swype.

The Multi-touch keyboard expands the touched character, which reduces typos. You can slide your finger to the desired character if you make a mistroke. Holding the key down brings up every available variation of the letter including foreign characters diacritical markings. Another nice feature of this keyboard is the voice option. Touch the microphone and speak the text you want to create. It is surprisingly accurate. As a test I said, “I want to say that this is a very accurate system.” The way it came out was, “I wanna say that this is a very accurate system.” Whoops, maybe it’s a little too accurate.

Swype is a pretty amazing keyboard option. You merely slide your finger around the screen from one desired letter to the next until the word is completed. When you lift your finger the word appears on the screen as if by magic. If there are other possibilities with the letter combinations, a list of choices to tap will appear on the screen. There is a tutorial to get you up and running. You can also use the speech to text engine with Swype, and there’s a emoticon directory too.

Now comes the most exciting part for me, and that is the X’s ability to connect to an external Bluetooth keyboard using an interface app called KeyPro. It works like a charm, and you are in the word processing, inputting business. There is a trial version to try before you buy.

The only problem is that there is no real word processing program available yet for the X. The work-around is to use Documents to Go by DataViz. It costs $14.99, but it’s a most worthwhile investment if you want to turn you PDA into a road warrior. It will allow you to view, edit, and create Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF documents. I consider this an absolute must have.

It would be an altogether perfect world if the Android Market had an application that would display a Droid screen on your desktop and allow interaction with file drag/drop, keyboard inputting, and mouse/cursor movement. Sometimes I really miss my Windows Mobile devices.

Another feature I appreciate is the you can tap and hold to make a string of entered text expand and the easily see where to place the cursor to correct a type. Nice.

Browsing

Browsing the Net with the big, crystal clear screen and fast processor on the X is a pleasure. The response time is snappy, and scrolling is smooth and fast. Enlarging the image with spread or retracted figure gestures works well. My only wish would be that there were an option to configure a Webpage to fit the screen as you can with a Windows Mobile device. This is a much better way to view a Webpage on a handheld device because you don’t have to scroll all over the place. I would put this option on my list wish for Droid developers.

There are many attractive features associated with the browsing experience. For example, you can tap on the star on the right side of the address bar to mark a favorite. It then appears on the favorite screen for easy access. The favorites screen lets you view the bookmarks in a list or image view showing the home page. There are also tabs for Most Visited and History. You can even place a Webpage on one of the home screens for instant access.

By the way, you can watch YouTube in high resolution by tapping HQ on the lower right of the screen.

Syncing

By connecting your X to your desktop or laptop via the supplied micro USB cable, you can transfer files, videos, and pictures. With downloadable Media Manager, you can also purchase, store, and listen to music from the Verizon store. Unfortunately, the Media Manager only supports 32 bit systems. So, if you have a 64 bit system, you’re out of luck. However, you can still connect to the X as if it were another drive and transfer files that way.

Accessories

The X comes in a pretty bare bones box with just a charger, a micro USB cable, and a mini quick start guide. To take full advantage of this marvelous device, you may wish to accessorize it more fully with a 32 MB micro SC card, an HDMI cable, a windshield mount for navigation, a charging/docking station, and perhaps a case to protect your investment. I plan to write reviews of some of these items in subsequent articles.

Conclusion

The Motorola Droid X is a supreme powerhouse of functionality with its big, high definition screen, 8 MPX dual flash camera and HD camcorder with an HDMI port for output to TVs and projectors. While it may not have as many apps yet as the iPhone, there are certainly enough to keep anyone busy, productive, and entertained while more are being developed for this relatively new platform.

There are several things I wish the X could do and hope they will be forthcoming. I wish it were possible to take screen shots. I wish it had the native capability to handle Office docs. I wish there were an app to place an interactive X screen on a monitor. I wish there were an option to configure Webpages for single column viewing without having to scroll sidesways. I wish there were a Netflix app for viewing movies, which would be much better, in my opinion, than Blockbuster.

I could go on with my wish list, but I feel confident that the Droid platform is a serious contender now and developers with place a lot of energy into creating new and wonderful applications to make it even better. I fear, however, that as an open platform in which every manufacturer can put its own twist on things using all different screens, processors, and resolutions, that it will be more difficult for developers to create apps that work across all Droid models and they will become discouraged. That is a problem iPhone developers don’t have as much.

The hump on the back reminds me of the Hunchback of Notre Dame and makes the device appear to be top heavy. It’s too bad that it doesn’t come with an HDMI cable and a case to protect it.

In any case, I am very pleased overall with the Motorola Droid X from Verizon, and I wish to give it my very highest recommendation. It is worth your serious consideration if you are looking for a new device. I would even encourage you to trade in your current model for this beauty.

YOU DO NOT NEED A LIST OF YOUR OWN TO SUCCEED ONLINE!

thillebr — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 01:06:50 +0000

No doubt you’ve heard the aphorism, “The money’s in the list.” Perhaps you started on the tedious process of building a list. You can become quickly discouraged as it can take forever a few names at a time with lots of hours creating squeeze pages, bonus offers, programming autoresponders, building Websites, and so forth. Well, the truth is that the money is in the list, but it doesn’t have to be your list. You can use other people’s lists (OPL) and get instant results with targeted, responsive recipients.

