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In this episode I sit down with the successful Ted Murphy, the Creative Superfreak himself. Ted is an awesome guy that is really doing some amazing stuff in the blogging/social networking world (don't believe me? check out his company IZEA, 250,000 bloggers can't be wrong. In this interview Ted talks about his first business, how he got to where he is, and what the future holds.

To learn more about Ted and his story, visit his blog at www.ted.me, you could even enter his contest to win 52 bags of your favorite cold cereal...and you thought he wasn't creative :)

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Ever wanted to as a student entrepreneur turned CEO a question? Here is your chance...Ted Murphy, CEO of IZEA.com and former student entrepreneur (former because he graduated) is going to sit down for a Skype interview with me in just over a week. Use the comments feature below to let me know what questions you want me to ask Ted.

Plus, we finally get down to talking about marketing and how two things that many people usually don't think of as marketing are vital parts to the success of your business.

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In this episode I talk with Michael Shumway, Co-Creator of AudioCouch.com and discuss the concerns and questions you came up with from the "Will it work" episode from a few weeks ago. The question I have for you now is...

HAS YOUR OPINION CHANGED?

Why or why not? Knowing what you know now after listening to Michael's side of the equation, what do you think about AudioCouch's future? Leave your thoughts in the comments area below.

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Learn how to get traffic from forums and blogs that actually lasts. Plus, if you do it right you will actually setup your site for big success in the future. Don't just spam these guys...give them what they want and it will pay off in the long run.

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Hey guys...here is a chance for you to all test your entrepreneurial savvy. A friend of mine just started this site, AudioCouch.com and its in BETA right now...getting ready to launch soon. The question I have for you is...

WILL THIS BUSINESS WORK?

Why or why not? What do you think are it's strong points? What are it's weak points? Visit their site, check it out, and post your thoughts in the comments section below. Best comment wins a free copy of "The 7-Day Startup".

Ben C, a TeenBiz listener just started a new video editing business called Forward Slash Media. To test his skills I had him create the new video that is found on the top of the right sidebar of the site at teenbizideas.org...he did a great job and his fees were very reasonable.

Right now Ben is offering a 50% discount to new customers on their first project. If you need any video editing or production done in the next little while, shoot Ben an email at ben.fsmediaproductions@gmail.com . I guarantee you won't find anyone else that can edit video at prices like Ben's.

Great job Ben and best of luck!

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In this podcast we talk about two products. One that will make you many times more money than the other. The difference between the two is not large and you may find that you have been selling the wrong product for weeks, months or even years!

Got any thoughts on this podcast? Leave a comment below!

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Idea #4: Make $20 Over and Over Again

Wanna make money while you make money? That is the 4th business idea for the month of July! Tell people about TeenBiz: The Course v2.0 that is officially named "The 7-Day Startup" and every time someone you sent to the site places an order...you make $20. Send emails to friends, put a link on your blog, put ads on Google...do whatever you want, every time someone buys...you get 75% of the profits. Click here for details:

https://paydotcom.com/a.page.php?id=14910&u=rowsbydog

Secret Hidden Link for TeenBiz Listeners

The price for the 7-Day Startup is $27...but here's a little secret that is exclusive for TeenBiz listeneres. When you visit the website (http://www.the-sse.com/) click on the little house made of folded $50 dollar bills at the top...instead of paying $27 you will only pay $9! It doesn't look like a link, its just the top banner, but I stuck a hidden link in there so that TeenBiz listeners could get a sweet deal.

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Every week for the month of July get a free, super-rad business idea that you can start quickly and easily. If you spend a few hours on this idea this weekend, you are guaranteed to make some money...I did. Listen to the podcast for details!

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Every week for the month of July get a free, super-rad business idea that you can start quickly and easily. Today's idea is pretty darn simple and might even help you pass your next english class. Listen to the podcast for details!

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Every week for the month of July get a free, super-rad business idea that you can start quickly and easily. Today's idea takes only a digital camera or camcorder and can make you as much as $50-$75 an hour. Listen to the podcast for details!

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Join the early notification list for TeenBiz: The Course V2 and get a free guide that shows you how to get a free website, autoresponder, and membership site. Use the form on the top right of this page to sign up.

