Hi - just an update - what Zara is up to:

Firstly !FB is a code that should mean that none of my updates with links in go to my facebook profile page - this is because a change in the facebook rules that mean's business posts / status updates aren't allowed to have sponsored links in - and if you are anything like me, it's almost second nature to add a link or reference to the latest product or gadget I am promoting in relation to my business interests - but commerical posts outside of the business pages can get you a facebook ban  however if you use Plurk to update your facebook status you can add !FB and that post won't go to your facebook profile - this is handy if you use hellotxt or ping.fm to say good morning to alot of people on different networks - as it means you can do a generic hello then - another one to your coffee buddies for example - which is what I do - that way I can still use one interface - i.e hellotxt first thing in the morning - then check up on individual networks when i feel like it.

Okay other stuff - I've quit the paid version of Zlio for the time being, I might have to retire Ning Nomads too in the future as like other networkers - it just doesn't 'pay to pay' and while I carry lose leaders for a while - the cash could be used to pay eBay fees instead - and eBay is virtually guarenteed quick sales - I am a bit more hesitant to give up Ning Nomads as I kind of like it there but it's running at a loss and I don't have the funds that twitter and facebook do to keep loss making activities afloat for long like they do!

So I'm clearing up ready for winter, my venues and other free blogs however can stay up as long as blogger is free - thus they are growing naturally using mybloglog and I am using the power of "cloud" hosting to set up venues - I am planing on making them more interchangeable - I am growing networking friendships of the networks - which is great - I have eBid (a free version of eBay) for UK sales, I have web hosting for storage - in short all the tools are there - it's just tweaking and optimising that takes the time - the groups will start to have people soon.

I am testing out Google websites, a way to have hosting for free with a theme - I have another wordpress blog for the coffee venues - the google website may act as a "cloud" point of reference so if you are an Affiliate on http://ilovegano.blogspot.com I might direct you over there for examples.

Anyway got to go now, I will speak again soon.

Zara x

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Twitter and Digg have banned Natalie Regoli's Cancer - maybe they think that by banning her the problem with ill people tweeting and digging for awareness of cancer will vanish too eh?

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Yeay! I'm glad they got it sorted out with google, I like this little marketing machine.  I'm sending this out as a blogwide update as it means I will probabley be adding 3CM back to the healthy coffee downline builder - I will add it as an exta program this time and keep global domains there too as a separate opportunity:

the e-mail from Dan - incase you missed it:

I write to you with great news... The 3 Cash Machine has been re-launched!
 
Google has finally lifted the 'Attack Site' warning and we've got the site 
back up and running. And it's going to be better then ever! 
 
During the time that the 3CM was down, we've gone through the site with 
a fine tooth comb and fixed a number of scripting issues. In particular, 
an issue that prevented a small number of people from signing up. So the 
sign up numbers should shoot through the roof this summer!!
 
As we have not been monitoring the support desk during the down time... our 
mailbox has filled up with over 15,000 emails. A lot of this is spam. So 
we're decided to delete all of these emails and start from scratch. Soooo... 
If you sent a support related email to us over the past 2 weeks, please go 
to your 'Sent Messages', find the email and resend it. 
 
I've been totally blown away by the response of the 3CM members over this 
past two weeks. I'm so very proud of you all!! Your letters of luck and 
encouragement have been a true inspiration. Thank you to all of you that 
wrote strong worded letters to Google. It just goes to show what strength 
in numbers can achieve. 
 
Finally - It was the 3CM's 1st birthday on Sunday (2 days ago)! We didn't 
think there was very much to celebrate on Sunday... But now we feel like a 
PARTY!! So to thank you for all your hard work over the past year, I'm 
going to send you a couple of presents tomorrow... so keep your eye out for 
that! 
 
