Recently, Pirate Bay, a Peer to Peer Tracking site specializing in sharing music and film was ordered to be shut down. To do this, the Swedish court ordered their ISP (Internet Service Provider) to pull their plugs on hosting. That ISP, happened to be “Black Internet”.

Per an article on http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1530549/pirate-bay-pulled-internet..

Swedish authorities ordered that The Pirate Bay be disconnected from the Internet and the site’s bandwidth supplier Black Internet was threatened with a fine of $70,600 if it didn’t pull the plug.

However Black Internet’s shut down had hardly any effect on Pirate Bay. The site was completely offline for only a short while until another ISP was found. A Pirate Bay insider told TorrentFreak that it “got a new connection to the net” pretty quickly.

Our serendipity came in as our site is optimized for decent traffic from the search terms “Black Internet”.

Tips and Suggestions For Analytical Serendipity.

1.  Watch your stats.  As seen below, we have a site that lately, has not gotten a lot of traffic.  However, a major spike from a reputable Analytics program like Google Analytics  lets you know that traffic is real.  (normally, Google will rule out Spider and bot traffic).

In this case, traffic increased over 900% in one day.

Traffic Boost for "Black Internet"

2.  Determine traffic source:  In this case, we know from the search engine report what keywords were successful.  “Black Internet”.  But whatever the source of the referrer traffic needs to be investigated.  Sometimes, this may even be social sites, such as Myspace, Facebook etc.  In this case, it was search engine positioning.

3.  Go research the traffic source:  If the source was a blog or article, then investigate to understand what you think caused the traffic boost.

In this case, our traffic boost came from the search engines.  So our next step was to do a search for those terms.  When that happened, immediately, we saw the reason for the surge of traffic.

"Black Internet" Search Engine Ranking

Ideas to Monetize Traffic.

1.  Try different products that may cater to the story.  In this case, we are evidently catering to:

• those who like peer to peer file sharing.
• those who may like films and music
• those who may need web hosting
• build an email list for future marketing.

Therefore, we can always start with Google Adwords to offer contextual ads.  OR we could offer affiliate marketing/CPC offers that may resonate with this audience.

Short Term Traffic.

The buzz will soon bust.  So utilizing this time to your advantage is KEY!

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Enjoy Randy Pausch Summarize Life like No Other…   May each day of 2009… be filled with major life for you and yours!

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Sometimes, a little transparency is needed.  Wattles, in the Science of Getting Rich, states that one should concentrate on where he is going, instead of the adversity of where he has been.  This was in regards to NOT concentrating on the challenges in your life.  Well, without stating my personal challenges, I state that this, like many of your experiences this year, has been a tough year.  Maybe this LOOKS easy… but… well, we will leave it at that!

In my church on Sunday, the verse for the sermon surrounded Galations 6:9 –>  “… and let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap. if we faint not. ” So this is my note to you KEEP RUNNING the race!  Whether it is blogging, creating websites, selling flowers, or picking up trash… Keep running the race and run it HARD.

The field of Ecommerce & Internet Marketing is one in which big dreams exist.

Everyday, I see lots of money being made online.  Having some big brands that can do SO much better online financially, can really pop the gray hairs.  So just when I get close to nearly getting tired… throwing in the towel… giving up… Selling all the domain names I own… and going to school to become a plumber for all the “pity” I am rolling in, something pops up and hits me like a brick.  Check this letter out…

Date:  11/18/08

Good Day Brandon Johnson!

On behalf of Only In The A, Atlanta’s premiere video magazine and BE Public
Relations & Marekting, I would like to inform you that you have been
nominated as one of the 2008 CHOZEN Award candidates for your stellar
performance and commitment to the community this year.

Now that you’ve been nominated, we’re leaving it up to the public and
your peers to award you the top honors in your respective categories.

Your family, friends and peers can cast their votes for you online by
logging on to: http://www.onlyinthea.com/chozenawards today.  You can also
add banners to our website or mailing list that link to polls to encourage
voter to respond.

Polls close on December 3rd  at 11:59 P.M.
Winners will be honored at a cocktail awards reception on December 10th,
2008 at the Hammonds House Museum (503 Peeples Street, SW,
Atlanta, GA 30313).

Special thanks to our sponsors, Blue Boy Media, ATL2nite.com, NABFEME
Atlanta and The Style Suite.

