Affilicon Germany, Affiliate Marketing Conference & Exhibition will we see you there?Affilicon October 20-23For Advance Registration http://www.affilicon.com/Europe/events-information.html Your opportunity to meet face-to-face with top international people in the business. Affilicon Europe is the premier yearly event for European Affiliates, Global vendors, affiliate networks and specially German vendors who look to extend their business over the InternetWho Should Attend? Experienced and new affiliates from all around Europe.Vendors looking to extend their reach and cooperation with affiliates from Europe. These affiliates are known for their quality and high performance.Local vendors planning or already active in the affiliation market.

 Tell me about your Company?I am the creator, owner and doodler in charge of JGoode Designs, a company that sells a variety of gift and apparel items featuring my own original art.http://www.jgoodedesigns.comWhat was your first experience of social media?If we don’t count the original message boards/forums, chat, etc. (mine was Virtual Places Chat on excite.com) – I first started playing with social media through MySpace. When the site launched I was an employee of Intermix Media, the original owner of MySpace. The CEO sent out an email requesting all employees signup and start connecting – so I did.

Blog Directory and Blogging Community – http://www.ontoplist.com/ Is now open for businessThere are many paths to consider when building links to your site or blog such as link baiting or blogroll link swapping, but few are as easy to implement and cost effective as submitting to blog directories – and good link juice is essential to a healthy growing blog. “Loren Baker” http://www.searchenginejournal.com/author/loren/What is ontoplist.com?Ontoplist.com is more than just an ordinary blog catalog.It’s a well organized, human edited directory with the full scope of options for bloggers.You can set up your own micro-directory (blog ranking) and compile a list of your favorite blogs in one place.

Facebook Marketing is a strong boost for both for profit companies to connect with their customers and build their brands. And it is already well-known that having a strong social media presence will do the same for individuals.With last week’s Summer of Social Good Conference from Mashable, it became apparent that social cause- driven nonprofits can also have a major impact through online channels. One organization, Artful Change, is on a mission to blend the passion of artists for creating art with the often shared passion for being stewards to the Earth. As they say, “Artfulchange creates art & music events to raise funds for other environmental and social nonprofits.

I recently made a guest post on John Chow titled How To Make a Girl Fall In Love with You about how to write better post titles and get more natural search traffic from Google, ie how to make Google love your posts. You can read it here How To Make a Girl Fall In Love with You .This post had several positive effects including:-It gave John some more content.-John got engagement with his readers with over 70 comments in less than a week.-I got some great links back from JohnChow.com which assisted my SERPs rating.-I was a boost in traffic on the day of the post and will continue to gain me a trickle of traffic.

This is my entry to Ted Murphy’s IzeaFest 6 Minutes of Fame.http://izea.com/fame-izeafest/I started murraynewlands.com in the late spring this year and it has escalated from 1-10 visitors per day to 500-1500 visitors per day.  I have 33,000 Twitter followers and a growing Facebook Fan page.What is my differentiator?What makes me different from the millions of other bloggers and tweeters out there?  I think my results indicate my understanding of building a network and I want to share the knowledge I picked up along the way.A few key points I’d like to pitch are:The importance of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) in building a successful blog as it is one area where many bloggers have very little understanding or knowledge.

Los Angeles- home of the great Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica Boulevard and so much more. The paradise of southern California. And of course, there are blogs about it. If you’re visiting for business or looking for an extended stay, here are some great blogs to get you some info beforehand.Los Angeles Blogs Top Ten1. LA Observed As they say, “Media, politics and sense of place since 2003.” Award winning with great articles and a great perspective.2. LAistThis one is news, events and food from in and around Los Angeles from the popular member of the City- ist blog format. Great articles and information.

Tell me about your Blog?My blog is Cinema Juice and is a blog about movies. I utilize this outlet to voice my thoughts and opinions on what’s happening in the film industry. Casting updates, new trailers, upcoming films; I cover it all.My aim is to bring a fresh perspective to the industry’s current contemporary cinema. Building an audience would also be nice.What was your first blog?Without the slightest ounce of exaggeration, Cinema Juice was my first blog. I’ve started up different accounts on WordPress and Blogger, but never quite got around to actually making a post. But now I know what it feels like to be a blogger, and quite frankly, it feels good.

PR Review, PR SUCCESS made easy by Paul GreenPaul Green was recommended to me by Nadeem Azam who gave me a great PR Review of Paul’s work. Over the last few years Paul has lined  up a large number of media opportunities for Nadeem in print and on the radio, so then Nadeem told me about Paul’s new book “PR SUCCESS Made Easy” I new I wanted one. The first 500 book registrations get a free copy so I signed up to get mine immediately. The book came the next day.PR Review of PR SUCCESS made easy by Paul GreenAmong the Chapters there are chapters on (there are more but these were my favorites):-The 5 unbreakable rules of free publicity-21 killer ideas for free publicity-Getting the basic story right-Writing a press release-Passing the “So what?

RockStar Club Members Wanted by Greg Rollett. Become a RockStar Club Member with the Greg Rollett. Greg has been a RockStar for years and is willing to show you the way.Join the Under 30 Rock Star Business Series and you too will be on your way to the RockStar Club.What will Greg Rollett teach you?

Scott James is a green blogger and social media strategist in San Francisco.Tell me about your Blogs and social media work?I write for several blogs in green media. Blue Living Ideas is a blog about current water issues and innovations around the world, and Green Living Ideas is a fantastic blog about how to live a more green and sustainable life. I contribute to Earth Talk, (http://earth-talk.com/) Politics Report (http://politicsreport.com) and Independent Talk (http://independenttalk.com/)that are all part of the Klat.com network. I write about green and world politics there. And I am a contributor to this blog, MurrayNewlands.

Word of mouth marketing can be thought of as the oldest form of marketing there is. Imagine before there was any kind of formal media- people would simply ask each other, where do I get the best this or that, and their friends or family would tell them. You trust word of mouth because you trust the people you are talking to- and if you don’t, you probably won’t ask their opinion!If word of mouth marketing is the oldest type of marketing around, then social media marketing is the newest. First created as a way for people to meet, converse and build community, it is telling that one of the more popular new uses of these still new networks and technologies is to sell, market or advertise things.