Just some odds and sods today … a little bit of housekeeping at Blog Income.
To those who asked (thank you for asking) and those who are wondering – I am taking a short hiatus and will be back full steam in four to six weeks … that is not to say that this will be a completely silent blog for that length of time, but certainly the posting will be somewhat sporadic.
Tonight is one of those sporadic moments … I just had to let you know that Ed Dale’s annual 30 Day Challenge is just days away only the name has changed and it is no longer 30 days – this year it is simply THE CHALLENGE and starts July 01.
If you take only one internet marketing course this year, this is THE ONE no matter where your level of internet marketing competence lies … best thing is that it is FREE! Hop on over to
No. That .co is not an error. You may already know this but just in case you don’t this is a great time to go and grab yourself some awesome domain names ending in .co … how often have you gone to get a .com or even a .net or .org and found that the simple and most effective names are gone. The assignment of .co domain names is not live as yet but you can go over pre-register at
I have pre-registered for a few … they’re not cheap at $24.95 but I think they’ll fly. This is your chance to get the domain that got away and your opportunity to register a truly global, credible and recognisable domain name. The flexibility that comes with .CO domains means they can be associated with companies, corporations or even other commercial endeavors.
Even if you don’t want to pre-register it is worth the visit to the site, I like the way they are positioning the launch. The message is compelling, of course by now the obligatory video is there but I like that they have a “landrush” option which is an auction format – so if you have the shekels you could bid for say www.internetmarketing.co and any other “good” web address that suits your business. Another feature that I like is aimed at those who have trademarks … the pre-registration requests are filled only after the landrush and trademarks are filled. You do not pay anything up front.
The last item today … why the absence? The reasons are several but they all revolve around working ON my business. Sometimes one gets so entrenched working in the business that you find yourself doing the same things over and over again – that is good to a degree because it is an excellent way to become familiar with what it is that you do, but if you don’t step away for a while and take a bird’s eye view you’ll just stay where you are. I’m going to take this time to go and do some eagle soaring (and there are plenty of them but literally and figuratively).
If I come across something whilst soaring out there that I think would be of value to you, I’ll quickly make a post here – till then ciao!
#1 by KarenSaulmy on June 12, 2011 - 23:19
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I have been thinking of doing the Ed Dale course, have you ever done any of his courses ?
#2 by Valentina on June 13, 2011 - 06:48
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Hi Karen,
Ed Dale is an awesome guy … every year he offers The Challenge for free, and I can tell you, it leaves many of the for fee courses in the dust! What is even more impressive is that every year he has something new added so that you are learning not only the tried and true fundamentals but also what’s new and important. I recommend his Challenge without reserve.
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#3 by Sarah Green on June 29, 2011 - 14:51
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Do you really think the .co domain took off? I still think that .com, .net. and .org are the ones to go for. Of course the latest ICANN ruling will flood the Internet with a wealth of options (if you have the funds that is).
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#4 by Valentina on June 29, 2011 - 16:12
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Hi Sarah,
Hey, thanks for stopping in. This is bizarre … just a week ago I had a meeting with a major domain registrar (one of the largest in the world – they are wholesalers) and it was this very same question that I posed to him. His answer was that the .co has had the fastest growth of any designations, that when people can’t get a .com (still the one in greatest demand), they default to .co and not to .net or .org. Most of the single or short phrased domain names for .com are gone, i.e., try and get something like health.com, or wealth.com – those are probably gone w/.co as well – but you get the idea.
Please stop by at here any time you like ….
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