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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th June 2015, 10:51 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 586
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Blogger with Own Domain

I'm sorry to say that you've been misinformed by the course you're on.

Blogger does not automatically rank higher just because it's owned by Google. In fact, it continues to decrease in...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th May 2015, 07:49 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 630
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Your Favourite Blog?

I can't recommend Quick Sprout (http://www.quicksprout.com/blog/) enough. Neil Patel is one of my top marketers, and a lot of his blog posts are better than any info product I've ever read. He...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th May 2015, 09:40 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 432
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Guest posting is it still effective?

Guest blogging, if done to a high standard, is still an excellent method of content marketing and won't be going away any time soon.

Effective guest blogging involves:


Awesome content
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th May 2015, 06:13 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 706
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Top Gun Internet Marketer fails to deliver

Doesn't sound like much of a 'top gun internet marketer' if he's ignoring your purchase!

This wouldn't be the first time an Internet marketer is happy to take people's money and not deliver. This...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th May 2015, 09:06 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 514
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Using Infographics for link building?

A great infographic can produce some epic traffic. I've seen many produce thousands of social shares and backlinks, which is obviously incredibly valuable and does wonders for SEO.

An awesome...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th May 2015, 06:44 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 847
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Niche website, does responsive design matter to you?

As of recently, mobile design is a ranking factor in SEO :) so it's absolutely worth applying it to your website. Also, if the website isn't optimised, you'll turn traffic away.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th May 2011, 11:11 AM
Replies: 143
Views: 4,641
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Why Google will Fail

Google have their fingers in too many pies to fail. And I'm not just talking about the different web applications and services they have. They own and are involved with many companies, and have...
Forum: Offline Marketing 24th January 2011, 08:35 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,458
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: My Offline Consulting Website

PM me if you're still interested in a logo Adenrele!
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th January 2011, 08:13 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 641
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Warriors - We Are The Most Enviromentaly Friendly People On The Planet

Indeed - everything we're doing online is supported by an awful lot of energy I'm afraid! But we are sparing a lot of trees. I definitely believe in a paperless office.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th January 2011, 06:54 AM
Replies: 115
Views: 3,917
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Anyone Switch To Mac & Regretted It?

Gosh, it's exactly the same for me, big time. To me, everything on a Mac runs so slow, and freezes on basic tasks whether it be on a brand new iMac, or one of the Mac Pros in the computer lab I have...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th January 2011, 03:14 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 829
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Do you call yourself an entrepreneur?

I see an entrepreneur as someone who makes opportunities for his or her self, and takes advantage of them.

A lot of people have different thoughts on what truly makes someone an entrepreneur. I...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 4th January 2011, 10:16 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 421
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Where is waldo in this picture?

I definitely noticed the weather photo too, but waited for someone else to confirm it first. Let's hope they've gotten the weather forecast wrong.
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd December 2010, 11:07 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,647
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Cold Calling Is Illegal What Do You Do?

I had to do some research on things like spam and cold calling recently to check what was and wasn't allowed here in the UK. Business-to-business will probably always be fine, it's just that...
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th December 2010, 08:12 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,361
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Offline Consultants: I Had a Client Try and Chew Me Out Today

Let me tell you something: the guy is his own worst enemy. He will never be satisfied, but at the end of the day, he's the one stopping his own business from growing. Is it even feasible to work with...
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th December 2010, 12:47 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 598
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: What Do You Think Of This Ad?

It's awful, I'm very sorry to say.

It needs to be simple, quick to the point, and there needs to be emphasis on the words and messages that you want to get across the most.

Your advert could...
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th December 2010, 12:20 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 481
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: hi to all

Hi shukla, and thanks, I'm flattered that I am your dear.
Forum: Offline Marketing 17th December 2010, 06:02 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 751
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Some advice on a Good WP theme

Look through the WordPress category on Premium WordPress Themes and Web Templates - ThemeForest (http://www.themeforest.net) - you'll notice that the majority of the themes have customizable options,...
Forum: Offline Marketing 17th December 2010, 05:55 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,668
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Will This Offline Marketing Idea Land Me in Jail?

Disregard my last post, that's more for business-to-business. Your idea could lead you to getting hugely fined.

Generally, spammers constantly get away with it, but this doesn't mean you should...
Forum: Offline Marketing 16th December 2010, 09:51 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,668
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Will This Offline Marketing Idea Land Me in Jail?

There are various spam laws, but it would appear that unsolicited marketing messages are not completely illegal, it's just that there are laws to abide to.

I'm not sure how it goes for text...
Forum: Offline Marketing 14th December 2010, 04:27 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 901
Posted By Ashley Skuse
What is your coupon strategy for your own business?

