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Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 5th July 2017, 08:48 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 694
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: A Possible Scam, Despite their 2x Money Back Guarantee.

Yeah, I watched this presentation too. The Lamborghini in the background is to appeal to the get rich quick prospects of course.

You're right in that what you always have to ask yourself when...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st June 2017, 08:34 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 160
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: Expert marketers out here

I hope you are asking this because you have realised that time is money?

In which case you'll know that paid traffic is the answer.

Bing ads
Facebook ads
Youtube ads

are all suitable for...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st June 2017, 08:26 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 232
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: Affiliate marketing software

The advantage of well known affiliate networks, like Clickbank, is that they already have a lot of affiliates looking for something to promote to their subscribers.

If your product fits their...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st June 2017, 06:45 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 221
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: How to turn my income from RM to USD ?

I earn dollars from my laptop wherever I am in the world, US and Canada, UK, HK, Australia, China, Thailand, Japan as well as Malaysia - both as a product creator and as an affiliate.

When you...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th June 2017, 07:06 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 195
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: What's with these popups I'm seeing everywhere?

Thanks nicheblogger75

I deliberately made this slightly provocative because I wanted to see what other people thought. I'm glad you find them useful and you tell me people are getting fantastic...
Forum: Social Media 19th June 2017, 05:58 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 1,061
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: How To Use Social Media For Promotion?

Facebook is all about inter-relationships (if you hadn't already guessed it).

You won't get very far doing promotional posts in groups or on your timeline. The majority of people will ignore them....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th June 2017, 05:50 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 195
Posted By PeterComeau
What's with these popups I'm seeing everywhere?

Anyone else noticed the Push Crew popups appearing like a virus on people's sites and blogs?

OK, I know they aren't a virus (of course) but they are threatening to act like one. Here's a message...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th June 2017, 11:22 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 309
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: How should I promote my business without looking spammy?

You've created a social media marketing virtual assistant and you don't know how to do free marketing? How does that work?

Or is it just the spammy aspect that concerns you?

Either way, stop...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th June 2017, 11:15 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 819
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: How do i get traffic of 2000/5000 hits a day?

If you've only got $100 to spend, you're not going to get upwards of 2000 clicks a day from targeted visitors.

Facebook ads, using their pixel to optimize conversions, is a good way to start....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th June 2017, 11:03 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 223
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: Would it be of interest or would I be wasting my time?

I think people, on this forum and everywhere else, are interested in learning how someone has become successful.

We tend to look at successful people and wonder how they got there, what problems...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th June 2017, 10:59 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 591
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: I got 200 tier 1 email but no sale. Need advice!

First of all, well done for actually taking action and getting started building your list.

You should be aware that most of your sales will come from Tier 1 countries. So that leaves around 200...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd May 2017, 03:30 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 646
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: Need help to start from zero

I sympathise with your situation but don't give up.

I would normally have suggested, with the skills you have, that you try Fiverr, but I see that you've already gone down this path.

You're...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th May 2017, 07:11 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 400
Posted By PeterComeau
RE: How do I get real subscribers for my new launching website?

Hi, I don't know what niche you're working in, so it is difficult to give an exact answer, but you could start off by linking to an information page on your website from a Facebook post or an...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th December 2016, 02:51 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 505
Posted By PeterComeau
RE: Sales Funnel Adivce

I think that you are confusing the platform in which to build your sales funnel with the method of monetising it.

Clickbank doesn't host your sales funnel, it is merely a system for people to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th October 2016, 06:18 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 945
Posted By PeterComeau
RE: Driving Traffic to Squeeze Pages Using Paid Traffic

I would go with Bing. Adwords is very expensive nowadays for the Search Engine itself though, as you say, YT ads are cheaper.
Also look at Facebook ads and retargeting.

Whatever you do, start...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th September 2016, 08:52 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,763
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: Selling on Jvzoo

If you want to make money within the next few weeks, relying on affiliated is not going to work.

To get top notch affiliates you need to have:

1. A good EPC, ideally better than $2
2. A full...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th September 2016, 08:59 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 847
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: How to Create Your Own Product that Sells?

This thread is about creating products that sell.

A lot of replies have just been about creating products.

To create ones that sell you have to find out people's pain. Once you've done that,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th September 2016, 08:40 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,059
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: The Top 3 Ways To Use Forums & Drive Traffic To Your Site

Make sure you quote the longest post in the thread once it gets to Page 2.

