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Forum: Offline Marketing 27th July 2013, 02:05 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 506
Posted By plainwords
Stop moaning about your clients... look in the mirror instead!

If you're in the business of website design or online/offline marketing consulting, you will be aware of the challenges that confront you when working with clients.

Most of us have a love-hate...
Forum: Offline Marketing 5th July 2013, 02:15 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,721
Posted By plainwords
Re: [HOW TO:] Make more money through extreme productivity

Thanks Dan, this is inspirational and such practical advice. I've read many books on productivity and time management, and what you've shared here sums up pretty much everything you need to know.
Forum: Offline Marketing 20th June 2013, 03:43 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,521
Posted By plainwords
Re: My Offline Success Story

Chris, the biggest message from your video is that you took action... and kept on taking action, learning from your mistakes until you figured it out. Second thing, you were hungry for success... as...
Forum: Offline Marketing 20th June 2013, 03:25 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,464
Posted By plainwords
Re: What I Discovered By NOT Answering My Phone

I have to agree absolutely with the OP if you're in a consulting business, or any business where you're offering a high value service. People who are not willing to leave a message are likely to be...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 2nd June 2013, 08:51 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,347
Posted By plainwords
Re: Request Advice for E-commerce host upgrade – Shopify, you fell short!

I would recommend Big Commerce. I've used it to build several stores for my clients and it's the best solution I've found. It has a lot more functionality than Shopify and I'm pretty sure it will...
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd April 2013, 01:38 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 923
Posted By plainwords
Today I fired a client... lessons learned

Two months ago I signed a contract to build a website for a tattoo company. We looked at some clean, simple designs of other websites and they showed me one they liked.

I had my graphic designer...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd February 2013, 01:18 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 529
Posted By plainwords
Re: Best Project Mgmt System?

I use Harvest - Simple Online Time Tracking Software - Harvest (http://www.getharvest.com/) . It has the dreaded monthly fee (only $12 a month for a single user) but it's perfect for my needs for...
Forum: Offline Marketing 25th January 2013, 04:55 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,888
Posted By plainwords
My experience with outsourcing, and some conclusions

During the past three years, I have employed 8 full time web designers and developers from the Philippines.

On the positive side, it has taken my business to a new level and enabled me to achieve...
Forum: Offline Marketing 21st April 2012, 09:57 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 954
Posted By plainwords
Re: How do I handle this? Client expects Googles first page in a week? (Not even selling monthly SEO

It really just comes down to explaining clearly to the client at the outset what you are intending to do and what the expected results will be.

A lot things happen through miscommunication. Most...
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th April 2012, 03:50 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,645
Posted By plainwords
Re: Philippine Outsourcing Challenges

Employing someone from the Philippines is the same as employing someone locally - you need to ask the right questions to find the right person.

There are some very talented people in the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 16th April 2012, 03:23 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 5,220
Posted By plainwords
Re: Why Cold Emails Won't Work (Real Life Evidence)

Cold emails won't work if you do them like most people - just blast them out and make them generic.

But they WILL work if you take the time to make them personal.

For example, yesterday I sent...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd April 2012, 07:00 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 766
Posted By plainwords
Re: A dilemma - have you faced this situation before?

OK, I've come to a conclusion on this. Terry and Kunle, I think you are both right. It's a conflict of interest, and I guess I knew this deep down.

So I've turned down the other client. And you...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 9th September 2011, 02:01 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 10,151
Posted By plainwords
Re: Your Mailing List Provider (YMLP) - a pleasant surprise

I should have noted in my original post that I work mainly with offline businesses and that's why YMLP's ability to import lists without reconfirming is such a big plus.

When a client comes to me...
Forum: Mind Warriors 23rd July 2011, 04:04 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 538
Posted By plainwords
A story about taking action

For the last seven years I've made a good living by building websites and writing sales copy for local businesses. But I've always had the dream that I wanted to sell my own information products,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th August 2010, 03:44 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 7,552
Posted By plainwords
Re: How Do You Guys (Actually) Make Money?

You absolutely hit the nail on the head. One of the most sensible and insightful comments I've seen here.
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 21st August 2010, 10:40 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,906
Posted By plainwords
Re: Best and Worst ECommerce Website Solutions

I've tried a few ecommerce solutions and the one I recommend is Big Commerce, or it's paid version, Interspire shopping cart. These shopping carts are designed from a marketing viewpoint, to make the...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 15th May 2010, 09:57 PM
Replies: 278
Views: 28,110
Posted By plainwords
Re: Anyone outsourcing to the Philippines?

I now employ two full time workers in the Philippines. One is a brilliant graphic designer who can also code his designs into nice clean CSS/HTML and also can code a design to Joomla. He is worth his...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 4th January 2010, 12:47 AM
Replies: 278
Views: 28,110
Posted By plainwords
Re: Anyone outsourcing to the Philippines?

I've recently hired two full time employees in the Philippines - a web programmer and a graphic designer/web designer. I found them both at onlinejobs.ph, which is John Jonas' site.

After two...
Forum: Mind Warriors 3rd May 2009, 01:27 AM
Replies: 221
Views: 7,417
Posted By plainwords
Re: What is Your Favourite Saying You Live Your Life By

"Put service first, and money will take care of itself."

This is a great motto by which to run your business and I've found it to prove true.
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