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		<title>My 2011 Holiday Giveaway is LIVE!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[My 2011 Holiday Giveaway is live and I am giving away some pretty awesome gifts&#8230;like a Kindle Fire, a couple Kodak PlayTouch video cameras, a Canon digital camera, copies of my courses and a LOT more! You can register for the drawing using the link below. No purchase is necessary! Hope you win! http://publicdomainblueprint.com/giveaway/ Also, my buddy, Mark Hendrick&#8217;s 12 Days [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><div>My 2011 Holiday Giveaway is live and I am giving away some pretty awesome gifts&#8230;like a Kindle Fire, a couple Kodak PlayTouch video cameras, a Canon digital camera, copies of my courses and a LOT more! You can register for the drawing using the link below. No purchase is necessary! Hope you win!</div>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://publicdomainblueprint.com/giveaway/" target="_blank">http://publicdomainblueprint.com/giveaway/</a></strong></h2>
<p>Also, my buddy, Mark Hendrick&#8217;s 12 Days of Christmas giveaway is still going strong with even more amazing products being given away at no cost. Have you picked up your yet? You should&#8230;they don&#8217;t cost you anything and there is a ton of amazing value there for the taking! You can grab YOUR gifts here:</p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://provencontent.com/go/12Days/" target="_blank">http://provencontent.com/go/12Days/</a></strong></h2>
<p>Happy Holidays!!</p>
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		<title>Cyber Monday Weekend Special Offer!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love this time of year because of the holiday spirit, time with family and SHOPPING! Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, there are abundant opportunities to grab some really amazing deals&#8230;that is, if you&#8217;re quick about it and willing to stand in line for hours. That part, well, sucks. You wait and wait ONLY to discover that the last [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>I love this time of year because of the holiday spirit, time with family and SHOPPING! Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, there are abundant opportunities to grab some really amazing deals&#8230;that is, if you&#8217;re quick about it and willing to stand in line for hours. That part, well, sucks. You wait and wait ONLY to discover that the last &#8220;computer&#8221; or &#8220;camera&#8221; you wanted was just bought by the guy before you!</p>
<p>I wasn&#8217;t planning on offering a Black Friday deal (you&#8217;ll notice that I didn&#8217;t), but as I was running around yesterday, I thought, &#8221;I need to offer some great deals to MY loyal customers AND make them easy to take advantage of!&#8221; With Cyber Monday happening in a day or so, I thought it would be the perfect time to make some &#8220;deals of a lifetime.&#8221; So&#8230;for the next three days, I want to share some amazingly special offers with you.</p>
<p><strong>Consider this your &#8220;Doorbuster&#8221; Special Sale Ad! (</strong>ever wonder why they call them doorbusters?)</p>
<p>Below you will find a list of many of my newest and most popular products, and I&#8217;ve priced many of them at the best prices I&#8217;ve ever offered (like over 50% off in some cases). I&#8217;ve also included the final price so you know up front. I&#8217;m not going to make you go to every site just to see what the Cyber Monday price. I wouldn&#8217;t want to do that, so I won&#8217;t make you do it either.</p>
<p>I WILL tell you though that this special sale ends Monday night. There are some amazing income-building products being offered here and I&#8217;d love to see you blow out the rest of 2011 and 2012 with the best online sales you&#8217;ve ever had. These courses will help you do that!</p>
<p><strong>Here are my Cyber Monday Weekend Specials:</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://publicdomainblueprint.com" target="_blank">Public Domain Blueprint &#8211; $77</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://productcreationtools.com/" target="_blank">Physical Product Success Secrets &#8211; $77</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://productcreationtools.com/advanced-physical-product-creation/" target="_blank">Physical Products: Advanced Strategies &#8211; $77</a></strong></p>
<p>(Note: This has never been offered publicly before&#8230;only as an upsell offer)</p>
<p><a href="http://provencontent.com/bundles/" target="_blank"><strong>Business Bundles &#8211; $77 each</strong></a></p>
<ul>
<li>Video Bundle</li>
<li>Government Bundle</li>
<li>Magazine Bundle</li>
