http://cbtool.w-shadow.com/blog Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:01:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Something that might be of interest - how to convert FLV files to AVI. Yep, I'm not updating this blog very often, am I? :P http://cbtool.w-shadow.com/blog/2008/07/02/flv-to-avi-stuff/ I've created a plugin for WordPress that can cloak links in your blog posts and pages. Read more and download the plugin here. Features Choose what to cloak - all links, only the links you specify or no links at all. Choose where to cloak - posts, pages or both. Configure the URL - ... http://cbtool.w-shadow.com/blog/2007/07/28/automatically-cloak-links-in-your-blog/ I've seen people saying that adding a RSS module to your Squidoo lens is beneficial because it automatically delivers fresh content and helps with search engine rankings. I agree that a relevant RSS feed can be useful to visitors and can make it look like the page is regularly updated. ... http://cbtool.w-shadow.com/blog/2007/07/10/squidoo-rss-modules-dont-help-with-seo/ Squidoo has modules for various merchants (e.g. Amazon) but it doesn't have a module for ClickBank. I'm a programmer - kind-of - so I after looking at the Module Development Kit I wondered whether I should go ahead and try to create the module. After some thinking I realized ... http://cbtool.w-shadow.com/blog/2007/07/05/does-squidoo-need-a-clickbank-module/ By now I've seen hundreds of sales pages and many of them use some cliched tactics that tend to annoy me unendingly. Evil, e-e-e-e-v-i-l tactics (imagine a deep, scary voice). Well, do they at least work? Since everyone is using them I assume they probably do. Sales pages aimed at ... http://cbtool.w-shadow.com/blog/2007/07/02/top-10-evil-sales-page-tactics/ I have sometimes wondered which marketplace categories get the most affiliate attention or what gravity value is "just right" - not too low and not too competitive. I'm sure ClickBank vendors spend a while thinking what commission rate would look most attractive to affiliates. These questions can be answered - ... http://cbtool.w-shadow.com/blog/2007/06/29/clickbank-marketplace-statistics/ Read this first : I'm NOT selling anything here. This post simply describes an amazing idea I had today. Many authors have tried to sell an "automated profit-generating system" of some kind. Actually I'm sure there's at least one e-book out there with that exact title. Needless to say none of ... http://cbtool.w-shadow.com/blog/2007/06/26/automated-cash-machine-can-be-built/ I stumbled upon Willie Crawford's blog and noticed a post about PPCDefender - a piece of software that is supposed to stop programs that try to spy on competitors PPC campaigns. Some notable examples of the "competition spy" variety are GCDetective and AdSpyPro. I'm not impressed by PPCDefender. Software like AdSpyPro ... http://cbtool.w-shadow.com/blog/2007/06/26/ppcdefender-mostly-harmless/ ClickBank has finally implemented recurring billing! It can be used to receive recurring payments for products and services like membership sites and subscriptions, offering lots of new possibilities for vendors. Read more about it here : Recurring Billing Description Recurring Billing FAQ I've already updated CBTool to display the relevant information - ... http://cbtool.w-shadow.com/blog/2007/06/21/clickbank-recurring-billing/ Don't buy it. If you already did - tough. All it has are two simple link cloaking methods based on HTML, similar to what one of my free cloaking scripts does + some cookie stuffing. I wasn't impressed - well, actually I was impressed they managed to sell this stuff. ... http://cbtool.w-shadow.com/blog/2007/06/17/note-on-ninjalinkcloaker/