You are trying to help them make money, right? Your post did not explicitly say it, so I'll just assume you meant to say it.

I would start with a couple things: bum marketing like Tanner said, but also IM fundamentals (mindset, relationships, basic IM stuff like autoresponders and affiliate marketing, etc.). I'd teach IM fundamentals to get them started on the right track. The reason I'd go with bum marketing is because it's cheap and relatively easy.

BTW, a .info domain at Godaddy is a buck. The first month of hosting at Hostgator (with a coupon code) is a cent. You'd want to use this .info as a redirect...they're not so good for money sites or squeeze pages. Or, if you want, you could even go with a Blogger/WP blog or a free web 2.0 like Squidoo for bum marketing.

To begin with, I would just teach them how to create good articles, how to keep cranking them out, and how to create a steady flow of sales. As their capital grows, I'd tell them to invest in an autoresponder service so that they could start building some assets instead of making those one-time sales.

After that, I'd tell them to keep growing their lists and teach them new ways of doing so. At that point, the last thing they'd probably need to know would be "List Control" type stuff - as in, how to sell more stuff and maintain/build goodwill with subscribers at the same time.

Of course, that's only one way of doing things If you were to do this though, maybe you could put together some kind of free training program...a membership site, teleseminars/webinars, etc. Then tell them all to "hey, go here to learn how to get into a better financial situation."

Curtis