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Forum: Pay Per Click/Search Engine Marketing (PPC/SEM) 24th March 2018, 12:02 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 184
Posted By DennisM
Re: AdWords spy for any specific location

This is a genius idea. We're a local brick and mortar business here in Chicago. Would love to get KW analysis from my local competitors. Some of the KW's are 15 bucks a click!

Will this have a...
Forum: Offline Marketing 22nd January 2014, 12:07 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,754
Posted By DennisM
Re: Warrior 2014 Event - Early Bird Tickets Are Out - Who's Going?

Have the event here in Chicago, IL. It's only the 3rd largest city in the USA with over 9 million people in northern IL alone. Also, being centrally located in the US people wouldn't get killed on...
Forum: Other Website Products & Services 20th January 2013, 11:19 PM
Replies: 186
Views: 80,770
Posted By DennisM
Re: New Warrior Private Forum! The High Voltage Video Forum

Hey Kurt,

Kind of hilarious that a 3 year WF member would think that a one time $22 investment is an end around to a $37 a month subscription. LOL

Congrats on your sub forum!

Dennis
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th December 2012, 09:13 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,298
Posted By DennisM
Re: Nice - Screwed Out Of $175

You could also take all of the work you've done and sell it as PLR. Will serve him right!
Forum: Offline Marketing 25th September 2012, 11:13 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 700
Posted By DennisM
Re: Anyone have a compelling sales pitch?

What I did was put together a quick 10 page PDF "report" on the local market for whatever niche (restaurants, etc.) based on that phone call. I then pitch them on the value (not as detailed as the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 25th September 2012, 11:03 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,750
Posted By DennisM
Re: How my business makes $100k+ Revenues Annually

Well, I do like the fact you have a PLAN. That's more than 80% of IMers here on the forum, that's for sure.

The biggest opportunity in "offline" is social media management. You piggyback off of...
Forum: Offline Marketing 14th August 2012, 09:20 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 4,531
Posted By DennisM
Re: Need to rank local videos on YouTube? Check out my method!

Although not foolproof, I'm finding that if I include the LOCAL phone number in the video TITLE that it does very well. Another trick is to get "local" backlinks if possible. Try to find blogs,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th July 2012, 11:11 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,084
Posted By DennisM
Re: Those that post on Craigslist

Want your CL ads to be "sticky"? Here's what you do...

Major US cities such as Boston, LA, Chicago, etc. let your ads stay up for only 7 days. As you know, they get pushed off the page pretty...
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th April 2012, 10:54 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 752
Posted By DennisM
Re: Any Success With - "Rent This Website/Video"?

NO need to change the phone number. Open up a Google Voice account or purchase a toll free number and then use call forwarding. You can then simply forward to a NEW number if you offer the ranked...
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th April 2012, 10:45 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 752
Posted By DennisM
Re: Any Success With - "Rent This Website/Video"?

Hey Stranger,

Yes, you're right, traffic can be very light. I'm very fortunate because I live about 40 miles outside of Chicago. We have 9 million people in a 6 county area so yes, I'm spoiled....
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th April 2012, 10:17 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 945
Posted By DennisM
Re: Local Chamber of Commerce Promoting Your Webinar/Seminar - Any experience?

GREAT strategies mentioned here but this is what's worked for me...

I first started with the JV option. I offer 100% of the gate (NO risk for the Chamber) and you get quality leads to follow up...
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th April 2012, 09:53 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 752
Posted By DennisM
Re: Any Success With - "Rent This Website/Video"?

RedCell has it right. Don't screw with the video once you got it ranked.

I don't call it "rent a site". Most business owners don't understand that. I tell them I'm on the 1st page for "xyz"...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 31st March 2012, 11:57 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,197
Posted By DennisM
Re: Thoughts on "so called" WSO Of The Day?

Actually, I really LIKE that there's a WSO of the Day for OFFLINE. It shows separation from the traditional methods of making money online. I also say "why not?" For those of us that work in the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th March 2012, 12:04 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 4,311
Posted By DennisM
Re: Email vs Cold Calls

Cold calling is a multimillion dollar industry for one reason only and that's because COLD CALLING WORKS.

If you can learn the art of cold calling you'll have a job for life. Sales...
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd March 2012, 11:55 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,426
Posted By DennisM
Re: What Do You Think Of My Idea & Plan? - Hyper-Local Business Directory

Hi,

There's really not a better opportunity to sell to local business then with a local directory.

Here's the deal, YOU can get the directory ranked locally for those local keywords. Now you...
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd January 2012, 12:31 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 7,289
Posted By DennisM
Re: Can hired salespeople be considered subcontractors?