<li>Images Bundle</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://thecoverexpert.com" target="_blank"><strong>The Cover Expert: Photoshop Design Secrets &#8211; $77</strong></a></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://photoprofitsecrets.com" target="_blank">Photo Profit Secrets &#8211; $77</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://marketwithstories.com" target="_blank"><strong>Market With Stories &#8211; $77</strong></a></p>
<p>It&#8217;s time you start tasting the success you deserve. Why not get started this weekend!</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>The BEST Training I&#8217;ve Seen in a LONG Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 18:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am in Atlanta this weekend attending NAMS (Niche Affiliate Marketing System) hosted by David Perdew. It&#8217;s my first time here and I love it. The level of content and networking has been amazing&#8230;and it&#8217;s just Day One! I&#8217;m especially excited about it because I was invited to join the NAMS faculty and will be [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>I am in Atlanta this weekend attending NAMS (Niche Affiliate Marketing System) hosted by David Perdew. It&#8217;s my first time here and I love it. The level of content and networking has been amazing&#8230;and it&#8217;s just Day One! I&#8217;m especially excited about it because I was invited to join the NAMS faculty and will be<br />
teaching at the January event.</p>
<p>Today, David shared something with us that I HAD to share with you. I don&#8217;t recommend many programs from other people, but this is so awesome, you will<br />
want to check it out! <strong>David&#8217;s new MyNAMS site that has some of the best Internet training I have ever seen&#8230;serious</strong>. As a matter of fact,  I believe in this content SO MUCH, I want to make you an offer that shows how serious I am.</p>
<p>For everyone who signs up before 5pmEDT, Sunday, I will GIVE you a copy of my original product on magazines, &#8220;Public Domain Magazine Secrets.&#8221; I will also throw in some other goodies as a bonus&#8230;but ONLY for those who sign-up for MyNAMS using the link below.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://provencontent.com/go/NAMS/" target="_blank"><strong>http://provencontent.com/go/NAMS/</strong></a></strong></p>
<p>Why am I doing this&#8230;because I want you to realize that, after spending hundreds, if not thousands of dollars on learning Internet Marketing, that you can<br />
access the answers you&#8217;re STILL missing for simply $9.70&#8230;that&#8217;s it! So, for less than $10, you gain access to &#8220;Public Domain Magazine Secrets&#8221;, which<br />
has sold for as much as $97, and, in MyNAMS, you will gain access to:</p>
<p>* $497 Workshop ticket price reduced to the no-brainer price of $97 for members only</p>
<p>* Weekly product and tools for your websites and blogs</p>
<p>* Royalty free music</p>
<p>* Niche Virtual Real Estate website</p>
<p>* Weekly training webinar</p>
<p>* Monthly Step-by-Step Mindmap</p>
<p>* Product download, product review and (and affiliate links to sell the product)</p>
<p>* Monthly Q&amp;A call</p>
<p>* Monthly Member Website Review</p>
<p>* Brandable reports with affiliate links</p>
<p>And much much more!</p>
<p><strong>So here is what I want you to do next&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>Click on the link below and read through this powerful limited opportunity. Click on the order link and enter the coupon code MYNAMS90 to receive the 90% discount. I have already joined&#8230;you should as well. Once you&#8217;ve received your confirmation e-mail, send a copy of it to: publicdomainexpert [at] gmail.com. After Monday, I will send you your copy of &#8220;Public Domain Magazine Secrets!&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Go get it now!</strong></p>
<p><strong><strong><a href="http://provencontent.com/go/NAMS/" target="_blank"><strong>http://provencontent.com/go/NAMS/</strong></a></strong></strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Imagine&#8230;all the quality training listed above for less than the cost of a pizza per month.</p>
<p>PS &#8211; I am out to outsell Connie Green for this site. We both believe in it, which is why we are both promoting it! Well, she&#8217;s still in first and I&#8217;m second&#8230;help me show how serious you are about your online business by joining me in taking the lead and gaining access to amazing training for under $10! Sign-up now. You will NOT regret it!</p>
<p><a href="http://provencontent.com/go/NAMS/" target="_blank"><strong>http://provencontent.com/go/NAMS/</strong></a></p>
