We have been talking about Catch The Wave for some time. Now Google has joined in with their own Wave. So what is Google Wave? I first heard about this a few days ago. Since then my head has been spinning with ideas for this new application.

Google Wave is a product that helps users communicate and collaborate on the web.

A “wave” is equal parts conversation and document, where users can almost instantly communicate and work together with richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.

Google Wave is also a platform with a rich set of open APIs that allow developers to embed waves in other web services and to build extensions that work inside waves.

The video introduction is long and a little dry, especially if you are not a techie type person, but it shows you some of the amazing features of this system. What I really like is the fact that Google has made it all open source so anyone will be able to use Wave in their own applications, or create their own Wave System.

Is Wave The Future Of Email?

My head has been spinning with ideas for how we can incorporate Wave in our own Systems here at iNetGlobal. I have actually woke up from dreaming about it.

I am going to put our developers to work on this platform right away and see what we can do with it. Is Wave the future of email? It could be… one thing for sure is that it’s an extremely cool “Real Time” collaborative platform.

Are their Marketing applications for this, absolutely, exactly what they are remains to be seen. This is a new way at looking at online communications, and it will take time to figure it all out. Even the developers don’t know what all it can do. What’s cool is that you can be a part of the process of developing this new technology.

My friend Darren Rowse  of ProBlogger.com has come up with a great tool for improving your blog: 31 Days to Build a Better Blog WorkBook

Darren has been running a series on his blog on How To Build A Better Blog in 31 days.

As one of the Top Bloggers on the planet today, there’s really no one better you could learn this from. If you are a Blogger, you need to check this out!

OK - The concept was fairly simple: You set aside 31 days to work on improving your blog.improving their blogs.

Each day for 31 days readers were presented with a daily task and teaching to give them concrete ways to take their blogs to the next level - the goal being more readers, higher quality content, deeper reader engagement and higher levels of creativity and energy for the blogger. He called it the 31 Day Challenge.

The Challenges Include:

• Writing tasks
• Promotion techniques
• Methods to deepen reader engagement
• Creating thinking exercises
• Ideas for breaking through bloggers block and much more.

The Workbook that puts a Fully Updated Version of 31 Day Challenge in your hands

If you already know about it and want a copy you can: Buy It Here Now!

Over 13,000 bloggers signed up for the initial challenge and the feedback was fantastic. Bloggers who’ve taken the tasks seriously are reporting increases in traffic, greater reader engagement, fresh inspiration for posts and a greater sense of where their blog is headed.

However two common requests came from participants repeatedly:

• People wanted to do the challenge at their own pace
  (some found daily tasks too fast, some too slow).

• People wanted all the content in the one place
  (to keep it somewhere handy and dip into it again and again over time).

As a result Darren has put together an Instant Download workbook version of the challenge. The workbook is professionally edited - and contains all new content.

The price is very low at only $19.95
>> Click Here To Get Your Copy Now

I resisted writing about Amazon Kindle sooner, not because it isn’t cool, just didn’t get the time yet. (only so many hours in the day)

Today I got inspired and submitted my Internet Marketing Blog to Kindle and was accepted, no problem. I did this for a couple reasons, I thought it could be a new source of traffic, and a possible a link back from Amazon. (a good thing!)

Kindle: Amazon’s 6″ Wireless Reading Device (Latest Generation)

So what the heck is Kindle? I heard about Kindle, goofy name - I would have come up with something cooler, a while ago in an article in the Minneapolis paper. ( shows The Power Of A Press Release )

Now I normally don’t read the paper, but I saw one laying around with a picture of Jeff Bezos picture and this new device.

My 1st experience with it was when I went to order Twitter Power By Joel Comm. the book came in Kindle Format, so I had to download it for my iPhone.

Kindle is a Reading Device, that allows you to read books, newspapers, blogs and just about anything.

Kindle Features:

• Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as most magazines

• Lightweight: At 10.2 ounces, lighter than a typical paperback

• Wireless: 3G wireless lets you download books right from your Kindle, anytime, anywhere; no monthly fees, service plans, or hunting for Wi-Fi hotspots

• Books in Under 60 Seconds: Get books delivered in less than 60 seconds; no PC required

• Improved Display: Reads like real paper; now boasts 16 shades of gray for clear text and even crisper images

• Longer Battery Life: 25% longer battery life; read for days without recharging

• More Storage: Take your library with you; holds over 1,500 books

• Faster Page Turns: 20% faster page turns

• Read-to-Me: With the new text-to-speech feature, Kindle can read every newspaper, magazine, blog, and book out loud to you, unless the book’s rights holder made the feature unavailable

• Large Selection: Over 285,000 books plus U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and blogs available

• Low Book Prices: New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases $9.99, unless marked otherwise

This is a pretty amazing device >> Get The Details Here!

