Hi Gang,

Since 100’s of new people are registering for the 30DC every day, I thought I’d take a moment and post links to all the Pre-Season Training we did this year.

If you’re very short on time, focus on the Twitter and Twhirl Lessons. But do yourself a huge favor - watch ALL of them. With this training under your belt and you’ll be in the best position to take full advantage of the Thirty Day Challenge.

Here you go:

Flock - The official web browser of the Thirty Day Challenge
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/preseason/preseason-flock.php

Flock Settings - Tweak your settings for best performance
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/preseason/preseason-flocksettings.php

Installing Flock Addons - The essentials to install for increased 30DC functionality
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/preseason/preseason-flockaddons.php

Twitter - The most important 30DC communication tool
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/preseason/preseason-twitter.php

Twhirl - A time-saving Twitter management tool
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/preseason/preseason-twhirl.php

Google Reader - Wrangle your RSS feeds and save an hour a day
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/preseason/preseason-googlereader.php

StumbleUpon - Uses social networking to discover popular topic-related sites
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/preseason/preseason-stumbleupon.php

YouTube
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/preseason/preseason-youtube.php

Google Subscribe - Add my expertise to your Google searches
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/preseason/preseason-googlelinks.php

FriendFeed - All your social media in one place
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/preseason/preseason-friendfeed.php

Video Tips - Choose the best format for your 30DC lesson
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/preseason/preseason-videotips.php

The 30DC Forum
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/preseason/preseason-forum.php

The Cheat Sheet - A quick review of all the 30DC Pre-Season Training
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/preseason/preseason-cheatsheet.php

Now get to it!

Ed

I make mistakes. (Hard to believe, I know.) All marketers do. Today I talk about the major ones and how to avoid them.

Learn from our pain and save yourself a ton of aggravation.

An easy but important day today…

The day 30 Lesson is here

Ed

… so it must be true, right? (ahem)

That’s the way authority works. If someone you trust tells you something, you’re more likely to believe it. Same thing with backlinks. You need to get some really authoritative backlinks pointing to your blog. Today GuruBob shows you how to do it.

Can you believe it’s Day 29?!!! Time flies when you’re having fun…

Day 29 lesson

Ed

Today’s about solidifying your position in your niche.

When it comes to building up your blog’s authority, there’s no contest - it’s all about getting backlinks. GuruBob shows you a few ways to do it

Get the Day 28 training is here
Ed

Today we’re in traffic building mode. Time to get more exposure for your blog (more exposure means even more traffic!)

GuruBob shows you how find even more traffic generating keywords using the marvelous Market Samurai. I cover how to take your new keywords and build out your traffic web using the crown jewel of Wordpress Direct - auto content posting.

Get Lesson 27 here

Ed

Day 26 is about what to do if your data tells you your niche doesn’t cut the mustard.

Abandon your poor, underperforming blog? Absolutely not! Your work has not been wasted.

Today we’re turning lemons into lemonade my friends.

Check out the Day 26 lesson is here

Ed

We’re on the downhill run!

Big, big decision today - do you move forward with your niche? Or do you start again with another keyword phrase? Great thing is you don’t have to go on gut feeling. Take emotion out of it and rely on the facts.

One thing I hope you’re getting from this whole process is testing and measuring is the key to success.

And if it works out that your niche doesn’t cut the mustard, you’ve still got plenty of time to make that first dollar in a new niche.

In any case, check out Day 25 - I walk you through how to decide your next steps.

Day 25 Lesson

Ed

Today you get to take breather, but there’s still a little something for the overachiever in you (it’s totally optional…)

We’ve put up a pdf lesson on copywriting I’d like you to take a look at. A lot of people freak out about writing copy, but it’s just the art of writing words that sell stuff.

Even if you don’t use this right now, it’s a great resource to have in your arsenal.

Head over to get your copy

Ed

Hey Gang

Unusual day today - you actually get a bit of a breather. I preview the autoposting feature inside Wordpress Direct (you MUST use this the right way) We’ll be covering this in more depth later, but wanted to get you thinking…

We also go old school with a podcast today. GuruBob and I answer talk about the real purpose of the 30DC and answer some questions

get Day 23 here

Ed

I hate wasting money. And I hate spending money on traffic that doesn’t actually buy my stuff. So today, Caro’s going to show you how to optimize your AdWords campaigns to get real, live buyers to your site and get the maximum bang for your buck.

Get your Day 22 Lesson here

Ed

Day 21 is about finding more keywords for your AdWords campaign and adding them to the work you did yesterday. We also get into split testing, the absolute best way to be even more profitable with the traffic you already have.

Check out Day 21 Here

Ed

Yes, we are doing AdWords this year. Today, Caro does a bang up job taking you through how to set up an account and get going (the right way!)

The Day 20 video is here

Ed

Today I go over some theory about how to drive more traffic to a site and reveal the next method we’ll be using to get more visitors to your blog.

Get day 19 here

Ed

Very important day today. Today is a decision day: do you move forward with the product you’re promoting? Or is it time to give a another one a go? The thing is, you don’t have to guess - the data will tell you what to do.

I go over how to decide in Lesson 18

Get lesson 18 here

Ed

Day 17 “rest day” video is up. Guru Bob shows you how to check your blog rankings.

Don’t forget thirty day challenge tv on tonight at 8pm Eastern. Our biggest surprise comes this week…

Day 17 Video

Ed