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<title>Sphinn / goodkarma1 / What's New</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:20:17 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How  To Sell  SEO Services to Jewish Singles]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/67252</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/67252</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:20:17 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Affiliate Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/67252</guid>
<description><![CDATA[how to use confuse (insult) and conquer to sell SEO services to Jewish Singles<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How To Sell More Stuff On Your Website Without Coming Off as An Ass]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/64072</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/64072</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:13:59 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/64072</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Anyway - for what it's worth - you don't have to be a great writer, a phenomenal copywriter, a master of anything other than possessing an earnest sincerity, generosity and a real sense of who you are to sell a TON of stuff online, or off. Empathy for the plight of others is the most powerful weapon we each have to to enrich our own lives in a multitude of ways.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What is the Best Article Marketing Strategy?  More Readers Affiliate Marketing Questions Answered]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/61813</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/61813</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:02:40 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Affiliate Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/61813</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Forget the fact that my CTR is 500% better than what this guy is telling his people to expect - forget the fact that the product I'm promoting here has a PPC price of about 2 bucks a click ( or about 50 grand for the same traffic if I were to pay for it) - just ask yourself THIS simple questiona4.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pornography and Bad Marketing Advice:  I Can't Tell You What it isa4. |]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/45488</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/45488</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 18:16:27 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/45488</guid>
<description><![CDATA[but I guess I understand how my post on improving your click through rates is relevant for a Ukrainian Russian dating blog with a mad lib style content spinner alternating copywriting tips with a travel agency eque sales pitch on why repatriating to eastern Europe for the love of your life is a romantic adventure we all should try.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jack and Jill Went Up the Hill.  But Dan & Jennifer are Making a Freaking' Fortune  a4]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/44702</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/44702</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 17:55:20 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/44702</guid>
<description><![CDATA[good, seamless linking structure between related topics, good use of categories, affiliate programs recommendations on the backs of their own established expertise, rotational advertising offers to offsite sponsors, polls, good solid KEYWORD FOCUSED article title designed to target long tail phrases that have good volume and low competition, they've got it all covered and do it VERY well.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Can I Tell if My Articles are Good? More Quick and Easy Article Marketing Mastery]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/44244</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/44244</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 17:46:53 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/44244</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Had I not tested this out first, I would have gone with the more overstated, sensational title with each one - as I have a terrible habit of saying in 14 words what most likely could have been said equally as effectively in 5. ( Which my shrink attributes to a slightly meglomaniacal personality problem, a deluded sense of self importance and the remnants of some bad Peyote in Costa Rica back in 1998.)<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Convert More of Your Craigslist Leads into Sales]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/41492</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/41492</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:44:12 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Affiliate Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/41492</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The most common question I seem to get via email these days is &quot;how do you maintain your good looks well into your thirties?&quot; My answer? Drink lots of water, watch at least a half hour of Keeping up with the Kardashians every day and 20 minutes of Vipassana meditation first thing in the morning, and then again before bed.The next thing that people ask is - &quot;how can I convert more of my Craigslist leads?&quot;<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Affiliate Marketing Epilogue:  Kick Ass Conversions from A to Z]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/40610</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/40610</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:24:46 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Affiliate Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/40610</guid>
<description><![CDATA[And again, it's not really about article marketing, it's about TESTING your offer, to glean, cull and collect as much intelligence and insight possible about what converts best in each and every affiliate marketing space that you choose to occupy.  The beauty of this particular approach, which I outlined in fairly fastidious detail, is it is FREE.  No DVDs to buy.  No ebook, no audio and no BS.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Use Multiple Personalities to Crush Your Control:  A Simple, Schizophrenic Tip for Wordpress Bloggers]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/40420</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/40420</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:35:08 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Affiliate Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/40420</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In this post we are going to cover a pretty easy way to supercharge your conversions on your Wordpress blog.  This particular method works phenomenally well on niche blogs where you are driving traffic free from Craigslist, article directories, press releases, and even is a simple, but subtle way to convert a better percentage of your pay per click traffic.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Affiliate Marketing Mistakes:  Don't be a Steve]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/39988</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/39988</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:23:15 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Affiliate Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/39988</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Steve has shed an unflinching light on how to write a successful article and then screw the whole thing up so fast your back to flipping fajitas on the Taco Bell lunch shift two days after your 15 minutes of article marketing fame are over.  And when you've been to the peak of the mountain - trust me, salsa on your shoes all day is that much more bitter.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Test Your Landing Page Conversions for FREE while Everyone Else Pays Through the Nose]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/39216</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/39216</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:02:30 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Affiliate Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/39216</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I've done much of my best article marketing campaigns after downing a bottle of tequila and sobbing uncontrollably at what has become of my life.  And trust me, that's usually before lunch, so if I can do this, so too can you.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Write Headlines That Get the Click:  One Simple Tip Guaranteed to Amp UP Your Response]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/39100</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/39100</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:29:58 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/39100</guid>
