Archive for April, 2009
Podcasting By Governors And Other Politicians Is Skyrocketing!
Podcasting by Governors and other politicians is skyrocketing!
Imagine for a second that you are an upandcoming politician running for the senate or a governors race what’s the best way to reach out to your younger audience?
PODcasting has been the answer So who is doing it?
Rod Blgojevich
Governor Rod Blgojevich offers pod casting through his website Illinois.gov http://www.illinois.gov/gov/podcasts.cfm 8211; Stating that “Sometimes you want to get your information on an issue straight from the source. That is why we have started offering Podcasts’ on different topics.” He’s using these podcasts to talk about everything from jobs schools health care and energy initiatives.
Here are a few of his most recent Podcasts:
Illinois Unemployment Drops to AllTime Low
Proposal to Increase the Minimum Wage
Protecting Access to Contraceptives
Ernie Fletcher
Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher is the latest state governor to introduce a podcast. The Governor Ernie Fletcher’s Podcast lets people listen to the governor’s latest public addresses on their computer or portable media player.
fletcher.jpg”Moving Kentucky forward means making state government more accessible to our citizens” said Governor Fletcher. “Podcasting is another way we are doing just that bringing government to the people with the most uptodate technology possible.”
The podcast is a free service available to anyone with an Internet connection.
Governor Fletcher becomes one of the first governors in the nation to utilize the growing technology that expands the use of Internetbased multimedia to reach constituents. Fletcher’s podcast joins Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee’s podcast and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger podcast.
“More and more citizens and businesses are going to the Internet as their first source for news information and interaction” explained Governor Fletcher. “Taking advantage of this technology ensures Kentucky state government is there to greet them.”
Chris Bell
Chris Bell former Texas Governor offers several podcasts that share with his supporters topics that are close to his heart but also offers him the chance to “play a little politics”.
CB Radio: Bizradio Podcast Chris Duel today
Podcast: Chris on Houston BizRadio
Russ Diamond whom ran for Governor in Pennsylvania offers several podcasts including the following: Russ Diamon Podcasts
Barack Obama
ObamaPodcastMost notably Barack Obama of Illinois is using podcasts to push his agenda more than anyone! Obama’s website for senate offers plenty of options for listening to his podcasts.
Senate Democratic Majority.
Senator Obama discusses the new Senate Democratic majority and upcoming legislation including an increase in the minimum wage implementing all of the 9/11 Commission recommendations and a real energy policy.
Transparency Act and Chemical Plant Security
Senator Obama discusses the “Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act” being signed in to law today as well as the chemical plant security legislation agreed upon by House and Senate negotiators last week that is far too weak and fails to adequately protect American lives.
Africa Trip Recap
Senator Obama just returned from a 15day trip to Africa where he visited South Africa Kenya Ethiopia Djibouti and Chad. He discusses his tour of Robben Island prison meeting with U.S. troops visiting refugee camps of those fleeing the genocide in Darfur and the need for addressing Africa’s growing AIDS epidemic.
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Passive Income Ideas
Many people when they are looking for internet businesses seek out passive income ideas to generate a residual flow of money. Generally these are in the MLM or network marketing space but unfortunately they disappear when you leave the company. In terms of passive income ideas they do not represent a great opportunity.
On the other hand there are affiliate programs available where your involvement in the company is not required. These opportunities are generally subscription based services in specific niche areas. PLR is one such example where people subscribe to a membership site to get PLR articles or ebooks on a monthly basis. As long as they continue their subscription then you will continue to receive a commission each month. But people generally don’t stay subscribed forever so you have to continually promote the services to increase memberships and sustain your income.
Another example of passive income ideas is the relatively new site Cagora. Cagora consists of thousands of local and special interest worlds and people can join Cagora as a member at no cost. They may then choose to join the local world where they live and also niche worlds that reflect their interests. Cagora has worlds like rockclimbing patchwork quilting or internet marketing newbies that they might like to join.
Now even if you are not interested in passive income ideas Cagora is still worthwhile joining because of its innovative structure. Never before has a site been established that offers members such a diverse range of one stop worlds to join and visit. Unlike other sites where there are a plethora of groups relating to one subject Cagora only has one world for geographical areas and special interest areas. So if you are interested in a world for internet marketing newbies then there is only one place to go and all items related to that are in the one place.
You can add articles photos videos blogs RSS feeds and much more to your account at Cagora and join any number of worlds that are of interest to you. The best thing about all this is that membership of Cagora is absolutely free. So whether you are interested in niche worlds local geographical worlds or passive income ideas Cagora is the place to visit.
About the writer: Ric Raftis is passionate and excited about the prospects for Cagora. To find out more about Cagora and passive income ideas visit http://imnewbies.cagora.com and Take The Tour.
New Years Resolutions For The Affiliate Marketer
So its the beginning of 2008 and you are a newbie affiliate marketer. What resolutions should you make to ensure your success in the year ahead? Here are some suggestions.
Create an action plan.
Most affiliates work alone and can easily get sidetracked if they do not have systems in place to keep them on track. Make a master plan setting out your goals and the actions required to reach those goals on a daily weekly monthly and yearly basis.
Spend most of your time creating income streams.
When planning divide your activities into those that generate revenue and those that do not generate revenue. For example writing sales copy and setting up an adwords campaign can directly make you money: surfing the net and participating in forums will not. Devote the most time to activities that make money.
Throroghly research your niches.
In your plan allocate time to research your niche thoroughly. You need to be an expert on your product and its benefits to the consumer. If you know the subject properly then you will come across as convincing in your campaigns.
Get to know and understand your customers
Understanding the needs of your customers is crucial to the success of your business. Spend time in forums listening to what they have to say. Your challenge as an affiliate is to identify their problems correctly and presell the solution in such a way that they move on to your merchant’s website in a buying mood.
Commit yourself to building a goodlooking professional website.
Make 2008 the year when you take the plunge and make your own website. This is an indispensible part of your affiliate marketing business. Having your own website will enable you to stand out from the crowd and establish your online personality and presence.
Remember that content is king.
When you have your website fill it with useful interesting and relevant content. Don’t forget that most people go online to find information and not to buy anything. By providing good content you establish yourself as a credible expert and this makes you a more trustworthy endorser of the products you promote.
Build a list.
When you have your own website then you must subscribe to an auto responder and start building a list of prospects. If you do not do this then you are missing out on the chance to grow your own business and make real money.
Keeping going even if your campaign does not work.
Some of your campaigns will fail but do not let this get you down. It happens to everyone at some point. Just try to work out what if anything went wrong and learn from the experience. The worst possible thing you could do is to give up.
Resist the temptation to keep buying eBooks.
New eBooks and programs claiming to be the next big thing online are launched every day and it’s really tempting to buy into them especially if you are going through a slow phase in your business. As an affiliate you can certainly benefit from belonging to an ongoing affiliate education program but once you have found one you like just stick to that and don’t waste time or money on overhyped new products.
About the writer: The newbie internet marketer should consider one more thing to accomplish this year and that’s to find a program that mentors him or her to success. To see one of the best of these programs read up on Wealthy Affiliate.
