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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th November 2011, 08:24 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 933
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: A super computer for online marketers?

I dunno, is time your "limiting reagent" so to speak? Seems like more of a quality-of-life improvement if you ask me.

It's not that expensive or hard to set up though. With video card technology...
Forum: Offline Marketing 27th November 2011, 08:05 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 589
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: [Self-possitoning] How do you explain what do you do?

As far as determining what to say when people ask you what you do:

If you had to pick one thing you were best at, what would it be? Start from there, and lead in to all the other things you're...
Forum: Offline Marketing 27th November 2011, 07:45 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 531
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Best services to offer to locals

It's not about how much money you want to make. It's about how much real value you can provide to your clients.

Faking it till you make it can work, but there are also times when you may get...
Forum: Copywriting 27th November 2011, 07:16 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,381
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Bumped for NEW information.

There's no need to direct this kind of vitriol towards me. I have accused him of nothing. I was not being sarcastic with my response in this thread - our PM exchanges have been nothing but cordial. I...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 27th November 2011, 04:54 PM
Replies: 203
Views: 12,671
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: SENuke X got me penalized

Using SENuke responsibly?

That's like saying you should use DDoS software "responsibly" by spreading out your flooding as to not get caught, because in the long run you're still hurting your...
Forum: Copywriting 27th November 2011, 03:13 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,381
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Bumped for NEW information.

We got nothing against you, mister. It just doesn't hurt to be careful on the internet. ;)
Forum: Copywriting 27th November 2011, 01:45 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 11,557
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: How Much Do Copywriters Make?

Best advice I've seen for beginning copywriters in a long time! :D

Listen to this person!
Forum: Copywriting 27th November 2011, 01:38 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 770
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Do You Live By These 10 Great Copywriting Commandments?

#13 Different niches have different commandments.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th November 2011, 01:14 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,493
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Is my website being hacked?

Just to chime in here - a lot of times, link redirects/hijacks are the results of rootkits, which don't typically fall under your standard malware category. ComboFix is exceptional at sniffing 'em...
Forum: Offline Marketing 27th November 2011, 12:46 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,057
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: My way to 10.000€ per month

You are correct. It doesn't matter where the traffic comes from if your client is getting good ROI.

The issue lies in the fact that your client is unlikely to be getting good ROI if the traffic...
Forum: Offline Marketing 27th November 2011, 02:57 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,057
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: My way to 10.000€ per month

Yeah, there's another term for that. It's called SEM. Nice to see you've finally discovered it.



$5-$10 per click as an average for a beginner with no established credibility!?!

Take a look...
Forum: Offline Marketing 27th November 2011, 02:42 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,057
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: My way to 10.000€ per month

What, his "PHD in Keyword Guruology" wasn't enough to clue you in to the fact that he's full of crap? :rolleyes:
Forum: Offline Marketing 27th November 2011, 12:46 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,057
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: My way to 10.000€ per month

Sounds like a get-rich-quick scheme that could quickly earn you a lawsuit for fraud if you're not careful with how you present this "traffic".

Even if it doesn't, businesspeople aren't idiots....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th November 2011, 12:36 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,068
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Billion Dollar Business Idea: A stock market to trade website

I see that at least two people in this thread still remember the infamous dotcom crash :D
Forum: Copywriting 27th November 2011, 12:14 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,774
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Copywriters Favorite Tool

Ssshhh! :eek:

Darn it, now everyone knows!

All jokes aside, there's a very good reason why almost all of the top performing advertising agencies are beginning to (or have already been) adopt...
Forum: Copywriting 27th November 2011, 12:06 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 805
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Critique my lead gen/sales page

Your headline sounds kind of awkward. Consider rewording?

As for copy...

"Your friends may suggest life insurance isn’t necessary, they’ll tell you it has no benefit. I agree if your ...
Forum: Copywriting 26th November 2011, 11:21 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,685
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: one day old snowblower ad goes viral - nearly 30,000 views!!

I apologize if I came across as a rabid debbie-downer in my previous post. I genuinely am just interested in overanalyzing copy for the sake of overanalyzing copy. :D
Forum: Copywriting 26th November 2011, 01:55 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,410
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Soap Opera Sequence Copywriter Wanted

A lot of this SOS stuff resembles the things Bill Bernbach said many decades ago (although the "telling a story" part might be more familiar if I mention Seth Godin's name). Just sayin'.

