Monday Link Love and Announcements!
Posted on December 15th, 2008 by Jim under Announcements
Hey Guys! It’s time to start our week off right…
…And I’m talking about some LINK LOVE! 
It’s been a hectic week so far, and now I am in FINALS… uh oh! 
That being said, I am looking for guest posters for this week to help me out of a bind, because I am going to be studying pretty much every day from here on out. I’ll talk about this later, but it’s a great opportunity if you are looking for exposure. Let’s start first with a look back on the week that was:
- John Cow – How to Gain an Edge with Keyword Modifiers
- BloggerVenue – Make Money with Massively Multiplayer Online Games
- The Blog Entrepreneur – My Niche Site Renovation
- Winning the Web – How to Ignite Viral Marketing Campaigns for your Site
- Iron Blogger – 100 Bloggers That Will Help You Make Money Online
We start things out with a John Cow two-parter, this the second part of the series, all about keyword research. I thought this post was especially helpful, because it talks about something that a lot of people don’t consider with misspelled keyword targetting. BloggerVenue runs through an interesting alternative way to make money online with MMORPG games you make yourself. The Blog Entrepreneur returns from a long sabbatical with a nice series on optimizing niche stores for more profit. Winning the Web talks about “igniting” a viral marketing campaign in a few easy steps. And finally, Iron Blogger made a nice list of 100 MMO bloggers that you should check out… nice!
Stock Market Update
A topsy-turvy market once again folks! This week was actually relatively calm as far as the market goes. A few big news events went down though, and lots to talk about in general. Perhaps the biggest story of the week was that the so-called “Auto Bailout” was passed through the U.S. House of Representatives… effectively passing the first checkpoint in a series of hurdles to get eventually approved. But guess what? Later in the week, when it went to the U.S. Senate, the bill COLLAPSED. That’s right folks, no auto bailout…. at least until January when it can be re-evaluated. This is big news and really casts a shadow of doom over the short-term prospects of the “Big Three” United States automotive companies.
There were some interesting news articles that came out this week that I want you guys to read up on if you haven’t already. That’s right, you are getting homework. 
The first is about a HUGE $50 billion Ponzi Scheme that collapsed this week. This was a major deal and had everybody talking. Let’s see the excerpt from the Wall Street Journal:
“Bernard L. Madoff, a former chairman of the Nasdaq Stock Market and a force in Wall Street trading for nearly 50 years, was arrested by federal agents Thursday, a day after his sons turned him in for running what they said their father called ‘a giant Ponzi scheme.’
The Securities and Exchange Commission, in a civil complaint, said it was an ongoing $50 billion swindle, and asked a judge to seize the firm and its assets. “Our complaint alleges a stunning fraud that appears to be of epic proportions,” said Andrew M. Calamari, associate director of enforcement in the SEC’s New York office.” — See Full Article.
This completely dwarfs any pyramid scheme in the past, and really begs the question… how could we let this actually happen in this day and age? Another interesting tidbit in this week’s news was Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich being arrested on charges of trying to actually sell Barack Obama’s now-vacant seat in the U.S. Senate for personal gain. Wow, really? Read the full story here.
Blogopshere Update
We’re running contests galore here at theNetFool.com! We have currently a fantastic Market Leverage Christmas giveaway… where you can win an iPod Nano or a Flip Mino HD for being the best from theNetFool.com. Then, if you are the best here, you compete in the finals for a chance of a prize package consisting of an Amazon Kindle and a few gift cards… nice! I am also running a quick one-week giveaway that ends next Friday and can give you the chance to win a free golf club holder for your friend, loved one, boss… or even yourself! Check out that post now as there aren’t many entries and it is as easy as writing a one-sentence comment to win!
Other than the contest-mania happening here, we had another good friend of mine bite the dust. It seems that now SlyVisions.com has made it official… that blog is being sold right now (and for a hefty price tag!) and yet another Make Money Online blog shifts gears in this consolidation war. Will The Net Fool be next to go!??! Haha, just kidding…. I wouldn’t do that to you guys…. or would I?… hmmmm…. 
The Net Fool Week Ahead
GUEST POSTERS NEEDED! That’s right ladies and gentlemen… do you want a shot at the front page of theNetFool.com? Since I am taking exams all this week, I would love for you talented writers to send me by email your best stuff. If I like what you have to say, I’ll put your post up for 24 hours and give you a great link back to increase your subscribers and your traffic. Check out the post by Caden Grant that got a whopping 28 comments and tons of traffic! Sounds like something you can work with, eh?
Stay BULLISH on the net!
-The Net Fool
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Thanks for the link Jim
“Break a leg” bro
Best wishes for your finals
Great links.
Thanks again for the link man. I’m on a roll here on The Net Fool. I think it’s pretty unique that you include both Internet marketing and stock market content on the blog. A nice way to distinguish yourself. Good luck with finals, dude.
It sems you are writing some great article Back to back Park.
Dude don’t sell your blog, it’s one of the only actual blogs that I read.
One of the “actual Blog” that i read ?
“Blogs”.
Sorry Shakespeare.
Sorry if I hurt you.
You’re late man! SlyVisions has already been sold!
Haha, selling your blog. That would be hectic! I’ve been following you since I first stumbled you on StumbleUpon in the beginning!
Once again, nice post and links. It has been a wild week down in the states.
Thanks for the link love Jim, glad you liked the posts.
All I can say is that “100 Bloggers that will help you make money online” is a pretty terrible list.
Because I can go through more than half of them and honestly say that they do NOT help anyone make money online… 
Jay
These are nice links. More reading for me
good luck with the finals!
(great day in the markets today)
Goodluck!! “Break a rib! and Bring home the pork”.
Your blog is a completely different world than the one that I occupy and I doubt that I can write something that will work on your blog.
Great set of posts this week Jim. And talking about Give aways. They are awesome.
Good to see TheBlogEntrepreneur.com is back in business.
Jim, great couple of posts. I’m an RSS subscriber of yours. I rarely comment on your blog, but rest assured I read it! Anyway, I loved the link to viral marketing. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. Also, loved the review on StockMarketBlog.Com. I’m planning on reading that one frequently as well. Keep the good work. Thanks.
-Biztone.
Now that the Auto Bailout was taken up by Bush, I am wondering your thoughts. Is it going to save them or just delay the process.
Personally, I think it is just going to delay the fall of the automakers because they just have a flawed business model from the jump. They have been out manuvered and out thought.
Personally, I don’t think they should bail them out. That is trash. You have 75 years of crazy profits and now you are getting money from the PEOPLE! Where are all those profits? Since when don’t owners of a company come out of their pocket when they are in trouble. Garbage!
No one is bailing out my company!
Ok, I am stepping off the soap box.
Jim,
Great breakdown of current events. Always well written! Give me a shout when you can as I have got a business idea to talk with you about. Do you still have my cell number?
Peace,
TAM