Everyone skips to the last page first and then credit you with all the wisdom and authority of the original poster!
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th September 2016, 08:29 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 311
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: Word .doc or .pdf for creating an offer?

My feeling is that a .doc file always looks like

a) an unfinished work
b) a PLR product

So a PDF file looks more professional, is easier to read and preserves your formatting whatever device...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 13th September 2016, 09:01 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 249
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: Need input about blogging

Looks like you are spreading your net too wide!

I would narrow down your niche to start with. For example even SEO, in itself, is a huge area to cover properly.

If I were you I would figure...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th September 2016, 08:51 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 462
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: For Those Who've Had Success In Internet Marketing

After messing about for a bit buying BSOs, I threw up a review blog and started building a list. Within days I'd made my first affiliate commission from a recommendation in a newsletter to my list....
Forum: Email Marketing 12th September 2016, 01:48 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,340
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: I obtained almost 3,000 email addresses in under 24 hours by posting a single thread on Reddit

Regarding your questions, GetResponse will allow you to import emails into their system from a csv file providing that you can PROVE that the emails have been collected with the owners' consent.
...
Forum: Email Marketing 11th September 2016, 09:12 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,340
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: I obtained almost 3,000 email addresses in under 24 hours by posting a single thread on Reddit

I'm in awe of your self taught technique. You've done a great job at starting to build a list of emails from a targeted audience. Well done.

However, you now have a problem. Every time you need...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th September 2016, 01:15 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 198
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: Use bitcoin as only payment gateway on my website?

The problem with bitcoin is that few people either have bitcoin to spend or even know what it is.

Although it is now fairly easy to buy bitcoin - there are lots of online trading sites - you can't...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th September 2016, 05:42 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 109
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: Large Quantity is Sweet Poison in Content Marketing

All those points are particularly valid, thanks for sharing.

I think the reason quality content makes for good SEO is because visitors stay to read and comment. Google rates the amount of time...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th September 2016, 03:10 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 171
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: Is a micro niche website or blog still a good thing to earn affiliate income?

Depends on how you are expecting to get traffic to it. SEO takes a long time, at least months, to build up to what most people consider is a profitable level. Your best bet, in the short term, is...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th September 2016, 08:55 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 326
Posted By PeterComeau
RE: What does everyone use for pictures on their blogs?

For low photos and illustrations I use canstockphoto.com

If you sign up and then buy credits it works out really cheaply for low resolution photos

Other than that there are Creative Commons...
Forum: Website Design 1st September 2016, 09:14 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 354
Posted By PeterComeau
RE: Landing page question

I agree, Leadpages shows you immediately how your squeeze page is converting.

And it also provides easy AB testing.

But if you don't want to go that route, use tracking software like...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st September 2016, 05:30 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 127
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: New at this but think I need affiliates

To start with I would echo Steve B - how can you be sure no-one is interested in your book? IME loads of people are looking for ways to save paying tax.

But back to your question. What you're...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st September 2016, 05:04 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 117
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: couse by email or ebook drip or flood?

IMO the best way is to get people into a membership site.

Then drip feed the course and send all members a daily email that provokes them to take action.

I've done this and it works brilliantly.
Forum: Email Marketing 30th August 2016, 07:42 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 80
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: Autoresponder with Fill In Emails

1. Some lists 10 - 30 days. Others 90 days. It really depends on who is in the list.

For example freebie seekers often take 90 days before they buy anything.

However a buyers list responds...
Forum: Email Marketing 30th August 2016, 06:16 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 241
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: I got 750 email subscribers in 6 months but the opening rate is 7% :(

There's part of your problem. When you send out rss feeds the Big Three, Gmail, AOL and Outlook will consign those to 'newsletter' status.

Anyone viewing their mail on the Big Three will not see...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th August 2016, 11:09 PM
Replies: 1,477
Views: 56,403
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: How did you make your first $1 online?

More years ago than I care to think about I created an IM product review site, gave honest reviews and then set up a gateway page so that readers had to opt in to see the reviews.

That built a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th August 2016, 10:59 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 705
Posted By PeterComeau
re: Can I use a pen name instead of my real name for writing?

That's exactly what I've been doing for the past 7 years. I thought that people would be confused between my real world occupation and my marketing.

But then I took on a PR mentor who indicated...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th August 2016, 09:23 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 201
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: WordPress Opt in/ Feature boxes?

