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Special Thirty Day Challenge Broadcast - This Sunday

Sunday, April 27th, 2008
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Episode 6 - Thirty Day Challenge

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Why I Don’t Follow Many People On Twitter - I choose to follow EVERYONE!

Monday, April 14th, 2008

This is a really important video on the real politics of twitter and how I use an amazing tool to keep track of everyone. You don’t need to follow everyone and I have to take issue with people who say that it’s rude, arrogant,or says something about their character (which is negative)

So here’s my case - I’m sure that not everyone will agree.

And here is the Hi-Def version for you to downland

The Case For Not Following Everyone Who Follows You On Twitter

(You should right click on that file and download it to your computer - it’s not designed to play straight away)

Feel free to spread this one around - I think this issue goes a lot further than Internet Marketing.

Ed

PS Check out Quotably.com and really make twitter fly - This video shows how you can pilot this amazing site…

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How To Use Twitter For Business

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

YouTube - How To Use Twitter For Business

This is one of my favorite Twitter using case studies for small business.

Check it out on youtube above or…

Download - How To Use Twitter For Business - Right Click and save this to your computer hard disk and watch it with iTunes or VLC media player.

Enjoy

Ed

We Need Your Help And Feedback

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

Hi Guys and Gals,

A Public Service Announcement Follows…

Dan here, and I wanted to put up a quick post because we are getting ready for this years Thirty Day Challenge… and oh my god, is it going to rock!… seriously … Lot’s of cool things coming down the line (and yes, you have only seen the start of it with the Social Bookmarking Service)… But… (big but) …we would really appreciate it… if you could do Ed and I a Favor (or favour… never sure about those spellings)…

We are in the process of building up to the Thirty Day Challenge 2008 and we would love it if you could give us a little feedback… No biggie, just an honest opinion of how we have done so far….

Now, don’t get me wrong, we are going to be using this for our marketing (well that is why we are here isn’t it?), but honestly, it would mean a lot to us if you could give us a little testimonial and let us know how we are doing, and more importantly, how you are doing

Now don’t freak out… you don’t have to do it… but if you do then we would be eternally grateful…

Now there are a few ways you can do this… first off…

YouTube

We would love you to record a testimonial via YouTube. (well we are being cutting edge here), record, upload, then shoot us a link at the email address at the bottom of this post and let us know…

Your Own Video

This would be great, either email the file to the address at the bottom or send us a link to download…uber cool.

Audio Testimonial

If you can, then please leave us an audio testimonial at the link below. You can give a written spiel, upload a picture of yourself (much appreciated), and leave us a message by calling our number (you can use Skype)..

Click here to leave a testimonial

Written Testimonial

Now I understand that we all don’t like leaving an audio message, but if you just want to shoot us a written testimonial then you can at the link below. If you have a picture of yourself the you can also upload it to…

Click here to leave a testimonial

And The Twitter

Seriously, we appreciate any feedback, so please shoot a private message to @testimonials on Twitter and Ed and I will get that too.

Now For The Final Option

If none of the above appeals and you just want to shoot us an email then that is cool too :) Send it to testimonials@wuranga.com

Submissions: Vids, Audio, YouTube link and general abuse to testimonials@wuranga.com

Seriously, we really appreciate it, testimonials don’t have to be ‘polished’, in-fact we would prefer if you just spoke your mind and let us know how we have done and like I said above, how you have done. All feedback is appreciated!

Thanks,

Dan

How To Master Twitter With Twhirl

Friday, April 11th, 2008

This is the one you have been waiting for!

This video shows how to manage Twitter using the brilliant twitter client Twhirl - which is totally cross-platfom - PC, Mac it does not care!!

Unless you are on a Mac you will need to download this file and play it in iTunes or VLC media player

Just Right Click the Link to save it to your disk

Id really appreciate your social bookmarking on this one - I figure if people knew how to use Twitter REALLY properly - it will become even bigger

How To Master Twitter With Twhirl

Please spread it around - the youtube low res version is here.

