Rich Sage dot com is in the final stages of migrating to a new server, launching a brand new theme and several sub-domains. Today I’ll discuss with you some of the logic and ideas behind the changes, and the benefits I expect from them.

There are 3 key elements to my changes –First the hardware, the new theme and finally the interaction with my readers.

The hardware benefit is faster speed navigating the site as well as data security. Having several layers of redundancy cannot hurt.

The new theme allows a lot more advertisers areas, while several new sub-domains add a lot more reader interactivity. While migrating to the new theme, I am also upgrading WordPress.

The sub-domains break down the areas to give priority to interactions from readers. For example, the forum now running allows free ads. There is a new lesson area. As well as a new gallery and so on. All this “new real-estate” aides reader interaction.

Click the continue link below to see how I am addressing the hardware, theme and reader interaction issues as the site migrates.

One of the most overlooked business and personal excellence building influences: Momentum.

I am constantly using momentum working in the stock market. Once momentum starts in a stock –when a trend is established, it is very powerful and it’s not that difficult to “ride it” to great returns.

The same is very true in the make money online world. Today, I was going to skip a post. Then I looked at the stats from yesterday, where the Rich Sage had the best traffic generating day ever. There is no secret to it –just consistent daily work, over many months –it all ads up!

Here are some of the steps I am taking to build that traffic…

Automated Income? Think Again…

Last summer I stopped writing about my ideas at a site called P31.com, my Penny Thirty One Project, and switched over to the Rich Sage. The site was left alone with a WordPress installation, regular site that I’ve linked to and a forum.

The forum was “picked up” by a network of spammers that posted automated forum postings of various kinds. The predominant content was for porn and drugs that enhance mainly male performance. The stats were impressive: Nearly 20,000 registered users who had posted around 55,000 posts! Most webmasters would love to have that kind of forum running in less than a year.

My original idea running the P31.COM site was to take one penny (USD$0.01) and double it thirty one times. B>) That may sound funny, but if you do the math, you’ll end up with $10,737,418.24 –a number that I remember by heart!

Keep reading to learn about the darkside of automated income…

Review of the Notepad++ Source code editor and Notepad Replacement

One of the programs that I use often to manage and edit information is Notepad++.  It’s a program that has evolved over many years, designed and programmed by one individual to help the programming community.  I don’t edit too often programming code, but I have set it as the default editor on my Windows “box”.

The function I use most often is “find and replace” and that comes in very handy when editing hundreds of pages of database information for example.  Notepad++ only runs on Windows, but it can edit any type of code.

There is also support for many languages  –real world languages, as opposed to computer code.

Notepad++ is still free.

Here is a short list of the benefits:

• Multiple views
• As I said, search and replace of regular expressions
• Highlighting certain types of characters
• Record and playback of key strokes
• Lastly, several languages are supported
• When a new version is available, it prompts you to update

I think that Notepad++ will be one of the most beneficial free programs that you’ll download and install for your Windows environment.  I say this only after using a handful of features.  I know there are several dozen more that could make life easier, but I just haven’t had the time to explore them.

Carpe Diem,
Rich Sage

I recently posted about deciding how many columns to use in your WordPress Theme. Today I’ll follow up with a short review of sites that offer various types of themes. If you cannot find a WordPress theme in one of these links to suite your needs, you’ll need to custom design your own!

I: Excellent Free WordPress Themes

Excellent Free WordPress Themes: Has a collection that is updated by third parties. Thus, it has a large collection of very good themes. The site will also list themes by the most popular download count, which makes it easy to see a collection of really good themes.

More of the Best WordPress Theme Collections…

ScriptLance Review by the Rich Sage

Often I have work on my network of web sites that I just don’t have time to do. When I have such a project, I head over to ScriptLance dot com. Within minutes I can post a job and within hours I usually have a handful of well qualified programmers, writers or even designers — freelancers who are ready to get a job done in a week or two.

Sooner or later, building a successful online business or simply your make money online effort will cease to progress without hired help. There are just too many disciplines that you’ll need to master to make things work online.

Regardless of an e-book that you need to finish or site SEO that you need to implement, ScriptLance has someone who you can depend on to get the job done.

ScriptLance Review Continued…

ONE, TWO or EVEN FOUR COLUMNS in WordPress?  (PART ONE)
I’ll follow up with a selection of sites to find the best themes that you’ll need in PART TWO!

When you install Wordpress, you’re next task is to pick a theme. I’ll try to help you decide which format theme you can use –ONE Column to FOUR Column.

Here is the general logic process you can use to build a site with one to four columns –The less commercial activity you plan to pursue, the less columns you’ll need.

Most WordPress sites are fine with just two columns. This setup actually looks like a basic business site with navigation at the top for the major pages, and sidebar navigation for individual pages, to other sites and running some advertising.

If you are going to run an expert site or authority site about a given niche, then there is no need to add a lot of ad space and make a huge presentation. All you need to do it present the information you need your readers to know and put in enough links to your sponsors.

Things get much more complex with 3 or 4 columns. I’ve run the Rich Sage dot com for about 6 months with 3 columns. But now the objectives I have with Rich Sage dot Com are bursting at the seams! It time to add more content room and build upon the next level of Rich Sage dot com success.

Continued –The elements you’ll need to consider in a 4-column theme…

Digital Point Forums Review by the Rich Sage

Several weeks ago I posted a review about the Warrior Forum, which I think is the best marketing forum on the Internet if you are seeking answers to advertising and marketing problems.

Today I am reviewing the Digital Point Forum, which I think is the best forum for advertising and marketing purposes because of the shear volume of users. There is a huge discussion about a diverse topic base, but I feel that the answers that I often see at the Digital Point Forum are inferior to the quality of the answers at the Warrior Forum.

However, if you have a product or service that you wish to market, given the number of visitors and registered users, there is no better place than the Digital Point Forum.

Some of the advantages and disadvantages of the Digitalpoint Forums…

TOP 100 Rich Sage Reviews

From time to time I’ll do a review of a product or service that I think helps the Rich Sage readers, and make money online community. This is a directory page that links to each review at Rich Sage dot com.

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List of TOP 100 Advertising Networks:

AD NETWORKS

This is a list of Ad Networks that you can utilize to build your business. I will update this post regularly to provide a summary about each ad network. I will also test (use) many of them in the coming months and years and provide a breakdown on how things work. *Below text paraphrases linked web site text.

The list is broken down by category, but most of the companies can cross many of the categories. Keep in mind that companies always evolve their business plans and add services from time to time. If you represent an Ad Network, please contact me to list your service below…