A new free report has been released today. It is called the The Attention Age Doctrine and it’s by Rich Schefren.

Rich teaches about successful business with his coaching program. I found his report on Web 2.0 Marketing quite informative. It is good food for thought indeed. I am quite motivated on blogging after reading the report.

What is Web 2.0?

The report gives us the essentials of Web 2.0 Marketing. Have you ever wondered what Web 2.0 is ? Let’s have a look at what Wiki says for it:

I guess it is more clear now. Web 2.0 is all the great tools we have online now to communicate and collaborate with people; like Facebook, Digg, Stumble Upon, and blogs and blogging platforms of course!

What it in it for me?

The report talks about the importance of social communities and how businesses have to deal with them in a better way to be successful in the new Web 2.0 era.

Report also mentions that people are changing their attitude towards who they trust. The number one trusted source now is people just like you. This can be a trusted blogger in our case.

As bloggers, we all should aim to be viewed as a “trusted friend” by our readers, which is why this report and Web 2.0 Marketing is important for us.

Rich says that if you can establish your blog as a leader or even just build a small readership, you will have lots of options for making money. Cool!

Download the Report

I strongly suggest you to download the report. It will take a few minutes of you, yet you will feel yourself happy after reading it as a blogger. You may realize that why you need to be on top of Web 2.0 as soon as possible. Also you will learn the tactics and strategies on how you can do this.

Click here to download the report: Web 2.0 Marketing

I certainly agree with what Rich says. We all should learn how to survive in Web 2.0 world. This is essential for ultimate success in making money blogging.

What do you think? Knowledge grows when it is shared. I will be pleased to receive your comments after reading the report.

You use RSS (Really Simple Syndication) to syndicate or subscribe to the feed of a website, blog or almost any media content online (not just articles, it can be music, video or almost any digital media). By syndicating you subscribe to the feed of the site which means you do not have to go visit the website to read the latest content. Instead you use feed reading software or a website to read the latest articles. Instead of going to each of your favourite sites individually you can collect all the feeds of the sites (provided they make them available) in one place. The purpose of syndication is to therefore make it more efficient for you to consume your favourite content.If you are not into the technical side of the Internet your don’t need to know much about XML. It’s basically the formatting language that software and websites use to distribute the content to your feed reader. If you know nothing about HTML then you probably don’t really need to know much about XML either. Just understand that behind syndication is the language XML.

What does RSS solve ?

RSS solves a problem for people who regularly use the web. It allows you to easily stay informed by retrieving the latest content from the sites you are interested in. You save time by not needing to visit each site individually. You ensure your privacy, by not needing to join each site’s email newsletter. The number of sites offering RSS feeds is growing rapidly and includes big names like Yahoo News.

For a more detailed coverage, i strongly suggest you to check my mentor Yaro Storak’s article What is RSS and How Do I Use It? More info can also be found at WhatisRSS.com

What is rssHugger, dude?

rssHugger is developed by Collin LaHay, an experienced entrepreneur, search engine optimizer, and internet marketer. rssHugger is a unique website that aims to bring bloggers and readers together. rssHugger aims to provide blog owners with a unique easy-to-use way to promote their blogs by sending them traffic, building backlinks for search engine optimization, as well as attracting new rss subscribers if the content is interesting to the reader. rssHugger aims to help visitors be able to easily find blogs that write about subjects they are interested in. These subjects include: internet marketing, making money online, charity, sports, gambling, and many more. If the visitors find a blog that they had not previously heard about, they can easily add it to their RSS readers or bookmark it.

Collin’s goal is to to sign up 250,000 free blogs within the first year of operation. With over 112 million registered blogs, with about 175,000 new ones per day, he feels this goal is possible.

Frankly speaking, this target can be seen a bit aggressive, yet can be achievable. We shall always bear in mind that the growth in internet businesses are exponential (simply you have potential to triple your subscribers and income in a few months) On the other hand Collin has just started; there is only 161 RSS feeds available at the moment. I don’t see this as a weakness of rssHugger. On the contrary, i am very happy to take up a good seat and position before the train gets too crowded. First come, first serve…

How does it work ?

A blog owner writes a review about rssHugger (Who they are, your opinion, suggestions, etc), and registers his blog on rssHugger.com. Then they manually review all blogs/reviews to ensure that their website only hosts quality blogs.

All in all, i think if you are stuck with the same number of RSS subscribers for a few months, you might speed up the process with rssHugger. With this review, hopefully i will be hugged by rssHugger soon. No doubt i will write an update about it sooner or later . Wish me luck and stay tuned with my RSS feeds!

Starting from this week, i would like to highlight great bloggers and their amazing posts in my blog. If you want me to introduce you and your search for blogging here, please contact me immediately. It will be my pleasure to host you here.

Tina Su , CHO(Chief Happiness Officer) of thinksimplenow.com has become very popular again with How to Be Naked like a Baby. I feel myself lucky to meet such a unique person and exchange e-mails with her daily. She has decent advices on personal development, productivity, efficiency, and happiness. I refresh my soul every time i visit her blog. I strongly suggest you to check her daily. You will feel like you are meditating when reading her blog. Brilliant!

Alex Sysoef , an IT pro and an excellent WordPress Web 2.0 Spot-Er, has written a great post in his blog titled Solutions To Your WordPress Problems. I could not believe my eyes when i read this post. To test Alex, i left a comment and asked him about my WordPress problem. There were quite a lot of comments already, yet he answered each one of them including mine. Alex is really great. If you are using WordPress and looking for a sound and helpful reference, then i suggest you to subscribe to his RSS feeds.

