The following article is from fellow Internet marketer Tony Germana of Marketers’ Profit Hub

The Top Ten
By Tony Germana
www.MarketersProfitHub.com

Have you ever thought, “boy, would I love to get about 10 of these Gurus around my dining room table for coffee to pick their brains for a couple of hours?” I sure have.

I’m gonna save you the trouble of trying to get them all together. Through a lot of research, I’ve found what I consider to be some of the very best blog posts on Internet Marketing for 2009 and 2010. I call them the “Top 10″ and you’ll find them below They are posts that are brimming with top flight information, tips, and ideas. Pure gold for any serious Internet Marketer or wannabee. You’ll recognize some of the authors and some you won’t but they all deserve to be praised for the gems they’ve offered in their content! Don’t stop here, break out your pick ax and dig into this goldmine.
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Seems like nowadays more and more bloggers are also becoming marketers. Most blog owners are marketing their blogs to attract readers and generate some income. What this means is; blog owners now are marketing their blogs so those who are interested will be able to find it and ultimately become readers. Blogging has also become one of the most effective ways to promote products and services by using text links, banners and other methods. For anyone who is contemplating starting an affiliate marketing business or for that matter, any type of home based business, having a blog should be part of your marketing plan.

If you are just starting out with an online marketing business and plan to use a blog as your primary marketing vehicle, you should seriously consider having more than one blog. To get started, the first thing you’ll need to do is prepare a list of the markets that you have an interest in. To obtain the best results, it is highly recommended that you only have one blog for each market that interests you. As you are probably aware, visitors are looking for specific information so do not confuse them with content that is irrelevant. To put it very simply, if you have a blog about dog training, you shouldn’t have tips about improving your golf swing. On the other hand, if your blog is about dog training, it only makes good sense to include a variety of related dog training tips, methods and programs. You won’t have any problems by keeping all your content relevant to your specific market.
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During the past decade, the Internet has significantly changed the way business is conducted. It has also changed the entire way people become successful working in a home based business. Not only that, but many more people have been given the opportunity to leave their 9-5 jobs and start living their dream of working from home. There are countless numbers of people who seem to make the transition to working online very easy yet others continue to struggle.

Are you someone who has been contemplating making this transition? Do you think you have what it takes to make this a successful venture? Let’s take look at a few of the qualities that will make the ultimate decision of who will succeed and who will probably fail.
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Did you know that over 90% of affiliate marketers earn less than $100 per month? In all actuality, that figure might be closer to 95%. There are many reasons for those shocking statistics but one of the main reasons is this: affiliates will simply put a banner or text link on a web site or blog and expect sales to come pouring in and their pockets to be stuffed with cash. Judging by the statistics I mentioned, you really shouldn’t count on earning a significant income unless you are either very lucky (your odds would be better to win the lottery) or you learn how to become proficient in the following areas:
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I’m sure most if not all of you have heard of ClickBank. In this post, I would like to discuss some of the advantages and benefits of becoming a ClickBank affiliate. Personally, I feel ClickBank is a great resource not only for seasoned marketers but for those who are new to affiliate marketing. Currently, ClickBank is the largest digital products company in the world. They process well over 20,000 orders per day. If you’ve ever purchased an e-book online, chances are, you probably bought it through ClickBank. Affiliate marketers go to the ClickBank marketplace looking for products to sell and presently there are over 100,000 affiliates registered with them. As of this writing, ClickBank has paid out over 1.3 billion dollars, yes that’s billion in client earnings.
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I am often asked about some of the tools I use to make my marketing tasks a little easier. I’ve compiled a partial list of tools that I use almost daily. All the tools I’ve listed here are free, powerful and will save you loads of time with your marketing tasks.

1. Kompozer
If you’re looking for a great HTML editor, Kompozer is the way to go and I give it my highest recommendation. Kompozer is a complete web authoring system that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) web page editing. Kompozer is ideal for non-technical computer users who want to create attractive, professional looking web sites without needing to know HTML or web coding.
Click here for Kompozer.
2. Smart FTP
You’re going to need a software program when you’re ready to upload files to your web host. There are quite a few programs out there but the one I use and recommend is Smart FTP. It’s fairly easy to use but it is fast and powerful. There are also lots of user guides in the event you get stuck.
Click here for Smart FTP.

3. Roboform
I use many marketing tools but this one probably saves me the most time. If you’re like most marketers you probably have dozens of usernames and passwords all the different sites you frequent. Remembering all those passwords would be near impossible. Roboform saves all of your various log-in details inside a toolbar that sits at the top of your browser. When you want to visit a site, you just select it from the drop down menu and Roboform takes you to the the log-in page and logs you in.
Click here for Roboform.