Oh I almost forgot Steve Renner is now available on Amazon Kindle

OK www.steverenner.com now hit Google Page #1 for the keywords Internet Marketing Strategy and this is in only 48 hour of adjusting my title tags. (Awesome!)

Internet Marketing Strategy

Today I’m listed #7 out of 23 Million. I can’t say that I am completely surprised but I didn’t expect to rocket up this quick. I thought it would be more gradual over time. This is cool, especially as I have been stuck on page 3 for this term for the last year, and to move up so dramatically, by just making one slight adjustment in the Title Tag is amazing.

Now, I see I have moved up for the even more targeted term “Internet Marketing” to page 5. That’s Cool!

Oh by the way are you on Twitter Yet?

Click Here To Follow Me On Twitter!

OK you are not going to believe this. Not 30 minutes after I posted my follow up to Internet Marketing Strategy I jumped up to Google Page 2 in the Ranks.

Internet Marketing Strategy - Now #12 of 18 Million (Awesome!)

Although I am not totally surprised, I can hardly believe this one myself. But it does show you 2 important things:

1. The Power Of Blogging
2. The Importance of Relevant Title Tags

Well this proves the point, and I feel pretty stupid for not seeing this before. Oh well every day is a new learning experience - Now look out for Google Page #1!

Saw this report from Barrons and wanted to share it with you:

Amazon.com (AMZN) could be responsible for close to a third of all U.S. e-commerce transactions, RBC Capital analyst Stephen Ju asserted in a research note this morning.

Ju notes that Amazon’s reported revenues consist of a mix of gross revenues from its own businesses plus net third-party commissions. To date, he notes, Amazon has not given a break down of the two numbers, other than as a percentage of units shipped. The question, he says, is how much third-party gross merchandise value is flowing through Amazon’s platform - and what slice of all e-commerce Amazon is actually facilitating.

Performing a “gross-up” analysis, he concludes that “AMZN may be facilitating close to a third of all e-commerce in the U.S.,” and that it continues to gain share here. He also sees opportunity for further gains in international online retailing.

Actually, Ju’s data suggests the total slice of U.S. e-commerce through Amazon was about 34% in Q4, up from 27% a year earlier.

Ju this morning repeated his Outperform rating on the stock, and upped his price target to $84, from $72. He also upped his 2009 EPS estimate to $2.13, from $1.99.

In early trading, AMZN is down 82 cents, at $78.12.

This is good news for a market that has been mainly dominated by eBay, although I wouldn’t count eBay out just yet.

Here’s an Internet Marketing Strategy update. Yesterday I told you about my “Ah-Ha” moment about the Title Tag for this blog. So I changed the title tag to:

“Internet Marketing Strategy - Internet Marketing Service”

Internet Marketing Strategy #25 out of 20 Million (Not Bad)

No miraculous results yet, I’m still on page 3 for the keyword phrase “Internet Marketing Strategy” and wouldn’t expect to see anything so soon. But I do expect to see some positive results in the next week or so, we’ll keep you posted.

My “Internet Marketing Strategy“. As an Internet Marketer, I have been relatively successful. Over the years I have grossed Multi-Millions of dollars in Sales. Now I don’t say this to brag or to make myself feel good, but to illustrate a point, and here it is…

I have been publishing this blog for several years now, and attract around 1,000 unique visitors a day. Not bad. The title to my blog is “Steve Renner Internet Marketing Strategy - Services”. I chose this title for 2 reasons:

1. It Brands Me “Steve Renner” as an Internet Marketer, and by providing
   good content, I have established myself as an authority in this industry,
   and a trusted source for Internet Marketing information.
2. It’s what I do, provide Internet Marketing Strategy, and my company is an Internet Service Provider, providing real Internet Marketing Services
   • Web Hosting
   • Autoresponder Service
   • Blog Services
   • Linking Services
   • Shopping Cart Service
   • Affiliate Program Service
   • Online Training Service
   • Online Payment Service
   • Debit Card Service
   • Directory Service
   • Local Search Directory
   • Search Engine
   • Online Advertising

The point is that I have been stuck on Page 3 of Google for the keyword search term, Internet Marketing Strategy, for the longest time.

Then it hit me like a bolt of lightning today, I really want to rank for the term “Internet Marketing Strategy” and I don’t necessarily care about ranking for the Term “Steve Renner”.

So why is my Title “Steve Renner Internet Marketing Strategy - Services”?

It’s one of those “Ah-Ha” moments. So I immediately changed the title of my site to:
“Internet Marketing Strategy - Internet Marketing Services | Steve Renner”.

People are more interested in good information about Internet Marketing Strategy or Internet Marketing Service not about Steve Renner.

I have already seen a change in my Search Engine Listings, Now with some further SEO and Linking Strategies, I should see a jump in my rankings. Look out for Page 1 of Google for the keyword search terms:

Internet Marketing Strategy - Internet Marketing Service