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		<title>Father&#8217;s Day Special Offer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 12:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you know, this weekend marks Father&#8217;s Day, a special time to honor our Dad&#8217;s. If your Dad is still living, make sure you let him know what he means to you. If he has passed on like my Dad, take a few moments to reflect on one special moment you and your Dad spent [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>As you know, this weekend marks Father&#8217;s Day, a special time to honor our Dad&#8217;s. If your Dad is still living, make sure you let him know what he means to you. If he has passed on like my Dad, take a few moments to reflect on one special moment you and your Dad spent together. For me, I&#8217;m going out to shoot photos, just like he and I used to do together!</p>
<p>To celebrate this special day, I decided to do something special&#8230;offer a special 25% discount off of many of my most popular products&#8230;some of which I&#8217;ve never offered at a discount before now! It&#8217;s the perfect time to invest in your business and future by investing in yourself&#8230;and for the next two days, you can invest less and gain more!</p>
<p>Below are the products including in this special, 25% discount sale:<a href="http://copywritingbasicsthatwork.com" target="_blank"></a></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://copywritingbasicsthatwork.com" target="_blank">Copywriting Basics That Work</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://createaudioproducts.com" target="_blank">Create Audio Products</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://infogoldextreme.com" target="_blank">Info Gold Extreme</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://limitlessblogcontent.com" target="_blank">Limitless Blog Content</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://limitlessvideocontent.com" target="_blank">Limitless Video Content</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://publicdomainprofitcenters.com" target="_blank">Public Domain Profit Centers</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://publicdomainexplained.com" target="_blank">Public Domain Explained</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://productcreationtools.com" target="_blank">Physical Product Success Secrets</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Here is what to do next:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Click on the link (or links) to the product(s) you want to invest in and redeem your 25% discount.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Click the order button on the Sales Page</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>On the Order Page, enter FATHER into the Coupon Code area below the total and click &#8220;Apply.&#8221;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>The discounted price should then be reflected in the total.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Finish the checkout process. That&#8217;s it!</li>
</ul>
<p>If you&#8217;re like me, you love to learn anything new that will help move your business and income to the next level. This weekend is the perfect opportunity<br />
to do that and save some cash!</p>
<p>Committed to your ongoing success!</p>
<p>Tony</p>
<p>PS: On Tuesday, I&#8217;m revealing all my secrets to creating amazing book and product cover designs. Watch for the announcement. This will be a first!</p>
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		<title>A Video Challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 16:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s a fun challenge for you… I’ve been speaking at Simple 3: Video Velocity this weekend in Anaheim, CA this weekend and the hands-on workshops have been awesome. Challenging the attendees to actually DO what we’re teaching so that, in the end, they actually have finished videos uploaded and available on YouTube and on their [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p><strong>Here’s a fun challenge for <a href="#test">you</a>…</strong></p>
<p>I’ve been speaking at Simple 3: Video Velocity this weekend in Anaheim, CA this weekend and the hands-on workshops have been awesome. Challenging the attendees to actually DO what we’re teaching so that, in the end, they actually have finished videos uploaded and available on YouTube and on their website. Some of them are doing it kicking and screaming…lol…but they’re getting their videos done. It’s very cool.</p>
<p><strong>And that brings me to the challenge…</strong></p>
<p>I’ve been talking about the importance and need to create your own videos. It’s not a suggestion…it’s a necessity if you’re serious about building an online business. Have you created any videos that are actually online yet? If yes…awesome! Produce more! If no, what are you waiting for?</p>
