Forum: Copywriting 
30th December 2016, 03:29 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 462  Re: How to know how much i am worth?
I'm of the view that you should allow your results to dictate your worth. The moment you can point back to a single successful client, you've established a clear, numbers based proposition for future...
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Forum: Email Marketing
30th December 2016, 02:43 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 190 |
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Forum: Email Marketing
30th December 2016, 02:36 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 164 Re: How would YOU monetize this video game list?
Try partnering with some lower-level video game developers and giving them access to your list in exchange for a percent of the sales. If they have free game demos then you have a perfect lead magnet.
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Forum: Copywriting
27th April 2016, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,824 Re: Does Profanity Hinder Professionalism?
There are certain groups where profanity and "yo mama" style dissing actually builds rapport. Not my style and not an audience that the vast majority of my clients market to.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
27th April 2016, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 368 Re: Leadpages query
Leadpages knows that you don't want your valuable sales page URLs to be broken. When you try and cancel, they hit you in the face with a message that says exactly that. I have clients that use...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
27th April 2016, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 479 Re: Amazon suing more fake reviewers
Reviews on Amazon make all the difference in the world. I can understand why some people would take the risk as it could literally build their business. But instead of paying a couple bucks for a...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
27th April 2016, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 78
Views: 4,274 |
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Forum: Copywriting
27th April 2016, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 933 Re: Please please review this short piece!
I can sense a lack of avatar for this promotion. There's no one really being focused on.
If, for example, you decided to target overweight meat eaters, suddenly it becomes much easier to write to...
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Forum: Copywriting
27th April 2016, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,287 Re: Why I HATE Video Sales Letters...
I've thought about this myself. Sure feels tempting to project my own biases onto the prospect. But then how many times have I been sucked into infomercials that had the appearance of cooking or home...
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Forum: Copywriting
27th April 2016, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 718 Re: Story Copywriting – the Way to Go :)
Lessons on how to survive the freezing cold and weeks without food were taught over campfires. Is it any surprise college kids have trouble keeping their eyes open during an abstract lecture that...
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Forum: Copywriting
27th April 2016, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 714 Re: Cheaper Pics for Content
Canva has high-quality images for a dollar apiece. The catch is that you must modify the image in some manner using their editor; a rather low bar that I've been able to clear ;-)
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Forum: Copywriting
27th April 2016, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,280 Re: landing page critique pls
"This $65 software program helped outsell a $10,000-per-sales-letter copywriter, generating XYZ in extra sales over 53 days
And now, you can steal ALL its ideas for yourself"
That's my first...
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Forum: Copywriting
21st April 2016, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 785 |
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Forum: Conversion Rate Optimization
21st April 2016, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,838 Re: How To Increase Conversion Rate in Sales
A client of mine was afraid to offer a guarantee on a product after a recent bad experience. I asked him to think about how many customers actually refunded, he said very few. I then asked him how...
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Forum: Email Marketing
19th April 2016, 02:16 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 814 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
19th April 2016, 01:27 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,396 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
12th April 2016, 07:48 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 598 Re: How would you monetize this site?
I would investigate some popular travel blogs to see what they're doing. Adsense is the obvious first thought. There may be a good product offer in there as well.
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Forum: Email Marketing
11th April 2016, 06:39 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 525 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
11th April 2016, 06:09 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 504 Re: Starting in affilate marketing
The other recommendations to start with organic traffic are good given your budget. If you do decide to dabble in paid starting out, I suggest starting with some low payout offers. Why? Because low...
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Forum: Conversion Rate Optimization
6th April 2016, 05:18 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 829 Re: Converting Traffic into Dollars
If there's one who's reaching out and asking, there's 100 more with the same question. I'd think about putting each one of those questions into a short blog post and soaking up all the longtail...
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Forum: Conversion Rate Optimization
6th April 2016, 05:13 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 983 |
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Forum: Conversion Rate Optimization
1st June 2015, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,651 |
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Forum: Copywriting
22nd May 2015, 05:18 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,588 |
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Forum: Conversion Rate Optimization
17th May 2015, 02:31 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,662 Re: Is my Opt-In too General?
I think you have a good angle with "sports investing" but you don't sell it enough. Actually you don't sell it at all.
Breaking News: Are direct sports investment techniques overturning Wall...
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Forum: Copywriting
17th May 2015, 02:21 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,217 Re: Planning Out Sales Pages - in Word (???)
Consider compartmentalizing your design specs out of the doc.
I do design work for some projects but most are pure sales copy. In those cases, to aid with proper implementation of the message...
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Forum: Copywriting
17th May 2015, 02:10 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,256 Re: Which are the new "classics" sales letters?
Any ads you spot by Tim Ferris are sure to be winners as he split tests like a champ. Who could forget his infamous "Four hour workweek" book title, which he claims to have developed through Google...
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Forum: Conversion Rate Optimization
14th May 2015, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,472 Re: Is my squeeze page any good?
You need to hint at differentiation or specialization:
"How I used Youtube's lesser-known channel optimization tactics to get an extra 5,000 daily views, and make an extra $87 per day"
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Forum: Conversion Rate Optimization
13th May 2015, 12:15 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,898 Re: Checklist Conversion Rate Optimization
I somewhat disagree with the above, there are definitely a few key pieces to every optimum page.
I start with the offer. A bad/undifferentiated offer is hard to recover from, it's like starting...
