No but I must admit that I did not update my blog a lot in last few months. I had to deal with personal issues thus my time on this blog and elsewhere(web, IM) were not my focus. But, that's life!

One of the good news is that I took charged of some aspects of life and one of them was my weight issues. Being an Internet marketer added a lot of pounds on me. Of course, I was not an active person in the first place.  I had mentioned it back in May. Since then, I lost 55 pounds plus the 5 pounds since the beginning of the year. That's 60 pounds less and a lot of new clothes since. I still have some weight to loose but it's good for me. Okay, my way of loosing it  is not for everyone but what counts is that it's working for me.

Also, since I turned 40, I'm more in a positive state ... most of the time. When I see something negative, I try to find a positive side to it. It may happen to me or to a friend. For example, I look at most physical activities(boring or not) as exercise and a way too loose more calories. It's practical that way since I'm not a fan of going to a gym alone. I do walk outside but less now days(rains) and when possible, I will use my Wii Fit. It's a worthwhile investment that I do recommend to people.

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Now, I'm a still single man and it's something I'm trying to "resolve". I have my goals thus this make it harder to find a partner. Most women in my age group don't want the same things thus it's limiting me. But, that's life/love! If you have a better half,  then you are one step ahead of me.

In the last days, I finally decided to convert 2012movies.net to MyStarterBlog. I only had to convert phpbay to the MSB eBay Plugin. That was easier/quicker that I expected since it was mostly cut and paste. You know I had to plug MSB . Plus, I had a older version of  WP that was not auto upgradable. Yes, it was that old!

In the last months, I did add new sites to my IM portfolio and I will need patience until they start to make me money. My MyStarterBlog sites are doing well for me but not enough. In the meantime, I'm looking to other alternatives to refind the social aspect(real people) of a "regular" job.

It's something I found myself missing too. Don't worry, I still believe in IM and what it can do for people(part time or full time).

I did used MyStarterBlog to setup a real site(not IM) for a friend. This showed me it's a good way for people to make money using MSB for local businesses. Heck, she even went on a local radio show thus I added a page of the  photos on her site. I was there too but taking the pictures. The site did not even crashed since MSB is light weight. That was my worst fear during the show.

I don't promise I will update the blog often but will try since I'm looking at starting something soon for me and related to IM too. This should be a good case study to update my blog.

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The official launch of ND is today but take a look now at the video.

Today, I created 10 new sites for eBay. That script is so wonderful! If you want to enter into Internet Marketing with something simple, that's the way I would recommend. The biggest time it take me is to find products on eBay. Otherwise, the script is so simple to install. It's a no brainer. It support eBay, Amazon and Chitika ads so you can diversify your income stream. For now, I'm using eBay but later will create  other type of sites.

For $97, it's not much to pay for what you get. It's only for 14 days.

Get ND now to starve !

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Rob who made the MSB eBay plugin recently launch a plugin for WP with a few friends. I which them great success with it.

This new plugin allow you to have a page be rewritten thus creating new content for your blog and thus bypassing the duplicate content penalty. This is great to bring traffic to you niche sites. Since I'm moving away from WP to MyStarterBlog, I did not bought it but some of you might want to look at the video.

The second product is a fast niche site creator working with no MySQL backend. This one, I did bought it. I had a chance to use  for the last week and boy! does it make it simple to create niche sites in a few minutes. I'm using $1 .info for now thus lowering my cost. The official launch is in 1 day but take a look now at the video. It support eBay, Amazon and Chitika ads. For each site, you only use one method only.  I can create multiple sites per hour. However, it will be selling for 14 days only. After that, it's bye! bye! bye! no more.   If you are strap for money, I would bye that one first and then the other later with the money you will make.

The default theme is simple and it's not meant to be a competition with MyStarterBlog. The goals are different and both works.

The other product is for creating sales pages and giving you tips on how to do that.

I believe in the diversification of income streams and this one goes into my overall method to make money online.

Like I said, it cost nothing to watch the videos.

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Not so long ago, I was put in touch with a nice young woman(Marie-Caroline Tremblay) that wanted a basic site for her new business:  she does soins des pieds Québec (Foot care). Sorry, but like you can see, it's a local French speaking business in Québec city(ville de Québec).

In her case, she does not have any computer yet. Yes people, not everyone are online 24/7 and the money goes to something more important: her children.  That, I can understand and I'm always impress when people take control of their financial future even in this economy.

