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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th August 2012, 01:37 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 310
Posted By alpacabob
Determining Popularity of a Book- Amazon or otherwise

A friend of mine has been teaching me his system for making a fairly impressive profit selling hard copy books and magazine. He told me this evening, however, that he used to have access to a piece...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 30th December 2010, 12:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 867
Posted By alpacabob
Complete Guide to Traffic

I've received a lot of promotions for Paul Smithson's "Complete Guide to Traffic." Paul's certainly made a name for himself with XSitePro, but I have no idea if this product is the real deal. It also...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 20th December 2010, 04:17 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,183
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Affiliate Promo Formula

I'd like to hear more about it too. I generally find John Thornhill trustworthy- but the thing seems to be primarily about product launches- which is not my particular interest. Anybody bought this?
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 8th December 2010, 11:29 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,789
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Google Says My Site Was Disabled For Arbitrage/MFA - need your input

I think this great advice- I'd add to it to sign up a new email and do a new adwords account entirely. Right now you're starting from already demonized. If everything was new- domain name, email,...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 7th December 2010, 03:29 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 861
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Ok this is somewhat depressing.. Are 'WE' Really Making Money?

I fully agree- I know many wealthy people- people worth hundreds of millions- but only a few of them have houses that look like they're that rich. Granted, many of them have five nice, but not...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 7th December 2010, 11:31 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,789
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Google Says My Site Was Disabled For Arbitrage/MFA - need your input

This is not particularly helpful to the situation, but reading that email got me thinking and I couldn't help sharing.

As I was reading, something struck me- so I pulled out a ruler and tested...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 4th December 2010, 11:18 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 861
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Ok this is somewhat depressing.. Are 'WE' Really Making Money?

Ok- that's pretty awesome. And sadly true.

I think people are getting a little too worked up about the methods here, though. I mean- there are obviously problems. A lot of times, IMers don't want...
Forum: Mind Warriors 3rd November 2010, 09:46 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 946
Posted By alpacabob
Re: How in the devil do you stay focused?

I've started doing something similar that's starting to work out for me. I have my sort of "master" to-do list in which I keep all the big projects. Then I pick one to work on and give myself no more...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 2nd November 2010, 10:52 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,829
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Empire Formula

So- I'm all for advice on good business practice- online business is still business- but is it worth the $2000 price tag? Anybody who's bought it have any thoughts?
Forum: Mind Warriors 31st October 2010, 07:22 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 946
Posted By alpacabob
Re: How in the devil do you stay focused?

Ooh- I really like the hourglass idea. I'm one of those people who could probably pave a road to hell if the cliche that the road to hell is paved with good intentions turns out to be true. Don't get...
Forum: Copywriting 30th October 2010, 04:07 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 667
Posted By alpacabob
First Affiliate Press Release

Hi everyone,

I am currently writing a press release for a business that I've somehow ended up becoming the business developer for (long story- that was not what I applied to do). I have written...
Forum: Mind Warriors 28th October 2010, 09:56 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 946
Posted By alpacabob
Re: How in the devil do you stay focused?

I think I've used something like that Pomodoro technique. One of my roommates made the point to me when we were in college that I needed to do better at separating work and play. Maybe it's just...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 28th October 2010, 09:34 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 18,681
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Warrior in Critical Care

I don't know Kim, but I've had some of the greatest support in my endeavors here and would love to help out- which makes me wonder about something- does Kim have support from government agencies?
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th October 2010, 10:00 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,131
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Someone Is Using My Domain..?

If you haven't closed this yet, I'd like to hear what you found out. I'm not intending this as a smear session- but I've never trusted godaddy- something about a domain registrar's landing page being...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th October 2010, 12:09 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,836
Posted By alpacabob
Re: PRODUCT CREATION VS AFFILIATE MARKETING. WHICH ONE

Something has always bugged me in this question. When someone says "create your own product," what do you mean? It seems like most people mean eBooks or software- but if you're not a coder, then...
Forum: Mind Warriors 25th October 2010, 05:19 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 946
Posted By alpacabob
How in the devil do you stay focused?

I'm sitting here looking over what I have to do. I could fill a legal pad. I always try to say to myself, "I'm going to do one thing at a time," but with IM, it's so easy to do multiple things. I've...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th October 2010, 05:10 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,083
Posted By alpacabob
Re: The State of Texas vs. Amazon

Wow that's a sticky issue, but from the article, I think Texas is, in fact, dead wrong. My understanding of the internet rules in the US is that the billing location is where sales tax is collected....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th October 2010, 04:48 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 2,539
Posted By alpacabob
Re: My God, these damn "Make money on autopilot with CB" programs!"

