Any new agency owners in here?
This subforum is still one of the last bastions of real help for someone starting a true business. The kind of business where you actually have to reach out and ... [read more]
This subforum is still one of the last bastions of real help for someone starting a true business. The kind of business where you actually have to reach out and ... [read more]
Hi folks, I have had good conversations with Tom Addams here over the years, and want to get back in touch with him. But his imiversity email inbox is full ... [read more]
Much less activity here, in the smartest part of the forum , since I checked in last. I posted upstairs and of course got crickets. What are you working on? ... [read more]
Medical doctors speak specific gibberish so they have common terminology to refer to their subject with. Whatever business or field you're in, you're going to have your own terminology. Refusing ... [read more]
A lot of new people to internet marketing fly blind. You see this in the questions. "What's working?" "What tool should I use?" "How do I do this?" These are ... [read more]
Far too many of the business owners I talk with are set up so they have a 90%+ chance of FAILING! Their limiting beliefs keep them held back so they ... [read more]
** Reopened For ONE WEEK ONLY After Being Closed For A YEAR AND A HALF! ** Would You Like a LOT More Conversions Out of Your Marketing Funnel? You ... [read more]
I'm working on a little side project on Sunday afternoons that could be useful for people to follow. For those who don't know, I run a high ticket closing-as-a-service business ... [read more]
Yup, tax season is coming up fast for American IMers...and you might want to get ahead of it. Even if your primary income is from a regular job, you are ... [read more]
Are you basing your faith in success off of the program...the coach...the shiny object...or... (Oh yes, this is the common denominator of failure I've seen over the past 6 years ... [read more]
20 years ago I graduated from college with a business degree and a diploma in operations management. Opman is about process improvement and factory management. When I encountered this forum ... [read more]
So...how about making it possible to embed YouTube videos with the security 'https' url? IDK how deep you have to get into the forum code to do that, but it ... [read more]
Have you tried a strategy or technique in business or selling one time, and given up exclaiming, "It didn't work!"? That's your barrier to entry, my friend: the fence you ... [read more]
This forum has gone to the dogs. And I just had another indication of it, the final nail in the coffin if you will. An established member messaged me days ... [read more]
Converting Web Design PLUS Copy from Pro with 20 Years' Experience Psst. I know you've seen them. The ads for $297 websites. You know what I mean. How can ... [read more]
When I click to Update Profile, or try to come into the menu another way such as through checking PMs and then clicking on a menu item on the left ... [read more]
Bob Bly and I discuss: What 'bait' you can use to attract potential clients, and how to get traffic to it How to make sure your first clients can afford ... [read more]
Let's call this the second post for everyone trying to make money (if you missed this link, click it now to open it up in a new window and read ... [read more]
Thanks to jamesfreddyc for wondering what ultra-valuable thing I would be giving away with this milestone, I spent a lot more time on this than I might have. This content ... [read more]
We recently had a thread about the future of review sites. Lots of people jumped in with enthusiastic (and naive) opinions. However, especially if you are in the US, there ... [read more]
So every Saturday morning the main forum is overflowing with spam. Today is the worst I've seen, with spam filling the entire first page and going well into the second. ... [read more]
Was watching a game playthrough and the young guy hosting encountered a manual cash register in a shop. He excitedly announced, "I know what this is! A typewriter!" and while ... [read more]
Well, I have to say these sticky posts in WFH at least are terrible and not a good buy. About 12 hours? Paid my $50 at 9:39AM EST and received ... [read more]
Four years in IM has taught me a lot about this business. In most ways it is no different from a brick and mortar business. The guts are identical. You ... [read more]
Hi, if you're having trouble starting calls and getting into real conversations with prospects, then I made this video just for you. How To Start The Call: Prospecting Success -... ... [read more]
Sometimes I see members pointing out the IP of a poster is nowhere near their purported location in the US, UK, etc. How are you looking that up? Thanks!