Yes, using other people’s lists, which are tried and true with loyal customers, you can build your own business rapidly without all the time involved building your own list. Actually, as the people on other people’s lists begin responding to you, you are building your own list as you build your business. This is a far more effective approach than what the so-called gurus tell you to do.

By using other people’s lists you short-circuit the problems of driving traffic to your site, which can be hugely expensive. You can even do it without having to create your own website. And the most attractive thing is that you can do it instantly and get an immediate response.

It you are serious about online marketing, you need to learn how to use other people’s lists.

Perhaps you’ve heard of joint ventures, which are basically an arrangement that involves a cooperative mailing. But you have to have your own product usually, and you have to split the profits. Not only that, but it is very difficult to find joint partners willing to work with you if you are an unknown entity.

I’m not talking about buying millions of leads or having a commercial email company do a mailing for you. Forget about that. It can be very costly and get you into trouble for spamming if you don’t go about it properly.

What I’m talking about is working with ezine publishers and using their lists of loyal subscribers. Ezines and like electronic newsletters targeted to a specific audience with a focused interest. Talk about targeted marketing!

There are basically three ways to go. You can run a solo ad that goes to the entire subscription list as a single ad. You can run a classified ad, or you can run a regular ad. The terms have to be worked out with the publisher, but the cost is usually less than a tenth of a penny per name. Where else can you get such targeted traffic for such a reasonable price? Nowhere.

All you have to do is compile a list of ezine publishers in your niche and then contact them to work out a deal and wait for an answer. This can be a time-consuming task. You can become quickly discouraged. It’s a tedious process.

But, what if there were already a directly of qualified ezine publishers eager to do business with you with a published price list? Then all you would have to do is send them your payment and content. This approach will save lots of time and tedious work.

Well, there is such an instrument. It’s called the DOE, which stands for Directory of Ezines. It’s published by a Charlie Page who has been at this for around 12 years now. He’s a successful, expert online marketer who is willing to help you become successful too. And he knows how to do it.

* DOE did the research

* DOE negotiated the best prices

* DOE made finding lists easy

When you become a member of DOE, you will have a plethora of tools at your disposal to help you become a successful online marketer. You will find tutorials, free, brandable products you can sell and keep all the profit. There will be free eBooks you can give away as bonuses and incentives and much more.

The best and most valuable part though is that Charlie will actually consult with you one-on-one over the phone and via email for free. He normally charges $200 per hour, but it’s free to members. This is not some conference call either. It’s one-on-one.

This kind of mentoring could cost you thousands of dollars from most gurus if you could find one willing to work with you. But Charlie is providing this service to his members as a way of paying back to others for the help he received when first starting in this business.

Charlie has been using this method for raking in cash for years now. The DOE makes it simple, quick, and efficient to use OPLs to fuel your online income engine for quick and profitable results.

It doesn’t matter what you niche is. There’s a list for almost anything you can think of to sell, promote, or give away. Some of the most popular niches online include the following:

* Ebooks

* Information products

* Health products

* eBay products

* Clothing

* Jewelry

* Memberships

* Business opportunities

* Resale rights products

*Software

If you’re tired of hearing that you need a mailing list of your own to succeed online, now is the time to take action and use OPLs.

NO, YOU DO NOT NEED A LIST OF YOUR OWN TO SUCCEED ONLINE!

If you’re ready to get started using other people’s lists, here the place to go: http://bit.ly/nolist.

Seeing the Big Picture of Online Marketing

thillebr — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:34:35 +0000

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Do you find the idea of doing business online

confusing?

Most people do, and that’s understandable.

The fact is, nothing in our "offline" life prepares us

to do business online.

Offline we are used to seeing customers or talking with

them by phone.

Online we don’t do that.

Offline we cannot automate a sales process so that

selling messages go out week after week with no effort

You can do that online (I’ll show you how)

And offline we don’t have confusing terms like "solo

ad" or "autoresponder" or "ad tracker" to deal with.

Online there seems to be a whole new vocabulary to

learn, and new skills to learn too.

But there is GOOD NEWS today!

You can make sense of doing business online and end the

confusion if you can catch a glimpse of one thing.

If you can see this one thing you will quickly become

well prepared to succeed online.

If you lose sight of this one thing you will spin into

a cycle of confusion and disappointment.

What is the one thing?

* * * It’s the BIG picture! * * *

My goal today is to OVERVIEW what you need without

going into very much depth about any one topic. You

just need to get these things into your vocabulary.

We will go deep on each of these topics over the coming

weeks in this very ezine.

I like things simple so I’ve listed the five things you

need to succeed online.

Just the basics. But the basics, done well, will take

you higher than you ever dreamed imaginable. They have

for me.

I call these the ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS to success.

>>> 1. PEOPLE TO SELL THINGS TO

This is called a "market". A market is really just a

group of people who have something in common.

* Maybe they like to play golf

* Maybe they like to cook

* Maybe they like to make money or save money

* Maybe they want to start an online business

It doesn’t matter what they want. But what DOES matter

is this.

1. Is the group large?

2. Will the group spend money?

There ARE ways to quickly and easily identify markets

that will be profitable for you, and I will share those

in this ezine.

