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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th March 2019, 11:15 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 3,477
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Does "faceless" content marketing work?

If you don't want to use your actual face, you can create an avatar persona like "Mr. Marketer" or something along those lines, but nothing beats the realness / trust factor of being a real person....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th February 2013, 05:59 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 615
Posted By Ben Clemons
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th December 2012, 11:07 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 2,690
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: $50 Fiverr Spend

I'd probably spend it all on voice-over talent. Best deal on fiverr by far :)
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2012, 09:07 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 416
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Plugins for wordpress

I agree that Google XML sitemaps and w3 total cache are pretty much a must have, but you also have to be careful adding too many plugins as it can severely slow down your website!
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2012, 09:05 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 342
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Choosing Sites To Guest Blog

Most people who guest blog check the pagerank of the website (many people debate if this is still relevant or not), and also look at the alexa ranking of the site. The main thing is to guest post on...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2012, 09:00 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 865
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Ebook length?

There definitely isn't a minimum, but you have to make sure you deliver the goods. Content is king.

So, I'd say as much as it takes to get your point across, or to actually help someone achieve...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th August 2012, 09:45 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 2,321
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: What do you tell people you do?

I sit there for about an hour trying to explain what I do with no luck in helping them understand. LOL. Then I say "I pretty much sell digitally downloadable products and software online", and then...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th August 2012, 09:36 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 406
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Client wants to take credit card payments for event. Best route?

As far as I know, people can checkout with paypal without having an account. I just found this, so I assume I'm right? lol. ...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th August 2012, 11:25 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 671
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Warrior forum overload

You gotta find something that interests you, and then focus all your time and efforts on that. Don't chase a bunch of shiny objects, (AKA WSO's, product launches, etc..) and make sure you test out...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th August 2012, 09:44 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 4,303
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: How did traffic to my website explode overnight?

Try searching each of your main keyword phrases in Google (make sure you are logged out, or use a different browser than you're used to) to see where you rank. Then keep track of your rankings for...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th August 2012, 09:25 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 4,303
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: How did traffic to my website explode overnight?

It shows you where all your traffic is coming from, how much you got, and what search terms were used in the search engines, plus a whole lot more. You should definitely start researching it :) ...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th August 2012, 09:18 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 4,303
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: How did traffic to my website explode overnight?

There are some cool paid ones, but all you really need is Google Analytics, which you can find here: Google Analytics Official Website - Web Analytics & Reporting ? Google Analytics...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th August 2012, 09:12 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 4,303
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: How did traffic to my website explode overnight?

It looks to me like you've been adding a lot of good content. Do you have analytics installed (Like Google Analytics)? You probably are ranking well for one of your latest articles.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th August 2012, 09:07 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 922
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: I just found a perfect domain for my business...but!

I would try your absolute best to find something very close to a .com! There must be something closely related, and if not, maybe you can negotiate a better price. I have paid $X,XXX for domains...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th August 2012, 09:00 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 4,303
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: How did traffic to my website explode overnight?

Not necessarily (at all). Any more info you can give us?



oh yeah, that too...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th August 2012, 05:35 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 579
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: signature & squeeze pages

It's because that Chris Farrell squeeze page hosted on your site is the same as an affiliate link. I am assuming HE is delivering the goods on the other side, and not you?
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th August 2012, 05:31 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 423
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: can i have 3 squeeze pages in 1 domain name ?

It's always good to have multiple squeeze pages so you can split-test which ones work the best. Then take the winner and test different aspects of it as well. Unless you meant 3 TOTALLY different...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th August 2012, 05:28 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 712
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Warriors if you receive this email be catious

wow that's pretty sneaky. I never open any attachments unless someone I actually know told me they were sending me something. Attachments are notorious for viruses
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th August 2012, 05:03 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 838
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: I Finally Tried Fiverr

One of his examples is on 99designs Kid Business ? Ready-made Logo Designs | 99designs (http://99designs.com/logo-design/store/32504) I'm guessing it's not his...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th August 2012, 04:55 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 838
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: I Finally Tried Fiverr

Is that YOUR gig? Reviews don't look so good...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 9th August 2012, 04:35 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 768
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Wordpress Themes... Favorites?

