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How the Financial Crisis Benefits Bloggers

How the Financial Crisis Benefits Bloggers

Financial Crisis

You're not thinking of scaling back your online marketing efforts due to the panic in world financial markets, are you? If so, I think that would be a big mistake.

In fact, it was right after the last major financial scare—kicked off by the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks—that my online efforts really started to pay off. While others sat on their hands out of fear, I ran with it… and I'm sure I wouldn’t be where I'm at today if I hadn't.

Other than the fact that pushing harder during uncertain economic times is the ultimate zig-zag move, there's another reason why the Wall Street meltdown benefits bloggers who deal in US currency. The exchange rate is actually working in your favor.

The US Dollar Buys More (For Once)

I was recently in Munich, Germany, and every time I exchanged USD for Euros, it hurt. The exchange rate was definitely not working in my favor.

But things are different in other parts of the world, especially in the last couple of weeks.

As many of you know, Yaro Starak has a training program called Blog Mastermind. I've endorsed Yaro's program from the very beginning as a practical and effective system for actually making money—and a living—from blogging.

Blog Mastermind

You might also know that Yaro is Australian. What you might not know is that Yaro has been charging for Blog Mastermind in Australian currency, and that the Australian dollar is taking a huge beating compared to the US Dollar, which has recently risen.

What this means is you can save somewhere around 30-40% off the price of Blog Mastermind if you pay in US currency. Instead of $97 USD per month, you actually pay around $65 USD (depending on currency fluctuations). There's also a one-time payment option where you save even more.

As you might guess, Yaro can't let this continue. He's switching over to charging US Dollars on Monday, October 13. So you've got 3 days to take advantage of this lopsided exchange rate before it gets corrected.

About the Author: Brian Clark is the founding editor of Copyblogger, and co-founder of DIY Themes and Lateral Action. Get more from Brian on Twitter.