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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 20th February 2013, 04:08 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,457
Posted By sodette1
Re: Warrior Members 'spamming' emails

It's gotten so bad I can't even clean 'em all out daily.

Scraped my e-mails from here and my main sites - spam me every day from
half a dozen self hosted mailers, domains with privacy so you...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th September 2012, 12:50 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 848
Posted By sodette1
Re: Writing A Book: How Do You Provide Enough Detail?

Hey Nathan...

It's different for a short report than a book, manual or course.

For an actual book, I try to start with a 10 x 3 x 3 model.

10 chapters
3 Main topics
3 Sub-topics under each...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th September 2012, 10:41 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,134
Posted By sodette1
Re: Are Fixed Term Membership Sites still Profitable in 2012??

You know... of course Fixed Term Memberships work.

As do most other kinds of memberships or products or programs or services.

If... you work at them.

You seem to feel that having a list is...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 1st April 2012, 05:18 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,161
Posted By sodette1
Re: Steve Odette and Rapid Residual Pro MUST READ

Jim, thank you so much for the kind words... reminds me that I've got some folks to thank for all they do for me myself.

I'm both honored and humbled.

Sal, been too long my friend, let's...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st March 2012, 11:56 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,282
Posted By sodette1
Re: The Newbie Marketers Guide to Getting Sued

Dan... thank you, thank you, thank you - before this, I was only an amateur at getting sued by litigious people slipping in my salon parking lots or on the wet floors of my janitorial business...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st March 2012, 10:46 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 4,725
Posted By sodette1
Re: Recap of Warrior Event 2012... and why you should go to networking events

Sam and Brian put on a great event this year... totally different kind of crowd from the past few years.

Jack is a rock star, as usual - Carrie, Judy and everyone did a super job of making sure...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 20th March 2012, 04:16 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 870
Posted By sodette1
Re: Who are the go to guys for creating membership sites?

Kevin...

Starting a membership site means different things to different people.

I've been working on a model of setting up a membership site that is made up of only free reports for affiliate...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th January 2012, 11:30 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 9,741
Posted By sodette1
Re: Best membership site software for VIDEO

Possibly.

I've integrated ClickBank already, 2CheckOut will likely be next and I've chatted with Andy - DigiResults may be on the horizon... JVZoo, a few new programs coming soon I'm not able to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th January 2012, 10:45 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,091
Posted By sodette1
Re: What took your earnings to the next level?

Consistency... establishing good, daily, habits and "choice" management.

Leverage... as mentioned above by myob - this is so important.

Focus... do what you do best, outsource the rest.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd January 2012, 06:04 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,703
Posted By sodette1
Re: Fixed Term Membership- success stories?

Thanks Sal! You too... been a while.

Dedicating more time each week this year to offer what I can here... and always to gain new perspectives as well.

Let's connect sometime soon... lot's to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd January 2012, 05:58 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 704
Posted By sodette1
Re: Ok...how can i set up a membership web site?

Regardless what program or software or model you use, stay focused on the content and delivering value to your customers first.

So many times the software becomes the focus - the programming of...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd January 2012, 04:09 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,797
Posted By sodette1
Re: It IS Your Fault

The Issue is not black and white... and neither is life.

"It's not your fault..." if you were manipulated, scammed, hacked, mislead, lied to, cheated, tricked, misrepresented, only given part of...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd January 2012, 12:44 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,703
Posted By sodette1
Re: Fixed Term Membership- success stories?

Since before 2005 I've set up and owned membership sites for both myself and my clients. Continuity is one part of most successful online (or, for that matter, offline) business models and everyone...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th January 2012, 10:43 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 9,741
Posted By sodette1
Re: Best membership site software for VIDEO

Hey Adam...

That is CLOSE to how alternating affiliate programs work - in Rapid Residual Pro, the algorithm for the alternating payments is a hybrid.

In your example, if you were using Rapid...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th January 2012, 02:44 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 9,741
Posted By sodette1
Re: Best membership site software for VIDEO

Waterburn:

There are many solutions on the market today for membership websites.

I've personally used many of them and there are several categories these fall into that can help you narrow your...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd September 2011, 12:04 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 786
Posted By sodette1
Re: discouraged

How you feel isn't caused by what happens to you - or doesn't happen to you. How you feel is the result of your own REACTION to what life throws at you.

In other words, it's an inside job, not an...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd September 2011, 11:34 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 5,340
Posted By sodette1
Re: Is freelance writing a legit job?

If you are a good writer and researcher, service work is the fastest way to make your money most likely, but in the long run, having your own products to sell is - in my opinion and experience - very...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd September 2011, 02:20 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 2,279
Posted By sodette1
Re: Why People Giving Up on internet Marketing????????

My little boy wanted a bicycle... it looked easy enough and it must be pretty fun also, he had to be thinking to himself, "everyone is having such a great time riding them on TV, in my neighborhood...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st September 2011, 02:08 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,394
Posted By sodette1
Re: Fixed Term Membership Site vs. Selling a package

Hey Rob:

I love the Fixed Term Membership model from both a consumer and seller viewpoint.

