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Posted By Claude Whitacre

Re: Bartering infoproducts for physical products?

Almost none of my sales involved barter. Maybe 50 in all. All these deals were done by the seat of my pants. And they were done at the time of the sale.

I did the deal with the...

Forum: Offline Marketing

6th October 2022, 08:26 AM

Replies: 7

Where do you learn hard skills?

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Posted By DABK

Re: Where do you learn hard skills?

People personality and learning styles are not the same. So, what works great for me might not work at all for you.

I know this is not what you're looking for, but you have to try for yourself,...

Forum: Offline Marketing

6th October 2022, 07:54 AM

Replies: 7

Where do you learn hard skills?

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Posted By Jason Kanigan

Re: Where do you learn hard skills?

Just THINKING about margins, CRO etc. is beyond where 99 out of 100 wannabe businesspeople are, in my experience.

I learned these things in a university education with several years of accounting,...

Forum: Offline Marketing

6th October 2022, 07:36 AM

Replies: 7

Where do you learn hard skills?

Views: 545

Posted By animal44

Re: Where do you learn hard skills?

Fastest way to learn is to make the mistakes...! ;)

The issue with mentoring is that anyone who's any good makes far more money doing rather than guiding...

Forum: Offline Marketing

5th October 2022, 03:03 PM

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Posted By Claude Whitacre

Re: Bartering infoproducts for physical products?

One approach I've seen work is finding something you want that is a service. Like braces for teeth. The cost of the service is low, the mark-up high, and there are orthodontists that have the time.
...

Forum: Offline Marketing

4th October 2022, 11:05 AM

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Posted By DABK

Re: Bartering infoproducts for physical products?

The many issues mentioned above still stand, even with the DVD.

And, in my office, at least, the new computers do not have DVD readers... Expectation's you get it on youtube or some such site.
...

Forum: Offline Marketing

4th October 2022, 09:31 AM

Replies: 19

Views: 567

Posted By Claude Whitacre

Re: Bartering infoproducts for physical products?

A service is much easier to barter. A Done For You service might work.

But again, they have to be willing to pay for the service, for them to be willing to barter for it.

And of course, you...

Forum: Offline Marketing

4th October 2022, 02:56 AM

Replies: 19

Views: 567

Posted By animal44

Re: Bartering infoproducts for physical products?

I'd tend to agree with what others are saying, IMHO this is a non starter..,

However...

If you can sell something, then you can barter it...

So try selling it... and if you are able to make...

Forum: Offline Marketing

3rd October 2022, 07:42 PM

Replies: 19

Views: 567

Posted By savidge4

Re: Bartering infoproducts for physical products?

This is a good one...

I wont say its simply a no go, BUT if you have the ability to create a product that would actually step by step produce results lets say "How to leverage Social Media to...

Forum: Offline Marketing

3rd October 2022, 02:50 PM

Replies: 19

Views: 567

Posted By Claude Whitacre

Re: Bartering infoproducts for physical products?

Bartering info products is like bartering anything else.

First, they have to want what you are selling, and be willing to pay for it.

Then is when you can change the offer to a barter offer.
...

Forum: Offline Marketing

3rd October 2022, 11:38 AM

Replies: 19

Views: 567

Posted By DABK

Re: Bartering infoproducts for physical products?

Which infoproducts would be the best for this? That would depend on several variables:
1. What can you create (your skills/resources)?
2. What has value to them? (That depends on business type. ...

Forum: Offline Marketing

3rd October 2022, 09:42 AM

Replies: 19

Views: 567

Posted By DABK

Re: Bartering infoproducts for physical products?

First questions first: why do you want to barter?

There is only so much food you can eat at one restaurant. Do you plan to barter the products/services you received with someone else? As in, a...

Forum: Offline Marketing

13th April 2022, 03:41 AM

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Posted By animal44

Re: Buying or creating marketing assets

Well he didn't mean buying up marketing assets and sitting on them in the hope they'll increase in value... ;)

He meant spending money on marketing now to bring in sales now. Better ROI and lower...

Forum: Offline Marketing

10th April 2022, 09:40 AM

Replies: 15

Views: 521

Posted By Claude Whitacre

Re: Buying or creating marketing assets

I cannot imagine what you could buy for future use that would be more profitable than what you could use now.

I would just ask (or find out from competitor offers) what other services your current...

Forum: Offline Marketing

9th April 2022, 01:20 AM

Replies: 15

Views: 521

Posted By animal44

Re: Buying or creating marketing assets

Why pay with good money? You can often get valuable marketing assets for free, dirt cheap or for future money. All you need to do is show why it's in the punter's interests to give them to you...

