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Windows 7 Promotion

Nick — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:47:48 +0000

With the recent release of Windows 7, it has been interesting to see Microsoft’s promotional efforts. Prior to the release, they were strangely quiet. Perhaps, it has been said, this was an effort not to repeat the mistakes they witnessed with the release of Windows Vista – hyping it up big time, and then having everyone let down. Windows 7 is flying more under the radar, leading me to believe that Microsoft wants the product to speak for itself.

That being said, Apple is taking a very aggressive marketing effort against Windows 7. Do you think they feel threatened by the new, “easier” Windows? Maybe winning back some of the users who switched to a Mac because it “just works”? I’ve only been running Windows 7 for about a day now, and I can definitely say it’s better than my experience with Vista, but whether or not I’ll go back to my Ubuntu Linux installation is yet to be seen.

Have you tried Windows 7 yet? What are your impressions of the recent advertising campaigns by both Microsoft and Apple?

I’ve been away for quite a while

Nick — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:08:49 +0000

I’m sad to admit that I have ignored this blog for quite some time, which is a shame because it was just starting to get some real use. I won’t go into the reasons why it’s been over a year since my last blog post, instead I will look into the future. I thought for a while about selling Abstract Promotion and walking away, but I just can’t bring myself to do that. So instead I started cleaning it up (all the spam comments) and am looking to start becoming active again.

Over the next few weeks I will be upgrading AP’s WordPress version, making some minor modifications, and getting it back on track again. For anyone who still reads this blog, thanks for sticking around, and I’ve got some good new ideas that I am looking forward to implementing.

Introducing eFlowerGrams.com

Nick — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:33:15 +0000

It’s with pleasure that I unveil my newest site, which I have been working on for the past two weeks. The site is eflowergrams.com, where you can send free virtual flower grams. It’s simple in concept, but I think it works best that way. Although there are some other sites on the web where you can send flower greeting cards, I found all of them messy and hard to use, which is why I believe that eflowergrams.com can become the premier flower greeting card / egram resource.

Sending a virtual flower is a quick way to let someone know you care – and eflowergrams.com makes it easy as 1-2-3. Best of all, it’s free, and currently you can choose from over twenty flowers. Pick a flower, add a message, provide a recipient, and viola! In a matter of seconds a lucky person will have a beautiful flower gram waiting in their inbox. Also, as always, no email addresses will be given out or sold – they are used strictly for sending flower grams.

So check it out and tell me what you think – any feedback is welcome. Try sending a flower gram or two and see if you can brighten someone’s day ;)

HostGator Reviews

Nick — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:41:19 +0000

It’s with great pleasure that I would like to announce my newest site (work in progress), HostGator Reviews – read non-biased reviews on HostGator. I am compiling all the reviews of HostGator that I can get my hands on, and posting various other useful information, like coupon codes and whatnot. The site runs on WordPress, just like this one.

I’m sure that you’re thinking it is kinda silly to launch another hosting review site, since it is already a very saturated market. But I am using this as an experiment, as well as a long-term investment. I hope to compile the biggest database of Hostgator reviews on the internet, and ultimately rise to the top of the search results for relevant keywords. This, of course, would bring with it the opportunity for big money.

I don’t expect any quick results, but I am also going to be setting up subpages on myHostgatorReviews.com to use as PPC landing pages, another part of my experiment. So anyways, check it out and tell me what you think! And of course, if you have any experience with Hostgator, feel free to write it up and send it to me!

What Do You Have Planned This Year?

Nick — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:34:52 +0000

Well, it is already in the third month of the year, but it’s never too late to ask: what do you have planned this year? Maybe launching a new content network? Getting into affiliate marketing? Whatever it is, I want to hear about it. As for myself, I am getting back into affiliate marketing. I had forgotten how fun it can be (as well as frustrating). I’ve also experimented in writing/selling ebooks, which is actually going quite well.

I know I have not been posting as useful articles on here as of late, only quick update blurbs – but I plan to fix that. In the future, look for articles on:

Forum promotion 101 (continuation of my series)
Affiliate Marketing 101
Question / Answer (users email me questions, I post the in-depth answers)

As always, if you are interested in any particular subject that you would like to see me write about, shoot me an email.