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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th June 2014, 07:15 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 481
Posted By angela99
Re: Question About E-book Sales

It's been a good while since I ran a WSO, but my best tip would be to focus on your sales funnel, rather than purely on sales. The WSO is a wonderful place for people to get to know you, and think...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th May 2013, 04:09 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 560
Posted By angela99
Re: How are you using the Cloud?

Joe, I haven't read the other thread, so I don't know what was discussed there.

As for applications and services in the cloud, I use Evernote, Dropbox and Box:

* Evernote | Remember everything...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th May 2013, 03:52 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 889
Posted By angela99
Re: What should newbies focus on if writing skills are their greatest weakness?

Bless your heart, WhereDoIEvenStart, why are you focusing on weaknesses? We all have them, no one's perfect.

FWIW, your writing skills are fine. You're a marketer, you're not writing to win the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th May 2013, 03:16 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 7,124
Posted By angela99
Re: Think You Are Going To Be Rich Selling WSO's? Think Again

Brilliant, Jarrett.

The takeaway from this is: you don't have to do what everyone else is doing.

Just DO SOMETHING. It may "work", but even if it "fails", you will learn a lot.

Spending $40...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd May 2013, 03:49 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,806
Posted By angela99
Re: If Sex Sells, How About We Try in On the Kindle...

In erotica, it's not about the sex, it's about the people.

If you look at the top sellers in erotica, the authors who write a dozen books and more, and whose sales increase steadily, they write...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st May 2013, 05:27 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,634
Posted By angela99
Re: I just bought a blue yeti microphone!

Me too, I'm JEALOUS of your new Yeti.

I've used my little Snowball for years, and love it, but I'm looking forward to getting a Yeti. I've heard people raving about it, and it looks fantastic.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th April 2013, 04:20 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,725
Posted By angela99
Re: If you want to get rich, you've gotta relax... dammit!

Great post, Mark.

It's not about the money, it's about the passion.

When we're passionate, we can sell anything. Enthusiasm sells. In copywriting, if you don't care about a product -- if you...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th April 2013, 07:00 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 929
Posted By angela99
Re: Writing articles or blog post - What do you use?

I use: (Mac) TextMate (http://macromates.com) -- it's a text editor and saves in many, many formats.

For the Web, I save my files in Markdown -- Daring Fireball: Markdown...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th April 2013, 04:59 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,635
Posted By angela99
Re: Using a copyrighted image without permission

clever7, if you don't own the image, and don't know who does, why not remove it?

You said: "I found this image at Google images in 2009 and I used it in a Squidoo lens at that period of time."
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th April 2013, 04:43 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,521
Posted By angela99
Short Stories Banned on the Kindle?

I know that many writers are writing short stories for Amazon's Kindle Store; I'm doing that myself.

The Digital Reader had an interesting article yesterday: Is Amazon Banning Short-Short Fiction...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th April 2013, 02:29 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,140
Posted By angela99
Re: Thoughts about weebly?

Coronald, I've been using Weebly for many years. Originally, I used it to promote affiliate products. Then I maintained it because I was recommending it to students. Now I have a couple of sites on...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th April 2013, 10:48 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 792
Posted By angela99
Re: How would you deal with this customer situation?

Hi FitMarketer

When I said:



I meant two things:

1. UPSELL
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th April 2013, 03:26 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 768
Posted By angela99
Re: Kindle review tip

Cam, sell WHILE you're writing. Start selling as soon as you get an idea for a new ebook.

By the time your book's written, and up on Amazon, you should have a slew of eager buyers. Ask those...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th April 2013, 03:06 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 792
Posted By angela99
Re: How would you deal with this customer situation?

FitMarketer, people only know what you tell them. Be kind, professional and polite.

Say something like:

Hey Bob (or whatever his name is :-)). Thank you for getting in touch. It's great to hear...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th April 2013, 03:37 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 804
Posted By angela99
Re: what are your top 10 plugins?

opalfx, a couple of weeks ago, my answer would have been different.

After spending at least five hours struggling with plugin incompatibilities on two blogs, however, here's my answer:

*...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th April 2013, 03:27 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 580
Posted By angela99
Re: Bloggers! I need your help

I've explored lots of alternatives to GReader over the past few weeks.

Finally, I've settled on a combination of:

* Feedly: feedly. feed your mind. (http://www.feedly.com/)

* Flipboard...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd April 2013, 04:07 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 408
Posted By angela99
Re: What to show potential clients?

Chris, your clients need to trust you.

Take this to heart: they DON'T CARE about SEO and social media. They care about their business.

So, focus on the benefits. Don't go into the ins and outs...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd April 2013, 03:54 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 555
Posted By angela99
Re: Spam Comments on Wordpress

Hi Jaba. I resisted using Captchas on my blogs for many months, until the spam just got too much. On one of my blogs, which ended up on someone's list of "do follow links" blogs, I was getting 400 a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd April 2013, 05:20 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 461
Posted By angela99
Re: what to do with unused lists ?

e4job, your "lists" are people, individuals... to state the blindingly obvious. :-) (OK, some may be spam robots, but not all.)