>>> 2. A PRODUCT THESE PEOPLE WANT TO BUY

Once you find the group you need to find (or create) a

product they will buy.

It’s actually easier than you might think. The key is

to discover what they are buying now. If they are

buying now they will buy what you offer.

A great way to find out what people want to buy is to

ask. I’ll show you how to do that.

>>> 3. A WAY TO REACH THOSE PEOPLE

Ah, advertising. It really is what makes the Internet

go round. If you don’t believe me just ask Google. They

don’t sell all that ad space for nothing … they do it

for the money!

You will HAVE to advertise to succeed online. Happily,

you will not have to go broke doing it.

The three best ways to get started advertising online

are these.

1. Article marketing

2. Pay per click advertising

3. Ezine advertising

There are many more methods available to you but if you

faithfully use those three you will be happily

surprised how well they work.

I will teach you how to do all three of those, and

more.

>>> 4. A WAY TO MAKE THE SALE AND COLLECT THE MONEY

Do you need a website of your own? Yes you do.

But the good news is that creating a website is not the

headache it used to be.

Using online services, templates and simple software

you can create a beautiful and effective website

quickly. I’ll show you how.

HINT: Start gathering what you want to say on your site

NOW and not later. Far too many have created a website

and then struggled to put words on that site.

>>> 5. A WAY TO SAVE TIME

The wonderful thing about the Internet is that you can

leverage your time like nobody’s business.

Online you can literally do work one time – like

writing this article – and have that work pay dividends

for years to come.

Years? Yes! I’ve been doing this 10 years now and some

of my articles have been online almost all of that

time!

So there you have it … five things you must do and

know about in order to succeed online.

If you sell as an affiliate or part of a program you

will need to focus primarily on the advertising part,

but eventually you will need them all.

I hope this clears up some confusion for you and look

forward to sharing with you from my experience the

specific ways you can use these essential elements to

your advantage.

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Charlie Page helps people succeed online with products

that educate combined with personal support. To see all

that Charlie offers, including a chance to work with

him personally, visit …

http://bit.ly/a5sOfH

How to obtain a one-on-one marketing mentor free

thillebr — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:18:28 +0000

Many people would like to experience the magic of making money online on autopilot. Most who have tried fail because they don’t know how to do it. It takes knowledge, expertise, and persistence. What they need is the guidance of an experienced, successful veteran—a mentor.

Unfortunately, most people cannot afford coaching programs that cost thousands and consulting fees that can run hundreds of dollars an hour. In these tough times, this is just not in the budget.

But people still have questions that need answering, and some silly eBook is not going to supply the answers.

People desperately need to have answers to their questions–questions that need a PERSONAL answer—answers that can make the difference between success and failure.

IS THERE A SOLUTION?

I am happy to report that I have stumbled upon an amazing resolution to this dire need in the Internet marketing community. It is a unique solution that almost seems too good to be true. I have found a successful Internet marketing veteran who is willing to share his expertise, and I want to share my discovery with you.

His name is Charlie Page. He is the owner/publisher of the Directory of Ezines. He has been at it now for over 11 years. He is driven by an overwhelming compulsion to help others become successful. He remembers the pain of getting started and how difficult it was until he had a mentor to guide him. Now he wants to give back by helping others.

The truly amazing part is that he will actually talk to you on the telephone, person to person, once a week or respond to your email questions on a daily basis. I wonder how he does it. He has my full admiration, respect, and deepest appreciation.

The really good news is that he offers this service for FREE! Normally his consultation fee is $200 an hour, which he charges regularly to outsiders. So, how do you become an insider and get his services free?

It’s simple. All you have to do is subscribe to his Directory of Ezines, which automatically makes you a member of the family. You don’t even have to have an Ezine of your own to join.

As a member, there are myriad benefits all aimed at helping you become a successful online marketer. There are free, brandable products you can sell. There are free products you can give away as incentives and bonuses.

Most important, however, is the concept of using the power of Ezine marketing to bring a flood of visitors to your point of sale and cash flowing into your account.

Actually, there are too many benefits to list here. You will be more than a little impressed when you see all that is available to members at no additional cost.

What’s the catch? There is no catch. All you have to do is become a lifetime member of the Directory of Ezines.

Here’s the private link: http://bit.ly/freemarketingcoach

There is a gift waiting for you. It’s a quick start guide to Ezine marketing. It will lay out the entire strategy of how to use other people’s lists of eager buyers, how to enter into profitable joint ventures and much more. This ebook normally sells for $47, but it’s yours free just for visiting the link above.

If you are floundering and not bringing in the profits you would like, this could be your magic bullet that will put you over the top.

You could be talking to Charlie as soon as tomorrow. He will help you develop a strategy, develop your own products, or discuss any problem you wish with real solutions and meaningful, actionable answers.

My advice is to take action now. One man can only talk to so many people and there will be a limit. If you don’t become a member how, you could lose out on this unbelievably generous and valuable offer.

P.S. I understand that Charlie will soon be doing away with the lifetime membership and switching to a monthly subscription fee, which will be far more expensive. So, get in now while there are still openings available.

