Special Announcement

Beginning June 3rd, 2008, dentity Theft Radio will no longer be broadcasting on Talkshoe. IDTR will be moving to a video format and the audio will be taken from the video and then podcasted on our servers here.

You will be able to view the live shows as well as the archives at our new location. As always, the podcast will be available along with the show notes/blog post and you will have RSS capability to the podcasts by subscribing to this blog.

Since Talkshoe is no longer monetizing the podcasts, and as many hobbies, this one is no different, it takes money to keep up with the equipment and internet connections, etc. Since this show is not making money on it’s own yet, I am moving it to my own servers so that I can possibly start to monetize it. In this way, I can continue to bring you the news from the world of identity theft.

If you have any questions or comments, you can post them in the comments section here or conact me at identitytheftradio@gmail.com. Thank you.

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Flash Gordon: Episode 13 to Episode 16

Episode 13 - Has Flash Made a Mistake - Originally aired July 27th, 1935

Episode 14 - General Tal Attacks Flash - Originally aired August 3rd, 1935

Episode 15 - Dale is Rescued by the Boys - Originally aired August 10th, 1935

Episode 16 - A Voice from the Shadows - Originally aired August 17th, 1935

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The Basics of Internet Marketing

Many businesses are not only depending on their physical offices in marketing whatever product they have available for the general public. With the introduction of the internet, there are many changes that took place in the business world.

The internet allows a particular organization to reach many prospective clients wherever they are. Even if you have one office, you can practically advertise your goods/services anywhere in the world.

Putting your business in the internet world is not an easy task. Don’t regard the internet as a medium for advertising your business because it is more than that. You have to maximize the use of the unique qualities of the web, and in this manner, you will be able to provide prospects and clients with a better experience.

Internet marketing, this are two simple words but when put together, it covers a lot of subject matters that needs considerable amount of attention. The basics of internet marketing includes researching the market, search engines, advertising (email), marketing, promotion (local) and marketing offline.

Let’s start with researching the market. You have to identify first your market, and think of ways on how to reach those markets. You should be able to convey a message with value, for your prospects and clients to get a better understanding of what you are trying to advertise.

The two most important words in market research are target and hit. An effective marketing research should be able to hit the identified target. Your target will depend largely on what your business can provide to clients. Examples are children aged 7-12; or it can be men and women.

Marketing research further involves primary and secondary research, combined research, quantitative and qualitative.

The next internet marketing basic is the search engine. This has two types, namely: directories search engine and the PPC (pay per click) engines. If you are to engage in internet marketing, the presence of a search engine is quite important. Although it can be quite expensive, most business can’t possibly do without it because it is the most effective way to advertise the business.

Directories require a huge amount of patience for effective marketing. You have to wait for a couple of weeks before you actually appear on the site. Your site position can also change without further notice because this engines change their indexes and ranking rules every now and then.

PPC engines are more expensive but easier to utilize. You can obtain a much higher listing and fast and steady results.

Advertising is the next basic on the list. After you identify the desires and general wants of your target, you can also identify their interests. There are different publications which take up advertising; you can also make use of newsletter list advertising. It has three types: solo advertisement, classified ads, and top line ads.

Marketing through email usually leads to several problems, but despite this situation, it is quite effective because you can actually generate a response from three targets. You can make use of opt-in, newsletter, and UCE.

Email by opt-in is done by creating email addresses by which you send messages occasionally. Newsletter marketing on the other hand is similar to opt-in but it includes information like insights and articles. The UCE is also a form of advertising and is really effective, it also known as unsolicited commercial email.

The second to the last internet marketing basic is promotion. Make sure that you also promote in your local area, besides your first real clients will surely come from somewhere near your place. Since many businesses focus their attention to web audiences, they often forget to advertise locally. You can make use of press releases, magazines, newspapers, business guides, and many more.

Finally, marketing offline; classified ads are good if the publication itself focuses on your target market, otherwise you can do without it. Instead, you can correctly make use of print advertising, URLs, and movie slides.

Without advertisement, any business will fail. It is therefore imperative to have a good team that could handle all your business advertising, offline or online. Internet marketing requires a lot of thought, effort, and time. If you devote all these aspects towards proper advertising, all your efforts will be worthy once you see the business’ success.

