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Last week we had the plan for setting up an online business in just 48 hours.

This week, it’s only going to take you four minutes!

Can you see a trend developing here? Perhaps next week we’ll have a training course that teaches how you to get your online business up and running yesterday.

Now THAT would be a neat trick.

Nevertheless with an immense effort I reeled my cynicism back in and sat down to study the Four Minute Money course by Harris Fellman and Brian Kosobucki. (more…)

That internet marketing has a steep learning curve is not a position with which many people would argue.  To a novice, the range of skills that are needed to run a successful online business can appear incredibly daunting.

So why is it that so many who attempt to break into this field, give up; not near the beginning of their journey when the mountain of knowledge that must be climbed seems insurmountable, but months or even years later when their abilities and experience in internet marketing has never been greater?

Could it be, that the internet marketing niche has its very own “Uncanny Valley”?

If you’re not familiar with the term, the Uncanny Valley is
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Continued from Outsourcing: The Reality (Part Two)

Company #4…

offered to install the WordPress blog and add a comprehensive range of the most popular plug-ins. The service was provided free if you opened a hosting account through one of their affiliate links. I wasn’t too keen on that idea as I wanted it to be installed on my dedicated server but, after scouring the FAQs, I discovered that it was also possible to pay a one-off fee of $65.

I submitted my order straight away and – finally – I was able to take part in a competent exchange of money for services. The WordPress blog and plug-ins were installed quickly, with no fuss.

The company was ninjaBlog Setup and I can recommend their blog installation service without reservation.

Finally, the project was underway, but I still needed some more detailed customisation. Not to mention an original template design.

I asked ninjaBlog if they were available to do more intensive work and I received a prompt reply explaining that they didn’t offer additional services, but they were happy to recommend someone who did – Joel Williams, the Blog Tech Guy

I emailed Joel and explained what I was looking for – making particularly detailed reference to the feature that I had been previously advised was not possible with WordPress.

The response was swift and comprehensive.

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