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Forum: Mind Warriors 24th October 2012, 12:48 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,984
Re: Woke up at 4am Today

Nice work, Justin, keep it up!
Forum: Offline Marketing 24th October 2012, 12:40 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 745
Re: Where's the "thanks"?

I've also noticed it disappears from time to time. I thought maybe I was imagining it, but sounds like some sort of quirk with the forum. Hmmm.....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th October 2012, 12:39 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 627
Re: Why the 4th email? It's always the 4th email!

Again, one too many variables here to weigh in effectively. But I wouldn't obsess over their being some sort of curse on your 4th emails. For starters, change the day of the week it goes out, or...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th October 2012, 12:34 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 742
Re: Can I buy an address for Local SEO?

Yep, The UPS Store is your best bet, my friend.
Forum: Ad Networks (CPM/CPL, Display) 24th October 2012, 09:59 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,875
Re: Easy way to make $$$ with crappy traffic...

Great post, very well said. I very much agree that remnant traffic is not to be overlooked if you can dial in your CTRs and keep bids super low. Nice one.

~Best of Luck!
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 24th October 2012, 07:13 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 508
Re: Anyone know what's up with Bing?

This has not been my experience with Bing. My sites seems to set like concrete on Page1 in Bing rankings. It's the Google monster that really keeps me on my toes. : ) At least, for Google is where...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th October 2012, 07:10 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 853
Re: pulling my hair off... traffic that doesn't convert

I would definitely try split-testing with another sales pages, just for these visitors. Less text than 20 pages in word, perhaps a video, more images. Just create a second sales page, try a...
Forum: Mind Warriors 23rd October 2012, 10:12 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 634
Re: But I already have a good job!

I had already struck out and achieved success in real estate prior to pursuing online income. While I was getting my real estate biz off the ground, I was working full-time in the corporate world...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 23rd October 2012, 09:47 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,801
Re: Your Biggest SEO Tip in One Sentence?

It starts with proper market research to find the right opportunities - no point in going after hyper-competitive search terms, then, good on-page optimization and original content - LSI optimized...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 23rd October 2012, 09:37 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 418
Re: Do you often suffer low cost clicks?

Yep, welcome to the ups and downs of Adsense, folks. Adsense is great if you know what you're doing, as one income stream of several you should ideally have online. But this is just the nature of...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 23rd October 2012, 09:33 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 564
Re: AdSense: How Much Traffic You Really Need

Traffic needed really does depend on a lot of factors, and varies WIDELY per site. For instance, I have many super niche geo-targeted microsites that get WAY less than 1000 hits per month even, let...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 23rd October 2012, 09:22 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 435
Re: Adsense Problem

Yep, sounds like you're dealing with bidding price fluctuation, my friend. Usually not so significant as that, but it certainly happens from time to time.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 23rd October 2012, 09:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 406
Re: best affiliate network for beginner

I'd have to go with Commission Junction and Amazon. Best of Luck!
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 23rd October 2012, 09:10 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 4,166
Re: My first adsense clicks with Xfactor method

Great work, Ethan. Keep it up. Stay focused!

~ Best of Luck to You
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd October 2012, 08:48 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 960
Re: Which is the secret for failure?

It is most certainly not a lack of desire or passion, because that is exactly what drives people to buy so many WSO's and IM next best things - desire and passion. And of course there are other...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 22nd October 2012, 11:03 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 367
Re: Looking for ranking help on my new site.

You're in a highly competitive niche. So, add quality content over TIME and be patient, this is the only way. Beyond that, use software like Market Samurai to drill down into long tail keyword value...
Forum: Offline Marketing 22nd October 2012, 10:54 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 5,114
Re: Easy Direct Mail Method - Copy and Paste for Easy Profits

If you sent out 40 letters, cold, and got 5 calls, and 2 sales, then, honestly, you must be quite the magician. Good for you, and I don't mean that sarcastically. But seriously, those letters must...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd October 2012, 10:40 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 3,509
Re: Why are 99% of marketers only using wordpress sites? how did this frenzy start?

