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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd May 2012, 02:22 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 592
Posted By MChriston
Re: Well-ranked site needs to shift site and traffic to new domain - But how?

Wow, thanks for all the comments. Mucho appreciated.

Okay, as a follow-up here are two dumb questions from Mr Non-Techie (ermm, me)...

When doing the .htaccess 301 redirect will this mean the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd May 2012, 09:08 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 592
Posted By MChriston
Re: Well-ranked site needs to shift site and traffic to new domain - But how?

Thanks Fadiz! That's great. Do you or anyone else know of a plugin that can automatically handle the 301 redirects?

(there's a LOT of pages in the original blog that need moving)

Thanks in...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd May 2012, 08:58 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 592
Posted By MChriston
Well-ranked site needs to shift site and traffic to new domain - But how?

Here's the problem...

I have a friend who has a WP blog under her name (e.g. janesmith.com) which has developed a lot of interest for a specific niche. Seeing the opportunity she has managed to...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 4th October 2011, 12:08 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 477
Posted By MChriston
Defying the Panda! - Blog or Squeeze Page or Sales Page - What's the right strategy?

(QUICK NOTE: This is not an SEO question... though it references Panda... it's about strategy, hence it's in this forum rather than the PPC/SEO one)

With Google's Panda flopping it's big paw on...
Forum: Mind Warriors 28th July 2011, 10:11 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 2,492
Posted By MChriston
Re: The 4-Hour Work Week

How about thinking of it like this...

If you enjoy the initial stages of a project and "getting it going" then wouldn't it be great to have that buzz as much as possible?

If you were to start...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th July 2011, 09:08 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 2,254
Posted By MChriston
Re: Why is it that outside of IM, I never encountered a Squeeze Page?

That for me is the key comment.

In the IM niche there is an expectation for how business is supposed to be done... so a lot of marketers do it a certain way ...because that is what everyone else...
Forum: Mind Warriors 25th July 2011, 09:47 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,190
Posted By MChriston
Re: Best NLP source?

My pleasure! ...and the good news is NLPMP3 is continually updated with new interviews. Whatever or whoever is hot tends to appear on there at some point.

So enjoy!

M :)
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th July 2011, 07:42 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 2,254
Posted By MChriston
Re: Why is it that outside of IM, I never encountered a Squeeze Page?

Going back to the original question...

It kinda works both ways... There is that bit of video I think Mike Koenigs released where Tony Robbins is sitting down with Kern, Filsaime, Reese, etc...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th July 2011, 07:29 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,710
Posted By MChriston
Re: No More Outsourcing Horror Stories for me - Here Is Why!

EXACTLY! (you beat me to it as I was about to say something very similar!)

I think too many businesspeople "abdicate" when outsourcing, it's as if they think they don't need to do anything once...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th July 2011, 07:15 AM
Replies: 140
Views: 4,585
Posted By MChriston
Re: Who are the top people on here?

How about Oz (aka SMS) - his views (and products) on IM and SEO are legendary and he's a great guy too!

But I agree with many of the other posters... There are a LOT of great people on here and it...
Forum: Offline Marketing 25th July 2011, 07:10 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 643
Posted By MChriston
Re: web design for a musician?

Treat the project like anyother and think of it as a business. Nowadays the most successful musicians and performers are those who have deliberately thought of themselves as a brand. They then built...
Forum: Mind Warriors 25th July 2011, 07:02 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,444
Posted By MChriston
Re: Work From Home - Tips To Be 120% More Productive

Having worked from home for over 10 years, one of my personal favourites for effective working is a very simple idea.

Once at your computer, do your email, check your facebook, look at WF ...then...
Forum: Mind Warriors 25th July 2011, 06:51 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 2,492
Posted By MChriston
Re: The 4-Hour Work Week

Great book - but like others have said, the resources need updating... BUT that said, the general ethos is bang on.

Definitely worth a read.

All the best, Michael
Forum: Mind Warriors 25th July 2011, 06:43 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,190
Posted By MChriston
Re: Best NLP source?