Working with MyStarterBlog

I used a current MyStarterBlog theme but modified it to her basic need. For now, the site is like a online brochure and I will update myself. Later if she get a computer, I will teach her how to update the site herself if she want.

She work mainly from her cell phone to take appointments so for now, I removed the contact page.You do need basic HTML/CSS to modify the theme.

For the graphic part, she was redoing her business cards and I asked her designer for a few jpg(logo, background). He was nice enough to email me those.

The site is done so that I don't have a RSS feed or news section. I only used the [homepagecontent] and a few pages/tags. Like I said, it's mostly to have an online  precence  and refer clients to the site to get more information after giving her business card to them.

Since I don't use any backend, I don't need to care about security issues. Also, it's light and fast for the server.

Making money with local businesses sites

Depending on your skills, you could start making a  basic site using MyStarterBlog to businesses near you. You could add some SEO services too if they have the budget.

About her foot care services

I'm not the kind of man who pamper himself at all but while working on the content, she gave me a  soins des pieds Québec (Foot care).  In most cases, you should not talk thus use the time to relax. But, I was asking questions and her answering me to optimized the time for creating her site.

Because of that, I did not get the full effect but only at the end. Yes, that part was indeed relaxing.  That's why when you get one, you should not have any distractions around you. Send the children outside or to friends.

On a personal note from a man's point of view: Guys,  your partner will love softer foot instead of sand paper. So, take one for the team and get one from time to time.  And if you come to Québec City, she goes to the client's place anyway. 

Conclusion

In theory, it's something that could be done quickly if you have the content of the site first. Being a nice guy, I worked with Marie-Caroline one on one to write the content.

For me, it was a way to test the possibility of converting an English theme to French. Also, show what's possible to do with MyStarterBlog by going beyond the normal uses.

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Yes, even if I'm tech savvy and was not keen on getting a cell phone. It's the whole contract thing that bothered me the most. So, last week, I started to look around and last Sunday I got my first cell phone ever.

Now, I wanted some flexibility like being able to upgrade/downgrade my package, no contracts, and a few features like voice mail, call display. I'm now with Koodoo.

The reason I wanted the option of downgrading was I did not know how I would use it. For this reason, I took an higher package. If I talk less than expected during day time, I will just downgrade. I know, it's for my business but I'm starting to get more calls.  I will write in a later post about this side.

The cell phone?

I chose the Samsung m540 has my first cell phone. I could had used a cheaper one but I wanted to be able to text using a keyboard.  The other was costing around the same with a promotion but I did not take it.

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Contracts?

Once I picked my package, Koodo will subtract 10% of it each month off the price of the cell phone. If I decide to quit them, I just have to pay the reminder of the value of the phone.  Otherwise, I would had to pay upfront the full value which I did not want to do.

Troubles

It was on Sunday and the salesperson had trouble registering me on the web based database.  It worked okay for the lady before me. Plus, the final 4 numbers I picked were not available each time even if it was an option.

So, after returning home, I called Koodo and ask to change my number. Normally, they charge you but since it was their error, they waved that fee.

Unfortunately, I add trouble  following the instructions of the support person because my phone would go in "lock mode" every time for some reasons.  That was not going well but we finally got it to work. If you just want a cell phone to call someone, take the cheaper phone with no bells and whistles. 

Conclusion

It took me awhile but I finally joined the 21th century. Now, I need to take more time to read more how this thing works.

P.S. Recharging my m540 took me about 2h-2h30 the first time. I was using it(safe mode) but I now have to live with that too.

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Sorry that I did not update my blog. I was busy more than I expected with MyStarterBlog, my sites and life. But, I still need to create more sites using MSB.

But, I was surprised this weekend that I only wrote 2 posts in the month of May. When I looked, I remembered my post Can Strippers Make Money Online.

Reading the post again, it picked again my curiosity about sex workers and that industry. Plus, I needed a break anyway and wanted to know more.

Yes, it's paid sex but it's also about personal liberty of a person to do what they want with their body. Plus, you have the business side that I intrigued me the most. What can I say, I see niche market everywhere now. It's a pain  I must  support of being business minded.

Again, don't talk to me about the morality angle until you know more about the facts. Plus, a lot of remaining misconceptions were dropped for me. Since it's mostly women that are sex workers, I will use them in my example.

Also, this post is for mature adults only.

What is a sex worker?