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Forum: Conversion Rate Optimization
9th May 2015, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,705 |
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Forum: Conversion Rate Optimization
6th May 2015, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 4,187 |
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Forum: Conversion Rate Optimization
6th May 2015, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,861 |
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Forum: Conversion Rate Optimization
6th May 2015, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,406 Re: Review on my landing page
Answer this question: "I'm going to help you increase your income by..."
Be as detailed as possible in your answer. Then figure out the most concise and impactful way to make the same claim in...
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Forum: Conversion Rate Optimization
6th May 2015, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,084 Re: nth "Criticize my landing page" thread
Overall I think the copy is solid! I have little tweak suggestions in mind but nothing substantial.
There are a few more sections I'd like to see on the home page:
- List of supported languages...
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Forum: Copywriting
6th May 2015, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,861 Re: Short Copy (260 words long) Worked Better?
The proper length is the length that makes the strongest case while filling all midterm checkboxes. In the longform letter, I think the top few paragraphs should be cut because of their woeful...
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Forum: Copywriting
6th May 2015, 05:11 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,792 Re: Living Off Of Marketing Forums/Job Boards
Without a reason for someone to spend additional time or resources on a higher paid solution, price is the determining factor. So the simple answer to your dilemma -- aside from being more selective...
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Forum: Copywriting
6th May 2015, 05:07 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,643 Re: Crazy Idea That Helps Sell A Ton Of Stuff...
Great post. To add to this insight from one of the greats – Clayton Makepeace make sure to dimensional eyes every benefit by writing it out in a story. But it's not the only part of his matrix. He...
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Forum: Copywriting
6th May 2015, 05:04 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,861 Re: Short Copy (260 words long) Worked Better?
Maintaining interest is such a big part of the sale. Sometimes the main challenge.
My opinion: your long form letter rehashes a message that's already been said. you're losing a lot of eyeballs...
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Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings
1st March 2014, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 15,170 Re: Alternative to LeadPages?
There's a big problem with Leadpages: the most valuable pages on your site, the optin and sales pages, are under the ownership and control of an outside company. if that doesn't make you a captive...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
1st March 2014, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,289 Re: $17,000 a month net in a domain
This business, or rather this collection of domains, is asking three times annual earnings. For a brick-and-mortar that's a reasonable multiplier for fairly systematized business were the owner has...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
28th February 2014, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,550 Re: Best niches for info products?
don't forget the personal element – everything you do will be multiplied in effect by the amount of interest and even passion you have for the niche.
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Forum: Website Design
28th February 2014, 11:59 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 497 Re: NOOB design question?
it's also a nicer way of releasing content that's much easier to use. If the page was 1000 screens long, it be held trying to scroll to any single part of it.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
28th February 2014, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 693 Re: How do i start?
I would start with either freelancing or blogging, maybe both. Freelancing has a fairly short learning curve, but no long-term income. Still, it's an excellent place to start. Blogging is the...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
26th February 2014, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,162 Re: How to collect email address?
The most important part of the opt in process is going to be the offer. Before you even start setting up the form, have an idea in mind for what you plan to offer people in order to sign up with you.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
25th February 2014, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 661 Re: Which of these names is best for my business?
If you want your brand name to be more than just a name, think of who your highest target audience is and what you want to be known for in their eyes.
Now think of the non-boastful way to portray...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
25th February 2014, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 540 Re: Domain Ideas - Long Shot but I'm Desparate.
Obsessing about a single word is not the way to do it. I suggest putting together two lists to aid you in your name search.
List one is a list of all the features, advantages of those features,...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
23rd February 2014, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 383 Re: How To Quadruple Your Turnover.
Nothing wrong with starting low and raising your rates as demand permits. I do agree with you that many people fixate on a single price range and never test their boundaries, though.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
23rd February 2014, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 904 Re: Negative people: what is your strategy?
An unintentional rub may warrant a kind correction, but this person seemed to show aggression and hostility towards you. I would personally just remove him without addressing his comment, and...
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Forum: Copywriting
23rd February 2014, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,064 Re: Critique my 'non-classical' copy
Here are my thoughts:
Your copy starts with a subhead, a vague one. There is no hook. I would change the headline to something that implied more of a unique angle, like "After Creating Dozens of...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
23rd February 2014, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 499 Re: Client Interested In "Swapping" Websites
In the first post you make it sound like the lead generation site is yours, but then later you suggest that he is the owner. Let's be clear, if you are indeed the owner of the lead generation site,...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
18th February 2014, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,205 Re: Best E-mail marketing strategy
your open rate is like a wave of sorts. It gets stronger if you deliver high-value content and continually pay off people for reading and opening.
There is also a short-term force at work also...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
29th January 2014, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 447 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
29th January 2014, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 651 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
29th January 2014, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 327 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
28th January 2014, 02:02 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 311 Re: Using Amazon book reviews
Amazon is an excellent resource for learning where there is a market. The magazine section is especially good for this – you know that if you can see a magazine, there is an ongoing and renewable...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
28th January 2014, 01:59 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,089 Re: High Ticket Affiliate Progs - a Lesson Learned
the mistake you made with overspending after seeing big commissions is obvious in retrospect, but most of us probably would've done the same thing under similar circumstances. I'm sorry to hear about...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
26th January 2014, 01:10 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 2,688 Re: Outsourcing
If you can figure out how to logically chunk every key task and assignment you have, you can restructure your payments so that the contractor gets 20% less per hour, and a 20% bonus upon completion...
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