Today we’ll look at the biz side of podcasting, and specifically: how to make money doing a podcast.

When I flew to Portland to spend the day with Paul Colligan to learn how to create a podcast, this was one of my top questions.

I was very direct about it. I asked Paul, “What is the point of podcasting? (He took it very well -LOL) I went on to ask, “Is it all vanity – wanting to broadcast your voice out to the world – or is there an actual business model with profit potential to podcasting?”

He assured me that there were plenty of broke podcasters out there, but also that there was indeed a model – and multiple ways to make money with a podcast…

Obviously, your revenue model begins with your business model and how you plan to incorporate podcasting into your business. In other words, you need an objective – not just starting a podcast for the sake of podcasting.

Podcasting can also be a profitable business model on it’s own. There are several ways you can monetize a podcast, whether it’s integrated into your current business model, or a stand-alone business.

Either way, you need a plan going in. A specific strategy. This is the #1 thing that I took away from my day of learning about podcasts. You need to identify your target market, what they want to hear, and what they should do next.

From that perspective, I found it very much like blogging- in a different format.

How To Make Money Doing A Podcast

Paul explained how to make money doing a podcast by giving me 18 specific strategies, and also taught me about Top of Funnel Strategies and Off Casting Actionizers. He then gave me a blank monetization map to brainstorm my overall monetization & marketing strategy.

For now I’ll condense it into 6 ways to make money with a podcast…

• Sponsorships & Paid Advertising
• Affiliate Sales
• Selling Your Own Products/Services
• Paid Podcast Model, or Premium Content Offer
• Repurposing Content for Physical Product Sales
• Related, Revenue Producing Website

Of course, Paul goes into great detail about these methods (and the others) in his podcasting course, which I believe will be available again in the near future. And the video from our live training session in Portland should be ready soon as well.

That’s where you’ll be able to watch my entire day with Paul Colligan as if you were sitting right there in the studio with us.

In the Podcasting Report that I promised you, I’ll go into detail on these 6 revenue-generating models. Including creative ideas and resources that will spark ideas for any podcast on any topic. You might be surprised at just how easy it is to monetize a podcast, and just how profitable it can really be. I know I was!

Next we’ll look at the software & hardware needed to create your own podcast, and the technical side of podcasting. Fortunately it wasn’t nearly as technical or difficult as I originally thought… *whew* lol

Best,

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You’ll notice in the photo that when I flew to meet up with Paul Colligan and learn how to create a podcast, there’s a Blue Yeti microphone sitting right there between us.

This is the same microphone that we used to record the latest IMTW podcast (episode #45) when we recorded it live in San Diego.

I have a Plantronics Wireless Headset that I currently use to host my webinars, do interviews, participate in the IMTW Podcast, etc – and I love it. It’s been an awesome headset. It’s great for web-based audio, but I really admired the Blue Yeti mic and asked Paul why I might want that over my Plantronics headset…

An obvious benefit is recording audio live with multiple people. In the IMTW episode, there were 5 of us sitting around a table, for example. And of course the Blue Yeti worked beautifully sitting between Paul and I during our recording session as well.

All I need is my Macbook Pro (or any laptop) and the Blue Yeti, and I can record a high quality interview or podcast live on the spot anywhere. A definite perk!

Paul explained the quality differences to me, something about digital vs analog, and also the hardware differences between something like the Blue Yeti and built-in or headset mics. I can’t remember it well enough to repeat it, but suffice it to say I was convinced to upgrade.

One of the things that convinced me, other than the option to record “on location” with other people in the recording, is the fact that I may want to take my audio off the web at some point – to CD or DVD quality production.

Plus, you gotta admit – the thing just looks good!

I left the Expert Studio that day, and ordered the Blue Yeti USB Microphone from Amazon as soon as I returned to my hotel room.

It arrived yesterday Amazon is fast!