Along these lines, I wonder something- are people claiming not to sell email addresses and then selling them in the back room? I laughed awhile ago when my wife saw my email account and gasped at the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th October 2010, 04:42 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,131
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Someone Is Using My Domain..?

I'm impressed with somebody- they managed to not only fraudulently steal your domain, but rank it in Google! Just go with the flow and put up your own ads for whatever it ranked for! Passive income! ...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th October 2010, 10:54 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 2,622
Posted By alpacabob
Re: The New "Ethical" Trend

In response to CDarklock's point, I would generally agree with the phenomenon that if you deny the veracity of a claim against you without that claim ever being made, then you probably are guilty of...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 18th October 2010, 10:34 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,924
Posted By alpacabob
Re: AffiliateCamo - Full (totally frank) review

I'm glad to see some confirmation on my suspicions. I got to the second page and noticed that bit about "get a branded copy and get 50% of their links" which seems pretty unethical. And then I...
Forum: Copywriting 8th October 2010, 11:49 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 636
Posted By alpacabob
Re: New site - Copywriting Advice is Appreciated!

It looks good- but you might make your list of benefits more direct. What I mean is that instead of saying, "whitening/sun spots/acne scars/etc." make it "whitens skin/removes sun spots/clears acne...
Forum: Copywriting 8th October 2010, 11:35 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,463
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Looking for great sales letters in the Forex niche...

That's a pretty tough niche- if you're going to launch into it, I'd consider getting a professional copywriter. You need to be able to hit someone's emotional buttons- and with the competition you'll...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th October 2010, 12:14 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,105
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Selling Your Skills

Here's what I'm thinking. I bone up on my skills in the parts of writing where I'm weakest- probably sales letters. I also work through some good copywriting material so I can be sure I'm well-versed...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th October 2010, 11:09 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,105
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Selling Your Skills

I actually agree too- and I do write a lot of my own content. It just happens that I'm currently looking for ways to get through a couple of months while other stuff builds.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th October 2010, 03:56 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,105
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Selling Your Skills

I'm glad to know I'm not alone in finding elance difficult. It seems that people on elance are typically looking for cheap, not quality writing. And I am signed up with Demand Studios- I probably...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th October 2010, 09:24 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,105
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Selling Your Skills

This thread is making me a feel quite a bit more confident- thanks everyone!

I will put together some samples and get a portfolio up.

In terms of finding a market, though, I have a couple of...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th October 2010, 12:24 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,105
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Selling Your Skills

Alright- so I've attended multiple Ivy League schools in the English speaking world. I hold a Master's degree from the University of Chicago. I have written two research theses. I've written...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd October 2010, 07:50 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 511
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Monetization 101

Wow- I didn't expect that kind of response- thanks everyone!

Based on this advice, I'm tossing up some Amazon product advertising. That should do me some good- but I guess the point is testing...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd October 2010, 05:54 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,105
Posted By alpacabob
Selling Your Skills

I'm working quite hard right now on my own websites, but haven't gotten anywhere that I want to be. In the mean time, I need to keep the lights on. I started looking over the "warriors for hire"...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd October 2010, 05:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 511
Posted By alpacabob
Monetization 101

So I've noticed a major lack in a lot of my affiliate training resources. I know how to build a website- I even learned how to hand code it if I want. I know how to do autoresponders, online...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th September 2010, 01:02 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 3,525
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Dear “Mass Domination Billion-Dollar Annihilation Secret Sniper Avalanche Formula” Gurus…

You know- there's a serious structural issue. When I learned about the ideal niche- it's people who are ready to buy or invest, who spend a lot of time online, and who will buy products that can be...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 13th September 2010, 10:25 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 3,525
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Dear “Mass Domination Billion-Dollar Annihilation Secret Sniper Avalanche Formula” Gurus…

If your postscript were true, then I'd see no problem. I've kept information products that I didn't end up needing because they did tell me what they said they would. But honesty in sales seems to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th September 2010, 06:14 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 3,525
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Dear “Mass Domination Billion-Dollar Annihilation Secret Sniper Avalanche Formula” Gurus…

I'm so with you on this. I've always been wary of self-stylized gurus, but it seems that there's a pattern in which they begin with providing reasonable content and then gradually realize that they...
Forum: Website Design 11th September 2010, 04:48 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 548
Posted By alpacabob
SSL- feeling overwhelmed

I've been looking over all the information I can find about SSL- trying to find out how it works, what it does, and step-by-step instructions on how to put it on my website.