I personally would only use a premium theme. My favorite are from woothemes.com , but there are some other great ones out there like Thesis and Genesis...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th August 2012, 04:08 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 457
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: domain & hosting question.. need help! thanks

You're welcome, and make sure to transfer it before it expires or you will have problems transferring it. I suggest Namecheap.com if you're looking for a good and cheap domain registrar. Good luck...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th August 2012, 04:05 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,039
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Ultimate guide to outsourcing in the Philipines

Chris really knows his stuff. I have learned a few good tips from his blog myself. For $.99 you can't go wrong with this! Thanks for the share
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th August 2012, 03:55 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 510
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Advice needed on new e-book launch

I say targeted facebook ads would be a great starting point.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th August 2012, 03:51 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 457
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: domain & hosting question.. need help! thanks

I know GoDaddy makes you wait 60 to transfer domains to another domain provider, but that's not the same thing. that's for a domain name transfer. I'm assuming you are talking about using a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th August 2012, 03:41 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 588
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Why Jumping From Almost 500 Feet Was The Best "Business" Decision Ever?

Way to go man! It's so true that online anxiety can be just as bad as a bungee jump, but you just gotta go for it or you'll never know what awaits on the other end. Heck I wanna bungee jump now.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th August 2012, 03:38 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 579
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: signature & squeeze pages

I'm pretty sure as well.. You just need to make sure links go to your own website.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd August 2012, 09:37 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,053
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: How A Man Turned a $5 Potato Peeler Into Millions...

Wow that guy is a true hustler! Great share!
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd August 2012, 09:28 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 445
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Anyone Know of any good social marketing tools?

MarketmeSuite is pretty good and it's free. You can even brand your tweets with a keyword.. MarketMeSuite - Inbox For Social - The Free Social Media Marketing, App for Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd August 2012, 09:26 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 617
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: OMG, we've created an IM monster!

You just need to be very clear in your salescopy, and over-deliver on the backend. Most people won't mind hard work, as long as they believe they can be successful.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st August 2012, 07:38 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 718
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Any good WSO's (new or old) on WSO creation?

x2!, John Thornhills WSO Domination is really good! He covers everything you can think of.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 31st July 2012, 07:02 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,086
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Pictures for my site?

Here are my 2 favorite sites for royalty free images:

1. stock.xchng - the leading free stock photography site (http://Sxc.hu)

2. Free Photos - Free Images - Royalty Free Photos - Free Stock...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th July 2012, 01:36 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,189
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Flippa.com - Too good to be true? How safe & legit is it?

I only buy sites that share detailed "Google Analytics" rather than other analytic software. Many of them are misleading and can be bot traffic etc... I got burned on one site, but wasn't that much...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th July 2012, 09:02 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 471
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Hi I'm new!

You can have a website that promotes clickbank and amazon products. Most TOS (Terms of service) might prohibit pornography and such. (Google Adsense for example) Just be sure to read the various...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th July 2012, 08:59 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 1,714
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: What is/are your browser homepage and why

Google... I have many bookmarks for all the other places I need to be.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th July 2012, 08:56 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,157
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: real name or alias

Use your real name for IM, and pen names for other niches (in most cases). A lot of people will blatantly copy your sites and ideas ;) Unless of course you are a true expert in your niche, and you...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th July 2012, 08:53 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,127
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: best outsourcing sites

Odesk is by far my favorite, and I have used several different ones. I was using Scriptlance for certain jobs until it was bought out by freelancer. I am not a fan of Freelancer.com's user...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th July 2012, 08:51 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 643
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Blog Commenting Advice

You can do blog commenting on internet marketing related blogs. Google knows when certain terms are related. In fact, its good to mix it up a bit as long as you're still within the main Niche. PLR...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th July 2012, 01:14 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 537
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Web Host Affiliates

Nice method. You could also offer different packages. the free one is basic, but you could also have a $299, $499, and $999 or something. Just create a website explaining the different packages...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th July 2012, 08:29 AM
Replies: 223
Views: 9,520
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Fiverr Sucks!!!