I really expected it to be a high dollar gadget, but I discovered it was barely over 100 bucks. That really sealed the deal for me, as it seemed like a small but great investment into this new podcast that I fully intend to take to pro level.

I just unboxed the Blue Yeti this morning, and I was especially curious how it would perform compared to my Plantronics Wireless USB Headset. So I decided to record from both, and share those two recording with you here so you can check out the comparison as well.

Mic Comparison Audio File:

This one audio file starts with audio recorded from my Plantronics Wireless USB Headset, and leads into audio recorded from the Blue Yeti USB Microphone.

Results…

I turned up the volume and listened to the playback. The first thing I noticed is that the headset is catching my breath and creating an audible noise in the recording, while the Blue Yeti has a much smoother playback.

There’s definitely a difference in the audio quality. I’m sold!

I’m still very happy with my Plantronics Wireless Headset, especially for Skype conversations and other web uses where I can listen & talk without being attached to my desk. But for professional quality recording, the Blue Yeti is definitely IT

Best,

p.s. One of the things I love most about the Blue Yeti USB Microphone so far is that it comes with an extremely long USB cable. This gives you plenty of room to work, and… no limitations!

I flew to Portland, OR and met up with Paul Colligan in the Expert Studio to learn how to create a podcast.

I only had one day in the studio with Paul, and walked in completely clueless on how to get started podcasting – or why I would even want to.

I know that may shock some of you, considering I’ve been a co-host on the IMTW Podcast for 45 episodes & well over a year now…

Surely I know something about the biz & tech of podcasting then, right? Wrong. All that really means is that I know how to use Skype. Every week the 4 of us meet online at a set time, Paul or Ed initiate a group call, and I simply join in on the conversation. What happened on their end before, during and after the recording – was always a mystery me. Until now.

Of course I understand that it’s a model, just like blogging or email marketing. It’s a means of communicating a specific message to a specific market, with a specific objective. I had just never figured out the tech behind creating and delivering a podcast, or the best ways to monetize it.

This is a good time to confess that I don’t subscribe to any podcasts. I have listened to them, and I do have an iTunes account (an empty one), but I hadn’t figured out that end of it yet either.

So that’s where I started (clueless!) when I flew to Portland to meet up with Paul Colligan. On my flight over, I jotted down 11 questions about how to create a podcast that I wanted to make sure got answered.

I got detailed answers to all 11 questions, and learned A LOT more!

In fact, I came home ready to start my new podcast.

There were video cameras running the entire time, along with audio and screen capture. Everything Paul and I did was documented and recorded. The editors are busily getting that ready for us to share – but in the meantime, I’ll share tips with you from my personal notes.

My Podcasting Questions:

• What is a Podcast, exactly?
• What is the point of Podcasting?
• How do you monetize a Podcast?
• What software/hardware do I need to create a Podcast?
• How do I edit audio/media files?
• How do you add intro music to a Podcast?
• Do I need a “theme song”?
• How do I get my Podcast into iTunes?
• Are there Podcast stats? Where are they, and what should I track?
• Where are Podcasts actually hosted?
• How do I market my podcast, or get listeners?

We’ll start there, and you can also see the questions posted by others when I blogged from my mobile on the trip. Feel free to add yours as well.

I’ll be sharing answers to the questions in blog posts throughout the week, and compile it all neatly into a sweet little Free Report you can download as well.

Best,

p.s. I’ll update this post with links to each new post as soon as they’re published. You can subscribe for email updates below so you don’t miss out – which is also where I’ll send the download link for the free report on how to create a podcast:

I’m flying to Portland, Oregon today to meet up with Paul Colligan. He’s going to walk me through the tech & biz of setting up a podcast.

My plan is to learn everything I need to know to set up a profitable, successful podcast in ONE day.

I expect to learn a lot. Of course I’ll be sharing that with you too. And you won’t even have to make a cross-country trip.

