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Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 14th December 2015, 09:54 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,566
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Mail Chimp vs Imnica Mail?

I can't comment on MailChimp, but Imnica has the worst delivery of any service I've tried over the last 4 years.

You can expect almost 100% of your emails to go to spam. Their reputation with the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st November 2015, 07:48 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,219
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Sticky ADS - How Do They Compare to Bumping a Thread in Terms of Views

My friend Mark, a longtime Warrior just ran a WF banner ad....you can see his results on his Facebook page (date of his post is November 15)...Hint: it's a pretty sad report. :-(
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Forum: Copywriting 10th September 2015, 08:44 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,273
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: "But it's not for everyone": How negative can you go?

Marcia, your ad is good.

Just add a link to the Chevy Chase movie, "Funny Farm"
where he gets a country house to do his writing.

Funny Farm Clips - YouTube
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 30th June 2015, 08:40 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 4,237
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Namecheap >>>> Hostgator and here's why

I have run massive traffic through Namecheap hosted sites...never had a problem. I consider them very responsive and very competitively priced.
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Bruce
Forum: Copywriting 24th May 2015, 06:09 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,875
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Not strictly COPYWRITING but WOW - great piece of writing

Man, does that story grab you and drag you in.

It's not the topic, SEO, that matters (I know know nothing about
it and don't care to.)

It's the STORY, it leads you effortlessly with a...
Forum: Copywriting 1st May 2015, 06:01 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,185
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: 1,000th post: my best advice to aspiring copywriters

Angie, seven pure advice gems, not a dud in the bunch...

...and you're right, that "pit forming in your stomach at the thought of working
with that potential client" is still the best early...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th April 2015, 09:18 AM
Replies: 217
Views: 27,244
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Making My First Million Online- My Story

Its always nice to read stories like this...keeps many new marketers (and not so new ones) motivated, even inspired...

I am wondering though, how you accomplished this 'commission sharing' with...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 22nd December 2014, 03:44 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 4,124
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Ain't That A Shame

Merry Christmas Paul...

Here's my 3 sentence post from above..."From an advertisers standpoint, thats all that matters. I see my ads on WF no longer produce anything like they used to. Tier 2 and...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 22nd December 2014, 10:14 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 4,124
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Ain't That A Shame

From an advertisers standpoint, thats all that matters. I see my ads on WF no longer produce anything like they used to. Tier 2 and 3 countries simply do not and cannot buy like Tier 1 countries......
Forum: Warrior Forum Classified Ads 13th December 2014, 04:59 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,200
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: OptinSkin 3.5 Plugin Clickbank Best Seller Discount -Limited Time Special Offer - DON'T Pay $97

Just want to say, when Mark Hess, my #1 Software Advisor/Geek says a WP Plug-in or any software tool is worth buying...I JUST BUY IT...

'nuff said.
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Bruce
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th May 2014, 07:50 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,788
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Craigslist Ads - No Calls, is it time to give up?

Craigslist list is definitely more of a challenge than years ago...

But, I still routinely sell almost anything I list. I also get leads for my
marketing business and for my local clients, over...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th May 2014, 09:11 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,020
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Namecheap for hosting?

I've used Namecheap hosting for almost 2 years. Very satisfied, and I run a lot of traffic through these sites. I think its one of the better values I've found....of course ymmv.
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Bruce
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th April 2014, 01:04 PM
Replies: 217
Views: 8,165
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Warrior Forum redesign

LOL!!....Yes, I agree, even the scammers need a change.
Forum: Warrior Forum News 15th April 2014, 08:14 AM
Replies: 570
Views: 81,631
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Warrior Forum joins the Freelancer.com Family

Congratulations to Allen and the team that brought him this far...quite an achievement.

Freelancer's technical staff and experience at optimizing hardware should be invaluable.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd March 2014, 08:31 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,490
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: [IMPORTANT] RE: Your Warrior Forum User Account

I got the same offer, same message...

I think Paul is right, someone doing this will fall into the same pattern
and be right back in the banned file.
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Bruce
Forum: Offline Marketing 8th January 2014, 03:40 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,590
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: What sales jobs did you learn the most from?

I sold books (similar to encyclopedias) door to door and at mall kiosks in last year of high school and early years of college....a big challenge for sure, and took some attitude adjustment, but...
Forum: Offline Marketing 8th January 2014, 03:30 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 825
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Is a Two-Paged Sales Letter a No-No?

Some of the best-pulling, longest running sales letters are 16+ pages and even more.

Length has no bearing, compared to the perfect targeting of the message and the most attention
-getting,...
Forum: Copywriting 7th January 2014, 03:20 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,755
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: My Opt In Rate Sucks, Pls Critique My squeeze Page

It's looks like the beginning of sales letter, not a squeeze page.
So, I agree with the other posters, its too long and does not seem
like an authentic testimony...