Hey Phil,

Check out NLP mp3 NLP Hypnosis Downloads FREE NLP Products (http://www.nlpmp3.com) - It is FULL of interviews for all manner of NLP and related topics, some you pay for but many are...
Forum: Offline Marketing 9th May 2011, 09:11 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 657
Posted By MChriston
Re: May I have your opinion on this digitaly "flier" design

Definitely needs a headline... WIIFM (benefits)... Proof (testimonials)... More direct "Call to action"

Also I reckon it needs what designers call "the creative use of whitespace"... In other...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 9th May 2011, 09:02 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,402
Posted By MChriston
Re: Alternative to Main Street Marketing Machine?

There's a WSO right here on the forum... It's not mine and this is not an affiliate link:
...
Forum: Mind Warriors 9th May 2011, 08:57 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 598
Posted By MChriston
Re: The Power Of Words.... Change Your Words, Change Your Life

I once saw something similar on TV where one winter a man changed the words for a homeless guy and again the donations increased...

"It's cold and wet and I'll be sleeping right here tonight"
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th March 2011, 06:29 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 3,895
Posted By MChriston
Re: 500 Review Copies: Serial Refunding, Complaining, Bitch & Moan WF Guide

Shooting from the hip! A true no BS guide! ...Love it.

RE: 'serial refunders'... I'm big on quality and want to make sure that everything I put out is the very best I can offer. However... It's...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th February 2011, 03:23 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 415
Posted By MChriston
Does this kind of autoresponder exist?

Hi folks,

Is there an autoresponder that can do list exclusion on follow-up messages?

Ideally what we want to do is something like the following:

Customers of Product-A become members of...
Forum: Mind Warriors 4th January 2011, 06:17 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,241
Posted By MChriston
Re: There Is NO Secret to Success, Just Do It.

Just as a few others have said... For me it comes down to one word and that is "action". Yes, there are many pieces to have in place as well but all will be pointless if there is no action.

At the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd December 2010, 05:00 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,999
Posted By MChriston
Re: Anyone using Voip for your business phone?

Given what I said above... I was given pause for thought by this:

BBC News - Skype global blackout continues after network fault (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12064394)

Genuinely we...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th December 2010, 06:56 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,999
Posted By MChriston
Re: Anyone using Voip for your business phone?

I've been using Skype for a couple of years now. Their packages are cheap and in the most part the quality of call is good. We have two main numbers and both are Skype.

What follows are the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2010, 08:39 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 714
Posted By MChriston
Re: Press Release Ideas?

hey Nathan,

Check out Daniel Tan's WSO on his Backlink Syndication...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2010, 08:32 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 515
Posted By MChriston
Re: Mail marked as spam - help

Hey Leo,

My personal way to avoid the problem is to test with MS-Outlook. We use Aweber for all email broadcasts and follow-ups - and even though their built-in Spam-Assassin check says our...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th November 2010, 06:57 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 319
Posted By MChriston
Festive marketing - how will you be making the most of it?

As the festive season is nearly upon us - with ever increasing numbers of Christmas adverts on TV(!) - there's clearly a strong argument to say it's a great marketing opportunity if you have the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th November 2010, 06:39 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 2,886
Posted By MChriston
Re: 20 Truths and Lies about Internet Marketing Every Newbie must know

Truths n Lies, hmmm, how about:

"You have to buy from an IM guru to get real knowledge and value"

...ermmmmmmmm, no! - WF being a fine example of the opposite! :cool:
Forum: Mind Warriors 18th November 2010, 06:27 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 893
Posted By MChriston
Re: Negative Vs Positive---> Help please

Interesting question Gino...

If we're talking about positive/negative emotion motivating you to do something... or the opposite where you become demotivated ...then I'd say the answer to the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th November 2010, 06:05 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 1,988
Posted By MChriston
Re: Why do gurus price their products so high?

As many have said in this thread already... Price can easily suggest quality.

