Blogging for the sake of blogging…

The reason I have not posted in so long is that nothing has really changed much. I am not one to really post crap when I have nothing to say, nor do I like being pressured in to having to write every day (or week or..uhhh month)…

I have seen some really interesting resources, and I will continue to post them here. I have gone back on my list of resources and found that it is huge. I tend to just clip sites that seem interesting and put them all in an email that I then send to myself. I looked back on the emails and there were hundreds of links to review! Yes, some sites kept coming up with great info, but a lot of these were the sites I already had on my blog roll (although there are some new ones that I will add later).

The best advice I can think of is to do what I do and use sites that employ user recommendations to find subjects in which you are interested. Go to sites like Digg, Del.icio.us, or Stumbleupon, to search for topics like “Freelance” or “4HWW”, and you will find quality sites that have been vetted by others. This is the direction that online search engines taking - instead of blindly finding every site relating to a subject, good or bad.

While I have pretty much finished work on my rental property, I have not really made any effort to market it or get a tenant into it. I don’t know what is holding me back. Probably fear. I have heard horror stories of tenants from hell and I am afraid that when I do get someone in, the nightmares will begin. Still I faced my fears when I bought the house in the first place, and I still want to try being a landlord to see if it is right for me. I guess I just have to face this fear and ride out whatever adversity that comes my way.

As I mentioned in my last post, the Thirty Day Challenge is back, and I am going to participate in that as well. In July, it will be a year since I first started my effort to leave my current job and become a freelancer. I have learned a lot in that time, but it is a humbling experience, and it is a lot harder than I thought it would be. Life has a funny way of coming in and interfering with your plans. Still, I have not given up and I will continue to try different things until I find the solution that feel right for my goals.

As for my next post, you will get it when it is worthy of publishing… :o)

The Thirty Day Challenge is back…

For those of you that want to learn about internet marketing, seo, writing effective copy, and more, no matter what your experience or level of knowledge is, then you need to go to The Thirty Day Challenge website, and sign up for the next challenge. It is free, it is a great learning experience (I went through the last one and learned a lot about using social networks to market products).

Pre-season training starts June 1st. Training consists of daily podcasts (audio and video), online live events, pdf handouts, tools, and exercises to get you to take action. You learn about finding a niche and developing it into a product that will generate revenue. When you sign up, you can also look at last years training to get a feel for what is involved. There is also a really active forum and you are encourages to form teams.

I was somewhat skeptical when started it last year (solo), but I ended up with some success; I didn’t make a sale, but my site was #10 on google search for a couple of days in my niche. This was done with minimal effort; I was more curious about the process. This year I am going to try it with a team and see if my results are better.

Ed Dale and Dan Raine run the Challenge and are affiliated with Stompernet and the Immediate Edge which are on the cutting edge of internet marketing and seo training. A lot of what they teach come directly from this association.

This is a great way to get started in internet marketing.