Good afternoon everyone…
It’s time for a little Link Love!
I just got back from my weekend trip where I was busy “canning” for THON! Did that not make much sense? Haha, well “canning” is what we refer to when talking about walking up and down populated streets looking for donations at stoplights. This is all donated to the Penn State Dance Marathon, or THON, in the end… so a lot of people do in fact donate money because they know where it goes! This tradition started all the way back in 1972, and has raised over $52 million to date (increases every year!). It’s all about helping out with the fight to conquer childhood cancer, and has become the largest student-run philanthropy in the world. If you’d like to donate, donate to the organization that I represent (“Nittany Lion Fund”) be going to the donation page. Now, on to the link love!
- Tips from a Network Marketer – How to Find Other Bloggers
- Pot Pie Girl – Why Isn’t My Squidoo Indexed in Google? How Google Indexes
- Conversion Rate Experts – 14 Free Tools that Reveal Why People Leave
- I’m Blogging That! – Ten Things to Remember When Buying a Blog
- Mr. Javo – How to Recycle Your Blog Articles
We start the week out with a first-time link love for Tips from a Network Marketer… a great write up about finding other bloggers in your niche to network yourself with for more popularity and eventual profit. Pot Pie Girl gets some more love with her latest impressive article on how Google Indexes pages. This one was magnificent, and I had no idea how the Deep Bot and Fresh Bot worked before, and interesting read! Conversion Rate Experts go forward with 14 free tools that you can use to analyze your “exit statistics” to improve your website. I’m Blogging That get’s us a valuable checkbook to buying a blog on a marketplace, and 
what to remember to look for. Finally, Mr. Javo talks about recycling your old blog articles, something I think everyone needs to learn how to do more effectively.
Stock Market Update
This was a pretty historic week with the inauguration of a new President of the United States, Barack Obama. The Inauguration went smooth as can be… unfortunately for investors, this week was terrible as the market dipped 2.1% (financial sector fell 7.1%). What’s the problem? The risk premium in equity (A.K.A. stocks) is still far too high. Even though things feel “cheap,” they can go much lower on bad outlook and missed earnings. We saw this as General Electric (NYSE: GE) missed their EPS (earnings per share) number by just a penny… and fell 10% on the news to a new historic low.
Are you a Mac, or a PC? If you are an investor… hopefully the former. Microsoft got CRUSHED after missing earnings, while Apple was up significantly after a good report. This wasn’t as bad as the financial stocks, as Bank of America saw it’s stock fell while it was busy firing the former CEO of Merrill Lynch, John Thain, after their merger with Bank of America. Additionally, Wells Fargo and State Street led the pack lower.
There was a lot of economic news this week, so I will hit on what I feel was the most important. The United Kingdom saw a decline of 1.5% in their fourth quarter GDP, the biggest since 1980. China saw their fourth quarter GDP slow to 6.8% to 9.0% in the past quarter. Now, we are seeing a 
possible delay in the stimulus package because of partisan political behavior in D.C. Next week, look out for the U.S. fourth quarter GDP report… expected to drop a whopping 5.2%.
Blogosphere Update
This week in the blogosphere, we’ve got a lot on our plates here at theNetFool.com. I am going to be putting together a report on starting your own business (LLC. or Inc.). I may actually consider compiling this in an eBook to give away. Additionally, I am planning on putting out my first password-protected post to give a little incentive to you readers that stick around and are more active on the blog. Finally, I am coming out with a fresh competition that will run through February. There’s a lot to do as the month turns over, so let’s get started!
Elsewhere in the blogosphere, more photos and blog posts about the Affiliate Summit West are starting to come out from people that attended… very interesting stuff and it’s always interesting to see the marketers and bloggers you are so used to hearing from in person. As a part of Bullish Bankers, a popular financial website that I have ownership in, we are releasing a report for the “Best Stocks of 2009″ which should be very interesting to ANYONE looking to get into the stock market.
Back into action with another steller week… so let’s get goin!
-Jimvesting
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Thanks for the link love!
Great post as usual- PotPieGirl definitely put a fresh look on those Google bots.
I am sure that the post from Mr. Javo on Recycling Articles will put people’s brains into high gear. It is always fun to go back to your older posts and know that you have so much more information to provide than at the time of the first post however many months ago. I will be putting some of his ideas into action for sure.
For the top 2009 stocks one of my favorite is STEM. Congress is sure to approve stem cell research which will make the stock skyrocket.
really nice link love this week Jim!
Can’t wait for that Bullish Bankers report!
Nice collection of links Jim! Thanks for including mine…
Cheers
Hello Jim Nice post.
Just checked out the links you posted, awesome stuff.
I really liked the conversion rate expert article.
Whatever i can do to increase conversions i take seriously.
It makes me more money with the same amount of work done.
Thanks
Rob
Your blog is without a doubt one of the most informative and helpful blogs out there. I truly appreciate your content. I am always trying to look to improve my knowledge and strategy to make my own business stronger. I am never disappointed when I come here. Thank You and Keep up the good work. You are no fool
Good posts all the way this week too. Thanks for mentioning . Looking forward to see more on Jimvesting this week
Hey jim,
Good afternoon, Ya i know you just got back from your weekend trip, by the way how was your trip of Thon because I hear Canners can be spotted wearing large sandwich boards with the THON and Penn State logos, as well as holding cans, from which the event gets its name. Students hold tin cans for those passing by to drop in their donations. Canners spread the word about THON and answer any questions people may have.
Jim
Better late than never! I know the feeling, thanks for sharing. Interesting shares, the first link caught my eye. Thanks again.
-Mig
I like the article about the 10 things to remember when purchasing a blog. Most people fail to look at this crucial thing when purchasing a blog
Interesting news there. I think the stocks will fall further and will reach new lows. Time to be careful with the market.
Hey Jim! Thanks a ton for the helpful links. I found ezine.com from it!
I love your thoughts.
I love this blog
good article 
Thanks for you article
Thanks for this share. I didn’t know that Microsoft was down in the reports. Its good to see Apple doing good. I hear Google is also up in their reports
Thanks for this really good article, I found a lot of new information and useful links in it.
Nice post.I checked out the links and they were very useful .The information about Google´s indexing habits was interesting to read.
Good link love Jim. And All the best with your business.
Interesting Articles,
Did you like Football? Are you a Steeler fan? At least you are at Penn State.
Hope Steelers win.
Thanks for the link love!
Can’t wait for that Bullish Bankers report!