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I don’t often write posts on this blog about a product or service I’m promoting.  So this is an unusual post – at least in that respect!

However, since I write this blog for people who are running their own Internet Marketing businesses, I felt it was worthwhile to bring to your attention a site that I’ve been a member of for more than 2 years now. And, again, full disclosure: I’m also an affiliate for this site!

I joined this membership site 2 or 3 months after I started my Internet Marketing activities.  At the time I was using Google Adwords (and only Adwords) as my means of driving traffic to the landing pages of products for which I was an affiliate.

In fact, I started in Internet Marketing by promoting Clickbank products via Google Adwords – possibly the toughest (and most expensive) way to start out on an Internet Marketing career!

Anyway, 2 or 3 months after starting out (and losing a lot of money!) I found this membership site that was principally focused on teaching people how to use Google Adwords.

There were other tools and resources available as well, things like keyword research tools, Clickbank product analysis tools and a link cloaking tool.  But the whole site was very much focused on exactly what I was trying to do: promote Clickbank products using Google Adwords.

They offered personal coaching and there was a pretty active forum, in which some well known and very successful marketers were very active.

As a result of the help and support I got through this site, I ended up creating my first profitable Google Adwords campaign.

That campaign ran successfully for some months and then Google implemented one of their algorithm changes and completely wiped it out.  All my keywords went from around 10 – 12 US cents a click to US$10 per click.

I had already survived a couple of these Google Slaps, but this one completely wiped me out.  I decided then and there that I would never again rely on a single source of traffic, especially when the rules of the game could be changed at the flick of a switch and put me out of business.

So I went off and learnt as much as I could about Social Network Marketing.

I also stopped being active in this membership site, since it was focused on PPC and, principally, Google Adwords.  But I did maintain my membership.

Then, about 2 months ago, I re-visited this site out of curiosity.  And I found it had grown and changed out of all recognition in the year or so I’d been away.

There’s still a strong focus on Pay Per Click (Google Adwords, Yahoo Search Marketing and MSN Adcenter), but there’s also a lot of emphasis now on Social Network Marketing, Blogging, Email Marketing and Article Marketing.

But perhaps the biggest growth area is in the resources that are now available.  You get Domain Names, Hosting, a WYSIWYG Website Builder, a Rapid Article Writer, a Link Cloaker, a Keyword Research tool, a Competition Spy tool, a Keyword Phrase builder and more.

The Learning Center (which was there before) is much larger now with online tutorials split into 3 categories: Junior (18 different tutorials), Intermediate (10 different tutorials) and Senior (5 different tutorials).  These range in time from 1 to 3 hours each to complete.

And, of course, the personal coaching is still available as well as the forum – where members are very free with information and help.

So what do I like about this site?

The range of resources that you get now for your monthly subscription fee is so wide that I honestly can’t think of a better place for someone who’s just starting out in Internet Marketing to be.

You not only get all the basics you need to run an Internet Marketing business (domain names, hosting, website builder, etc) but you get all the tutorials, personal coaching and tools you need as well.

What don’t I like about this site?

Not a lot, really.  However, some of the resources do have their limitations.

For example, the number of email accounts you get, the storage available, the number of databases available and other hosting factors are less than you’d get with most regular hosting providers today.

The WYSIWYG site builder, while perfect for people who are at Junior or Intermediate level, does not offer the same functionality as a full blown HTML editor like CoffeeCup does.

But heck – for people who are starting out you get everything you need (and I do mean everything) for what works out at less than $30 a month all in.

And it’s all in one place – so no need to go searching for and comparing hosting providers, or website builders and so on.

It’s the perfect one-stop-shop way to get started in Internet Marketing.  And, if you decide it’s not for you, then you can simply cancel your membership and walk away.

Check it out here.