Small Business Internet Guide-SBOguide

UPDATE (September 1, 2009) - This year's 30 Day Challenge has just rapped - it was bigger and badder than ever. If you missed out, the course material is still online and can be accessed HERE. If you have a web presence (or wish you had one) and want to learn how to maximize your investment - I really urge you to spend the time to take this course (even if you outsource this later, the insight you will gain is invaluable).

It's a totally free learning experience, with the exception of registering your domain (about 10 bucks) and finding a place to host it ( five to ten dollars a month).  Ringleader Ed Dale and his gang of Aussies have given us all an early Christmas present. Thanks ED  - Awesome job.

The Thirty Day Challenge is still being offered. This is your chance to learn Internet Marketing from one of the best, Mr. Ed Dale. Ed is providing an extraordinary opportunity for anyone wanting to learn the ins and outs of Internet marketing. Whether you're a small business owner wanting to expand your business onto the Internet, or someone just starting out and looking for help building a business online - Ed Dale's Thirty Day Challenge may be just what you need to get you started.

What is truly extraordinary is that the 30 Day Challenge not only offers you all the training you need to get started, it even provides the resources you need to take the challenge. There is absolutely no out-of-pocket expense required on your part.

So what's the challenge? The challenge is to make your first dollar online. Sounds easy, but ask anyone who's been trying to do this, and you'll quickly learn that it's not. Internet marketing is hard work, be very skeptical of anyone who tells you otherwise. It requires considerable focus and the drive needed to learn the various skills required. And just as important, maybe more so, it requires that you execute your plan faithfully if you want to succeed. This course provides you with the tools and a 30 day plan to get you off to a good start - the rest is up to you.

Some of the topics included in the 30 Day Challenge:

• Creating a blog
• Marketing your own or finding products to market
• Keyword research theory and tools
• Social bookmarking sites, i.e.,Twitter, Digg, Del.ico.us, StumbleUpon, and others
• Web analytics
• YouTube
• Marketing on Google, Yahoo, and MSN
• Google AdWords
• RSS submission and Feeds
• Back Links - why you need them - how to get them
• Affiliate Marketing
• Web Page Creation
• WordPress
• Squidoo and HubPages
• And much, much more...

This is truly an excellent primer. I highly recommend it to anyone starting out, and to anyone who's been at it for a while and has yet to make your first dollar online (or would like to improve what they are currently doing). Check out the Thirty Day Challenge today. Before you spend your hard earned money to "learn from the gurus", give this course 30 days of your time. I've spent money on so-called GURU courses - this free experience equals any I've seen.

Master the skills this course provides and let me know when you've earned your first dollar. The first is the hardest.

Good luck!