Happy… Monday?

It’s been a great week here at theNetFool.com, but everyone needs a break. Truth be told, I was out all day Sunday at a baseball game (Nationals versus Orioles) and decided to spend my normal blogging time compiling an eBook that you can all download 100% free of charge! :)

“Creating A Blog” is an extended/enhanced compilation of the series of posts I have written here at theNetFool.com to guide anyone through making a blog from start to finish, and doing it the right way. Blogging with success is largely dependent on knowing what you are doing, which takes time if you are new. If you read this guide, you’ll be on the right path from the very start… this is really valuable material!

As readers of theNetfool.com, you may download this extensive 55-page eBook in .pdf format absolutely free for life. You may even share this with friends on your websites for free so long as the links remain in place. A great gift, that looks very professional, at no cost to you. If you haven’t been reading the “Creating A Blog” series, you’ll definitely want to check this one out!

DOWNLOAD “Creating A Blog” HERE!

Before I get off track too much, I do want to run through some of my favorite posts for the week ending June 29th, 2008. It was a busy week, so lots of good posts may have snuck through the cracks. Let’s focus on what I feel are five must-read articles! :razz:

These posts really help me get back into the groove of things. I absolutely HAD to recommend Tim Sykes’ penny stock scam post because I have already come out and said the exact same thing. It’s important to stray away from these types of things if you aren’t knowledgeable in what you are dealing with. Zac Johnson’s post ties in quite nicely with my Zip/Email submit post. The others are solid blogging tips to make you money online.

Stock Market
First things first, I absolutely crushed the three major indices this past week. It was one of the worst weeks ever in the stock market, but my largest holding is a gold company. Gold absolutely skyrocketed as the Federal Reserve removed some of the speculation that rates might be raised in the near future… citing more of a worry with the economic slowdown than with inflation. Gold is what you want in that environment, and I was actually up 2.5% on Friday alone when the market was down about a percent.

This week, I expect things to be up and down… not doing much in the end. Although many predicted a quiet week this past week, when we saw hell open its gates instead, I feel like this upcoming week will hold a few big moves in both directions with no real net change. There is a rising debate on whether things are oversold or just accurately priced due to weak economic trends, so it will be interesting to see what comes up.

Blogosphere
For a lazy summer, there seems to be a flurry of activity in the blogging world. It’s more of the good old fashioned (and productive!) fun this time around… so I am going to try to get involved as much as possible. Marc from OneMansGoal made an interesting discussion post that I am thinking of investigating further. Also, there is a new blogging contest called “Blogging Idol” that I am attempting to get a last minute entry into. With this, a field of about 75 bloggers are going to compete to see who can get the biggest increase in RSS subscriber numbers. I don’t know how it’ll play out for me, but I want to see how well I could do organically.

I know that a lot of you saw the Market Leverage posts this week and emailed me asking about the service. Apparently, a lot of you are having problems signing up… so I just wanted to extend my helping hand to all of you now. If you need assistance with Market Leverage, feel free to contact me and I’ll help you get set up. There is no denying their customer service any longer! :D

Other than that, I feel that things are improving overall as people have more time to write. Basically, time to write creates a lessened urge to make contests as a substitute for actual work. You all know that I have made the Creating A Blog ebook, so I am going to be one of the first to make that jump into useful content that comes to you for free.

This Week In Focus
This week, I am going to be a bit busy because I am taking my Life & Health licensing examination on Wednesday. After that, its fourth of July weekend where I will probably spend my time up in Connecticut’s lovely beach soaking up some sun. Not really sure how I am going to keep up with blogging through all of this… but I’ll do my best to put out some good content.

I think that I am going to use this as a good opportunity to dive into some money-making schemes for your benefit. Since I don’t rely on the use of social media to artificially boost my stats (haha), having this content out there alone should support some solid growth in numbers the week forward.

Stay tuned for June’s earnings call, and stay bullish on the net!
-The Net Fool

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