Hi guys…heading into the final week before eBay Live and things are a tad hectic around here…lol.  We have something fabulous planned for our Rock Stars at eBay Live and even if you aren’t a Rock Star yet, stay tuned…YOU will definitely have a chance to join in the fun too.  Can’t spill the beans yet, but I can give you a hint…before eBay Live starts, Uncle Griff will know what YOU need to know!  I’m just saying…

Here are the latest Success headlines…

• Jay Berkowitz interview – new date – Wednesday, June 11^th at Noon pst/3pm est – www.AskJayBerkowitz.com to get registered.  If you have already registered, your call-in information will work and you do not need to register again (unless you thought of a new question to ask Jay!)

• Get a free copy of one of my favoritest books – Duct Tape Marketing – attend John Jantsch’s webinar: “InfusionSoft & Duct Tape Marketing Reveal The Must-Know Secrets of Small Business Growth” and receive the release of the paperback version of Duct Tape Marketing.  Info at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/945297456

• How to BEAT the recession with eCommerce – hhmmm, wonder how many of our Rock Stars you can count in this video showcasing people who are Prospering in their e-commerce business – www.JanelleElms.com/wwb   They show you how to source the hot products and then where to sell them (no surprise, it’s not always on eBay!)

• eBay Stores 30 day trial – I am SO hoping that ALL of you have an eBay Store by now.  Please tell me you do.  If for some possible reason you might not, NOW is the time to grab one…eBay is doing a special 30 day trial.  Get registered for your eBay Store now. (We will be adding more eBay Store training to the OSI Rock Star curriculum soon).

• Holiday success starts now: Summer is the time to start thinking about a site facelift for the holidays – eeks, sorry to startle you, but we are at the ½ way point of the year and Internet Retailer just had a great article about this topic that I had to share.  Check it out at: http://emailactivity.ecn5.com/engines/publicPreview.aspx?blastID=119508&emailID=24866189

• GoDaddy $6.95 domains – not sure how much longer I get to offer this deal, so don’t dawdle on this one.  I am tempted to send out all of the domains I see – that you should own – that haven’t been purchased yet (my other favorite redhead is hopefully listening…yes you.).  Put the fear of your competitors owning them in you J.  Teasing…but it’s tempting to get you in gear.  Get your domains today at GoDaddy.  You can also learn how to forward them for the eBay Stores 75% referral credit at the Business Success Kit. 

• Blogging – Our Rock Stars are rockin the Blogging classes – very impressed!!  And from the numerous emails I am receiving, they are seeing the $$ benefits $$ too!  WooHoo!  For those of you who are ready to move forward from a ‘free’ wordpress site to your own hosted one – where you have more opportunities for plug-ins and customization…I have found a site that was recommended by one of our Rock Stars (thanks Melanie) and I love it. It’s called BlueHost. I just put two more clients on it with their blog domains.  For as low as $6.95 a month, you can have your site hosted with all the bells and whistles it needs.  But here is the cool part.  You get:
• Unlimited Hosting – yep, not joking
• Unlimited Domains – host as many websites as you want on your $6.95 hosting
•  Transfer – yeah!!
• 2500 email accounts – perfect as you grow your tribe!!
• And then of course, for you technical people, it has all the coding/security bells and whistles too (didn’t want you to think it was ‘cheap’ hosting just because of the low price).  SSH (Secure Shell), SSL, FTP, Stats, CGI, Ruby (RoR), Perl, PHP, MySQL, 2000/2002 Front Page Extensions
• And 24/7 support

Now you see why I LOVE them!  Again, the company is called Blue Host and they rock (just not as much as you do!)

• Squidoo – Don’t forget the Squidoo 10-day challenge.  I definitely expect one of the Rock Stars to win with the amazing training you all have received from Seth Godin himself, Megan of Squidoo and of course the incredible Giant Squid Stephanie.  Details on Stephanie’s post at http://osirockstars.com/topic.php?id=450&replies=12 and her Squidoo page here: http://www.squidoo.com/squidoo-ebay-challenge