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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th February 2011, 09:54 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 753
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: PLR and Article Spinning

If you outsource your articles you should have no problems submitting them to article directories so long as the writer you outsource to doesn't just hand you back a bunch of PLRs that he/she has...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th November 2008, 03:28 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 871
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Any tips on writing good headlines based on rating tool?

Well actually, it seems that it should be possible to get 200%, all you need is a list of 20 words with weight 2. That way for a 20 word headline you'd have (40/20)*100 = 200%

It seems a nice tool...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th November 2008, 02:52 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 871
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Any tips on writing good headlines based on rating tool?

Yeap, I know lol. Still, how is this for interesting.

Taking that 100% one: "Every Damn Secret You Need to Succeed"

Now add words:

"Discover Every Damn Secret You Need to Succeed" - 87.5%...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th November 2008, 02:21 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 871
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Any tips on writing good headlines?

"Be Free to Do What You Want to Do, Work When You Want to Work, and Enjoy Life the Way Life Should be Enjoyed" - 55% (it cut off after 20 words though)

"Who are you what do you want and where do...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th November 2008, 01:48 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,386
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: We're Being Invaded..."Thank You For Sharing"...

I was actually pretty tempted to put "thank you for sharing" as my reply, but figured that would possibly be a bad move on my part. ;)

Yeah, will keep my eyes open too - I've seen a couple but...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th November 2008, 10:50 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,292
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Can Somebody PLEASE Explain These Refunds To Me?

Well, I'm Malaysian (see list of IP-lax nations provided Paul's post above), and I have to admit that you have a point.

Personally, I've never requested a refund for anything that I've purchased...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd November 2008, 01:51 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 2,163
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Where Can I Find People Who Need Articles Written?

Hey Alyssa,

Personally, I'd recommend posting in the Warriors for Hire section of the forum. My own ad there has gotten me a lot of work, and it appears that the other writers with threads up and...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 22nd November 2008, 05:31 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,191
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: The Steve Wagenheim Pledge...Who Wants To Take It?

Seeing as he pledged not to engage in debates, I guess that includes this one. ;)

Nothing wrong him doing what he's proposing to do though. To each their own.

-Vish.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th November 2008, 04:57 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 966
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: What's the difference between article "spinning" & aricle "rewriting"?

I think that software and/or people have maligned article 'spinning' quite a bit. The definitions that people have posted above seem pretty accurate as far as what is expected out of the two terms...
Forum: Copywriting 13th November 2008, 01:24 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 951
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Is this good copy for my Donation page?

Well, every emperor had nobility to back him up.

Feudal system 101 - Ruling is a lot of work, so get others to do the tough parts for you, and then collect taxes.

You'll still be Earth Emperor,...
Forum: Copywriting 13th November 2008, 12:17 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 951
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Is this good copy for my Donation page?

Oh boy, the headline possibilities of this are great. Lets see...

Earn the Gratitude of the Soon-To-Be First EVER Earth Emperor!


or..

Future Earth Emperor Now Giving Away Cheap Titles!...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th November 2008, 06:22 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 561
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: the best digg wordpress plugin?

I think DiggZ-Et (http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/diggz-et/) by Ryan Christenson might be what you're looking for.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th November 2008, 08:08 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 597
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Teach me how

Pity :(.

I suppose if you have regular clients you could request that they pay you monthly or something, but heh, I'm all out otherwise.

Good luck, hope someone else can help you.

Regards,
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th November 2008, 08:02 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 597
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Teach me how

Honestly, I'm not entirely sure exactly what you want to be taught, but here's a few alternatives that you may want to pursue.

Paypal: Not sure what exactly you mean by Paypal not functioning.. is...
Forum: Copywriting 9th October 2008, 01:13 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,516
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Copywriting services for $1/500 words; Is it decent or desperate move?

Commonly, I'd suggest places like getafreelancer.com, DP forums, and so on.
Forum: Copywriting 6th October 2008, 10:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 828
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Hey Gang, Rate this Copy

Hm, I like it, but then again I'm a complete sucker for stories.

One thing, I don't know if this is just me, but some parts of it felt... hesitant.

"For a limited time, you don’t have to pay...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th October 2008, 06:23 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,026
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Price in EURO rather than USD$ due to changing economic climate?

Seeing as neither the Euro nor the USD seem to be all that stable, maybe we should use Swiss Francs? ;)

Or is that not as stable as it used to be either...

Worst case scenario I guess we could...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st October 2008, 11:03 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 621
Posted By zephyrwriting
Steps to Niche Selection

Hey guys,

I was wondering if anyone could help me review the steps that I currently use to scope out niches, and possibly suggest some alternatives.

