Register Advertise with usHelp Desk Today's Posts Search

Showing results 1 to 56 of 127
Search took 0.36 seconds.
Search: Posts Made By: imaddict
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th January 2009, 01:14 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,330
Posted By imaddict
Re: An open WARNING to all Clickbank Vendors - You are being scammed

No, they didn't say my product sucked. If that was the case this thread wouldn't exist.

The only thing they said about my product (and others) was that consumers bought my product in the past,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th January 2009, 01:09 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,330
Posted By imaddict
Re: An open WARNING to all Clickbank Vendors - You are being scammed

It's a way of dropping a cookie on a surfer's browser, so, even though they may not click on the affiliate link to go to the merchant, but happen to visit the site directly, the affiliate who...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th January 2009, 01:04 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,330
Posted By imaddict
Re: An open WARNING to all Clickbank Vendors - You are being scammed

You seem to have misunderstood what the site was... It wasn't a competitor. In fact, the owner was an affiliate of mine and of every other program listed on the website.

Nevertheless, sorry for...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th January 2009, 12:42 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,330
Posted By imaddict
Re: An open WARNING to all Clickbank Vendors - You are being scammed

Just to set the record straight because there seems to be some confusion regarding what the site was (since it's now offline)... it wasn't a typical review site (i.e. 3 products, 5 stars, 4 stars, 2...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th January 2009, 12:07 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,330
Posted By imaddict
Re: An open WARNING to all Clickbank Vendors - You are being scammed

Fake review sites are one thing... this was an entirely different 'beast.' Bashing someone's site to promote another product, while shady, is not illegal... it's a matter of opinion.

The site in...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th January 2009, 11:34 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,330
Posted By imaddict
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th January 2009, 11:01 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,330
Posted By imaddict
Re: An open WARNING to all Clickbank Vendors - You are being scammed

Needless to say... the (potential) customer that contacted me just got a free product and as much personal assistance via telephone as he needs. I can't imagine how many people didn't take the time...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th January 2009, 10:46 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,330
Posted By imaddict
Re: An open WARNING to all Clickbank Vendors - You are being scammed

Hi xxxx,



The website has been taken down.



Thanks,
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th January 2009, 10:38 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,330
Posted By imaddict
Re: An open WARNING to all Clickbank Vendors - You are being scammed

I am well aware of this. The CB representative informed me that this is not allowed, however, I'm not holding my breath on that one. Let's see what comes out of it... I don't think that they want...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th January 2009, 10:25 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,330
Posted By imaddict
Re: An open WARNING to all Clickbank Vendors - You are being scammed

Just got off the phone with CB. They are get in touch with the affiliate.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th January 2009, 10:13 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,330
Posted By imaddict
An open WARNING to all Clickbank Vendors - You are being scammed

I'm boiling right now!

I get a customer inquiry today regarding my refund policy. Apparently there's a site
that has given it a negative report, claiming that my company does not honor their...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th January 2009, 11:37 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 522
Posted By imaddict
Re: How to find a long lost product?

Right, sorry... No, not looking for a banner creation product but rather a course that teaches you the "ins and outs" of banner advertising (preferably with test data)... i.e. how to negotiate the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th January 2009, 09:49 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 522
Posted By imaddict
Re: How to find a long lost product?

I did! Left him a voicemail but who knows what will happen with that. Really looking to get my
hands on a banner type product. I don't know of any others that exist.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th January 2009, 09:26 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 522
Posted By imaddict
How to find a long lost product?

Does anyone know where to look for products that aren't selling anymore. I have looked high and low for this product: "The Banner Advertising Traffic Machine" but with no success. If anyone has any...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th January 2009, 04:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 468
Posted By imaddict
Wanted: Squeeze Page Designer/Package

I'm looking for someone to either create me a "shnazzzzzzy" squeeze page or point me in the right direction to a template package. Btw... already have the page running for quite some time. Just...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th January 2009, 02:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 521
Posted By imaddict
Re: Your email message has competition

Pssstt... know what works much better than Email these days? Hand addressed letters. Competition = 0. You're marketing in a vacuum ;)
Forum: Ad Networks (CPM/CPL, Display) 8th January 2009, 03:38 AM
Replies: 1,515
Views: 110,244
Posted By imaddict
Re: The Arbitrage Conspiracy/CPA

Guys...

50-100K/day adds up to 1.5-3 million per month; 18-36 million per year! If you're already making that kind of money with PPC campaigns why in the world would you invest countless of hours...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th January 2009, 12:51 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 3,814
Posted By imaddict
Re: A HUGE misconception about big income earners on the internet

And that's exactly why there's a crappy overpriced launch every week. Because the "big boys" are product launch addicts. They don't have a business, they have 'paydays.' But cash runs out (usually...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th January 2009, 05:01 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 673
Posted By imaddict
Re: How Much Is The "Making Money Online" Industry Making?