Pretty simply really - Wordpress is just a finely-tuned, well-oiled machine. Very user-friendly. SEO friendly. Google likes it. And literally Wordpress has plug-ins to achieve 99% of functions...
Forum: Website Design 22nd October 2012, 10:36 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 787
Re: Need to choose the technology for a website.

Drupal is in fact solid, but I'd still recommend going with Wordpress. I think you find it's both efficient and scalable for the kind of platform you're going for.

~Best of Luck!
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 22nd October 2012, 10:22 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,827
Re: Take a look at my woocommerce site.

My advice would be to get a big honkin' toll free number in your header, top right, as well as a business address. Both will make you look more legit and build trust.

~All the Best!
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd October 2012, 10:18 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 687
Re: Can't get members to join!

Yep, you need to really fill it out with profiles, at least enough to entice the visitors you are getting to stick around awhile. Secondly, where is your traffic coming from? Odds are if you're...
Forum: Website Design 22nd October 2012, 10:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 432
Re: Planning to launch a new website

Use Market Samurai to hewn in and narrow your keywords and phrases that are where the opportunities will lie in your niche. Ignore this advice at your peril! Seriously, in that niche, dig, drill in...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd October 2012, 10:00 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 446
Re: Where did you go!

I second that, Themeforest is solid.

~ Go Forth, Young Samurias!
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 22nd October 2012, 09:45 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,089
Re: Best payment gateway to sell seo services, other than paypal?

I'd recommend using both Paypal and Square. That and of course allow clients the option to pay by check through the mail. Very few will go that route, but you want to have it as an option because...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th October 2012, 09:55 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 917
Re: I just found a perfect domain for my business...but!

Personally, I wouldn't sweat the scenario of the owners of the .net or .com cloning your site, replicating your business model, and ranking above you. That is a highly unlikely outcome indeed, and...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th October 2012, 09:50 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 559
Re: Should I outsource marketing or not?

I'd outsource both the SEO and the deal-finding. Though, the deal-finding would be the most time-consuming, so, at the very least, try to tweak the model so you can outsource or automate that part....
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 17th October 2012, 09:43 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,606
Re: Hosting for Wordpress

Hostgator + Business Plan = Happy Customers. Do it.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th October 2012, 09:37 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 12,573
Re: Robert Kiyosaki's Shocking Bankruptcy!!!

I'm not defending his actions, I'd just like to say that he's not personally declaring bankruptcy, he's just doing so with one of his biz entities, shedding dead weight, if you will. Personally,...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 16th October 2012, 10:46 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 629
Re: What link building strategy should I use?

To concur with a few replies here, build those links, but quality over quantity! And quality means getting links from relevant sites to your niche, and also keyword variations on the anchor text used...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 16th October 2012, 10:32 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 607
Re: New Site...need help!

Okay, hmmm, couple things....
1) Why is your ecommerce shop on a subdomain? That is not ideal, put on your main domain if possible.
2) On the main site, the background is fine, but your logo font...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th October 2012, 10:22 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 531
Re: Anyone else have a problem with Hostgator yesterday?

That's strange. We are all clear on this end. Thanks for the tip though, will look into it and report back if I see anything with a sample of our Hostgator sites. Cheers!
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th October 2012, 10:46 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 655
Re: What email do you use

If you're serious about IM, you're going to need a biz hosting account with unlimited domains allowed. Good news is you can get that cheaply through Hostgator, seriously, it's under 10 bucks per...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th October 2012, 10:41 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,338
Re: Turning Word Press Blog into Sales Page?

I would definitely not convert the blog to a sales page. A couple options are to create a subpage on the blog that is the sales letter, and then have posts in the blog internally link to that.
...
Forum: Offline Marketing 15th October 2012, 10:37 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,290
Re: What do you use to host demo sites for clients?

Wordpress sites hosted on an unlimited domain Hostgator business account. No buts about it.

