OK. I’m simply getting loads of spam here. To be fair, it is probably because the website really has no clear objective or purpose. I was hoping to get some kind of a dialogue going with other lifestyle entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs or even common or garden drop outs. I’ve dabbled in film-making, (which enthuses me) but, circumstances compel me back to to my old job for a while (which does not). I need to get my head above water, then get a little money together, then engineer an income through some form of self employment. I’d really like to learn about selling on the web.
Anyway, I digress. Once I have some capital I would like to run a few adwords test campaigns but I’m a total novice. I’d love to hear from anyone who has had success. For example, what type of conversion rates (clicks per sale) are you getting, and with what type of keywords? I guess the more targeted the keywords, the better the conversion rate. But how then to balance this with the your cost per click bidding?
If anyone out there wants to offer some genuine content or advice I’d welcome it. Perhaps even a page on this site with a guide would be helpful to others?
Delete wordpress comments newer than 3 months
Posted by in eBusiness | Web programming - (0 Comments)If, like me, you are inundated with spam and a little sloppy when it comes to undertaking any anti-spam measures, then you will probably have thousands of junky-robot-scribed-comments clogging your blog.
I found this SQL handy to get rid of these pesky things. Now, don’t blame me if it breaks stuff … You need to go into your PHP Admin interface (or similar) and run this against your WordPress database.
DELETE FROM wp_comments WHERE comment_date > DATE_ADD(CURDATE(), INTERVAL -3 MONTH)
I don’t know if it is perfectly safe, in terms of database integrity etc. But it saved me some messing about for sure.
Books that have inspired me recently
Posted by in Books | Business | eBusiness | Self improvement - (0 Comments)Look, I’m no millionaire or success story. I’m just this bloke you know. I’m trying to find a way not to be a wage slave; a nine to fiver; a schmuck. I don’t want untold riches, I just want a way to be in control of my life and, as far is possible, do what I want to do when i want to do it. This does not translate as laziness in my book.
I’ve never been great at being told what to do.
Anyway, I’m just trying to set the context of the post. It is in this context that I list, in my opinion, a couple of inspirational books:
- The 4Hour Work Week – Tim Ferriss
- Wake up and change your life – Duncan Bannatyne
Has anyone any experience of running a small dropshipping e-business to earn a few extra quid? I’d be interested to hear if anyone actually makes a living from this kind of thing.
I’ve read ‘The four hour work week’ by Tim Ferris and it has got me thinking there must be easy ways to make a living. Or is that what he wants me to think?
Tim Ferris blog
I know he has his detractors but one thing is for sure: he knows how to market himself. Any pearls of wisdom gleaned from his experience should be put to use.
I’m interested in exploring eBusiness in general. Please comment anyone with great advice on making money from the internet? I’m not interested in scams but legitimate, reputable business, laearning about SEO, the whole bit really.
