7 Reasons to do the 30 Day Challenge

The 30 Day Challenge begins on August 1st (in less than 2 days!) and we’re throwing our full support behind it again this year.

If you haven’t already signed up, here are 7 reasons why you should now.

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1. Because It Changes People’s Lives

Countless people have received their first taste of internet marketing via the 30 Day Challenge, and really understand how internet marketing works.

While not everyone makes it to the end of the full 30 days, dozens have used 30 Day Challenge strategies to make their first dollar online – and I’m told that there are several 30 Day Challenge multi-millionaires today.

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2. Because It Showcases New Marketing Strategies First

  • Twitter,
  • Facebook,
  • Squidoo,
  • Hubpages,
  • Social Bookmarking,
  • Ustream,
  • Market Samurai…

Before just about anyone else was even talking about them, the 30 Day Challenge was already teaching marketers how to use them in their business.

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3. Because Top Marketers Recommend It

It’s recommended by top marketers worldwide – who don’t make a cent from their recommendation.

Here’s just a few of the heavyweight recommendations from the past few days

John ReeseInternet Marketing Legend (& Fastest Man on 4 Wheels)

“Ed does a fantastic job with this program and it has
changed a lot of lives.

I highly recommend you check it out if you haven’t
already seen it.  Again, it’s free…”

Frank KernInternet Marketing Legend (& Semi-Pro Surfer)

“This is always awesome….

If you’re wanting to “cut the crap and just GET STARTED
with *something*” then it’s for you.”

Jason Moffatt“Big Lebowski” of Internet Marketing (& Inventor of the 6 Day Weekend)

Ray Edwards“Obscenely Profitable” Copywriter To The Stars

Suzi DafnisAustralian Internet Marketing Pioneer and TV’s “Dragons Den” Venture Capitalist

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4. Because It’s Free

What more can you say here… The whole month of August is “Pitch Free” for the 30 Day Challenge.

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5. Because Everyone Gets Full Access to Market Samurai

If you’re going to complete the 30 Day Challenge, you’ll need access to all of Market Samurai’s features – including the advanced “paid version” features that we offer time-limited trial access to.

But what happens to people whose trial has expired?

Well, all Market Samurai users who are completing the Thirty Day Challenge will be able to access these features in August (again, for free) – so that you can still get full value out of the 30 Day Challenge.

Plus, we’ll be releasing several new features (for the first time ever) inside the 30 Day Challenge.

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6. Because WE Think It’s Awesome

We wouldn’t support it, or recommend it, if it wasn’t the “real-deal”.

Where else will you find a group of people who will dedicate a whole month of their lives to teaching the latest internet marketing strategies to the masses – for free?

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7. Because Thousands of Participants Don’t Lie

Check Twitter, forums, comments on blog posts or reviews about the 30 Day Challenge just about anywhere on the web and listen to what other people say)

(Have you participated in the 30 Day Challenge? Leave your comments below. What’s the 30 Day Challenge really like? Do you recommend it?)

If you haven’t signed up – you have less than 2 days to get in before the action begins:

http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com

It’s an easy decision to sign up – don’t let it be something you regret missing out on.

Brent

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Market Samurai’s #1 Most Requested Feature: Fixed Headers

The #1 most requested feature for Market Samurai was fixed column headers…

…Column headings that stay visible at the top of the page as you scroll down, so that you can easily work out what the data in each column refers to.

And finally, it’s here.

Fixed column headings are one of the most recent additions to Market Samurai – and they’re available for you to use right now.

Fixed Headers Screenshot

Looks simple… But it wasn’t easy…

I really admire the persistence of Market Samurai’s programmers here.

Let me share their story…

Already, the headers were being used to sort and filter data, resize the column widths to fit the page, and were being hidden when deselected…

After over a dozen failed attempts, the Samurai programmers still couldn’t find a way to make the headings stick at the top of the screen.

These are guys who have built search engines, operating systems, content management systems, micro kernels – and all of the other high-tech features inside Market Samurai… but it looked like this one seemingly simple task had beaten them…

…That Was Until A Few Weeks Ago…

Late one night, they struck success.

It finally worked!

Big smiles beamed from triumphant developers well into the night, and into the next day…

And shortly after – Market Samurai’s most requested feature was released to all users, in all current versions of Market Samurai.

That means (if you haven’t discovered it yet) you can open Market Samurai to find our most requested feature has been delivered – fixed column headers – column headings stay in place as you scroll down.

This makes it easier to analyze data inside the Keyword Research module, and work out what all of the figures mean.

Check it out.

So open up Market Samurai now and have a play with this new cool feature!

Thank-you yet again to all of our users for all of your feedback.

It’s because of your feedback that the team made it a personal challenge to make this feature happen for you.

Keep your comments coming in – they don’t go unheard. :)

-Ben

P.S. – As always, if you haven’t used Market Samurai yet, make sure you get your free trial now and let it find more visitors for your web-site.

