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The Number One on Google!

January 6th, 2008

Useful Talk is the first search result on google when searching for the keywords: useful talk. It ranks first out of 7,600,000 results!

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About

Welcome!

December 31st, 2007

This website is targeted at authors and writers who want to learn how to better utilize the internet. The topics discussed here include utilizing the Internet in order to accomplish the following:

  • Get published
  • Conduct research
  • Get connected to others (social networks, etc)
  • Build a web site (domain names, hosting, marketing, etc)
  • Better design a web site
  • Blogging tips and tricks
  • Save money on shopping online
  • Market yourself online and off-line
  • Sell your work / or products online
  • Make money online / Get paid for your written (and other) works

Who am I?

I am so many things. I do not like labels, the following is a (partial) list of my qualifications as they pertain to this website:

  • Researcher - Areas:
    • Health, spirituality, alternative and complementary medicine and holistic healing
    • Internet Marketing
    • Project Management
    • Technology / Technical Writing
  • Inventor
  • Writer / Author - In the areas of my research
  • Entrepreneur
  • BS degree in Computer Science
  • Pilot
  • Web Software Used:
    • OsCommerce: Built and ran an online store for 1 year (shut down due to lack of time)
    • Word Press: Developer/User since 2004
    • Drupal: Developer/User since 2007
    • phpBB: User since 2004
    • MediaWiki: Installed and used
    • Used Joomla, Xoops, CMS’s, Moodle, wiki’s and others
  • IT / Online Experience:
    • Small Biz Experience:
      • Google Adsense user since 2003
      • eBay and PayPal user since the 1999
      • Online Marketing and Advertising since 2005
      • Domaining: Finding, buying, assessing domains
      • Affiliate Marketing experience
      • Parking Domains experience
    • Professional Experience:
      • The use of PHP, MySQL, ASP, Java, Javascript etc..
      • Graphic Design / Web design
      • Managed multiple MS SQL 2000 and 2005 servers - DB Admin
      • Managed Windows 2003 Servers - Windows Admin
      • Created CMS systems &  Knowledge Base systems
      • KB Administrator
  • Professional Business Experience:
    • Business Analysis
    • Project Management
    • Training Helpdesk
    • Technical Support (remote, on site, software, hardware)

I will publish high quality pages that I hope you’ll find helpful. I’ll always be looking forward to reading your comments, contributions, criticism and the likes.

I make a point of sharing what I know here. If and when I read or learn something helpful, I will write about it here. I urge you to also share your feedback and opinions so please do leave a comment, as many comments as you like!  — I mean it.

I can’t stress enough; your comments are always welcomed.

Thanks!

Ethan

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