The 3 main types of sex workers I will discuss are: strippers,  erotic masseuses and escorts. The last 2 are mostly unknown to the general public including me until I started doing my research.

Depending on were you live, the level of the sexual act might change. I will go with Quebec since it's what I learned from reading the forums.

Stripper: In a semi-private booth, the stripper will do a "contact dance". While dancing during a song, you can touch her breast only and her sit on on you. She can't be completely naked(keep her bottom). Or she can be completely naked but you can't touch her. If you do, a bouncer will touch you but you won't like that.  lol

Erotic masseuse: That one is more intimate because both parties are naked. She will start with massage using her naked body to relax you and end with the "happy ending".  You can touch the breasts  but won't have any fellatio or penetration.

Escort: This is the full service so you can have fellatio or penetration.

In theory, that's what happening. But it can go further or not. Because stripper/erotic massage establishment don't like trouble with the law, they will kick out any worker that go beyond that. Other might not care at all.

Adult movies talents are known and more accepted by the general public for doing a similar act: Being paid to have sex. In a way, it's the hypocrisy of our society.

Is it legal?

When doing my researched, I was surprised to learn that paying for sex is legal in Canada. In the US, I know it's legal in a few state like the ranch near Las Vegas. Heck, one of the sex worker was even interviewed by Oprah. Yes, Oprah. Can you believe it?

However in Canada, you have a few laws that a sex worker must follow. Some are okay and some are not up to date with what is happening in the real world.

For example, a sex worker can't go on a street(public places) and ask/bother potential clients walking/driving by. It's normal since children might be in the streets in the day time. At least, for those children brave enough not to watch TV or play video games that went outside.

Also, you can't maintain a bordello or invite clients to an apartment. This law is kind of not up to date since agencies/sex workers bypass that law. I'm sure that if done properly, it can be done discretely.

Like any business, if it disturbs the neighbors(like too much noise in a apartment), a complaint could be done. You could have a band practicing all night thus bordering the neighbors too. Respect is a must in any cases.

Also, a person can't profit from another person's sex work earnings(pimp). Again, that law is old since you have escorts agency operating in every city. They just "play" around the law. An agency is the employer of the sex worker thus send her clients. The agency will handle the logistic like taking calls, find the places for the meeting, protection, driver, medical tests, pay for the publicity on the Internet/newspaper...

However, if a sex worker gives 50-65% to the agency, then, it's not really fair in my humble opinion considering the type of intimate work they do. I even read a sex worker story charging $200 but having to give $130 to the agency.

To compensate, a sex worker might ask money for extras acts. I guest the agency need more profits in case they get arrested and pay for lawyers. By changing the law,  the sex worker will have a better compensation or way to negotiate with the agency. Plus, that money will be declare as income.

That's why many escorts  become independents or indy to keep more of the profit. For me, those are business minded women in my book. They saw a paying niche and offer to fulfill it their way.

Since it's mostly women, will they arrest the children(16-17 old) of a single mom because they profit from her work or a working living boyfriend? Yes, I know it 's extreme but you get my point.

The law should be updated for the reality.

Even law enforcement tolerate it. They might send undercover cops to find if minors are involved.

About the sex workers

I can understand protecting women being forced by someone else to be sex workers. In fact, I'm all for that. Even more so when it's to protect minors. If a sex worker want to get out of this business, I don't have any trouble with that too.

But from what I found is they are many sex workers that do it because they want to. They might like the sex and of course the money, pay a credit card debt faster, pay for post high school or have a better lifestyle thus do it part time or full time... In any case, it's their personal liberty.

That's why I draw the line. Why should personal liberties be dictated by someone else when consenting adults agreed to terms. If it's done respectfully, why not?

Those that are oppose to this on moral/religious ground must not be opened minded about sex. It's okay but it's their personal choices for them too.

If you think about it, did not myself,  a professional escort is the ultimate feminist. She decide what she want to do with her body,  own her sexuality and not afraid to find her boundaries. That's pure women power!

Yet, some women/groups want to protect all sex workers even those that do it because they want to.

I'm sure some women will write to tell me that many sex workers were abused when they were young. I don't doubt that and deeply feel for them. I even  hate the cowards that did it.  But it's not all of them.  I'm talking about women that do like to have sex and the money here.

With this kind of thinking of protecting all of them, they should also close all fast food restaurants to protect all fat people.  Yes, I'm fat too even if I lost 21 pounds so far.   But sometimes, I want to eat a pizza or poutine because I want one and I would be mad if I could not. The same apply to the cigarette or alcohol industries.  How many, because one parent was drunk, were abused children?   But in the end, it's a choice!

