If you are like me, you should probably be doing more to help yourself earn more through teaching people to play better golf.

As teaching golf pros, probably one of the things we do least effective is to promote ourselves and our services. If a student doesn't find us by dropping by our facility or we are recommended by another student, chances are we are not telling very many people what we can do to improve their golf game.

We DO live in an age of communication and one of the most cost effective ways to communicate to a large audience of potential students is through the Internet. With that in mind, I have been working closely with The Golfing America Network to create the most extensive Golf Instruction resource available on the Internet.

And we want you to be part of it!

There are two ways to participate. The first is a FREE listing in our Teaching Pros directory. Please check the information we have on you and make sure it is accurate. If not you will be able to update it now. If you are not in our database, you will be able to add the free listing as well.

The second way to participate, and one that's really exciting and cost effective is our "Enhanced Listing" [ View Enhanced Listing ] with a web site.

Here's what your web site will include:

• A short biography about you and your experience
• A picture of you
• Your teaching philosophy
• What you specialize in, if any
• Your programs and rates
• List Your Accomplishments -- Awards, Titles and Honors
• A place to publish on line articles
• A place to publish on line lessons
• And a place to promote programs you sell such as books or videos

We want as many Teaching Golf Pros to participate as possible so I asked Golfing America to keep the price affordable and they have. The web site with enhanced directory listing is only $20 per month ($240 per year), but for a limited time you can sign up for only $100 per year (less than $10 per month) -- and the really good part is that you will be able to completely manage your site yourself on line so the information will always be up-to-date.

Even if you already have a web site, you will want to consider this program because Golfing America as a portal site and draws golfers from across the country for a variety of reasons and your chances of being found on the web are much better if you are at a place where lots of golfers go rather than being a island off somewhere by yourself.

So sign up today and start earning more through what you do best -- teach golf.

And by the way . . .

If your facility or golf course doesn't have a web site or your web site isn't as effective as you had hoped, I would recommend you look at Golfing America's programs. What impressed me about the staff of Golfing America is they understand that golf is a business. Most golf course web sites do little more than a Yellow Page ad in a phone book would do -- and that really fails to take advantage of the Internet's potential. And if a person happens to find your web site, chances are they have little incentive to every come back.

The staff at Golfing America have built over 200 successful business web sites and they can put that experience to work for you and your facility. [ Click Here ] to have the Golfing America staff talk to you about how it works -- Tell them Howie sent you and be sure to include your name and phone number.

And if your facility signs up for a web site, you and all the other teaching pros at your facility will receive the Enhanced Listing in Golfing America's Teaching Pros directory and the personal web site at no additional charge.

So let's get started -- Sign up now.