As a quick example: About 10 years ago one of the big perfume houses decided to create and launch what you could call...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 16th November 2010, 05:16 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,717
Posted By MChriston
Re: Backlink Hydra vs Firestorm SEO vs Backlink Battle Plan vs other

Backlink Battleplan gets my vote too. It's not often that you have a great system which can be implemented with free tools and Shane is very clear in his explanations. Definitely worth checking out....
Forum: Mind Warriors 22nd October 2010, 10:07 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,869
Posted By MChriston
Re: How to Set "Unrealistic" Goals

Hey Daryl,

I don't think we're disagreeing... As you can see from my earlier post I like stretch goals too, hence the "R is for Reach"

The distinction I was making was between realism when...
Forum: Mind Warriors 22nd October 2010, 09:38 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,869
Posted By MChriston
Re: How to Set "Unrealistic" Goals

As an additional thought...

Yep I prefer R=Reach... but here's a twist to think about: There is a big difference between the actual goal and the method used to achieve that goal.

"Realistic"...
Forum: Mind Warriors 21st October 2010, 12:46 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,869
Posted By MChriston
Re: How to Set "Unrealistic" Goals

My pleasure Ryan - There's plenty more where that comes from (in fact, watch out for a new WSO from me in near future)

If you liked the R ...you should see what I do with the rest of the letters...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st October 2010, 10:34 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,367
Posted By MChriston
Re: Kajabi breaking all the "rules" on video length.

I'm sitting here chuckling to myself, because isn't this just the 2010 version of "Does long sales copy work?" :p

...a debate that is still ongoing with pro's and con's no matter which side you...
Forum: Copywriting 21st October 2010, 10:06 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,160
Posted By MChriston
Re: How Important is a Logo ?

For those considering getting a logo...

I've always been fan of Fotolia myself, great designs, great pricing. Just pay for what you need rather than a subscription.

Given this discussion, I...
Forum: Mind Warriors 21st October 2010, 09:59 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,869
Posted By MChriston
Re: How to Set "Unrealistic" Goals

Yep, I agree 100%. I have always disliked how "R" in the SMART criteria for a goal typically stands for "Realistic".

Being realistic often undervalues your potential, what you believe you can do...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th October 2010, 11:15 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 7,281
Posted By MChriston
Re: Have AWeber Been Compromised Again???

Justin,



I agree with Shaun, however...

Though I appreciate that you have responded and apologised on your blog and via this forum, as an Aweber customer I would respectfully suggest that...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 18th October 2010, 10:52 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,899
Posted By MChriston
Re: AffiliateCamo - Full (totally frank) review

Well I had to smile the other day as it obviously doesn't delete you from any email database when you go for refund... and so I received an affiliate email, the opening line read:

Hmmmmm, I...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th October 2010, 10:39 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 7,281
Posted By MChriston
Re: Have AWeber Been Compromised Again???

Yep, tidal wave of spam today... I had deleted a few hundred by lunchtime!

One factor in common - All of the email addresses hit have been used on Aweber. I'm absolutely certain that is the root...
Forum: Mind Warriors 15th October 2010, 04:32 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 986
Posted By MChriston
Re: WHAT MAKES AN ENTREPRENEUR ‘TICK’

Ermm, too true. Didn't realise I was suggesting otherwise...

(Sorry, just a quickie, Friday night UK time, got to get some sleep... I hear getting some sleep is good for success too... ;) )
Forum: Mind Warriors 15th October 2010, 06:03 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 6,214
Posted By MChriston
Re: How to motivate yourself not to lose interest in projects?

Hey TheOverall,

Here's a few things you could think about:

Focus
When wishing to get motivated about an activity it can be interesting to notice the difference between how you feel about the...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 15th October 2010, 01:53 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 5,795
Posted By MChriston
Re: Best membership site software

Hey Ravi,

Just a quick post to say that all of your useful comments above inspired me to check out DAP...and WOW! ...your shopping cart will be hearing from me very soon! ;)

In the mean time, I...
Forum: Mind Warriors 14th October 2010, 08:44 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,270
Posted By MChriston
Re: Ways to get more done in less time!