I'll give you another...
Forum: Offline Marketing 21st December 2013, 08:23 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 910
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: A Glengarry Christmas

Hysterical...even when Baldwin screws up and says, "Always Be Closing" instead.
Thanks Russ :-)
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Bruce
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th December 2013, 10:55 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 10,980
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Is anybody here making money with online service arbitrage? ( Being the middleman )

For me this has always depended on good outsourcers.
Once you have an established relationship with people who do
what they promise and are reasonably priced, its just a matter
of advertising...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th December 2013, 11:09 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 694
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: I'm trying to validate a business idea...

Investing in a package of services (pre-need) usually works best when the service(s)
are ones you are likely to be using often during the year. Example: Package of Haircuts/styling,
Oil Changes,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th December 2013, 11:06 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 573
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Need Your Feedback...Vote On The Best Tagline!

"Look Great. Spend Less." of the choices offered....
but a better choice is to reverse it like traveling guy suggested.

The order then would make more sense, since you SPEND LESS FIRST,
then the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th December 2013, 11:01 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 803
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Will a persuasive selling ability trump the quality of a sales funnel?

The big reason to keep your sales promises in line with reality is
for FUTURE SALES and referrals. A sharp marketer/copywriter
can fool someone once, but rarely can they do it over and over again....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th December 2013, 10:54 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 946
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: New WHOIS Verification Requirements

I would have to classify this as a small annoyance, but nothing more. If all you need to
do is respond to an email, just make sure you use an address you're likely to check
fairly often.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th December 2013, 10:48 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 4,218
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: [ATTN: WSO SELLERS] Affiliate Fraud Explained - And 7 simple tricks to get your money back NOW

Excellent post...you did all the leg work for anyone who is selling products on WF and having this happen. I know, because exactly what you described has happened to me. And I ended up paying the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th November 2013, 08:37 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 755
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: How To Get Over WSO Launch Fear?

I understand the psychology behind this comment, but its still not an image I want to
think about. ...even for a few seconds....lol
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Bruce
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th November 2013, 08:23 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,912
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Buyer disputes in Paypal for digital product

Yes, you could win the dispute, because its digital. And you could win the next one.
But while you are winning these small battles, you may lose the war.

I have had four extensive conversations...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th November 2013, 08:06 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 4,551
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Is it a good option to use namecheap as a hosting service?

One of the hosts I've been using for the last year and half has been Namecheap.

In my opinion, they;re excellent. I send a lot of traffic to my sites and I've never
had a problem with customers...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th November 2013, 09:30 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 11,888
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Best cheap autoresponder? (one time fee)

Saw this and had to comment. I had Imnica for slightly over a year ...the WORST service and WORST delivery rates. When I switched to GetResponse, my open rate immediately went up 270%....and sales...
Forum: Email Marketing 1st November 2013, 07:56 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 6,806
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Sick of Emails Not Being Opened?

Have to agree with Alexa about all the 'big boys" testing. I think much of it is copying and assumptions about what works, not facts.

However, I think there's a big factor she didn't mention:
WHO...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th October 2013, 05:44 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,029
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: When launching who do you prefer? WSO Pro, JV Zoo, or ?

One improvement WarriorPlus has made is now you can quickly scan affiliate requests for their past sales and refund history. JV Zoo also has this I understand, but I've never launched anywhere but...
Forum: Offline Marketing 29th September 2013, 08:02 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,400
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Selling Advertising

This is such an effective argument Claude, and it made me think of this:

I'd probably tell the woman rep to go to a novelty shop and get a couple
pairs of "eyeballs"....when she's in person with...
Forum: Offline Marketing 27th September 2013, 07:53 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 651
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: WSO on generating website report for offline client?

I remember one similar WSO where the seller got banned.

He lied about his stats in a screen cap. It was a service that produced a huge seo report on any website address you inputted into the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th September 2013, 11:51 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 598
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Buying an article form an expert copywriter

Just a small point, but you would be likely buying an article from a "content writer" not a copywriter.
Copywriters are generally writing sales material, not content.
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Bruce
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th September 2013, 09:29 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,227
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Jeff Paul's "4k in your underwear" Classified Ad?

Jeff was certainly one of D Kennedy's biggest successes. (though his conviction last year by the Feds has got to hurt)....

I met him in about 1990, before he was a big direct response 'guru'. He...
Forum: Offline Marketing 5th September 2013, 07:46 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,196
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: "Who has time to convince a restaurant owner to get a website?..."

Good article, Chris. I agree and that's why I think most consultants should go in with
an open mind, and full tool chest of marketing options.

Rather than push one approach (websites) it's...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th September 2013, 06:59 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,170
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: I Budgeted $200 For Clickbank Affiliate Business - Targets $1000 Returns Within 30 Days

THIS is a great quote, imo. I intend to quote Alexa in my next newsletter.
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Bruce
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th September 2013, 06:48 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 563
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: ImnicaMail Down? Are you having this problem?

