Internet marketing has given many people a new way to make some extra money or even start a new career.

I have been fortunate enough to start a new career from it and enjoy the freedom that comes with it.

But times are changing and the market is changing. The world has been rapidly moving from online to mobile and the time is right to make sure you are positioned properly to take advantage of this move.

Learning how to build (or have built for you) iPhone and Android Apps and Games is the wave of the future. Actually, that is hard to say because the future is now.

Just take a look around you and see how many people are using there mobile device for calling, texting, looking up things using apps, doing business on their iPhone or Smartphone, and even playing games.

The market is exploding and it will dwarf the online market in a big hurry.

People take their phone everywhere and use it for everything. Yep… there is an app for that.

But the market is just now starting to develop and the smart marketers are the ones that are building apps and games to take advantage of this move in the way society functions.

This shift is not just for games, it is for every day functions for many people. Any the market will continue to grow and expand as the speed and functionality of iPhones and Smartphones continue to increase.

I have been making apps and now games for the iPhone and getting them in iTunes. The nice thing about that is Apple does all the promotion. But where you are ahead of the masses is you know how to market where others that know how to make apps don’t have a clue how to market.

So the time is now to make a good app and get it into the app store and use your internet marketing ability to smoke everyone else making apps.

I have more information on building and outsourcing app creation at my new website Mobile-iPhone-Games.com.

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The term “photo blog” has almost become redundant. Between the popularity of microblogging, and the fact that smartphones are capable of producing high-quality images, our digital communication has become increasingly photo-centric. We consume so much content in our digital lives, it seems we’ve developed a need for it to be presented in the simplest, most efficient way possible. Enter: the photo blog.

If Flickr gave us the photo-sharing bug, then services like Tumblr, yFrog, Instagram and even Foodspotting are making it standard practice.

So how can you get in on the action? There are a few basic rules. First, it should be said, a photo blog can be pretty much anything you want it to be, so long as your content is predominantly –- you guessed it — photos. These pics can be your own, pulled in from across the web, submitted by users or some combination of the three. Basically, when it comes to photo blogs, there are many options.

Here’s how to get started.

1. Pick a Platform

Determine if you are the creator, curator or ringleader?

If your motivation is simply to showcase your own photographs, then social functionality is probably low on the list while the ability to control use of your images is high. If you are curating images from around the web under an entertaining theme, then shareability is top of mind. If you’re crowdsourcing submissions, then of course, your blog will benefit from a highly social, share-oriented platform.

Let’s look at the top three free web-based, free platforms:

• Blogger: Think: basic. Blogger is Google’s blog platform, and it has a fast and painless set-up, easily editable templates and basic photo sharing utility.
• WordPress: Think: high scalability, low social. WordPress is highly customizable and scalable, and it happens to feature lots of nifty photo blog plug-ins.
• Tumblr: Think: simplified, ultra-social. Unlike Blogger or WordPress, Tumblr is a microblogging platform — it is a short-form blogging tool built on top of a social network. Tumblr offers a simple set-up, intuitive interface, customizable templates and, most importantly, a lot of social functionality. Users can follow each other, “reblog” or share content on their own blogs, like, comment or ask questions on Tumblr. The platform’s emphasis on frequent, image-heavy posts is ideal for a photo blog, and its social functionality helps build an audience quickly. The downside is that with greater spread, comes less control over use or attribution.

2. Customize

Ask yourself what you want your viewers’ experience to be.

Consistency is key –- whether it is the font for your captions or your overall design. Users should know what to expect when they visit your blog. A few key things to consider:

• Always resize photos to the same dimensions (if possible).
• Make any credits or captions as consistent as possible, both in language and appearance.
• Be consistent with your posting schedule. Your fans may love you, but no one loves feeling spammed. Devise a schedule that can accommodate your influx of content and is appropriate for your viewers, even down to the time of day you post.
• Ask yourself if your blog will benefit from functions like comments or question buttons. These things will alter the look and feel of your blog and can sometimes muddy a blog’s tone.
• If you are committed to making a photo blog, avoid posts of other media: video, text, audio. This not only changes the look and user experience, but can take away from your blog’s narrative.

