This looks like it will be good. The challenge starts on Wednesday, August 1st, 2007. So far, I have learned about some great new tools for your website, some I haven’t even heard of before. If you haven’t already, sign up now! Catch up on the blogs, podcasts, video podcasts, and do a little research on the websites he mentions in the videos such as Facebook, Technorati, Twitter, StumbleUpon, Digg, delicious, and Flickr. I don’t know how to use every one of them to their full advantage, but I think everyone’s in for a treat on Wednesday! Thirty Day Challenge Sign Up

No, You aren’t going to lose any weight on this challenge. Well, maybe you will from the way the guys are talking on the website. The challenge is to make $10 in 30 days online. It starts August 1st, 2007. I haven’t participated in the challenge before, but it sounds interesting and fun! Especially with all my time spent researching SEO, blogging, online marketing, etc., this will be a great challenge and a chance to learn from the pros. Already having some experience building websites and general marketing may help, but I’m a newbie to the online marketing and website monetization...

Getting a dba (doing business as) can be good if you want to start a company but can’t come up with a name for it yet. I created an LLC which was just my last name, LLC until we could come up with a name for our new web company. When we did find a name for the company, all we did was file for a dba so we could do business as the LLC, just under another name. This way, you only have to have one bank account when you create the holding company. I am not a lawyer, but it seems like a good idea for the future if you want to create new companies under your original business name.

Just Do It! If you haven’t done it yet, it’s really easy to set up a company. 1. Come up with a name (this is the hardest part). 2. Visit your state’s website and do a preliminary search to see if the name you want to use already exists. 3. Apply for a corporation online on your state’s website! 4. Call the state and get your employee identification number over the phone. 5. When you receive your articles of organization from the state in the mail, go to the bank and open a bank account with your newly acquired papers and EIN. Easy! I think the whole process minus waiting...