I decided that I could not do a beginning post without mentioning one of my biggest keys to success online. It is the one ebook I purchased entitled Honest Riches by Holly Mann. Before anything else you would think of purchasing whether a course, ebook, system, etc. I would recommend taking a close look at her site.

Honest Riches helps to cut down on the learning curve of online marketing or networking. The ebook focuses on honesty in marketing and how to legitimately make money online. Holly also teaches how to start making money online when you are on a budget, which I find is extremely important.

One crucial thing, which is not my strong suit, when starting your online venture is staying organized. From website logins to text documents, everyone should be in a place you can find and of course (stating the obvious here) backed up. Roboform is one tool, I consider to be a Must-Have in the organizational category.

Roboform is a password management and web-form filler. Which means it logs you in automatically with and fills the online forms with your information for you with only one password to remember. It also helps with safety and helps security. There are other similar programs it, but in my opinion they do not touch what Roboform can do.

An article entitled “Please, Pay Attention Why it is so hard to stay focused these days—and what to do about It” in The Wall Street Journal discusses the causes of losing focus. The author Mr. Myers, who is a professor of psychology at Hope College in Holland, Michigan starts the article with this statement: “With so many things now demanding our attention — emails, Web sites, BlackBerry alerts, incoming text messages, Twitter tweets, Facebook updates, blogs, stock updates, and old- fashioned meetings and phone calls — many of us . . .” Sound familiar?

After installing a plugin I got this error message:

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I was not a happy NEWRU……. Apparently, the plugin did not unzip properly. I installed the plugin within wordpress, which is odd in the first place because I prefer to ftp it. Under the plugin section in wordpress it states to rename the plugin and that will deactivate it, therefore eliminating the problem.

I must admit I was anti-facebook and had a profile for quite some time before I started using it as a place to meet good friends and a business tool. The reality is facebook is phenomenal for quality contacts and business building. There are a few do’s and don’ts that I have learned while networking on facebook and they can make or break your reputation as a marketer.

I will start with the positive Do’s

Fill out your profile – not only does this show that you are a “real” person but also gives the people you connect with a way to get to know you.