Forum: Offline Marketing

8th April 2022, 11:56 AM

Replies: 15

Views: 521

Posted By DABK

Re: Buying or creating marketing assets

In the world of all the overpriced assets you mentioned as well as the world of marketing assets, some people are making money right now and lots of people are using.

It's not so much about the...

Forum: Offline Marketing

8th April 2022, 09:45 AM

Replies: 15

Views: 521

Posted By Kay King

Re: Buying or creating marketing assets

Put it in a CD or saving acct till the market improves for investing....or until you know what you want to do - and know how to do it. Unless you have a business to expand or a business plan to...

How to test a product before testing the sales funnel?

1st November 2015, 10:36 AM

Replies: 17

Views: 561

Posted By JohnMcCabe

Re: How to test a product before testing the sales funnel?

You're playing a game of "which came first, the chicken or the egg" here. You want to create the best possible product before optimizing the sales process, but you want to know if the product will...

How to test a product before testing the sales funnel?

31st October 2015, 09:26 PM

Replies: 17

Views: 561

Posted By Jill Carpenter

Re: How to test a product before testing the sales funnel?

It's always good to test these things, but be sure to put a limit on it or it could never be launched - and if you truly believe it is something people need to solve a problem then it needs to be out...

How to test a product before testing the sales funnel?

31st October 2015, 01:04 PM

Replies: 17

Views: 561

Posted By Sid Hale

Re: How to test a product before testing the sales funnel?

I'd have to disagree with this...

It's always about the front end product, but part of this is right.

Feedback is hard to come by - especially if you've given the product away for nothing....

Forum: Offline Marketing

9th October 2015, 12:43 PM

Replies: 16

Any good foot in the door tips for local small businesses?

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Posted By jamesfreddyc

Re: Any good foot in the door tips for local small businesses?

What's funny is that in my experience giving the leads away was more difficult that i expected! Lol!

You don't want to just dish them out to some random person that picked up the phone. You want...

Forum: Offline Marketing

7th October 2015, 11:15 PM

Replies: 16

Any good foot in the door tips for local small businesses?

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Posted By animal44

Re: Any good foot in the door tips for local small businesses?

I would suggest that a top class guarantee that addresses any doubts the prospect might have is a better option than some cut price service deal.

When we started our SEM business, we offered a...

Forum: Offline Marketing

7th October 2015, 06:07 PM

Replies: 16

Any good foot in the door tips for local small businesses?

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Posted By bizgrower

Re: Any good foot in the door tips for local small businesses?

What can you do for $20 that will really help a business?

Also, a $20 door opener will position you at the low price, low skills end of the market.
Not much credibility with a seasoned business...

Forum: Offline Marketing

7th October 2015, 11:05 AM

Replies: 16

Any good foot in the door tips for local small businesses?

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Posted By helisell

Re: Any good foot in the door tips for local small businesses?

Just drop in and introduce yourself.

"Hi there I just thought I'd drop in and introduce myself".

"I'm running a local business just like you and I've just started offering
local business...

Forum: Offline Marketing

6th October 2015, 04:55 PM

Replies: 16

Any good foot in the door tips for local small businesses?

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Posted By jamesfreddyc

Re: Any good foot in the door tips for local small businesses?

No. There's never going to be anything simple for you because you are not willing to put in the effort to make what appears to be complicated to you, less complicated.

You said in your OP:

...

Forum: Offline Marketing

7th September 2015, 01:01 AM

Replies: 12

Marketing for travel agency

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Posted By AlexTee

Re: Marketing for travel agency

The level of targeting in Facebook is amazing!

For example, the audiences you can target in Facebook

Travel:
business travels - US & International
Leisure travelers, frequent flyers, cruises...

Forum: Offline Marketing

6th September 2015, 07:37 AM

Replies: 12

Marketing for travel agency

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Posted By Doug McIsaac

Re: Marketing for travel agency

If I was working with them I would tell them to focus on a niche. They can be the go to experts for one type of traveler. I like one type of traveler better than for one location because a traveler...

5th September 2015, 09:09 PM

Replies: 14

Online marketing for travel agency

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Posted By Ghoster

Re: Online marketing for travel agency

I'm certainly biased, but with a travel agency especially, they need content marketing. Even if there is a lot of competition, they can still establish themselves as an authority. This isn't just...

5th September 2015, 12:29 PM

Replies: 14

Online marketing for travel agency

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Posted By JohnMcCabe

Re: Online marketing for travel agency

When you say B2B, I assume you're talking about luring conventions, business retreats and such to your island.

