TechLifeMashup | Entrepreneurs, Social Media, and Technology

Video is now the fastest growing area of the internet advertising market.  Sites like YouTube, Hulu, and others have continued to assist in the digital media explosion that the internet has seen over the past few years through video.  You can see examples of this first hand on major news sites such as CNN who have switched a majority of their main page content over to video featured stories as oppose to traditional text.  So what exactly does this mean to you?  Well, if you’re an avid internet entrepreneur and/or blogger, you’ll want to read on to see all the reasons why video blogging is a must! More »

If you’re serious about making money online with your blog, then you probably have heard the phrase “Monetize Your Blog.”  The word monetize simply means taking something of value and turning it into money, which is exactly what so many people are looking to do with their own site.  So the question quickly becomes how can I monetize my site and make money online?  While there are more ways available than any one person could count, today we are going to highlight the 10 most effective ways to monetize your blog.  See what they are and how they can benefit you! More »

One of the first things you’ll want to do as an entrepreneur once you have an idea is to develop a business model around it.  How are you going to make money off your new product or service?  That is the question your business model should answer.  Being the savvy internet entrepreneur that you are, I’m sure your business model will most likely depend on the internet as the primary delivery method of your idea to the masses!  This being the case, it would be extremely beneficial to know how other successful entrepreneurs are using social media business models to turn a very nice profit online!  Read on to see just what those top 5 social media business models are! More »

Backlinks are one of the most important elements of building traffic to your site. The more backlinks you have pointing to your site, the higher you will rank in search engines. The higher you rank in search engines, the more traffic you will see to your site.  The more traffic you have coming to your site through backlinks, the more money you’ll make.  While there are many different methods you can use to get more backlinks (some good and some not so good), I’ve highlighted the top 5 safe and most effective methods that have worked wonders for many including myself. More »

Facebook, Twitter, and Digg are three of the most popular social networking websites on the internet.  They also happen to be three of my favorite sites as they probably are for many of you as well.  These now giant social networks have had millions of dollars poured into each of them by hungry investors who expect to make a large chunk of change back to say the least.  This got me thinking the other day on my way home from work, and I found myself asking how do sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Digg make money online?  After some research over the next few days I was able to find some interesting results that any internet entrepreneur might find useful! More »