<description><![CDATA[76% of the American Population is ready for a black President.  OK.  Is that news? Surprising?  Titillating? If you are in the majority - it simply restates the obvious - and what you already knowa4because you are amongst friends on the actuarial chart of ethnocentric identification.  Who cares.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Insert Affiliate Links in your Sisters Wedding Video:  Affiliate Marketing & Your Family]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/38888</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/38888</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:05:39 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Affiliate Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/38888</guid>
<description><![CDATA[To be a successful marketer, in any medium, the most important thing you need to master is the art and science of segmentation.  You need, as Dan Kennedy has often opined, a &quot;Message to Market&quot; match.  The better you know your audience, the higher your conversions are going to be.  In this particular case, I knew three major things about my demographic.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[All the SEO You Need to Know in a Sentence]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/38485</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/38485</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:14:04 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/38485</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I love onesentence.org.  There is no better place to find the elegant &amp; artistic expression of eloquence in the scope of a sentence.  The ultimate copywriters hotseat.  No long winded, run on headline - no copycatted subhead.  No bullet points.  Simply a one short shot at grabbing you by the eyeballs - or not.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Lazy Man's Guide to Writing Effective Link Bait:  Exploit the Egocentric Urge]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/38211</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/38211</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:50:16 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/38211</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Iran's president Ahmadinejad is a great link baiter for example.  Unfortunately, he isn't a blogger, but if he was, he'd probably be making a killing on adsense or the Travelocity affiliate program on CJ.   Saying things like the holocaust never happened, publicly celebrating Iran's status as a nuclear superpower, and actively recruiting Jack Bauer from 24 to join the Iranian Qud Force are all great examples of great link baiting strategies when you are a world leader<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How To Write Articles that Convert Like Crazy |]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/37570</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/37570</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:51:59 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/37570</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I've often said that if Tony &quot;Scarface&quot; Montana were to have discovered article marketing in that Cuban detention center, rather than Colombian gold, we would probably have watched Al Pacino work his way up the Internet marketing totem pole rather than suffer the ignominious fate of a disgraced cocaine trafficker.  Article Marketing is smart, profitable, and you'll never have to worry about dying in a hail of machine gun fire after you submit them.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How To Generate Free Publicity:  The Art of Everpresent Ideas |]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/37286</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/37286</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:54:05 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Networking</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/37286</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I &quot;stumbled&quot; across this aptly named free guide on how to give your reputation management efforts a kick in the pants - which was written and sourced primarily in the early 1990's ( when most of us were still only surfing the net primarily for the porn) and predates just about every million dollar product launch du jour that will aim to take credit for the strategies therein.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[how to make more money on craigslist | part 1]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/35001</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/35001</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:51:21 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Affiliate Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/35001</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Craigslist is great, make no mistake - if you are on the proverbial fence about whether or not it is actually worth your time to post, don't waste another minute in confusing contemplation.  It is - and you can (as evidenced by the many people who are getting rich on CL) build a business quickly, easily and ethically simply by being persistent and resourceful in your<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How To Make More Money With Adsense:  Great Wordpress Plugins for Bigger Blogs]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/33878</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/33878</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:03:31 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google AdSense</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/33878</guid>
