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Do you want to have a small banner rotator-script? You want it up and running fast and you do not want to use databases for something as simple as a banner rotator-script? Here is a free script that will rotate your banners, you could not find any more simple banner rotator script than this:

PHP-Code:

srand ((double)microtime()*1000000);
$f_contents = file ("banners.txt");
$line = $f_contents[array_rand ($f_contents)];
print $line;


So what does it do? It does open the textfile “banners.txt” which should be placed in the same folder as the php-file.
It then takes one random line from the textfile and displays it at your website.

So inside the banners.txt-file you should have small bits of HTML. One banner on each line like this:

Thats it! You can add how many lines of banners as you want in the textfile.

Links to your website is extremely important when it comes to rank high in the search engines. I’m sure most webmaster are aware of that. But what links are the most important to get linking to your website? All links are not created equal.
If a site got 100 links and your link is placed on the very bottom it wont be much value to you for example. But there’s more to think of than just this. Here is a article that I haven’t read! (I just read this quick rundown below since I’m lazy… )

Here’s a quick rundown:
#1 – Links Higher Up in HTML Code Cast More Powerful Votes (really interesting, didn’t know about this one!)

#10 – Pages that Link to WebSpam May Devalue the Other Links they Host (be careful who you link to… this is why I basically stopped doing link exchanges because I don’t know what the target domain might become in the future)

Did you read the post about how to hire cheap workers to do small tasks? In that post I did recommend Microworkers.com and it’s a great site. But, when you create a campaign you have to wait about 24 hours before it’s going live and people can start working on your tasks. 24 hours is too long!

www.mturk.com is a site similar to www.microworkers.com but at mturk.com the campaigns become active right away. But I dont like the interface of mturk.com at all… But I guess you cant have it all.

If you know any other alternative to these 2 sites, please post it.

As you probably know by now my English basically sucks. So when I am writing articles it’s pretty hard for me to write something that look professional. I always have to use basic words. I’m pretty sure there’s thousands of people like me trying to make a living in Internet marketing. And I’m also sure a lot of people would like to write articles but they just cant get the inspiration that is needed to get going.

Yesterday I bought a nice little application called Magic Article Rewriter. You just copy and paste a article in this little application, push a button (actually you have to push 2 buttons, hard work, huh?) and the application will rewrite the article. Press the rewrite button again and you will get another unique article!

And what can you use your new articles for? Everything! Submit it to articles directories, update your website. Unique content is what Google likes.

Check out Magic Article Rewriter if you want unique text-content fast.

Do not spend your time doing small time-consuming tasks that you easily could let other people do for you. Isn’t your time worth more?
People from India are most of the times great workers, I hire them all the time. They work cheap but the money they earn is a good salary for them in India so you don’t have to feel bad.

Lets say you want to have more backlinks to your blog or some other website so it could rank a bit higher in the almighty Google. Start a new project at Microworkers. If you dont know exactly how you should write your project, just take a look at some of the other projects already listed and you’ll get the idea.

After you’ve started your project and it have been reviewed, workers will start to submit their “proof of work” as in this case is a URL where they posted your backlink.
Do not forget to tell them in the project what proof of work you want!

Ok, I just found this and I feel very stupid for not finding it way sooner. I guess I just haven’t cared too much about it. But better sooner than later, right?

Anyway, if you want to know what kind of visitors a website get there’s 2 great free services you can use to get the demographic data from.

One of them is Quantcast.

And the other one is a service from Google names Doubleclick Ad Planner.
(You have to select a country under “View data for:” to see the data)

I sometimes (too often) struggle to get started and do any real work. Sometimes I just check my email, then check my stats, then check some forums, some more forums and then repeat.

I read something pretty interesting today. A guy named Steve Pavlina wrote this:

The 15-Minute Method

Here’s a simple yet very powerful productivity method I’d like to share with you. I call it the 15-minute method.

You’ve probably heard the phrase “chunk it down” in reference to breaking large projects into smaller, more manageable tasks. Sometimes it’s easy to break projects into bite-sized pieces, but other times it can be more difficult to do so. Especially when you’re doing very creative work, it can be nearly impossible to identify all the steps in advance, and clearly defining those steps may be tricky.

