About Me

Ron here from Brisbane, Australia. I love tennis. walking, reading, cycling and writing.

My major hobby is internet marketing although I also earn an income as a paid blogger for a network of teachers engaged in online learning/e-learning.

I earn my main income as an organisational/human resource management consultant.

Ron Passfield, PhD

e-Portfolio

Squidoo Marketing Strategies: Help To Develop and Market Your Squidoo Lenses

This lens is designed to provide resources to help you improve your Squidoo marketing and help you to increase your Squidoo lensrank.  Here you will find articles, tips, strategies, tools and techniques that will help you to develop as a Squidoo...

AffSphere: review of the new affiliate-friendly, article directory developed by Affiliate Classroom

This AffSphere review is based on my experience with the affiliate-friendly, article directory developed by Affiliate Classroom. It includes my experience of the key features of AffSphere and my growing understanding of its viral marketing capabilit...

AffSphere: article directory that pays and gives you traffic credits

AffSphere is an affiliate-friendly, article directory developed by the Affiliate Classroom. It is unique in that it enables article directory members to earn income from the directory site and to add direct affiliate links to their articles. AffSpher...

A walk in a tropical rainforest - tropical rainforest plants and sights

Experience a walk in the tropical rainforest in D'Angular National Park, Mount Glorious. This rain forest is 20 minutes drive from the city of Brisbane. This lens is designed to enable you to feel as if you are a part of the tropical rainforest biome...

Pandas: The World of Kung Fu Panda is reality for the Giant Pandas in the China earthquake

Pandas are lovable, fluffy and...fat (you would be too if you eat for 12 hours a day!). The 2008 earthquake in China brought into sharp relief the plight of Pandas and their vulnerability. It also highlighted the work that is being done to breed Pand...

Affiliate Marketing Coach: Help and Resources to Build Your Affifliate Marketing Business

Affiliate Marketing Coach is designed to help you develop your affiliate business through the resources that I provide for affiliates. This lens gives you a window into the affiliate marketing strategies, articles, reviews, tips and tactics that I pr...

Online learning, e-learning and mobile learning resources, tools, tips, software, case studies and guides

Online learning is emerging as a world-wide trend in personal and professional development - both in organisations and educational institutions.  This lens is designed to provide a gateway to this often confusing world.  It covers...

How to sell your digital photos online to earn an income

Do you love taking digital photos? Why not earn an income from your interest in taking pictures? Here are some resources to help you get started to sell digital photos online. Selling digital photos is easy if you know where to get paid to take pictu...

Digital storytelling: turn your photos into movies for education, internet marketing, your family, your work.

Learn how to create digital stories for education, for affiliate marketing, for your home or for your work.  You can create exciting, fascinating and innovative movies from still photos. Digital storytelling is the art of telling stories with im...

Who Is Ron Passfield

What the future Wikipedia page will read... Dr. Ron Passfield was born in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in 1946.  As the son of a soldier he had a fairly nomadic life in his early years.  After moving to Brisbane at age 3, he was place...

The Cupcake Company Brisbane: love them cupcakes - you will too!

The Cupcake Company situated in Brisbane Queensland is run by Keren in partnership with her blonde 'twin' Sharnel. They make Brisbane's most delicious and gorgeous cupcakes - all of their cuppie decorations are handmade with love. For more informatio...

Twitter: how to use twitter.com and the value of tweets

"Twitter" is a social networking site that enables you to do micro-blogging. You can post messages of just 140 characters long which can be seen either by all the people on Twitter or just by the people who have chosen to "follow" you. Your "follower...

Boutique Hotels Australia - the top eight

Eight Hotels Australia was formed in 2002 with the single vision to create the best privately owned Australian boutique hotel collection. The company is committed to developing boutique hotels in Australia in prime locations with  breathtaking...

How To Use Facebook - facebook marketing and facebook applications

Marketing on Facebook is very complementary to Squidoo. Squidoo puts the emphasis on sharing information about a topic and supports networking through groups.  Facebook exists for social networking and supports information exchange through your...

Success University review: bonus or bogus?

This review of success university is writtten from my standpoint as a former member.  I strongly believe that if you are already investing regulary in personal development and success thinking, then this is a great product.  If you are inte...

How do affiliate programs work: affiliate classroom has the answers

For my first few years in affiliate marketing I spent a lot of time and money on unfocused activity. Then I discovered the Affiliate Classroom. As a member of Affiliate Classroom, I learnt to develop my internet profile, identify my niches, write and...