<description><![CDATA[of course I don't even want to start thinking about feedwordpress for auto generated blogs on the fly in combination with the above - because that would just simply be wrong.  And the Vatican did come out with a whole new list of sins today - splogs and spamming Craigslist were both high on the list.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Love them Anyway:  A Radical Approach To Managing Crazy Clients]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/32905</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/32905</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:43:49 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/32905</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Look, in total sincerity, I love helping people make more money.  I love the challenge, I love crafting creative, kick ass content that makes people think, move, sit, smile, seethe, spin - whatever.  I've always thought the dream job would simply be just to brainstorm great cosmic cash creating ideas all day long - and then simply stepping away and letting other people apply the energy to making them happen.  In truth though - like the great copywriter Gary Halbert once saida4Clients Suck.  People don't do what they say, remember what they promised, or even have the energy to see a great idea through to fruition once you hand it to them gift wrapped and ready on a silver platter with twenty dollar bills for napkins.  And that makes me angry - and I can't help it.Love them anyway.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Barak Obama Hit With Duplicate Content Penalty:]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/29425</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/29425</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:17:40 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/29425</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Think you are the only one worrying about duplicate content in your marketing message?<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Article Marketing Eye Openers:  The Devil & the Details]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/29023</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/29023</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:28:36 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/29023</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Quick and Easy ways to increase your affiliate marketing commissions by tweaking your resource box - live examples.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Who Else is Afraid of Pickles:  A Prickly Piece of Link Bait Ora4. |]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/28883</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/28883</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:37:23 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/28883</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Just a really, really bizarre phobia.  And why I should really spend my days watching more Reality TV, rather than working on proper feeder site SEO linking strategies.  I've heard of  people who were deathly afraid of Pumpkinsa4but not pickles....<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Who Else Wants to Get Flocked on Valentines Day?  Easy Ways to Give (& Get) Some Love! |]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/28636</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/28636</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:01:18 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/28636</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ok, I can't be the only guy who is spending Valentines Day with my favorite shaggy four legged friend and a<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hemingway, Hyperbole and the Economy of Eloquence |]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/28207</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/28207</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:44:07 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/28207</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Barak Obama's long, loqacious speeches make me want to get off of my chair and take actiona4on somethinga4(even when I am only listening with half an ear and have no idea what he's talking about).  This is the  beauty of perfect pitch, an inspired message highlighted by bullet points and a big promisea4a4it's the Godfather guarantee at work - you want to get outa4but it keeps pulling you back in!<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Steal Some SEO:  How to Leverage Free Press For Easy Cash]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/28037</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/28037</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:15:55 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/28037</guid>
<description><![CDATA[has reminded me, and hopefully taught everyone else reading this an important lesson - it's not he (or she) who has the best content, the brightest mind, or most earnest effort who sees the greatest results.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Social Proof & the Power of Persuasion:  The Ugly Side of Our Malleable Minds]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/27704</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/27704</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:22:35 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/27704</guid>
<description><![CDATA[So if a little bit of scary social commentary is not up your alley - simply skip watching the video below.  But if you want to take a closer look at the real power of persuasion and how social memes spread nefariously through small groups in cataclysmic ways ( and of course - you can draw any number of your own analogies as to how these very same sorts of mindsets are at work in our lives, business practices and the fishbowl economies that so many of us play in online)<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Write an Absolutely Killer Press Release in No Time Flat:  Che Feemster Spills the Beans!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/27592</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/27592</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:09:58 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Affiliate Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/27592</guid>
<description><![CDATA[be creative, confrontational, controversial and simply compel, cajole, coerce and canoodle as many people as possible into reading your message.  To me - this is the most exhilirating and kick ass exciting part of the ride..those simple moments where you sort of just go out to the frothy edge a little bit and kick your marketing message so hard in the round rumpus that it lands like a grand piano in a wiley cayote cartoon - flattening everyone ( and everything) in it's path.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Create a Compelling Money Back Guarantee on Craigslist:   ( or not )]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/27405</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/27405</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:40:41 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Affiliate Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/27405</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A quick and easy illustrative primer on how to fail fast in affiliate marketing - guaranteed..;-)<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Write Better Craigslist Ads:  5 Simple Steps For Success]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/27100</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/27100</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:58:20 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Affiliate Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/27100</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Simple steps to write better craigslist ads that stand out, stand up and stand alone in the messy morass of many similar offers..<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How To Write Better Online Copy:  The One Simple Secret to Selling Successfully in Your Niche : GET GOOD KARMA!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/26897</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/26897</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:53:07 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/26897</guid>
<description><![CDATA[f you really want to swim in the slimy sea of the VERY best direct response copywriters in the world - and want to save yourself $97 - $497 - $997 - or whatever the pompous price points many of these pointless putzes are charging for their stuff - go out and buy a NATIONAL ENQUIRER and read the whole thing top to bottom, cover to cover - week in and week out.  The folks who write - and sponsors who shell out the big bucks for this copy is a much angrier animal than the relative ce la vie world of low cost internet marketing mania.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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