On my flight over, I’m reading a great new report. It’s free, and you’re going to love it! I’ll share the details with you as soon as I’m done with it…

Talk soon!

p.s. If you have a podcast, I’d love to hear your biggest challenges and/or your story. And if you’re interested in podcasting, what questions do you have about getting started?

(written & published on my Motorola Droid)

I’m in San Diego at Ed Dale’s Coming Home Seminar. The only devices I brought on this trip are my iPad and Motorola Droid. This is the first time I’ve traveled without a laptop, and I thought it would be interesting to see if I missed it. (I haven’t)

One of the complaints I’ve heard about the iPad is that blogging on your WordPress platform is very limited from the iPad browser. That’s true. It won’t let you select categories or insert images.

You’ll notice that this post is in the appropriate category (not stuck in the default category), and includes images. And this blog post was written and published as-is from my iPad…

I am using the free WordPress App. I have it on both my iPad and my Droid. You simply download it from the app store, and it allows you to blog from any mobile device.

On both the Droid and the iPad, the app let’s you attach an image to your blog post. The image shows up at the bottom of your post. I’ve attached a couple of images to this post as an example.

You can see that I also have a smaller image left-aligned at the top of this blog post. That’s Paul Colligan and Jason Moffatt here at the #30DChome event. I took the picture with my Droid, uploaded it to TwitPic, and copied & pasted the code from TwitPic to add it into my post here. Simple!

Andrew Nez, who is sitting beside me here at the event, just showed me the Camera for iPad app. It lets you use your iPhone to snap pictures right on your iPad. Pretty sweet. I don’t have an iPhone (AT&T coverage is not good in my area), but it was awesome in action.

So there you have it. Blogging from the iPad, without limitations. If you are using a platform other than WordPress, like Joel Comm, check the app store to see if there is one for yours.

Best,

Earlier this month Amazon.com cut ties with Colorado-based affiliate marketers in response to Colorado’s new state law regarding sales tax.

Amazon is still in a pending legal challenge with New York, and has already dropped their affiliates in both Rhode Island and North Carolina after similar state tax laws were passed.

The Affiliate Tax gained the nickname “Amazon Tax” due to their aggressive response to the issue. At the moment, pending the outcome in New York, they immediately “fire” affiliates in any state that passes the Affiliate Tax. However, Colorado’s new state tax law is different…

In Colorado, the situation is different. The state’s new law doesn’t link paying the tax to the presence of affiliates; instead, it requires out-of-state retailers to help enforce collection of the 2.9 percent state tax that online consumers in Colorado are technically supposed to pay already, though few know about it or do it.

Each year, retailers would have to tell their customers what taxable items they bought and that they need to pay the tax to Colorado. Retailers also would have to turn over those documents to the state to help enforce the law.

Backers of the law say that Amazon still will have to comply, whether it has affiliates in Colorado or not. So why did Amazon fire the affiliates? To make a point in a larger battle over online sales taxes, and to deter other states from adopting Colorado’s approach, they believe. source

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We discussed the issue on this week’s episode of the IMTW Podcast. Paul Colligan asked me what I would do if I were an affiliate marketer based in Colorado…

3 Ways To Survive The Affiliate Tax Issue

1. Replace Merchants
2. Change Revenue Model
3. Flip Affiliate Site

There are 3 strategic actions that you can take if the Affiliate Tax gets passed in your state. Above I have prioritized them in the order that I would approach the issue personally. Selling a profitable affiliate site is always my last option.

If you have a profitable affiliate site with decent traffic & revenue, back up that entire site as-is before making any changes. Including your stats for the last 12-18 months.

Next I would do my research and aim to replace the merchants who dropped their affiliate program in my state. This is most likely going to include Amazon.com and Overstock.com for sure, with any number of merchants following suit.

Many merchants already have a physical presence across the states. Examples include Wal-Mart, PetSmart, and others that have retail locations.

You may find comparable merchants to work with as an affiliate, but you may choose to improve or change your revenue model as well. Ideas include:

• Test Google Adsense
• Sell Advertising to other affiliates not affected by the change
• Sell Advertising directly to the merchants you were working with

I would start with the merchants who closed their affiliate program, and go directly to them with your stats to negotiate a direct advertising deal.