<p><span id="annotationID_1" class="annotation"><a name="test"></a>I want to challenge you to create your first (or a new) video TODAY</span> and post the link on my blog so I can see it. I want to know you’re getting this and DOING it! Plus…it could be fun. Now…about the video you’re going to create…it can be ANY kind of video, such as:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>A Live Action Video:</strong> Talk into your video camera, flip cam, smart phone, etc. Share a one-minute tip you can share with the world that can help the viewer.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>A Screencast Video:</strong> Create a quick Powerpoint video on your product or service, or again, to share a valuable tip or insight.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>A Mixed Media Video: </strong>Use Animoto or other video program to create a video with photos, text, music, etc. that shares something helpful, fun or uplifting.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>A Live Broadcast Video:</strong> Setup, broadcast and record a brief video on UStream where you share something of value to your audience (or potential audience).</li>
</ul>
<p>Once your video is created, upload it to YouTube and share the link in the comments section below of this article. I can’t wait to see what you come up with! And, by the way, if you haven’t figured this out yet, I am offering you exposure to your message on my blog at no cost. Also, for everyone who takes up my challenge and completes it, I will give you a special bonus…full access to my Master DVD Templates and my Master Powerpoint Templates (which currently isn’t available).</p>
<p>I also want to remind you that, this weekend only, my <a href="http://productcreationtools.com/go/video/">Limitless Video Content</a> course is being specially discounted just for you! <strong>Instead of the regular price of $197, you can grab it this weekend at 61% off…just $77!</strong> It’s the last time I’ll be offering it at this price…ever. Don’t miss out. It’s one of the best courses I’ve ever taught.</p>
<p>So here is what to do next…</p>
<p>Pick up your copy of <a href="http://productcreationtools.com/go/video/">Limitless Video Content</a> at the Weekend Special offer.</p>
<p>Have fun creating your video!</p>
<p>Create your video and get it uploaded to YouTube today!</p>
<p>Go to my blog and post the link (once I see you’ve posted your video, I’ll send you the download info for your bonus.</p>
<p>Now get busy&#8230;grin.</p>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Discuss Your Success, Face-to-Face!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you hit a roadblock in your efforts to make a decent living on the Internet? Don&#8217;t feel alone. Most people never make it past the first bump in the road, much less the real full-strength roadblocks that can sit right in your roadway to the top. It&#8217;s not that they aren&#8217;t working at it. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>Have you hit a roadblock in your efforts to make a decent living on the Internet?</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t feel alone. Most people never make it past the first bump in the road, much less the real full-strength roadblocks that can sit right in your roadway to the top.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s not that they aren&#8217;t working at it.</p>
<p>Lots of people spend years reading and studying everything that they can get their hands on and from that group an even  smaller group actually do something.</p>
<p>Most of those people wind up frustrated and spinning their wheels, wondering all the while why they can&#8217;t be successful.</p>
<p>The worst part is that they know that people are successful at making a decent living on-line and yet despite all of the reams of advice that they receive, all of the products they purchase and all of the work that they put in, they just can&#8217;t seem to get past the roadblocks.</p>
<p><strong>Maybe this is you &#8230;</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Feeling like you just can&#8217;t get started?</li>
<li>Need something to get you off your &#8220;behind&#8221; and  into action?</li>
<li>Feeling like you need some big-time help?</li>
<li>Want some inside techniques that really work?</li>
<li>Want a clear handle on the basics?</li>
<li>Need some joint venture partners to kick you up to the next level?</li>
<li>Need to get out of your basement and meet real people that are already doing what you want to do?</li>
<li>Need answers to a few technical questions?</li>
<li>Need help putting everything together?</li>
<li>Need some feedback on your next project?</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Feel like you just can&#8217;t break into the &#8220;big-time&#8221; success that you see others having?</strong></p>
<p>You will meet at least two major roadblocks when you first try to create and sell products or services on the Internet.</p>
<ol>
<li>Creating your first product and the tools that you need to sell it.  (web site, graphics, packaging, etc.)</li>
<li>Getting the first sale.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>One &#8220;strategy&#8221; I&#8217;ve used over the years to help me BLAST through those roadblocks has been attending LIVE events!</strong> They provide you with an opportunity to learn from the experts who have been where you are, but also enable you to sit down and talk with like-minded people face-to-face and get questions answered.</p>