For more information, please contact:

Lenora Bowler
BE Public Relations & Marketing

http://www.onlyinthea.com/chozenawards

Yep, that’s right.  Humbly, your boy Brandon has been nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year : 2008 Chozen Award.

I think that the significance of this award is very meaningful. Fellow nominees for this category include a Lawyer operating a well known firm, a Big time Fashion promoter, an established Gospel marketing and Productions firm… promoting for major celebrities and record labels, and Art on 5… a wonderful art studio here in Atlanta with quite a following.

Again, the significance is this: BlackAtlanta.com started as an idea and evolved to what it is today.  Just a twinkle in my eye way back in the day.  Something created in the basement of our home.

• It did not take years of law study, although it did take years of marketing, self-taught web development education, and sometimes, some “lawyer-like persuasion”.
• Although it has its own beauty and aethetic life, it did not take buying a building to house beautiful portaits.

But what it did take was continual care… continual pioneering of vision… Lots of bruises… Lots of let downs… and yes… LOTS OF COMEBACKS BABY!!!

Having just come off of a nomination for the Black Web Awards, “Best Local/Community Site in Eastern USA”, it is definitely a badge of honor.

So to the reader of this article post, I tip my hat…. And THANK you.  Because without you coming to my sites everyday, and without the occasional recognition of an award nomination… I would have had a REAL excuse to be weary.

and yes… would have gladly fainted a long time ago.

Thank you for supporting our site.  Please vote for us at: http://www.onlyinthea.com/chozenawards

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As a person of Black heritage , truly I am a proud man.  Obama has stepped out on a steadfast journey… He is through the gates and now is ready to play the game on the field.

But as a Black Internet Marketer, I stand unified, just as Barack supporters do, with other Online Marketers, to engage all of my online audience to know that we too are in the best position ever.

Just as the world watched Barack Obama win, they are also watching studying, emulating, and YES, IMPROVING how the methods of how we recover economically offline and yes, online.

Current reports state that online spending is down… maybe so.  But the art of knowing how to:

• formulate strategic initiatives to correctly build online revenue-generating platforms
• improve them with analytics and testing
• stretch those online spends to increase ROI is a gem of a skill set in these economic times.

I charge each and every person without a web presence to gain one.  Visualize ways to increase current business OR find an online business to help to generate extra household cash.

For those of you who already own websites, that are not doing anything to assist you or your business, we can help you match the business model to your Internet objectives.

As the world continues to watch, there will be a very big effort to further globalize the internet market. Whatever level you are at in your online presence, you must know that there is room for improvement, room to make money online, and yes, room for change!

- I am Brandon Johnson, and I endorse this message.

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DAD! I am SO Embarrassed… Why are You In Your Underwear on the Internet?!?!

My 7 year old has a lot of good common sense. He sees me working on this internet stuff, (Sometimes IN MY UNDERWEAR) and then has to see it ON the internet too? It’s all good. This time, it is for a good reason.

Motivation and the Keys To Health

People NEED a few things in life.  We actually use more though, especially in America, than we need. FOOD is one of the main items we need… or is it WANT most of the time?

Weight and Fat loss is high on Americans’ list of priorities during the beginning of the year.  It should be. But it should also be a YEAR ROUND venture.  As internet marketers, I want to make the public challenge for all of you to get the ball rolling for better health.

Check out my new ebook, on How I Lost 50 lbs… you can see it here:  http://www.fat3500.com/fat3500-ebook/

Looking forward to your better HEALTH and WEALTH for the upcoming months!

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But my challenge to everyone out in the Internet Marketing field is to watch your gut. I put my money where my mouth is and am going to be releasing a FREE Ebook on how I just lost 30 pounds in about 12 weeks. ALL NATURAL.

I am hopeful that everyone out there can also put their money where their mouth is. Make more time to be healthy, in order to come up with the VERY best in Internet Marketing Ideas!

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However, what I disagree with, is that if the award is supposed to be a “BLACK” web award, then why is there no check point to at least attempt to verify ownership as being BLACK?

Now, as many ways as there are to be anonymous with domain registration these days, to turf off ownership to other people etc., I have to admit that verifying Black Ownership may be a major task.  I also know that there are major sites out there that have gained a big attraction for African Americans… including Myspace, YahooGroups, etc.

