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Forum: Email Marketing 26th October 2016, 03:19 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,002
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Is building an email list still the way forward?

Definitely. Having a list makes it much easier to craft content you know your target audience wants and you already have warm leads for people that want your products.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th September 2016, 04:12 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,054
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Is Coaching When You Have No Experience Unethical

I believe it's unethical. However, if someone wanted to be a coach, they have to start somewhere, right? Maybe don't call yourself a coach ...

Now, if you have no knowledge on the topic then you...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th September 2016, 06:28 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,763
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Selling on Jvzoo

Unfortunately it takes a while to succeed from affiliate sales.

Can almost guarantee that no matter how many affiliates you have, only a small fraction will actually produce. There's many reasons...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th September 2016, 06:21 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 273
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Can I buy a domain with a mising "t" and still have value in it?

That's a tough one. I think if it's a niche specific site you're trying to create, it's better if you can get the exact name. Like @Mastery1 said, an individual may find you but then try to find you...
Forum: Copywriting 22nd September 2016, 08:03 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 578
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Write it yourself or hire a copywriter?

Regardless if it's a $10 product or not, I think you'll gain A LOT of experience writing it for yourself. I mean, no one would know the product better than you, Just study specific sales pages that...
Forum: Growth Hacking 22nd September 2016, 06:43 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 2,099
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Easy Ways to Get Free Traffic

Really good tips. I think you're right about the forum marketing. I don't think it's used much though but if enough time is dedicated, it can be a powerful tool for getting traffic.
Forum: Growth Hacking 22nd September 2016, 06:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 145
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Increase Sign Ups

Have you thought of trying contests?
Forum: Growth Hacking 22nd September 2016, 06:19 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 554
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Best way to get traffic for an article?

I think you should try and invest in MORE than one article, but I think email outreach would be the best way for you to get traffic. Just contact previous people that shared similar content.

With...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd September 2016, 03:27 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 326
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: What do you do to add an ebook to your site?

You have the amazon option you can use instead of putting it on a WP plugin. I use to use a plugin and it just took up too much space.

I would suggest amazon or even creating it in Google Drive,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd September 2016, 03:25 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,092
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: This is the best business idea guaranteed!

"lol so why do many people do it?"

Because they're lost souls that want to really take the easiest way out to succeed. But, they never end up succeeding.

I think too many people are hung up on...
Forum: Growth Hacking 20th August 2016, 11:32 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 203
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: How do you choose your blog titles?

There are many places you can use to come up with suitable blog posts. I actually wrote about this recently in this post (www.shadeofinfo.com/content-creation/) but the main ones I use are Quora and...
Forum: Growth Hacking 20th August 2016, 11:23 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,243
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: 7 Fantastic Growth Hacking Tips for Your Website

Really great post. Many people under-estimate how important load times are. But they're super important to make the UX flawless.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd August 2014, 10:17 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,313
Posted By shadeofinfo
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd August 2014, 10:09 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,313
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Honest Question For You ... What Makes You Decide To Leave A Website/Blog?

It's interesting because I still see bloggers out there and website owners out there that do just that. A wall of text.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th August 2014, 12:49 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,313
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Honest Question For You ... What Makes You Decide To Leave A Website/Blog?

Those floating banners are quite annoying at times, aren't they? And I agree with the site speed.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th August 2014, 12:48 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,313
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Honest Question For You ... What Makes You Decide To Leave A Website/Blog?

Really good points. I hate the distractions on the side. I had someone tell me recently that they left my site because of a popup they weren't able to close on their mobile phone. I don't think many...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th August 2014, 11:23 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,313
Posted By shadeofinfo
Honest Question For You ... What Makes You Decide To Leave A Website/Blog?

I guess the point I'm getting at is, at what point do you say “I’m done with this” and click on the back button? Is it something in particular that makes you decide to move on?

I'd be interested...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd March 2014, 02:25 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,153
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Is Affiliate Marketing Easier Than Creating Your Own Products?

I agree that affiliate marketing is safer to start off with than creating your own product but the part I don't like is that you have no control over anything regarding affiliate marketing. The...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd March 2014, 12:12 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 2,198
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: First sale on click bank got refunded!

