“The 30 Day Challenge” is an incredible resource, for newbies and veteran internet marketers, alike.*

Kathy, left us this comment, last week:**

Hi – I totally agree that there are many unscrupulous people out there who will offer overnight riches, take your money then disappear. I got caught by a couple of them. I have just been part of the 30 Day Challenge where ethical methods of learning IM are taught. The training is free and you are taught how to make your first $10 without spending any money. I can’t tell you how valuable this training has been for me. The official challenge ended 31/8/07 but the website is staying up for others to use. Please try it, it’s not a scam, it’s ethical and it is free. (www.thirtydaychallenge.com)

Of course, I can never bear the temptation of checking out yet another marketing program. So, off I went, to “The 30 Day Challenge” page, to see what Kathy has been raving about.

Eye Candy
Remember how I nag about good design, all the time?.. This is it! Now you’ve seen it. Now you know what it means.
This page is so pretty, I didn’t mind Kathy sent me streight to the opt-in page. On the contrary- I was intrigued! Who ’s the desperado with big enough huevos to make such a short capture page, with so much effort on clean design?! I want to see more pretty design! I’ll opt in! (…or some other similar train of thought… )

For those of you who’d rather not opt-in (you should, if you want access to the Pre-Season Content), The 30 Day Challenge videos are accessible through YouTube.

It Ain’t Costing You a Cent
That’s right. You pay nothing and get tons of material for free. As I mention above, you don’t even have to register (though you really should), so you don’t even pay with your privacy currency.

Sound too good to be true? Well, for my skeptical readers, who are wondering: “If The 30 Day Challenge is free, how does Ed Dale make his money?” Head over to Ed’s Blog, “TubbyNerd“, you will find, at the top of the sidebar, a section called “Hot Sh*t”. This section has a list of dale’s other marketing endeavors, so you can check out his long copy sales letters, there. Also, if you’re interested in buying or selling a website, I suggest you opt-in at Dominiche, for a free e-course.

Not a One-Day Sit-down
Right away, I got my confirmation e-mail from Ed Dale (the most visible of the three partners, the two others being Dan Raine and Nicolas Messe) and started wondering around The 30 Day Challenge site. There’s a lot to see, so I recommend you start from the Pre-Season Content (also available on the first day of training page) and move on to the training page.

It may not take you 30 days to go through all the material, the site has to offer, but even if you are very hungry for information, I suggest you take it a bite at a time. Listen to the pod-casts, watch the videos and do the home-work. Even if you’re too late for this year’s event (this is the third year The 30 Day Challenge has been launched, and it will very probably be launched, again, next year), this training is invaluable, because it’s really all about optimizing tools you are probably already familiar with, like Google trends, Facebook , Twitter or Firfox Addons.

Speaking of Google Trends, by far, my favorite tip is Dan Raine’s what you can learn by using the term “male yeast infection” (watch it on YouTube):

An Incredible Step-By-Step Program with an Abundance of Good Advice
Ed Dale is a pleasant tutor. He actually seems to really have your best interest at heart, sprinkling his personal advice and out-look, generously, all through the courses. Whether it’s all about the importance of teamwork or tools, what The 30 Day Challenge program does is take you by the hand and show you how to leverage anything and everything. This is not traditional marketing that can be applied out of the web, this is what you can do only on-line.

What’s Missing?
The only thing missing from this uttermost thorough course is a glossary. I remember, When I started online, most of the terms were gibberish. “Search engine optimization”, “traffic”, “long copy”, “marketing niche”…Say what?!

If you are unfamiliar with these terms, then start at Wikipedia and look it all up. Also, to get up to date on what’s going on in this business, read my post on How to Independently Learn Internet Marketing.

I, know I usually recap the most important information from my reviewed subject, but in this case, really, there is no point. It’s all free, it’s all sitting on a silver platter, waiting for you to stick a fork in it.

The 30 Day Challenge doesn’t promise to make you tons of money, it challenges you to do it yourself.

* Check the Hotlist for my newest addition.
**Original comment found at my post about “How to Independently Learn Internet Marketing“.

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