They gave you their information for a reason. Your owe them respect,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st April 2013, 10:33 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 730
Posted By angela99
Re: What is your favorite traffic sourse?

Blogging. First and always. :-)

I've recently started paying attention to Slidehare -- Upload & Share PowerPoint presentations and documents (http://www.slideshare.net) -- it seems to have lots of...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th April 2013, 04:17 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 615
Posted By angela99
Re: What would you do...

This sounds very odd to me. I do a lot of coaching, and he shouldn't be ignoring you. Are you asking specific questions which are directly related to the material?

You might be right that he's not...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th April 2013, 02:54 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 541
Posted By angela99
Re: How Do I Keep My More Professional Subscribers Happy??

Hi Nicolas.

I wouldn't worry about it. Your "professional" subscribers are well aware that everything on the Internet is in constant flux.

Therefore, your point of view is as valid as theirs....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th April 2013, 03:51 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 531
Posted By angela99
Re: Which domain sounds better, one starting with "my..." or with "your..."

From a copywriting perspective, it's always YOU, since everyone's primary concern is What's In It For Me (WIIFM).

You can read MyHairDresser.com from a 'You" point of view, I suppose -- the...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 16th April 2013, 04:49 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 505
Posted By angela99
Re: Using Wordpress SEO Plugins - Question

Use whatever SEO plugin you're using optimize your posts.

That will over-ride the built-in form. From memory, All in One SEO has an option to ensure that that happens, but it happens anyway.

As...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th April 2013, 04:42 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 564
Posted By angela99
Re: Got My First Cheque (Check) - Woo hoo!

Kudos to you -- I know it's a huge boost when you make your first few dollars online.

The thrill won't fade. I wish you many more successes. Once you know that YOU can do it, that's a huge hurdle...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th April 2013, 03:30 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,103
Posted By angela99
Re: Warriors using "Rolodex" in their product name open to Legal Action !!!

Yes, ditto to what other posters have said: Rolodex is a trademark, so anyone using the term is in violation of the mark.

See "Rolodex" is a registered trademark: ROLODEX - Reviews & Brand...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th April 2013, 03:57 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 645
Posted By angela99
Re: What Percentage of WSOs Succeed?

Hi jungl.

As with everything else, WHY you want to do something is all that counts. WHY do you want to release a WSO?

If a WSO doesn't fit into your current business model, you shouldn't...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 13th April 2013, 06:41 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 941
Posted By angela99
Re: The Absolute Best Method For Getting Subscribers Fast?

roley, what do you want the subs to do when you've "got" them?

I was chatting with someone this morning who wants to build a list for a line of ebooks he's releasing. He's like you, he wants LOTS...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th April 2013, 04:17 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,764
Posted By angela99
Re: Solo Ads...My journey

tapiatom -- kudos to you for taking action. :-)

Now you have subscribers, give them what they signed up to receive. Subscribers are hard to find, so once you have them, nurture them, by giving the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th April 2013, 03:59 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 783
Posted By angela99
Re: If you had to do it all over again...

What everyone else said -- lists, lists, lists...

I wouldn't change my business model -- info products -- I'd just focus on creating smaller products more often, rather than fussing and creating...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th April 2013, 03:35 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 775
Posted By angela99
Re: What channels are there to get traffic to a new website?

Image marketing (Pinterest, Instagram) was big last year.

It seems to be even bigger this year, with Flipboard's new "magazines" feature. Some 100K magazines were created in the first 24 hours of...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th April 2013, 04:33 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 395
Posted By angela99
Re: Questions to Freelancers - about bidding for gigs

Affmemo, bidding on the outsourcing sites can be a great idea, if you're just starting out.

Here's why:

* You build your portfolio;

* You get feedback;

* You get real-world experience...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th April 2013, 04:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 645
Posted By angela99
Re: Anyone know of a great screen-capture and annotations tool for Mac?

I use Skitch (free) Skitch | Evernote (http://evernote.com/skitch/) It was bought by Evernote. Sadly Skitch was better before Evernote bought it, but it's nevertheless my go-to tool.

If you want...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th April 2013, 06:42 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 605
Posted By angela99
Re: What kind of money are copywriters making?

Heath, as other posters have said, copywriters (writers who write sales material), make a lot of money. There's a reason for this -- they're making money for their clients.

The World English...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th April 2012, 02:23 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 652
Posted By angela99
Re: Do you feel it necessary to have a blog for IM?

Brian, I started blogging in 2000.

I had no idea WHY I needed a blog... I did it anyway. It's the one decision I made that helped me to be successful online.

In 2000, blogging was "journaling"....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th April 2012, 02:11 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 808
Posted By angela99
Re: Outsourcers Confidentiality about Business Ideas

Rick, people can and do grab your ideas. That said, the chance that the person you hire to build your site will be the one sleaze in 1000 that does so are pretty slim.

Website developers,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th April 2012, 03:04 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,198
Posted By angela99
Re: Are You That Desperate?

People charge what they charge. Why worry about it?

I'm a writer, so it used to annoy the heck out of me that otherwise competent writers valued their services so low that they charged $10 an...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th April 2012, 02:51 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,006
Posted By angela99
Re: Do you find it easy to give advice, but struggle to take your own advice?