You shouldn't be discouraged at all ... just go back out there, test some more and you'll make another sale that won't get refunded. Like you said, it's part of business sometimes, you just have to...
Forum: Mind Warriors 3rd March 2014, 11:50 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,975
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: 20 Business Quotes That Will Give You Chills

Hey this is a good list here. Nice. I'm going to use some of them. I especially like this one ... "A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others"
Forum: Off Topic Forum 3rd March 2014, 11:46 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,004
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Would you just forgive & move on or Will you go after the one who hurt you ?

I don;t know ... possibly I'd go after then if I knew who had done it and I had the proof to actually prove it. I've been having scares with my websites recently and I installed a few new security...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 3rd March 2014, 11:39 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 688
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: What Do You Do on Sunday??

I relax and recharge my batteries for the grind I'm going to face that upcoming week in my business. Do fun things to get my mind off it because I learned a lesson that always working is really...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd March 2014, 11:37 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,163
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Membership Site Ideas..

It really depends on what area you're focusing on but you could provide a variety of content to your members. reports, video, audio, case studies. Alot of people like to learn a bunch of different...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th February 2014, 05:43 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 374
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Noobie Question!!: EJunkie Product vs Blog

You could easily do a little bit of both, can't you? That should be an option to consider. You never want to have just one primary source of income.

Also with building slowly with a blog, you...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th February 2014, 12:59 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 904
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Negative people: what is your strategy?

I would contact the person and ask them exactly what makes them think that way. Just as a way to clarify what they're saying.

You could be dealing with someone that's just jealous like someone...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th February 2014, 12:45 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 663
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Which better: ebook or physical book?

Yes, they both have their pros and cons but lately I've been leaning alot towards the physical product. Reason being that I believe there's less returns on a physical product and also there's less of...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd February 2014, 10:31 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 443
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Charging monthly vs one off

Hmm, I would suggest that you charge a monthly fee and even try to bundle it with an affiliate product.

One offs you only get paid that one time then that's it. By having a monthly charge, you...
Forum: Mind Warriors 23rd February 2014, 10:20 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,376
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: How Should I earn my first dollar online?

You need to figure out what makes you different from every one else in your niche. Also, I don't see an opt-in form on your site at all, you should consider putting that up as it was mentioned...
Forum: Mind Warriors 23rd February 2014, 10:13 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 776
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Why do I keep stopping

Uhh no that's never happened to me but possibly you're worried about if you actually decide to start your business and by chance it fails, then what will you do? Then how will you cope? Alot of...
Forum: Mind Warriors 23rd February 2014, 10:10 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 2,095
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: What is the biggest joy of being an Entrepreneur?

The ability to be free and create something great and useful that people would hopefully appreciate.

And like unknowncat said, being able to constantly be creative day in and day out to try to...
Forum: Mind Warriors 23rd February 2014, 10:08 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,255
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Are you ready for the dark side of success?

It all depend on the person really and how they're able to deal ... or not to deal ... with the sudden change in lifestyles. Sure 50K a day would be something that I would welcome and I'm sure that...
Forum: Mind Warriors 23rd February 2014, 10:02 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 837
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Whats your favorite Motivational or Inspirational quote

Not to copy Nike, but I like the phrase Just Do It. People wants alot of things in their lives but they're not taking any action to actually get there. If they just did it, they would be well on...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd February 2014, 09:18 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,153
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Is Affiliate Marketing Easier Than Creating Your Own Products?

I love creating Information Products personally but I've just recently started to venture into affiliate marketing on another site I created and just like you stated, I don't like the fact that you...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st February 2014, 11:56 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 1,367
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Did university help your online career?

I wouldn't say that University has helped me but it kinda was a waste of time ... especially since I'm doing something now that I enjoy that has nothing to do with what I took at school.

But...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 21st February 2014, 11:49 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,081
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: What is the Biggest Lesson you have learned in IM

Patience. Some things may longer than you may expect which is why you need to have alot of patience and keep on going. Everything else that everyone here has mentioned is super important but for my...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st February 2014, 11:45 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 2,004
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: So Fiverr is thrash ?

It really depends on what you're going to fiverr for. I used it for transcribing and audio recording and I've used it for a few articles on some other websites I own, but have received no issues. In...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st February 2014, 11:40 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 7,982
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: I'm tired of all the "If you had to start over" or "what would you do with $50" threads...