<p>Ken McArthur&#8217;s jvAlert is a great event for that type on face-to-face connecting because Ken wisely created the event for that purpose, and it has paid off for thousands of up-and-coming marketers just like you!</p>
<p>The next jvAlert is coming up shortly in Orlando and I&#8217;ve decided to team up with Ken and many other friends and Internet Marketers to make THIS jvAlert an unforgettable experience!</p>
<p><strong><a href="../go/jv" target="_blank">http://publicdomainblog.com/go/jv</a></strong></p>
<p>Ken is a friend of mine, who sees the insides of &#8220;real life&#8221; projects every day.  In fact, he is at the center of a group of people that work together in a regular &#8220;idea factory&#8221; of a place with his jvAlert.</p>
<p><strong>You would be amazed at the people that are in this group.</strong></p>
<p>Ken actually arranges for these top-level people to work with you on YOUR projects and then they turn around and promote your products too.</p>
<p>Ken invited me to be a part of this event and I grabbed the chance right away.</p>
<p>But &#8230;</p>
<p>Then he started telling me some of the other people that are coming. Many of them my friends and mentors&#8230;</p>
<p>Imagine working on your project with people like Ken McArthur, Gary Ambrose, Jason Anderson, Michael Angier, Phil Basten, Alan Bechtold, Nashlah Boyayan, Shahar Boyayan, Hollis Carter, Joe Clayton, Lee Collins, Paul Counts, Willie Crawford, Glenn Dietzel, Ron Dilbert, Andy Duncan, Brian T. Edmondson, Ray Edwards, Mike Evans, Stephanie Frank, Carl Galletti, Edie Galley, Michael Glaspie, Ross Goldberg, John Halpin, Mark Hendricks, Eric Holmlund, Shel Horowitz, Michael Humphreys, Bob Jenkins, Audrey Kerwood, Sohail Khan, Walt Laurel, Simon Leung, Skye Mangrum, Jane Mark, PJ McClure, Deb Micek, Daven Michaels, Melanie Milletics, Joey Montez, Chris Moos, Cori Padgett, Scott Paton, David Perdew, Daniel Perry, Susan Preston, David Preston, Laura Roman Lopez, Marlon Sanders, Thom Scott, Brad Semp, Felicia Slattery, Joey Smith, Frank Sousa, Erik Stafford, Howard Tiano, Jeff Wellman, Mike Wesely, Jess Kennedy Williams, Bob Yeager and more, more, more!</p>
<p>They are ALL going to be there and a pile of other experts too! <strong>Imagine what this Super Panel to do to help move your business forward!</strong></p>
<p>So where does YOUR project come into this?</p>
<p>Ken has developed a very unique &#8220;Hot Seat&#8221; that is perfectly designed to get you feedback and even more crucial, exposure to people that can really make a difference for your project.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Here&#8217;s the way it works &#8230;</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">When you register for the event, you are given the opportunity to apply to be on the &#8220;Hot Seat.&#8221;</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">The expert panel selects the best ideas and those ideas are assigned a spot on the &#8220;Hot Seat&#8221; schedule.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">The presenter of the idea prepares a 15 minute presentation to pitch their idea to the &#8220;Hot Seat&#8221; panel of experts and all of the people who attend the event.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Then the fun begins &#8230;</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">You get to listen in as our panel grills the person on the &#8220;hot seat&#8221; and picks their project to bits.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Then we turn right around and build it back up with ideas from the best minds in the business.</p>
<p>You KNOW you are going to pick-up some great ideas from this series whether you are in the &#8220;Hot Seat&#8221; or comfortably watching someone else squirm a little as these top-level professionals show you exactly (and specifically) how to take a starting idea and turn it into REAL money.</p>
<p><strong>But, even more important than that, you and I can spend some quality time together one on one. </strong> I know that we can come up with ways to work together that will make this new year great for both of us. Whether you want to work with Public Domain content, or create your own content, we can definitely determine the BEST strategies that will work for you!</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://publicdomainblog.com/go/jv" target="_blank">http://publicdomainblog.com/go/jv</a></strong></p>
<p>If you have any questions on this, don&#8217;t hesitate to let me know.  I&#8217;m definitely going to be there, so let&#8217;s not let this opportunity to get together pass by. Plus, because I am planning to spend extra time in the Orlando are, we can definitely meet up!</p>
<p>There&#8217;s limited space, so don&#8217;t wait.</p>
