Leonard Bowcott

The personal blog of a fanatical affiliate marketer.

Why I need a virtual assistant

I have to apologize for not keeping this blog up, but I have been distracted. And the affiliate marketing tips of the day are… Becoming distracted will cost you and, virtual assistants are vital if you work alone. My Distractions That Cost Me Money My first distraction is that I am in the process of retiring. Retiring… (read more)

CamSense.com – Bad Affiliate Program Warning

I don’t often have to post a warning about affiliate programs because I’ve been around long enough to pick up on the tells that hint at scams. I can also usually detect those that are going to fail and disappear shortly. Unfortunately, I wasn’t paying close enough attention to CamSense.com, an affiliate program that is… (read more)

Entrepreneurs Will Want To Check This Out!

This is one of those business opportunities entrepreneurs dream of. It’s not some MLM scheme that any regular readers of my blog would know I would not recommend if my life depended upon it. This is an opportunity for 50 US entrepreneurs to be the exclusive licensee of a software program that creates a web based and/or… (read more)

Spam, Spam, Spam

I really didn’t want to restrict the commenting on posts on this blog to only registered members and guest bloggers. However. with dozens of spammers making irrelevant, sales pitch comments that are a waste my time to vet, I have had to restrict commenting. I will set it so previously approved people leaving comments are auto approved. Sorry… (read more)

Optimizing Your Sites Is Crucial For Online Profit

Optimizing your sites to earn free traffic is a crucial part of building your online business. Organic traffic earned by proper optimization will save you hundreds, possibly even thousands of dollars by reducing or completely eliminate having to pay for advertising. Best, unlike paid averting that sees traffic drop off once an advertising campaign is halted, SEO… (read more)

Overview Of Google’s Manual Reviews

Google manually reviewing websites is a fact. It is also a fact that it is usually not a good thing to have your website flagged by a visiting Google search bot for manual review. Likewise, most websites flagged for manual reviews do not fair well when it comes to retaining existing page rank (PR) or… (read more)

Affiliate Marketers Don’t Need To Wear Shoes But They Do Need Virtual Assistants

I do like to win… I put off forever having another photo of myself taken. I hate having my picture taken. Finally an edited version of my FB profile pic was accepted as the pic in a profile that spells out my  involvement with a client’s firm. Specifically, I’m the SEO Guy. It seems the… (read more)