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The Power of Membership Levels

thillebr — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:13:16 +0000

Creating an active and powerful subscription-based community website is one of the most lucrative opportunities on the Internet right now. With standard affiliate marketing only providing the promise of a one-time sale, the chance to earn recurring subscription fees is quickly becoming the dream of any Internet marketer. Whether you’re interested in starting your own subscription-based business, or just someone who is looking at different ways to succeed online, the power of a subscription based Internet business is something that every entrepreneur and marketer should be studying closely.

So, why is a membership website so powerful? It all comes down to community. When there’s a massive, disconnected group of people, the chances of success when the group is brought together are huge. When you’re the person responsible for bringing that group together, your ability to capitalize on the bulk-knowledge and connections of that group shoot your potential earnings through the roof. This is all the easy part — the hard part is to plan how you’ll capitalize on those potential earnings.

What’s the best way to do it? This is something that every Internet marketer and entrepreneur has struggled with. The transition from idea to reality is one of the hardest parts of any business venture, online or otherwise. When you’ve only got one shot at something, it’s important to maximize your potential earnings right off the bat. Foster and grow your community and learn to monetize it rapidly. Membership levels are one of the best ways to go about this.

What are membership levels? They’re simply different milestones, levels of access, and privileges that are assigned to different members. Membership levels can mean anything, be awarded for anything, and be controlled by anything. That’s the beauty of them: their meaning and value is left entirely up to you. When you introduce membership levels into a community, it can separate the leaders from the followers, the serious from the trivial, and the essential 20% from the non-essential 80%.

These tools aren’t designed for segregating your community, far from it. Instead, they’re incredibly powerful tools for optimizing your community to deliver the best results for both yourself as the owner, and all of its members. When you adopt levels and awards for your community, you make the most influential members more likely to tell their friends about it. With word of mouth still one of the most powerful and valuable marketing tools in any Internet marketers arsenal, who doesn’t want that as an end result?

It’s simple, really. Market your community through traditional means and it might just grow. You’ll undoubtedly see your membership rising steadily, however it might not be as rapid as you’d like. However, if you give your members incentives to stay around, keep paying their subscription, and keep talking about your community, then you’ll see massive long-term returns. Reward your loyal customers and they’ll reward your community, and eventually your earnings.

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How to end the constant chase for new leads

thillebr — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:34:23 +0000

Every affiliate marketer has felt the stresses and worries that come with the job. Is my copy good enough? Should I do more SEO? How are my supporting articles? While affiliate marketing is often touted as the be all end all internet career, it does involve its fair share of stress inducing moments, and outright frustrating dynamics. Every uber-successful marketer out there has had times where they’ve been forced into a corner by the nature of the industry, and many of the most talented marketers don’t ever make it out.

What corner am I referring to? It’s the never-ending chase for new customers. We all know it — you spend your precious hours and money building up your sales page, body copy, and link building, and then have to spend your valuable time chasing after sales leads, maintaining your page, and worrying about sending a steady flow of traffic to it. It’s often something that’s out of your control, and more up to the nature of the affiliate marketing industry than anything else.

Well, there’s a simple maxim that many of the most successful marketers follow:

"If you can’t control it, don’t try to." What does this mean?

Let’s put it in the terms of the affiliate marketing industry:

Traditional affiliate marketing is dependent on a steady stream of new customers buying your product. After they’ve bought it once, they don’t often do it again.

However, subscription-based marketing is dependent on loyal, dedicated customers who will stay with your service forever. It’s the ultimate marketing form. When you appeal only to the customers that are truly passionate about what you’re offering, you can build a marketing asset that generates cash while you sleep! Don’t spend your precious time on the small stuff. Instead, focus on the big ideas, and let your subscription businesses earn you money all day long.

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Don’t become the marketer that’s always worrying about the trivial few, instead use this information to focus on what’s truly important, and watch your money roll on in.

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Is the Microsoft Kin 2 Worth Kinsideration?

thillebr — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:21:03 +0000

The Kin 2 is a three way collaborative effort involving Microsoft, Sharp, and Verizon. The result is a new approach on the way to Smartphone telephony that for me was disappointment piled on disappointment. It seems strange somehow that while the Windows Mobile operating system is ready for a serious redo, this Microsoft device has nothing to do with WM OS.

Right out of the gate, the most profound and amazing letdown is the fact that it is not possible to add any applications to this unit. You must accept it as is. So there’s no use complaining about the lack of an app store, for there are no apps. Unbelievable.

You cannot even add things like Google Maps. Of course there is no GPS and not even a way to add third party functionality with an antenna because you cannot install any software.

While you can access Google Docs and Notebook you cannot edit or create new documents. If you want to access other Microsoft applications such as Word or Excel or PowerPoint you can forget about it. There’s not even a way to take notes or to record audio notes.

I could go on about how it won’t make 31 flavors of ice cream and it won’t stop a missile attack, but it was never intended for these things. What was the intention? Apparently the developers have isolated a target market for this device among the younger generation and its preoccupation with music, photos, texting, and social networking. But what about gaming? Sorry, no games—not even solitaire.

The programs that come pre-installed on the device facilitate the above functions, and that’s about it. The installed apps include the following: Phone, Music, Help, Alarm, Browser, Settings, Email, Feed Reader, and Search. By the way, the search function only applies to items on the phone, not the Internet, and there is no voice search.

