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Forum: Social Media 15th March 2023, 06:09 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,127
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: Report: Social media engagement rates are dropping

Social media platforms change, even come and go. There are many to choose from. Even worse, they are all competing for the same people's time and attention. Despite this, email marketing still...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 8th September 2022, 04:54 PM
Replies: 200
Views: 2,132
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: Anyone college football fans here ??

Go Big Red!

Been a Nebraska Cornhusker fan for decades.

While the 90s were our decade, things are looking on the up and up.
Forum: Beginners Area 7th September 2022, 04:52 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 190
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: How to find leads for direct sales

There are lots of ways to get leads. I like:

Postcards
YouTube videos
Having your own Facebook group
Drop Cards
Newspaper Ads
Pay per Click Ads
Forum and Blog Comments
LinkedIn
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th September 2022, 04:49 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 418
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: I'm looking for paid traffic to my website I'm putting to much money in adwords

I've done quite well with Microsoft Ads. They have Bing, Yahoo, and AOL. It seems cheaper than Adwords, cost per click. That being said, there are fewer searches, but it still is a good low-cost...
Forum: Beginners Area 7th September 2022, 04:48 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 1,433
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: Lost my job and searching for a business idea

Best thing to do is get another job and start a "part-time" business on the side. That way your bills are paid and the financial pressure is gone. Most new businesses take one to three years to make...
Forum: Beginners Area 30th August 2022, 04:53 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 241
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: Books?

My favorites:

1. How I Earned My First Million Online by Ewen Chia
2. Magnetic Sponsoring by Mike Dillard
3. The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 30th August 2022, 04:51 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 303
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: Internal link building with related posts

Even if you use a plugin to add links automatically to the end of your posts, I recommend you do 1-3 manual links for each post, linking to other pages on your website. It will take some time, but...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th August 2022, 01:18 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 759
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: Traffic source?

My best traffic sources, in order:


SEO, search engines
Email marketing (emailing my list)
YouTube
Safelists
Podcast
Blog comments and link building
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th August 2022, 11:00 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 457
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: Virtual Assistants...Useful for your business?

I've used VAs for years. Upwork is where I get most of mine, but I also use Fiverr for a lot of one time tasks. The Philippines is my favorite country to source VAs from. Fluent in English, hard...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th August 2022, 10:53 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 334
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: Does signature link in forums has any worth?

Forum signatures work if you are active in a forum that is relevant to your niche AND you are leaving QUALITY comments. As others mentioned, the SEO value is NIL, but you will get some clicks if your...
Forum: Beginners Area 8th August 2022, 01:06 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 448
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: What are your best sources for learning marketing?

I study Dan Kennedy. Been a student of his over 10 years now. Dude is old school, but is a marketing legend. Marketing is marketing, whether you do it online or offline. The approaches are quite...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th August 2022, 09:15 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 360
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: Do you want to know the must-have elements for an exceptional blog post?

I've written about 2,500 blog posts between my two blogs. My most popular posts are:


Lists
Debate


I've also found 2,000+ words is almost mandatory and 3k plus or more is even better.
...
Forum: Beginners Area 5th August 2022, 09:09 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 675
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: What do you find difficult about starting a blog?

Starting a blog is easy. Sticking with it and growing it into a successful blog is another story. There are so many abandoned blogs online, it's sad.

It took me several years of blogging pretty...
Forum: Beginners Area 28th July 2022, 09:07 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 715
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: I just lost my job and I need to make money ASAP!

Yes, you definitely want to find a new job first. No new business is designed to provide a livable income right out the gate. It takes time to build it up, master the basic skills, and get your name...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th July 2022, 02:59 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 679
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: Is the investment into Google ads worth it?

Google Ads can be great if (1) you have an offer you make $100 or more per sale, (2) you are building your email list, and (3) you can at least acquire new leads and sales via Google Ads at a...
Forum: Beginners Area 26th July 2022, 09:14 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 594
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: Is Affiliate Marketing The Way To Go?

I should also add in that affiliate marketing is a great way to get started online. It will teach you the basics of online marketing and list building. However, once you have those skills in place,...
Forum: Beginners Area 26th July 2022, 09:11 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 114
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: Does anyone uses Safelist?

I personally do quite well with safelists. I only do the paid options and use it to send people to capture pages to build my email list. I'm active in 5 safelists and only spend about 20 minutes per...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th July 2022, 07:48 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 494
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: Is it possible that ebay is dead right now ?

eBay is still alive and well, but there could be better venues for your paintings. Have you considered local events? Have you tried local auctions? Or an upscale consignment shop or boutique? Those...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 23rd July 2022, 04:12 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 947
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: Focusing on SEO Alone Just Isn’t Enough

SEO is slow, but effective. My problem is you can wake up one day and the search engines no longer like your website. They can penalize you for whatever reason and stop sending your websites traffic....
Forum: Social Media 22nd July 2022, 05:34 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 282
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: How do you keep up with posting videos on YouTube?