I've had some AMAZING voice-over work done for $5 among other things. Fiverr has a lot of great uses. You just gotta be careful with some of them.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd July 2012, 09:00 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 559
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Site traffic increasing, still no $; Advice?

Is your blog in the "I refuse to use my credit card online" niche? Something definitely doesn't add up. We need more info... :)
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd July 2012, 08:53 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,370
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Outsource Traffic Generation

I would find out what works best by doing it yourself, and then outsourcing those tasks to a VA. It's hard to train someone when you don't already have experience in traffic generation. If you...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd July 2012, 08:41 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 362
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: RIGHT to Product, or Drip First?

why not make the webinar as your giveaway? You can build trust that way, plus sell one of your products at the end of the webinar. Then promoting future products seems pretty normal.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd July 2012, 08:33 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 462
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Should I take this job?

Doesn't hurt for someone to try, but yeah he is way underpaying... Maybe he is low on funds from buying low quality content? :D
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd July 2012, 08:26 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,998
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: The 3 most Successful Warriors of All Time

Many of the top gurus are members here, but don't post very often, so you'd have to take that into consideration as well. Very hard to come up with a "top 3" IMO.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd July 2012, 08:21 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 685
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Red or Blue - which color makes you push for a better deal?

Now, that kind of split testing grabs my interest! :D
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd July 2012, 02:45 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 582
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Question about video marketing

I have done this before, but always made sure the videos were different lengths by adding more to it, and changing out the intros etc.. I wouldn't go overboard with this though. Just use common...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th July 2012, 04:15 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 497
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Blogpost / Wordpress vs .com Advice needed

I believe in hosting your own domain name on your own server. You never know when something will change on their end and your blog disappears.
Forum: Website Design 19th July 2012, 04:05 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 794
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Please give your opinion on my sites new design!

The font in the menu is pretty hard to read. I would maybe try to change that first. The site as a whole looks clean, but like others keep saying, a touch of color wouldn't hurt. A graphic logo...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th July 2012, 03:57 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,371
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Who uses Joomla and why?

Have you considered using Wordpress? I have used Joomla in the past and I am not a big fan. Wordpress has evolved a lot and is super flexible and easy to use.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th July 2012, 06:55 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 571
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: How many hours do you spend......

Blog comments are actually not only good for SEO. They also get targeted visitors back to your blog or website who actually read your comment. That's the only reason I blog comment myself. I used...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th July 2012, 06:52 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 598
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Having same 'avatar' photo with all post?

Gravatar has been popular for quite some time. In fact, one blog I frequent won't even accept your comments unless you have a Gravatar profile. It's very useful in the world of blogging. I use it...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th July 2012, 06:45 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 571
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: How many hours do you spend......

I spend about an hour blog commenting myself, but I have VA's and other outsourcers that do most backlinking for me.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th July 2012, 11:35 AM
Replies: 125
Views: 3,550
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: How did you earn your first dollar online?

My very first dollar was from adsense arbitrage. I used to buy cheap ppc traffic from a lesser known company and then send it to a super ugly adsense page with a high click value. I actually made...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th July 2012, 10:01 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 390
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Marketing on Product Reviews?

You could check out Affiliate Programs & New Product Launches | Launchboards.com (http://newproductlaunch.launchboards.com/) or JVNotifyPro 2.0 ยท Joint Venture (JV) Lists, Announcements, Blogs, And...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th July 2012, 09:57 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,199
Posted By Ben Clemons
Re: Where do you find ideas for niche websites?

The first thing on my list when choosing a niche, is to choose one that people are already buying information products in. I think it's better to go where the money is (no matter if you think it's...
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