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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd March 2012, 01:01 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 502
Posted By FreeMeal
Re: Is An Idea Enough?

I think everyone makes that exact/broad mistake at the start of their ventures. I know I did. :)

You want to look into why your analytics was only showing you 2 visits per month. Make sure it's...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th March 2012, 07:09 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 502
Posted By travlinguy
Re: Is An Idea Enough?

Go for it! And even if it doesn't turn out the way you planned you'll learn a lot you can use later down the line. I wrote the stuff below last week in a thread where a guy was looking for a way to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th March 2012, 07:08 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 502
Posted By A P Geofrey
Re: Is An Idea Enough?

If you love the idea, and as you say you are a fun guy and are having fun sharing it with the world wide web, then I think that is the best thing about it. All the others such as passive income and...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th March 2012, 07:03 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 502
Posted By WebPen
Re: Is An Idea Enough?

I think a blog can still be successful- but you have to

1) Be very much liked by your readers (so they help your blog get bigger)

2) Market the CRAP out of it.

Not just SEO. I mean press...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th March 2012, 06:57 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 502
Posted By Social App Zone
Re: Is An Idea Enough?

Forget SEO. Position it within the Social Space. A correctly set-up niche can go viral very fast :)
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th March 2012, 06:54 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 502
Posted By tylerherman
Re: Is An Idea Enough?

Popular niches sometimes have other ways of gaining lots of traffic aside from search engines. Social media, social sharing, forums, guest posts all can provide a significant amount if you put in the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th March 2012, 06:50 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 502
Posted By theebookcavern
Re: Is An Idea Enough?

Hey Toniy,

If traffic is the only issue and you know you can monetise it provided you get the traffic, I'd just go for it. Get the blog up, write a few posts and see what happens. You might be...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th March 2012, 06:36 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 502
Posted By Exel
Re: Is An Idea Enough?

SEO is appealing because of the passive income, but the downside is that you depend
on many things you can't control, also if you say that the competition is huge, it might
take forever to rank...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th March 2012, 05:30 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 502
Posted By Randall Magwood
Re: Is An Idea Enough?

There are many other ways to get traffic to your site other than SEO and Google. Try to rank high in Bing and Yahoo. Seek out other free and paid marketing strategies that can truly build your...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th March 2012, 04:36 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 502
Posted By Ian McMullan
Re: Is An Idea Enough?

Toniy

A good start is to have a good product idea, but the first thing you need before you start is to see who you are going to sell to first. Find a market that is hungry for specific information...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th March 2012, 04:31 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 502
Posted By gamzu
Re: Is An Idea Enough?

Hi Toniy,

When you say that the obvious source of traffic would be SEO and that there is a snoballs chance in hell of getting traffic - I really have to question your nieche.

If your nieche is...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th March 2012, 04:23 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 502
Posted By Dadelius
Re: Is An Idea Enough?

If you love the idea, go for it.

If you can tie in user generated content with your idea you could turn it into a great source of passive (advertising) income. If you love to write though, then...
Forum: Copywriting 23rd October 2011, 12:30 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 729
Posted By Ken Strong
Re: Need Copywriter Please Help

OP hasn't been back for two weeks, so no need to keep bumping this thread.
Forum: Mind Warriors 14th October 2011, 11:20 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,013
Posted By Kenster
Re: Sometimes You Need To TRUST You Are Good Enough...

A great post post...thought not surprising coming from you!...good on you Toniy
Forum: Copywriting 11th October 2011, 01:16 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,237
Posted By Lora Lee
Lightbulb Re: My first-ever PAYING copy writing client... I need advice.

Super, super helpful. You have helped me a great deal here. Thanks so much.
Forum: Copywriting 11th October 2011, 10:57 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,237
Posted By CopyWriteHer
Re: My first-ever PAYING copy writing client... I need advice.

Thanks, Toniy. I always enjoy your posts and the personality infused in them.
Forum: Copywriting 7th October 2011, 08:08 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,109
Posted By kiteg2
Re: Which copy is better?

In the last 3 days, I've received 5 orders from easilydoable.com and 3 orders from myballoonbiz.com. That tells me that the copy is not horrible but it can certainly use improvement.
That’s...
Forum: Copywriting 7th October 2011, 01:30 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,451
Posted By EricMN
Re: The First Time I Truly Realised The Power Of Copywriting...

I guess I just realized it now, but I think my first direct copywriting experience was my best campaign ever -- 100% conversion rate!

I wrote a love letter in middle school.

We were dating a...
Forum: Copywriting 6th October 2011, 03:34 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 837
Posted By arfasaira
A question of 'Proving' yourself and the payoff...

I've seen a lot of banter on this forum about whether or not copywriters should create work for potential clients on spec.

