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RSS Feeds - Managing the Web

Paul Chaney at Radiant Marketing Group has a post on RSS/blog aggregators, asking readers to comment on their favorites.  I recommend you head over to his blog to read up on RSS and get some info on the best feed aggregators.

As I learn more about this, I'll be posting how-to's for you to get started using RSS feeds if you haven't begun already.  At this time I use BlogExpress and find it simple and effective.  I will be testing others over the next few weeks.

Contributions for Tsumami Relief

I have made a matching $500 contribution to Doctors without Borders and a fund set up for the surviving family members of my cousin's wife, in Indonesia.  My eternal thanks to those contributed through this blog:  Mani's Bakery Cafe, Mike Jay of Leadership University, Manya Arond-Thomas, Robert Knowlton, Michael Pollock, the 3 wonderful children of my dear friend Naomi, and many others who let me know they had made contributions to other organizations.

Are you ready to join the Blogosphere?

You're invited to join 2 new classes introducing you to the wide world of weblogs -- blogs -- and how to use them to take your business to the Next Level.

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What the Heck’s a Blog Anyway? And Why You MUST Have One for Your Business! FREE!
Lead by Patsi Krakoff and Denise Wakeman
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
8:45 p.m. ET

Just what is a weblog (blog)? Join us for a one hour overview of the wide world of weblogs.

Blogs are the wave of the future on the Internet. Learn the basics of blogging and how you can use a blog to build your business with relatively little expense. Blogs are being used more and more in big, small and micro businesses as a dynamic vehicle for communication between business and customers, to build trust, credibility and awareness. Find out why you need to implement this powerful strategy for marketing online. This is for non-techies and geeks alike.

Register Here

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Join the Blog Revolution! The Non-Techie Guide to Setting Up A Blog for Your Business
Lead by Patsi Krakoff and Denise Wakeman
4 Tuesdays, January 18 – February 8, 2005
8:45 p.m. ET
Limited to 15 participants
$97

This is a hands-on, how-to telecourse focusing on helping you join the Blog Revolution to build your business online. This is a non-techie course geared to independent professionals who want to stay in front of the wave. A blog can replace the need to have a website and it is easier to set up and maintain, as well as being much less expensive. You can manage it yourself and save $$$ rather than paying a web designer to do the work for you.

We will take you by the fingertips and guide you so you can have your Blog set up and start publishing during the class!

You will learn:
**why it's so important to have a blog for your business
** how to set up a free trial blog account
** how to write and post to a blog
** what kind of content to focus on
** how to use your blog as an ezine delivery system
** how to collect subscribers’ email addresses and build a database
** tips for designing the look of your blog
** secrets we've discovered to leverage your blog
** how to monetize your blog by driving traffic to your site
**how to get listed with the blog search engines
**a secret about getting listed with search engines for free

You will get
** 4 hours of live classes with guidance and coaching from two internet marketing experts
** access to audio you can refer to after the class
** a transcript of each class
** a complimentary copy of the ebook that is developed from the course

Register Here

Tsunami Challenge Update #2

This has become much more personal for me.  Last night I found out my cousin's Indonesian wife lost 6 family members...Approximately $500 has been donated through this blog as of today.  This comes from generous friends, colleagues and blog readers.  I will send my matching contribution tomorrow.

Remember, if you work for a company, check to see if they provide matching contributions in order to maximize your gift.  And if you own a business, any contribution made by end of day tomorrow may be tax deductible.

Peace and love to you and your loved ones.

Next Level Biz Tips: The Top Seven Mistakes eBook Authors Make

I recently found this article by Jim Edwards and David Garfinkel entitled "The Top Seven Mistakes eBook Authors Make" that I think you will love because I know you are interested in marketing on the Internet.

It teaches you how to successfully publish an ebook by avoiding some common mistakes.

Enjoy!

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The Top Seven Mistakes eBook Authors Make

      -By Jim Edwards and David Garfinkel

© Jim Edwards and David Garfinkel
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eBooks are the hottest thing going on the Web right now!

Authors with the entrepreneurial instinct are making
anywhere from a few hundred to tens of thousands of dollars
per month - that's right, per month - by selling ebooks
online.

Why are some authors doing so much better than others?
We've discovered seven key mistakes that most ebook authors
make (and in doing so, hold themselves back from major
success):