It's also like telling a big movie actor or sport player that earn millions that they can't be paid for something they like to do.

But how many people work in a "regular" job they don't even like but do it to get paid? Yes, many sex workers don't like it too but it's a way for them to get paid.

Because it's a special kind of service, most won't work everyday. Some indy can even afford to take a month off. They are human beings and not machine so they must also take a break too like everyone else. It's good for them to recharge the batteries.

A sex worker will have shift but will not work 100% of that time. Depending on her financial goals for the day, she might want 2-4 clients per day.

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The clients

For that part of my research, I was, again, surprised to find local forums in English an French that will review local sex workers. For some, it's an hobby and a way to compare notes.

For example, if an escort is in it for the money only, the client will write a review warning others to stay away. It's also a sign that it's not for her and she should either accept/own it or get out of this business and find other ways to make money.

Often, a good review will be welcome for an escort that like her work and not just for the money. It bring her new business too. She can also want no reviews to keep her work more secret because of the prejudice she would face.

For some clients, it's a way to find/experiment their sexual curiosity. Not everyone are at the same sexual level and it's normal.

Another type of client are those with a physical problem. They have needs thus it's one way for them to get it fulfill.

The last one, but rare,  are those with sexual problem/intimacy issues. They could be treated with the help of  a sexologist but the practical part is by using a professional escort.  I also added virgins (18+ of course) that want a "sure thing" or might also have intimacy issues to work on  for the older one's.

The married clients

I decided to make a special section for them instead. It include non-married couples too.

You will also have the married man who is looking to satisfy a sexual need that he does not get from his partner.  He may be ashamed to reveal that part of his sexual side or the partner might not like to do it.  Some will tell it to their partners while others have to  hide it from them. From what I can read, few tell it to their partners.

It's a shame because those that told it seemed to have a better home/sex life since at the end of the day they go home to a loving and understanding partner. Some even include the partner into the mix.

For those partners that might get jealous, here is something to think about : The sex worker is being paid thus it is a business transaction for her and not emotional for the most part. But, it could happen if he does not get the emotional side at home too. Now, if your man would sleep with one of your girlfriend and fall in love with her, it's another whole matter and a more serious problem for you.

Those partners reading this might want to ask their men if he has needs(weird or not). You may or not like the answer but I'm sure you would build a better partnership.  If that need build up overtime because it's not satisfied, then it will blow in your face sooner or later. That's just my opinion from man's point of view.

But the downside of using an escort is that will drain the pocket book and will need to be taken into account in the budget.

One last thing on this: I also found a site(French) where men and women want to experiment with others looking for the same need. It's free but the risk is greater than seeing an escort because of the higher potential of emotional bond that could happen. Those are not only singles on that site.

Love and Work

Some sex workers do have boyfriends that they really love.  Like I said before, a sex worker is not a machine thus has emotional needs too. For her, it's harder because her boyfriend must learn to accept her work. He must differentiate between love and work.

On that, swingers are a good example because they make the difference between sex and love. Money does not even come into account in their cases.

Health issues

Like with anything else, you have health risk. But from what I understood, most are checked every 3 months.  Like with computers, you are only safe for a limited time after the last update since new computer viruses appear every day. If she get the test the same day and you are her first client, you are save but is she from you?

Also, at least in the forums, most escorts will make it a rule for the client to wear a condom. Otherwise, she will leave.

Let's take another angle from the bar scene.

Man A is infected but don't know and has one night stand(unprotected) with Woman 1. Woman 1 then has one night stand with Man B. Man B sleep with  Woman 2 and infect her. Woman 2 then sleep with her partner Man 3 and so on and so on... Like you can see, you have risk there too.

The virus came from someone but it does not mean it's from a sex worker. How many "regular" people get check every 3 months?

The money

In Canada, in theory, a sex worker should declare all the earnings. But because the way the law is written, it's risky if the taxman start to dig deeper. By modifying the laws on where/how to announce the service, the government could make a lot more money.

Also, the sex worker could be able to have access to other service like a loan when buying a car, house, renting ...They won't be afraid to spend the money and have to explain their lifestyle to the taxman. Some might like those changes thus remove part of the stress/stigma they face everyday.

Since we are in a recession,  we should also look out of the box to get new money from the oldest job in the world.