As a consumer I've already got too much going on in my life and the books and courses I simply...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th August 2011, 11:24 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 692
Posted By sodette1
Re: Looking For Ideas! How would YOU implement something like THIS?

Hey Jill:

Don't you love it when you get into one of those creative flows and an idea really grabs you and won't let go until you get it out and write it down?

So many times I get these...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd August 2011, 11:02 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 840
Posted By sodette1
Re: How to run a fixed term membership site

Hey Robert:

Actually, Fixed Term Memberships require no script or software at all at their most fundamental model.

Jimmy D. Brown has taught and used e-mail to deliver his lessons for many...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th July 2011, 01:04 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 2,254
Posted By sodette1
Re: Why is it that outside of IM, I never encountered a Squeeze Page?

You know... it's statements like that which make me laugh all the way to the bank while you struggle to grow your businesses or help your clients to do the same.

Squeeze pages, optin boxes......
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd July 2011, 03:50 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 961
Posted By sodette1
Re: Internet Marketing could be the death of me

Uhm... man, where do you get your statistics from and wow... like, really?

Life is hard - all of it. Starting any business is hard, all of them. Doing anything outside of the system of "show up...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th May 2011, 07:09 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,154
Posted By sodette1
Re: 12-Week Fixed Term Membership vs One-off Delivery

Hey Candace:

I've been doing FTM sites for clients since Jimmy D. Brown came out with his Membernaire and Russell Brunson followed up with MicroContinuity.

Prior to that... I did coaching...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st May 2011, 06:57 PM
Replies: 134
Views: 3,883
Posted By sodette1
Re: How would you promote a band online?

I just had to chime in here...

1. JoesMillion - Wearing all of the hats isn't impossible, true -- it's just not very intelligent. Can Mr. Amazing do it all? Sure, but the truth is, nobody can...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th February 2011, 05:25 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,125
Posted By sodette1
Re: If I Follow My Passion Will I Get Sued?

Hey Tiffany:

First rule of things like this is always to get the opinion of an attorney (you know that already though).

Our opinions are just that; opinions.

Will you get sued? Yep....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th February 2011, 05:02 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 678
Posted By sodette1
Re: Reciprocity - Take What's Behind Door #2

Man, so sorry to hear that and feel free to correct my spelling anytime... I'm a copywriter, everyone knows that without a spell checker (spellchecker? spell-checker? LOL) many of us would probably...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th February 2011, 04:51 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 678
Posted By sodette1
Re: Reciprocity - Take What's Behind Door #2

This sandbox is usually pretty full of kids with faster shovels, bigger buckets, and nicer clothes than the little lonely sandbox in my cave... it's intimidating to step into the box with all of you...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th February 2011, 03:50 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 678
Posted By sodette1
Re: Reciprocity - Take What's Behind Door #2

Interesting study John... thanks for posting it here.

My personal experience with these things is mixed however, and it's so important to understand, as marketers not as pawns in a grant funded...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th February 2011, 04:21 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 4,187
Posted By sodette1
Re: $1,000 Days Are Normal - Now What's The NEXT Level Up?

Hey Shane:

Offline, my businesses were scalable because we had systems in place at every
level.

Taking the janitorial services from $250k annual revenues to $25M annual revenues,
was simply...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th February 2011, 03:18 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,355
Posted By sodette1
Re: What membership software should I use A or B

Kevin - yes, RRP WAS available, version 1.0 - last year.

I took it off the market because I want to add features that require a
fairly significant rewrite which will not be easily upgraded for...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 16th February 2011, 02:52 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,126
Posted By sodette1
Re: Feeling depressed...

You know something?

It always amazes me when the best advice someone can give is essentially,
"Do nothing about it, someone else will take care of it for you, it's okay."

That is the most...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th February 2011, 02:03 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,355
Posted By sodette1
Re: What membership software should I use A or B

Wow...

When I used to go to the local high schools to give entrepreneurial thinking
presentations as part of a college prep program here in NC (yeah, it's amazing
I know - I mean, we're just...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th February 2011, 01:16 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 547
Posted By sodette1
Re: Using Affiliates to promote membership site

Hello Seb:

I've been building FTM's for clients and for myself for several years and I am more convinced than ever that Fixed Term Memberships are still the best model to use for most of the...
Forum: Copywriting 17th January 2011, 01:59 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 540
Posted By sodette1
Re: A Tech Question

Hey Steve...

I think what you are looking for is a .pdf converter like you find
at www.soliddocuments.com (http://www.soliddocuments.com) (not an affiliate link... just a reference).

They...
Forum: Copywriting 17th January 2011, 01:22 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,730
Posted By sodette1
Re: 4 Unbreakable Copy Rules

I think that the premise of the OP is solid as a general guide.

What get's lost in the translation of dogma like this however is something less
tangible... that...

"Why do Grandmas cookies...
Forum: Copywriting 17th January 2011, 12:26 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 765
Posted By sodette1
Re: I've got a problem with proof/credibility...

Hey Nick:

The simplest solution is to "Chunk Up" for the credibility and focus in for the
products uniqueness.