All these apps appear on one of three panels that can be rotated into view when the device is turned on.

Two more panels are available with the flick of a finger (yes, it is finger friendly—but the scrolling is slow). One of the screens contains posts from your favorite social networking sites such as My Space, Facebook, and Twitter. This page is called the Kin Loop. The remaining page contains your favorite contacts with pictures if you wish and access to all the rest of your contacts.

These would be handy functions for many people. You can add more content to the apps page as links to your favorite Websites, which is nice. But you are still limited to only three pages.

An innovative feature that goes along with the teenie bopper crowd that this device is apparently aimed at is the ability to share stuff. There is a little blue button at the bottom of every screen. This is called the Kin Spot. All you have to do is drag something to it and you can share it with your pals. It can be a file, a Website, a picture, a video, a tune, an email, a text message, whatever you want, however you want to send it. This is nice.

Another innovative feature of the Kin 2 is that everything is backed up online to the Kin Studio so that you never have to worry about losing your data. There is no syncing as such, but you can connect to your online account wirelessly and remotely to transfer files back and forth. I like this feature, but I fear that it may add to the cost of the account.

I was able to import all my Gmail information and contacts. I was also able to access my calendar from Gmail as well as my tasks.

Thank goodness for Google. Without Google, this device would be less useful. While I can edit and add items in calendar, tasks, and notebook, I cannot edit or create new docs in Google Docs, which is a shame. At least Notebook gives me the ability to take notes, a functionality that is otherwise lacking. However, I understand that Google has discontinued the support of Notebook and that if you don’t already have an account, you cannot get a new one. Too bad.

As an aside, there are some good alternatives to Notebook available such as Evernote and Zoho Notebook. I prefer the latter because of its collaborative features.

I am happy to report that Google Voice works with the Kin 2. If you’re not familiar with Google Voice, I recommend applying for an account. Voice not only records your voice mail, it transcribes it and allows you to scroll through your list of voicemail so that you don’t have to listen to every message. It also compiles a directory of all your messages in one place so that you can instantly review your email, texts, IMs, and voice mail. It notifies you of incoming activity too.

But that’s not all. Voice also gives you a free Voip phone number that you can use to make free phone calls over the Internet. People can also call you on that number. You can use it for free texting as well, which makes it a great money saver and convenience.

Browsing on the Kin 2 at first seems to be just fine with the initial screen fitting the device perfectly and with little tabs along the top. You can drag down the address bar to type in a new address or to go back to a previous screen.

You can scroll with a finger gesture, but it doesn’t glide as well as other devices I’ve tested. You can also use a finger gesture to expand or contract the image on the screen. However, when the image is enlarged, you must be prepared to scroll around for it does not wrap to the screen, which I find annoying and inconvenient.

While my first choice of a keyboard is in the vertical position, I must say that the slide-out QWERTY, horizontal, backlit keyboard on the Kin 2 is very nice. The keys are round and elevated for a good tactile quality that makes it easy to type without mistakes.

I found the sound quality on the phone to be satisfactory as well as the audio playback on the FM radio and stereo music player. I did miss calls repeatedly because the phone simply did not ring for incoming calls even though the volume was at the highest level. Media playback formats include AAC, MP3, WMA for audio; h.264/AVC, MPEG-4, WMV for video; JPEG and PNG for images. There is a 3.5 mm jack for stereo audio output and built-in speakers.

As far as music goes, you can import your own but this device is an extension of Microsoft Zune, and you are encouraged to join the Zune music streaming service for $15 a month, which adds considerably to the monthly cost.

Kin 2 has a nice 8 MPX camera on board with video, auto focus, digital zoom, and flash. Pictures are automatically geotagged if within range of cell towers for triangulation. I found that this feature rarely worked.

This device comes with 8 GB of internal memory which could get filled up fast with tunes and pix. Unfortunately, there is no expansion slot. I suppose that’s a good reason to take advantage of Zune’s streaming media so as not to use up valuable storage space.

With a 3.4 inch display and a 320 x 480 resolution, the Kin is not the brightest kid on the block. It measures 4.25 X 2.5 x .75 inches and weighs 4.7 ounces.

Its 1390 mAh Li-ion battery has a suggested standby time of 232 hours. I found that the battery drains fairly rapidly under normal usage and I would have difficulty getting through the day without a recharge. At least the battery is replaceable so that you can carry a spare.

Connectivity to the outside world is accomplished by means of 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi with WEP, SPA, WPA2 encryption as well as Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR. There is no infrared and no GPS. Localization is accomplished by means of cell tower triangulation, which is referred to as GPS.

The Kin 2 is capable of sending both SMS and MMS messages. It supports POP3, IMAP, and Push email (exchange).

There are built-in sensors for an accelerometer and ambient light detection. Additional features include flight mode and TTY/TDD accommodation.

Kin 2 costs $199, but you get a $100 rebate with a two year contract bringing the price down to $99. A contract will cost in the neighborhood of $69 per month for text, phone, and data. Add another $15 for streaming Zunie tunes.