Everyone needs to see this one

Ed

http://twitter.com/Ed_Dale

Tweet Clouds

My Weapon Of Choice On Twitter

Friday, April 11th, 2008

To continue my twitter series I want to show you how to install TWHIRL

This is the application I use to Twitter myself into a coma. It’s a brilliant tool and it’s cross-platform.

Once you have it installed - mY next video will show you how to operate it like a master.

It will become clear why I don’t follow many people on twitter - because in truth - I follow everyone…

Here is the Download How To Set up TWHIRL (Right click on this and save it to your desktop - watch it with iTunes or VLC media Player)

Any Internet Business Comes Down To This

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Internet Buiness DiagramAt the end of the day any Internet business comes down to this diagram.

I have been digesting an amazing book called  “Back Of The Napkin” - It really is a ground breaking book (although Gary Halbert would surely be saying “I told you so” )

It’s not just about drawings -it’s about a whole process of “Visual Thinking” - I’m loving it and this diagram is the first in a series of a project I’m doing on the Immediate Edge.

I always get excited when I learn a new creative process and this is really a great one.

Gary Halbert always rammed home to me that your best thinking in done with pen and paper. This book agrees and even provides the scientific evidence of why this is so.

People are surprised that I do my planning on paper. So does John Reese, So does Frank Kern.

I remember when the three of us were traveling in Japan on the bullet train. John (in a way that only he can) just clapped his hands together  and said “It’s time to make some money” and he pulled out his yellow notepad. He does all his planning on pen and paper…

Sidenote - John fell asleep on the train and Frank spent the rest of the trip using the same legal pad to draw an “intimate” part of the male anatomy and then position it so he could take a “compromising” photo…

For someone like me with a real passion for tech - you might be surprised about how much  I use pen and paper.

Ed

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Thirty Day Challenge TV Episode 4 - The One For Gary

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Ustream.tv

Here is this weeks show - note that it starts with a minutes silence. Covered heaps of cool topics in this one.

Ed

Only At The Thirty Day Challenge…

Friday, April 4th, 2008

Here at the Thirty Day Challenge we pride ourselves in excellent Internet Marketing education, and our goal has always been to give you the best possible service we can. (ok, hyperbole I know)… but… Today Ed and I are proud to announce that we have a new kick ass, killer service available for you guys that will change the way you work forever…

Automated Peer-To-Peer Social Bookmarking

We all know how important social bookmarking can be, and we all know how time consuming it is to do. Ed and I are going to give you the tools to take the pain out of bookmarking forever

Announcing The New ‘Thirty Day Challenge Peer-To-Peer Bookmarking Network’

First of all I want to say… ‘This is not a spam social bookmarking system‘. This is a huge time-saver for legitimate users

As you know, it can take up to forty minutes to post your bookmarks. (assuming that you are bookmarking to all the major sites you should be)… You know the drill, go to the site, log-in, post, repeat…. (over and over again).  What we are providing you is a way to automate this process… and include your friends…

let me show you how to make this easier on yourself…

Obviously you know how important social bookmarking can be… But what I am going to show you now is a way to take the pain out of bookmarking forever. That’s right. All you NOW need to do is visit the Social Account page which can be found in the Dashboard. (the green icon on the right hand side)…

Setup Your Social Bookmarking Account Now.

How To Sign Up To Twitter - The Video

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Twitter / Ed_Dale

Twitter is going to be very important this year.

Very, Very, Very Important

I thought it would be good to do a video for you to show you how to sign up

This is a link to the youtube version

Here is the hi-def version to download (right click and save it to your computer)

If you like the video don’t forget to give us some social love. Those buttons just below this post will make it easy for you :-)Ed

Tubby Nerd Humiliates Pro Copywriters With 19 Minute Lesson

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Ed has just put up a great lesson on writing headlines. We had a streaming version here but it was messing with the blog. I will get this fixed as soon as possible, but for now, you can download the Hi-Def version here.