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WordPress News For The Week Of May 30th 2008

*Lester Chan’s Wave 2* – Lester Gamerz Chans has announced the second wave of updates for his plugins. These updates are for WP-DownloadManager, WP-Ban. WP-DBManager and WP-PostViews. This second round of updat4es means all of Lesters plugins now work with WordPress 2.5 and above. - http://lesterchan.net/wordpress/2008/05/30/lester-chans-wordpress-plugins-june-2008-update-wave-2/

*WordPress 2.6* – Here is a highlight of some of the developments that have taken place with WordPress 2.6, support for Google Gears, a new style loader to complement the new script loader, drag and drop sortable gallery collections for the new Media Library, and adoption of the WordPress.com WordPress Theme preview ability which allows “lightbox” previews of Themes before you make your final selection. - http://wpdevel.wordpress.com/

WordPress Post Revisions – For those running multi author blogs, you’ll love this new feature coming down the pike in 2.6. WordPress post revisions will work with the autosave feature to store a history timeline of your blog posts so you can get protection from accidental changes, as can happen with multiple blogger blogs, and if something goes bork in the blog while posting. - http://mdawaffe.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/post-revisions-in-wordpress-26/

*Plugin of the week* – Plugins List WordPress Plugin - This is a simple Wordpress plug-in aimed at giving credit where credit is due. This plug-in lists all the plugins you are using. The plugin inserts a simple html list into any post/page via a piece of shortcode.

If you would like to know more about what is going on within the world of WordPress, visit www.weblogtoolscollection.com <http://www.jeffro2pt0.com/> or tune in to my weekly podcast called WordPress Weekly which comes on immediately following this talkcast.

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Episode 26 - Blogging on Steroids

What a show! First a power outage (at my location), but thanks to Jeff Chandler, he kept the show running and then a really late start when I was finally able to get back online! Wow! In any event, we discussed several topics including Twitter, Talkshoe and Wordpress and then finally got in a little about the main topic. You can obtain a copy of Blogging On Steroids in PDF format here.

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Episode 105 - The National Do Not Call List

The National Do Not Call Registry

You’ve probably been on the other end of all those solicitations ending up in your email, mailbox and phone calls. Those offers can really pile up and are extremely annoying to many people. There is a way to reduce your bulk mail advertisements. There are three lists to opt out from. There is opting out from telephone, email and mail. The Directory below supplies you with the information to “Opt Out”

DMA - DIRECT MARKETING ASSOCIATION

Opting out by phone
Telephone Services
PO Box 9014
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Opt out by phone: 212-768-7277

Opting out by mail
Mail Service
PO Box 9008
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9014

Opt out by email
www.e-mps.org

THE CREDIT BUREAUS
There are three national credit bureaus. Experian, Equifax and Trans Union. These credit bureaus share your personal information with Telemarketers, insurance companies and financial services companies. You can opt out with these companies as well simply by calling the designated phone number.

Opt out from the credit bureaus
1-888-567-8688

OPTING OUT FROM OTHER DIRECTORIES
There are several other directories that carry information about you especially if you are listed in any phone book, voter’s registration or if you’re a homeowner.

Haines Criss Cross
1-800-562-8262

Sample Opt out Letter
To opt out by mail use this simple letter.

To: List Service

Date: today’s date

To whom it may concern,

I am aware that I am listed in your directory. At my request, please remove my name from these lists effective immediately. Below is the information you need to complete my request.

Your full name:
Your current address:
Previous mailing address:
Your signature:

Remove your name from pre-screened credit offers.

If you would like to reduce the number of pre-screened credit and insurance offers you are receiving, visit www.optoutprescreen.com or call 1-888-5OptOut (1-888-567-8688) to opt-out of these offers. This is a free service to consumers offered by the major credit bureaus.

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Flash Gordon: Episodes 9 to 12

9 - Wounded in the Heat of Battle - Originally aired June 22nd, 1935
10 - A Cool Way to Win - Originally aired June 29th, 1935
11 - Zarkov Has to Rescue Dale - Originally aired July 6th, 1935
12 - The Antidote - Originally aired July 13th, 1935

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Blogging 101: Blogging For A Profit

Monetizing your blog is quickly becoming an acceptable way of earning additional income. However, doing the right way must be done or else you can easily drive away visitors and readers. Coming up on Podcaster Training, I will be discussing blogging and monetization. This eBook is in PDF Format and can be easily read in Adobe Reader. Download a copy free today! No opt-in is needed!

Download Blogging 101 here!

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Next on Wetpaint Nation

On the next segment (Wetpaint Nation) on Podcaster Training, I will talk about some of the following:

• Wiki of the Week
• Widget Pic & Trick of the Week (NEW!)
• Any Wetpaint News

Reminder: The Budde Podcasting Center is in the process of being built out - But, We are in v3 and you can use what we have! See….

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Creating Your First Podcast

In this lesson, we will show you how to easily create and record your first podcast using Talkshoe.com. This lesson is an abbreviated edition due to time limits for the lesson. For more precise instructions, please read the FAQ’s at Talkshoe.com for creating your shows.

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