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Tagging Videos And Blog Posts In Seconds

Most people still don’t reap the huge benefits of properly tagging their blog posts and videos.

Maybe it’s because they’re not sure of the best way to do it or maybe it’s becasue they’re not aware of the traffic returns good tagging can actually yeild.

The fact is: Tagging gets results!

With that in mind we’ve made the process of tagging even easier, and heaps faster, so you can experience the benefits of increased traffic to your website with very little effort.

(See video below)

There’s no excuse now not to tag your videos and blog posts with juicy search engine loving tags since Market Samurai practically does it for you.

Enjoy.

-Ben

P.S. If you haven’t already, get your free trial of Market Samurai here and see for yourself how easy it can be.

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Market Samurai Ranks Video, Web 2.0 Content

By now, you’re already using Market Samurai’s Rank Tracker to monitor the rankings of your websites and their subpages down to the 1,000th result in the search engines.

But Market Samurai’s Rank Tracker can do much more than this.

What I’m going to show you today is how to use Market Samurai’s Rank Tracker to monitor the rankings of content that you put on 3rd Party sites – like YouTube videos, Squidoo lenses, Hubpages.

Watch the video below and read on.

Google loves content from high authority sites such as YouTube, Squidoo and many others.

As a result, you can often be awarded very generous rankings, and quickly for content hosted on these sites.

In many cases this content can rank higher and faster than a seemingly more relevant self hosted website page.

In the case of videos, Google will often reserve a prominent place in its search engine results specifically for videos (as you see below.)

If we can get content on these sites ranked highly and quickly, we can use it to drive traffic to our main site, ultimately making more happy, paying customers.

This is known as “feeder content” and high authority web 2.0 websites are perfect for it.

However in the past the tricky part has been tracking this content in the search engines.

Well that is until now. With Market Samurai it’s a cinch, requiring only a few clicks of the your mouse.

Happy tracking!

-Ben

P.S. If you haven’t yet experienced Market Samurai’s Rank Tracker, try it for free!

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Happy First Birthday Market Samurai

Market Samurai is celebrating its first birthday!

It’s certainly been a busy year!

Every month, thousands more people begin using Market Samurai – adding to the tens-of-thousands of people who open Market Samurai and use daily in their internet marketing.

But this is just the beginning…

The Last 365 Days – And Into the Future

Every day worked, Market Samurai gets a little bit better…

Something new is developed…

Something good is improved…

Something is innovated, or discovered for the first time…

Or something “impossible” is solved…

And every day, all of us who use Market Samurai see the fruits of this. We get better results in our online marketing because Market Samurai keeps pushing the boundaries of improvement.

But It Doesn’t Happen By Itself…

Countless of people deserve our thanks for helping to shape Market Samurai into what it is today.

Since it’s the 1st birthday of Market Samurai, let me share them and their contributions with you…

1) The 9 Noble Samurai

These are the people who eat, sleep and breathe Market Samurai every day.

Clockwise from left-to-right: Michael (developer), Arlen (developer), Andrew (developer), Mark (marketing), Eugene (mad scientist), Brent (marketing), Ben (marketing), Warwick (support), Miriam (support).

Thank-you for everything you’ve done.

From the early days when you were sleeping in corners of the office just to keep up with demand, to the hard work and long hours you put in daily, to the fact that you often work after hours and weekends – your dedication doesn’t go unnoticed…

Through Market Samurai, you’ve made a difference in tens-of-thousands of peoples lives.

2) The Specialists

While they’re not a daily part of the Market Samurai team, these people have all contributed their unique skills to the team at critical times.

Pictured above (left-to-right): Ben Stickland, Aaron, Terry, David, Nick, Chris.
Not Pictured: Levi, Anna, Andrea, Robert

Thank-you for being there at the times that we needed you the most.

Your help has meant we were able to combat some difficult problems at important moments in our growth – and Market Samurai wouldn’t be where it is today without you.

3) And, Most Importantly… YOU!

Thousands of people have helped to shape Market Samurai…

But none more than the people who use Market Samurai.

You’re Market Samurai’s biggest advisers, biggest advocates, and biggest contributors.

  • Because you shared your feedback with us – we were able to use your ideas, feedback and frustrations to create cool new features, and solve big online marketing problems inside Market Samurai.

  • Because you shared Market Samurai with your friends – Market Samurai went from being relatively unknown, to the “must-have” tool for anyone who is serious about having a profitable online business.
  • Because you shared your tips and tricks for using Market Samurai with others – thousands of new Market Samurai users were, for the first time, able to grasp important marketing concepts, and make profitable marketing decisions.

Thank-you to you all.

You continue to be the biggest source of inspiration for new Market Samurai features, the biggest contributors of information into the Market Samurai community, and the biggest referrers of new users into the Market Samurai community.

Every day, when we act on your advice and feedback to make Market Samurai even better, it’s because you chose to be a part of our team.

So once again – thank-you.

We wouldn’t be here today without you.

:)

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