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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th December 2012, 02:07 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 9,202
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: J.F. (Jim) Straw Passed Away 12/3/12

Thats pretty sad.

Jim was one of the first guys who got on board and helped me promote my Marketing Hotsheet newsletter 10 years back. I learnt a lot of things from him over the years.

1....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th July 2012, 11:53 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 427
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Hello Warriors - need some help about blogging

Thanks for asking questions Carlos.

You need to slow down. Focus on 1 niche. 1 squeeze page. 1 free report. 1 affiliate product.

Once that is done, then think of scaling to multiples. You don't...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th July 2012, 08:22 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 684
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Red or Blue - which color makes you push for a better deal?

Thanks Jonathan.

I don't claim that colors don't evoke emotions. I claim that colors evoke different emotions based on the context. Based on the surrounding colors.

You have to take the entire...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th July 2012, 07:34 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,376
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Essential Wordpress plugins

The fewer plugins you use, the faster your website will be.

1. WordPress SEO by Yoast. Much better than All in One SEO plugin.

2. Akismet for comment spam catching.

3. W3 Total cache for...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th July 2012, 06:08 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 684
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Red or Blue - which color makes you push for a better deal?

Umm most research on color theory is humbug.

People will pay more when they see red because red is aggression is pure humbug. And here is why:

Red-on-white has higher contrast than...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th July 2012, 05:58 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,992
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: The 3 most Successful Warriors of All Time

Everybody who is successful in the internet marketing field has been a warrior at one time or another. Everybody.

So pick the 3 most successful internet marketers according to you. They are the 3...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th July 2012, 05:56 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,415
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Newbie question for Acne Niche

If SEO is all you're planning to focus on - then yes absolutely. Acne niche is too competitive for a newbie.

But take a step back and look at the market. There are thousands of sites on acne....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th July 2012, 05:53 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 857
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Is it valuable to have your website appear on Reddit or Digg homepage?

Sure its valuable. Reddit will definitely crash your servers if you're on a shared host. A few pointers:

1. As others have said, reddit traffic does not always convert well. But this isn't true...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th July 2012, 05:43 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,798
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: 30K Uniques a month!!!

1. The easiest thing to do is put up Amazon banners for DVDs of the movies. Amazon pays commission on all products bought from your referral. Not just those DVDs. So you may get lucky when someone...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th July 2012, 05:29 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 548
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Business strategy for internet marketers

This is from someone who has sold a few hundred copies of a 25 page report on strategy (Google "2 word strategy".)

There is a very real need for strategic know-how. There are some amazing books...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th July 2012, 05:09 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 710
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Infusionsoft affiliate/JV traffic stats don't match mine

So first thing to be aware of is - no two different tracking systems will give you the same numbers. For eg: Google Analytics is consistently off in numbers from my server log files - by about...
Forum: Finished Contests & Challenges 24th July 2012, 02:34 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,030
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
$10 to your PayPal for your best internet marketing link

I recently started http://WarriorBulletin.com - a community curated link sharing website. And am looking to populate it with awesome internet marketing related links.

The Reward

1. The...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th June 2012, 10:08 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 442
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Google ranking

Server location has a minimal effect on search rankings. Domain ending with .es and content in Spanish will have a much bigger effect than your server location. I would recommend not to worry about...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th June 2012, 10:01 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,190
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Guitar Niche - Is There Any Hope?

You are seeing it the wrong way. There are 101 guitar websites out there. Don't see them as competition. See them as publishers.

Can you place your ad on their websites?

1. Create a product...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th June 2012, 08:53 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,291
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Single or double opt in?

Depends on your mailing provider really.

Do they provide scrubbing of emails that hard bounce? That complain for spam?

If yes, then go for single optin. And let the mailing list manager take...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th June 2012, 08:48 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,470
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Need Help For serious problem

This is the reason many article or photo selling websites have come up with a credit system. Instead of selling them an article for $x, sell them 10 credits for $x. And allow them to redeem these...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd April 2012, 03:40 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,375
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Free Pinterest Plugin For WordPress

So I wanted to show Pinterest "Pin It" buttons on the images on my blog - when people moved their mouse over the images. I wanted to make it very easy for people to pin my images, and drive some...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th March 2012, 02:35 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,424
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: 8:25 Avg. Time on Site - What I did

Here are my thoughts about average time metrics.

1. The quickest way to increase average time is add videos to your website. People will spend 20-30 minutes going through interesting videos.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th March 2012, 02:04 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 2,424
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: 8:25 Avg. Time on Site - What I did

Thanks John for sharing these tips.

I'm curious - how did adding social sharing buttons help people spend more time on your website? They are awesome with getting new people on your website. But...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th March 2012, 01:48 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,168
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Document sharing sites: Are they any good for me?

Thanks for asking Roni.

* The only way you'll get a few thousand visitors from these doc sharing sites is if they feature you for the day. (Even then, you'll have to do some social media leg work...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 13th March 2012, 01:41 AM
Replies: 98
Views: 3,992
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: WSO Sellers... The Most Important Email You Will Read?

I have to take a contrarian view. Because this thread is dangerous.

Don't listen to advice from people who want to hear less from you. Take advice from people who want to hear more from you.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 13th March 2012, 01:31 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,211
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: How to get 10 list subscribers per day (Using free white-hat methods)?

If you have to do only one thing to grow your subscribers, let it be guest blogging.

i. Approach blogs that get 20-30 comments per post. (Because without accurate analytics data, comments is a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th March 2012, 03:37 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,176
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Odesk workers - advice please...

