The Challenge 2010 (Review)
Since I am currently participating in The Challenge (formerly known as the 30 Day Challenge), I thought it would be a good time to talk about it.
The Challenge is a free program designed to teach people how to make their first dollar on the Internet.
One of the talented people behind the program is Ed Dale.
He is an Australian known in many circles as, the “Tubby Nerd” and who is often seen with the likes of the Englishman Dan Raine (another Internet marketer) and a host of other talented people.
This year marks my third or fourth year (Sorry—I am really not sure!) doing this program.
One of the reasons I participate is that I like to learn new things and because The Challenge team is usually on top of the latest trends and tools.
In addition, there are some special offers and buys through the program and I’ve scored big time with a few of these and benefited from some great discounts.
During The Challenge, all the recommended software is free of charge to use, and if you elect to continue beyond the program, any purchase benefits those involved.
In the past it was 30 days of intense training and tasks. I’ve finished every time but not everyone was like me.
So, to tackle that problem, the new model is to work seven days, have seven off, and then resume. Hence, the program will continue for an estimated 90 days total.
Each training video is only a few minutes and the daily task commitment is supposed to only require 30 minutes a day.
It will be interesting to see how this works in comparison to past years.
Another nice thing about The Challenge is that it encourages teamwork, provides a moderated forum, and uses UstreamTV and YouTube for interactive sessions and training.
This year I joined a group (actually a few, but only one seems to be really active) and am curious to see what difference this makes in my progress and experience.
I am self-motivated but am enjoying a recent flurry of Internet connections with others who have the same goals of creating a residual income online.
At the moment I am at a solid 10-15% of my monthly goal and am wondering how this year’s challenge will effect that.
Some of the first topics include how the conduct market research, how to generate traffic and how to convert that traffic so it translates into dollars.
The video talks about how to identify a market, find a niche, and then target a microniche.
This year’s short video introduction to the process by far excels beyond anything I’ve seen previously. If this is any indication of how the program has tightened up–it will be more amazing than ever.
Anthony of Market Samurai fame does a brilliant outline of the process with clear examples and a sucinnct summary for Module One.
There is still time to join the process, and I recommend you do, just click here now to participate in the 2010 Challenge.
Spirit Incentives Michael Fertik
