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Forum: Search Engine Optimization 2nd December 2014, 12:45 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 504
Posted By LaneB
Re: Whats the best way to analyze keyword competition?

For starters--to get a rough idea, Google your targeted keyword and take the URLs that are obove the fold.

Anything below the fold is marginally better than being on the 2d page.

Next, run...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 20th November 2014, 01:18 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 3,535
Posted By LaneB
Re: Web 2.0 still works?

From my testing data I'm seeing an algorithmic devaluation of links from web 2.0s no matter how good the content......it's all about links.

2.0s are great tier 1 buffers to abuse with mass high...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 20th November 2014, 01:16 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 439
Posted By LaneB
Re: Will infolink harm my SEO?

Selling ads on your site like Adsense or Infolink is jumping over dollars to make nickels. Try building a list and promoting Clickbank offers while advertising relevant products from Amazon on your...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 20th November 2014, 01:15 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,659
Posted By LaneB
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 18th November 2014, 11:45 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 560
Posted By LaneB
Re: Will This Get Me Nailed? On-Page Whiz Kid Needed

You're fine given each is a unique phrase. To further distinguish each product as different, use the keyword again in the copy and link out to the wikipedia entry for homer, bart, marge, maggie etc....
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th November 2014, 11:16 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,086
Posted By LaneB
Re: "I am not going to give you that information"

You need to get reciprocal. Tie the information to the questions to some freebie that has high perceived value.

In other words, frame the questions as a prerequisite to performing something of...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 18th November 2014, 11:03 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 634
Posted By LaneB
Re: Dramatic drop in ranking

Couple things could be going on here.

1) Check your PBN sites, your network may have been compromised by Google.
2) Check your anchor text ratios. I've found the following to be safe:
<4% root...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 18th November 2014, 10:34 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 546
Posted By LaneB
Re: Ranking a keyword locally

I've done it loads of times. Google "business cards: and set the location to "kansas city".

Here's the big idea: your onpage tells Google what you're relevant for, the offpage seo provides the...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 18th November 2014, 10:13 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,076
Posted By LaneB
Re: PBN - Risk to Reward Integrations

1 last crucial bit that is KILLING people with the Skyfall update.

Randomize your hosting of your PBNs across quality hosts and log into them with a VPN.

Google is deindexing entire IP ranges...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 18th November 2014, 10:10 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 641
Posted By LaneB
Re: I dropped in ranking - help me figure out why

1. Your offpage is more leaky than his. You're spreading link juice accross 30 internal links to his 15. So he's twice as focused.

2. SEO Power is absolutely spot on. His "real" PBN is hidden and...
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th November 2014, 10:05 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,818
Posted By LaneB
Re: My phone script

I think you're going to get hung up on a lot at best, cussed out and hung up on at worst.

These guys are SUPER busy, so you need to deliver a compelling personalized hook before even introducing...
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th November 2014, 09:56 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,291
Posted By LaneB
Re: Best Way to Monetize SEO Skills?

Try twisting your business model a bit.

These business owners are less interested in rankings and more interested in the leads generated from said rankings.

Personally, I don't SEO clients...
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th November 2014, 09:49 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 655
Posted By LaneB
Re: Getting customers by showing them what you could do? A good idea or a risk?

Andrea,

Why not offer a competition analysis where you break down what, not how, their competition is doing online to take business from your prospect.

I've found this creates a TON of social...
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th November 2014, 09:44 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 701
Posted By LaneB
Re: Lead Generation - using Twitter

Using Twitter to generate leads is all about targeting and engagement. My little hack for building a local twitter audience is to follow the followers of local news stations, the mayor any local...
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th November 2014, 09:31 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 818
Posted By LaneB
Re: Anyone with experience of selling offline UK?

I've found the UK to be a MUCH more skeptical market than the US. Results in Advance is the key to unlock the skepticism door to their wallet.

But this presents a new problem. How to deliver RIA...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd July 2014, 12:41 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 542
Posted By LaneB
Re: How can i reach effectively bloggers?

This is a simple process.

1. Run a google search of (your niche) blog
2. Set minimum standards for Domain Authority and Traffic (use opensiteexplorer.org or Alexa)
3. Create a spreadsheet of...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th July 2014, 01:41 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 435
Posted By LaneB
Re: Idea for a financial product - how do I market it?

The quick and easy way to test if your idea is marketable is to create a "tripwire" centered around a free webinar or free access to a forum centered on your niche.

Then, spend $100 (or so) on...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th July 2014, 01:36 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 498
Posted By LaneB
Re: knowing who to trust

When I just started out, I looked for two things in choosing a mentor to follow:

Proof (verifiable) and Testimonials (real, verifiable)

However, any Joe can photoshop a scribbled check and...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th July 2014, 01:30 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 773
Posted By LaneB
Re: Any aspiring IM Gurus care to explain this to me?