Thrive themes has loads of ways of implementing opt-in boxes.

Very fast loading themes too. Love them.
Forum: Website Design 26th August 2016, 09:21 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 126
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: Critique My Great Idea

Another point

Chinese and particularly Hong Kong residents like one on one coaching.

My daughter did English teaching in Skype or WeChat sessions with school kids. The parents loved that.
...
Forum: Website Design 26th August 2016, 09:17 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 126
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: Critique My Great Idea

No, but you talked about monetising using ebooks etc. So anything you sell should also be available as a physical product.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th August 2016, 09:14 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 349
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: Silly question about wordpress

This Wordpress confusion crops up a lot. Here's the simple way through the minefield:

Wordpress.com hosts your Wordpress blog for you. However it is very limited in what you can do. Also your...
Forum: Website Design 26th August 2016, 09:04 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 126
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: Critique My Great Idea

As someone who spends 50% of my time in China I just want to pass on something that I've noticed.

The typical Chinese view of downloads is that they are ephemeral and therefore should be free.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th August 2016, 07:10 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 596
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: Anyone else getting tired of this

Unfortunately this is part and parcel of the JV syndicates. 'You scratch my back etc' translated to 'You promote my product and I'll promote yours'

Look on any JV affiliate page and you'll see...
Forum: Email Marketing 26th August 2016, 06:55 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 93
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: What Else Can I Do With This?

Don't batch email - that's just spamming and will look as such.

You need to get the name and email from the website. Then send them a personal and friendly message spelling out exactly what you...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th August 2016, 06:48 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 116
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: What am I doing Wrong ! - Zoing!

I have some ideas for you:

1. I agree with the poster who says your photos look amateurish. That's because someone has just stuck some bottles on a sea and sand background.
2. Everyone dreams of...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th August 2016, 08:20 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 171
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: Free vs paid webinar

Back in the day when webinars were fresh on the scene you could get away with paid.

But now webinars are everywhere, I think vendors have a hard job promoting paid ones...

...however, everyone...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th August 2016, 07:22 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 85
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: Online Business Plans

I agree.

Having now started two offline businesses, and had to produce business plans for the banks and investors etc., it would be crazy to start an online business without having a plan.

But...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th August 2016, 07:02 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 126
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: what are people using for sales pages

I've been using Instabuilder 2 where I've got a blog. Otherwise ClickFunnels is my current favorite.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th August 2016, 06:53 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 710
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: How to Make Money Online from Selling Pictures

What type of photographs?

This matters:

landscapes, human interest, artistic pictures sell on 500px. Main buyers are art directors, companies looking for local interest images. 500px is also...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th August 2016, 05:11 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 57
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: How Aggressive Can You Crossmarket?

My feeling is you should look after your list like you would your best friends. So think about that before you pitch them anything.

I see plenty of marketers promoting products which have some...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th August 2016, 02:12 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 102
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: Product Salespage

I'll try and keep this brief though the questions you ask are far ranging.

1. One product is fine if you are the one driving traffic as you can follow up with future products on the back end.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th April 2016, 03:37 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 610
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: How To Add An Intro To You Tube Video

Screenflow if you have a MAC
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th April 2016, 03:34 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 966
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: A few questions regarding Article Marketing

I would stick to being an individual. Keep the tone friendly. No-one likes reading corporate blogs.

In the days when I had a physical product online business, I also had a forum linked to the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th April 2016, 05:50 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 465
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: Do Traffic Wholesalers work?

That's partly what I suspected, Andrew, thanks.

Anyone else actually tried this avenue for traffic?
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th April 2016, 02:45 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 669
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: Stop Overcomplicating Things

There's a lot of people come into this Internet Marketing scene thinking that they have to learn some 'trick' to make it work.

Actually the Zig Ziglar quote sums it up:

"You can have everything...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th April 2016, 02:39 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 545
Posted By PeterComeau
Re: Need Word Press Theme recommendation for niche blog

Thrive Themes

Outstanding themes and site builder options that are easy to use - super responsive help forum too.

I've messed around with themes for five years now and junked all of them now I...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th April 2016, 02:30 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 465
Posted By PeterComeau
Do Traffic Wholesalers work?

Anybody had any success, I mean actual sales, from any traffic wholesalers?

I was prompted to ask this because I've just seen a banner on this site for Wholesale Traffic Club.

It promises...
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