http://silentavatar.com/blog Speaking Up About All Things Internet Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:24:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/08/17/does-dlguard-do-what-it-claims/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/08/17/does-dlguard-do-what-it-claims/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:36:14 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=589 So as far as I am concerned, this little piece of script that works behind the scenes to secure downloads is a real gem. I can set the download time and the number of attempts before those accessing the download link are "locked out". The beauty of DLGuard assigning the number of download attempts goes a long way to stopping files being passed on during the access time. DLGuard won't stop those who pass on the download to their friends, but it does offer a first line of defence against pirated downloads.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/08/17/does-dlguard-do-what-it-claims/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/08/11/how-to-safeguard-your-downloads/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/08/11/how-to-safeguard-your-downloads/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:29:29 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=581 I've been asked to create a website for a company who sells digital media (self hypnosis MP3's), so part of my design of the site is checking out what options are available for securing digital downloads. Of course undertaking a search of download software or download scripts is the first part, but the more important part is finding out how the available products perform, looking at price relativity, and ease of installation.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/08/11/how-to-safeguard-your-downloads/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/01/12/how-to-have-success-with-internet-marketing-by-being-around/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/01/12/how-to-have-success-with-internet-marketing-by-being-around/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:39:41 +0000 the silent avatar http://www.silentavatar.com/blog//?p=215 There are many different marketing techniques, all with their own price tag attached to them, and no matter what your business you will need to develop a marketing plan that generates sufficient customers to reach your goals. No customers = no sales = no growth = failed business. Even if you are not growing you are failing as there are many other businesses to step into your shoes and take your spot. Using many different marketing techniques will quickly drain your bank account. Your first goal will be to determine how you can reach the most people for the least amount of money. Here is one internet marketing technique that is cost efficient and a little more adventurous for you the "Business Owner."]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2009/01/12/how-to-have-success-with-internet-marketing-by-being-around/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/12/21/get-motivated-stay-motivated-part-2/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/12/21/get-motivated-stay-motivated-part-2/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:13:16 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=284 Now if there is one thing I have found about working from home, it is that you have to be disciplined. Even more so if you are "it" (that is, no one else to delegate tasks to).When you work from home distractions come thick and fast, and before long you can find that your day is whittled down to a couple of productive hours interspersed with paying your bills, sending emails to friends, eating, making coffee, shopping, general surfing the Net, and oftentimes playing Solitaire or Spider! Does this sound familiar to you? Even if you are working a full time or part time job to supplement your income, the time you DO have generally reads like the above paragraph (you just don't waste quite as many hours doing it). ]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/12/21/get-motivated-stay-motivated-part-2/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/09/12/the_question/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/09/12/the_question/#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:06:14 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=97 It seems that while the motivating factor to doing anything online is to make more money (any there are plenty of ays to do this), the people who seem to make the most money are the ones that have a clear defined goal and a passion for what they do. ]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/09/12/the_question/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/09/10/pay_dot_com/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/09/10/pay_dot_com/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:06:03 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=87 While I like Clickbank, and they are a great marketplace, they are limited to many restrictions to sell products or earn affiliate commissions. Well, there is a GREAT NEW SERVICE now...]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/09/10/pay_dot_com/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/04/19/34000-ready-to-watch-derek-gehl-build-a-business/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/04/19/34000-ready-to-watch-derek-gehl-build-a-business/#comments Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:56:34 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/?p=70 Well I guess it would take one of the best in the internet marketing business to take up the challenge and offer to show you, me, and any one else intereted in making money online by putting his talent where his mount is and PROVE it's possible to start a money making online business in ONE WEEK OR LESS. Seems Derek has taken up the challenge after an angry blog post throwing down the challenge to prove it is possible to make money online and do it all within a week. ]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/04/19/34000-ready-to-watch-derek-gehl-build-a-business/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/03/10/viral_friend/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/03/10/viral_friend/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:07:36 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/03/10/viral_friend/ Viral marketing makes use of the tendency of a person to share something found to be informative, entertaining or amazing. Viral marketing makes use of many mediums in enticing this behaviour. It might be in the form of an interesting story, an addicting flash game, an amusing video and many others that may catch a person’s fancy. This ingenious form of marketing is typically low cost and is a wonderful tool for any company to utilise. The benefit greatly overshadows the cost or efforts to initialise this marketing scheme. Viral marketing makes use of many mediums in enticing this behaviour. It might be in the form of an interesting story, an e-report, an addicting flash game, an amusing video and many others that may catch a person’s fancy. Viral marketing is wonderful, but "True Viral Systems" are quite rare. A true viral system is one with a "Spawn Rate" of x>1 Spawn Rate: The Rate at Which Your Viral System Grows - That is, for every one person who enters the viral system, they will, on average, result X number additional people spreading the word as well. If your spawn rate is greater than 1, over time you have something that grows and grows perpetually. Every viral system will die at some point even if they are truly viral, however your system does not have to be truly viral for you to benefit. If you have a spawn rate of X < 1 you will still get growth - and growth, when you're talking about an email list, *is* exactly what you want to achieve.]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2008/03/10/viral_friend/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2007/12/13/eat-that-frog/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2007/12/13/eat-that-frog/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:15:04 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/2007/12/13/eat-that-frog/ Today I spent the first hour of my day listening to an audio CD from The Internet Entrepreneur Club between Derek Gehl and Brain Tracy on time management. Brain says time management is a core skill of life and can be learnt. He has written a book which has sold over 500,000 copies called “Eat [...]]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2007/12/13/eat-that-frog/feed/ 0 http://silentavatar.com/blog/2007/12/11/learning-the-lingo/ http://silentavatar.com/blog/2007/12/11/learning-the-lingo/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:40:55 +0000 the silent avatar http://silentavatar.com/blog/2007/12/11/learning-the-lingo/ It goes without really saying the internet has spawned a whole new vocabulary which (if you want to make sense of it all) and when I first started online it became obvious very quickly I needed to learn the lingo – and you will need to learn too. In an online business you need to [...]]]> http://silentavatar.com/blog/2007/12/11/learning-the-lingo/feed/ 0