However, I am sure you get my point… Black Owned Websites should get the props. This is why it is extremely important for you to be empowered and learn how to market your business or yourself on the internet.  Get a piece of the pie and let me show you how!

Make sure you sign up for our newsletter as we have some very powerful opportunities coming out soon!

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You know, some things just make too much sense ….. perhaps the way this book addresses how people get rich just boils down to some basic principles, that may be more easily theorized than practiced. But, compared to the other books that I have read on this subject, it makes a lot of sense!

One of the things that it does immediately, is dispel the myth that it is a bad thing to WANT to be rich. There is NOTHING wrong with wanting to be rich. Even the Bible states that it is the LOVE of money that is the root of all evil… Not MONEY. Anyway, I digress… So without further ado… Here is my summary of Chapter 1 of The Science of Getting Rich.

Professor Wattles first defines the Fact that “…no man can rise to his greatest possible height in talent or soul development unless he has plenty of money…” The reasoning behind this statement is basically that all things in life, naturally evolve, grow, or even DESIRE to evolve, grow, and survive. To do this, and to optimize one’s soul and talent development, once needs resources. This is normally money….

Success is defined in this chapter as “…becoming what you want to be.” and you can only do that with resources and making use of “things”. These “things” are ok, as LIKE produces LIKE. This means as you invest up front in things and resources to make you better, so should your results eventually correlate!

Chapter 1…. breaks down the Three motives for which we all live: Mind, Body, and Soul.

Mind: One furthers their mind with books, time to study, travel and observation… This takes resources.

Body: The body needs food, shelter, clothes, freedom from excessive toil, rest, and recreation…. This takes resources.

Soul: One needs to bestow and extend love…. This can take resources!

Because these three efforts are all in the same for importance, we can look ways in which they can be further developed in tandem.  However, this takes overall access to resources!

Read over this review and make sure you get your copy of The Science of Getting Rich!

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Let me tell you… I promise to make a science out of it, to see if the results are like the book states.  But along these Spiritual and Supernatural lines, I do want to share with you the THOUGHT of a website…

Someone THOUGHT about making a website to sell books and movies… it became Amazon.com, most likely the biggest website in the world dedicated to selling books, and now almost everything else!

Someone THOUGHT about making a search engine online… It is now the BIGGEST search engine in the world… GOOGLE.com

And yes, something more tangible… someone thought about how they could pay a phone bill or start saving for their kids’ education, by having a THOUGHT of creating some online revenue online.  Folks, that was little ole me.

You see, I encourage you to break down the Get Rich Schemes to Get Extra Income Plans.  Start with tangible goals.  Maybe $50 – $200 a month extra… or maybe more and less than this. 

Aim your ideas, and place your thoughts correctly, so that you too, can turn a definite thought, dream, or vision, into a Great Business…. or an even breater stream of revenue. 

Cheers!

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If you DON’T celebrate Christmas, then perhaps you are wanting to relax a little bit in some exotic place south of the U.S.. Either way, an extra $500 a month would have been really nice.

You downloaded my ebook of “How to Make $500 A Day Online”. The reason I created that book was to make sure that you could understand the THEORY of how to do it, before we choose WHEN you are going to do it.

Now, $500 a day is about $15K a month. Perhaps, as with all new things, we should help you create a more tangible goal. A great one to start with would be about $250 – $500 a month for the first few months and then scale it up!

So here are a few different ideas:

1. Online affiliate programs. I can show you how to refer web traffic to big companies such as Walmart or Zales Jewelry and make cash.
2. Online Network Marketing Programs: I can show you how to sell VIDEO businesses or online TRAVEL portals… EVERYone needs to travel!
3. How to create a website that can generate cash…
4. Online Real Estate Portals to sell Foreclosures, New Homes, and more!

So, it is pretty much on you. This is a NEW YEAR with NEW beginnings. The first lesson I learned hard was the definition of INsanity….

“The process of doing the same thing over and over and over again, and expecting DIFFERENT results”…

Hopefully, you will do something different this year and get Different and more wonderful results.

I have programs to help you… Soon, I will start the BlackWebProfits.com Membership Club. There we will discuss topics that generate cash online, provide video tutorials, and allow you access to past tutorials and ebooks.

I also have a one on one consultation.

Let’s just stay in touch.

May your New Year be filled with financial blessings and ONLINE Revenue Generation!

Brandon Johnson, BlackInternetMarketing.com

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