It’s August and that means it’s once again time for the Thirty Day Challenge.
This program is completely free of charge and they teach anyone who takes the class a lot about browsers, setting them up, internet tools to help you do research quickly, how to set up your first blog, and finally, how to make your first $1 online. It’s a month-long basic business course that is free and would be worth paying for, but they never charge for it.
To me, making the dollar is not as important as learning the process to make that dollar. The tools taught are free and extremely useful for anything you want to do online. From research, RSS aggregation and writing to marketing, using social media the right way, and audio and video podcasting, TDC is the place to be in August every year.
The challenge began today. Sign up if you haven’t got an account, then start doing the lessons. If you have taken the challenge before, use the same account. It’s still active. It’s worth perusing each year after you take it the first time because they update the tools and techniques that make things faster, easier and better.
It’s a fabulous homeschool project about business and the internet. I recommend it for kids 10 and over. It does take some time committment each day (about an hour or two).
I took it the first time in 2007 and took it again in 2008, and now my sites are making at least $100 a month. Sometimes more, but almost always at least $100. And I owe it mostly to TDC!
September 10th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Well, the month is over. How did the thirty day challenge go?
September 11th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
How did that 30 day challenge go?
October 3rd, 2009 at 7:41 pm
DS didn’t do so well on the Thirty Day Challenge. He didn’t make any money and he didn’t complete all the assignments. He did most of it, but fell down on the marketing end of his project, using social networking and notifying his friends and family of his work. He got a 72% on it. I worked out how much there was to do and how much he finished and that came to 72% of the work.
He can finish it and I will add points, but his grade stands until he puts in the effort. I don’t plan on giving him any points if his efforts so far lead to a sale. He gets to keep the money. Getting the grade means doing all the work.