If you're new to the idea of "cold calling"...which I suggest you change the name of to "prospecting" so that it stops viscerally screwing your head up... ...and you're struggling ... [read more]
Calling all newbies...here's some copy you can just drop your own descriptors straight into! https://medium.com/@maxchanowitz/new...n-d3397e0a3035
This post is for newbies who are wondering about pricing. An expert platform I'm a member of has been discussing transactional (one time) vs subscription options. I figure people are ... [read more]
Unsolicited PMs begging for product reviews. I hate these. Absolutely despise them. If you've followed me for any length of time, you know I like to help people. But I ... [read more]
Do you have a landing page or website that isn't converting? This is a common situation I'm asked about. Let me give you some quick pointers on factors that are ... [read more]
This envelope worked on me. I'm a member of the target market, so I'd call that "effective'. I HAD to open it immediately. I was so excited about this that ... [read more]
Taking advice from a movie may seem laughable. So when I say the maxim "Something given has no value" line from Starship Troopers is an important one to follow, ... [read more]
Stat to think about: Half of new businesses don't get past the first couple years. Then of the remainder, half of those don't survive through the next two years after ... [read more]
Yesterday this direct mail piece arrived. It worked on me and that's a rarity. I was so excited I spoke with another experienced marketer about it. He suggested I make ... [read more]
It was suggested that I break this post out into its own thread. So here goes. Read and apply this, or remain an inconsistent phone prospector. You need to be ... [read more]
Do you know what the real moneymaking secret of gurus is? Membership sites--where you: > explode a large amount of content into smaller lessons that are easier for customers ... [read more]
Yep. This is it. My 1,000th post. I've been wondering what to use this milestone for. There's so much "advice" in the forum. I was on a phone interview yesterday ... [read more]
This could go in the Mind Warriors subforum, but I don't believe the right people would see it. Offliners need to see this, especially with what I've been seeing recently. ... [read more]
This is a tale of someone with a bright idea. Of someone wanting to make a real change. Of grit in the face of harsh reality, of unachieved expectations, and ... [read more]
This is the most interesting sales article I've read in months: How to Use the SPIN Selling Approach to Close More Online Sales I'm going to be writing about it ... [read more]
This is not going to be a “nice” post. It explains something I've been concerned about for a long time, and today I am taking the hour or so to ... [read more]
...take it to another thread of your very own. Don't come into a thread that is talking about a method and getting discussion... and then say, "I don't like this, ... [read more]
Did you know that the vast majority of people who sell—even those with years and years of experience—“fly by the seat of their pants” when it comes to selling? “I ... [read more]
You're probably familiar with Claude, who's a regular on this forum. Claude is a sales expert, but also is a pro at local online marketing. Local online marketing is a ... [read more]
I rarely refer to sites outside WF, but this one I couldn't pass up. It is a goldmine of the experience had by many entrepreneurs...all about the things to avoid ... [read more]
Just answered a question on Quora about process improvement methodology, and thought since we've been talking about looking at different topics here it'd fit. This is what some of you ... [read more]
Police: Wisconsin girl, 12, stabbed 19 times; friends arrested - CNN.com This is freakin' nuts. Really right out of a bad horror story. Kids. Seeing Slenderman stories on a wiki ... [read more]
Was visiting Dave's site and was impressed with this article A lot of learning; there have to be 40 or 50 of these lists, each highlighting a sales issue. Day-um. ... [read more]
Pretty good Sandler (top consultative sales training franchise worldwide) sales training pdf I found: The Sandler "Secret Collection of Success Strategies" I hope someone will find it useful.
The first 90 days of selling are critical. I don't know how many people I've encountered who wanted to have their own business, or took on a new sales role, ... [read more]
Wow! The motherlode! Click here to head over to Dave's blog and read these articles. Dave's blog has won numerous awards for sales training. The one on Overcoming Negative or ... [read more]
Despite December being good for sales for many offliners and onliners, January has not been a continuation of that experience for most. I've seen a lot of posts asking, “Are ... [read more]
Got my early bird ticket for Raleigh, March 22-23! Last time I had a nice dinner with Claude, met Brian McLeod, Kevin O'Connor and a bunch of other fine people. ... [read more]
Somehow it's been two years since my last interview with Boston-area sales force developer Dave Kurlan. Today we discuss phone prospecting, the topic of his latest article in Top Sales ... [read more]
Top American copywriter Bob Bly shares some methods for getting new business in my interview with him earlier this week: http://www.warriorforum.com/copywrit...ml#post8892876