If you received my newsletter for June, you’d probably know the answer.

I accidentally set the paper color to #24 Canary.

Shoot… I hope nobody notices!

Here’s where you can sign up for my newsletter:

http://www.aaronbrandon.com/newsletter/

But you probably won’t get the special #24 Canary edition.

- Aaron =)

So, the news is, summer arrived this week, and it’s been in the 80-90 degree range, so I’ve been in a pretty good mood these last few weeks.  Maybe I had a lack of vitamin D or something.

Here are a couple pictures I shot yesterday evening of a nearby “severe” thunderstorm.  I’m a bit of an extreme weather enthusiast.  When I’m not at the computer, I drive around to scout out the nearest thunderstorm.  Okay…not really.

- Aaron Brandon

This month, I’ve included the following articles:

*How to Drain your Advertising Budget in 30 days or Less* - Talks about the large numbers of businesses that run print advertisements, but fail to track them. I reveal two methods to track these advertisements.

*If Only That “Guru” Were My Friend* - Is about my old way of thinking prior to starting this business. You don’t need to be friends with a “guru” to succeed in internet business.  You don’t need to be waiting for an opportunity to sit down with someone and have them show you everything step-by-step.  Some people still believe this is what’s required when learning the ropes.

*Competition - “I already checked.”* - reveals the truth about the other digital product vendors, and why you should not be afraid of potential competition.  I recently sat down with someone who had apparently “checked”, and found competitors.  But, I didn’t tell him to “find a less competitive niche”.  I share the importance of adding more value than your closest competitors.

I’m sending this newsletter out on Friday, June 27th to my current subscribers.

BUT… if you subscribe to my newsletter by Monday, June 30th, I’ll send you two complimentary issues of my newsletter… (That’s a $50.00 dollar value!)

Here’s where to subscribe to my newsletter:

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- Aaron Brandon

The other day I came across Richard Lee’s blog and saw a different theme than the usual.  The title “Internet Business” still appeared at the top of the page, but the rest of the content was “lipsum” text, a common content placeholder among web designers, used to imitate the look of a page filled with content.

But, lately on his blog (before this change) he was frequently posting about his #1 rank for “internet business” on Google.  Now this change?  What’s going to happen now?  His ranking will plummet from the #1 spot, and he’ll have to work his way back to the top… right?  Well, honestly,  I don’t know what will happen.  At the moment, he has been able to maintain his #1 spot, even with this new theme… or blog, with no real content.  Amazing.

What’s your take on this?

Is he doing this just to prove a point?

Has he abandoned his blog for good?

- Aaron Brandon

Just this morning, I listened to an NPR story about some of the latest high dollar domains that have been sold.  Some people are still shocked when they hear about a domain being sold for $40,000, but that’s chump change considering some are sold for multiple millions of dollars.

Here’s the link to the NPR story: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91054770

And then there’s James Brausch, who must be out of his mind…

He’s selling some great domains for just $500 a domain!  There’s no doubt in my mind that most of them are worth far more than $500.00.

Check out his full list here:

http://www.jamesbrausch.org/last-of-the-domains/

- Aaron Brandon

In it, I’ve included the following articles:

“What NOT To Do With Blogs” discusses using blogs effectively as a marketing tool for business.

“Video Testimonials” describes a neat way to add video from a DVD to a website and reviews a new online video player.

“Like-Minded? How Hard Could It Be?” is about effective networking. 

“Make An SOP - Standard Operating Procedure” explains why using standard operating procedures in your business can be very beneficial.

Right now, you can subscribe to it for just $25 dollars each month.If you subscribed to my newsletter in the month of May, this is the first issue you’ll be receiving.

If you subscribe after tomorrow, May 31st, your first issue will be June.

To subscribe, simply go to http://www.aaronbrandon.com/newsletter/ and click the “Subscribe” button.

- Aaron Brandon

http://www.aaronbrandon.com/books/

On that page, you can view a number of books I’ve read which have helped expand my knowledge in business, marketing, copywriting, and in several other areas.

Enjoy!

- Aaron Brandon

Of course, your newsletters also have another use…

I had to glue my office chair recently.  Since I didn’t want my carpet floor full of dripping glue, I used a newspaper and placed it under my chair while it was drying.  Since the drying time for the wood glue took several hours, your newsletters came in handy to pass the time, and I was able to keep up with your latest traffic, product, and copywriting tips.

Thanks.  They are worth every penny.

Yours Truly,

- Aaron Brandon

You can see what he wrote here:

http://www.markdrussell.com/specials

Unfortunately, it is too late to get the April edition of my newsletter and to take advantage of Mark’s offer.  However, you can subscribe at any time and get the next months issue. 

If you sign up now, the first issue you will receive will be the May issue.  I’ll post the summary of this months issue very soon.

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- Aaron Brandon

As some of you may know, I’m a big a fan of their company.  Their approach to lean manufacturing amazes me.  There is an overwhelming amount of information that can be learned from them, even if you run an online business.

Here’s the article I just read:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24457074/

- Aaron Brandon