Even after we chunk a project into smaller tasks, some of those tasks can be intimidating when think about doing them. I find this especially true with tasks that can be very tedious. Even if the steps are clear, I’m more likely to procrastinate when I look at a 3-hour block of relatively dull work.

We also know that getting started on a task is usually the hardest part. Once you get past the first 15 minutes or so, it’s easier to keep going. Once you’ve built up some momentum, two hours can flow by like it’s nothing. We just have to find a way to get started without delay, overriding the desire to procrastinate.
The 15-minute method is a way to help overcome inertia and get moving on a task. It’s basically a psychological trick, and it’s very simple.

How It Works

All you do is tell yourself that you’re going to work on a particular task or project for only 15 minutes. You can work longer if you feel like it, but you won’t worry about that until your initial 15 minutes are up. Only after you’ve completed those first 15 minutes will you even think about working longer.

Prepare your environment in advance. Set out all the materials you’ll need to work on your task for 15 minutes. Do what’s necessary to make sure you won’t be interrupted during that time. This is very important.

When you begin your 15 minutes, do nothing but the task at hand. Don’t get up for any reason. If you’re working on your computer, don’t open any applications but the essential ones. If the phone rings, let it go to voicemail. If a text message comes in, let it wait. Don’t even think about checking your email or Facebook. If someone pops in and asks, “Do you have a minute?” tell them to come back when your 15 minutes are up (or later).

For those 15 minutes only, commit to not distracting yourself in any way. Focus single-mindedly on the task at hand.

Work quickly during this time. Focus on speed. Try to make as much progress on your task as humanly possible. If distracting thoughts come up, say to yourself, “Focus! Focus! Focus!” Then ask yourself, “What’s the very next step?”

Put some kind of clock or timer in front of you, so you can see the minutes counting down. It’s important to create a sense of time pressure. Know that you aren’t swimming in time — you only have 15 minutes here. The time will pass quickly. I use a digital kitchen timer that counts down and sounds an alarm when the time is up.

Chaining 15-Minute Chunks

After your 15 minutes are up, now you can decide whether you wish to keep going with the task at hand. At this point your mind is in a different state than it was when you first began. You aren’t in the same mental state you were in 15 minutes earlier. Your neurons are saturated in task-related activity. Your mind will have a strong tendency to want to keep going and to resist stopping.

If you want to stop, give yourself permission to stop. Get up, walk around, take a break, or switch to some other project. When you’re ready to do another 15-minute chunk, then do so. Otherwise, let it be okay to stop after 15 minutes.

Most likely when those first 15 minutes are up, you’ll want to continue. You may even be annoyed that your time is up. Feel free to keep working. If it’s easy to do so, restart your timer immediately, and commit to doing another 15-minute chunk.

Once you get moving, it’s much easier to keep moving. It’s hard to get started when you’re staring at a two-hour task or longer. That may seem like a big commitment, so don’t commit to that much up front. Only commit to 15 minutes.

When you notice that your 15-minute segments are becoming less productive, or you’re getting distracted, stop and take a break. That’s a good time to go for a walk, have a meal, or switch to other tasks. Then when you’re ready to begin again, start with a fresh 15-minute commitment.

With practice you can challenge yourself to chain several 15-minute chunks together. Typically I will chain 7 or 8 of these chunks in a row before taking a break.

NEVER allow yourself to do anything off-task during a 15-minute chunk. If you feel the urge to check email or return a phone call, do it between — never during — 15-minute chunks.

Benefits of This Method

The 15-minute method has many benefits. First, it helps you overcome inertia and gets you moving forward productively. No matter how unpleasant the task may seem, it isn’t that difficult to commit to working on it for only 15 minutes.

Second, it gets you past those “I don’t know what to do” excuses. You can easily figure out what to do for 15 minutes. If you really don’t know how to begin, journal about the task. Make a very short to-do list. Or call someone to ask for advice on how to start. You only have to figure out 15 minute’s worth of the task to get started.

Third, it keeps you focused. You’re compelled to make clear distinctions between real work vs. distractions. You can’t delude yourself into thinking that web surfing or checking email is working. When you use the 15-minute method, you’re getting real work done. A whole day spent using the method can sometimes be more productive than a whole week without it.