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		<title>Physical Product Success Secrets</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past several days, I&#8217;ve been sharing some in-depth strategies and insights on how to use Public Domain content to create Physical Products. With top traffic sites like Amazon, eBay, Etsy and others pulling in a whopping monthly traffic volume of over 175 million consumers, it is INSANE to NOT be selling products on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>Over the past several days, I&#8217;ve been sharing some in-depth strategies and insights on how to use Public Domain content to create Physical Products. With top traffic sites like Amazon, eBay, Etsy and others pulling in a whopping monthly<br />
traffic volume of over 175 million consumers, it is INSANE to NOT be selling products on those sites!</p>
<p>The great news is that, with the vast collection of Public Domain available to us, is it easier now than ever to create and sell products on those sites. And that leads me to a VERY exciting announcement!</p>
<p>I just released the details on a brand-new webinar series I am teaching called, &#8220;Physical Product Success Secrets&#8221; where I will be sharing all the latest marketing research, product creation strategies and much more! This series will share,<br />
step-by-step, how you can add profitable physical products to your business and benefit from the massive amounts of consumers looking for YOUR products. I will show you how to determine what sells and what doesn&#8217;t, the types of products<br />
you can create (and how to do it), where to sell them online AND offline, and much more!</p>
<p>You can get all the details on how to get started here. You do NOT want to miss this:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://publicdomainblog.com/go/products/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Physical Product Success Secrets</span></strong></a></p>
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		<title>Two New Research Sites for Keywords and Trends</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order to succeed in business online, you have to understand your target audience. Who are they? Where are they? What answers are they searching for, and where? There are great tools available online that can help us determine the answers to these questions and others. It&#8217;s likely that you use some of these tools [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>In order to succeed in business online, you have to understand your target audience. Who are they? Where are they? What answers are they searching for, and where? There are great tools available online that can help us determine the answers to these questions and others. It&#8217;s likely that you use some of these tools now for keyword research, trend tracking, demographic research and more. The problem I encountered with these tools, however, is that they are all over the place&#8230;each has their own website, and quite honestly, I was having trouble remembering what all the website addresses were. When good research takes you to 3 or 5 or even 10 sites, getting to those sites quickly becomes a problem.</p>
<p>My solution to this issue was to create a couple free sites that pull together the potpourri of research sites into two convenient,  easy-to-remember websites. The first site, <a href="http://onlinekeywordtool.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Online Keyword Tool</strong></a>, offers links to all the best and most commonly used (and a few off the beaten path) sites for conducting keyword research. The second site, <a href="http://trendsresearchtool.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Trends Research Tool</strong></a>, offers a compiled listing of all the best websites you can use for researching and tracking online trends in a wide variety of markets.</p>
<p>Whether you are an affiliate marketer, a product creator or even offline business owner, these tools should be an essential part of your research arsenal. The great news is that you can now access them from just two sites! Enjoy them and tell your friends about them!</p>
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		<title>Legally “Steal” Taxpayer Dollars?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAXES&#8230;we ALL have to pay them&#8230;from income taxes and sales taxes to gas taxes and luxury taxes. We EVEN have to pay death taxes! We have no choice. Our tax money is “needed” so that our government can &#8220;pay for&#8221; all sorts of important stuff that is beneficial for us. You know the routine…you earn [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>TAXES&#8230;we ALL have to pay them&#8230;from income taxes  and sales taxes to gas taxes and luxury taxes. We  EVEN have to pay death taxes! We have no choice.  Our tax money is “needed” so that our government  can &#8220;pay for&#8221; all sorts of important stuff that is  beneficial for us. You know the routine…you earn the money, give some  of it to the government, and they spend it! And so  &#8220;we the people&#8221; have developed a mindset that once  that tax money leaves our paychecks, credit cards and  checking accounts, it is GONE&#8230; FOREVER!</p>