Anybody have any good...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th September 2010, 05:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,985
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Success With Selling Digital Products In eBay

What do you mean? How does he upsell?
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th September 2010, 03:36 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,020
Posted By alpacabob
Re: 1099-Misc

That's fantastic- thank you so much for that!
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th September 2010, 05:42 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,020
Posted By alpacabob
Re: 1099-Misc

Nope- you're right- that's what I was looking for (I'm feeling sheepish- I work in law and can't get this one straight). Is there a way for affiliates to fill this out electronically? Most people...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th September 2010, 05:34 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,020
Posted By alpacabob
Re: 1099-Misc

I might have answered my own question. But it leaves me with a different one. I'm sure there are other affiliate managers on this forum- can anyone tell me if there's anything other than a SSN/Tax ID...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th September 2010, 04:21 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,020
Posted By alpacabob
1099-Misc

I've run into a snag that I'm hoping someone can help me with. I launched an in-house affiliate program. Here's the trouble- I need to collect 1099 forms. Not a big deal on a big network- it's...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 4th September 2010, 03:44 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,322
Posted By alpacabob
Re: EVO2

I really appreciate some of the honest reviews. I've noticed that Evo2 seems to have a bad reputation and while I've found it a little bit buggy, it hasn't been anything too terrible- so I wasn't...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 3rd September 2010, 09:37 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,322
Posted By alpacabob
Re: EVO2

So I've never tried it on the trial and given the amount of bugs I've had with Evo2, I'd imagine that's the case. No offense to Peter here- I just keep having the program crash, hang up on crap, and...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 2nd September 2010, 11:40 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,322
Posted By alpacabob
Re: EVO2

So what about those "loophole sites?" Are those just web 2.0 properties and Evo2 is going out and getting me signed up with a backlink? I can't seem to figure out what the program is doing when it...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 2nd September 2010, 10:35 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,322
Posted By alpacabob
EVO2

I've been using Evo2 this week on a one-week trial. I'm troubled, though. It doesn't seem to be clear regarding exactly what it does. As far as I can tell, it does exactly what Peter's "Linking...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd September 2010, 09:36 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 7,321
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Any Experience In Drop-shipping??

I appreciate all the warnings- I've come to realize believing in the image of dropshipping as "risk free" is a specious temptation. That's why I'm trying to figure out how people have experienced...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st September 2010, 10:35 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 7,321
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Any Experience In Drop-shipping??

So if the big companies are dropshipping and the little guys are dropshipping sometimes and we all have heard the tricks for how to leverage eBay, the value of setting up your own ecommerce, etc....
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 29th August 2010, 11:53 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,519
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Can you recommend article submitter software that can do this?

I've gone back and forth in this debate. I decided awhile ago to try out Article Marketing Robot because the cost is so good if you're a WF member. The free trial left me still debating. There are...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th August 2010, 01:44 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 7,321
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Any Experience In Drop-shipping??

That's a fantastic post- thank you so much!

From what you're saying, you're confirming my thoughts on how to do this. I want to go to the manufacturer and get the best wholesale deals. This is,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th August 2010, 03:12 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 7,321
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Any Experience In Drop-shipping??

I realize this thread is a little old, but I've been working through some things and I thought some warriors might have some good advice.

My first question is if there is a good software program...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th August 2010, 01:20 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 404
Posted By alpacabob
Ecommerce supply solutions

I've heard time and again about the nightmare of selling something on ebay or your website through a dropshipper, only to contact the dropshipper and find that they're out of whatever you just sold....
Forum: Ad Networks (CPM/CPL, Display) 4th August 2010, 09:34 AM
Replies: 201
Views: 10,384
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Whats Your Day Job?

I'm in support of that plan. I have "the University of Oxford" on my resume- and a Master's in cultural anthropology also from an Ivy League. Those two things have landed me jobs I really wasn't...
Forum: Ad Networks (CPM/CPL, Display) 2nd August 2010, 09:44 AM
Replies: 201
Views: 10,384
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Whats Your Day Job?

How true is that? I currently work as a trial consultant. What this means is that I help lawyers figure out what social issues are going to influence the outcome of their cases- I do mock trials,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th May 2010, 11:32 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 7,321
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Any Experience In Drop-shipping??

That makes a lot of sense. But I sill find myself in the dark about how those of us who primarily do business on the internet establish supply lines. :confused: I guess it's sort of our failing since...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th May 2010, 11:08 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 7,321
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Any Experience In Drop-shipping??

So if you find your dropshippers on Google, what do you search? My inclination would be "[product name/category] + wholesale" or "[product name/category] + distributor]" and then make calls to see if...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th May 2010, 10:25 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 7,321
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Any Experience In Drop-shipping??

Ryan D- I hear what you're saying- I bought one of those lists and found the prices to be higher than normal retail sales for most products. Any suggestions on how to find good dropshippers? I don't...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th March 2010, 01:01 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 418
Posted By alpacabob
Re: Being an affiliate for big name products

If you know the product you want to promote, just go to their website. If they have an affiliate program, chances are overwhelming that they'll have links on their page to their affiliate program....
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