Conclusion

The Kin 2 has some innovative features such as wireless Web syncing and automatic backup of data online. The Kin Spot for sharing is also a creative idea unique to the Kin. I suppose the Zune tune streaming approach is a good idea too, if you want to pay for it. It has a nice 8 MPX camera, and you can easily send video clips via email or MMS. The slide out horizontal keyboard is a pleasure to use. I hope the Kin will appeal to the intended audience with its orientation to social networking.

However, the Kin 2 impresses me more as a novelty phone than a serious productivity tool. I would never consider the Kin 2 personally because I can’t hook it up to a Bluetooth keyboard for travel and meetings. I cannot access, create, or edit my Office documents. It has no means of taking screen shots. I wish it had a memory card. Navigation with GPS would be nice too.

I could go on and on about what it doesn’t do but that’s not fair because it clearly was not designed to be a workhorse for a road warrior who wants to leave his laptop at home. It’s more of a toy for teens who are attached to Twitter, text, and tunes.

The biggest deal breaker for me is the fact that there are no apps available for it, and it is incapable of downloading common apps out there such as Google Maps. This is really inconceivable this day and age with iPhone, Android, and Palm Pre Plus competing for market share with bazillions of cool apps. And what about the intended audiences’ penchant for game playing? No games. Big mistake.

I have heard a rumor that Microsoft may eventually integrate the Kin with Windows Mobile 7 when it is released and then it would be possible to add apps to it. But for now the lack of apps is a highly negative factor.

While the Kin 2 does not measure up to my expectations for a device I would want in my pocket, it may very well suit the needs of the intended audience if the interest is indeed focused on social networking, pics, tunes, and text.

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The New HTC Droid is Incredible

thillebr — Mon, 24 May 2010 17:51:14 +0000

by Timothy S. Hillebrand, Ph.D.

Yes, the new HTC Droid Incredible is no exaggeration. It’s a keeper as it naturally cuddles in the cup of your hand insinuating itself like a heat-seeking puppy looking for a new master. I have fallen hopelessly in love with it under its enchanting spell. I guess I have to say it was love at first sight. Frankly, I’m not a bit surprised that Droid is now outselling iPhone.

Why would I be swayed so compellingly? What about after the honeymoon?

Preliminary Attractive Features

It’s appearance is sleek with a shiny black case thinner than the iPhone and yet with a larger screen. It measures 4.63 x 2.3 x .47 inches and weighs 4.59 ounces.

Under the hood it has a powerful GHz Qualcomm Snapdrogon processor and a 3D chip for amazing gaming experiences on a 3.7 inch AMOLED 480 x 800 screen. The 8 MPX autofocus camera with dual LED flash is another huge plus. While I was surprised that it only has 8 MB of onboard memory, it also has a micro SD slot that can handle up to a 32 MB card for a total of 40 MB storage capacity. There is 748 MB of ROM. At the bottom of the screen there is an optical joystick.

This phone is the product of a three-way marriage with Google, HTC, and Verizon with each making a solid contribution to bring a superior product to market.

Google contributes its mobile apps in enhanced form and the Android 2.1 operating system. One of my favorite Google/Android innovations is Google voice search, which works remarkably well, and is a major convenience that obviates typing.

HTC contributes its manufacturing expertise and the Sense user interface that allows pinch/zoom with an amazing Web browsing experience. When viewing Web pages at any zoom level, the text wraps and conforms to the screen size so that there is no sideways browsing required–what a pleasure. If you’re a social network junkie, there’s Friend Stream that conflates Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr into a single screen as if they were one program with a range of views possible.

There are seven home screens where you can store widgets and apps for easy access. HTCs Sense allows you to pinch the screen to display miniature cards of all seven screens. Then just tap on the one you want.

HTC has loaded several worthwhile widgets and so has Google.

Of course Verizon offers what is arguably the best mobile network with the widest, most trouble-free coverage.

Kicking the Tires

Taking a walk around this beauty reveals an economy of external features. On the top is a power/phone options button. Next to that is a standard 3.5 mm ear plug jack. The right side is unencumbered with any pesky buttons to push inadvertently that may make your machine go crazy when you don’t want it to. The same is true for the bottom except that there is a small microphone hole and a slot for removing the back cover. On the left side is a volume rocker switch and a micro USB port for charging and syncing. The back has an free form like three-tier battery cover. The camera lens in the upper left corner is flanked by the dual LED flash to the right. There is a small opening for the speaker.

Flipping off the battery cover reveals a shocking red interior with a red battery to match. You have to remove the battery cover to gain access to the micro SD storage slot, which is a bit of a bother.

I have already mentioned that large screen with its magnificent, bright resolution. There is a charging light at the top of the screen. Below the screen are four useful hardware buttons. From left to right there is a Home button, a Menu button, a Back button, and a Search button. Double tapping the home button invokes the Sense seven-card screen mode. A quick tap brings up a Google text search screen. Tapping and holding activates Google voice search, which is a Godsend as far as I’m concerned.

It used to be a big deal to be able to say a phone had Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and more recently GPS. Now, however, that’s pretty much taken for granted, and I’m happy to report that the Incredible has all of the above.

Speaking of GPS, Incredible users will benefit from an enhanced version of Google Maps for navigation and positioning in many applications. The navigation system is a turn by turn voice driven app with satellite and photo views. The rerouting is the fastest I’ve ever seen, and it is usually spot on with up to date data and traffic notifications.