<p>Once the  money is spent by the government on important,  necessary stuff it is no longer available to us  because SPENT means, &#8220;it&#8217;s not ours anymore.&#8221;   Right?  NOT NECESSARILY!  What if there was a way that you could get ALL  your taxpayer dollars back and more…legally.  Would you be interested? I knew you would be!   Check this out:</p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://publicdomainblog.com/taxes " target="_blank">http://publicdomainblog.com/taxes </a></h2>
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		<title>The New Public Domain Mark</title>
		<link>http://publicdomainblog.com/announcements/the-new-public-domain-mark/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:06:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creative Commons announced the release of its Public Domain Mark, a tool that enables works free of known copyright restrictions to be labeled in a way that allows them to be easily discovered over the Internet. The Public Domain Mark, to be used for marking works already free of copyright, complements Creative Commons’ CC0 public [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>Creative Commons announced the release of its Public Domain Mark, a tool that enables works free of known copyright restrictions to be labeled in a way that allows them to be easily discovered over the Internet. The Public Domain Mark, to be used for marking works already free of copyright, complements Creative Commons’ CC0 public domain dedication, which enables authors to relinquish their rights prior to the expiration of copyright.</p>
<p>This is great news for those of us who use Public Domain-based content for product creation. The new Public Domain Mark will give us the ability to target keyword searches to find Public Domain content easier and faster than ever before! To learn more about the Creative Commons&#8217; Public Domain Tools, click <a href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.europeana.eu/portal/" target="_blank">Europeana</a>—Europe’s digital library, museum and archive—is the first major adopter of the Public Domain Mark. Europeana estimates that by mid-2011, the Public Domain Mark will be used in connection with millions of out-of-copyright works made available through its portal. With the adoption of this new standard at the highest levels of content preservation, it is likely that most other major content holders will adopt the standard as well. Which is GREAT news for us!</p>
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<p>Today, Creative Commons <a href="http://creativecommons.org/press-releases/entry/23755">announces</a> the release of its <a href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/">Public Domain Mark</a>,  a tool that enables works free of known copyright restrictions to be  labeled in a way that allows them to be easily discovered over the  Internet. The Public Domain Mark, to be used for marking works already  free of copyright, complements Creative Commons’<a href="http://creativecommons.org/about/cc0"> CC0 public domain dedication</a>, which enables authors to relinquish their rights prior to the expiration of copyright.</p>
<p>“The Public Domain Mark is a further step on the path towards making  the promise of a digital public domain a reality,” said Michael Carroll,  a founding board member of Creative Commons and a law professor at  American University.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.europeana.eu/portal/">Europeana</a>—Europe’s  digital library, museum and archive—is the first major adopter of the  Public Domain Mark.  Europeana estimates that by mid-2011, the Public  Domain Mark will be used in connection with millions of out-of-copyright  works made available through its portal.</p>
<p>“An important part of our mandate is to ensure that digitized works  made available through Europeana are properly labeled with rights  information, including when a work is free of known copyright  restrictions so that teachers, students and others can freely use it in  their work, changing it and remixing it as they wish,” noted Jill  Cousins, Executive Director of Europeana.</p>
<p>The Public Domain Mark in its current form is intended for use with  works that are free of known copyright around the world, primarily old  works that are beyond the reach of copyright in all jurisdictions. We  have already started mapping the next phases of our public domain work,  which will look at ways to identify and mark works that are in the  public domain in a limited number of countries.</p>
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