How Much?

All prices are in Canadian dollars and taken from the agency or indy websites/forums. To give you an example here in Quebec city:

To have have a semi private contact dance with a stripper, it's $15-20 per song.

To have have an erotic massage, it's $60 for 30 minutes and $90 for 60 minutes. She might charge $20 extra for more things.

To have have a full service with an escort,  it's  $90 for 30 minutes session and $120-140 for 60 minutes.   She might charge $20 extra for more things. Buying more hours in bulk won't cost less. If you boss tell you: Can you work 5 hours but I will pay you 2.5? I don't think you would that.

The only example  I found in the forum was a client  who wanted an escort for 8 hours. He mentioned that the escort agreed to charge less for him since it was not 8 hours of straight sex. He was older so needed time to recharge.

In Montreal, it will cost more since it cost more to live there.

Fans of Dr. Who will remember his female companion Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) who now stars in Secret Diary Of A Call Girl. Asking for an high price escort will cost way more.

Mmmm? seeing the rates they charge an hour, I should consider a new line of work until my sites start to get indexed or #1 in Google. Steve The Irish Male Escort. Wait!  It won't be fair to the other guys. lol

The Lingo

I won't replicate it here but while reading the forums and reviews, I had a second browser of the terms used. It's weird at first but I got used to it quickly for the popular one. The 2 forums had a list of the terms.

The sources

To better understand those working  as sex workers, I found 3 sites.

1. Chez Stella(English, French) where you will find many involved(sex-workers, public-health researchers and sympathizers) around sex workers

2. Union des TDS du Quebec (French only and not finished yet) who was founded by 5 professional escorts tired of seeing only the bad side shown in the media and wanting to keep their rights of doing what they want/love.

3. The other end of the spectrum, you have LACLES(English, French). They want to eliminate that industry without taking into considerations sex workers rights and clients needs. They want to criminalize the clients.

The media

When you see reports on TV, newspaper, radio or web, you mostly see the bad side of that industry. They always take woman that was exploited but rarely a woman that like it.

We had a  radio station show that interviewed an erotic masseuse  a few weeks ago. I had already started doing basic research and it confirmed what I had found. She like her work but had to hide it the first 4 months  from her boyfriend. He now knows and accept it. It's now been 2 years they are together.

Conclusion

Wow! I must say that I learned more than expected about this industry and many prejudice felt.

I will make it short: Yes, it's a personal intimate business but still a business.

You may agree or disagree with the sex workers industry and I'm okay with that.  But I believe more in personal liberty and the right to make  money from something you want/love to do for whatever reasons.

Paid or not, people will have sex one way or another.

I hope I did not missed something. If I did you may ask me and will try to answer those questions I deemed of value and if I have time too.

P.S.1 I did not mentioned male escort in this but should they be protect by the LACLES too. Poor defenseless men

P.S. It's my longest post ever(3000+ words). Sorry about that but did not expect to write a lot of information at first and did not want to split it even if I could. It did take a long time to write too.

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Can strippers make money online? yes and so can everyone else.  But this post may surprise you.

For many months now, I'm part of a closed group of Internet marketers. What is interesting about the group is we have people from all over the world, we have men and women, young and old, expert and new comers, technically savvy and new to the Internet/computers.

Note: If you are offended because I used the stripper world, I really don't care.  You should still read this post since, again, you will be surprise.

What about Strippers?

I don't think we have some but if we do, it's their life/choice.

Anyway, because of their line of work, a stripper have more opportunities to make money online than most of us. She could remain in the adult entertainment industry by selling web cam memberships or sell nude pictures/videos of her on her site or third party sites.

The downside is that it will limit her options like not using PayPal, finding an hosting or ISP that allow adult content ... Yes, it's possible since the industry as many companies that cater to that need.

This post is not about that.

Stripper and SEO

You can make a comparison between a stripper and SEO(search engine optimization).

In Quebec, a stripper is not paid when she dance on the stage in some adult strip clubs. The stage is a way for her to attract potential customers. She will have to do a lap dances for her to get paid.

In Internet Marketing, if I don't get links to my site, I can't attract targeted buying visitors to buy my offers.

You could say that linking is the equivalent of dancing on the stage and buying the offer is my lap dance.

Stripper and Internet Marketer

She and I have somethings in common: we are independent businesses, we have to manage our time/schedule and if we don't do the work, we don't get paid.