It's probably a tiny fraction of the above-mentioned.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th January 2009, 04:39 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,114
Posted By imaddict
Re: Article Marketing Really Sucks...

I'm not going to comment on your articles per say but about a very important step you need to consider once you get the former worked out:

There is a HUGE disconnect between your article and...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th January 2009, 10:41 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 410
Posted By imaddict
Now THIS is a GREAT offer!

Good Morning Yahoo! (http://gmy.news.yahoo.com/v/11408340)

When times are tough, the tough get going. Quite a risk-reversal if I ever saw one!
What can YOU learn from this?
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th January 2009, 01:30 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 673
Posted By imaddict
Re: Building a Business on a Shaky Foundation

Yes, it should - however - you can't rely solely on your list if your traffic dries up.

Every business is susceptible to customer attrition. If new people aren't coming in at a greater or equal...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th January 2009, 12:06 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 673
Posted By imaddict
Re: Building a Business on a Shaky Foundation

Thanks ExRat... I x'd and removed certain parts of the message
because I didn't want it to come off as a Perry Marshall promotion.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th January 2009, 11:30 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 673
Posted By imaddict
Building a Business on a Shaky Foundation

I got an Email from Perry Marshall today which really struck a chord with me.

Why?

Because something like this happened to me when I first got into this business approx. 5 years ago.
I went...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd January 2009, 05:33 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,115
Posted By imaddict
Re: if Copywriters are good enough to charge 10K... why do they?

Because running a full-fledged business that involves product creation, marketing, customer support, keeping ahead of the trend, gathering competitive intelligence, and the countless other things...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd January 2009, 01:20 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 571
Posted By imaddict
Re: How Do You Do This In Aweber..?

Go to your Leads list and change message number to 0 for every lead.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th December 2008, 10:02 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 559
Posted By imaddict
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th December 2008, 05:12 PM
Replies: 491
Views: 19,026
Posted By imaddict
Re: I don't care what you say... Article Marketing Sucks

Pssst.... stop dissuading people from article marketing!

Where are us PPC guys going to post our ads if people stop writing new content that ranks really well in the SE's (and can be quickly and...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th December 2008, 09:05 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,323
Posted By imaddict
Re: Is copywriting overrated?

You kind of answered your own question in your post...

"So how much is really the copywriting skill and how much is the prebuilt exposure that created the desire?"

Like you said, when it comes...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th December 2008, 08:20 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 856
Posted By imaddict
Re: Introducing A Product Line With a Marketing Funnel

Justin, great way to think ahead (funnel). Here are some good (and thoroughly tested) ideas that have worked very well for me:

Optin-Page -> Freebie Report
Autoresponder -> Salesletter -> Low...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th December 2008, 03:39 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 949
Posted By imaddict
Re: Build a list fast, how?

How much traffic are you getting? If the content network is done right you should be able to build a MASSIVE list VERY fast (case in point, I set up a campaign last night and already have gotten ~...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th December 2008, 02:54 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 597
Posted By imaddict
Re: List of Article Directories

Thank you sir! Might I add, that was FAST!
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th December 2008, 02:47 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 597
Posted By imaddict
List of Article Directories

Does anyone have a list of article directories on hand? The more the merrier (and if they're ranked by best -> worst that would be excellent :))

Thanks in advance.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th December 2008, 12:55 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 3,790
Posted By imaddict
Re: Tyler Durden Method - A Quick Interactive 24 Hour Case Study

Not probably... definitely.

I was shaking my head in disbelief when I saw that video yesterday but I didn't want to be the first to call the OP on it. Either way, karma can be a real b*tch......
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th December 2008, 11:39 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 736
Posted By imaddict
Re: turning an ebook into audio?

Absolutely, then you can go and post it all over podcast sites ;)
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th December 2008, 01:55 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 928
Posted By imaddict
Re: Integrating Aweber w/ Survey Software

Anyone know the answer to this?
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th December 2008, 01:50 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,282
Posted By imaddict
Re: Do you Contact Your Clickbank Customers? (is this against TOS)

Ah.... I see. Thanks for clarifying. Sneaky devils :) They "buy" the product off of us - yet instead of giving us money for it... they take our money to start selling it! I like that business model :)
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th December 2008, 11:36 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,282
Posted By imaddict
Re: Do you Contact Your Clickbank Customers? (is this against TOS)

Hey Paul, not disagreeing with you here but I'm puzzled by this. I sell products via clickbank and my own merchant account. As far as the latter is concerned, they're my customers - not the merchant...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th December 2008, 11:30 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,282
Posted By imaddict
Re: Do you Contact Your Clickbank Customers? (is this against TOS)

Yes.



