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My house sits on the Colorado prairie, still within view of the Rocky Mountain foothills and not far from where the plains begin. I went out late this evening for the dog’s last walk and stood under the big sky, lit by the half moon and spectacular reflections from a few surrounding clouds.

I could hear the crickets and the whistling sounds of late-night ground squirrels…probaly warning each other about our crazy dog. The wind has finally died down and the stars sing their silent song with their blinking light show.

I waited outside…waited for tomorrow to appear…not in its fullness, but in hints…in little bursts of ideas that will have to wait until morning for their full revelation. And I ponder…how many others stand under the canopy of lights…how many others in semi-light wait outside for flashes of revelation from the Heavens…

If you’ve been wanting to learn internet marketing so you can make money online, but didn’t know where to start, here’s a great deal for you, dear reader! BTW, if you’re already have good internet marketing skills, this could be even more important for you.

You might be wondering why I haven’t posted here for awhile. Well, I’m in the middle of a big move, with a TON of sorting and packing to do. But I had to take time out to let you know about a way you
can get this excellent training on search engine marketing and other key internet marketing strategies for FREE, right now.

As a stompernet affiliate (one of the best sources of training for internet marketing but very expensive…their top program is $800/mth!), I received an advance copy of the magazine “The Net Effect” that they are launching today, around 5:30 pm eastern. Included with the press copy of the magazine was a very in-depth DVD course called “stomping the search engines.”

Now, initially, the Stompernet faculty didn’t reveal the price of the course or the magazine subscription but implied that the course would be priced around $500. Yesterday, we found out that they are GIVING away the entire DVD course as an “ethical bribe” for people to give the magazine a try.

You can check it out here Stompernet’s FREE search engine marketing DVD course and magazine

Having read the magazine, I’m sort of amazed that they think anyone needs any kind of bribe to subscribe, but hey, they didn’t ask me! LOL! The magazine is truly excellent…the best material I’ve seen anywhere in that format…all meat…NO FLUFF filler content.

So…here’s the deal they are offering today (I think they are going to continue the offer, but to avoid having any part of your FREE order on backorder due to the influx of subscriptions over thenext few weeks, if this is something you want, get it ASAP.). When you order a trial subscription of the magazine, they are going to include that DVD course at no additional cost beyond a very small shipping
charge ($9.95)…fair to me!

FYI, the monthly cost of the subscription AFTER the 1st issue, is about $40, an excellent value for most! If that’s too steep for you right now, get the 1st issue anyhow (with that DVD course) and mark
your calendar to cancel further issues after you receive your 1st copy and the DVD. The information in that ONE issue alone, along with the very complete content of the DVD, could catapult your
existing business to a new level, or finally get your new business off the launch pad this month!

So here’s that link once again. Do yourself a favor and really take the time to see if it’s right for you: “The Net Effect” magazine and “Stomping the Search Engines 2(STSE2) DVD course

I’m going to get my subscription too. I already have the 1st magazine issue and the DVD, but I don’t want to miss the next issue!

Hope this helps you have an excellent September, the beginning of the busiest and most profitable season of the year for home business entrepreneurs around the world.

If I can assist you with anything. I’m just a comment, email or phone call away!

Have an opinion, a question or do you have any cool Twitter tips? Leave a comment.

Expect success!

Stevie Knight

Building a Global Resorts Network business, and the experiences I had with other home business opportunities leading up to working with GRN, led me to realize that I was wrong. Avoid this potential pitfall. Watch this video to find out why…

Personal branding, one of the most important strategies for developing an online presence, is not rocket science. It has been mystified and complicated by so many online “gurus” that many newcomers to network marketing avoid it completely, to the advantage of their competitors and the detriment of their own business.

Put simply, personal branding is using various technological and social media (Web 2.0) tools to develop a unique presence online and connect with prospective buyers. You might use video sites like YouTube (you can check out some of my videos here), or viddler to host short videos that present you, your personality, background and product reviews to potential prospects. Or you could use social networking sites like MySpace or facebook to connect with other entrepreneurs and people seeking new options for working from home.