I think that people ask the same questions over and over again because they're just plain lazy. I wrote a response to two different posts two days in a row. One person asked a question one day and...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st February 2014, 04:55 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 645
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Abandon ship or repair damage?

I would advise to stick it out and rebuild ... if it's only one product you have and it's for a specific niche, couldn't you build up a website that's focused on that topic, drive traffic there and...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 20th February 2014, 11:01 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 732
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Preventing the Theft of Digital Content

Unfortunately I don't believe that there's nothing that can be done about it. Ebooks are horrible easy to copy, regardless if you put protection on it to not have them copy and paste it, there's...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 20th February 2014, 10:52 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 657
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Review Site Requirements

Alot of great points here but I have a question for those that provided answers. Would people actually decide to purchase something from a person who hasn't used the product themselves?

And if it...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 20th February 2014, 10:47 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 876
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Where to post my articles?

Hmm, for what you want to do maybe your best bet is something like squidoo or even a document sharing site like docstoc.com or slideshare.net or something. Those places I know you can put your...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 20th February 2014, 10:39 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 461
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: How to Encourage Businesses

Cold calling is a brutal way to go but sometimes it can prove to be the most effective. And you don't even have to do the cold calling yourself, you could outsource it to a VA or look on elance and...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 20th February 2014, 10:03 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 715
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Promote physical product affiliate plan

Is it not possible to promote your products online yet then sell it offline? There's a lot of people that do that and has no problem. I believe commission junction may be able to help you with what...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th February 2014, 09:41 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 831
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: What if almost no one likes my product?

If you're having those types of thoughts regarding your own product, why are you even considering to sell it? I never second guess any product I create. I'm sure that alot of people on here don't...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th February 2014, 09:30 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 812
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Best free word processor / converting to pdf

Open Office.org hands down is the best option to go with. And it's free
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th February 2014, 09:23 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 831
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: What if almost no one likes my product?

You have the same kind of uncertainty as when I first started and released my first product. Before I did, I would constantly go over it and re-read it to make sure that it's ok ... but still never...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th February 2014, 08:49 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 482
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Anyone have another suggestion for me?

EricdeanIM and ericdeanmarketing and ericdeanblog are all good suggestions. I don't know, I don't really like "-" in domains. If someone wants to know your domain name you have to tell them eric dash...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th February 2014, 08:45 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 551
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Website not converting sign-ups

I checked out your website and I'm very confused as to what your site is supposed to offer. I even clicked to look inside and clicked the about page and still have no idea what it's about.

You...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th February 2014, 08:33 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 543
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Converting to pdf....good news

I rather use Open Office for all of my PDF conversions. Microsoft Office lost me a long time ago by not being able to convert.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th February 2014, 08:29 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,099
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Subscribers not opening my e-mails

From those email headlines you posted, those are not something I would even bother to read let alone click to open. As what others have said, it seems that maybe your headline or subject line isn't...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th February 2014, 08:19 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,144
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Avoiding Content Theft w/Digital Products

I agree with the concept and love the physical product factor of it because it is a way to protect your products ultimately ... but it really is also a hassle to be in the states and have to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th February 2014, 08:16 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,144
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: Avoiding Content Theft w/Digital Products

Unfortunately I don't believe that there's nothing that can be done about it. Ebooks are horrible easy to copy, regardless if you put protection on it to not have them copy and paste it, there's...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 15th February 2014, 09:13 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 732
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: What's One Reason That You Believe People Fail In Online Business?

This is some really great stuff everyone, thanks for your input truly. Some timely and priceless advice shared here. Thanks.
Forum: Off Topic Forum 15th February 2014, 09:08 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 732
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: What's One Reason That You Believe People Fail In Online Business?

All of these are really great points. I personally know a few people that gave up on a business idea when tough times came around. And it ties in to your point about self confidence because they're...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 15th February 2014, 09:06 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 732
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: What's One Reason That You Believe People Fail In Online Business?

Some really good points you raised here and I'm gonna go over some of those things with him. I think he's just fixated on the idea of making money online that he doesn't have a definite plan as to...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 15th February 2014, 09:01 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 732
Posted By shadeofinfo
Re: What's One Reason That You Believe People Fail In Online Business?

Really good points you made here.

I truly dislike it when a person says that they failed in business because of money. I just can't accept that as a suitable answer.
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