Slow, steady, and consistent is the way to go. Post 1-2 videos per week and make them count. Spend the rest of your time MARKETING and promoting your content.

It's like writing a book. Many new...
Forum: Beginners Area 22nd July 2022, 05:30 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 594
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: Is Affiliate Marketing The Way To Go?

Affiliate marketing is one way to go. However, the most important thing to do is build your audience. Build a social media following, an email list, or group of loyal followers. This is your tribe....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd July 2022, 05:27 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 736
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: Starting over

Pick a good niche with a hungry audience that has money and doesn't mind spending it. Build your email list and social media following. Create a decent amount of unique, outstanding content.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th July 2021, 05:32 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 274
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: Email List Rental

Is the list all from one specific niche?

You could sell solo ads on a site like UDIMI or add a page to your website with the option to purchase.

You can sell them for so much per like, like 40...
Forum: Beginners Area 5th July 2021, 05:28 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,589
Posted By chuckholmes
RE: Boring e-mails?

Tell a story
Share a personal experience
Add humor
Do a contest in your email
Ask readers for input


Those are just a few things I can think of that might help you.
Forum: Social Media 3rd January 2020, 10:12 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 79
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: Anyone else finding people making it all about politics when attempting to connect or network?

The political world is pretty crazy right now. I see a lot of home-based business owners talking politics on their social media accounts. That is really taboo if you are using those accounts to find...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd January 2020, 08:06 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 811
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: Are Business Owners Outsourcing Their Marketing?

In house employees are very expensive, when you factor in the healthcare, insurance, salaries and fringe benefits. Outsourcing marketing and sales is a great idea, IF you can find an agency or person...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 1st January 2020, 08:11 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 564
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Years!

Same to you. It was a great holiday season, but I am glad it is over. 2020 is going to be a great year. 2019 was my big breakthrough and 2020 will be life changing. I hope everyone reading this...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 31st December 2019, 10:21 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 806
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: The ONE Habit that will Make or Break Your 2020

Great post. Focus is key. This is what I tell people.

If you are trying to learn something new, purchase the best course or book you can find on that subject and study it. Once you have studied...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th December 2019, 12:32 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 413
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: Scaling Up Marketing

I would definitely do some A/B testing on the same site before I rolled out onto other sites. Try 3-4 different banners and figure out which one converts the best, and then use that banner on 2-3...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 27th December 2019, 11:30 AM
Replies: 265
Views: 3,439
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: Dog or cat for your family and why?

I don't have either yet. But, my wife and I are going to buy a French Bulldog puppy this year. We both work from home full-time and want a dog to keep us company. It will be a great companion. We'll...
Forum: Beginners Area 26th December 2019, 10:47 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,827
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: Affiliate Programs for Beginners

Manu,

I would do a little research and see what people in your niche are currently buying. Pick the top 20 or 30 keywords in your niche you want to focus on and evaluate your competition.
...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 26th December 2019, 10:44 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 222
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: Describe Your Christmas Day

My wife and I spent the day together at home. It was quiet and wonderful (no guests). We watched a few Christmas movies (Christmas Story and Home Alone) and then we watched the Detective Joe Kenda...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 24th December 2019, 10:42 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 927
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: If I dramatically improve old blog posts, is there a chance I'll kill their Google rankings?

I try to update every post on my blog once a year. It's hard because I have about 1,500 articles. I believe it does make a difference. I don't just add stuff to make the post longer. Instead, my goal...
Forum: Email Marketing 24th December 2019, 10:37 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,566
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: How To Build Email list for free ?

Here are some things I do to build my email list for free.

1. Create YouTube videos
2. Article marketing
3. Blog comments
4. Forum comments
5. Linkedin
6. Email signatures
7. Instagram
8....
Forum: Social Media 23rd December 2019, 07:32 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 678
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: YouTube’s top earner is…an eight-year-old?

Interesting stats. My only takeaway from this is the greater the audience you serve and the more value you provide, the more money you make! I think this holds true in any business, not just YouTube.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 4th September 2019, 02:15 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 565
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: Can a Site with Just YouTube Videos/Podcast rank high in Google?

It might. Even better, have each video or podcast transcribed and pasted below the podcast or video. That would be the best of both worlds.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th September 2019, 02:12 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 1,610
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: Is it worth it to use paid advertising for just 1 single product that costs $59?

