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Forum: Copywriting 26th July 2015, 12:51 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,117
Posted By donza
Re: Fiverr Copywriter suggestions?

Are you after a writer who copies or a writer of copy? If you are after the latter then fiverr is the wrong place to look. Pay peanuts and you get monkeys
Forum: Copywriting 24th July 2015, 08:51 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,548
Posted By donza
Re: Who is this guy? Driving me mad

Thanks, you were right with your first suggestion, "Joe Karbo"

His "Lazy man's way to riches" just makes me want to open my wallet and buy his book Its not so much I expect to find a winning...
Forum: Copywriting 24th July 2015, 01:34 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,548
Posted By donza
Who is this guy? Driving me mad

Hi,

A few years ago I read an incredible piece of long-form copywriting. All I remember was it was selling a "How to make money" book. The book sold millions of copies. The ad was published in...
Forum: Offline Marketing 13th July 2013, 09:41 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 585
Posted By donza
Re: headway theme designer recommendations

Probably the best way is to go to the headway forum and request a designer. That's what I did a few years ago

BTW have you actually used headway? It promotes itself as the drag and drop headway...
Forum: Offline Marketing 26th June 2013, 11:16 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,972
Posted By donza
Re: Magnet Directory - HELP ME BRAINSTORM!

Great stuff Jon. . What I like about the magnets is I can really see the value in advertising on them. If I received one I'd put it on my fridge and would definitely call a few of the numbers over...
Forum: Copywriting 4th June 2013, 05:17 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 773
Posted By donza
Re: How A 15-Year-Old Used Direct Mail To Get Her Product Into Nordstrom

"Her dad Dan, a former banker turned t-shirt designer, helped her turn her drawings into a product and get samples made. More than 30 stores placed orders the first time they exhibited at a trade...
Forum: Offline Marketing 4th June 2013, 04:46 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,858
Posted By donza
Re: Why telemarketing OBLITERATES other forms of marketing

I don't think telemarketing would be the best way to sell those companies' products but I'm going to play the devil's advocate and suggest how they might use telemarketing.

A fruit and vegetable...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th May 2013, 05:41 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 2,594
Posted By donza
Re: Job Lost - Can I turn to Internet Marketing? Any Suggestion?

You should take a look at the offline forum more specifically at the threads relating to selling advertising to offline businesses such as postcards, discount cards etc

Bob Ross, Martin...
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd May 2013, 01:38 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 881
Posted By donza
Re: looking for someone to run my local marketing

Do all the businesses who service pools know how to fix motors? If not I'd try ringing them up. What about places that supply pools do they all have their own in house service departments? If not try...
Forum: Copywriting 21st May 2013, 09:48 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 956
Posted By donza
Re: My Squeeze Page is converting Terribly.. Any Advice???

I've known a lot of pitbull owners over the years , I don't know if they are representative of all pitbull owners but NONE of them read books. They also weren't too worried if their dogs listened it...
Forum: Mind Warriors 20th May 2013, 11:59 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 850
Posted By donza
Re: Perfection and Procrastination - a Deadly Combination

I think perfectionism is a cop out. All it's doing is hiding a fear of failure.

Cheers Don
Forum: Offline Marketing 17th May 2013, 12:01 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,782
Posted By donza
Re: Lead Generation using PPC

Hi,

I've discovered huge PPC companies can systematically get away with having some pretty shady landing pages.

The way I found out is recently I clicked on a couple off PPC ads for different...
Forum: Offline Marketing 16th May 2013, 02:50 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 656
Posted By donza
Re: Social Media Services - New Startup

How about contacting web design firms that don't presently offer social media marketing?
Forum: Offline Marketing 14th May 2013, 07:46 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,533
Posted By donza
Re: We seem to be going backwards lately

I agree totally... Initiative is great but these are other people's livelihoods they are messing with. Before a wannabe web designer picks up a phone they should, at the very least, have a decent...
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th May 2013, 11:48 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,926
Posted By donza
Re: WOW! $500/Mo from Dentists!

I agree I could easily see a dentist, just starting out, falling for this pitch

"Number one on google!"

The hard part would be keeping him as a customer. I've looked at videos that show up...
Forum: Offline Marketing 8th May 2013, 11:01 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,450
Posted By donza
Re: Anybody got any good wordpress themes for a small Law firm?

Great idea about the photos. Stock photos are so contrived looking I can never relate to the models. Real photos make the copy so much more believable and humanises the company.

As for Udesign if...
Forum: Offline Marketing 5th May 2013, 05:03 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 937
Posted By donza
Re: @Claude Whitacre : Reading Your Books and A Question...

Mate, I read that post and thought, "What other gems has Claude got in his book?" I look at the price for the kindle edition. 3 bucks.....

For me it's a no brainer I'm off to make Jeff Bezos a...
Forum: Offline Marketing 4th May 2013, 01:16 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 612
Posted By donza
Re: Need help with an important text message

Thanks to those who took time to respond I appreciate it.