And while I agree that you should probably avoid badly paid jobs with...
Forum: Copywriting 6th October 2011, 08:22 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 854
Posted By Raydal
Re: My site isnt converting

You don't have a 'copywriting problem' you have a marketing
problem. If your book is seling well at £10 but not at £27, then
your market is not bearing the higher price. So sell more at
the...
Forum: Copywriting 5th October 2011, 02:40 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 854
Posted By Mark Andrews
Re: My site isnt converting

As one of the largest car boot sale operators in the Westcountry 20 years ago (actually running the sites) it doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out what your guide is all about and from where...
Forum: Copywriting 3rd October 2011, 09:18 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 696
Posted By Raydal
Re: A reminder...

Another trick you may use if you don't have the
luxury of the second pair of eyes is to place
your writing in a different format before editing.

For example, change the font, print it out
and...
Forum: Copywriting 2nd October 2011, 05:39 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,298
Posted By arfasaira
Re: Why Did YOU Get Into Copywriting & What Do You Ultimately Hope To Achieve?

I got into copywriting for two reasons - I couldn't afford childcare after having my youngest and resigned from my teaching position at a local school. I've always loved to write and started out...
Forum: Copywriting 2nd October 2011, 03:17 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,062
Posted By ewenmack
For The Smokers In The Lounge...

Here's an ad by Eugene Schwartz on Stop Smoking.

http://sambacharach.com/bacharachblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/stop-smoking.jpg

>Background to his famous speech

How to Have a 3 Hour Work...
Forum: Copywriting 30th September 2011, 04:07 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,298
Posted By Cam Connor
Re: Why Did YOU Get Into Copywriting & What Do You Ultimately Hope To Achieve?

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Forum: Copywriting 29th September 2011, 02:15 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,770
Posted By Mark Andrews
Re: The Cigarette Break...

What do I do when my mind needs a rest?

Well, like you I'm a smoker, hand rolling baccy in my case. Got Arfa Saira on my back at the moment because I'm supposed to be giving up. Got the patches...
Forum: Copywriting 29th September 2011, 04:32 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,517
Posted By Mark Andrews
Re: 447 Copywriters Wanted, One State

CareerBuilder.com - If you put... Copywriter in the first box and just USA in the second box you'll get all 223 copywriting jobs come up, 16 of which have been placed in the past 24 hours.
...
Forum: Copywriting 29th September 2011, 01:50 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,517
Posted By ewenmack
447 Copywriters Wanted, One State

Clayton Makepeace's client is one of those wanting to hire several.

Employment Search: Job Search Online at CareerBuilder...
Forum: Copywriting 26th September 2011, 06:09 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 895
Posted By Mike P Robinson
Re: Is there a Hook for any offer?

I would agree with Toni completely on this - getting the reader to compare themselves to a celebrity will work very well. I personally would go for someone who is supposed to be smart, though - "Are...
Forum: Copywriting 23rd September 2011, 11:06 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,823
Posted By RobBritt
Re: Basic grammer question

My grammer was no good at spelling but my grampa was..
Forum: Copywriting 20th September 2011, 12:49 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,129
Posted By Hans Klein
Re: 7 Facts you didn't know ...

Gary Halbert had a good issue on how to incorporate odd facts into the intro of your copy:

The Gary Halbert Letter (http://www.thegaryhalbertletter.com/Newsletters/zaza_interesting_facts.htm)
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 20th September 2011, 12:31 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 860
Posted By R Hagel
Re: Shouldn't I Be Busier?

If I'm reading this thread correctly, you have plenty of time and no work to do. If I read the quoted post above correctly, you don't have enough money.


No work to do and yet no money. Hmmm....
Forum: Copywriting 20th September 2011, 12:29 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,129
Posted By Ross Bowring
Re: 7 Facts you didn't know ...

I'd lead with them... and then relate them back to your selling message. You want the "last" thought you introduce to be about discovering more about your product.

--- Ross
Forum: Copywriting 17th September 2011, 10:22 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,303
Posted By Mark Andrews
Best TV Ads Ever

Talking of short copy and great storylines, I thought perhaps we could entertain ourselves by viewing some of the wonderful and strangely weird TV commercials from around the world.

All of which...
Forum: Copywriting 16th September 2011, 10:45 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,129
Posted By Raydal
Tip 7 Facts you didn't know ...

* In 1998, Sony accidentally sold 700,000 camcorders that
had the technology to see through people's clothes.

* An office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet.

