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Yesterday I attended a webinar previewing the upcoming XSitePro 2.0.

All I can say is WOW!!!

I was floored. XSitePro 2.0 is a website builder, but the sites created by it will be anything but static. It really takes away any of the advantages a blog currently owns in the search engine marketplace.

Some of the new features that I am very excited about are the ability to schedule content publishing over time, the option to create forms that are completed on line and submitted to the email of your choice, and the ability to sell directly through paypal. The right sidebar can be customized differently for different pages rather than being static across all of them. There are hundreds of themes, with tremendous editing features.

I’m not doing the preview webinar any justice here. The guy talked for almost 90 minutes and covered new feature after new feature.

The current XSP is a good solid program that has a whole bunch of little bugs, in my opinion. But it was always easy enough to figure out a work around to produce a fairly professional looking site quite easily. I grew to really like it.

But now I can’t wait for the upgrade. I have a few site ideas mapped out that I was planning to build with Wordpress. Not anymore. I will be building these with XSP 2.0. And I won’t have to mess around with any plugins or do a whole bunch of FTPing.

And I’m thrilled with the upgrade price they announced. I’ll buy it immediately and I can honestly say I would pay much more.

I believe the updated version is going to be released on May 20. I know that they have a deal in place still, that if you buy the current version you get the upgrade for free.

They announced on the webinar that the price on XSitePro 2.0 will be $297. The current version is $197.

If you’ve been thinking at all about purchasing this program, do the math. Now is the time. XSitePro.

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I visited BoomTown, the newest evolution of Jaime Mintun’s IM Consultancy program.

I was impressed. It’s simplified from the earlier version and the path seems clearer to me. The steps are in place so a person very new to IM could hone the skills and knowledge to become a capable Internet consultant. Additionally, Jaime has built in tons of support along the way with mentors, tutorials, outsourcing options, and even personal sales reps. You name it.

I feel some trepidation because I really enjoy Internet marketing and don’t want to give it up. I’m wondering if once I better understand all that is possible in the role of consultant and how to execute, I will really enjoy that too.

My inclination is to stay behind the scenes and not try to do a whole lot of sales and other extroverted kinds of activities. Apparently Jaime has envisioned how this is possible within the system she has developed. I’ll be checking that out first.

Here’s the WSO where Jaime describes the whole program, if you’d like to check it out: BoomTown

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Boomtown is the new name for Jaime Mintun’s consultancy program. Her intention is to provide participants with everything they need to create and sustain businesses as Internet consultants. She promises to hold one’s hand until they are making thousands each month.

I joined last year when it was called Turbo Charged Consulting. It was a bit slow getting off the ground at the time and, to be honest, my intention was to use it as a back up only if my efforts to create streams of Internet income fizzled. So it was way on the back burner.

I’m currently really enjoying my projects and activities as a marketer, and my income is increasing, but it’s time anyway to revisit the prospect of being a consultant. I envision myself working with local business people, coordinating their efforts to create a presence on the Internet and increasing their success in marketing and selling their services online.

Right now Jaime has a WSO going (a Warrior Special Offer on the Warrior Forum) that offers a blueprint for a weekend seminar teaching “local business people” the ins and outs of marketing on the web. The sales copy is fabulous and really psyched me up. Then I learned I get access to this as a member of Boomtown. Cool!

So tomorrow I am going to put my other activities on hold and devote the day to Boomtown, checking it all out and getting my feet wet again. I may really enjoy niche research, site building and seo, but if I intend to truly create a living for myself, I believe it will be as a consultant. I know I’ll need some hand holding, but I’m finally convinced that’s the way to go.

I’ll keep you updated…

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Today I finally finished reconfiguring my eBay affiliate sites from Commission Junction links to eBay Partner Network links. What a process! I only have about 6 sites promoting the eBay affiliate program. I really feel for the people who have thousands of pages! What a job for them.

Now comes the question of reporting by the EPN. Folks on the E1KaDay forum are reporting inconsistencies and errors in EPN’s stats. I have to admit I haven’t gotten into checking out the reports yet. But, it will be important to watch how this plays out. I expect they’ll have some growing pains, but will hopefully work them out quickly.

My eBay sites are all on Wordpress blogs. I have used 1 specific theme for a number of them and it really works well. Would it be a problem (footprint) if I used the same theme for all of the sites? Probably not with such a small number, but I’ll have to check into this. The Prosense theme is the one I like. It puts so much more blog content above the fold, and that’s what is drawing me to change all of the blogs.

My task today was very tedious. Glad I’m done. On to more creative projects.

Have a good one!

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My involvement with the Black Ink Project has led me to Twitter.

Jeremy Palmer recommended that all participants in BIP follow him on Twitter, along with a course specific blog, to stay updated on developments in the program.

Actually, I’ve seen references to Twitter all over the place lately. It seem to be escalating. “Everyone” seems to be recommending it as an excellent tool for marketing. Since it’s Web 2.0 social marketing, though, the value is in the connecting with others over time and what can come from that, rather than direct selling.

I’m starting to have fun with it. Other “tweeters” are following me, and some have made comments. I’m enjoying the contact and look forward to seeing how it develops.

Now, I’m not sure if “tweeters” is a correct term or not. I got an ebook on Twitter through my Earn1KaDay membership and I’m reading that to learn what makes Twitter tick. I move so much faster when I can get the “how to” without just tons of trial and error. True of most people, I hope.

I’ve heard there’s a Twitter widget available for the side bar on a blog. I’ll check into that and get it on here when I can.

If you’re on Twitter, make contact — I’ll follow you back. You’ll find me at twitter.com/yellowdog.

That’s it for now.

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