Internet Marketing Tips from Denise Wakeman

The Internet: Ever Wondered What It Actually Is?

If you're like me, you didn't learn about computers or Internet marketing in school. Heck, when I went to school we used paper and pens - imagine writing a term paper that way!

(Trip down nostagia alley: remember your first typewriter?) Most people today are using computers and the Internet without really understanding it, mainly because we just learned by doing, clicking here, clicking there, crashing a few systems along the way, learning as we go.

So I am thrilled to find this source on the Web that explains what the Internet actually is, how it started, and how it works. Scot Finnie explains it all, if you go here to read his series of articles about everything Internet.

Here are some of the topics he discusses, worth the read:

1. What is the Internet? 
2. How does the Net work? 
3. What is the Web?   
4. How does the Web work? 
5. Who started the Net? 
6. Who controls the Net? 
7. How are online services different from the Web? 
8. Why is the Web so slow? 
9. Is the Net safe?   
10. What is a search engine? 

Chris Knight Reviews Our All-in-One Ezine Publishing System

We're very pleased that Christopher Knight of EzineArticles.com and EmailUniverse.com has reviewed our new product All-in-One Ezine Publishing System.

Being biased of course, I'd say his review is balanced and fair.  Check out Chris' review here.

aStore by Amazon is expanding

A few weeks ago I wrote about the debut of aStore by Amazon.com. Looks like it's been so successful that they're expanding the features which is good news.

I received an email today which listed some of what you can expect in the next month:

The next release of aStore (currently slated for a late November release) will allow Associates to:

• Build and maintain multiple aStores using a single Associate ID
• Specify products to feature on Category and Sub-Category pages
• Create multiple instances of individual categories and sub-categories (e.g. Beatles Music and Rolling Stones Music)
• Feature up to 54 products on the front page of your store rather than the current limit of nine
• Write longer custom product descriptions
• Better control the layout and design for use in frames by providing the capability to remove the store header and category navigation

You won't get rich with the Amazon.com Associate program, but heck, if you're going to be referring books, music, or products, you may as well get a small commission for doing it. You can check out The Blog Squad's store here.

Googleversary

Happy Birthday to Google this week: 8 years old! How has Google changed your life/work/biz? Hit the comment link and share...

Here's a start of a list of 8 ways I use Google - and if I don't get to 8, I'm counting on you to help here...

1. Search for people I want to know more about
2. Search for companies and products
3. Search for article ideas
4. Search for background research for articles
5. Use Google Alerts to find out who writes about me, The Blog Squad, and keywords
6. Use Blogsearch.google.com to find related blogs in a field
7. Use Google Page rank to judge the relative importance of a site
8. ... help!

Online Video: Teleclass with Tom Antion

You probably know by now that web video is hot! With services like YouTube and Google Video making it cheap and easy to share video online, now's the time to learn what you need to know to do it yourself.  I don't know a better person to learn from than our mentor, Tom Antion.  He declared 2006 the year for video for his business and he's done amazing things.  Join me for a teleclass he's teaching on Thursday...

How to Make a Fortune with Online Video . . . Even if You Don't Have a Website
TeleClass with Tom Antion

'Watch' Your Business Revenues Grow Like Never Before

9:00 PM Eastern time Thursday, September 28th, 2006

Can't make it?  Don't worry. The first 200 people to sign up get the CDs as part of the deal . . . and Tom pays the shipping.

To watch Tom's 'less than perfect' (those are his words), 'one take' 3 minute web infomercial for this event visit:
http://snipurl.com/Antion_Video

Tom has made a ton of dough with video both online and off and he'll show you how it's easier and more powerful than ever to use video as a sales tool and a profit generator.

You will learn:

=> How to use a video as a sales letter for your product or service . . . this can be done with a simple camcorder and a light from Home Depot.