* Doctors in Canada...
Forum: Copywriting 14th September 2011, 12:27 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,516
Posted By Mark Andrews
Re: High end products copywriting

It's easy when they do this. Any junior copywriter can ride the credibility wave of some hotshot well known marketer who has already built up a list of 50,000+ buyers. Often it's not the copy then...
Forum: Copywriting 13th September 2011, 11:38 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,304
Posted By Alex Cohen
2 FREE ebooks on copywriting - great for beginners

Here's two FREE ebooks on the subject of copywriting. Both are great for beginners:

How to Write Blockbuster Sales Letters
Ben Hart
235 pages
How to Write a Great Sales Letter...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th September 2011, 10:46 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 524
Posted By warrich
Re: Removing A Page From Google

If you use Google webmaster tools then you must know that you can put in a page removal request that can exclude any result from the Google's SE Results.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th September 2011, 08:13 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 524
Posted By zbrshakeel
Re: Removing A Page From Google

You can use the google webmaster tools to remove it
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th September 2011, 09:30 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 524
Posted By guitarjosh
Re: Removing A Page From Google

Then you didn't read the page very well. OP stated it's not wordpress. It's html so there is no header.php page. Understanding what a robots.txt file is and how to use it is a far better (and even...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th September 2011, 09:27 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 524
Posted By psresearch
Re: Removing A Page From Google

If you need it removed fast, then read this:
Remove a page or site from Google's search results - Webmaster Tools Help (http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=164734)
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th September 2011, 09:21 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 524
Posted By GaryG4
Re: Removing A Page From Google

Everything what this guy says is the best answer I see on this page. Except it doesn't just automatically get reindexed and changed with one single ping. Google usually takes 2 days for this change...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th September 2011, 09:14 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 524
Posted By guitarjosh
Re: Removing A Page From Google

Open notepad and put this inside:
User-agent: *
Disallow: /yourpage.html

Save the notepad document as robots.txt and upload it to your website.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th September 2011, 08:10 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 524
Posted By DaveWildash
Re: Removing A Page From Google

You find the header by going to your source code. In your browser click View, then view source or page source or some similar term in the drop down menu (it depends on which browser you are using).
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th September 2011, 06:24 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 524
Posted By shuvo
Re: Removing A Page From Google

Just a few days ago I have deleted some of pages of a domain from Google.The process is really easy through Google webmaster.So search for it in Google and I hope you will find the solution.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th September 2011, 04:55 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 524
Posted By Warrior Ben
Re: Removing A Page From Google

Use this code in your header tag of your site:

<META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT="NOINDEX, NOFOLLOW">

If you are using wordpress, put it in your header.php file.

Then once you have done that, go...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th September 2011, 04:52 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 524
Posted By Fazal Mayar
Re: Removing A Page From Google

you can do that from google webmasters tool but it depends is it on wordpress
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th September 2011, 04:46 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 524
Posted By ColinChia
Re: Removing A Page From Google

Is it on the wordpress platform?
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th August 2011, 06:30 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 442
Posted By Oggyoi
Re: What to look for in an Accountant?

I ran an offline business for years and my accountant worked from home. He didn't have flash offices or drive a Jag or anything.

He was an ex taxman who really knew the loopholes etc.

( The guy...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th August 2011, 06:27 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 442
Posted By AnniePot
Re: What to look for in an Accountant?

I would suggest, if you are planning an internet career, you should find an accountant who convinces you he is knowledgeable and experienced with internet clients.
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 9th July 2011, 03:13 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,151
Posted By paul_simister
Re: Can Anyone Recommend A Good UK Accountant?

I just have to correct this - ACA does not stand for accredited chartered accountant but instead means Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants In England & Wales.

How do I know this?
...
Forum: Copywriting 29th May 2011, 02:44 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 6,430
Posted By ewenmack
Re: 4 Most Opened Email Subjects! (tested)

Some great stuff...80% open rate?

Enjoy,
Ewen

YouTube - &#x202a;Top E-mail Subject Line's 80% Success Rate "MIKEB360.COM" Marketing Campaigns&#x202c;&rlm;
Forum: Copywriting 28th May 2011, 07:55 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 6,430
Posted By Raydal
Re: 4 Most Opened Email Subjects! (tested)

I know that the most powerful word to use
in any email subject line is "this". So I'm
not surprised about your #1 result. :)

-Ray Edwards
Forum: Copywriting 28th May 2011, 04:38 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 6,430
Posted By C G
4 Most Opened Email Subjects! (tested)

Hi guys,

I've been testing multiple email headlines for some time now and below headlines had the highest open rate:

1- You Will Love This... (20% on average)
2- How I (Insert Benefit) In...
Forum: Copywriting 6th May 2011, 05:38 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 5,033
Posted By Rigmonkey
Re: Freelance Work

For my money, this is easily the biggest misconception that surrounds new writers. Bidding sites are for schmucks who want to be chained to a keyboard for 16 hours a day producing low-quality work to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th April 2011, 06:35 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 516
Posted By Zabrina
Re: What would make you rate a Service 5-Star?

My experience as a writer might help you out a bit... I've found people are most impressed by three things:

--High quality. Speaks for itself, really... they don't want to edit your article before...
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