If you don’t get a positive response there, approach other affiliate marketers in states that are not yet affected. You can negotiate advertising rates and funnel your targeted traffic to those affiliate sites.

And of course, you can always fall back on Google Adsense as an indirect way of earning money on the click-through’s to both merchants and affiliates.

The final option would simply be to sell the affiliate site while it’s hot – while your traffic & revenue stats are current. You can list websites for sale on Flippa.com for a quick turnaround, and sell your site to an affiliate in another (unaffected) state.

This is of course the reason I suggested you keep a backup of your affiliate site prior to making any changes or testing new options. You’ll want to take it back to it’s original state for the sale, so that the new site owner can simply swap out your affiliate links for their own and continue to operate the profitable site from there.

I hope this gives you creative ideas for dealing with Affiliate Tax issues, whether you are in an affected state or find yourself at some point in the near future.

Best,

I’ve been traveling quite a bit lately, so the recent IMTW Podcast with Ed Dale and Paul Colligan is the first I’d heard of the buzz about Third Tribe Marketing.

It’s a new community launched by Darren Rowse (aka Problogger), Brian Clark (aka CopyBlogger), Chris Brogan and Sonia Simone. Third Tribe membership is $47/month, and already has over 2,000 members.

I’m actually traveling again this week, to Australia. I’ll be on a panel with Darren Rowse at the Coming Home Seminar in Melbourne, and on this topic, so I decided to sign up and check it out.

The concept behind it is that there are basically two tribes: the dirty internet marketers who monetize everything online, and the social media evangelists that want to protect the social space from marketing clutter and spam.

Third Tribe is a meeting ground in between, where all groups can come together to discuss the topics and learn from each other…

The link is: http://thirdtribemarketing.com

There is a discussion forum of course, but the members area also contains high quality content. There is a live training seminar every month, plus two Live Q&A calls for members. This month the topic is Building A Business Around A Blog. You get the one-hour audio, the PDF transcript and the Next Action Worksheet – along with a list of the links mentioned in the audio for easy access.

You can then use the forum to discuss the training topics, and specifically how you can best implement the ideas in your own business.

Another thing I like about the Third Tribe community is The Niche Corner. This is a great place to discuss niche-specific topics, or network with other bloggers or online business owners in your niche. It’s an ideal place to meet people for things like interviews or guest posting.

While there are many public forums on the net, there is something to be said for a private community where the members have qualified themselves as being serious enough about their business to invest in growth & networking.

And of course, if you’re from the dirty internet marketer tribe (lol) you already know the value of being involved with a group of people that each have an active PayPal account – and are paying $47/month to be there.

On a side note- I can only guess why Ed Dale wanted me on the panel for this topic alongside Darren Rowse, Dan Raine, and Yaro Starak. It shall be an interesting panel indeed!

So far I am really impressed with Third Tribe. The 4 people behind this community are well-known both for their integrity and quality of content. And the forums are a goldmine of resources and networking opportunities.

This definitely met the criteria in my filter for making an investment in my blog and business. I know the value of just one connection or guest blogging opp goes far beyond the $47/month to be a member.

I am also seeing a lot of familiar faces inside Third Tribe. It will be a great space to communicate openly but privately, and also meet some cool new folks in the space.

Here are some great links if you’d like to read more about the launch & buzz of the new Third Tribe Marketing community:

Is Your Tribe Holding You Down? by Sonia Simone

Third Tribe Marketing is Live by Sonia Simone

What Third Tribe is About by Chris Brogan

Some Of The Third Tribe Conversations by Chris Brogan

The Third Tribe – Launched [My Back Story] by Darren Rowse

Best,

In this week’s episode of the IMTW Podcast, Paul Colligan and I discussed Ed Dale’s blog post regarding Facebook’s update to their TOS (terms of service).