Then...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th November 2011, 12:31 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,153
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Buying Google +1 votes

Could also earn you a nice little civil suit on your hands that could potentially bleed you dry since it would result in real-world damages for the victim. We all think we can get away with things,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th November 2011, 12:21 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 570
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: PLEASE HELP!!! SYSTEM FIX VIRUS

Ah! Totally forgot about rkill. Nifty little process killer that works very well against extension hijackers among other malware. Almost like booting up in safe mode without actually having to. :D
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th November 2011, 12:17 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 570
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: PLEASE HELP!!! SYSTEM FIX VIRUS

Sounds like a hijacker and not a virus.

First, boot up in safe mode with networking (restart machine, and keep holding F8 while booting up. There are plenty of guides on how to boot up in safe...
Forum: Copywriting 25th November 2011, 05:44 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 639
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Critique My Squeeze Page

What Deborah said. We marketers have become conditioned against the anchoring effect. :D
Forum: Copywriting 25th November 2011, 05:39 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 805
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Critique my lead gen/sales page

My guess is that it was supposed to work like one of those "act now! before supplies run out!" call-to-action things. Not sure if it works in this case though, good catch!
Forum: Copywriting 25th November 2011, 01:58 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 805
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Critique my lead gen/sales page

Just my 2 cents, ofc.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th November 2011, 12:59 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 909
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: I have an idea to earn money - Steal it or help me!

Know thy enemy. ;)

This is sort of like what mutual/hedge funds do, although they may diversify their portfolio to more than just IM ventures.

Nowadays, with the introduction of ETF's, people...
Forum: Copywriting 25th November 2011, 12:06 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,073
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Please critique this one sentence...

Well, if you're catering to a specific crowd that already firmly believes in capitalism....

"I taught the world about financial Darwinism".

:D

Or maybe some other sort of "survival of the...
Forum: Copywriting 25th November 2011, 11:57 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 653
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Please critique this text

If you wanted to write stuff that you liked, you should've written a novel instead of copy. ;)

I wouldn't assume that everyone has seen "the Secret".

You could make the lottery story much more...
Forum: Copywriting 25th November 2011, 11:42 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 805
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Critique my lead gen/sales page

I can see that you're trying to establish a friendly, inviting personal tone when addressing the prospective customer. You're doing it right from that respect. However, the initial "Dear Life...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th November 2011, 04:38 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 551
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Customer Service?

What if they don't care about long-term ROI? :p

I digress. You're absolutely right. Too many people I talk to think the value of a customer ends at initial payment.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th November 2011, 04:22 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 492
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Advice on adding a physical product to my sales

Fair enough. I'm young, stupid, and emotions do get the best of me at times.

Still, the info product does appear to be relying on a lot of conjecture being made about weight loss that can be...
Forum: Copywriting 25th November 2011, 04:06 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,685
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: one day old snowblower ad goes viral - nearly 30,000 views!!

You're right. Not everyone is always logical. I often catch myself telling others the same thing.

However, would you agree that the urge to be sensible grows significantly when the price of a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th November 2011, 03:28 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 492
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Advice on adding a physical product to my sales

<I retract this first line. John Taylor makes a good point.>

Anyhow,

Seriously, people aren't as stupid as you think.

Marketing can indeed make a huge difference - but you gotta get your...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th November 2011, 11:52 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,068
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: PRWeb vs 24-7 Press Release ? which way to go ?

After a brief glance at the website, I hate to say it, but it looks like the bulk of what they do is building lists and then spamming them with stuff their paying customers create.

The whole point...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th November 2011, 11:41 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 969
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Why Do People Lie? And Why Do Other People Believe Them?

Let's not forget all the writers out there who claim to be able to "LSI-optimize" your article up until the point where you ask them how large their data set is, or even just an intermediate-level...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th November 2011, 11:38 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 492
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Advice on adding a physical product to my sales

Doctors have been using skin fold calipers to measure fat for decades now. Giving it a new idiosyncratic name may not increase satisfaction as much as you think. Furthermore, there are already...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th November 2011, 11:14 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 969
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Why Do People Lie? And Why Do Other People Believe Them?

I believe the term you're looking for is "cognitive dissonance". ;)
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th November 2011, 10:37 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 421
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Press Release Questions

Sounds like you want to write editorials and not press releases, bub.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th November 2011, 10:24 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 544
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: How long to follow up with email?

