It gives you more of an 'at-a-glance' view of all your monitored sites. Imagine if when you went to click on your bookmark for a site that it also said right then if site had changed and how.

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Also, depending on RSS reader you use, it can tell you when you have a new update on site.

Sites with RSS Feeds

There are many sites w/ RSS feeds. To know if a site has an RSS feed, look for an "RSS" link on site or a button/icon w/ RSS, ATOM or XML on it.

One cool use is to set RSS feed for a news search on a site. At Yahoo! News you can search on a topic in news and then subscribe to that feed using XML icon.

A lot of news/info/blog sites have RSS feeds that can help you keep up to date on info you want. The Armchair Geek is just such a site.

It's a collection of tech info that's updated regularly. You can see if/when it's been updated in your reader, see title of updates and a short summary and then decide if you want to load site or that post or nothing.

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RSS readers allow you to see latest updates to sites (and possibly be notified) at-a-glance without having to go to all your sites and load them. It's like peaking into many sites from a single place.

7.Thou shall use cheap resources for your audio.

I get all my bubble pack shippers and CD cases off of Ebay. They have some great deals. I get my CD’s duplicated at Diskfaktory.com because they can run small quantities of 50. I wouldn’t get any more made until you know you have a winner.

8.Thou shall have fun when creating your audio products

I have to say I really enjoy creation process and it’s really neat when you go to record a product and can play it back and listen to it on fly. You get a sense that this thing is really coming together. And when you add music you really get a sense of satisfaction. Creating audio is really instant gratification when it comes to creating info products. I love it…

As of this writing, I’m working with my wife on a product and I’m interviewing her and we are having a blast. She makes mistakes and I make them and we just sit there and laugh. My wife has UH and UM syndrome so we are trying to get cured of that… But point is that we are having a good time.

Quick Tip: I use a splitter to add two microphones to my computer. You need to raise volume to get it normalized.

9.Thou shall build a audio information empire

If you really want to get a jump start in information product business this is easiest and funniest way to do it. As fast as you can record and edit these things faster you can crank them out and start making some money. Also audio CD and tapes have a higher perceived value and you can get more for them then by just selling an e-book.

10.Thou shall learn what software to use for your audios.

Software can be expensive. Many of gurus recommend Sounforge but I prefer a program from Cakewalk called Plasma. This software is half price of Soundforge and is very versatile.

Well there you have it. Some good tips to get you started on building your audio empire.

Happy Recording,

John Kiel

(c)2005 John Kiel