There are some excellent geocaching apps available too that take all the old drudgery out of the process. It’s truly a pleasure to geocache with this device.

What’s in the Box?

The Triumvirate cannot be accused of not sparing any expense, for the box was pretty bare bones with a quick start guide, an AC charger and USB cable that works on the wall outlet as well as in a USB computer port. When connected with a computer, you can transfer files as well as charge the unit. There was no carrying case to protect this jewel, and there wasn’t even a micro SD card. It might have been a nice gesture to include at least a 2 MB card. Many applications will only install to a storage card, which could render the unit less functional until you can obtain a card. So, no extra points there.

Software Included

The Incredible comes with a variety of useful applications already installed. Here is a partial list:

Calculator, Calendar, Call History, Camcorder, Camera, Car Panel, City ID, Facebook, FM Radio, Force Close, Friend Stream (did not work—caused forced close), Internet, Mail, Maps, Market, Messages, Music, PDF Viewer, Peep, People, Phone, Photos, Quickoffice, Search People, Settings, Setup, Talk, Text to Speech, Voice, Voice Dialer, Voice Mail, Voice Recorder, Voice Search Weather, and YouTube. There are a variety of widgets offered by both HTC and Android. With lots more available.

The Android platform cannot compete yet with the depth and range of applications offered in the iTunes store, which I think is approaching around 200,000 now. In the short time that Android has been extant, it has already accumulated about 40,000 apps available in its store and elsewhere. Many are free, and the fee based apps are relatively inexpensive; many are in the one dollar area, which makes them highly affordable.

Unlike Apple, Google, at this point, doesn’t seem to be interested in controlling everything. For instance there is no music in the Google Market and users are on their own to acquire and install music. The music player has a nice interface that flips album covers and delivers a satisfactory listening experience.

I appreciate the installed YouTube app, which saves going to the Web first. I also enjoy the installed FM radio app. Of course there are many other radio apps available in the Market.

There are some TV apps as well with limited programming. What I’m waiting for is SlingMedia to make an app available for the Droid. Then I can tune into the programs recorded on my DVR at home, watch live satellite TV, and control my home TV remotely from my Droid. I tried the Orb app, but I could never get it to work.

It seems strange to me that there is no built in file explorer so that you cannot find files stored on the storage card or in main memory. You have to find a third party app for this, and some are less than satisfactory.

The QuickOffice app is only for viewing files. You cannot create or edit files with this program, and there is no app that I could find available in the Market. This severely limits the device’s functionality as a power productivity tool for road warriors. I happen to know that there is a third party app available for Android that allows creating and editing Office files, but apparently it’s not available yet for the Incredible. I hope it will be soon.

As a side note for those concerned with productivity, It is possible to connect a portable Bluetooth keyboard to the Incredible for efficient inputting on the road, which is a huge plus. Put that doesn’t do a lot of good without the ability to create and edit documents. At this point I suggest using Google Docs as a partial solution.

Peripherals

As this device is so new, there is not much available for it yet in the way of accessories. However it is easy to make do with cases, headphones, earplugs, and other stuff that can be repurposed for the Incredible. I did find it surprising that there were not even any earbuds in the box. I wish there were a set with a mic for use when driving or just for pleasurable listening. You’ll have to find your own set.

A brief comparison to the iPhone

I suppose somehow the iPhone has become the measuring stick by which phones can be compared these days, which I find amusing because the iPhone is still lacking so many desirable features. Anyway for those into comparison shopping, here are a few quick comparables.

· Battery Life

o Capacity: iPhone 1219 mAh; Incredible 1300 mAh

o Talk time: iPHone 300 hours of standby; Incredible 149 hours

· Camera

o iPhone 3 mpx with autofocus but no flash or manual controls, 640 x 480 video.

o Incredible 8 mps with dual LED flash, manual adjustment controls, 800 x 400 video (same resolution as screen)

· Carrier

o iPhone AT&T—many complaints about speed and coverage; this may change with 4G

o Verizon is arguably a more dependable system with greater coverage and more economical subscriber plans.

· Display

o iPhone 3.5 inch screen with 480 x 320 LCD display

o Incredible 3.7 inch screen with 480 x 800 resolution on OLED display, which is much brighter than the iPhone display.

· Memory

o Up to 32 GB built-in; no expansion slot

o 8 GB built in with up to 32 GB expansion slot for total of 40 GB

· Processor

o iPhone 600 MHz

o Incredible 1 GHz

· Software

o 185 applications in iTunes store

o 40 applications in Google Market

And the winner is clearly the Incredible as it beats iPhone in every category but software and battery life. So, unless battery life and software are key issues for you, the Incredible is the better choice.