Poems about trees - meditations and reflections on nature

TREE MEDITATIONS   Trees are our natural companions breathing in what we breathe out, breathing out what we breathe in.   Trees reflect something of ourselves - a history, an appearance, a position, an ecology.   Trees are energy fie...

Stradbroke Island: superb holday location with whale watching, surfing, and natural beauty

North Stradbroke Island is famous for its whale watching, great surfing and fishing, sand dunes, 4WD adventures, Brown Lake and idyllic natural environment in the waters of Moreton Bay, Queensland. My family and I have visited Stradbroke Island for...

How to win the inner game of tennis - strategies to develop your tennis mind game

This lens focuses on the inner game of tennis - a concept popularised by Timothy Gallwey in his book of the same name. Many people have written about the tennis mind game before and after Timothy. In this lens, I share my reflections on the tennis mi...

Lensography: lenses created by Ron Passfield (ronpass)

Well I have joined the ranks of Squidoo lensographers. Just putting all my lenses together has given me insight into how to progress my Squidoo marketing. I live near the River in the suburb of Bulimba in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. I love tenni...

Platypus

Platypus are playful and elusive. I have seen Platypus in their natural habitat in a mountain creek at dawn in Northern New South Wales. I had to get up early on a chilly winter's morning to see this shy, elusive, playful mammal. In the wild, Platypu...

Golden Retriever Dogs - Care and training of your Golden Retriever puppy

Here are some ideas and resources to help you care for your Golden Retriever puppy.  The resources cover care and nutrition and training for your Golden Retriever.  We had two golden retrievers both female - Bindy and Cindy - so I have had...

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: sights and scenes

Brisbane is my home city - with its CityCat, City Lagoon, Cultural Centre and famous Story Bridge. Brisbane City is one hour's drive from the Gold Coast, 45 minutes from Rainforests and is nestled on the banks of the Brisbane River. I live 20 minutes...

Clickbank: how to make money from Clickbank - tools, tactics and strategies

Have you created your Clickbank Account? Clickbank provides over 10,000 digital products for affiliate marketers to promote.  Clickbank commissions are very generous - commissions usually range from 50% to 75%.  The Clickbank Marketplace p...

Review of the Niche Video Site Builder: from a user's perspective

This lens provides a review of the Niche Video Site Builder. It is based on my experience with the script in building a video site on Squidoo affiliate marketing. I explain the steps involved in using Niche Video Site Builder and provide hints to mak...

Animoto: create promo videos from your own photos

You can easily create your own animated promo videos from your still photos. This lens discusses Animoto which enables you to develop promo videos for your Squidoo lenses, websites, blog, affiliate product or affiliate program. This is a fun and easy...

The Great Ocean Road, Victoria

This lens is designed to enable you to discover the stunning coastline of south-west Victoria, Australia. You can travel one of the world's most scenic roads, the Great Ocean Road, that takes you through an area that includes the world-famous Twelve...

How to create e-portfolios for business, education, professional development or personal use

Here's Wikipedia's take on the subject of e-portfolios - An electronic portfolio, also known as an e-portfolio or digital portfolio, is a collection of electronic evidence assembled and managed by a user, usually on the Web (also called Webfolio). E-...

Dog behavior training - free dog training tips and resources

Subscribe to my FREE weekly Dog Training Newsletter Free information about dog behavior problems - dog training, puppy training, dog obedience training, dog house training and lots more. Learn how to handle aggression, biting, barking, chewing, whini...

Dog training for all breeds of dogs from Alsatians to Yorkshire Terriers

Dog training resources to manage dog behavior such as aggression, biting, barking, chewing, whining, jumping or digging. Photo credit: Superdog by skycaptaintwo on Flickr

Promo videos: easy way to create promotional videos from photos

Kevin Riley has produced a screenshot-by-screenshot e-book, Recipe for Quick and Easy Production of Hot Promo Videos, to show you how to create animated videos from your still photos. This lens shows you how you can use this e-book and related softw...

Eva Cassidy: the life, sounds, songs and music of a Songbird

I first heard Eva Cassidy in late 2006 and I was blown away with the purity of her voice.  I immediately bought some of her albums and singles and I have enjoyed many hours of pleasure listening to her on my Ipod and my computer.  Eva died...

Maroochydore: beach holiday location on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Maroochydore boasts the Maroochy River estuary, sandy beaches, shopping, quality restaurants and many natural local attractions. It is a favorite holiday place for young families and energetic surfers alike. Camping at Cotton Tree is popular as is ki...