For example (using foreclosure investing as the niche):

"Foreclosure...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th November 2010, 09:30 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 655
Posted By sodette1
Re: A Little Reflection

Leslie...

Thank you for that intimate look at your journey so far... it is inspiring
and not just because of your stick-to-it-no-matter-what persistence, but
also because of your gentle...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 15th September 2010, 11:24 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 5,795
Posted By sodette1
Re: Best membership site software

Hey Chris:

I depends on what your long term goals for the site are going to be too.

For instance...

-. Will you be adding levels to your memberships?
-. Do you want to have a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd July 2010, 07:53 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 364
Posted By sodette1
Client question - got opinions? Stand-alone domain, sub-domain, or directory...

I've got a client who wants to put up multiple products,
most of them PLR, some her own, all single sales.

In the past, I've always believed that the best way to
approach a product is to have...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th July 2010, 12:10 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 2,065
Posted By sodette1
Re: How much of a Sales Page do you read?

Careful about being dogmatic and stating as a fact something
that is as subjective as this topic.

I've been copywriting full time for about three years - well, not
including my own copy for my...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th July 2010, 12:30 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 2,065
Posted By sodette1
Re: How much of a Sales Page do you read?

Wow... I mean W-O-W.

This thread is very interesting... and not a little disturbing, to
be honest.

In all of my own testing long copy, well written, has almost always
outpulled short.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th July 2010, 07:46 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,014
Posted By sodette1
Re: membership sites. more confused than ever...

bay37 - your obviously superior experience gives you
so much authority on this subject that I certainly, for
one, must defer to your dogmatic and absolute position.

Errr.... not.

I agree...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 13th July 2010, 02:43 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 2,065
Posted By sodette1
Re: How much of a Sales Page do you read?

This argument has been going on for more years than I've
been a copywriter. "Long copy or Short copy?"

Now, It's "Long copy or video Short copy or Video or Long video
and Short copy or Short...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th July 2010, 11:54 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,391
Posted By sodette1
Re: How do GOOD WRITERS get paid GOOD MONEY?

Your original question was "How to Good Writers Get Paid Good Money?"

And, while there is some solid advice in this thread, I think the answer to the question might be a little different than...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th July 2010, 02:09 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,327
Posted By sodette1
Re: Double Dip Recession? What Do You Think?

First, just to be responsible, here's a mantra for you...

"It's not THE economy that concerns me, it's MY economy I need to focus on!"

Of course, I don't use mantras, but - if I did...
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th July 2010, 12:50 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 4,392
Posted By sodette1
Re: A Warrior Forum member's little boy has passed away....please read!

I've been one of Melissa's clients in the past, she's hard working and high value. You know, never even realized her son was ill, she either never mentioned it or I wasn't paying attention.

Too...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th July 2010, 12:32 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 652
Posted By sodette1
Re: Can I add more than one product on the same Clickbank account?

You can sell multiple products from ClickBank with one account by using a software program to manage your products. Easyclickmate is one of them... there may be others.

However, there is a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th July 2010, 11:17 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,618
Posted By sodette1
Re: The "Action Myth" and how it might hurt you.

Take action.

You must take action.

Focused action is best, but guess what? "Nothing happens until something moves."

Even wrong actions give you clues about how to correct and get back...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th July 2010, 01:58 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 670
Posted By sodette1
Re: Has anyone used this PayPal script?

Hey Rich:

To me, it all depends on what you are planning to do with the site.

Do you need an affiliate program?
Are you going to offer more than one product?
Will you offer Time Released...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th July 2010, 10:26 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,090
Posted By sodette1
Re: Don't you think it's time to find a partner?

Great OP... some really good insights there.

Fact is, it's very hard, almost miraculously rare, to find solopreneurs who are break-through examples of independent wealth building success.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th June 2010, 10:56 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,434
Posted By sodette1
Re: The "Gurus" are over using this... are you?

I've always wrapped my emails at around 65 to 70 characters...

Web pages at about 13pt (not pixel) san-seriff style text for most industries, I try to keep the content at roughly 680 to 780...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th June 2010, 09:53 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,886
Posted By sodette1
Re: Thank you in advance for any help you may provide

Being a generalist today is not really a strength... and I speak from experience.

To become successful as an entrepreneur, you really need to specialize and I think that is part of what...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th June 2010, 10:44 PM
Replies: 274
Views: 10,480
Posted By sodette1
Re: Protecting Your Ebook FAIL

Wow... CD, you got it rollin' here!

1. I buy books... like, physical books, lots of 'em. When I'm done reading them, I keep some - some I give away - some I trade at the used bookstore (GASP! I...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 28th June 2010, 02:21 PM
Replies: 274
Views: 10,480
Posted By sodette1
Re: Protecting Your Ebook FAIL

A. If your selling enough of them and if it's so popular people are actually passing it around and loading it to "swipe sites" - you should be "indignantly proud." :) Someone loves you. - Create...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th March 2010, 05:52 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,169
Posted By sodette1
Re: Do You Give Guarantees For Your Offline Services!

I make sure that my proposals are very clear and specific... they include both my accountabilities and the clients accountabilities as well.

When the question of guarantees comes up... I always...
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