What is The Immediate Edge?

The Immediate Edge is one of the longest running membership groups that Internet marketers have gone for training, tips, and strategies to build their online businesses. The organization was started by Dan Raine and Ed Dale. There is so much content and training there it is nearly impossible for me to tell you everything. Here are some of the highlights:

• Edge Blueprints – training courses about creating specific products or websites (such as making iPhone & Android Apps, creating income using Adsense, learn how to buy and sell websites and domain names, etc.)
• Training Center – how to find a niche, SEO, keyword research, link building, and more
• Monthly Newsletters
• Member Forum
• Library of useful information
• Tool – Backlink tools, article tools, keyword research tools, and more
• A Blog to keep you informed
• All of the Challenge Plus content will be here, too!

I could go on and on – but if you are interested, you can read the details for yourself. Let me just add that if you are looking for some totally unique and hard to find information about what REAL (and successful) Internet marketers are doing online, you will want to join the Immediate Edge. And, for a while there is a dollar trial – yes for $1 you can get a trial membership and take a peek inside this depository of extremely helpful information.

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In the process of learning about marketing online,  I have signed up for many “guru” marketers email lists. One of those “gurus” is Perry Belcher. I have just learned that he was charged with internet marketing fraud in 2008. He entered a guilty plea to multiple felony and misdemeanor charges. He was given 10 years of probation and there were many special conditions to his probation. His property was seized including his home, the money in his many bank accounts, his audio/video equipment, his four ATVs, his Harley motorcycle, his vintage Desoto, his Jaguar, and a Toyota and a Dodge truck were also seized. All of his property was sold at auction in order to provide the funds to pay his victims back. (see more about the court records). This means he’s gellin’ like a felon (for real, people are calling him the Internet Felon).

I knew he sold programs to internet marketers, but I was not aware of the medical products he sold. This is the shameful part, in my opinion. Selling fake pills to sick people is just PITIFUL and evil. He had a company called Selmedica. He created a persona of a doctor (using a clip art photo and made-up name) in order to give his products credibility. He also quoted fake statistics about supposed medical trials for his “cures”. This type of snake oil product promotion is as old as the hills, but the internet allows unscrupulous people to put a slick new spin on selling ineffective and unproven medicine. It is really sad that people don’t know any better (some say they are just plain stupid) to buy pills to enlarge breasts or dissolve freckles (yes he sold stuff like that). But the worst offense is the supposed cures for serious diseases and medical problems that he was selling. Here is a page that explains the fraudulent medical remedies in detail: Perry Belcher Victim Search.

The search is on for victims of Perry Belcher’s marketing schemes.

If you bought his Secret Cure Disease Ebook, any Selmedica or Increase Media product, the police want to hear from you. To contact them, call the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office at (901) 545-3268 or email them at selmedica@shelby-sheriff.org.

Do I still belive there are reputable products being marketed online? Yes, I do, but I will be far more careful and will check out the websites, their owners,  the products, and the claims being made about them. I hope everone will do the same.

I first read about this at a seriously entertaining website (from which I borrowed the term “Internet felon”): Salty Droid. Hat’s off to that site for covering the topic so well.

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Stomperwhat, you might ask? Well, they are the most elite group for getting an  internet marketing education and learning about search engine optimization (SEO).

To get all the information as an early bird, go sign up here: Stompernet Early Bird. I remember 07/07/07 when I was first introduced to this organization, and my life will not be the same – I joined and the stuff I learned is awesome! The things I learned helped me know ways to make money online (the best part is I can make money while I am asleep). You might like learning all about Internet Marketing and SEO. If so, go check it out.

Just a note, this is not a membership that will teach you one “killer” technique for Internet marketing cash – it is a full education about many ways to increase your search engine results, make a better landing page or home page to your site, you get actual coaching, too - and basically you’ll learn how to build authority in your niche. It is not for someone who is just playing around with the internet – it is for serious internet business people. So, if that sounds like you, I can highly recommend this.

999 Update – There will be bonuses and the price for Stompernet is actually AFFORDABLE (gasp)! Don’t forget to to go to page with all the information: Stompernet Reopening.

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I think for new marketers who are trying to monetize blogs, or those who don’t want to spend time building a site (and instead want to write killer copy and do promotion) this affiliate theme builder for WordPress blogs is a great thing to try. There are levels of service available, too – the basic package is a one time payment of $97:

• Use Affiliate Theme on a single domain/website
• Six (6) unique page templates
• Access to Video Tutorials, Knowledge Base, and Support Forum AND Affiliate Interviews

Perhaps you realize that there are not too many things in the marketing world these days that don’t require a subscription – so take advantage of this offer which will require you to only pay once. There are other packages for those who wish to use these themes on multiple websites (and another package for super affiliates).

I recommend going to take the test drive, since it is hard to describe in words something that is so well explained visually here:

So as a “mini-review” I would say this  theme builder for affiliate marketing in wordpress blogs is going for a reasonable price and it saves you a ton of time.

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Now I have good news to report. There ARE Internet marketers that won’t scam you. In fact, the person I am going to talk about (Ed Dale) won’t even charge you a penny. No tricks, no lies, no shady tactics! Of course he does sell other programs and products, but the one I am going to talk about is totally free – and has so much value it is almost unbelievable.

I am talking about the Thirty Day Challenge that is held every August. This is a challenge to make $1 online in a month (without spending any money in the process). It has been going on for about five years. I’ve particpated in those that took place in 2007 and 2008. Right now, you can go check out the pre-season information at Thirty Day Challenge. If you go to that website, you can sign up and start recieving the emails that will walk you through each day of the challenge.  Also, you will be able to go look at the training here: Thirty Day Challenge Training. And there is a blog to keep people informed, as well as an awesome forum where participants post messages and help each other.

How does the free training and the challenge work?

In July, there are sporadic emails you will receive with instructions about tools and internet techniques that will be used during the challenge. These are good to get started with right away, because, if you are going to do the 30 day challenge, you will be busy each day in August. Every day that month, there will be at least one video (usually more than one). Each day the videos will walk you through a system for making money online with no investment on your part. Many people apply the techniques they learn to their existing online businesses. Others – probably the majority of participants – are just starting out and use this as an opportunity to learn more aobut Internet marketing. There are also live Internet broadcasts where Ed Dale will answer questions (and the place those take place have a chat feature where participants can talk to Ed and to each other during the broadcast).

I’ve learned tons from this guy -  and I have successfully applied many of those “secrets” and tricks or techniques of how to make money to some of my websites where I am trying to make an income.  OK -  I guess I should “fess up” that during the 2007 challenge I didn’t make my $1 in the first month – but in 2008 I did make more than a dollar in that first month!

So if you want to learn more about how people make money online, or if you want to learn ways to do that more successfully, you would really like this program.

Summary: I give a big “Wave” (thumbs up, kudos, bravo) to the Thirty Day Challenge for being one of the best Internet marketing training programs available.

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