Do you distribute special offer coupons for your own services? It's something I want to do for mine, so I'm just looking for some inspiration I guess.

I've noticed a lot of warriors talking about...
Forum: Offline Marketing 14th December 2010, 03:57 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,180
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Offline Marketers...If you had to create sales for an offline business in 30 days or less...

Engage with website visitors using a live support system, such as the 100% free LiveZilla software: LiveZilla - Freeware Live Help / Live Chat / Live Support - Official Website...
Forum: Offline Marketing 14th December 2010, 06:35 AM
Replies: 693
Views: 81,218
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: NEWBIES READ THIS!!! How Y-O-U Can Make 50k From Nothing With ZERO HTML Knowledge

WordPress + modified premium theme + All-in-one-SEO plugin + Google Sitemaps plugin = a beautiful website that will not only show up on Google search results in 24 hours, but will also be content...
Forum: Offline Marketing 12th December 2010, 08:15 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 4,104
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Mobisitegalore vs Wptouch pro?

Another option is to use one of the mobile WordPress themes from Premium WordPress Themes and Web Templates - ThemeForest (http://www.themeforest.net). :)
Forum: Offline Marketing 11th December 2010, 02:45 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,094
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Have you ever received angry responses to your letters/emails/calls?

paulie888 - The disappearing client.. definitely a classic. I had a very polite attitude, but I made the mistake of using the word "outdated" to describe one's website. I usually wouldn't, it's just...
Forum: Offline Marketing 11th December 2010, 02:31 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,094
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Have you ever received angry responses to your letters/emails/calls?

bronke13 - Yeah, I do like to be personable and just myself. It has worked very well with other clients. I do like to be professional as well, and I'm constantly trying to work out how I can make a...
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th December 2010, 04:00 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,094
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Have you ever received angry responses to your letters/emails/calls?

Thanks, definitely good advice. I was just sort of approaching businesses just as a person, and talking to them informally. I was interested to see how it'd pan out as some of my past clients have...
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th December 2010, 03:15 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,094
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Have you ever received angry responses to your letters/emails/calls?

wbinst2 I can appreciate what you're saying, but if you read my whole post you'll see I mentioned it was done in error. I am usually an accurate person.

I disagree about the angry response...
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th December 2010, 02:11 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,094
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Have you ever received angry responses to your letters/emails/calls?

I really only just started marketing a website re-design service again as a means of client acquisition for upselling my other services to.

Previously I was only focusing on SEO and mobile web...
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th December 2010, 01:42 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,094
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Have you ever received angry responses to your letters/emails/calls?

When I'm marketing my services, I tend to use letters and e-mails. If someone has a god awful website, I tell them why their website is a problem, and then I describe the benefits I can bring to them...
Forum: Offline Marketing 7th December 2010, 10:55 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 741
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: is this possible?

Plumbing is the kind of thing that most people need from time to time.

Typically, someone will only seek out a plumber when they really need one of course. Therefore, you need to make yourself...
Forum: Offline Marketing 30th November 2010, 03:09 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 552
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: What do I need to do to get client in top of google places

It has been heavily suggested that using organic SEO methods on a business' website will help to boost their Google Places entry, and the 2 can eventually merge together. :)
Forum: Offline Marketing 29th November 2010, 05:55 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 837
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Who Here Does SEO/Web Design vs. "Offline" Strategies?

I refer to my business as a digital marketing business. It leaves open the opportunity for me to offer other kinds of advertising and marketing services in the future.

Currently I'm just doing...
Forum: Offline Marketing 26th November 2010, 06:32 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,379
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: The #1 Factor to Offline Success

I agree that it's a lot to do with sales, particularly when you outsource most or all of the work.

Heck, I enjoy the selling and the consulting more than the hard graft involved in doing SEO,...
Forum: Offline Marketing 26th November 2010, 05:10 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,462
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Do you charge a initial SEO consultation fee?

In my opinion it'd be a bit out of order to do that, and not worth it at all. If you charged the potential client, he'd be getting charged for walking into an appointment he didn't know would cost...
Forum: Offline Marketing 26th November 2010, 06:21 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,231
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Sample of a Letter

Hey Gary could you possibly PM it to me too? My letters are something I'm always trying to improve.

Also, do you think it's useful to target businesses in a local Yellow Pages (or similar)?
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th November 2010, 04:44 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 786
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: As a subscriber, what is my value?

It really differs per list...

Some are high converting but with a low amount of subscribers, whereas some are low converting but with a heck of a lot of subscribers.
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd November 2010, 04:52 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,261
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: What is your average monthly profit per client?