However, I have on advantage over a lap dances. My sites will continue to give me some pleasure long after it's finished in the form of passive income.

Increasing revenues by upselling

A stripper have to wait for a customer to get a lap dance. Let's say that a lap dance is $20. When the lap dance is over, she could offer the customer 2 more dances for $30. If the customer declines, she could offer one dance for $15. Yes, it's less money but she will be optimizing her time by having the client ready instead of waiting for the next one.

In Internet marketing, you would sell a product and you can also offer the client related products. Most of the time, the upsell is discounted more than usual.

In both cases, you already have the attention of a paying customer.

What about the needed skills?

A stripper must be able to read the types of clients, work the room, be approachable, dance in a erotic way, get regular customers ...

In Internet marketing,  you must know basic HTML/CSS, able to FTP file to the host, manage a host/domain name, use software ... You don't have to be an expert but at least be able to search online when you get stuck. Fortunately for us,  a lot of information is there to help us.

Because of their work, strippers are able to learn those skills when they don't have customers or when it's slow.

What about the social issues?

A stripper must deal with negative social stereotypes and that stress, must be able to deal with  not making enough money, deal with stupid/drunk clients or owners ...

In Internet marketing,  you will work mostly alone, work long hours and most days of the week, people will not understand the business ...

In both cases, you must find others that can support/understand your business. In my case, having my family and the group of fellow Internet marketers is helping me. I'm sure strippers have a forum or local group.

When are you getting paid?

A stripper will be paid before the lap dance start.

In Internet marketing,  if I create a site today, it may take 6-7 months or be tomorrow to get paid. Patience is needed.

What business model to follow?

I'm a big fan of diversification. In my case, I made up a model for me. I use the $1/day, sell AuctionSiteWriter and MyStarterBlog and do a little offline consultation for clients.

In the $1/day model, I expect that each site will produce an average of $30 for the month. I could make $0 a month but $60 the next month.  If your goal is to make $100/day, then you will need 100 sites minimum. Those sites are set and forget thus requiring little management.

Some will create 1 site and try to make it a big success.

If you have a spouse or teenagers, you could teach them your model since the money will be used by all thus in their best interest.

A stripper could decide to invest one lap dance per night to get a new domain name if she follow the $1/model.

Once you start making money, you should reinvest that money in the business. Eventually, you might have more than 100 sites. If a site is not performing well, the new ones can compensate instead.

Conclusion

I decided to use the stripping world to show similarities with Internet marketing and make my point . I could had used any jobs that require selling but it was more fun that way. lol

If you currently have a job(stripping or not), you can and should start now. But because strippers have a shorter work life, it's even more true for them to start early to plan their "retirement" of that business.

Many people in my group have jobs and are doing that. Eventually, most will be able to quit their day job.

Can strippers make money online? YES and everyone else too!

To get you started, you can buy my affordable ebook: See Free Money Legally (and make money too).

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Today, you might had noticed the Free Traffic Bar banner I put on the site. I started to play with it to see how I could use it to get free traffic to MyStarterBlog. Since I use my browser all day long, why not drive free traffic at the same time?

What is it?

The idea is simple: You install a plugin(Firefox, IE) that will show me a small toolbar ad in my browser. When I browse in Firefox, I earn credits that will show my own ads to others too. Now, I do expect the CTR(click trough  rates) to be low but would expect the conversion to buying MSB a little higher.

At this time, they have 45236 members. I'm guessing that a lot are Internet marketers but you can select the type of ads your want to be shown. This way, the ads are more targeted.  Plus, social bloggers could use that to their advantage by showing non money ads to be different.

Free vs Paid

The free version offer limited options unlike the paid version where you get a lot in return like free monthly credit, more ads, discount on ads....

I recommend that people try the free version first to see if they like it or not. After a few months you should reevaluate how much traffic you gained.

The one time offer

But if you have the money to spare, you should consider the first one time offer. It's not cheap since it's $297 but does offer 1 million credits, 25000/credits each month after that and more. I did not think about it so it's too late for me. But, I can still upgrade later but with 500 000 credits and lose some of the exclusive.

Here is how it can pay out for you if you buy the 1 Million credits.

You sell a $7 ebook.  If .001% of the 45000 buys your ebook, the one time offer would pay for itself.

45 x $7 = $315

I can be wrong but the 1 million credits would show your ad more often than not in front of users.

Btw, they do offer other lower monthly plans: $3.99, $9.99, $19.99.