Kind of depends on how long you need that list, doesn't it? No point from an IM perspective to keep following up with a person if you're not gonna sell em anything and don't plan on selling them...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th November 2011, 10:22 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 492
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Advice on adding a physical product to my sales

I really don't wanna play the asshole and rain on your parade, but there's a gazillion weight loss programs out there. Have you considered why someone would choose your program over your competitors?...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th November 2011, 10:02 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,746
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: So porn will now be www.THESITE.xxx <-- they have there own TLD

My question is:

Do you really think some guy with his hand on his dick surfing for porn is going to drop it and click on some banner ad when he's on a porn site?
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th November 2011, 09:56 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 551
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Customer Service?

A big part of making your branding believable is maintaining consistency. Not much of a point in spending money on building up a positive/influential image if lousy customer support breaks the...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 24th November 2011, 09:53 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 518
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Hello...

Greetings, Julie! Plenty of very experienced and savvy individuals in here who can teach you a lot about internet marketing!
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th November 2011, 09:26 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 844
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Is this really 'marketing"?

Plenty of people in the non-IM/SEO marketing world who are also full of ****, bud. They're not always completely full of ****, but I digress. Even the best of them sometimes end up talking out of...
Forum: Social Media 24th November 2011, 06:40 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,384
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Is it ok to outsource getting likes Facebook FanPage?

Technically, it's not even viral if the fans aren't real or if they have no real interest. Plus, the idea of going viral is to have your idea spread more than once. Viral would ideally be:

Idea ->...
Forum: Social Media 24th November 2011, 01:58 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,384
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Is it ok to outsource getting likes Facebook FanPage?

It can be awkward, but is it awkward for everyone? I think one of the biggest issues a lot of marketers run into frequently is the assumption that everyone, or at least a majority, thinks like they...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th November 2011, 01:52 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 920
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Fake forum comments

Some things will change. For instance, there's still a big difference between then and now. For instance, it's a whole lot easier for someone even with basic google-fu and a good head on their...
Forum: Social Media 24th November 2011, 01:38 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,384
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Is it ok to outsource getting likes Facebook FanPage?

If you do, you better pray your client never finds out.:p

A part of why so many companies are starting to see "likes" as valuable is because of the perception that they're worth even more than an...
Forum: Copywriting 24th November 2011, 11:01 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,685
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: one day old snowblower ad goes viral - nearly 30,000 views!!

The copy is funny and entertaining for sure, but it still doesn't tell me much about the snowblower itself other than the fact that it's 4 years old, supposedly has been well-taken care of, has...
Forum: Copywriting 23rd November 2011, 11:16 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 815
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: The REAL Problem In Online Marketing

You're missing the point. The fact of the matter is that nowadays, it's almost a given that your product has to be good in order for your brand to survive more than a couple of weeks. So naturally,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd November 2011, 11:10 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,566
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: How do you invest your money?

Better yet, buy a house in a campustown as close to the actual campus as possible, and rent it out. Plenty of students with mommy and daddy's money who aren't very price sensitive when it comes to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd November 2011, 10:52 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,566
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: How do you invest your money?

I dunno about that, bud. If you want to diversify, just invest in an index.

Also, an MBA means jack **** in the world of investment banking and finance. Even if it's from Harvard.
Forum: Finished Contests & Challenges 23rd November 2011, 10:48 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 9,995
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: [CONTEST - Win easy $50] Give a name for a company!

I think your best bet would be to have a clearer definition of your mission statement and the kind of work you want to do before coming here with this contest. Sure, you may get lucky and come across...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd November 2011, 10:29 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 962
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Services are not an asset

A service becomes an asset when no one else can offer that same "service". That's why people do 1:1 coaching and all that stuff. To transform their commodity (service) into an asset (service w/...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd November 2011, 10:23 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 436
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Looking for Critque feedback On Offer

You do make a good point about the competition. However, if you think you're capable of saying the same thing they did in half the words, wouldn't that make it a much quicker and streamlined sale?
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd November 2011, 10:19 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 395
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: Facebook Question!

I would check out whatgives's paypal donation app. You can google it since I can't post links yet.

As far as creating the facebook page goes, consider what the benefits of using social media is:
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd November 2011, 10:02 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 453
Posted By Verisimilitude
Re: need your help

Depends on their media plan, assuming that they have one.

First, you may want to determine their reach/frequency goals. From there, you can determine what kind of GRPs/TRPs schedule they wanna...
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