Thank you for your patience and humility. 
I wish you a profitable new 3CM year! :) 
Kind Regards,
 
Dan Weaver
dan@the3cashmachine.com
www.the3cashmachine.com

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please read and comment:

http://sta.rtup.biz/forum/topics/diagnosed-with-cancer-am

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Just a quick broadcast to remind folks into coffee try out my coffeedownline builder thingy if you haven't already, it's a free tool that gives you two ways to activate your network - getting new recruits - and promote your products - firstly you can recruit via the front page referral URL you are given, or you can introduce people to all the sites on one splash page - the second URL.

This builder is a part of a suite of tools I am working on to bring people interested in coffee together - maybe I should start a coffee dating site like "plenty of coffee" ?  innit :P

Anyway - here's the bit.ly URL - I know my video is bad but you have to just do stuff sometimes right ? (unless you like people doing nothing o'course) http://bit.ly/14ebTo

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Just to let you know, you can advertise in the blogs and in the forums for free to your hearts content, I have some new rules, as people that pay for upgrades often do, they are at the top.

There should be some other cool updates happening soon, I'll let you know once I have all the details sorted.

Ning Nomads has a steadily growing group base which is cool, gives me time to mingle, which is what networking is really about.

Ning Nomads

Other news - fitby40 - okay I cheated the other day and ate a bag of sweeties - broke my tooth as punishment - I will do an updated video once my tooth is fixed or extracted or whatever my new dentist has planned for it :-(

It's why i gave myself a 3 year window for this healthy thing - this broken tooth can be the reminder of why I need to sort my diet out pronto!

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Top Ten popular site visits (hellotxt)

1. http://hellotxt.com/l/LugH - Legit online jobs directory

2. http://hellotxt.com/l/wSk9 - Ecademy - Listing of Ning Nomads

3. http://hellotxt.com/l/gz5N - flickr - picture of my mouldy wall!

4. http://hellotxt.com/l/QC9x - Ecademy

5. http://hellotxt.com/l/ASi7 - Slide - my Topfriends profile

6. http://hellotxt.com/l/NXU1 - ready stocked software site

7. http://hellotxt.com/l/RStU - Playboy Webmasters wanted

8. http://hellotxt.com/l/WtX2 - Reality Networkers

9. http://hellotxt.com/l/0VYI - Legit online jobs directory

10. http://hellotxt.com/l/3f3j - PLR wholesaler

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Why did Institutional Venture Partners and Benchmark Capital just plow $35 million into Twitter? I talked today with Todd Chaffee, the partner at IVP behind the deal, and asked him just that. His answer:

worth a read if you are into twitter

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Hi Internet people

- This is a 'quick hello' and a test post for another service I've come accross just recently which sounds like what I've been looking for to broadcast general messages accross my network of blogs.

It's Posterous and looks to be like hellotxt but designed for longer blogs than micro blogs, looks like it uses a wordpress interface - I'm using the on-line version as I'm still not comfy using e-mail to send anything. I do contact my Ning contacts and membership every two weeks or so with an invite to a club or to drum up some new members and I might kick start my IMC autoresponder again... might.

I've noticed some people I recognise from twitter here, that have been here a while and I'm wondering why I haven't found this place before as it's the very thing I've been looking out for, but not seen, i must admit i haven't searched as such, but I've mentiond my need of a time saver on webmastertoolkit - just suprised nobody came back with this service, but I can think of a few reasons, in terms of 'noise' from solely commerical posts (you know the S word)

Anyway my use for this service is like this - i will use it in a similar way to hello text but to update my blogger blogs, as since twitter I haven't been posting so much there - but these posts should get there rather like a newsletter - and it is another way for me to remind you to follow me on twitter @lemonknickers and/or come join my Ning Nomads Club - I have freebies for beginners, reviews of software and webtools I use / have used - I'm sticking eBooks on there and if you are a long time Internet user, we might already know each other from a past forum, as I've been on-line for 7 years (or a year either way) I stopped counting after 5 years when a webby person officially becomes a Veteran - so come in and say hello - if you are friendly!

Okay end of my first blog wide update, so lets see where this goes (fingers crossed)

And bye for now.

Zara x

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