Press On, Young Samurai's!
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th October 2012, 11:01 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 1,500
Re: Where does everybody find the time ?

Rod - well said. You absolutely need to minimize distraction, and focus on one on-line project at a time. This is the ONLY way for 99% people to ever succeed in making money online. It took me...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th October 2012, 10:45 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 860
Re: This is Really Cool!

Agreed, it's a delicate balance, but, personally, we never go vague and cheap with list emails. You have to remember, you're building a brand, and that brand should have integrity, and staying...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th October 2012, 10:35 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,097
Re: classified ads

Our SEO agency gets great mileage out of Backpage, Locanto, Classifieds.com, and Ebay Classifieds. Free ads. Make them HTML, and host the images on a domain of yours or your clients. Solid...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 9th October 2012, 10:28 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 825
Re: Is Google still punishing for domains on same IP?

Agreed, IP address only becomes a factor if you truly have LARGE numbers of sites generated from the same IP, AND you are engaging in black hat techniques like crazy. Otherwise, not a big thing. As...
Forum: Offline Marketing 8th October 2012, 11:24 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 739
Re: cold emails?

I'd agree that you really don't have much to worry about in terms of spam repercussions unless you really are mass emailing thousands of people at once with the same exact message.

That's the...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 5th October 2012, 11:03 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 339
Re: Problems with paypal?

Here's the truth, in almost any business, people that buy from you can get their money back if they really want to. In a retail business, for example, people can literally come to you store, buy...
Forum: Offline Marketing 4th October 2012, 10:44 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 22,277
Re: HOSTING - How much do you charge your clients?

You should be packaging your hosting fees with 1 to 2 other services. As an example, if you have a Hostgator business account, then you're getting unlimited domains, so it really costs you nothing...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th October 2012, 10:39 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 2,942
Re: Ouch! Internet Marketer Fined $163 million dollars :O

Karma people, karma. Keep it clean. She should be ashamed of herself. No discussion necessary!
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd October 2012, 09:46 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 652
Re: Starting some Offline cold calling. Payment questions?

<Are you allowed to setup recurring billing on a personal account? >

No, even on the base level merchant account with Paypal you cannot set up recurring billing. Unfortunately!

<Does the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd October 2012, 09:32 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 548
Re: Cold called to try sell a simple magnet ad, have appt. to sell lead gen with adwords!

Great post, way to turn that "no" into a great opportunity. And great technique with the newsletter, so many people fail or give up too early with offline prospecting, because they fail to see...
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd October 2012, 09:15 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 593
Re: Legality Question

I would definitely form an LLC and then use DBAs for your two brands. Here's the thing though. I would NOT worry about doing this before starting your marketing etc...The danger for many people is...
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd October 2012, 08:58 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,000
Re: My Offline post card for Online Business

I concur with the feedback most are giving here, first things first, fix the grammatical errors and improve the copy. Secondly, I'd suggest revamping the panda, make him smaller, and more...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd October 2012, 08:48 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 9,574
Re: How do you make money with clickbank ?

Several great responses on here. I'd also advise building your list first, within a given niche market, and then promoting CB products appropriate to that niche market to the list. This is not an...
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd October 2012, 08:32 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 874
Re: My Big Goal : $45 000 in 90 days.

Great goal and enthusiasm. And hat's off that you can take that much cold calling and not get burned out! I really don't know too many marketers that can keep that kind of cold call volume going,...
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd October 2012, 08:25 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 637
Re: Client Needs Custom Email Templates - Who To Use?

I agree, I would sub this out to a freelance designer, otherwise you could be wasting valuable time figuring out the coding, unless of course you are very good and quick with HTML. Just grab the...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 3rd October 2012, 08:20 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,439
Re: Don't be afraid to talk to business owners!

I couldn't agree more with this post! I would also add that you should ALWAYS have your business cards on you. I have acquired many new off-line clients this way, no pre-planning, just be aware of...
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