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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th December 2010, 09:00 PM
Replies: 1
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Re: Getting Lucky With Random Press Releases/Articles. Has it Happened to You

I had a humor article I wrote get discussed at length by seemingly every "shock jock" radio personality in the US one morning back in late 2007.

I woke up that morning with a stuffed email inbox,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th December 2010, 12:54 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 761
Re: How Do You Split Test A Salespage?

Here ya go. (http://prosper.tracking202.com/scripts/split-testing-landing-pages/)
Forum: Off Topic Forum 8th December 2010, 01:26 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 666
Re: Jedi Warriors

"Do, or do not. There is no 'try.'" - Yoda

At the end of the day, that's really all there is to it.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th December 2010, 01:17 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,066
Re: What kind of sites did you build with WordPress?

Pretty much everything...

Local business websites
Information portals
Sales pages
Squeeze pages
Affiliate review sites
Online magazines
E-commerce storefronts
Membership sites
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th December 2010, 12:54 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 539
Re: Cameras and Microphones.

Plenty of good USB-based mic's out there. You can expect to pay around $100 or so for a decent, mid-range USB mic. Make sure you get a pop filter (or make one out of a bent coat hanger and panty...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th December 2010, 12:51 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,664
Re: Can I Become a Millionaire for Free?

Until I saw this:



my head nearly exploded. I was thinking "Oh God, this is probably the worst one of these guys yet!"

Most people don't treat their online entrepreneurship as a business so...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th December 2010, 12:16 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,394
Re: Minisite Designers... Be Warned!

Yes you can. This drives me up a wall too and I always get them to take it off. Just throw it in at the end of the deal as a condition of purchase.

After you've haggled your price down and...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th December 2010, 12:11 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,155
Re: Buzzle Questions

When I go on an article distribution spree, which, these days is less and less often, they're always on the list for me to stick an article or two there but I've never noticed anything spectacular...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th December 2010, 12:08 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,494
Re: eBook Security, Encription and Anti-Piracy...

E-Junkie. Been using them for years. Secure downloads (5 downloads per purchase), IP tracking (so you can get a handle on whether the DL link is shared), and now they've come out with a watermark...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th December 2010, 11:08 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 2,173
Re: HOW MUCH ARE YOU MAKING RIGHT NOW IN IM

That's what it's all about right there. You sir, are doing it RIGHT! Congrats on your success.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th December 2010, 05:56 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 2,173
Re: HOW MUCH ARE YOU MAKING RIGHT NOW IN IM

It's a social conditioning thing, most likely.

I find it pretty rude to directly ask someone how much they make. This thread is a bit different because he asked the general populace so no one is...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 8th December 2010, 05:49 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 594
Re: Bounce Rate is 81.13% - How bad?

Yeah, that could be a lot better. Take a look at your layout and, if its a blog or any kind of site that links to other pages/stories/articles, make your headlines for those more compelling to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th December 2010, 04:49 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 381
Re: Internal Links / External Links

Internal = your site linking to itself, such as one page linking to another on your domain.

External = other sites linking to you.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th December 2010, 03:55 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 956
Re: Brilliant new tool that I came across yesterday and it's free - Nudgemail

For a lot of my tasks, I just use Gmail to email myself a reminder in the future - this looks about the same.

It's a good idea though.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th December 2010, 03:53 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,343
Re: How do you hire college students?

Man, I could rant all day about this one guy but I'll spare everyone the drama. But I will say this: when he missed a deadline (meaning EVERY deadline) he'd send 2 or 3 long, drawn-out emails giving...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th December 2010, 03:48 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 585
Re: The Facebook Mystery

There's no mystery to it - a crowd attracts a crowd. It's as simple as that. Once you get the initial hurdle of getting a few thousand fans out of the way and you stoke that fire by being unique...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th December 2010, 03:43 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,394
Re: Minisite Designers... Be Warned!

Absolutely none. Since you're laying out the cash, it's your property. They have zero claim to any copyright (unless, of course it was previously discussed, but that's obviously not the case here)....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th December 2010, 03:39 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,343
Re: How do you hire college students?

USF or Univ. of Tampa? I used to live in Tampa so I kind of root for USF in football when I catch a game.

