(Archived in: Related Miscellany Weblogs and Business)The JAJAH Blog picked up a recent post from this blog and included it along with quotes from the New York Times, USA Today, Techcrunch, and other mainstream media. Who says bloggers don't noticed (I know, it's just another blog).Here is what the JAJAH blog had to say:"Press and blog coverage is critical to all start-ups because we don't have the resources to do big ad campaigns or run TV commercials. We need the press to carry our message to people around the world. Without the press and bloggers, it's nearly impossible to get the business off the ground.We want to thank everyone who has taken the time to learn and write about us. It is always very appreciated. Thanks!"Back at you JAJAH...that is some pretty lofty company for the Digital Nomad. Yes, I'm in your target market. Dr. Wang always said to hang in there and good things will happen.Strategies for Making Money When You Want from Where You Want
(Archived in: Online Usability Technology in Plain English)Google recently announced the acquisition of an online telephony startup named Grand Central with the terms of the sale undisclosed. Grand Central is a 2007 CNET Webware 100 Winner.If you know anything about the mythical "Google Phone", Google's willingness to bid billions of dollars in the government auction for a slice of the 700 MHz spectrum, and the reported Google shopping of Dark Fiber...then you may be able to picture what Google is up to in the telephony and wireless market.Here is a screen shot of the Grand Central Beta Website. Visit this Features Link to read all about this "one phone number for life" concept.The Digital Nomad finally has some invites after trying to get an invite to the beta test since this hit the news. I have tested my new number in combination with JAJAH and it worked just fine. I have 9 invites left to hand out via an email invitation. Write a comment to this post to claim one of my remaining
(Archived in: Social Media Marketing Weblogs and Business)RSS Mass Feed Experiment Follow-up Viral marketing has been around forever, even before the advent of the world wide web, and the early days of the Internet when Hotmail was introduced as a free web-based email service using the power of this technique to gain subscribers. Viral marketing is a catch phrase for word-of-mouth promotion, and more recently has been re-dubbed simply “buzz”. Dr. Ralph Wilson, the noted Internet Marketer and owner of wilsonweb.com describes viral marketing as having six central attributes paraphrased here as: 1. Something Free 2. Easily Transferable 3. Scalable 4. Motivates Action 5. Uses Common Networks 6. Employing Other’s Resources. These are all perfectly suited to the concept of social networking.Now comes the blogosphere, IM, IMO, SMM, and a host of new traffic building concepts. A blog without traffic is like the proverbial tree falling in the woods without an audience. Nobody will hear
(Archived in: Related Miscellany Weblogs and Business)Phil Butler of the multi-author blog, profy.com, has done me the honor of featuring this blog and my other online efforts with a post, "Profiles of Web 2.0 - Digital Nomad". Thanks Phil, it's nice to be recognized by peers.Phil writes great posts on newsworthy items hitting the interwebs at other blogs, too. He often does interviews with CEOs of startup companies like Hakia. I do not know how he does it, but I do enjoy just about everything he digs up. It does not seem like there would be enough hours in the day to follow everything like Phil does.There has been a nice post written in response to the now old meme about Being a Digital Nomad. originally penned by good friend Peter Haslam. The latest addition is by globogeek, who claims she travels with too much technology, currently located in Paris.Thanks globogeek, and keep us up to date with your future travels.I wonder how long we can keep legs on that meme. In a sense it is a g
(Archived in: Social Design Technology in Plain English)Here, long overdue, is presented the inspiration for this blog, my moniker, and the future domain name www.The-Digital-Nomad.com. The book, "Digital Nomad" was authored in 1995 by Tsugio Makimoto and David Manners.I have been well aware of this book, but am embarrassed to admit that I not yet have had the chance to read it. Yet, in many ways the concept of this book is somehow responsible for my current thinking, my interest in online marketing, and my faith in technology as a means to create more personal choice given the world we live in today.I feel somehow I know what this book is all about even without having yet read it. Below is a partial editorial review of the book as quoted from the Amazon website.Amazon.com"New digital technologies promise to enable large numbers of people to work wherever and whenever they wish and to choose between a stationary or nomadic lifestyle. In Digital Nomad, Makimoto and Manners explore t
(Archived in: Related Miscellany Weblogs and Business)"Freedom Seeker" at the Escape from England blog (return to this post) countered to the Nomad Meme with a nice post of her version of what it means to be a Digital Nomad...and also started a list of nomad oriented blogsters.Feel free to add to this list by leaving a comment and I will update this post, or re-post once in awhile.The following are fellow nomads or potential escapees – who may well also have an opinion or view on these questions:The Digital NomadPeter HaslamNomad4everNomadesignerWorking NomadBrave New TravellerNotes from the roadRay DotsonAnything GoesLeave the OfficeLeave AmericaZath NuNomadThanks Tina for starting this list. -Digital NomadStrategies for Making Money When You Want from Where You Want
(Archived in: Online Usability Weblogs and Business)24 Year Old Entrepreneur Making a Living Online from Her Home in ThailandIf you have not heard of The Rich Jerk or Holly Mann then you have to climb out from the rock you're hiding under. Holly Mann is the young online entrepreneur that has successfully marketed directly against the latest Rich Jerk material and seems to be winning.Holly at some point decided she could research, author, publish and market a kinder and gentler product and sales pitch. Evidently she has found her niche selling "How-To" information because she has become successful in a short period of time (well, a couple of years).Making $10,000 - $12,000 a month with only a few hours of work a day is now routine for her. Her first e-book was an instant success, and now it has been updated and revised."Honest Riches 2" is a 95 page proven guide. Holly shows all the techniques she has used to make money online through affiliate programs starting with no website and no
Don't Let the Price of ProfitLance fool you. I have been searching for an interactive website marketing course and it took me a long time to find it.Part of this is that it is so hard to sort through the clutter on the Internet. Everything looks so much alike with photos of fancy sports cars, luxury boats, fabulous houses, and piles of cash.Another factor is that the price point for this service is so reasonable that it actually was a stumbling block for me in making a decision to purchase the course. It simply looked too good to be true.The ProfitLance system is a credit to its creator, Mike Andrews. ProfitLance is an online tutorial course and guide with interactive tools that take you step-by-step through the process of being successful in any online business.These are not black hat SEO tips and tricks to try and fool search engines. ProfitLane is about building solid life long Internet marketing skills. The course provides an overall understanding of current Internet marketing s