Aweber is fine with this but they'll have to confirm their optin. What I do is use a script that captures the buyer's Email address and sends it to listname@aweber.com. Then I tell the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th December 2008, 11:12 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,282
Posted By imaddict
Re: Do you Contact Your Clickbank Customers? (is this against TOS)

Yes. You should contact them. As far as being against any TOS... not sure... but they're YOUR customers - not Clickbank's. All they do is process payments and split commissions. I can't see why they...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th December 2008, 03:36 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 693
Posted By imaddict
Re: You Know You're an IM addict when ....

Hear, hear! (or is it here, here?)
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th December 2008, 03:30 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 928
Posted By imaddict
Integrating Aweber w/ Survey Software

Does anyone know if you can integrate Aweber with a survey service (e.g. SurveyMonkey) in order to collect Q&A's in addition to visitor Emails?

Aweber has a text field but it's limited in the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th December 2008, 02:53 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,636
Posted By imaddict
Re: 7 Tips For Hiring a Virtual Assistant

Thanks for the tips and... do you have any tips on WHERE to start looking for a good VA?
Forum: Off Topic Forum 24th December 2008, 03:39 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,921
Posted By imaddict
Re: A Christmas message From Greece....

Xronia Polla - Kalla Xrhstougena!
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th December 2008, 08:25 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,012
Posted By imaddict
Re: What is the average CTR for top spot in google?

You could possibly deduce this by doing the following:

1. Figure out what terms you're ranking for.
2. Set up a PPC ad (that's on the first page of results) to show up for those terms.
3). Link...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th December 2008, 08:19 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 815
Posted By imaddict
Re: Web-based application OR downloadable application. Help me choose pls!

I'd also go for option #1. Aside from what everyone else mentioned, if you make it a desktop app. it will be hacked and posted on torrent sites as soon as it gets popular.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd December 2008, 06:01 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,147
Posted By imaddict
Re: Full-Time Marketers- When Is The Right Moment to Quit My Job?

As Chris (and others) mentioned:

Got mouths to feed? (Y/N)
Got savings to last a few months (Y/N)
Work good under pressure? (Y/N)

If your answers are N, Y, Y... then you should give some...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd December 2008, 05:48 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,340
Posted By imaddict
Re: I'm An Idiot...Somebody Shoot Me! @%#

Perhaps you can take your best performing ailments, write a separate report for each and then direct the appropriate traffic to different squeeze pages with "laser-targeted" autoresponders. That...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd December 2008, 05:15 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,254
Posted By imaddict
Re: Let's talk about $1 trial periods

I've tested this (twice) and it's been a NIGHTMARE on digital products. Why? About 1/3 of the credit cards were declined 30 days later. The conversion rate was much higher (don't have stats on hand)...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd December 2008, 01:48 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 470
Posted By imaddict
Re: How to market offline?

Get a copy of the SRDS, find a list, send a letter...

The great thing about this is that if you're selling a product that's not so mainstream offline (but perhaps is online) you'll be marketing...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd December 2008, 09:56 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,628
Posted By imaddict
Re: How much should I charge for my eBook

Do not price your product based on page length. It's irrelevant. Price it based on the value of the result said buyer is going to get.

For example, if I was selling a 1 page PDF with next week's...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd December 2008, 09:41 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,066
Posted By imaddict
Re: I want to achieve my $1500/day so baddly?anyone care to help?

Hear, Hear! I was just about to tell the OP to read their current blog post, then I saw your post :)
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd December 2008, 09:38 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 859
Posted By imaddict
Re: Is This Ethical?

Well... there are 2 sides to every story, including this one. Are you sure you went over all the terms of the sale carefully?

I'm not saying this is the case, however, I've had customers file...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd December 2008, 12:23 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 3,704
Posted By imaddict
Re: What John Reese Said...

"The only time success comes before work is the dictionary" - can't remember who said that but I too shall steal it and make it my own ;)
Forum: Copywriting 22nd December 2008, 12:17 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 987
Posted By imaddict
Re: A New Twist On Sales Pages... What do you think?

I'd get rid of the McAfee and Verisign seals (unless you plan on properly signing up for those services). Just copy/pasting their logos on your site is just asking for trouble...
Forum: Copywriting 21st December 2008, 02:01 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,023
Posted By imaddict
Re: Shooting for a 2% Conversion Rate - Please Annihilate my Sales Page

Quick comment George (actually in the form of a question)...

You wrote Order Now. For A Limited Time Only! Followed by was 64.95 now only $37. What's the reason for this? Why for a limited time...
Showing results 1 to 56 of 127

 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 02:45 PM.