The difference between your low end products and high end products all boils down to two things:

Perception of Value (fluff/reputation)

and

Access (hand holding/coaching)

That's it....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 13th May 2014, 12:37 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 410
Posted By LaneB
Re: Best source to learn online advertising campaigns.

For comic relief: http://vimeo.com/32205005
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 13th May 2014, 12:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 410
Posted By LaneB
Re: Best source to learn online advertising campaigns.

Back in the day I had a cognitive supplement called HardWired and even earned a meeting with GNC.

They laughed me out of the meeting when I couldn't show any sales because I thought that's why I...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 13th May 2014, 11:52 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 441
Posted By LaneB
12 Word Trick that Maximizes Revenue From Clients

A recent client interaction this morning spurred me to share this with you.....Positioning is king just like no one respects a whore.

Your USP is a fantastic weapon. If you craft it carefully,...
Forum: Reciprocal Links 15th April 2014, 07:06 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 470
Posted By LaneB
Re: 9 Cheap Quality DA SEO Niche Homepage Links just $47

Single links just $9 each.

If you need them dripped, I can set that up.
Forum: Reciprocal Links 14th April 2014, 12:10 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 470
Posted By LaneB
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th May 2013, 09:26 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 981
Posted By LaneB
Re: What's the easiest way to start accepting credit cards?

This is a bit of a stretch but I'd convert your existing website into a pre-sell and place your product on Amazon, Ebay or Google Checkout with the "buy now" link on your site routed to the 3rd part...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th May 2013, 08:55 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 717
Posted By LaneB
Re: How Do You Build A List Of Buyers In Two Weeks?

I'm a bit partial because I'm a partner of Tom's but I'm a HUGE fan of using ClickCertain to route the traffic.

CC allows you to target across over 10,000 data points ranging from everything you...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th May 2013, 08:46 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 539
Posted By LaneB
Re: Web site or Blog

As a point of grammar I beg to differ....a static page....OR a blog FOR affiliate sales.

Thus if a page is static...and it is attempting to sell something whether direct or affiliate....then that...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th May 2013, 07:44 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 717
Posted By LaneB
Re: How Do You Build A List Of Buyers In Two Weeks?

If you believe the product will sell itself, why not part with the pain of building a funnel to route traffic and simply focus on media buys to route traffic as an affiliate to the site itself?
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th May 2013, 07:35 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 1,521
Posted By LaneB
Re: Is there a hope for a newbie like me?

Seven,

It's not so much a "high profit" niche but finding one where it is not flooded with competitors.

A niche is merely a collection of people with similar interests.

A market is a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th May 2013, 06:00 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 539
Posted By LaneB
Re: Web site or Blog

To paraphrase I think you are asking whether to create a blog or squeeze/sales page. The answer to this is to ask yourself, "what is my traffic strategy?" and "what is my paid traffic budget?"

The...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th May 2013, 05:57 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 539
Posted By LaneB
Re: Can I Sell my Website?

Flippa has been inundated with BS and relatively new affiliate style sites lately created by marketers from the subcontinent which in turn is beginning to turn away the "serious" web investors.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th May 2013, 05:51 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 1,521
Posted By LaneB
Re: Is there a hope for a newbie like me?

Ladies and gentlemen, most of you have missed his point. He clearly says he is "no good at writing and no good at video" and does not "know" web development.

Here's the bad news--becoming "good"...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd May 2013, 02:52 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 788
Posted By LaneB
Re: Guys, How can I have positive ROI with Facebook PPC?

You need to target people who know whom you are and run through these numbers before asking for a sale that big:

1) Convince the reader that s/he has a problem
2) Describe the solution to the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd May 2013, 02:49 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,710
Posted By LaneB
Re: Traffic source for weight loss niche list building?

I'd use clickcertain because it allows you to target 10,000+ demographic and niche interest data points, cookie your traffic and track/analyze their web browsing habits/interaction with your sites....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd May 2013, 02:47 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,186
Posted By LaneB
Re: Why Is Marketing Not Working For My Site??

You would do well to use an advertising platform that cookies your traffic and allows you to target people based on demographic and niche interest data points along with their web browsing history.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd May 2013, 02:45 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,630
Posted By LaneB
Re: My traffic is soaring!!

Your CPA marketing won't be worth 2 cents until you get your bounce rate fixed and are engaging your viewers.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd May 2013, 02:39 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,407
Posted By LaneB
Re: Sold my first Kindle Book!