There is no way she got someone else to do it. She might be capricious but
she's also honest. The sort of person who if they make a...
Forum: Offline Marketing 4th May 2013, 11:46 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 828
Posted By donza
Re: WARNING: GOOGLES WATCHING US

I never meant an employee of Google is watching us..... I was talking about the search engine. I must admit the thread title was a bit melodramatic though.

Cheers Don
Forum: Copywriting 4th May 2013, 02:36 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,642
Posted By donza
Re: Please give me feedback on my fitness sales page

I agree. Super long sales pages are like a stop sign for me. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT IT IS CRAP. I think it's because I distrust anyone who tries to force me to spend a prolonged time learning about...
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd May 2013, 09:45 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 612
Posted By donza
Need help with an important text message

Hi,

I have a very wealthy female client who about a month ago wanted me to repolish some areas of her marble floor. I'm 90% sure she just wanted me to do the work because she was bored. There...
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd May 2013, 07:26 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 828
Posted By donza
Re: WARNING: GOOGLES WATCHING US

Well, I just did another search and....... the results weren't so bad

it shows up in number 2 spot for "sms marketing r*** e***** a**** location

This is a city of 1 million people where the OP,...
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd May 2013, 06:38 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 828
Posted By donza
Re: WARNING: GOOGLES WATCHING US

This isn't about being paranoid. It's just a reminder that a prospective client could possibly find information here about the service provider. Most times it doesn't matter but what if the poster...
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd May 2013, 05:53 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 828
Posted By donza
WARNING: GOOGLES WATCHING US

Well, I just got a surprise!! I've seen a lot of warrior threads high in search results but never really thought much of it until I just did a search relating to another active thread in this forum....
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd May 2013, 05:20 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,217
Posted By donza
Re: My First Appointment: Real Estate Agent and Husband - How would you handle this?

CAREFUL

You have to be a little careful what you say I live in Auckland. New Zealand, where the OP and prospect live and I just did the logical search for the service the OP is offering Have a...
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd May 2013, 12:34 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,217
Posted By donza
Re: My First Appointment: Real Estate Agent and Husband - How would you handle this?

Relax, You've already impressed them just say you did a lot of web related work back in the States. if they ask you to be specific be honest. It;s really easy to make IM sound impressive like youré...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd May 2013, 01:32 PM
Replies: 584
Views: 88,547
Posted By donza
Re: Directory Site Profits 101- How To Make Money With Directory Sites In 2012!

Can anyone post some links to some "financially successful" directories that were created in the last couple of years or so. From what I've read, and seen, they are best used as "loss leaders" by...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd May 2013, 12:41 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 937
Posted By donza
Re: @Claude Whitacre : Reading Your Books and A Question...

I just bought one of Claude's books, the one on online marketing for small offline businesses. Although probably 100% of the info is here scattered throughout the forum. and on the internet, I'd...
Forum: Programming 2nd May 2013, 02:15 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 522
Posted By donza
Re: How to create site connected to database

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Thanks mate, I appreciate it. BTW I also appreciate your optimism. 2 DAYS
I hope there are some good tuts. Is there like a drupal book that every newbie should read.

Cheers Don
Forum: Programming 2nd May 2013, 01:08 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 522
Posted By donza
How to create site connected to database

Hi,

I'm sure there must be a simple off the shelf solution to this but I can't find one All I get when I google "Website database" is results related to wordpress I just want a simple site a few...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st May 2013, 09:22 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 408
Posted By donza
Re: What Theme Is It?

If you right click on the page, and view the source code you can see what theme is being used after "themes"" which in this case says "/99diet/" which probably means it's a custom design or the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st May 2013, 02:53 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 685
Posted By donza
Re: Should I get my Business name trademarked?

FreeAdvice Legal Forum (http://forum.freeadvice.com/)

Mate, this is an IM forum what you need is an IP forum the link above goes to a legal forum that has a trademark section.

Cheers Don
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st May 2013, 01:12 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,539
Posted By donza
Re: Webs vs Wix

I've used both wordpress and weebly and I do think people get a little dewy eyed when it comes to wordpress.

It's much harder to use than Weebly

It's famed for it's flexibility but most people...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st May 2013, 12:10 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,971
Posted By donza
Re: 14 Unique Money Making Ideas

Hi Martin,

In some ways I don't mind you bumping your own threads. They are nice solid ideas. But if everyone bumped their old threads then all the other newer posts would get pushed down and...
Forum: Offline Marketing 28th April 2013, 02:46 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 651
Posted By donza
Re: What Are Your Other Offline Marketing/Small Business Resources?

Thanks for the advice. But to be fair to the author I think he's talking about small personalised mailings to a few prospects not blasting to a huge list.

Cheers Don
Forum: Offline Marketing 28th April 2013, 02:23 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 651
Posted By donza
Re: What Are Your Other Offline Marketing/Small Business Resources?

Good call about Reddit, A lot of people read the front page and get a false impression Reddit is vacuous. If you go into the sub-reddits there are some really bright and helpful people.
Forum: Offline Marketing 27th April 2013, 09:58 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 651
Posted By donza
Re: What Are Your Other Offline Marketing/Small Business Resources?