3. Promote

How do you want people to find you? Here are some tips:

• Involve your audience. If your goal is to get people sharing and talking about your blog, try opening the lines of communication –- involve your audience. People are far more likely to share content they had a hand in creating. Consider opening contributions, comments, questions and opportunities for increased engagement.
• Share the love. It sounds simple, but a little love can go a long way. Be a participant in your own world: feature fellow photo bloggers on your blogroll, or if you use Tumblr, you can “reblog” content or feature work from bloggers you like. They will likely to return the favor.
• Pay attention! Above all, monitor your blog. Learn what your audience likes and make changes accordingly. Pay attention to how your content affects your traffic. Note which kinds of pics are getting reblogged or shared, and which have best responses.

And finally, here are a few examples of great photo blogs.

The Sartorialist

Platform: Blogger
What it is: The Sartorialist is a notable ‘street fashion’ blog showcasing photos taken by former fashion photographer Scott Schuman.
Why we like it: Simple, consistent image size and captions, clean format.

Sea Of Shoes

Platform: WordPress
What it is: Sea of Shoes is teen Jane Aldridge’s ‘personal style’ blog, her blog has gained such a strong following in the fashion world, she has been called one of the most influential personal style bloggers.
Why we like it: Relatively clean layout, individual posts are sharable via Facebook and Twitter.

My Parents Were Awesome

Platform: Tumblr
What it is: Comedian/writer Eliot Glazer curates photos of ‘awesome’ parents submitted by their children.
Why we like it: Consistent image size and captions, crowdsourced, theme with strong audience appeal (personalized and thus tailored for sharing).

By now you’re probably more than ready to take a break from reading about starting a photo blog and actually do it. If you have a photo blog, let us know in the comments.

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Facebook launched its Send button Monday, in a bid to improve the functionality of Groups as well as replace the classic “email to a friend” button.

“Send” is intentionally similar, in look and feel, to the Like button. Click on Send and a pop-up appears, allowing you to send that article or page to friends, groups or any email address. You can then add a message and send the page to friends’ inboxes or post it to a Group wall.

The button is designed to make it easier for users to share content with close groups of friends, Facebook product manager Austin Haugen explained to Mashable. He cited an increasingly popular trend: users posting a commerce site to a Group to figure out what gift to buy for a friend.

Another important detail: Send counts toward the total number of Likes a page has. The Like total is now calculated by adding the number of Likes, shares, comments and inbox messages containing a URL.

More than 50 websites are launching the Send button, including Gilt Groupe, 1-800-Flowers, The Wall Street Journal, Orbitz, Last.fm, The Huffington Post, People.com and The Washington Post. The Send button’s code is also now available on Facebook’s Developer Website. And as with the Like button, it only takes a few lines of code to get the Send button running on a website.

If the implementations we’ve seen so far are any indication, Send will become Facebook’s next Like button — which celebrated its first birthday last week and is installed on more than 10,000 websites every week. The Send button is designed to be Like’s companion, focused on private sharing rather than public sharing features. And since Send includes the ability to share articles via email, the classic “email to a friend” functionality available on millions of websites is rendered obsolete.

Will the Send button become as ubiquitous as the Like button? Let us know in the comments.

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Camtasia Free Tool – Drive Huge Traffic To Your Site With This Free Screen Capture

If you like many of the features of Camtasia but don’t want to spend $299 take a look at Jing. Jing was created by the makers of Camtasia and it is free. You do have the option to upgrade to the pro version for $15 per year if you would like enhanced features.

With Jing you can record what is on your computer screen. This comes in handy when you are creating an ebook or other items to sell as you can get a screen capture and place it into PowerPoint or Word and you have very fast illustrations of what you are trying to communicate.

Jing is perfect for the person that is just starting out and doesn’t want to make a big investment. Give it a try. I think you will be amazed at the functionality available for the price.

How to Install WordPress Plugins – Part 1

WordPress plugins extend the functionality of your WordPress blog. They are easy to install and make adding new functionality very simple.

The best series of plugins that I have found is from Jeff Johnson’s Underground Training Lab. This download guides you through the install process and recommends a list of plugins that will maximize your blog for SEO (search engine optimization). You can get it free here.

Recommended Resource: Jeff Johnson’s Underground Training Lab

How to Install WordPress Plugins – Part 2

This is the second in the series of videos on how to install a WordPress plugin.

WordPress plugins extend the functionality of your WordPress blog. They are easy to install and make adding new functionality very simple.

The best series of plugins that I have found is from Jeff Johnson’s Underground Training Lab. This download guides you through the install process and recommends a list of plugins that will maximize your blog for SEO (search engine optimization). You can get it free here.

Recommended Resource: Jeff Johnson’s Underground Training Lab