Anyway, I agree with the bulletin board method. I've found five AWESOME guys that do...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th December 2010, 01:45 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,078
Re: Is it worth promoting products with a very low gravity?

A gravity of 5 means there's at least a fair amount of activity going on...someone's buying that product and if it really fits your traffic and there's not much else like it, it's worth looking into,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th December 2010, 01:23 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 465
Re: Hosting question -- can you simplify this for me?

There are a bazillion places that you can find doing a quick Google search that will tell you the differences, pros, and cons between VPS and dedicated so I'll leave that to you.

But if you want a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th December 2010, 01:18 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 491
Re: Best clickbank membership backend?

Checkout Wordpress Wishlist (http://member.wishlistproducts.com/) and Amember for Wordpress (http://www.wordpressamember.com/)

Both will likely accomplish what you want to do so read up on them...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th December 2010, 01:16 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,078
Re: Is it worth promoting products with a very low gravity?

It really depends...some products with low gravity are low simply because they're new and the vendors are "soft launching" - meaning they didn't have a huge push with affiliates right out of the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th December 2010, 09:34 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 382
Re: is there a technical way to block a customer?

Yeah, though you'd probably have to get it done through tech support and they can block the IP. I remember we went through this back in the day and it took a couple of phone calls and several times...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th December 2010, 09:14 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 450
Re: Domain Name

Gene answered your primary question pretty well, but I just wanted to point out that GoDaddy's checkout is pretty annoying. I like Namecheap for the lack of hassle and free WhoIs for a year so you...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th December 2010, 09:04 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 432
Re: Email Marketing

As per the CAN-SPAM act: (http://business.ftc.gov/documents/bus61-can-spam-act-Compliance-Guide-for-Business)

"Your message must include your valid physical postal address. This can be your...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th December 2010, 08:57 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,394
Re: Minisite Designers... Be Warned!

I don't allow them from my designers and it's not to be difficult customer - it's because 99% of the sites I outsource design work for are sales pages and I don't want ANY outbound links other than...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th December 2010, 08:54 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 821
Re: Mailing list disclaimer question

Be as concise as possible and include a link to your website's full affiliate disclaimer.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th December 2010, 08:52 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 432
Re: Email Marketing

My business address is a UPS Store box, even though I have an office. It's just easier to get things delivered there instead of tracking packages around since it's right down the road. We use that...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th December 2010, 08:48 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,394
Re: Minisite Designers... Be Warned!

I've never had a designer do this. Definitely time for you to find someone more reputable.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th December 2010, 08:13 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,582
Re: My affiliates make $0.80 to $3.52 per hop, is that good?

I've tried and tried again to outsource this but after a while I just decided to do it myself because only I know what sites would be a good fit and which ones wouldn't. Some sites look really...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th December 2010, 08:10 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,582
Re: My affiliates make $0.80 to $3.52 per hop, is that good?

Don't forget to do some good keyword research to find plenty of related terms and do that as well. You should find no shortage of potential affiliates.

When I do this (and I do it quite a bit) I...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th December 2010, 08:00 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 544
Re: how do you do this?

If you want to take a screenshot of an entire webpage (not just what's visible on your screen) you can use the FireShot plugin (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5648/) for Firefox. ...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th December 2010, 07:53 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 600
Re: Distractions !

Yup, I agree with the general consensus - your kids aren't distractions. Either outsource the menial tasks that take up the bulk of your time so you have time to devote to your kids or use some...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th December 2010, 07:11 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 527
Re: What To Do when Social Media Just Doesn't Fit a Niche??

I've been involved with several niches over the years that I wouldn't bother to implement into social media - like you said, some people are just not that interested in "liking" the Facebook page of...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th December 2010, 07:07 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,093
Re: anybody using two merchant accounts as a safeguard for operations continuity?

No matter what you're selling, always have a back up at the ready if you're using Paypal since you always run the risk of triggering one of the speculated hundreds of automatic triggers that will...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th December 2010, 07:03 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,404
Re: Cartoon Pictures on Social Networking Sites

It's just a FB fad or meme or whatever. No real profit motive behind it.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th December 2010, 07:02 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,582
Re: My affiliates make $0.80 to $3.52 per hop, is that good?