Thanks Eddie, that inside marketing blog is a great resource. I've read just three posts and I've found a number of things I can do to improve my marketing. It's just simple stuff like using RE: in...
Forum: Offline Marketing 26th April 2013, 03:47 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,678
Posted By donza
Re: Is this really the REAL secret?

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My aim is to act in my client's best interests. Referrals are how you succeed in my business. Also as stone needs to be periodically restored a happy client is repeat business in the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 26th April 2013, 03:29 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,678
Posted By donza
Re: Is this really the REAL secret?

Sorry. but you remind me an art crtic who stares at a white square with four dots on it and writes a five thousand word essay on it.

You are just doing you job.

I can think of a tonne of...
Forum: Offline Marketing 25th April 2013, 11:05 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,678
Posted By donza
Re: Is this really the REAL secret?

Hey Don,

Where's your money making report? Three times, in the past couple of weeks I've clicked on your sig and come up with zip, nada zero, nothing.

Cheers Don
Forum: Offline Marketing 25th April 2013, 10:07 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,678
Posted By donza
Re: Is this really the REAL secret?

I commend you for exceeding the average conversion rate of your industry. That's great. I'm honestly not knocking your sales ability I just don't get what fixing an identifiable problem has to do...
Forum: Offline Marketing 25th April 2013, 05:15 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,678
Posted By donza
Re: Is this really the REAL secret?

Are you really satisfying a want? Don't you think most car drivers need a key that they can reliably insert in their lock and start the engine?

The only reason you aren't converting everyone is...
Forum: Offline Marketing 24th April 2013, 04:12 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,503
Posted By donza
Re: I Retired/Quit My $80k/Yr Job.....Offline FullTime Now!

I believe that's one of the best pieces of marketing I have ever seen,
Brilliant!
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd April 2013, 04:05 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 685
Posted By donza
Re: Should I get my Business name trademarked?

Hi Sasha, it would have to be a national paper for him to get a national trademark. If it was just a regional paper his trademark rights would be restricted to the area the paper served. However if...
Forum: Offline Marketing 22nd April 2013, 05:17 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,442
Posted By donza
Re: Lawn Service Marketing

Are you are a member of this forum www.lawnsite.com (http://www.lawnsite.com) I found it the other day when I was doing some research on direct mail There is a tonne of practical wisdom over there. ...
Forum: Offline Marketing 19th April 2013, 04:12 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,364
Posted By donza
Re: Lead Generation,

There is a lot of good advice in your reply and I appreciate the time you took. I've never seriously looked at getting work from large scale lead generation companies because it's not worth...
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th April 2013, 12:56 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,364
Posted By donza
Re: Lead Generation,

A stone. tile and decorative concrete restoration and maintenance business
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th April 2013, 12:54 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,364
Posted By donza
Re: Lead Generation,

Hi Ken,

I think you misunderstood my question. I'm buying leads for my own business, a stone tile and decorative concrete restoration business. I have only just started up and I am exploring...
Forum: Offline Marketing 17th April 2013, 09:30 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,364
Posted By donza
Lead Generation,

I don't know if this is a first for this forum but instead of asking how much should I charge I'm wondering how much I should pay a lead generator

After hanging out at this site for a while I can...
Forum: Offline Marketing 14th April 2013, 02:27 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,413
Posted By donza
Re: Cold calling to sell logos vs. web design

If you want to see a company with the butt ugliest logo I've ever seen go and have a look here (http://www.qualitystoneoz.com) . I use to work for them a few years back and every time I looked at the...
Forum: Website Design 12th April 2013, 06:08 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 838
Posted By donza
Re: Help, are all premium wordpress themes buggy ?

Well, I deactivated all the plugins, and as for the footer I set it up following their instructions in the video. I would play a little, then do exactly what they said, then I'd play a bit more and...
Forum: Website Design 12th April 2013, 04:44 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 838
Posted By donza
Help, are all premium wordpress themes buggy ?

Hi,

In the last month I've bought two premium wordpress themes both five star and very popular. I have found them both to be very buggy

For example, the theme I just bought yesterday. is one...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th April 2013, 03:27 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,022
Posted By donza
Re: If you are NOT making any money from blogging, do this

I really like it You've got a nice writing style. Keep it up

Cheers Don
Forum: Offline Marketing 12th April 2013, 02:45 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,926
Posted By donza
Re: WOW! $500/Mo from Dentists!

The dentist probably knows enough about google and the value of ranking highly in search results that he sees a lot of value in being in the top spot for the most valuable search term. Combine that...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th April 2013, 03:49 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 273
Posted By donza
Re: Good site for assessing WP themes

If wp.io didn't exist I would have.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th April 2013, 03:30 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 273
Posted By donza
Good site for assessing WP themes

Hi,

I had an idea for creating a site where you could view a random sample of sites created using the different premium WP themes. The aim of it was to enable non designers to get a realistic idea...
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