SitePoint is having a Christmas Countdown sale, with a new featured special every day. Today they have an excellent marketing bundle up for sale, which includes my book, Online Marketing Inside Out, The SEO Business Guide, and SitePoint’s new Facebook Ads 101 course – all for only $99!

First, Online Marketing Inside Out is an introduction to online marketing, covering topics from planning your marketing strategy, email marketing, website optimization, pay per click marketing, and much more. The SEO Business Guide has everything you need to optimize your website for search engines, and was just updated in October 2010 with the newest information.

Facebook Ads 101 is a brand new course which starts on December 16. You’ll participate in a structured online video course with lessons
and tutorials, as well as have access to a private Q&A system. Once you purchase this deal, we’ll email you a link to enroll. Click on
the link, enroll, and you can start your lessons anytime.

Normally all these products would cost almost $275, so this is a huge discount. If you’ve got a website but need help getting to the next step, or are thinking of starting one, this bundle is for you. Head on over to SitePoint’s Christmas Countdown for more information.

• The Changing Face of Marketing
• Using your Website to Generate Income
• Using Social Media to Promote Your Website
• Getting Others to Sell Your Products for You
• Spreading your Message through Online Advertising

The seminar is hosted by Kapital Medya and MediaCat Communications Institute. Last year, David Meerman Scott, author of “The New Rules of Marketing & PR” and “World Wide Rave” was one of the seminar presenters.

I’m excited about the seminar and look forward to seeing some of Istanbul while I’m there!

• Remove Distractions
• Optimize Your Navigation
• Effectively Place Calls to Action
• Omit Needless Words
• Focus Your Audience

I’ll also cover 5 more points that will help you get most out of your Website.

Not selling something, eh? Sure you are. Even if your site is just a personal portfolio or ‘business card’ site, you’re selling yourself or your ideas. I’ll give you some simple advice about how to do a better job of it.

If you make stuff for the Web, the info you get from this event will help you do it better.

Get more info and RSVP here

Update: Below is the SlideShare presentation for download

Yesterday I was in Mobile, AL speaking at the monthly Mobile Bay AAF chapter meeting about Social Media. Specifically, I was talking about using Social Media, namely Facebook and Twitter, for businesses.

I was expecting a crowd of about 35-40 people, typical of most monthly Ad Fed meetings. We had a great turnout, and approximately 80 people showed up! It was so packed, there wasn’t enough seating or food for everyone. I’ve since found out that it was the largest crowd for a monthly speaker in two years! (I’m honored)

Thank you to Laura Burton and Sarah Jones for being excellent hosts. I really enjoyed dinner and conversation at Felix’s Fish Camp. It was great meeting you both, and all the members and guests of the Mobile Bay AAF.

Below are the slides from my presentation.

Thank you to everyone who came by and congratulated me, it really meant a lot. Special thanks to cousins David & Christi Burroughs and Scot & Debra McEwen who drove down from north of Atlanta to be there. And thank you to our good friends Rick & Donna Beauford who came down from just south of Atlanta.

Thank you Charles and Chase Hudson of C’sons for all you did to help make the book signing a success. The hors d’oeuvres were delicious, and the service was excellent. Some family and friends stayed with us after the book signing for dinner and they were all extremely impressed both with the quality of food and the service.

Below are some photos my wife Tracy took at the book signing.

• State of the Industry
• Online Advertising
• Email Marketing
• 21st Century PR
• Social Media
• Monitoring Your Brand

I indented to talk for 1 hour, then open up for questions/discussion. I ran a little over, and the Flip camcorder we used to record the presentation only recorded the first hour, so it cuts off about 10 minutes before I stop talking.

Below is a video of the presentation and the downloadable slides:

Online Marketing Presentation (long) from Brandon Eley on Vimeo.