Design A Widget, Win $200 Buckaroos

Hey, this is my blog, and I own ScratchBack, so I can be self-promotional. Yes, I’ve decided, I can. Whew, tough decision. Want to win $200 bucks? Have a knack for designing in PhotoShop? Check this post out. Summary: Design cool, fun widget. Let users vote on winner. Winner gets paid. The world is saved!  Read More →

Your Blog Design Is Your Brand

What does your blog design say about you and your brand? I say everything. I recently updated this theme to a more “classic” type theme that fits what I am. I’m a consultant/speaker/marketing guy who needed to show that. So when you visit this blog, you immediately get a feel for who I am and what I represent. My friend Zac Johnson just updated his blog design to a more “super, money making affiliate” type of theme because that’s what his... Read More »

No Google Juice? No Tip For You?

Donna over at Seo-Scoop.com wrote a ponderous post today musing about why more people in the SEO industry aren’t more willing to advertise if no Google juice is involved. I love Scratchback and the whole concept behind it (Scratchback is that widget to the right that says Are You In My TopSpots?). I might not be totally crazy about the nofollowed links, but hey, they are Google-friendly, so I’m doing the “right thing”, right? I understand people don’t... Read More »

Check Out ScratchBack: Audio Post

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ScratchBack Goes Into Live Beta

It’s finally ready for eyeballs. In case you are new to my blog, you’ve heard me talk about my new online system called ScratchBack.com for months and months. Well, it’s finally open and ready for you to try it. Register for free and give it a run. You can see a live TopSpot widget in action on the left of this page under my logo. Go ahead and tip me $1.00 for a place in my top spots! I’ll be blogging about SB mostly over at the ScratchBack blog, so... Read More »

ScratchBack Launch Imminent - The Fun, Alternative Way To Making Money Online

If I’m quiet lately it’s because I’ve been feverishly trying to work out the final bugs in my new online advertising system called ScratchBack.com. I must say that I’m beyond thrilled with how it turned out and me and my team are pumped up about releasing it. I truly believe that what we’ve built is totally original, fun and can help all website publishers and bloggers earn a few bucks as an alternative to other online ad systems they’ve... Read More »

Labor Day Is Scratchback Day

Just got word from my programming team that I’ll have a new revision of Scratchback alpha to start working with come Labor Day. If all goes well, I’ll be rolling out a soft beta to a few friends days after. Stay tuned, and sign up.  Read More →

Will Scratchback Amaze You? Or Will It Bomb?

My programmer I contracted who built Scratchback.com said to me the other day… “What you’ve created here is either going to be huge and help millions of people with websites have fun and make money online, or it’ll bomb.” He’s right. And the not knowing how it will be perceived scares the crap out of me and also motivates me. The more I stare at my web publishing Frankenstein, the more I keep asking myself if it’s too simple to really... Read More »