Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 
16th March 2016, 03:18 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 449 Re: Would a local site be a viable business?
Tom, some excellent points you make. One of the main reasons I was attracted to the local idea is precisely because of the ability to leverage offline marketing methods, something that is very...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
15th March 2016, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 35
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
15th March 2016, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 447 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
14th March 2016, 04:35 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 639 Re: Amazon Hits Yet More Incredible Growth
That might be. But the key is that one needs to be able to source products that are in demand, and do so cheaply. I have read about people who make £20k sales a month but the profits are only a...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
13th March 2016, 04:58 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 639 Re: Amazon Hits Yet More Incredible Growth
Amazon affiliate program just wasn't worth it for me. High conversion rate despite the 24 hour cookie. But the commissions were pathetic. Replaced it with Adsense. Adsense clicks are worth quite a...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
12th March 2016, 04:44 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 449 Would a local site be a viable business?
I am thinking about the idea of making a site to cater to local people and interests. My plan is for it to be more than just an informational site, more of a combination of informational and...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
15th February 2016, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 627 Re: First Amazon affiliate sales
Thanks for all the the feedback. As someone rightly suggested, I think it's a matter of getting a lot of traffic. The conversions are always going to be much better with Amazon than with other...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
14th February 2016, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
14th February 2016, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 627 First Amazon affiliate sales
Conversions are superb in the little time so far at over 20% but horrible commissions, with just $4 credited. Should I continue? Even at 6% (if you generate more than five sales in a month), you are...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
13th February 2016, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 228 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
13th February 2016, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 400 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
11th February 2016, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 598 Re: Amazon should offer 30 day cookie
Most stores I notice grab people's email during the checkout process. I get regular emails from various stores and in each case my email was handed over during checkout.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
11th February 2016, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 598 Re: Amazon should offer 30 day cookie
Another thing, if people buy only after several exposures then why do online stores spend so much money on Adwords? They would only spend if they were converting. Maybe they are catching on to people...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
11th February 2016, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 598 Re: Amazon should offer 30 day cookie
I really doubt people require seven exposures to buy something if it's priced at, say, $40, unless it's a complex tool say, but something costing over a hundred it might be more understandable people...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
11th February 2016, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 598 Amazon should offer 30 day cookie
So many people would replace Adsense and even other affiliate code on their sites with Amazon. With Amazon's excellent presell through their product descriptions, customer reviews that often mean...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
7th February 2016, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 60
Views: 2,831 Re: Is the Forex niche the way to go?
I don't trade Forex but it took me around two years to become consistently profitable day trading stocks and index futures. I procrastinate a lot with my websites but with trading you simply can't...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
5th February 2016, 04:18 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,679 |
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Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping
5th February 2016, 04:04 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 714 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
5th February 2016, 02:12 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 248 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
4th February 2016, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 723 Health niche very difficult to monetise
Contrary to what people might think, it's not a very easy easy area to monetise outside of Adsense. I am not talking about beauty niche, which sometimes wrongly is bundled with health. The problem...
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Forum: Pay Per Click/Search Engine Marketing (PPC/SEM)
4th February 2016, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping
3rd February 2016, 06:45 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 714 Re: You've sourced the product, what next?
I would prefer to use dropship ideally because it's far less risky even if the profits aren't as good. From your experience, do/did your ecommerce stores convert well using PPC to drive traffic? I...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
2nd February 2016, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 348 Re: Responsive Adsense ad?
It was an easy fix in the end. The ads are now appropriate for the device used. I am already seeing significant boost in revenue by this time of day. Hopefully it will continue. It certainly should...
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Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping
2nd February 2016, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 714 You've sourced the product, what next?
You've sourced the product and you want to make use of Amazon's FBA program. When you order from supplier do you simply fill out Amazon's shipping details in place of yours. I have a selling account...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
1st February 2016, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 348 Re: Responsive Adsense ad?
Is it possible to insert an ad code to show up only on desktop/tablet but not mobile? How do I exclude mobile using some code within the ad?
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Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping
1st February 2016, 03:08 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 737 Re: Selling directly on Amazon
How do you source manufacturer without visiting the country? Of course I would love to be able to source directly from manufacturers in China or wherever else as that would leave comfortable margins...
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Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping
1st February 2016, 03:05 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 737 |
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Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping
1st February 2016, 03:04 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 737 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
1st February 2016, 02:50 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 631 Re: Amazon Affiliate CONFUSION - Help
Can't believe Amazon still doesn't geo target their users to land on their local Amazon site. They obviously don't put too much effort into the program. Why would they? With only a 24 hour cookie...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
1st February 2016, 02:44 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 348 Responsive Adsense ad?