DEFINITELY take that link down, quickly.

And yes, scale up as much as possible. Now that you have a solid sales record, start contacting owners of websites that sit high in the SERPs for relevant...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th December 2010, 06:58 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 890
Re: Do you shop online with your smart phone?

Not yet but only because I typically like to do more research about stuff I buy online than the screen on my BB or iPhone is able to accommodate comfortably.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2010, 09:43 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 905
Re: Hosting Question !

Why are you thinking of changing away from Hostgator? There's no "best" hosting, but Hostgator has been pretty good to me as one host that I use (I use several companies for different reasons).

I...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2010, 09:41 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 653
Re: Hacking

Are you sure these weren't embedded in your theme the entire time? Probably by the theme developer. Some of those guys pull some shady stuff sometimes.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2010, 09:38 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 443
Re: Any FriendFinder Or Match.com type Supers Around Here?

Definitely. The niche is tighter and more competitive than ever but dating is far from "dead." Once you dial in a couple of good traffic sources, it's all about tweaking and scaling from there...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2010, 09:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,755
Re: Basketball Affiliate Program???

I've come across some jump higher ones in my time, but I don't remember any other oness that pertained specifically to basketball and not general athleticism.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2010, 05:35 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 557
Re: Question about the "Warrior Special Offers Forum"

Most people selling software created it or had it created for them for the purpose of selling it.

And yes, software and ebooks/reports are the two primary types of WSOs but people also sell...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2010, 05:33 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 407
Re: How Much Progress Have You Made?

I hate to be "that guy" but I feel that it's necessary to point out that you're not going to get anywhere wondering what other people are doing. You can't use others as a yardstick to measure your...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2010, 05:31 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,452
Re: Where can I sell my eBooks?

Well, Clickbank and PayDotCom are the obvious choices but there are other options such as Scribd as well. It all depends on what you want to accomplish.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 6th December 2010, 03:03 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,012
Re: Duplicate Content - please let this myth finally die!

haha This conversation has come up at least once per week on every forum around.

The myth will never die!
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2010, 02:59 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 600
Re: CD CASE / DVD BOX creation - Who can I pay to get this done?????

True Box Shot is pretty awesome if you want to do it yourself. Even an amateur can come up with some really good results after playing around with it for a while.

But if you want really...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2010, 09:34 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 843
Re: Wordpress Squeeze Page Template And Conversion Help?

It's kind of surprising to me that more people don't actively split-test their squeeze pages. As a rule, I start with 4 and will keep making new ones until it plateaus, to a certain extent.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2010, 09:25 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 443
Re: Facebook Strategy - Do you think this is a good one?

You can make a squeeze page for your FB page that entices them to "Like" rather than fill in an opt in. Works very well.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2010, 09:23 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 404
Re: How would I get traffic to a forum?

Compelling banner ads on relevant blogs and sites. Learn how to conduct media buys effectively and you can populate a forum fairly quickly this way. You won't likely see an immediate ROI though.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2010, 09:20 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 1,899
Re: What Niche Are You In & Why?

Health, fitness, and diet.

It's dog-eat-dog but there's evergreen money there.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2010, 09:17 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 635
Re: how about facebook right side ads

You also have to consider your niche (you didn't say what it was).

Through my own testing, FB ads are much more likely to lead to an opt-in than a sale so using them to build a prospect list (as...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 6th December 2010, 09:14 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 946
Re: Google is not indexing my site! Any Suggestion?

Yeah, don't overdo it. Just ping once a day, if that.

Be sure to ping your backlinks as well.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2010, 09:13 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 437
Re: Speech to text - what do you use?

Another vote for Dragon. Love it. Been using it for years.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2010, 09:08 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 3,368
Re: Is It Me Or Does FireFox Just Suck

FF can be a resource hog but if you're using a machine that has at least 2g RAM then you should be fine.

I know a lot of people like Chrome but I'm just not a fan. I need my FF plugins.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2010, 09:07 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 615
Re: Whats The must Have Wordpress Plugins!

I like having two sitemaps, one XML (for the SEs) and one plain text (for humans) and it works very well for me.

XML: "Google XML Sitemaps"
Plain text: "Dagon Design Sitemap Generator"
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