1. Use Google Adwords Keyword Tool to get an...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st October 2008, 05:20 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,541
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Ezine Articles is getting picky.....

Seem to be a number of those issues lately, but I haven't had any trouble with it. If you wish you could PM me about it - insert the article and I'll see if I can help ascertain why they'd say that....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st October 2008, 12:25 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,541
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Ezine Articles is getting picky.....

Disregarding my personal feelings on the matter for a moment...

1. Does ezinearticles.com have the right to choose what they want to publish or not for whatever reason?
Yes.

2. Can they use...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th September 2008, 01:54 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,429
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: I'm calm now so I will share my 'AMAZING' idea.

Allowing such a thing would automatically enable easier piracy I'm guessing. Personally, unless that aspect can be addressed, I do not think that any movie studio would agree to it.

-Vish.
Forum: Copywriting 30th September 2008, 04:54 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 732
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Copywriting feedback sought

Think that perhaps if you differentiated the first headline, i.e. "Read on to learn.." from the text (headline?) below it, i.e. "Now, for the first time..."

In fact I think personally I would...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th September 2008, 04:20 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 687
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Why Don't My Ezine Articles Rank Well For Long Tails?

Have you tried promoting your ezine articles?

Not entirely sure whether the back links from social networks count, but they probably do - or at least, I see no reason why they wouldn't.

At very...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th September 2008, 04:14 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 497
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: can someone explain this please

I'm no expert, but I think:

1. You can give someone access to your site, but control their privileges by setting up an additional account, depending on the database/software that you are using....
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 27th September 2008, 03:11 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,430
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Speed SEO Competition - Are you the best? Win $100 and MORE!

Intriguing, and being the sucker for intriguing things that I am, I think I'm in too. :)

-Vish.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th September 2008, 01:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 724
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Ezine Articles Having Issues?

Hrm, I had a small issue with ezine yesterday but dismissed it as a one off. Somehow after submitting an article, I ended up with one copy of it in the 'up for review' section, and another three...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th September 2008, 12:54 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 857
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: How do I make sales with no money to advertise?

Article marketing maybe? Seems like you can string sentences together, so why not go down that road?

-Vish.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th September 2008, 10:37 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 699
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Who will be the first warrior to reach 10,000 posts?

At one point, a forum that I frequented had a posts count in crossed out sets of 5 (prison style, I guess you could call it, IIII)

Imagine if that were applied here. ;)

-Vish.

ps: for...
Forum: Copywriting 25th September 2008, 07:59 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,516
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Copywriting services for $1/500 words; Is it decent or desperate move?

I suppose it depends on what you'd consider to be 'well written'. Once I actually tried timing the absolute fastest that I could write an article and found it to be 12 minutes for 450 words or so.
...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 25th September 2008, 10:28 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 502
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Two URLs, one website: How to correct it in Google?

Thanks Jay, seems to be working, I think.

-Vish.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th September 2008, 10:49 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 606
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: How to increase my website traffic without the long waiting list?

Article marketing perhaps - it may take a while (you'd get stuck in the editorial clearing list instead) but it pays off.

-Vish.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th September 2008, 10:41 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,333
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Never buy 500 word articles

Idea for new thread: "Never Start Threads with "Never...""

Sorry, couldn't resist. ;)

-Vish.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th September 2008, 10:11 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,333
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Never buy 500 word articles

From my experience, 500 word articles can work if they have a good introduction and two decent subheadings. Any more than two at the content seems diluted, any less and it is too long to hold the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th September 2008, 10:06 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,777
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Someone wants to "brand" my domain name?

I'm no expert on the issue, but this is taken from the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution process.

"A complainant in a UDRP proceeding must establish three elements to succeed:


The...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 23rd September 2008, 03:28 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 502
Posted By zephyrwriting
Two URLs, one website: How to correct it in Google?

Hey guys,

Wondered if some of you could spare me a minute to help me out with this issue.

My website was (and is really): zephyrwriting.net84.net

That URL was the one provided by the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd September 2008, 01:45 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 995
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Good Copy Scares The Living Hell Out of Me

Save us from a beautiful woman that is a truly good copywriter too!

-Vish.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd September 2008, 07:18 PM
Replies: 205
Views: 16,800
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Nick Marks Giving Away >$500< In THIS Thread! (Give Traffic Tips, Make Money Here & Now!)

One last idea before I go to bed and deprive you all of my obviously under-appreciated humor.

Carve Your Website URL on the Moon

The Theory: Everyone who ever looks at the moon through a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd September 2008, 07:02 PM
Replies: 205
Views: 16,800
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Nick Marks Giving Away >$500< In THIS Thread! (Give Traffic Tips, Make Money Here & Now!)

