Just a quick post to say I’ve spent some time using Submit ‘em now — the Firefox plugin I mentioned in the last post — and I can’t recommend it. It seems in need of maintenance. (It is free, so maybe that’s the best I can expect?) I suppose if you have the time and want to stick with it, you could get some value, but maybe not.

The program works similarly to Link Directory Submitter. There is a list of blog directories to submit your site to, for SEO backlink building. You click on a directory and the registration page should appear with all or most of your blog’s information already loaded. You might have to choose a category or something, but the process should take seconds.

What I found was more directories are not accessible than are accessible, my information was not filled in, or the directory was charging a fee. Overall it felt like a waste of time. Looks like I need to do more research to find a good blog directory submitter. Apparently this one is just not being kept up.

In the case of Link Directory Submitter, the opposite is the case. They maintain it scrupulously, adding and deleting website directories regularly to make sure the software is up to date and current. Once you input your site information, you can really roll and get registered on dozens of sites in a fairly short time span. I highly recommend Link Directory Submitter, but will be deleting the Submit ‘em now plugin right away.

Jason Potash and friends have just launched Deal Dot Com. Have you heard of it yet?

This is a brand new website that will offer a discounted Internet marketing product every day. The products will be high quality and already well known. You’ll be able to pick up some gems at a great price. It’s free to sign up with and only costs something if you buy a product. Pretty cool.

The best deal though is the 2 tier affiliate program. You earn a profit when anyone you refer buys a product! The 2 tier part says that if your referral also refers some people who buy products, you earn then too! Pretty cool again.

It’s an excellent way to make some passive income. The products will be great. This launch is already going viral. Almost every marketer will want to sign up. Why not under you? Check out Deal Dot Com here.

Another find this week is a Firefox plugin called, Submit ‘em Now. It’s free all the way. With this add on you can submit your blog automatically to over 100 blog directories. It’s creator is Ross Goldberg, who went on to create some other submission software as well. Using this can announce the existence of your blog on a much broader sphere. I’ll be testing it out and report back.

I’m so busy checking out great WordPress plugins, I forget about Firefox and all the cool stuff there!

That’s it for now. Have a good one!

P.S. I mentioned FreeBayRSS awhile ago. There was a little mixup in the coding, so a delay in making it available to you. I’ll do that asap, though.

I've been playing around with some ebay plugins and scripts for setting up ebay auctions on some websites and blogs.  

The first software program I installed is called Affiliate Success:ebay (or AS:e).  This is a super powerful program that I find super intimidating.  Because of that, I have checked out some others as well.  So, the second program is Build A Niche Store (BANS). This script is pretty easy to upload and much more user friendly, but also much less powerful than AS:e. 

BANS creates a niche store full of ebay ads for your category.  Not surprising, just as the name implies.  You can also add articles and other content to your store, including adsense and affiliate links, etc.  You are limited to just the store format with this software.

The AS:e script can be used to create a store, but it can also be integrated into blogs and websites in any size blocks you designate. So it's much more versatile than BANS.

Another option that I'm liking are the WordPress plugins. These are specifically, phpBaylite and BayRSS.  I only used the free version of phpBay, but have a paid version of BayRSS.  Obviously I can't compare them, but I do like the layout of the auctions using BayRSS much better than phpBaylite.

Here's an example:

[nms:computers,4,1,100,computers]

If you don't yet have an ebay account, you'll want to sign up.  Click the "Register Now!" link in the left sidebar to be taken to the page to do that now.

I'll have a free sample of the BayRSS plugin available for you in a day or two.  Do come back, and in the meantime, have a good one!