Bulimba, Queensland - riverside suburb on the move

Bulimba is my home suburb in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. I moved here in 1983 and have been in the same 1929 Queenslander home since then. Bulimba is surrounded by water on two sides and is positioned on a right-hand bend of the Brisbane River....

Congenital Heart Defects Awareness

 Congential Heart Defects Awareness day  This is held on Valentine's Day - February 14th.  It gives people another way to show love on that day by helping children who have heart defects - and love heals more than anything. I live in Bri...

Education podcast: how to create educational podcasts for learning and engagement

The Wikipedia article on podcasting and its use in learning highlights the benefits of education podcasts. The key benefit of educational podcasting is that it makes educational material available to people via their own entertainment devices such as...

Noosa Biosphere: action to conserve the Noosa Biosphere Reserve and limit human impact

Noosa is 170 kilometres north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Noosa Biosphere was added by UNESCO to the global biosphere reserves on 20 July 2007. Noosa Biosphere includes everglades, beaches, rainforests, national parks, rivers, colored san...

Maleny: nested in the mountains overlooking the Sunshine Coast Queensland

We have been going to Maleny for many years to enjoy this superb mountain location. Our holiday trips included camping out at the Maleny Folk Festival. Maleny has the best of both worlds - beautiful mountains and rainforests located 30 minutes from M...

Woodford Folk Festival: world famous music and multicultural event in Queensland

Woodford Folk Festival is a musical and entertainment smorgasbord that occurs during the last week of every year, finsihing on New Years Day with The Fire Dance. The folk festival is held in a mountain environment in the foothills of Sunshine Coast,...

Increase web site traffic through free website traffic software

Now you can increase your web traffic with a new free viral traffic generator. This website traffic software will bring heaps of traffic to your Squidoo lens, website or blog - there's no limit on how many.  It's easy to use - it's like a simple...

Using mobile learning to engage learners: mobile learning technologies for remote learners

Wikipedia suggests that one definition of mobile learning, or mLearning, is "Learning that happens across locations, or that takes advantage of learning opportunities offered by portable technologies". Mobile learning is often linked to online learni...

Brand affiliate videos and create a video opt-in list

PLR videos are emerging as the new edge in PLR marketing. Affiliate Video Brander gives you the ability to brand these PLR videos and other affiliate videos with your own affiliate links. An added feature of the Affiliate Video Brander is the ability...

Mooloolaba: take a beachside holiday at Mooloolaba Beach, Sunshine Coast , Queensland

Mooloolaba has been our favorite family holiday location for many years. Located on the Sunshine Coast Queensland, it has many features to attract holiday visitors. Mooloolaba Beach is the location for many State and Interstate surfing carnivals and...

Online Assessment - assessing online for schools, universities, workplaces and career advisors

Wikipedia describes e-assessment as a generic term to "describe the use of computers in the assessment process" and hence it covers the use of information technology in any "assessment-related activity". Online assessment is used in schools, universi...

Renegade Network Marketer: how the Renegade System attacks the network marketing myths

Ann Sieg's breakthrough free e-book, The 7 Great Lies of Network Marketing, exposes the network marketing myths that pervade in internet marketing circles. This e-book has generated a lot of flack because it challenges prevailing wisdom and firmly-he...

Fraser Island: one of Queensland's stunning islands - world heritage listed

Fraser Island is described as the "world's largest sandpit" - a playground of awesome natural beauty. I have visited Fraser Island for whale watching, fishing and sight-seeing. This world heritage listed island is breathtaking in its beauty. Browse t...

Free marketing software: tools to help you promote your Squidoo lens, blog and website

This lens provides access to a host of internet marketing tools and software. ISORegister.com stands out because it offers a whole suite of marketing tools for free. Other providers offer tools for Web 2.0 marketing, website development, traffic gene...

List Bandit - list building, co-registration advertising and Squidoo marketing

Gary Ambrose, email and list building expert, launched List Bandit which is designed to enable the average internet marketer to build a list of thousands free. This Squidoo lens looks at what List Bandit does, the traps and the potential benefits. Li...

The Receiving End Of Sirens

I have developed this lens as a tribute to The Receiving End of Sirens, a band that my son loves. He met the band members in Brisbane and again in Sydney and had a number of chats with them. He also obtained their autographs on a number of items incl...

World Vision: helping us to build a brighter future for children living in poverty

My partner and I have been supported a child in Bogota, South America, for a couple of years now. When I visited Catagena In Colombia (not far from Bogota) in 1997, I became acutely aware of the poverty of children in this country.  It was a real...