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Well, I do. It’s a place where people can plug Internet marketing sites, just as they can at the mainstream sites like Digg and StumbleUpon.

But I really wish that they could get their programming together. I know how hard that is, though. I’ve been paying a programmer for weeks now just to get my site the way I need it to be, so blessings on its owner.

However, I don’t like having this little “My SQL error” in place of my widget. (May not be happening now, but does on occasion.) Though the PlugIM people didn’t create the widget, they need to either fix the one they have or create one themselves.

And then, when I go to the site, I try to click on a popular post or story and I get another screen error.

Argh!

And if you ever try to give people the news of your post, you go through all the filling out of the proper forums (The system won’t allow you to do it any other way.), you’re stopped at the send.

Frustrating, I tell ya.

But I’m not going to give up. PlugIM is a great site, and probably experiencing growing pains. I just hope they’re able to get their stuff together real soon.

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Hey,

As you know, earlier this month, I launched my teleseminar series, Blogging4Boomers.com, and the membership site to accompany it.

Well…

For the membership site software, I chose Launch Formula Marketing, partly because I’d heard that it was uber customizable and because my friend, Robert Puddy is a partner in the site. Seemed like a good idea, right?

Hmm…

I had more damned trouble than I can shake a stick at. The software is like $250, and I had to pay a programmer another $250 just to get it running the way I wanted it to.

But it wasn’t the fault of the software, just so you know. It was “stupid user syndrome.” I put it into an add-on domain, which was my total fault for thinking I could do something on my own. EHHHHH… Wrong.

I’m moving the site to it’s own hosting account very shortly. It will solve a lot of the problems I’ve been having and make my affiliate links look a whole lot better.

But there is something you should know…

The OTOs don’t seem to work properly. When someone buys one, it doesn’t send the person back to see OTO#2, it just sends them back to the membership site. Not good. I paid someone very special to fix it and all the other issues I’ve had over the past month or so, and his work is sublime.

Are you hungry for a good programmer? I know they’re kind of hard to find, and then, you don’t know whom to trust and son on…

Lawrence Bowen is that guy.

He does his work, tells you how much time it took (and he doesn’t fudge), and he charges a reasonable fee.

In fact, here’s his website: http://myphpguru.com

No strings. Not an affiliate link. Just passing along a solid recommendation.

I’d have lost my mind without him.

All will be right with the world again very soon. Start off installing LFM the right way, and fix the OTO problem and you have a heck of a good software.

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