The three big ones for me are:

1 - SELF-manage rather than time-manage: You can't 'manage time', there'll always be 24hrs, 7 days in a week. So as Steven Covey said "time management is a...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 13th October 2010, 04:29 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 5,795
Posted By MChriston
Re: Best membership site software

Hi Kona,

Yep - we had the same problem, but we solved it in a very lateral way... Rather than simply offering an incentive to opt-in we went down the route of inspiring prospects to confirm their...
Forum: Mind Warriors 12th October 2010, 04:17 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 986
Posted By MChriston
Re: WHAT MAKES AN ENTREPRENEUR ‘TICK’

Oh I love a good debate! :p

Okay, let me start by agreeing, mistakes happen, perhaps even have to happen, and of course I believe the key is to 'fail fast' and keep moving.

And there's the...
Forum: Mind Warriors 12th October 2010, 07:04 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 986
Posted By MChriston
Re: WHAT MAKES AN ENTREPRENEUR ‘TICK’

(Great thread!)

The idea of a journey starts with a single step is one I've discussed with many of my clients as my suggestion is that it starts before that single step.

Using the analogy of...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th October 2010, 08:36 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 803
Posted By MChriston
Re: Email Follow Up Frequency

I'm about to do some tests on this very issue because one of the things I am wondering is if it also country-specific when it comes to "appropriate" frequency.

I'm UK based and at times some of...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 30th September 2010, 04:20 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,907
Posted By MChriston
re: Delavo

Can anyone offer any more feedback/review on Delavo?

For those using it, how do you find it? For those who changed to another software, why?

Thanks in advance for your replies.

Michael
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 29th September 2010, 03:23 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 5,795
Posted By MChriston
Re: Best membership site software

Sounds interesting - Do you have a product name/URL?

Thanks,

Michael
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 23rd September 2010, 02:30 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 5,795
Posted By MChriston
Re: Best membership site software

Hi all - I have tried YourMember (plugin for Wordpress), Wishlist and ended up with EasyMemberPro (stand alone system).

The decision was based on two clear factors where EasyMemberPro simply blew...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 23rd September 2010, 10:29 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,899
Posted By MChriston
AffiliateCamo - Full (totally frank) review

Being on Matt Callen's list I received the news about his new AffiliateCamo product, the link cloaker with a few extras.

Up until now I had just used PHP code to do redirects from a "recommends"...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 21st September 2010, 06:06 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,819
Posted By MChriston
Re: WP-Syndicator - Anyone using it?

Thanks for the almost instant reply! That speaks volumes when it comes to support and your commitment.



Great - That would make this a killer plugin... Can you share any specific info on...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 21st September 2010, 05:54 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 6,819
Posted By MChriston
Re: WP-Syndicator - Anyone using it?

Are there any updates on what's happening with WPsyndicator and support, etc?

Is everything working well now?

GearMonkey, all okay? Or did you move on?

I ask as I am interested in the plugin...
Forum: Website Design 21st June 2010, 02:40 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,138
Posted By MChriston
Who is the best host around at the moment?

Hi all,

We might be changing server company (again!) thanks to what seems to be a major hack at our current big name host and ongoing support issues.

Our need is for hosting of 15+ Wordpress...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th April 2010, 04:54 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 794
Posted By MChriston
Re: Why do you use wordpress? (And please share your tricks and secrets.)

Are you meaning get rid of the home page as it stands on your site at the moment? ...in other words the summary list of your blog posts?

If so in WP, go to Settings > Reading and then you will see...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th April 2010, 04:10 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 794
Posted By MChriston
Re: Why do you use wordpress? (And please share your tricks and secrets.)

WP? - Love it!!!

TIP: Make use of the page template feature to create useful variations such as squeeze pages etc. You can then have plugins like All-in-One SEO running on your squeeze pages as...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 19th April 2010, 03:49 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,155
Posted By MChriston
Re: Is SEOLinkVine the same as MyArticleNetwork?

Thanks Dexx and Brad (sorry for not noticing other thread! doh!)

And thanks for being up for answering questions (if the mods stop us please ping me an email address via PM instead).
...
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