Exposures x Conversion Rate x Price = Revenue
Exposures
-People who see your ad or visit your website
Conversion Rate
-Percentage of people who see your ad or site that become customers
Price
-The value of the product each customer purchases from you

On the podcast last week I mentioned a new product, Kids Business Ideas, that TeenBiz listener Tessa Smolinski created. A couple days later Tessa emailed me a copy of her book to check out. To say I was impressed would be an understatement!

Kids Business Ideas is full of a lot of really, REALLY solid stuff. Tessa really has the entrepreneurial spirit and mindset.

I can easily see how someone could flip through this book and say, "man, there's nothing really new..." but they would be wrong. If you decide to give this book a try, take it slow. Chew on each idea for a few minutes and let your creativity explore the possibilities. Print out a copy and make notes on the book as you go. Do this and you WILL finish with a fat list of high-potential businesses you could start very easliy.

The only downide I saw was the formatting. It was a little bit difficult to follow simply due to the text formatting but I talked to her about it and it sounds like that is not permanent and it will be all snazzy very soon.

Check out the Kids Business Ideas website.

Three Key Skills for Student Entrepreneurs


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Marketing
-BOOK: Made to Stick - Chip and Dan Heath
Interpersonal
-BOOK: How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie
Presentation
-BOOK: Beyond Bullet Points - Cliff Atkinson

Business Idea
-PowerPoint Doctor

New Listener Product
-Kids Business Ideas

Sendside, THE next generation of email (100% secure and ridiculously powerful) has released their Beta version by INVITATION ONLY! Seriously, go to their site and try to join...all you can do is request a membership and hope they pick you...seriously.

TeenBiz has secured approval for exclusive Sendside invitations which we will start sending out on Thursday, April 10, at 4:00pm ET.

So what does it take to get an invite?

Send an email to teenbizideas@yahoo.com and put the word "Sendside" in the Subject line. We will offer invitations on a first come first serve basis...so don't dilly dally.

Once you have an invite all you have to do is click the link in the email for instant access to Sendside's powerful, beta version of what is geared up to possibly be the biggest thing since Google...no joke. Talking with one of Sendside's investors the other day he said that investors everywhere all green with envy that they are not on board this big-time project.

TeenBiz: The Course v1.0 was good, but it we really want to set a new standard. Version 2.0 is going to rock and fit the needs of student entrepreneurs in some really cool ways. Right now though, we need to know what YOU want so that when you crack open v2.0 for the first time, you smile big and say "this is exactly what I needed." There is a little poll in the sidebar that will help us understand what you are looking for. There are only three choices...it will take you less than 10 seconds. Thanks guys...you rock!

As alluded to in the podcast SEOMoz.org offers a free, beginner search engine optimization (SEO) course that I would highly recommend. It covers a lot of quality content:

--Keyword research
--Building friendly sites
--Link building
--Search engine operation

Plus many other topics that are worthy of your time. It will take you about an hour to an hour and a half to go through this (don't skim, print it off and highlight as you go, really study this stuff) and will be one of the more valuable hours spent on your business.

Click here to download

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Basics


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Tools from Podcast
-Keyword Tool

Link Directories
-Domaining.in
-LiveLinkDirectory
-The Link Catalog
-Dmegs
-TagTooga

If you want your link to be added to the right bar on the TeenBiz website, join the TeenBiz Facebook Group and post your website link!

We need your help and want to give you something free at the same time. We are in the process of updating (a nice word for completely overhauling) the old "TeenBiz Course" and need your input on what you want included or don't want included in the next version.

Download TeenBiz v1.0

Give us your feedback and when the new version is ready we'll make sure you are the first to get a free copy. Send your feedback to:

teenbizideas [at] yahoo.com

Be as harsh as you want, the old version has some pretty shabby parts to it so we are hoping for some really mean feedback...bring it on!

The Keys to Info Product Success


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Keys to Info Product Success
-You don't always have to innovate
-Avoid "how to make money" products
-Stick to things you are good at; unique is good
-Look to the future, see a bigger picture
-Don't leave the website and traffic to the end
-Create the headline first THEN the product

If you want your link to be added to the right bar on the TeenBiz website, join the TeenBiz Facebook Group and post your website link!