Conclusion

In my case, my ad for MyStarterBlog is being shown to "Web Site Management::Content Management Systems/Blogs" only. If I can make a few sales just for browiing, I don't have any problem with that.

Watch the video and download the Free Traffic Bar.

P.S. I made this post Part 1 because I expect to make an updated post later on.

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Last year, I started to buy all kind of expired domains. In most cases, I never heard back from former owners. But for the few times I did, I got 2 different kind of messages. So, this post is for former owners that want their domains back.

Why you lost your domain name?

If you lost your domain name, it's your fault not the new buyer. The main reason is that you forgot to renew the domain. It's that simple in 99.9999% of the time. So, check that your domain is using current payment information or your contact email with the registrar is still good. In many cases, the host/registrar are the same.

Contacting the new owner

It's not STEALING so don't accuse the buyer of that in your first email. Learn ALL the facts first.  If you are polite, the new buyer will consider this. At least, I do. If you are a jerk, this will not be in your favor.

That's the 2 kind of message I got: Polite(mostly) and Jerks.

Getting the domain back

In a few cases, I had won the auction but the new owner was able to get it back during a few days. Check if you can first from your registrar.

Making an offer

If the owner agree to sell you the domain back, make a reasonable offer.

In most cases, I paid more than the registration fee. For example, I paid last year $250 for a domain name but I earned it back within a few months. It had traffic exchange but still some traffic I could use.

Also, I do research before and after buying a domain. But, sometimes the domain is parked because I did not have time to get around to it after it was bought.

I don't work for free so that's where the reasonable offer comes in. I want to be paid for my time and for the price I paid for the domain. It's only fair and it's business.

Buying the domain

If you and the seller agree, you should use an escrow service. In my case, I used SEDO. They charged me a 10% fee. I think it's worth it since one or the other might back down or not complete the transaction.

Conclusion

Being polite will be more in your favor to get your domain back. Those that buy older domains will use them to make money whatever the name is.

For example, Google does not mean anything yet it's making money because of what it offer on the site. It will be the same with your domain name.  You might just had use it for personal use but I can use a domain to make money from it.

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In the last few days, my Is Site Built It A Scam? post about Lis's Site Build It Scam Review took an expected turn. I was the first to react about Lis post because my MyStarterBlog was mentioned and the comments of SBIers.

Then Vic made a video with SBI Noobs are funny(warning language) and followed that with this post Site Build It Review Or SBI Review What Ever!.

Griz then wrote Site Build It on his How To Make Money blog.

Vic and Griz asked their readers to help Lis too and me(a few did) by linking to our posts. Readers/bloggers responded to that call.

Many never used SBI but can still form an opinion on the service from their point of view. That's what I did and SBIers were respectable in their comments on my blog when writing about my opinion.

I never got hate email like Lis reported and others from SBIers. I deleted a few post(double content) that were in Askimet and I approved/de-spammed a few there too.  I gave both side a chance to comment.

But in the case of X versus Y, sometimes Askimet/time zone/moderation could delay a comment so people should not accuse a blogger of doing censorship. Yes, a blogger own their blog and they can do that too. Also, some comments could go above common decency that the blogger has the right to censor. I have an high tolerance on that and expect not cursed word. I try to keep my blog family friendly for the most part.

Like I mentioned in my comments, I don't mind a fan defending her/his product or service a fan is using  if they can be honest and mentioned the flaws too. Zealots never see flaws.   If they(fans) also point to the flaws , they can suggest modifications to owners, they can improve the product or service in the long run. Heck, the owner can take the opportunity to act on those suggestions.

For example, I don't think SBI is a scam and I suggest to SBI to lower a lot the price. It won't make me use the service but that will counter the negative press they are having at the moment.  And that's the conclusion most have of the SBI service: At point in time, it's an overpriced solution when you have free and less costing alternatives. I know, those are not centralize like on SBI.

Here a list of blog(review/opinions) that linked to my first post:

Site Build It is a Waste of Money | Lost Ball in High Weeds
The Soap Opera of SBI Scam Review
Update on “Site Build It Scam” Post
Site Build it - Don’t Buy It | Help To Make Money Online
Site Build It Scam Issue: Viral Marketing in the Making?
Avoid Site Build It | NewbieProfits.com
The Great Site Build It SCAM

If I missed you, please leave a comment with the URL of the review that linked to my first post.

I also spent too much time on this instead of creating new sites with MSB.

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