This is the episode where I called Facebook UNsocial.

To catch you up, here are the posts from Ed & Paul on the topic:

• Ed Dale: Facebook Lowering The BOOM on “5000 friends”
• Paul Colligan: About The Facebook Changes

Of specific interest is #2 in the new TOS as highlighed by Ed Dale in this image:

Ed said, “This is the real tragedy of these so called Facebook experts – by getting people to build their profile – they have built a sand castle that will be swept out with the tide of the new TOS…”

Hmm. Personally, I think that 2nd point in the TOS needs a little clarification. In case the image is not clear on your end, it reads:

You will not use your personal profile for your own commercial gain (such as selling your status update to an advertiser).

I assume this comes on the heels of proposed FTC regulations of social media, as well as services like: pay-per-post, pay-per-tweet and maybe even pay-per-spam-your-friends-on-facebook.

The recommendation is to set up a Facebook PAGE for any commercial purposes, and keep Facebook Profiles as they were intended – to exchange updates with friends and family. If I understand Paul & Ed correctly, they intend to keep their personal profiles restricted to their “real life” friends and family. In fact, Paul is in the process of following Ed’s footsteps in removing all business connections and business peers from his profile, and encouraging them to “fan” his page instead.

I say to each his own. Facebook is a social networking site, and one where I have made a lot of new friends. It’s a place on the web where I have an opportunity to be a bit more personal and friendly with my business peers and my high school friends alike. My profile is as it should be – it’s all about me. My profile is a mash-up of all of the things I am: mother, friend, business owner, goofball, traveler, etc.

You may recall that I set up a Facebook Page back in March, following one of their better updates. Up to that point I hadn’t been real interested in Facebook, but since those updates I’ve actually logged in several times a week – and even enjoy it! Though I still don’t really care for public restrooms but that’s another post on another blog…

My Facebook Page allows to you “become a fan” of ClickNewz, by the way – not of me personally. I’m not really into the idea of running a “Lynn Terry Fan Club”.

The page is a nice option for people who would prefer to get business-only updates, and skip any random chitter chatter from me about how my day is going or the latest cute picture of my kids.

I’m not a huge Facebook user, by the way. At the time of this post I have 1,070 friends on Facebook, and 163 fans to the ClickNewz page.

First of all, I’m NOT going to go through the trouble of un-friending every single NRL (not-real-life) friend on Facebook. That would leave me with about… 3 friends. Not to mention it’s a lot of work, and seems pretty unnecessary to me.

Then there’s the issue of new friend requests. Let’s say you set up a personal profile, and then set up a Facebook Page for your business or brand. Every time someone finds you on Facebook and sends you a friend request, you either have to ignore it or deny it – and then ask them to “fan you” instead. That just seems… UNsocial. Rude even.

My question is: just how does Facebook define “commercial gain”?

Does commercial gain include indirect gain, as well as direct gain. A link to your latest blog post, for example – indirect. An affiliate link to a product you’re promoting – direct. And are they going to police every single profile, or allow the community to police profiles with a “report user” feature?

And what if my friend Nicole Dean posts a message on my wall, asking for the sign-up link to the next NAMS Workshop. Do I ignore her? How about if post on my friend Kathleen Gage’s wall, to discuss her upcoming teleseminar. Like I said, point #2 needs more clarification.

I don’t do a lot of “marketing” on Facebook. I post a link now and then, mainly just relevant updates and interesting points for discussion. As I said above, I’m not going to jump through hoops over this. And I’m not going to force my “friends” to “fan” me. Those who want to will, and that’s great.

And even if I’m forced into UNsocial UNnetworking at Facebook… to be honest, it’s not going to make or break my business.

And hey – I still have my friends! *cheers*

Facebook has always been a place where I simply network and hang out. My real work is done at my blog, my website, through my newsletter, etc. “Lynn Terry the Internet Marketer” only represents a percentage of what I do online anyway.

