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Obviously, I am starting a little late but I’m sure I’ll catch up. The post is a summary of the concepts presented on Day 1 of the 30 Day Challenge in 2008 followed by a checklist of action items.
Market Research, Traffic, Conversion and Product
Ed calls these four elements the “Magnificent Symphony in Four Parts” and [...]

Part 8 is the last of my pre-season post series and it covers the video tips and forum guide for the 30 Day Challenge in 2008 followed by a checklist of action items.
Video Tips and Forum Guide

Log in to the Thirty Day Challenge Dashboard and click on any training link. You’ll see a YouTube video [...]

Part 7 of my pre-season post covers Google Subscribed with setup and tips for FriendFeed for the 30 Day Challenge in 2008 followed by a checklist of action items.
Google Subscribed and FriendFeed Features and Settings

Log in to the Thirty Day Challenge Dashboard and click the icon “Add my expertise to your Google web searches” (highlighted [...]

Part 6 of my pre-season post covers StumbleUpon and YouTube with its features and settings for the 30 Day Challenge in 2008 followed by a checklist of action items.
StumbleUpon and YouTube with its Features and Settings

Sign up with StumbleUpon and install the StumbleUpon toolbar for the Flock web browser.
Note: Do not spam StumbleUpon and use [...]

Part 5 of my pre-season post covers Google Reader and its features and settings for the 30 Day Challenge in 2008 followed by a checklist of action items.
Google Account, Google Reader and its Features and Settings

Go to Google Reader and sign up for a Google Account (if you don’t have on) or log in [...]

Part 4 of my pre-season post covers Twitter, TwitterBar and Twhirl for the 30 Day Challenge in 2008 followed by a checklist of action items.
Sign up for Twitter, Setup TwitterBar and Configure Twhirl

Signup for Twitter and familiarize yourself with the Twitter interface.
Follow Ed Dale and Dan Raine on Twitter.
Twitter can be used from the People [...]

Part 3 of my pre-season post covers the Flock web browser extensions or addons for the 30 Day Challenge in 2008 followed by a checklist of action items.
Note: While installing addons, Flock prevents popups by displaying the yellowish bar. Just click the “Edit Options” button and enter that site’s URL by clicking the “Allow” button.

Flock [...]

Part 2 of my pre-season post covers the Flock web browser settings for the 30 Day Challenge in 2008. As usual, at the end is a checklist of action items.
Flock Web Browser Settings and Tips

Go to Tools -> Options and under Feeds tab, change “Subscribe to the feed using:” option to Google (highlighted in red).

Under [...]

Part 1 of my pre-season post mainly covers the Flock browser that will be used for the 30 Day Challenge in 2008. At the end of each segment, I have provided a checklist of action items.
The Flock Web Browser

Download it from http://www.flock.com/ and install the Flock browser.
Import either your IE or FireFox Settings into Flock [...]

Last year, I thought I would complete the 30 day challenge but I didn’t. I can give a lot of excuses but the bottom line is that it didn’t get done. Anyway, that’s water under bridge now.
2008 is a different beast or so I say…
I have organized myself in the following way.

Time allotment: I [...]