Hey Mike,

Don't give up! Here's what you do...

Have each sales rep set themselves up as a Corporation. LLC or S-Corp will do (stay away from C-Corp as that's double taxation). Although the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 15th October 2011, 12:29 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 773
Posted By DennisM
Re: Best Place to get Sales Representatives(Sales Man)

I've had great luck with Craigslist. I have 2 full time reps right now working for me. They're getting me appointments too!

I'm paying commission with an appointment referral. What I do is give...
Forum: Offline Marketing 20th September 2011, 07:43 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,840
Posted By DennisM
Re: Looking for a perfect office phone system

Hi,

Packet 8 is really good! They have the virtual office and you pay only $30 a month per phone unlimited with an assigned direct phone number (direct inbound dial - DID). It supports all...
Forum: Copywriting 1st August 2011, 10:58 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,849
Posted By DennisM
Re: How Much Should Be My Rates?

Here's a few suggestions for new copywriters....

First, the quickest way to get started is create YOUR OWN PRODUCT and write copy for that. Put together a good value WSO (try a "How To" such as...
Forum: Offline Marketing 21st April 2011, 11:31 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 850
Posted By DennisM
Re: How do you close a deal?

In my business...I've instructed my sales team to offer a "Buy 1 month, get the 2nd month FREE".

They have to pay UPFRONT. How do I close this deal? Ask the client "what's it's worth to them...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th April 2011, 10:36 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 807
Posted By DennisM
Have No Money to Start Listbuilding? iContact is Now FREE...

Hello All,

iContact is now FREE! Well, there's a catch of course. You can build an opt-in list of 500 and send out 2,000 e-mails in total.

For those of you new to IM or you're just broke give...
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th April 2011, 12:54 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 2,160
Posted By DennisM
Re: When Proposing SEO Service, What If They Say Will Pay For Results/Sales Only?

Dude,

There's a really easy way around this. Do the "take away" option. Just mention two or three competitors and threaten to walk if they they're not interested in paying upfront. You have to...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 25th January 2011, 04:45 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 734
Posted By DennisM
Google: "Search Quality is Down, We Will Find You"

Hi All,

Yes, crazy title. LOL

Google has announced they're clamping down on crap websites with low quality content. The user experience has suffered per Google

Say goodbye to that article...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th January 2011, 04:38 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,368
Posted By DennisM
Re: HostGator $12.95/month Business hosting plan

Listen...go with the reseller hosting. It's a real pain otherwise. With reseller each domain gets it's own cPanel login. Much easier to configure sites this way.

Also, with separate logins you...
Forum: Offline Marketing 27th December 2010, 10:42 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,681
Posted By DennisM
Re: ATTN: New to offline or thinking of jumping over - Read this FIRST!

Gmoney's got it right.

Think about it. You can make good money just offering ONE SERVICE. Heck, are you a full sit down restaurant or do you only sell hot dogs? Either business model works.
...
Forum: Offline Marketing 27th December 2010, 09:38 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 934
Posted By DennisM
Re: Business Phone Number

I suggest using only an 800 number outside of your local market. Locally use a phone number matching the area code. As stated, both Skype and Google Voice work for this.

Kristoffer has a good...
Forum: Offline Marketing 24th December 2010, 09:43 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,681
Posted By DennisM
Re: ATTN: New to offline or thinking of jumping over - Read this FIRST!

What it comes down to is you have to treat this offline gold as a REAL BUSINESS.

This business is NOT hard. The problem is you have these newbie cowboys out there selling offline this or that...
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th December 2010, 09:53 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,012
Posted By DennisM
Re: Lead Site Rental Thoughts

Listen...I OWN a brick and mortar business with 45 employees here in Chicago and I will tell you this. There's NO WAY I'm going to hand you $5 - 10K a month for a "commission" sale. For that kind...
Forum: Offline Marketing 29th October 2010, 10:32 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,085
Posted By DennisM
Major Car Dealership Group here in Chicago - They Want Leads ONLY - Next Step?

Hello All,

I've been offered an opportunity to work with a huge car dealership group here in Chicago. They have 10 franchises! Several millions of dollars a year in business. Over 200...
Forum: Offline Marketing 26th October 2010, 10:06 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,261
Posted By DennisM
Re: Is Facebook fanpage play a vital role to promote a business online, If yes then how prove it ?

Jameson is correct! What other social proof do you need?

Also, the Facebook fan page looks so much more professional then a cheesy website the offline biz may already have. Some of these sites...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th September 2010, 07:45 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 657
Posted By DennisM
Re: Doing/releaseing projects 'HALF ASSED' due to external issues? how were your results?