Spec List

1 GHz Snapdragon processor
Google Android 2.1 with HTC Sense 2.5
3.7 inch WVGA OLED touchscreen display
QWERTY Virtual keyboard
8GB internal memory and microSD card slot (up to 32 GB)
8 megapixel camera with dual LED flash and adjustable controls
Video up to 480×800
312 minutes talk time / 149 hours standby
Dimensions: 4.63 x 2.3 x 0.47 inches and 4.59 ounces

· Push Gmail and Exchange

· Speakerphone

· Advanced Speech recognition

· GPS/e911

· TTY compatible

· Hearing aid compatibility=M4/T3

· Bluetooth with stereo capability

· Wi-FI 802.11b/g/n$199.99 with 2 year contract3.5mm headphone jack

Accelerometer512MB ROM / 512MB RAM
Dual-band EV-DO Rev. A
HTML browser with Flash Lite 4.0

Pricing

The full retail price of the Incredible is $529.99. For that price I would expect an unlocked unit, but that’s a moot point. You pretty much have to acquire it from Verizon with a contract and connectivity plan. A two year contract is $299.99 with a $100 discount online for a total cost of $199.99. If you buy the Incredible you get to select another free phone, which also requires a two year contract. There are a number of plans available that seem to start at $39.99 per month. Unlimited text/data/talk is $89.99 per month. But I guess that’s still cheaper than the iPhone.

After the Honeymoon

After the rush of love at first sight with time to get comfortable and settle in, there are some foibles I’ve discovered, and a wish list I’ve developed for the Incredible.

I noticed that the battery life is not very satisfactory. In my experience the battery wears down very rapidly. Two hours of phone conversation, and it needs recharging. If you leave Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth, or GPS running, the battery drains rapidly. You’d better have a charger or extra battery handy if you want to do geocaching, Bluetooth communication, or connections by Wi-Fi. When using the unit for navigation in the car, I have to keep it connected to the charger or it will go dead in short order. At least it’s possible to change batteries, unlike the iPhone.

I found it frustrating that the beautiful screen so brilliantly rendered inside all but disappears and turns into a black hole outside in the sunlight–so much for working at the beach and in my garden.

I wish that the Incredible would have cards for each open application like the Palm Pre Plus so that you can easily flick back and forth to reinvoke the app of your choice. A workable alternative might be a screen devoted to open apps for easy access.

I was surprised that there is no built-in file explorer program so that you can view and manipulate files and move them around between main memory and storage card. There is third party software, but it only seems to address the storage card. Developers?

Of course I’m upset about not being able to create and edit my Office documents on this device. I hope that will be remedied in short order for it is a serious short-coming that could cause me not to purchase this phone.

Another problem is that there is no unrooted application that will take screen shots, and that’s why you are not treated to them in this article. Come on developers. Here’s a need.

For the price, I think it would have been nice for the sponsors to include at least a small micro SD card to get you started. It would also have been nice to include a set of earbuds with a mic. Would a case to protect your investment be too much to ask as well?

Conclusion

While there are some growing pains as the platform and devices mature, to be sure, there’s lots to like with the HTC Droid Incredible. It is clearly the Droid of Droids, simply the best available at this time. It is also superior to the iPhone in many respects with an 8 MPX camera with dual LED flash and manual controls, more storage, larger screen with twice the resolution, replaceable battery, and a larger, more powerful processor. You cannot go wrong with this truly incredible device that indeed lives up to its name.

This puppy gets two thumbs up! It’s an A dog.

Weight gain is a possible danger from working at home

thillebr — Mon, 17 May 2010 23:18:28 +0000

It seems that everywhere we look these days we see overweight people. These people are at risk for heart problems, diabetes, and a lower quality of life. It can happen to anyone. If could happen to you if you’re not careful—especially if you work at home with easy access to the refrigerator. What can you do to prevent it?

Let’s face it. Who wants to be fat, especially women. It is a known fact that obesity in this country has become an epidemic. Why? If you look at TV, you will notice the media is constantly bombarding us with ads about food.

Why are advertising agencies flooding us with so many TV commercials about food, especially about McDonald’s or Burger King? The simple fact is they want you to get fat so you will go out and spend more money on diet pills. This way you can get skinny and then start all over by going back to the fast food joints to get fat again. It is a catch-22 scenario. It is a vicious cycle.

Understand one fact. The heath condition of the majority of people in developed nations has deteriorated to such an extent that it has literally become a crisis. According to experts, about 70% of the adult population living in the U.S is overweight. This means if you are thin and healthy you make up the minority. Unfortunately, we are seeing obesity among our children increase at an alarming weight as they site in front of the TV eating junk food and playing video games instead of being outside and exercising.

This is a sad fact and something that needs to change. To think that the normal way to live is to be out of shape, overweight, and have all kinds of diseases? It is insanity. To think that nine out of ten people are obese is a bad stat. And this is what this country is leading to.

Why is this country leaning toward getting fat? It is because most of us live sedentary lives. Kids are not spending their time running around and playing games outside. Instead, they jump on their video games or spend time surfing the Internet and chatting with friends or others.

Besides the above, people are getting fatter because of the way they eat. They try to grab something quick and end up eating something they should not. Everything that is bought from the store is processed. It is refined. Most foods are packed with chemicals to preserve them for shelf life. We live in a fast-paced world. For this reason people claim they don’t have time to cook or are too tired to. So they grab quick junk foods from corner stores, fast food joints, and restaurants.

The plain and simple fact is that people have become lazy. In order to get out of that, you need to push yourself to maintain your control. You have to act responsibly.

The solution to being overweight is simple. Make smarter food choices, prepare your own meals, and get out and exercise. If you do this, you won’t have to worry about being fat.

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