And I can’t say that Facebook has contributed much to my bottom line this year. But yeah – you get out what you put in, and I haven’t really invested in “Facebook Marketing”.

As far as that goes, this news is just one more point towards the reasons you should be investing in your own properties & domains…

Facebook Pages vs Profiles

The last 4 months have given me an opportunity to play around with the options and features, and get a feel for the differences between a Profile and a Page.

There are a couple of major CONS to Pages:

You don’t get update notifications when someone comments on or posts on your wall. Nothing. You actually have to remember to log in to your page and check it yourself – and hope someone didn’t post something that’s buried on another page. Personally, I think that’s ridiculous. Send me a notification already!

Also, your Page doesn’t append to your Profile in any way. There is no obvious link or note for your friends to see that you have a cool Facebook Page they might want to “fan”. If I’m wrong about this, call me stupid and please point me to how to set it up.

I can’t even get to my OWN Facebook Page without digging through layers!

Of course, there are PROS to Facebook Pages too, features that the Profiles don’t offer. The primary upside being that you can email all of your “fans”. To be honest, I have never emailed my Facebook Fans. I would prefer true Fans actually subscribe here at ClickNewz as I doubt I’ll ever send out an email via Facebook.

Probably because I hate getting them myself – it really clutters up my Facebook Inbox when I’m trying to respond to messages from my friends.

The other cool feature of Facebook Pages is that they offer you stats:

(I told you I don’t have many Fans! – lol)

The stats are cool, but they aren’t a huge revelation to me. It’s actually a very small sampling of what my overall reach is online across the board. About half and half male/female, ages 25-55.

So there you have it. If Facebook bans me for talking business, or networking with my business friends, you can always find me here at ClickNewz

Best,

Yesterday there was a public announcement and press release, stating that Andy Jenkins has left StomperNet and Brad Fallon is taking over as the new CEO.

As you can imagine, this has caused quite a stir across the IM space, and there has been much speculation over the reasons behind this decision.

Andy Jenkins has basically been “the face of StomperNet” and many have expressed that they feel a personal connection with him through his videos, emails and personal interaction at the StomperLive events.

Speaking of which, the StomperNet Live 8 event, aka SNL8, takes place next week in Atlanta. I’ll be there, and with the timing of this news I’m curious to know… will Andy Jenkins be there for a final farewell?

Personally, I hope so. I will definitely report in from the event and let you know of any talk, news or proposed changes that I learn about.

This is a good opportunity for me to say… I like Andy Jenkins. Regardless of any issues I’ve had over the past year with affiliate promotions, or StomperNet’s customer service or support, I have held a deep respect for Andy on a personal level. All of my interactions with him, both via email and in person, have been highly positive.

I’ll also admit that I am interested in watching this transition, and curious what changes we can expect to see from StomperNet over the coming year with Brad Fallon as CEO. I hesitate to hope that this will be the cure to the issues, as that would insinuate I put all the blame on Andy Jenkins. Which simply isn’t my position.

A lot of people have asked me why I am attending SNL8.
In fact, Paul Colligan posed the question live on the IMTW Podcast when we recorded Episode 20 last night.

You can listen in to that episode to get my full response, but the short answer is: StomperNet puts on the best live event I’ve ever been to.

There is zero pitching, top notch speakers, incredible content, and it draws one of the best crowds I’ve ever seen.

Paul Colligan and Ed Dale (in photo) are two of my co-hosts on the IMTW Podcast, and they are also both on StomperNet faculty. Since Paul and I will both be at the event, we’ve decided to record an episode of IMTW live on the scene. You never know who we might pull in a special guest.

I’m also planning to attend a private gathering with Jerry West, a super affiliate and highly respected SEO, and also partner and good friend with David Bullock – who happens to live about an hour from me.

I have a lot of great connections within the StomperNet network, and look forward to the reunion with friends and peers as much as the presentations and content.