Well done!.....how do you eat an elephant? one bite at a time.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd May 2013, 02:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 502
Posted By LaneB
Re: Affiliate Idea - what do you think?

I'd cookie the visitors of each of your affiliates and build respective lists of IP addresses by affiliate.

I'd then display banners ads to THOSE CAPTURED IP addresses only. The cost should be...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd May 2013, 02:30 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 730
Posted By LaneB
Re: If You Had $1000...

I'd set up a presell video page using a Ryan Deiss style video followed by a long form sales letter walking the traffic through the following steps:

1. Convince the viewer that s/he has a problem....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd May 2013, 02:24 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,147
Posted By LaneB
Re: 3 Clickbank Sales in 500 hops, now 0 sales in 1500 hops

I'm surprised you made any sales at all off this traffic as these leads are most likely cold.

To make a sale, the buyer needs to be taken through these steps IN ORDER or you're about as likely to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd May 2013, 02:19 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 910
Posted By LaneB
Re: Fiverr - 5 000 Visitors in a Few Weeks

You always get what you pay for.

More than likely it's bot traffic and won't result in a sale much less even boost your SEO.

You got to treat what we do as a business and observe the Rule of 4:...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd May 2013, 02:16 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 542
Posted By LaneB
Re: The SINGLE Deadliest Mistake New Marketers Make, And How To Avoid It

This reminds me of an old Gary Halbert quote when he rhetorically asked:

"If you were opening a hamburger stand, what's the one thing you'd want (to be successful)?

A starving crowd.


I'd...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd May 2013, 02:04 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 3,108
Posted By LaneB
Re: What's Your Biggest Traffic Source?

I use ClickCertain for my personal projects and my clients (because they are a partner in my Distribustore venture).

This allows me to put banner ads in front of over 10,000 demographic data...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th June 2011, 07:33 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,565
Posted By LaneB
Forum: Copywriting 24th March 2011, 05:53 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 748
Posted By LaneB
Re: Please critique my headline.

Most obliged for the honest appraisal and great points.
Forum: Copywriting 24th March 2011, 05:46 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 748
Posted By LaneB
Re: Please critique my headline.

Kevin,

How would you follow up after the headline? I do think it's a huge let down after clicking on the link.
Forum: Copywriting 24th March 2011, 05:17 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 748
Posted By LaneB
Please critique my headline.

This is an ad soliciting JVs. I'd appreciate any/all feedback. Don't worry about hurting my feelings. I've already been shot a couple times so print won't scare me ;)
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th January 2011, 05:56 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,047
Posted By LaneB
Re: Paypal Help Needed

This is an easy fix. Create a holding company LLC with a professional name. Open a business account for that firm and house all of your IM activities inside. When a customer makes a purchase it will...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th January 2011, 05:51 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,325
Posted By LaneB
Re: Interview With Allan Keys

I was going to say, isn't Alan Keys a former Republican presidential candidate?
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th December 2010, 03:43 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 544
Posted By LaneB
Re: The Best Information To Promo Ratio? Whats Yours?

To be honest, I find the ratio "rules" to be superstition. It's a gambler's fallacy in my opinion.

Everyone can't get enough hearing about their problems. They joined your list because "they"...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th December 2010, 03:34 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 851
Posted By LaneB
Re: What Is A "Leaky" Salespage?

Don't confuse your site visitor. You can build a mailing list with your opt in box or you can close a sale but you can't have both.

Ask yourself, what is the purpose of this website. Then act...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th December 2010, 08:49 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 529
Posted By LaneB
Noticing a surge in landing/sales page creations

Since I kept track in July, the number of jobs for a landing page/sales page normally averaged 1-2 a day on Elance. I'm now seeing 3-4 a day since November.

Is this because of people actually...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th December 2010, 11:16 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 906
Posted By LaneB
Re: The foundation for a successful e business (this involves math)

Sorry about that. I should have spelled out the acronym
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th December 2010, 10:26 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 906
Posted By LaneB
The foundation for a successful e business (this involves math)

One byproduct of 4HWW is it leaves you, as a newbie, with the impression you can make it overnight simply by developing a product, slapping a weebly site together and hooking it up to your checking...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th December 2010, 09:00 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,821
Posted By LaneB
Re: How can I monetize the DIY automotive niche

The reason being is credibility. Unless you can make yourself an equal authority to the Chilton's Manuals for automotive repair and you happen to own the next Pep Boys. You won't crack this niche....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th December 2010, 08:52 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,517
Posted By LaneB
Re: How do you write killer resource boxes for your articles?

My personal technique is to lead off with a general and rhetorical question that my target demographic will read and say "yes that's me/ I have that problem". The answer your own question with...
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