The network marketing industry has had a bad reputation, frequently well-deserved, as being filled with spammers and scammers. If the new generation of online entrepreneurs using the network marketing model wants to break free from preconceived notions and judgments, it’s time to learn to attract rather than to assault prospective buyers.

Like all effective online marketing methods, personal branding takes focused time to learn. But any personal branding strategy that leaves out the social networking site “Twitter” is missing a great opportunity. Twitter is social networking…on steroids!

Twitter allows an internet entrepreneur, even one with limited experience, the opportunity to connect with people one normally might not usually meet on other social networks, many of them brilliant people with incredible passion for what they do. It’s also a very effective tool to reduce the sense of isolation many who work exclusively online can tend to face from time to time.

And Twitter is one of the best ways to attract the people you are looking for and to quickly learn how to interact effectively in a social networking environment.

Contrary to what some teach, Twitter is not just a bulletin board for you to announce every product you sell with every “Tweet,” promote your MLM with each post or what you are up to every single minute of the day. While it’s fun to post what you’re doing or promoting or writing about, and it’s interesting to know what’s happening in other’s lives between marketing events, Twitter is really a place to connect meaningfully with people. It’s a way for “Tweeps” to get a glimpse of the “real world” others are experiencing throughout a day.

But it’s also a place to share ideas, tips and encouragement to others…to give before you receive. Somehow, Twitter has managed to create a community that thrives on contribution and generosity.

But to discover the usefulness of Twitter, you really just have to try it for yourself! Here are a few key things to keep in mind.

Twitter is considered a “micro-blogging” site. In other words, all posts on Twitter require limiting oneself to 140 characters, including the @ symbol used to reply to specific “Tweeps/Twitterers/Twitter Peeps.” (Yes…there’s a lot of funny vocabulary peculiar to Twitter!)

Let’s get started with your first Twitter account.

1. Create a free Twitter profile at http://www.Twitter.com , then “follow” me at http://Twitter.com/stevieknight .

2. You will need to add at least 40 or 50 people that you “follow” in order to see how the conversations flow and how connections are made. So look through the panel on the right side of my profile and start looking through the profiles of the people I’m following and those who follow me.

“Follow” a bunch of them, but only if their profile and websites they link to resonate with you. Don’t follow “Tweeps” (Twitter people) who use a spammy name or don’t have a profile picture up. Also, look at their most recent posts and see if they are actively in conversation with others (notice the @ sign followed by Twitter usernames in front of the post) or if they only “Tweet” about themselves, their products and their promos. Skip those peeps…they’re not likely to contribute a whole lot to your understanding of the power of Twitter.

3. When someone follows you back, “direct message” them to thank them. For example, you might write: “Hey (real name)! Thanks for adding me to your Twitter stream! Cheers! (or whatever sounds natural to you)” People don’t have to “follow” you back, so show gratitude when someone adds you. It’s a good thing! Also, don’t feel rejected if someone doesn’t follow you back.

4. After you’ve done that, download Twhirl at http://twhirl.org . It will help tremendously to keep track of what’s going on. Install and start using it, setting notifications to alert audibly with replies and direct messages, if you like. (Edited 05/13/09: I now recommend using this best Twitter management software program instead of Twhirl because of its “grouping” features…a “how-to” video will be coming shortly.)

5. OK, now that you’re set up (whew!), start watching the conversations going on and join in when you have a question or something to contribute to the conversation. Keep your posts about your stuff to a lower percentage than what you actually contribute in conversation with others if you don’t want to be labeled a spammer!

• Bonus Tip: Google spiders index Twitter all the time. If you want Google to find your Twitter posts, Tweet at least once a day.

This may seem like a lot of work, but once it’s set up and you start dipping in and out of the Twitter stream throughout a day, you will find it refreshing, enlightening, rewarding and perhaps even, enriching! Happy Tweeting!

Have an opinion, a question or do you have any cool Twitter tips? Leave a comment.

Expect success!

Stevie Knight