Tuesday, December 13, 2011

17 Things I learned in Acc 255

1. How to make a Sneeze Page: create a blog that contains links to and descriptions of older blogs to drive traffic throughout the website.

2. What is a Pillar Article?: a pillar article is an article written on a specific topic that is meant to drive traffic from search engines and databases back to your website.

3. How to create and sell products online: products can be personally designed on sites such as Cafe Press. These products form your Cafe Press Online Store and can be linked with your personal website.

4. Online Relationship Management: online relationship management is a method of tracking consumer beliefs and attitudes towards a given brand or product. Posts and blurbs on the Internet about the company are tracked and assessed.

5. Crowdsourcing: crowdsourcing is a method by which companies can gather information from consumers on ways a product can be improved, new product possibilities and any other helpful tips.

6. Viral Marketing: viral marketing is a method of creating brand awareness or completed objectives that uses already established social networks. These campaigns can be either organic or controlled.

7. List Post: a list post is a blog post that is separated into structured lines that each make a different point. The post is meant to be more quickly and easily scanned by viewers.

8. How to advertise on websites: programs can be used to advertise on your personal websites. Some of these include Google AdSense, which allows you to put ads on your site, and Amazon Affiliates, which allows you to promote Amazon products on your site.

9. How to build Traffic to your personal website: traffic to your site can be increased in a number of ways. Some of these include submitting your website to search engines like Google, posting links to other sites on your site and putting personal articles in databases such as Ezine Articles.

10. How to create a link post: creating a link post consists of adding a number of separate links to different sites all in  one of your blog posts.

11. What is PPC advertising and how to use it: PPC refers to advertisements that are placed on your website to promote other websites or its products. Every time someone visits your site and clicks one of these ads, you get paid a specified amount of money.

12. I learned how to develop and design my own website using webs.com. I learned how to advertise on, post, and personalize my entire website to match my niche market.

13. I learned how to develop and design my own blog. I learned how to post on, advertise on and promote products on my blog site while creating valuable content for my viewers.

14. Mobile Marketing: I learned about the increasing number of smart phones and other mobile devices and , therefore, the increasing importance of mobile marketing. Such marketing is done through mobile devices such as smart phones.

15. Email Marketing: I learned about the benefits of email marketing. Email marketing is a great way to manage customer relationships and has one of the highest returns on investment of any emarketing activity.

16. I learned how to effectively choose a niche area to build interest and drive traffic to my website and blog. The choice of a niche area allowed me to pick a sufficient name and provide relevant and helpful content to all users of my site.

17. Finally, I learned the sequence involved in making money with an online website and blog. A blogger must first drive traffic to their websites by providing unique and interesting information, obtaining and optimizing positions on search engines, placing ppc advertisements on the website and blog, creating and promoting your own products, and promoting existing products from other websites and businesses.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Sneeze Page: Looking Back

I thought I would take some time to reflect back on some of the blog posts I have written over the course of the past couple of months. I have blogged about a lot of different events and competitions, so in case you have not seen many event results from this year, I'll recap most of them now:

The 2011 Collegiate Midwest Regionals were held this weekend, September 17th-18th,  at Traxler Park in Janesville, Wi. All in all ten schools from the midwest attended the event. The competing teams included University of Wisconsin-Madison A Team, Ball State University, Illinois State University, University of Wisconsin-Madison B Team, University of Illinois, University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse A Team, University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse B Team, University of Wisconsin-EC, Marquette University, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

The final results from the 2011 Centurion Boats World Wake Surfing Championships are in. The event that took place Friday, September 23 and Saturday, September 24 at the BlueWater Casino and Resort in Parker, Arizona was one for the record books. TSpectators bared witness as Jake McGuire land the first ever Superman in competition, Keenan Flegel threw the first ever shuv-it 540 in a competition, and Drew Danielo threw the first ever Frontside Gumby shuv in a competition.

The first annual Spine & Swine took place about two weeks ago at the Hansen's WWC compound in Groveland, Florida, and there was some really intense competition! The competition is so cleverly named based on the use of the Fox Spine Obstacle/Rail/Ramp that is used. The riders were pulled back and forth over the Spine by a System 2.0 cable. I'm not really sure about the "Swine" part. I would assume they have a pig roast or something to that effect; if not, they should look into it.


Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Danny Harf and Defy

Danny Harf is recognized as one of the most successful and talented wakeboarders in the sport today. He has been advancing the progression of the sport with his innovative maneuvers since becoming a pro. While Harf is an amazingly talented wakeboarder, but he also has a really big passion for wakeboard videos; full feature length wakeboard videos to be exact. His up-and-coming Defy video is one of the most anticipated wakeboard video in the past few years. Harf has proven his ability to create inthralling and explosive videos in the past, and I'm sure this one will not fall short(even though the expectations are high and its his first stint as a producer). Defy is filled packed with the best of the best footage from the over the course of the past three years. The video is set to premier on two separate occasions in the beginning of 2011 and set to release later on in the month. Check out the second trailer for Defy here


It is always exciting to see who will push the limits of spinning ability to the next level. No matter who lands the biggest wakeboard spin ever, another boarder (or the same boarder) is always going to come along and out-spin them. Shaun Murray landed the first ever 900, Parks Bonifay landed the first ever 1080, and now, Danny Harf has landed the first ever 1260. Yeah, that is three and a half rotations. Crazy right? Check out Danny Harf talking about his struggle and success with the trick, and watch him land it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?.  

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Hyperlite Technology

Hyperlite is beginning to get more involved in the technology scene. Most wakeboard companies these days already have an online presence, and Hyperlite is no difference. They have promoted and sold Hyperlite products on their site for years now, and the company has just made its 2012 line of products available on the site. I had to go and take a look at the new 2012 Hyperlite Marek Nova considering I just went through two of my Mareks on "fluke incidents." They finally changed the physical/technical design of the board from the original shape they kept from 2009 to 2011. The graphics are amazing also. I wish I had enough money to get it, but I would need to get a pair of bindings first. Speaking of bindings, I need a pair. I like Hyperlite, but their Murray bindings are terrible! They fell apart within the first month. Maybe it was just the 2009 Murrays, but I will never buy a pair again. Guess I'll just have to match the board. I actually think the new Forefront board looks sick, but I still probably wouldn't get one.

Hyperlite also just came out with a new app for smart phones. The app allows customers to view all of the newest Hyperlite products on the market from the palm of their hand. As far as I know, customers are not able to purchase products directly from the app. However, once they have located their desired products they will be redirected to the home site where purchases can be made.