Your product doesn't have to be perfect. It just has to be available!

So many people will spend their entire IM careers and never be able to launch a product.

Dennis
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th July 2010, 03:12 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,007
Posted By DennisM
Newbies: Tired of NOT Making Money?...

Hello All,

I have not been on the forum for awhile so I come back today and it's sad. I was immediately reminded of the desperation in this new breed of newbies. As we all know, the US economy...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th February 2010, 12:13 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,419
Posted By DennisM
Re: Marketing to Real Estate Agents

Hi Christine,

You may want to consider building a town portal BUT for real estate only. You can get something ranked locally in a couple of days!

What you do is open up a CPA account with...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th January 2010, 01:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 571
Posted By DennisM
Re: Are You Using Windows 7? How Compatible is it for IM?

Hey Andy,

I have Windows 7 Ultimate and it rocks! I've upgraded 3 other laptops in the house for my kids (they're 11 and 9) along with my wife's. Even the kids think it's "cool".

I noticed a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd January 2010, 09:07 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 24,658
Posted By DennisM
Re: Fastest way to make $2000-$3000 in one month?

Katya,

The only way you're going to get at this income level fairly quickly is to write. Article and content writing will get you there much faster.

I would pick an evergreen niche (weight...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th January 2010, 02:56 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 4,489
Posted By DennisM
Re: The longer time goes by, the more I give up hope...

Ernie,

You're a War Room member. Allen (our forum owner) gives you a PLAN right in there! It's really simple, you write these small, little reports in a bunch of niches and simply build lists in...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th September 2009, 11:02 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,064
Posted By DennisM
Re: No Job, Debt- Need advice

Hello Mike,

There's a GREAT product put out by Willie Crawford called "20 Ways to Make $100 a Day".

20 Ways To Make $100 a Day Part-Time On The Internet (http://pathway100.com/index.php) (NO...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th September 2009, 08:33 PM
Replies: 175
Views: 40,203
Posted By DennisM
Re: All-In-One: All About Membership Sites

Another way to launch a simple membership site is to use YouTube.

Set up a YouTube private channel that is password protected. You're limited to 25 logins/users but it's a quick way to get a site...
Forum: Warrior Forum News 31st August 2009, 07:23 PM
Replies: 846
Views: 1,789,588
Posted By DennisM
Re: Warrior Forum Going Back To Paid Status

Hi Allen,

Great news! Yeah, it was getting pretty out of hand here. Thank you for cleaning house!

Dennis
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 31st August 2009, 01:16 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,108
Posted By DennisM
Re: Selling Videos Created by Animoto

Hello J,

YES, this is a YEARLY subscription. Animoto would get killed on bandwidth costs for hosting all of that video for FREE. They do that already for the consumer but businesses must pay.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st August 2009, 12:16 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,319
Posted By DennisM
Re: Offline marketers - I'd like your expertise.

Hi Tinker,

MAKE SURE you collect a business card and LEAVE your card too. YOUR business card should have at least one social networking/Web2.0 property on it such as Facebook, Linkedin, etc.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th June 2009, 12:54 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,199
Posted By DennisM
Re: The Offline Cash Cow - How Much Do You Charge?

Hello fellow Warriors,

The pricing here is all over the map but is NOT out of line.

I have a client I'm trying to land right now. The conglomerate has 16 websites (essentially one for each...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 13th April 2009, 01:13 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 3,610
Posted By DennisM
Re: Holy Cr*P! My daughter, the entrepreneur. (She's 11.)

Hi Shay,

Congrats on your daughter! I have a 10yo daughter myself. :)

Here's a quick way to get traffic to her blog. Go to http://www.vistaprint.com and get FREE business cards printed with...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th April 2009, 12:23 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,917
Posted By DennisM
Re: Manage Multiple Wordpress Sites ?

Hi Frank,

You should really check out Andrew Hansen's "Firepow" product. It has a central dashboard for all of your blogs. There's even custom SEO plugins Andrew's team has added.

Take a look...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th March 2009, 06:55 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,037
Posted By DennisM
Re: Keywords and Cash cow offline

Hi Robert,

Awesome to hear you're killing it in the offline gold niche! To answer your keyword ideas question I would start with high paying keywords on Google adwords. Why? Because these are...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st March 2009, 09:28 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,408
Posted By DennisM
Re: How Do You Get Affiliates To Promote Your Product When No One Knows You?

Hi Shawn,

WOW, a lot of great advice here from others!


First, as mentioned already, you MUST send some PPC traffic to your offer to see if it's converting. About $100 should do it. What's...
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