Fourth, it helps you work faster. You’ll find that the act of checking in with yourself every 15 minutes helps you maintain a fast tempo. Even if you keep working for hours at a time, those frequent check-ins are valuable, and they only take seconds.

Finally, it helps you build more discipline. You’ll train yourself to stick to the task at hand and put off distractions. And you’ll challenge yourself to work flat out instead of procrastinating.

First Thing in the Morning

If you want to have a really productive day, get started with the 15-minute method first thing in the morning. Don’t allow yourself to have breakfast, check email, or do anything else that could chew up your time until you complete at least one 15-minute chunk on a key task.

I sometimes challenge myself to do 4-8 chunks first thing in the morning before I do anything else. Then I’ll have breakfast, handle my communication, etc.

I used this approach when writing my book. I’d frequently push myself to complete 2-4 hours of writing first thing in the morning before giving myself permission to do anything else.
Variations

Feel free to vary the 15-minute method to suit your situation. You can do 10- or 20-minute chunks if you’d like. Just make sure the chunk sizes aren’t so big that you have a tendency to procrastinate. The point is to make it easy to get started by lowering the perceived commitment.

You can also use the 15-minute method to monitor and control how much time you spend on activities like web surfing or email. Limit yourself to a certain number of 15-minute chunks. For example, I’ll often devote a 30-minute block of time to handling my online communication. Hitting the halfway point after the first 15-minute chunk helps me pace myself and make sure I’m not getting bogged down (like over-engineering an email that only requires a short response).

I recently applied the 15-minute method to the task of creating and posting an updated version of the Conscious Growth Workshop web page. It was a creative task that took about 16 hours to complete, spread over a few days. In one day I completed 33 chunks (8 hours, 15 minutes). Given that all of those chunks were fast tempo and distraction-free, that adds up to a lot of real work completed. I liked the sense of progress that came from checking off chunk after chunk. This made the task seem more manageable. I knew that if I committing to one 15-minute chunk at a time, eventually I’d complete the project.

Give the 15-minute method a try. I think you’ll find it useful on many levels. It only takes 15 minutes.

I’m currently working on producing a ebook that I will be using with Clickbank. This will be my first own product and I’m a bit excited about it.
I’ve always promoted other peoples products but I thought it was time to make a product of my own.

I’ve already made some mistakes that I’m aware of, one of the biggest mistakes is that I did hire a writer that doesn’t have English as native language. (Yeah, I dont write the ebook myself, I try to work smart, not hard).

The problem with this is that you will need to hire a English speaker to correct the spelling and grammar of the ebook once the writer is complete.
Why not add a extra $30 to your budget and choose a native English speaker from the beginning?

One of my other mistakes what that I didn’t really research the niche pretty well before I jumped on it. I tend to start working with things even when I haven’t thought them through but I will still finish the product and we how it will sell, maybe it will work great anyway.

Tips #3 when hiring Freelance programmers:
Always make sure that you write that you want the sourcecode and the full rights to do anything you want with it.

You might need it sooner than you think. Sometimes there are a small change on a website and your application may not work and you might have to pay the same programmer to fix the error. Or in the worst case senario you will have to find some other programmer to rewrite the whole application because you cant get hold of the original programmer.

Lesson to be learned: Always tell the programmer that you want the full sourcecode and the right to do anything you like with it. Make sure he agrees before you assign him the project.

Got no motivation? I know the feeling. I get it too often. Sometimes I get the loss of motivation to work for days and I do nothing! Nothing at all. I just surf around on forums and check my stats. No real work.
When I get this I got a method that nearly always work, it’s very simple. Get your MP3-player, put on some shoes and take a walk in the sun. And when you walk, try to think of your work in a good way. For example: How the site you’re building will look like once it complete and you get some traffic there and how active it will be and of course how much money it will make you.
It’s a really simple method that works most of the time. It’s the best method I’ve found so far.

(This is a picture….. Yes, it’s true. Is it related to this blogpost? No….. Just looks like a nice place. LoL)

Another method I use is to listen on audiobooks on some subjects related to my job as a webmaster. Like SEO, Adsense, Clickbank… There’s audiobooks about pretty much everything.

The third method is: If you really cant work, dont do it. Do something else, something you think is fun and enjoy. In a couple of hours you may have the motivation to work.

The fourth method is: Sleep.