There are two kinds of people: those who live on the earth and those who live on Planet Saedel. If you are willing to think out of the box and taste Saedel’s excellent writings, please go and read Don’t Let Your Diversions Take Over Your Job. When i read this post, i thought Saedel is writing about me. I am quite sure you will feel the same. Go and read it, you will not regret…

(Note: TechSmith, the developer of Camtasia Studio, has withdrawn this offer. They still encourage you to test out a free 30 day copy of the latest version, Camtasia Studio 5. I have listed alternative free screen recording video software for you here Free Screen Recording Software)

This holiday season is very generous. I am glad to inform you that there is one more amazing software you can download and start using for free. Techsmith are giving away free downloads of their video screen recording software Camtasia Studio 3.

I am sure those of you who already aware of Camtasia started thinking that it is an old version. Yes, indeed it is an old version. Yet it is still workable for the beginners. Probably Techsmith expect us to upgrade to a newer version. Anyway, it is still a good idea to try the software free for a while and then decide on upgrading.

What the heck Camtasia Studio, anyway ?

Well, let’s start from the basics. Just like audio with podcasting, video and “vlogging” (video blogging) can create huge traffic for your blog. Using video as a source of traffic is all about one thing – viral marketing. Using just a simple web camera and a distribution service like YouTube is all you need to get started.

You can keep things very simple and just sit in front of your web camera and teach, play music, or create a visual tutorial, or record something funny, sexy, unusual, or beautiful. If you can relate the content to your niche the traffic will be targeted, thus helping retain a good chunk of the new visitors.

Camtasia software program records screencasts. It’s very simple to create screencasts and if your niche is in an area where you can teach using your computer, Camtasia and programs like it, offer a very easy way to get into video.

If you are interested in Camtasia, then you can start using it in three easy steps :

Step 1

Download the software from this link, and save it on your desktop.

http://download.techsmith.com/camtasiastudio/enu/312/camtasiaf.exe

Step 2

Go to this page, enter your name, country and e-mail address. Techsmith will then send a software key to unlock the program.

http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia/pcpls.asp

Step 3

Install the software and then insert the key to unlock it and you will have the full working version of Camtasia Studio 3.

I have already downloaded and started discovering Camtasia. First impression is quite good. I would like to publish some videos to my blog by using Camtasia. I am not sure whether you can bear with my horrible voice. Will you ?

A promise is a promise. If you already read my post Have You Downloaded Your Gifts Yet? you will easily remember that i promised to update you on some amazing giveaways. Here is a new one:

The Thinking Blog has launched a free laptop giveaway campaign and to participate, you just have to write about it! Sponsored by Ruff PC, it is a brand new and water resistant laptop called RuffBook Tech with magnesium alloy casing built to survive under harsh conditions where ordinary laptops fail.

The RuffBook Tech is the latest water resistant Ruff PC with extremely high performance hardware in a show stopping design optimized for harsh environments. Powered by the ultra low power consumption Intel Core Duo 1.73GHz processor, 512MB DDR RAM, 60GB Shock-mounted Hard Drive, and a CD-RW/DVD+RW (DVD Dual) Drive, this rugged portable is designed to give you reliability in environments where conventional laptops would fail. With added protection from damage and data loss to these critical components, it is rugged enough to perform best and safely under any real condition. The RuffBook Tech has a water resistant keyboard (never again worry about spilling drinks), a magnesium alloy casing (20-times-harder than plastic alloy base case) which protects against vibration and drops, and can be trusted with all of your clumsiness wherever you may be. It has state-of-the-art 14.1″ non-glare TFT LCD screen and up to 224MB shared video memory that provides for vibrant images, both indoors and outdoors. Behind the display is the ultimate wireless technology (802.11 b/g) for true speed and wireless accessibility. It is heavy duty in the multimedia department as well with the built in flash card reader, microphone, and four speakers. Combined with the Intel high definition Azalia 24Bit audio system, this rough computer delivers a crystal clear sound. More details can be found in the specifications page and there are huge close up pictures in the gallery page.

To enter the giveaway:

• Write about it in your blog
• Ensure you have two links on your blog post, one link with rugged related keywords to RuffPC.com (e.g. “rugged computer”, “water resistant laptop”, “spill proof notebook”, and the likes) and another link to this giveaway post:

Big Giveaway, Real Prize: RuffBook Water Resistant Laptop!

The entry can be positive, negative, or mixed, but they have to be genuine to qualify. This giveaway is open to all bloggers around the world. After finishing your blog entry, you need to send Ilker an email with the URL to the post. Once he confirms the post meets the entry requirements, he will add it to the list of participants.

The deadline for entries is December 20th. Then all the participants will be listed in a post on Thethinkingblog with a link to their blogs. Needless to say how valuable it is to get a link from Thethinkingblog.com which has an Technorati Authority of 2929 and ranked as 259th in top 500. Even if you miss the Ruffbook, it is still worth posting about the giveaway to get a valuable link in return.

You will then have 5 days to vote for the best entry in a poll and the person with highest votes will win a brand new RuffBook Tech. So, the earlier you enter, the higher up on the list your entry will be and the better entry you write, the higher chances of you winning this stellar prize! The winner will be announced on Tuesday, December 25th 2007 on a seperate post, and Ruff PC will get in touch with you to send out your Christmas gift.

Stay tuned with my RSS feeds, more giveaways to follow soon…:)