Mike, when I switched over from Imnica to Get Response my open rate almost TRIPLED....

Imnica was way behind the curve in many features, including support. I consider
it a foolish economy I...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th September 2013, 11:19 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,170
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: I Budgeted $200 For Clickbank Affiliate Business - Targets $1000 Returns Within 30 Days

I misread your subject header and thought you meant you were spending $200 for PPC advertising for Amazon products and planning on getting $1,000 in returns! lol
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Bruce
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd September 2013, 09:49 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 564
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: How would you respond to this Ad

Mike, I would still be leery. I'd have to set up an infrastructure (for his niche) to find and capture leads. If I was using PPC I'd have an investment upfront, and if it was driven by organic...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd September 2013, 09:39 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,564
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Want A Great Job Tomorrow? Here's How. Really.

Claude's advice is right on, and I got one of my early sales jobs doing something similar. It's always a tempting offer for an owner who's hungry for more business.

I want add something related...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd September 2013, 09:13 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 564
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: How would you respond to this Ad

Sorry, but I would look for better opportunities than this.

Local businesses that have a track record and can be relied on to actually
pay you for the leads, would be a far better investment of...
Forum: Offline Marketing 4th August 2013, 08:34 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 12,430
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Ben Feldman, A Legendary Salesman

Totally agree Claude.
I watched a video of Ben years ago, and at first glance,
you would never have guessed he was so successful. He was sitting at a small
table being interviewed by a host....
Forum: Offline Marketing 25th June 2013, 08:49 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 930
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: "Here's why you shouldn't lie to a plumber consulting client..."

Totally agree Chris :-) Great post.

You just can't fake it 'til you make in any significant niche. One way I've found to bridge this
knowledge gap is to offer to do some work for client in an...
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd June 2013, 03:28 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 456
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Help with advertising a local seminar...

When I have promoted seminars it's always been more niched than that. To reach out to the broad market of end users (pain sufferers) is always expensive and can still be hard to fill a room. (Filling...
Forum: Offline Marketing 29th May 2013, 10:39 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 6,046
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: The BEST OFFLINE NICHE that spends the MOST MONEY on ONLINE MARKETING!!

It depends to an extent on what market niches you relate to. My top three are:

1. Contractors
2. Restaurants
3. Real Estate

They don't necessarily spend the most in each case, but over time...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th May 2013, 10:43 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 7,124
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Think You Are Going To Be Rich Selling WSO's? Think Again

Every marketing venue I've participated in has changed over the years. The WSO forum is no different. I started in it over 2 years ago. It seemed competitive then, but what did I know? !

There was...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th May 2013, 10:16 AM
Replies: 139
Views: 6,888
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Sadly Ken Strong has lost his battle with cancer

What truly sad news to hear. Ken was a real fighter and a damn nice guy. My condolences to his family and may his soul rest in peace.
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Bruce
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th April 2013, 11:50 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,063
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: One of The Biggest IM Misstakes I've Made....

This is a powerful technique I've used more times than I can count with my retail store clients. We have added a higher price point to the product line, just to be able to make the previous higher...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st April 2013, 11:43 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 923
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: How important is your face?

We are such a visually oriented culture, I think displaying your face is important. Think about actors and all of Hollywood. They become famous almost entirely because we SEE their faces so often....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st April 2013, 11:35 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 9,513
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: 2checkout vs Paypal?

Craig, sorry to hear that...it's very interesting as I've heard similar stories from 2 other 2CO vendors as well. In your case, their explanation is ABSURD, if you ask me!
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Bruce
Forum: Email Marketing 30th March 2013, 09:05 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,840
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Is MailChimp good enough to start an e-mail list?

I would never use MailChimp (and not just because it's a stupid name) :-) lol

The biggest single mistake I made when getting serious about online marketing was trying
to cut corners and save...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th March 2013, 09:19 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,152
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Suggest a Business Name?

Just thinking ...

3D DONE-FOR-YOU

3D DONE-4-U

3D DESIGNMAN

DESIGNS ARE 3D
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th March 2013, 09:11 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,429
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: My refund rate on clickbank is quite high (HELP)

I know a number of product creators who have had the same experience
as Ray. They see a decided decline in refunds as soon as they offer their
product through anything other than Clickbank.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th March 2013, 08:48 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,124
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Take down 3 year old, unprofitable copywriting website?

BINGO. There's your problem. You hate what you are trying to become. Definitely a roadblock to success! :-)

Myself, I've been a copywriter and marketer for 23 years - absolutely love it. I would...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th March 2013, 08:33 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 5,745
Posted By Bruce NewMedia
Re: Why Are Many Internet Marketers Moving From Aweber To Getresponse Autoresponders

Get Response has been very good for me. I can't speak to whether Aweber is as good or not, but the features and deliverability in GR have been outstanding....and the customer service. Especially...
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