The Stock Market. Gotta love it, right?

Are we in a double-dip?

So say the experts… but if you look at a graph of the Footsie over the last 10 years you’ll see we’ve already had one with the peaks being 1999 and 2007.

There’s only one way to go… RISE!

But then… I could be wrong… I could be RIGHT!

Thad and I are in the process of settling on a WordPress theme to work with going forward. They are all a bit fiddly and you have to play around a little bit.

Flexibilty Theme looks to be a fairly easy one with plenty of options. You can pick from multiple layouts, colour schemes, etc without getting too involved with the coding. That’s the free version. For single page landers you’ll need to get the paid version which is £129 for unlimited use.

The new version of Wealthy Affiliate, Platinum will be released on September 15th!

I’ve been a part of the Beta Testing for Platinum and I’m sworn to secrecy so I can’t say too much at this stage.

What I can say is this is going to take the whole process of learning how to become successful at Affiliate Marketing to a whole new level.

LOL! Just spotted this on Twitter

What if websites were people:-

That’s Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Wikipedia, Deviant Art, You Tube, Google.

Well, they’ve certainly got the grim Google boffin right! But what about Twitter? Kids and Teens don’t do Twitter. The Wikipedia dude looks spookily like my youngest son, Nick!

Pic courtesy of deviantart http://elontirien.deviantart.com/art/Internet-University-Cast-120846620

This month’s exclusive niche report is now available so ANC Members should head on over to the members area and grab it now.

Listen, I got a question for ya. Are we still in a recession or not? Not sure if you follow the financial markets. Thad and I do. In fact it’s our big interest outside of IM. (And yes, we do IM in that area.)

People are still feeling the pain from the July Squidoo Policy Updates and whilst I sympathise I have to say in a lot of cases it’s really their own fault.

Forget about what topics can and can not be written about… forget about if you previously had some money making lenses and they are now toast.

Fact is, you should only ever use third party sites like Squidoo on your OWN terms!

‘List Legions’ is available now!

Free for ANC members.

List Legions – Our complete guide to list building. Build a genuine relationship with your customers!

Covers all aspects of list building: using an autoresponder; how to capture leads; offering incentives; killer mail messages; getting traffic. Includes a step by step ‘How To’ section.

Guides like this one can cost up to $97.

Hey, a question that often pops up in the Wealthy Affiliate forum (and loads of other places) is ‘how can I compete on competitive keywords terms’, particularly in relation to articles.

Or maybe there is already an Ezine article or Squidoo lens in place using the keyword term you want to use.

Often times, the answer will be to try another keyword phrase but that’s not always the right answer.

Creating a good bonus is vital to get people to sign up to your lists and it’s important that you give a great first impression.

One of the best ways to do this is by creating a short PDF guide. It doesn’t need to be huge but it’s important that it looks professional.

First, grab a copy of ‘Open Office‘. It’s free and you can download it here.

The Duplicate Content Penalty has long been something of a debate in the SEO world and it’s hotting up.

Check out these three videos from the Stompernet guys.

Highly entertaining. LOL! How the hell he turns himself into a computer graphic is beyond me!

Anyway, have a look. They are about 8 minutes each but well worth it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9AfEfTFgzM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m07czorMZg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsf6Pq7PgXc