We're getting ready to record the next podcast but didn't want to wait to tell you about a couple bits of juicy info:

First, we have officially started the TeenBiz Student Entrepreneurs group on Facebook. Plus, get a link to your site (no affiliate links please) placed in the right column of the TeenBiz Podcast site when you:

1) Join the TeenBiz Student Entrepreneurs group on Facebook
2) Are one of the first 10 people to post your link on the group page

Facebook is great for networking, you can start discussions, post links and news, and meet like-minded entrepreneurs to work on ideas with. I am planning on using the TeenBiz Group to meet the graphic designer for my next project!


Second tidbit. Right now if you go to BUY.COM and use Google Checkout to pay for your swag, they will take $10 off your order. I believe it has to be the first time you use Google Checkout with BUY.com to apply. Trey Morris let us know about this one, so props to Trey. He used it to buy "The E-Myth", a book we have recommended many times for student entrepreneurs. Heres the steps:

1) Go to BUY.com
2) Look for and add The E-myth to your cart.
3) Proceed to checkout.
4) Rather than checking out with BUY.com click on Google Checkout.
5) Fill in all of your information and go through with the order.

Thats all for now, the new podcast will be coming out very soon. If you haven't done it yet, please use the poll in the right column to tell us what you want to learn about most on TeenBiz in the upcoming months!

I received an email this week from an enthusiastic 15 year old TeenBiz listener who wanted to know how feasible it was for him to consider starting a web design business. At the end of his email he said, partly as a joke, "Who knows, maybe I'll just end up flipping burgers in college to make some extra money instead."

Going off of the last podcast, this is one of the things we will face over and over again...settling for the "norm". All your friends work normal jobs, all your friends make $8 an hour, and starting your own business is hard and will take a lot of work. So why try? Because you are different, you can do it, and its worth it. Because this 15 year old is trying and already thinking about his future tells me he has a bright one.

I recently found a video of Steve Jobs' (the guy that helped start Apple and Pixar) giving a commencement address at Stanford University. Towards the middle of his address his said this:

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Take the last two words of that quote and carve them into a big slab of rock and mount it by your bed so you see it every night. Don't settle for something you are better than. Simply by the fact you are reading this blog and listen to TeenBiz podcasts shows that you are different, you have a desire to try, and you are way ahead of your peers.

Let me say it again...DON'T SETTLE!

Now is the perfect time to start a business, you have little to lose and everything to gain. Get out there and get started on your business right now. As Warren Miller says, "If you don't do it this year, you'll be one year older when you do."

Four Things That Will KILL Your Business in 2008

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#1) Fear - Everyone feels it, what you should do about it.
#2) Doubt - The universal entrepreneurial enemy, how to overcome it.
#3) Trying to Do It All - What parts of your business you shouldn't be working on.
#4) Time Killers - Video games, movies, sleep...only in small amounts.

It's Christmas time, the time for giving. So we decided to share a freebie with you that really is something special. Many of you may have heard of StomperNet, they are famous for some pretty rad free content. Well, they've done it again with their "Going Natural 2.0" videos...trust me, they are well worth the time it takes to watch them. So, we didn't create the content, but we are telling you about it...that counts as a gift...right?

What you learn from these videos:
-How to double conversions
-How to double traffic
-How a visitors eyes move around your page
-How to create a smooth course for your visitors eyes
-How to make your page better...period

Stuff this good shouldn't be free...but it is! So here is the link:

Free Videos:
http://www.stompernet.net/gn2/index.asp

Hope you enjoy, best of luck with your businesses and Merry Christmas!

3 "Secrets" To Becoming an Expert in Your Field


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Books
-No one our age reads books, if you do, you'll be ahead of the pack
-The E-Myth: Michael Gerber

Blogs
-Subscribe to a couple but not too many, don't bog yourself down
-CopyBlogger
-Dim Bulb

Podcasts
-Great if you can find you on your field, learn on the go
-Internet Business Mastery

Tell us the story of your business and we may feature it on an upcoming show. Email us your story to teenbizideas AT yahoo.com Happy Holidays!