I have a SEO consultancy package at $300, standard SEO packages ranging from $500 to $1200, web design packages ranging from $800 to $1600, and also logos for $200 and upwards. I also do website...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd November 2010, 07:21 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,448
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Strange Blog Comments

3.8 cans of spam are consumed every second in the US - let's just hope they don't contain goats testicles...
Forum: Offline Marketing 22nd November 2010, 07:09 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 859
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Explaining SEO Opportunities to small businesses

You have to explain to them how they are going to make their money back and profit from the service. They need to understand how this is going to happen. It can be tough sometimes, because you have...
Forum: Offline Marketing 21st November 2010, 11:44 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,180
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Have you ever had a client ask for this?

What you could do is only take payment upon results, or promise a refund if results are not achieved. I see a lot of SEO businesses offering this. Many potential clients will not want to pay for...
Forum: Offline Marketing 21st November 2010, 11:11 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 753
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: About These Letters...

Recently I've seriously decreased the length of my letters. For me, the main thing is to make sure it's less than a page and that the text is particularly readable. Things like line spacing go a long...
Forum: Offline Marketing 21st November 2010, 07:33 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 8,945
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Offline Bartering: $10,000 Wedding for $400 (Are You Kidding) ?

Funnily enough, bartering is not something I've thought too much about, yet I certainly already do it without even realizing.

I eat at a really great restaurant for free, and all I did was a few...
Forum: Offline Marketing 19th November 2010, 08:29 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 838
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: What are your valuable services versus your BS padding?

I don't glorify my services by including the likes of Twitter and Facebook into the equation. For a client I will do keyword research, on-page optimization, and then I focus on article submissions...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th November 2010, 06:52 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 393
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Need help with local business IM

What do you mean by what would we use?

Whatever your Internet marketing skills are, offer them to local businesses in the form of packaged deals. SEO is a good one, because businesses like the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th November 2010, 06:45 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 819
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Don't Broadcast To Your List On A Sunday.

I'm just wondering what his e-mail inbox had to do with his free space and time with his family...

When I go and spend time with my family, I feel pretty far away from my e-mail account!
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th November 2010, 03:16 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,082
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Questions about age limits for young internet marketers

I believe I had PayPal before I was 18 (if I remember correctly) - I had a bank account and debit card at the age of 15, so it was easy enough to sign on to PayPal. Maybe it has gotten more secure...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th November 2010, 03:13 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 915
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Is it dangeous to use a lesser known web hosting service; what happens if they go out of busines

You can use a cheaper host and perhaps just consider it a temporary solution until you can afford a more reputable service.

Basically, you just need to take precautions:

* Backup all of your...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th November 2010, 03:45 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 432
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Do You Back-Up?

I'm fairly good with backing up my work I think. All my online stuff backs up automatically, and I do manual backups for my offline files.

I have backups from 10 years ago. I was only 13 at the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th November 2010, 03:42 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 695
Posted By Ashley Skuse
For the struggling IMers: Why not provide offline services?

(There has been plenty of talk on this, but I’d love to chip in)

If you’re struggling with making an income with Internet marketing, why aren’t you offering Internet marketing services to local...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th November 2010, 02:47 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 947
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: What Are Your Internet Marketing Goals For 2011 The New Year Is Fast Approaching Are You Prepare

I'm looking to offer Internet marketing services to more and more local businesses. It's easily outsourcable and highly profitable - honestly, I think more IMers should be doing this at least on the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th November 2010, 02:29 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 8,234
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Get A Job & Stop I.M

Very few people in my life tell me I should get a job rather than being self-employed. But at the end of the day, I have things to show for it, so people have a hard time criticizing.

I'm still...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th November 2010, 02:41 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,281
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: WSO posting price increased to $40?

The price change can be a bit off-putting for those that are still yet to post their first WSO. On the WSO forum, a lot of people sell cheap reports or even give them away, so that they can build a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th November 2010, 12:19 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 2,800
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: What do you think?

TomBuck, you have your whole life to make money with Internet Marketing. You're in college 6th form - complete it while you can, there is really no hurry for someone your age. It's also a greater...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd November 2010, 02:09 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 8,814
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Anyone Else Make Good Money By Selling Short Reports for $7 to $17?

Selling cheap reports is great for building a high converting list. A list of 1000 buyers can sometimes be more powerful than a list of 10'000 subscribers (although it depends on some factors). A lot...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd November 2010, 11:18 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 674
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: What university courses would be suitable for an internet marketer?

Web design, eBusiness, etc - any course that equips you with the skills for building websites and knowing how to use servers etc. You can learn all the marketing stuff in your own time.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 31st October 2010, 09:50 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 739
Posted By Ashley Skuse
Re: Will this work for a sales funnel?

I'd suggest releasing some WSOs. As you're new to IM, you're of course not going to be able to create and sell products teaching others how to make money - but, you can create PLR packages based on...
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