If his rating is good on odesk, you won't have much to worry.

There could be 2 reasons why someone has more than 1 ongoing project at one time:
1. He works 60+ hours a week. And divides his time...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th March 2012, 02:11 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 798
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Learn python programming for free

Yes. I went through the first weeks lessons and Udacity is awesome. Simple for beginners to understand.

You need to be able to give 1 hour per day to it however. It is time intensive with 40 short...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th March 2012, 02:07 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 674
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Decent traffic...now what?

Can't give specific advice without knowing your URL.

1. People interested in entertainment and gossip buy fashion related products. So find products similar to what the celebrities wear. And link...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd February 2012, 03:51 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,352
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Making $$$ with photoshop skills?

Why are people recommending Fiverr?
There are a lot of better ways.

Here is what I would do if I were good with photoshop and graphic designing. Focus on ads. Study a bit on how to create ads...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd February 2012, 03:41 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 586
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: I tried the search button! I am looking for a thread with tips on writing a sales page

Go to amazon.com and either buy:

Advertising secrets of the written word - by Joe Sugarman
or
Brain Audit - by Sean D'Souza

Both these books give you a framework for writing awesome...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd February 2012, 03:34 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 489
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: I'm Green But I Have a Motivation. Looking for Guidance.

First thing to do is find one successful person in your field. And model after him.
Don't focus on 20 different people to learn from. Focus on just one.

For you, I would recommend Paul Wolfe. ...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd February 2012, 03:25 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,505
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: I have 200k subs and my head is about to explode..

When you say the pro wants to help you - what does that help entail? Just telling you what to do next? Actually using his resources to get things done? Is it a guidance or a joint venture?

What I...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd February 2012, 02:31 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 681
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Blueprint for Starters

1. Focus on one site. Not many sites. A tsunami is more powerful than a 1000 waves. So when you do your niche research, make sure that your niche is big enough - it has demand for multiple...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd February 2012, 02:13 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,664
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Do Banner Advertisements Work?

Its like asking if buying ads on Google Adwords or Facebook works.
It works for some people. Not for others. A lot of factors come into play.

1. Your banner has to win attention. Use pictures of...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th October 2009, 06:11 AM
Replies: 223
Views: 12,939
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: CONTEST - $3000, $2000 & $1000 Winners...UPDATED!

Here is my entry:

If You Buy Any Other Internet Marketing Educational Product Before Reading This Page... You're Stoooopid
(Because You'll Be Wasting a Lot of Money)...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th October 2009, 02:20 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 713
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: What are some of the best strategies to promotoe a local web design business/firm?

1. Create your own website. The website should have a price list / rate card. And your portfolio. And a way to get in touch with you.

2. First thing to do: approach local businesses you buy...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th October 2009, 11:29 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 933
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: what is considered a good conversion rate?

I once went to a casino and at the roulette table - got 11 reds in a row!

Statistics is crazy with small numbers. And 167 is a small number. I would recommend waiting till 400 visits.

That...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th October 2009, 03:40 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 426
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: How would you promote a new social networking site?

Hosting question first - because its easier to answer.

You can start off with a VPS. And then move on to cloud hosting (I recommend slicehost or mosso...)

How to promote:

* Narrow the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th October 2009, 03:09 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 502
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Looking For Free Traffic - Here are my top ones!

My top ones are - in no particular order:

1. Guest posting on authority blogs

2. Creating content that can be given away

3. Joint ventures
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th October 2009, 03:05 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,125
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Outsourcing: Hourly Vs Fixed Rate?

Depends on the task actually.

For writing: I pay per article or blog post.
For designing: I pay per design.
For coding: small projects = fixed rate. Big projects = hourly or monthly.
For...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 7th October 2009, 02:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 587
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Need Advice on Possible SEO Job! Help!

Most SEO guys charge: per project / tasks. Plus a bonus if some milestones are reached (eg: top 10 in google for a specific keyword in 6 months.)

SEO has 3 parts:
Onpage SEO. You can charge a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th July 2009, 06:44 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,499
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: viral twitter script

Here is a free version in PHP:

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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th July 2009, 05:09 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 800
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Need a reality check...should I go into the self improvement niche?

Tony Robbins. Wayne Dyer. Brian Tracy.

All made their fortunes in self help and self improvement.

So the market is there - and its a huge market. But its a difficult market to become #1 at...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th July 2009, 10:20 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 656
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Who is better off???

Thanks Scott.

I have a similar outlook. Building systems in your business is the way to go.

That is - if you enjoy running a business. Most folks don't.

One note: there are many ways of...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th July 2009, 08:52 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 806
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Outside Of Your Own Server, What's REALLY Foolproof?

Ok 100% reliability is not possible. In the last 3 months - amazon and rackspace both have gone down. So even if you have 2-3 servers - your site may still go down.

So a better question is:
i....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th July 2009, 08:39 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 659
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Blogger vs. Wordpress

As with most things - it depends on your purpose and online business model.

If simplicity is your goal - go with posterous.com. Much easier to use than blogger.com. (So if you're selling a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th July 2009, 08:26 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,232
Posted By Ankesh Kothari
Re: Selling the Unsellable Painting - A marketing lesson

Thank You Scott for linking to that post.

Just got a trackback notice because you linked to it. Which led me to visit the warriorforum after ages and ages!

So Thank You for sending me some...
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