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A College Dropout’s Hunt For Success

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This blog is about a College dropout's efforts to become a successful internet entrepreneur. I'm a College dropout that left College to pursue my goal to make a living online. Do I sound crazy? Do you think I can do it? Bookmark or subscribe to my blog and see if this College dropout can make a living online!


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How To Get A Squidoo Lens Indexed In Google Faster

March 6th, 2008 · No Comments

In the past I created lenses and then just let Google find them at their own speed. I noticed that sometimes it would take several weeks before a lens would start to show up in Google’s search results.
How do you know when your lens has been indexed by Google? Do a search on Google […]

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Another Sleepless Night Working In Front Of The Computer

March 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Lately I’ve been working tirelessly on Squidoo lenses and making money online. I finally feel like I’m getting the hang of it. Squidoo lenses are becoming easier and faster to make, and I’m beginning to see results. As small as the results may be, they are still signs that I am moving […]

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140 Visits A Week To A Squidoo Lens I Didn’t Even Plan On Making

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve been using this free keyword suggestion tool that shows how many times a keyword, and keywords like it, are being searched. This is extremely handy when making a Squidoo lens.I stumbled upon a good keyword for one of my lenses, and that lens is now currently receiving 140 visitors per week. It’s not even […]

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How to dig for keyword goldmines and use them with Squidoo lenses

March 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Before you make a lens, consider doing some research first. Doing research first can help you find the right keywords to use. This can help your Squidoo lens get indexed higher in the search engines, which means more traffic, and potentially more money!

How to dig for keyword goldmines and use them with Squidoo lenses

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February’s Earnings From EyeEarn & SFI

March 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

I signed up for EyeEarn in January, paid the $20 for the EyeEarn sticker and package, and received the package at the end of January. I placed the sticker on my car, activated my account, and then completed the activation form that is supposed to be done at the end of every month.
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Current Results From The EyeEarn Co-op

March 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment

I signed up for SFI in January so I could join their new worldwide program EyeEarn.  For those that don’t know what SFI is, it is a company that utilizes network marketing, and has a range of affiliate programs and products, that you can earn with.
Don’t know what EyeEarn is?  Check out the link below.
What Is EyeEarn? —-> Read About […]

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Finally Found Completely FREE Photos To Use

February 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment

You know how hard it was for me to find one website that offered free pictures? I tried every search imaginable and managed to find nothing but those darn image websites that say their pictures are free, but they really AREN’T! I mean it took me FOREVER to find one!
All I was looking for was […]

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Make It Easy For Visitors To Bookmark Your Squidoo Lenses

February 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Addthis.com makes a great button that makes it easy for visitors to your Squidoo lenses (or blog, website, etc.) to bookmark them with a number of social bookmarking services.
Why would you want to add an AddThis button to your Squidoo lens, blog, or website?
Making it easy for visitors to bookmark your lens will increase your […]

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Marketing A Clickbank Product On Squidoo

February 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Previously I wrote about Clickbank, and how I was planning on using Squidoo to market affiliate products. After I looked through Clickbank for an affiliate product to promote on Squidoo, I found a memory improvement techniques ebook that I thought looked good. I have previously listened to a memory improvement audio set that helped me memorize […]

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Learn The Millionaire Mindset

February 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment

When working to make money online it definitely takes a good mindset to succeed.  Success is likely to not come to those who have the wrong mindset.  Making money online isn’t easy, and it is easy to give up on.  In order to not give up, it helps to always surround yourself with positive messages […]

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