There has been a lot of negative press for StomperNet over the last year, from the Net Effect launch issues to them being the target of a nasty IM Gender Debate, they’ve taken a lot of heat – and they’ve taken it in stride.

As one of their Top 20 JV partners on that particular launch, I’ve taken my share of heat over it as well. I stand behind my opinion of The Net Effect – it’s a fabulous product, and I’m a subscriber – but I also respect the frustration over shipping & customer service issues. As you know, I went above and beyond to assist with those issues to the best of my ability.

Personally, I’m ready to put this year – and all it’s negativity – behind us, and look forward to seeing what StomperNet has on the agenda for the year ahead.

To Andy: I’ll miss your smiling face and fun personality at StomperNet. I wish you all the best on your future ventures, and will definitely be following along. And hey – welcome back to the real world *cheers*

Here is the official press release from StomperNet:

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The Evolution of an Internet Marketing Titan. Today, StomperNet announces that the management isn’t the only thing about to change.

July 30, 2009 – Last week, Andy Jenkins and Brad Fallon negotiated the future of their online school of IM education, StomperNet. When they emerged, Brad Fallon was the new CEO and Andy Jenkins was moving to California. Each is pleased with the turn of events. And each other.

“That’s about the size of it,” reports Jenkins. “It’s really that simple. People are speculating like crazy about what kind of behind-the-scenes dramatics went on, but it’s something far more boring: I was ready to pass the StomperNet baton in order to work on other stuff. Brad was ready to take it.”

“The only fireworks are those we see happening online with all the gossip and rumors.” chuckles Brad Fallon “Frankly, we were surprised by how much everyone cared! Happy…but surprised.”

But it’s no wonder this announcement has caused so much speculation.

StomperNet, which opened its doors in October 2006, has been the talk of the IM space for years. They broke records when they first launched, selling over 2000 membership slots, at a price point of $10,000/year (Or $800/month.) Over the last three years, they’ve assembled a faculty of world-class subject matter experts on virtually every aspect of internet marketing. This faculty guides and educates their members (who refer to themselves a “Stompers.”)

Jenkins, Fallon and this esteemed StomperNet faculty have also compiled the largest, most comprehensive IM library of over 1400 videos, audios, and other online courses. They host a vibrant community of online entrepreneurs, who regularly share tips and advice in the famous StomperNet forums. Forums that are currently going almost 200,000 posts strong.

StomperNet Live events are also legendary, attracting top speakers from all over the world to address Stompers and help them grow their businesses. The popular “site review” section of the Live Events also makes StomperNet Live events extra unique. Attendees can submit their URL and enjoy a thorough one-on-one analysis of their site, conducted by a StomperNet faculty member. Attendees have called these personal reviews “priceless” and “the smartest thing I’ve ever done for my business.”

As if that wasn’t enough, last year StomperNet launched another new product. One that was – once more – unlike anything else seen in the IM market. Called “The Net Effect”, this printed monthly journal is sent to subscribers in more than 200 countries, and is more handbook than magazine. Its focus? Teaching readers tactics and strategies that will allow them to maximize their presence (and profitability) online. Each issue features instructive, execution-focused articles penned by the StomperNet faculty and other featured writers. At the end of each issue is a summarizing checklist that combines all the action items discussed throughout of the magazine. Readers report that they love to tear these checklists out and work on them each month.

“As big as StomperNet is right now…we’re about to get bigger.” explains Fallon, “I can’t go into the details yet, but suffice it to say that this Fall will see some incredible new offerings from StomperNet. Stuff people have been begging us to do for years now. We’re incredibly excited about the future of StomperNet and our mission of supporting internet entrepreneurism around the world.”

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Andy Jenkins has set up a new blog, and promises to give more insight into his personal and professional reasons for leaving StomperNet. You can find him at www.AndyJenkinsBlog.com.

Best,

p.s. StomperNet has something up their sleeve for Sept 2009. All I know is what you see there… but I’ll keep an eye on it and share details as I get them.