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For people that write for a living, here is a list of “get paid to write” sites.  Some pay upfront, while others pay based on page views or ad revenue share.

www.helium.com
www.associatedcontent.com
www.constant-content.com
www.digitaljournal.com
www.ehow.com
www.squidoo.com
www.hubpages.com
www.xomba.com
www.bukisa.com
www.qassia.com
www.searchwarp.com
www.suite101.com
www.oondi.com
www.reviewstream.com
www.infobarrel.com

If you know of any others, please let me know so I can add them to the list.

Here’s a list of 22 open source ecommerce solutions.  Most of them use PHP coding and MySQL database.

CartStore.com
ChromiumCart.com
CubeCart.com
DantoCart.com
DashCommerce.org
DigiStore.co.nz
eClime.com
FishCart.org
Joomla.org (need plugin)
MagentoCommerce.com
NopCommerce.com
OpenCart.com
OpenFreeway.org
OsCommerce.com
OsCss.org
PrestaShop.com
TomatoCart.com
UberCart.org
VirtueMart.net
WordPress.org (need plugin)
X-Cart.com
Zen-Cart.com

Good luck, and may your business prosper!

If you want to add a link directory to your WordPress website, here are some good ones.  Installation is easy.  Download, unzip, and upload to the plugin folder of your website.

Free:

WordPress Link Directory by Sean Bluestone
Author page | Demo

Business Directory for WordPress by Square Compass
Author page | Demo

WP-Directory WordPress Plugin by Links Back SEO
Author page | Demo

Link Library by Yannick Lefebvre
Author page | Demo

Commercial:

WPDirectory Pro
Author page | Demo

CNCat Component by CN Software
Author page | Demo

Here are my recommendations of free marketing ebooks.  Well written and to the point.

• The Direct Mail Marketing Book by Jarvis Direct Mail
• Xtreme Internet Marketing Training Guides by ShoeMoney
• Make Money Online by John Chow
• The Ultimate Postcard Marketing Success Manual by Joy Gendusa
• Make Money Blogging by Daniel Scocco
• To be continued…

Business Listings with DoFollow Links:

VentureBeatProfiles.com
MerchantCircle.com
Kudzu.com
HotFrog.com
JigSaw.com
LATimesInteractive.com
BizCommunity.com
MyWikiBiz.com

Business Listings with NoFollow or Redirected Links:

AboutUs.org
GetSatisfaction.com
InsiderPages.com
Yelp.com
FreeIndex.com

Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to work with a number of different affiliate networks.  I tried many, but most of them I’ve simply collected for future reference.  By no means is this the most comprehensive list of affiliate networks.

AcclaimNetwork.com (credit cards)
AdFish.com
AdFusion.com
AdMarketplace.com
AdReporting.com
Adteractive.com
AdValiant.com
AffiliateBot.com
AzoogleAds.com
CJ.com
ClickBank.com (digital products)
ClickBooth.com
ClickXchange.com
Collective-Media.com
CommissionSoup.com (financial)
Copeac.com
CoProsper.com
CPAEmpire.com aka Affiliate.com
CPAJunction.com
CPALead.com
CPAStorm.com
Credit.com
CyberBounty.com
DarkBlue.com
Datran.com
DirectLeads.com
DirectTrack.com
eAdvertising.com
HydraNetwork.com
iCommissions.com
IncentaClick.com
Kolimbo.com
LeadClick.com
LeadHound.com
LinkConnector.com
LinkMo.com
LinkShare.com
MarketHealth.com (health & beauty)
MarketLeverage.com
MaxBounty.com
MoreNiche.com
MotiveInteractive.com
NCSreporting.com (financial) - owned by BankRate
NetPartner.com
NeverBlue.com
OffersQuest.com
PepperjamNetwork.com
Performics.com
PrimaryAds.com
QuinStreet.com (financial)
RevenueAds.com
RevenueAllies.com
RevenueGateway.com
RocketProfit.com
SearchCactus.com
ShareASale.com
ShareResults.com
WebClients.com
WebSponsors.com

Please let me know if you have any other suggestions.  I hope to keep this list updated.