Another one (slightly more wild, but I couldn't resist):

Get Endorsed by a Celebrity

The Theory: Imagine if Oprah Winfrey were to say on her talk show, "Know what? All of you watching this show...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd September 2008, 06:46 PM
Replies: 205
Views: 16,800
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Nick Marks Giving Away >$500< In THIS Thread! (Give Traffic Tips, Make Money Here & Now!)

Don't think this has been touched on yet, but here goes.

Magazines and Newspapers (Not Press Releases)

Undoubtedly, everyone knows that a good Press Release is a great thing. But there is one...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 22nd September 2008, 03:24 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,793
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: USD Crash Is Coming. Prepare!

Personally, I don't think the world would stand by and let the USD crash.

Now I'm no economic expert, but think of how much of the world's reserves, especially China's, is in USD. Allowing the...
Forum: Copywriting 22nd September 2008, 02:17 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 847
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: copywriter sales letter review

I think you say 'I realize' far too many times. As a copy writer, you want to showcase just how good you are. Gimmicks like sending a $1 bill along with your application may get a chuckle and even...
Forum: Copywriting 22nd September 2008, 01:13 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,192
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Help needed with review of WSO / sales copy

Okay I'm no $10,000 Copywriter, but I have done a few jobs of this type in the past. Fxxmorale actually made a pretty decent post on your WSO regarding the sales copy that was being used.

While...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd September 2008, 01:01 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,119
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Clarify some Article Marketing points for me...

If I were to hazard a guess, I'm assuming that they're going for quantity and sacrificing quality along the way. Either that or they are promoting 5 different websites, and want one version to submit...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd September 2008, 11:07 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,366
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: OMG It Works!

Nice going. :)

Now that you've popped your proverbial cherry, I guess you're going to keep going? Always good to see people use what they learn to their advantage.

-Vish.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd September 2008, 10:56 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,119
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Clarify some Article Marketing points for me...

What some people have been doing is rewriting existing articles completely. In the past I have been contacted at various times by people wanting '1 unique article and 5 rewrites of that article'.
...
Forum: Copywriting 22nd September 2008, 07:42 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,516
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Copywriting services for $1/500 words; Is it decent or desperate move?

Generally, I would be worried - except that I feel it actually helps article writers.

A lot of article (or sales copy) buyers initially go for cheap options and find that what they get leaves a...
Forum: Copywriting 22nd September 2008, 06:02 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,516
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Copywriting services for $1/500 words; Is it decent or desperate move?

If you like, you can see a lot of them over at GetaFreelancer and other similar websites. Price competition? Not really.

Last week I had wrote a ~800 word sales copy site for a client from GaF...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st September 2008, 09:30 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 639
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: How would you monetize THIS?

If you're convinced that this website is definitely going to burn as brightly as you think it will, and if you can convince others too, why not consider other sponsored advertising options? AdSense...
Forum: Mind Warriors 21st September 2008, 09:24 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,153
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: I'M GOING TO THE NEXT LEVEL!

Good for you. How is the view from up there? ;)

-Vish.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st September 2008, 08:50 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,533
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Do people still type in full URL's?

Sometimes I do, but mostly it is out of force of habit rather than anything else. To be honest, I find that predominantly I end up typing out the URLs of websites that I've been visiting for a long...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st September 2008, 06:07 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 988
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Thief Stole My Content. But Search Engines Indexed His Site, Not Mine!

Wow.. I guess you could... beat him with a stick or something maybe.

What he did is low, but I guess nothing really surprises me anymore.

-Vish.
Forum: Copywriting 20th September 2008, 07:11 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 687
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Looking for Pointers or Criticism

Too true Jason, unfortunately I'm not an affluent internet marketer that is raking in cash. In fact, I'm not an internet marketer (per se), and I'm not raking in cash anyway.

I've realized...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 19th September 2008, 09:24 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 560
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Why souldn't I

Notice how Google worded it as: "Google may take action on doorway sites and other sites making use of these deceptive practice, including removing these sites from the Google index."

While I have...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 19th September 2008, 09:04 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 560
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Why souldn't I

Google certainly will not ban you I do not think, but back links are not as simple as being a quantity game as has been proven time and time again.

Mass back links appear to be 'devalued' and...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th September 2008, 05:25 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 905
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: "I Need a Writer" VS. "Where are the Customers?"

I'd like to think that I am, at very least, a pretty decent writer. However, I constantly seem to come up against a brick wall in terms of prices. While it is easy for me to find work that amounts to...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 19th September 2008, 02:04 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 622
Posted By zephyrwriting
Re: Looking for Best WP Plugins

The one that is used on this site (the AddThis button that you see) is compatible with the latest Wordpress versions.

You can find it at AddThis.com

Cheers, and good luck,

-Vish.
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