Brian Solis published “The Art & Science of Blogger Relations” that may be of interest to you. Download your own copy by clicking on the hyperlinked title, or check it out below:

Nancy Andrews talks on SEO Radio about The current state of Google and small business.

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Many of you know I purchased Rich Schefren’s Business Acceleration Program back in December of last year, and that entitled me to attend the live seminar for free, but other responsibilities have prevented that from happening.  The live event is going on RIGHT NOW.  While I’m sad I couldn’t make it, Rich is offering a pretty nice deal on the home study version of the course.  If you’re interested in that, he’s offering it at half price until Friday at midnight (ET).  A special link to get you to the product is below:

http://schefren.infusionsoft.com/go/L08/rogerbau/

I really wish I could have attended this, but I’m slated to be in Arizona next week for Infusion training to become a certified consultant which is pretty exciting.  Only so many conferences can make it onto the docket in a given year, ya know?

If you end up purchasing Rich’s home study course, come on back and let us know what you think of it.  If it’s anything like any of his other material, it’s sure to please.

Here’s Roger’s review of David Bain’s 26 Week Internet Marketing Plan:

What You Get:

• 4 DVDs with 26 weeks worth of instruction
• 4 workbooks that reinforce the DVDs
• 8 Audio CDs with bonus interviews
• PDF files to reinforce interviews and instruction
• 10-Step Quick Start Guide
• Poster that outlines the entire program completely color coded

Admittedly, I was a little apprehensive when David Bain approached me to joint venture partner with him on the 26 Week Internet Marketing Plan venture as a lot of what David’s claimed to be offering was similar in scope to the SEO Bible’s intended content. After mulling it over for a bit, I remembered my own affirmation “why try to reinvent the wheel?” I’m glad I came to that decision.

The 26 Week Internet Marketing Plan is a robust product offering that incorporates business strategy, tactical how-to advice, and covers a wide array of internet marketing topics that should benefit anyone looking to learn more about this lucrative field. There are a lot of products that touch upon various aspects of the 26 Week Internet Marketing Plan, but I’m not exaggerating when I say this is what we were hoping to produce with the SEO Bible video and audio training package. Again, “why reinvent the wheel?” This is what was being developed behind the scenes, but I highly encourage you to get this package now. We’ll throw in our SEO videos once they’re complete, and you’ll get a copy of the SEO Bible eBook immediately upon purchasing David’s product through our affiliate link here:

Purchase 26 Week Internet Marketing Plan

Simply e-mail us a copy of your order number, and we’ll send you a copy of the eBook immediately then send you update links as the videos, audio files, and supplemental workbooks become available. We’ll even throw in the SMO videos (our next product) once they’re produced at no additional charge to you. How’s that for an offer? Hopefully one you can’t refuse.

Unbiased Product Review

Ok, as for the product itself. I’m impressed with the strategic overview David provides at the beginning. When a lot of marketers set out to create a web presence, it’s simply because a competitor is already ranking well for a certain term (SEO) or they think ranking well for a particular keyword phrase will lead them to oodles of traffic and increased sales. Reality doesn’t quite workout that way more often than not, and there are more things to consider beyond ranking well for a few keyword phrases.

The 26 Week Internet Marketing Plan does a good job with traditional SEO (if there is such a thing for a relatively young industry). SEO is just one piece of the puzzle though, and I’m grateful that David’s program delves deeper into a myriad of topics surrounding internet marketing including: social media, press releases, site architecture, blogging, RSS, e-mail, PPC, directories, article marketing, forum interaction, podcasting, video marketing, and analytics.

While it pains me to admit that David beat us to the punch with his product, he did so there’s no sense in pretending otherwise. Hat’s off to him for producing a quality product that covers a lot of ground in a well integrated package that should benefit those lucky enough to get a hand on the product for years to come. I highly recommend this package to internet marketers of beginning to intermediate skill levels. There is a lot to learn, and this is a fantastic place to start.

Well done David!

PS–this isn’t to suggest there isn’t something of value to be learned in our products because they compliment one another very nicely. I don’t want that to be lost in the shuffle.

Some of you may recall this post which discussed a potential partnership in the works to provide complimentary internet marketing education. Well, that day is here, and the product is David Bain’s 26 Week Internet Marketing Plan. I’ve taken the liberty to review the product and highly encourage you to get your hands on it if you can. I’ll share the review in a separate post as I want to share an offer with you.

Should you purchase David’s product, I’ll throw in The SEO Bible, all the videos (once finalized) and the upcoming Social Media Optimization product line (videos, eBook, audio, and workbooks) at no additional charge. All you have to do is e-mail a copy of your order number along with the name you used when ordering (so we can verify the affiliate link). That’s it–two products for the price of one.

In the meantime, download David’s 4 Phases of Internet Marketing for free.