When I implement the responsive unit it shows up fine on the mobile but it displays the small 460 by 90 banner on the desktop and tablet. This unit has a low CTR. But when I use the 336 by 280, which...
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Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping
31st January 2016, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 807 Best ways to find dropship partners
I would especially love insights from experienced sellers who have partnered with drop shippers. Do you use drop ship sites, or go around finding distributors of products you wanted to sell and...
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Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping
31st January 2016, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 737 Re: Selling directly on Amazon
Let me give you one example of what I mean. One of the major dropship Chinese sites is Chinavision. All the products they have there is very difficult to sell after mark up. I have seen some...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
31st January 2016, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 628 Re: How do Amazon sites get traffic?
Some good points made. Thanks. Information will help.
By the way, is it worth promoting Amazon due to its 24 hour cookie? I read somewhere that if you send the prospective customer directly to the...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
31st January 2016, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
31st January 2016, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 793 |
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Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping
31st January 2016, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 737 Re: Selling directly on Amazon
I made this point. I said the products are either second rate (generally non-branded, cheap quality) or they are of standard quality but tend to be too costly to import.
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Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping
31st January 2016, 06:55 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 737 Selling directly on Amazon
I think to make serious money online one needs to sell stuff. Adsense will earn you a nice passive income each month but unless you have wildly popular sites,most not really going to bring in...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
31st January 2016, 06:45 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 628 How do Amazon sites get traffic?
I am on about Amazon affiliate sites. They generally tend to be review type sites with few other pages of content. I can't imagine they would rank well on Google because they are generally considered...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
31st January 2016, 05:21 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 991  Link building is outdated. Don't bother
The only way to build links is to publish content that is good enough to draw natural linking. I never did much link building in the past and gave up on it altogether around two years ago. You could...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
27th October 2015, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 720 Re: Would a single product site work?
Good point. I could perhaps build the initial 4-5 pages, then expand when I get better ideas. No, it's not a herbal product. I am staying away from those now. It's a very interesting niche (not in...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
26th October 2015, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 5,730 Re: How to make 5000$ a month ?
Requires both. You need to constantly think on your feet. You often get ideas when you least expect. Even if you start making money later on without much work, it is only because of the hard work and...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
26th October 2015, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 720 Would a single product site work?
I have come across a product which I use myself at home. It amazing, far better than alternatives that people generally use. The product in question isn't expensive either, though around two or three...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
26th October 2015, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 321 Amazon affiliate link localiser
Are the links localised or does it have to be done manually? The other option it seems available is the EasyAzon plugin, with a $47 price tag.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
25th October 2015, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 534 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
25th October 2015, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 534 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
25th October 2015, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 534 |
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Forum: Email Marketing
25th October 2015, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 758 Re: Mailchimp requires address
Can you avoid showing your address with this service? That's the key for me.
I have had a regular Amazon account for years now.
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Forum: Email Marketing
25th October 2015, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 758 Re: Mailchimp requires address
What do you mean by commercial email? Are regular blog posts considered commercial?
If I do sign up for an address then do you if its possible to hide it from the subcribers at all times? I want...
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Forum: Email Marketing
25th October 2015, 06:12 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 758 Re: Mailchimp requires address
I've just looked. It costs almost $200 a year to rent a PO Box from Royal Mail (around $150 for self-collection service). Any cheaper alternatives?
Perhaps, I should just use a Wordpress plugin to...
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Forum: Email Marketing
25th October 2015, 06:02 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 758 Mailchimp requires address
I don't want my subscribers to see my home address. How do get around this problem? I have no other addresses I can use.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
24th October 2015, 04:01 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 2,004 Re: is fiverr still hot?
Fivver is brilliant for banners and site logos. Why pay $50 when you can get the same thing done (exactly as you specify, or even better) for $5 to $10. I will always get banners and logos done on...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
23rd October 2015, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 512 Re: Newbie Niche Site Strategy
I think you are right in saying smaller sites often convert better. Small niche sites do better than larger niche sites that are too big and in the process lose focus. The real major benefit of...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
23rd October 2015, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 402 Re: Youtube rewarding junk
^I understand. But what these guys are doing is producing junk material. There are some very good YouTube channels with intellectual (or at least semi- intellectual)discussion but they tend to be far...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
23rd October 2015, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 402 Re: Youtube rewarding junk
I think they're days of earning high are numbered. Just like MFAs can no longer rank with poor content, YouTube will move to a stage where they reward excellence, not stupid videos that do nothing...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
23rd October 2015, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 402 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
23rd October 2015, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 402 Youtube rewarding junk
No, I am not envious. Society now rewards junk.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34504053
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