4. Zamzar
Zamzar is an excellent free online tool that allows you to convert your files from one format to another, without the need to download bulky software. It supports a large variety of formats, and it’s perfect when you need to quickly convert something to a PDF  or when you need to turn a gif into a jpeg. They have upgrade options available but the free service is all you should need.
Click here for Zamzar.

5. Gimp
If spending hundreds of dollars on a graphics editing program isn’t in your budget, Gimp is a great free alternative. This is an outstanding program that has more functions than I can list here. If you’re like most marketers, there will come a time when you need a program to edit your graphics and Gimp will be an excellent resource.
Click here for Gimp.

6. Google Alerts
Google Alerts is a great time saver that is completely free and which really helps save lots of time. You simply tell Google what keyword you’d like to monitor and when that keyword appears in Google, you get an email telling you all about it. This saves you having to spend time looking for new content on different topics and instead, you can let Google notify you as soon as anything relevant hits the Internet.
Click here for Google Alerts.

7. Google Reader
Almost every blog publishes an RSS feed and when you subscribe to a reader, you’ll get the content delivered to you as soon as it appears. If you are not using RSS to stay up to date with the best content, I recommend that you start doing so. There are many RSS readers available but my favorite is the Google reader. It is free, saves time and very easy to use.
Click here for Google Reader.

8. Copyscape
Have you ever wondered if someone was copying your content? Copyscape gives you the ability to check and see if anyone is copying your content without your permission. All you need to do is enter your URL and hit submit. Their system will quickly check the Internet and see if anyone is using your content. This free tool can come in very handy.
Click here for Copyscape

9. Big Boards
Here is a great tool to help you find busy forums relevant to your chosen niche. Searching for those forums can be very time consuming but this handy resource will help speed things along. If you need to do some forum marketing or research, this is a great tool to have.
Click here for Big Boards.

10. Stock.XCHNG
This is one of the best resources for free photos on the Internet. I usually go here first when I need to find a picture for my site. You’ll find photos for nearly any category you can think of. Most of the photos have unrestricted rights but just in case, you should always check before using them.
Click here for Stock Xchng.

I hope you find some of these tools useful. The tools listed above are just a partial list and I’ll be adding more in a future post. I don’t want to be responsible for you suffering from information overload.

Are you currently using any of these tools for your marketing tasks and if so, what do you think about them?

The concept behind InstantPlugNPay.com is really very simple. It was developed by Craig Haywood (or the blue guy) who is also the owner of highly successful sites like TrackThatAd.com, MyViralPopAds.com, ExitLightBox.com and MyViralSurfer.com

From the above sites you can probably deduct that Craig focuses heavily on Viral Marketing which is good when you consider what he’s done with InstantPlugNPay.com

A quick summary of the IPP homepage reveals that IPP is a resell rights product website which integrates with mlm through viral marketing, but that doesn’t even begin to lift the layers of nice goodies. In Fact, Jane Mark from JPEAdvertising.com describes it better…
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If you’re anxious to build your list fast, this FREE report by Justin Michie provides the crucial steps you can take to see results quickly.

With years of marketing experience under his belt, he has discovered what works and what doesn’t for building a list. In his report, Unstoppable List Building, he shares his findings with you, along with tips on how to make some of the strategies work for maximum benefit.

Get This Viral Marketing Secret Technique Now!

This is a no-nonsense report that drives right to the core of what works, and gives you the real secrets to building your list. Justin tells you right from the start what to expect from this report and why he has chosen his approach.
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Based on the rapid growth of e-commerce these days, becoming an affiliate marketer appears to be a wise choice. There are literally thousands of people who are jumping aboard and joining the affiliate marketing community.

If you want to be successful, It’s always a good idea to first learn the basics of the affiliate marketing business and what sacrifices you’ll need to make to accomplish your goals. Just like in any business, to become a success, there are necessary sacrifices that you need to make.
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Affiliate marketing is a way to promote other people’s products and earn a commission for each sale. The merchants go through all the trouble of developing digital content products, software programs and services. They are the ones who do all the hard work developing the products, dealing with customer support and you earn money by promoting them.

For those that are not familiar with affiliate marketing, it is a revenue sharing arrangement between the product developer, known as the affiliate merchant, and the affiliate marketer; who is anyone that’s willing to promote the sale of the product by advertising the product using any type of legal means available.
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