In a word, no. :-)

Here's why: anyone who's been in IM for a few years has made lots of mistakes. Since we've made the mistakes that people ask about, we can share what we know.

It's all too...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd April 2012, 03:19 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,528
Posted By angela99
Re: Can you Post Full News Strories from Other Sources?

They probably are not breaking the law when they post complete content.

I'm sure they have contracts with sites to use material.

We can't see what goes on in the background to what we see...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd April 2012, 03:11 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 831
Posted By angela99
Re: Another "new guy" question...

The best advice: do a MARKETING course.

Internet marketing is marketing, first and foremost. If you understand the basics of marketing, you'll succeed.

The WF is a wonderful place, but it's an...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd April 2012, 02:43 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,528
Posted By angela99
Re: Can you Post Full News Strories from Other Sources?

Content curation (aggregation) is big. However, if you try to republish FULL material without permission, you'll get into trouble. That's not fair use. It's theft, to put it bluntly.

You're not...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd April 2012, 02:25 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 482
Posted By angela99
Re: Reconsidering the products you've put on hold

Paul, I always have products in various stages:

* Stage 1: Bare idea, with brainstorming;

* Stage 2: Early draft, to get structure, and the POINT of the product (what will the reader get from...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st April 2012, 03:01 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 637
Posted By angela99
Re: Branding Your Name

Eduard, your name is a GIFT. As you point out, Gary Vaynerchuk manages. :-)

Include "how to say my name" info on your site. The "gift" is that people need to think about YOU. Getting people to pay...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st April 2012, 02:42 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,307
Posted By angela99
Re: Screen capture / video recording software like Camtasia

I have Camtasia for Mac, and Screenflow too.

However, most of the time I just use Jing: Jing, screenshot and screencast software from TechSmith (http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html)

Because:
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 20th April 2012, 03:43 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 8,207
Posted By angela99
Re: Make 2500$ in 10 days starting from 0 !

Of course it is.

It depends on where you're standing however. That is, how much do you know how to do? How well do you know an audience? (Nothing happens until you sell something to someone -- to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 20th April 2012, 03:25 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 747
Posted By angela99
Re: Do you think newbies are trying to drive a car without the engine?

What George said; you're totally right.

Newbies forget about the MARKETING in Internet marketing.

It's a forest and trees thing. They see saplings and trees, and forget about the forest.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th April 2012, 03:03 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 609
Posted By angela99
Re: Trademark issue?

(Sigh) Do what they say. You've infringed on their trademark.

See: Trademark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark)

The section, "Maintaining Rights",...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th April 2012, 02:34 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 7,747
Posted By angela99
Re: Difference Between a $7, $37, $97, $497 and $2000 Product Offer?

Exactly.

Let's say you're a product creator, and you've created a 20 page ebook on the basics of content marketing post-Panda. You've included resources and a couple of mind maps, as well as a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th April 2012, 03:08 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,155
Posted By angela99
Re: Newbie Launching Ghostwriting Business - Advice Appreciated

As others have said, you start by writing some articles to show what you can do.

Bear in mind that your website's also a "writing sample", as is the post you've just written. For writers,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th April 2012, 02:47 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 642
Posted By angela99
Re: How to promote a product without annoying my audience

I'm sure you've heard the term "presell."

When you're marketing, you're not selling anything -- you leave that to the sales page, which should do all the SELLING necessary.

You presell.

You...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th April 2012, 04:46 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,332
Posted By angela99
Re: Creating and Selling Ebooks.

No disrespect, Newff, but you're asking the wrong questions.

Start with this question: "How can I use what I know to HELP others?"

That's the only question you need.

It may take some...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 16th April 2012, 03:10 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,887
Posted By angela99
Re: Kindle Niche Research? How To Do It?

Three sites:

1. Amazon

2. Magazines.com

3. Bookstores

Amazon
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th April 2012, 02:57 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 984
Posted By angela99
Re: Do you really want these fools representing your business?

Yes, outsourcing is a disaster for many folk new to IM. It's just a waste of time and money; the "outsourcer" doesn't have a clue, nor do the folk he hires. It's the blind leading the blind.

I...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th April 2012, 05:16 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 814
Posted By angela99
Re: Tip for Warriors who need to write a sales page! (DIY TIP)

Here's the world's second easiest sales page...

1. Write a headline. (Keep it honest. This cuts down on refunds.)

2. Write three benefits of your product.

3. Tell your own story, (or that of...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th April 2012, 04:56 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,656
Posted By angela99
Re: How Do You Research To Write a High Quality Article?

Daniel, primary research is always better, if you have the time. And if you want to write a quality article, you need to take the time. :-)

Re the dentist. OF COURSE you would ask him. He's the...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 14th April 2012, 03:25 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 814
Posted By angela99
Re: How do you do your research? Adwords - Market Samurai ...Something else?

None of the above. I use magazines -- Discount Magazine Subscriptions & Deals | Magazines.com (http://www.magazines.com/)

If there are no magazines with ADVERTISERS covering a niche, then it's not...
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