This post was guest blogged by Alan Johnson, author of The Online Business Handbook. Are you disappointed with the fact that, no matter how hard you try, you can never seem to get things done in a productive manner? If so, then acting now is the way to go because you can rest assured that things will not exactly get better if you just stand there and wait for a miracle. As a blogger, being productive is definitely a must if you are serious about long-term success and living in denial is simply not an option. Where to start? Identifying the problem is always the first step and here are the 7 most common reasons why you might never be productive:

What is the Deal with the WordPress Theme Viewer?
I am a big fan of WordPress, there is no denying on that. When other companies and platforms attack it, I am among the first to defend it. That being said I also believe that we should be impartial with our opinions, and there is one issue that is bugging me for some time already: the WordPress Theme Viewer.

Website Traffic Series Part 2: Blog Carnivals
On the first part of this series we covered how you can generate traffic to your website via Web Design and CSS galleries. On the this second part I want to cover one of the most basic traffic generation methods for bloggers: Blog Carnivals. (By the way, this will be a long series. The basic stuff is coming first, but soon we’ll have more salty techniques, so stay tuned!)

Web marketing and Online Income updated Wed Feb 13 2008 12:30 pm CST
Welcome to Web marketing and Extra Income On The Internet with Rangerrob.

Would You Like To Have A Private, Paid Forum on DBT?
So here is a small announcement: next week my first ebook is getting released. I was planning to do a really massive book covering all the blogging and making money online aspects, but instead of that I decided to break each chapter into a single, smaller ebook. That will enable people interested only on a few topics to purchase them individually. Once all the ebooks are out, you will also be able to purchase the whole package for a discount. The first ebook is titled “Killer Domains: Tools and Techniques to Find the Perfect Domain Name.”

Customer Support is Key
This should be a no-brainer, I know. Unfortunately it is not. It is incredible the amount of large and reputable companies out there that have poor customer support. A couple of weeks ago I was purchasing a domain name via a renowned company. I made the payment (it was over $1,000), received confirmation of the payment, and then I was left waiting for the transfer process to begin. I started the transaction on Saturday, so I knew that perhaps they would not be working on the weekend (although they should; this is the Internet!).