You could do an experiment sending your paid traffic to a capture to build your list and offer your product as a one time offer. The immediate sales would help offset or even eliminate the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th September 2019, 02:05 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 951
Posted By chuckholmes
Yes, if you are trying to make money online with...

Yes, if you are trying to make money online with the SEO route, I would definitely pick a smaller niche and some good long-tail keywords. It will be difficult to keep up with the big boys and big...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 4th September 2019, 02:02 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 484
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: Phone or Digital Camera?

Yes, these modern cell phones can take some pretty amazing photos. I have a basic Samsung from Walmart and it works great.
Forum: Local Meetups, Mastermind Groups and Warrior Events 4th September 2019, 01:58 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 383
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: Local Meetups for Internet Marketers

I've tried a few meetup groups locally, even one for bloggers, but it didn't offer very much value. I guess if I want something good I'll have to create my own local meetup.
Forum: Local Meetups, Mastermind Groups and Warrior Events 30th June 2019, 07:17 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 383
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: Local Meetups for Internet Marketers

Yes, there are Facebook groups, but I have never seen any for a local internet marketing group. I think meeting with people face to face is much more effective and fulfilling.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th June 2019, 07:16 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 951
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: Big Niche or Small Niche: Which Do You Prefer?

That is a fact. The person who wins is typically the person who is the best at marketing. A good marketer can make money in almost any niche and a bad marketer will lose money in just about every...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th June 2019, 07:15 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 951
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: Big Niche or Small Niche: Which Do You Prefer?

Good points. Evaluate the competition and decide how you are going to be different from them, so people choose to do business with you, and not your competitor. Otherwise, you're just like every...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th June 2019, 07:13 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 951
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: Big Niche or Small Niche: Which Do You Prefer?

Yes, I love big niches too. The bigger the niche the more potential buyers and normally, the more affiliate products to choose from to promote to them.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th June 2019, 07:12 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 951
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: Big Niche or Small Niche: Which Do You Prefer?

Yes, the mass market niches are very competitive. However, they also offer a lot of potential buyers. What matters most if finding an affordable way to reach them, having something different for them...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th June 2019, 07:08 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 951
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: Big Niche or Small Niche: Which Do You Prefer?

That makes a lot of sense. That sounds like a really neat niche, as long as their are enough potential buyers. Thanks for sharing.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th June 2019, 07:06 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 951
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: Pretty much it.

I agree. I learned from Dan Kennedy to pick your target market first and then find something to sell them. That advice has worked very well for me.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th June 2019, 07:05 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 951
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: Big Niche or Small Niche: Which Do You Prefer?

Finding a niche within a big niche, I really like that. Thanks for sharing your example with the flat screen televisions.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd June 2019, 08:30 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 951
Posted By chuckholmes
Big Niche or Small Niche: Which Do You Prefer?

Do you prefer a big niche or small niche? Do you like mass market niches or really small ones? Why or why not? Share your thoughts. I'd love to know.
Forum: Offline Marketing 22nd June 2019, 08:26 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,028
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: My 6000th post...

Russell is the man! He has helped me a lot. I also learned a lot from Mike Dillard and Dan Kennedy as well.

I have mixed feelings about the Warrior Forum. I do get value from it, but there are...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd June 2019, 08:18 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 463
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: Looking for a different way of generating revenue other than ads for a sports website

Here are some of my ideas.

1. Sell advertising
2. Clickbank products
3. JV Zoo
4. Work out a joint venture with other manufacturers
5. Sell coaching or consulting
6. Create a special...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd June 2019, 08:11 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 879
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: How to find oil painting target audience ?

I would do any of the following things.

1. Look for websites with people in your niche and advertise on their sites.
2. Create a few YouTube videos and give them the proper titles, tags and...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd June 2019, 08:09 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 571
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: What do you think guys about affiliate marketing and only earning one income stream?

Rather than focus on a product, or even a variety of products, I would focus on building your list. Do that and you can recommend anything that is relevant for them. If you have a quality lists that...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd June 2019, 08:05 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 775
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: One website or multiple

I would say if all the products are similar, and for the same niche of people, having them under one website is great. I would personally have separate websites if I was offering different types of...
Forum: Local Meetups, Mastermind Groups and Warrior Events 22nd June 2019, 08:00 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 383
Posted By chuckholmes
Local Meetups for Internet Marketers

Just curious if any of you do local meetups with other internet marketers? This would be similar to a mastermind meeting with other internet marketers.

If you do this, how did you find out about...
Forum: Offline Marketing 11th June 2019, 05:05 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 394
Posted By chuckholmes
Re: What is the best marketing strategy for getting clients for tour business?

Here are a few tips that might help.

1. Create a few helpful YouTube videos with the right keywords about your food tour
2. Survey people who visit your business to see how they learned about you...
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