This article is a guest post from Frank Angelone. He writes at http://socialtechzone.com
I haven’t been blogging for that long. Honestly, I have been blogging for a few months now. Although, I am really glad it is something I decided to get involved in. I have found a new passion in writing about social networks and technology on my blog at http://angelone.tumblr.com. During that time I have run across blogs that have given me insight on how to make money online. From that point on, I had this vision where I wanted to become an internet entrepreneur. I realized becoming an internet entrepreneur is extremely difficult, but I realized that if I put my mind to it, anything is possible. The title says it all, “A Life of Persistence.” Persistence is what can get a person through anything and when you work at something your hard work will pay off.
The advice of persistence was given to me by an entrepreneur named Chris Pirillo who has become very successful in his own right. I believe this advice is key for any aspiring entrepreneur. Learning how to make money online basically comes down to finding different sources of income throughout the internet. Sounds difficult right? Well, to be honest, it is. To find credible locations on the internet to make money, you need to do searching and read a lot of advice from fellow entrepreneurs. They can lead you to places where you can make money.
I’m guessing at this point you are wondering, where did my first source of income come from? Alright, you probably don’t really care where my first source of income came from online, but everyone has to start somewhere. If you remember me saying that the best way to start making money online is to find out from an entrepreneur, well that holds true here. Once again, Chris Pirillo mentioned a site called Expo TV to do product reviews and I have been making money doing that. That right there is how you get your online business going and as years go by, you continue to expand your business and find different sources of income.
I would be lying if I said it wasn’t hard. Stanley would tell you the same thing. Some people find a business model that works for them and it blossoms quickly and others it takes a little longer. Although, if you remain persistent, I can guarantee you, good things will come of it. Nobody who works hard for something walks away empty handed. I have always loved this phrase, “in order to succeed, you have to fail.” This is 100% true because failure shows you your mistakes and allows you to correct them when engaging in a new venture.
With exams (SATs) and courseworks coming up, I will have to take a short break from blogging (and my business) in the next two months. As much as I love blogging and working on my business, I have to learn to prioritize things in order to meet my goals. Like they say, “Don’t spread yourself too thin.” The same applies to business.
But if anybody is interested in taking over by writing a couple of guest posts (you may include up to three links back to your website) then feel free to email me at stanley@stanleytang.com, letting me know your topics of interest and how many posts you can contribute. The topic can be anything related to the niche – internet marketing, entrepreneurship, social media etc.
Like I said, you may promote your blog or website in the bylines – but NO affiliate links. So basically you are getting exposure to over 10,000 visits per month for an extended period of time.
Don’t worry. I won’t be completely gone. I will still try my best to provide you guys with awesome stuff through twitter – http://www.twitter.com/stanleytang every now and then. Take care.
Found this awesome slideshow about social media marketing:
Should stir you with some inspirations for web 2.0 start-ups 
There are many essential marketing tools out there which can help you with your online business. Here are my top 7:
1. Wordtracker
Wordtracker helps you to search all the phrases that consist of the certain keyword picked by you. It will make your job easier as you will be able to figure out the number of searches occurring in any of the search engines. This will save a lot of your time and money, as you can know whether your idea is saleable or not. You can also get different ideas for your sites, using Wordtracker. Wordtracker can be bought according to your need on daily basis or for the whole year. If you can use Wordtracker properly then you know you can do great business online with no losses at all.
2. Google Analytics
Google Analytics is free to use and gives you the correct information about custom reporting, segmentation, motion charts and others. An easy way to polish your marketing skills can be. It is important that you use a high quality-tracking program that will help you achieve great performance.
3. Crazy Egg Heat Maps
Crazy Egg Heat Maps are essential tools to know where your visitors are clicking. It tells you if certain parts f your website attracts consumers or not. If you find that certain parts are never visited then you know where to draw the line and develop which parts further. It can help you in placing different headers, search and content on your pages. You get quick information about what is going on in your website.
4. 7Search Keyword Suggestion Tool
7Search Keyword Suggestion Tool consists of keyword advertising price research tool and a search frequency research tool. You can get this tool for keyword research and high paying advertisement clicks when it comes to pay-per-click marketing.
5. Digital Point Keyword Tracker
DP Keyword Tracker is an important tool that lets you know whether you have correctly changed your SEO or have hampered your rankings. It will track down your rankings daily and specify the changes.
6. Keyword Discovery – Keyword Research Tool
It is always important to research your keywords correctly. Keyword Discovery Tool exactly helps you research the best keywords, which helps you profit in your business. In order to increase search engine traffic it is important that you stress on certain keywords that will do the trick. This tool will be beneficial as it will help you research keywords and successfully increase traffic.
7. Backlink Watch Backlink Monitor
Backlink Watch is a helpful tool in providing you with a Backlink analysis for free in great detail. It might be a bit slow but what result it guarantees is worth the wait.