If so, it's going to be about building relationships, like the professor said.
...

Forum: Offline Marketing

4th September 2015, 11:02 PM

Replies: 12

Marketing for travel agency

Views: 1,072

Posted By ewenmack

Re: Marketing for travel agency

First must is mine existing customer data.

This will throw out repeat buyers,
biggest spenders, what locations they like,
time of year they like, their location, group travel or solo travel,...

3rd September 2015, 12:02 PM

Replies: 14

Online marketing for travel agency

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Posted By professorrosado

Re: Online marketing for travel agency

Hi John,
I am a Travel Agent based in Florida.

The first thing is to ascertain the list of "outcomes" they want from your services.
That's part of the reason even I have no clarity as to exactly...

20th June 2015, 04:53 AM

Replies: 11

Learning from real world vs. learning from books

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Posted By zdebx

Re: Learning from real world vs. learning from books

I think you've answered your question - that's how everyone learns.

There are no secret methods or tricks. I would advise reading ebooks as a side thing, rather than as a primary source for...

20th June 2015, 02:11 AM

Replies: 11

Learning from real world vs. learning from books

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Posted By kevineverett

Re: Learning from real world vs. learning from books

Honest reflective thinking on actions and results. Feedback from others. Surveys and so on.

Testing new products - how much time and money do you spend?

15th June 2015, 11:09 AM

Replies: 11

Views: 625

Posted By talfighel

Re: Testing new ideas - how much time and money do you spend?

You start with a daily budget of $5-$10 to test the waters out. When you start to see small wins, then you can scale up and invest $20-$50 per day with your pay per click ad campaigns.

You...

Testing new products - how much time and money do you spend?

14th June 2015, 10:24 PM

Replies: 11

Views: 625

Posted By deekay

Re: Testing new ideas - how much time and money do you spend?

Here are few things I suggest...

1. Money depends on visitors to landing page and then sales page. Both are tested for their respective conversion target.
2. I check with slots of 100 visitors,...

10th February 2015, 10:49 AM

Replies: 15

Trip around the world for free?

Views: 657

Posted By Kay King

Re: Trip around the world for free?

Fun idea but I doubt it's workable. One way to test it is to find 2-3 smaller resorts and approach them with a proposal that you will pay a reduced rate in exchange for marketing their property.
...

29th December 2014, 05:58 AM

Replies: 38

Views: 5,989

Posted By Brandboyz

Re: How can I get traffic with infographics?

Infographic is best way to tell about your website or business.

So you can share the infographic to many sites.
here are the list of the sites where you can share your infographics :
Top -...

Best content for 2015 - videos, apps, infographics or something else?

28th December 2014, 03:54 PM

Replies: 9

Views: 834

Posted By myob

Re: Best content for 2015 - videos, apps, infographics or something else?

Although I'm semi-retired now, in my experience over the last 16+ years in B2B marketing, articles widely syndicated in online/offline publications have consistently produced massive quantities of...

Best content for 2015 - videos, apps, infographics or something else?

28th December 2014, 04:06 AM

Replies: 9

Views: 834

Posted By Kurt

Re: Best content for 2015 - videos, apps, infographics or something else?

This is sort of a "trick question"... :)

And it's also why I like PowerPoint 2013 so much. Here's why:

Make a video with Powerpoint and upload it to Youtube, Vimeo and post the video to your...

27th December 2014, 11:27 AM

Replies: 38

Views: 5,989

Posted By EsTeh

Re: How can I get traffic with infographics?

Hi,

I'd read a post on Lisa Irby's blog about building traffic with infographics and Pinterest. I think you can learn a tip or two from her experiment:...

27th December 2014, 06:14 AM

Replies: 38

Views: 5,989

Posted By Arrow1

Re: How can I get traffic with infographics?

Back in the summer I had a simple infographic pinned over 10,000 times. That drove 500 visitors a day to that post. I've also had other infographics "go well" and get pinned 2 or 300 times. The key...

22nd December 2014, 01:59 AM

Replies: 38

Views: 5,989

Posted By savidge4

Re: How can I get traffic with infographics?

without question you want to ensure your web address is on the infographic. Don't listen to the other folks here telling you the link back will not be effective. that is F A R from true. ...

21st December 2014, 04:52 AM

Replies: 38

Views: 5,989

Posted By gm777

Re: How can I get traffic with infographics?

better try pinterest on relevant (group) boards
also there are special infographics related sites, like visual.ly

21st December 2014, 01:36 AM

Replies: 38

Views: 5,989

Posted By Ghoster

Re: How can I get traffic with infographics?

To be completely honest, if your infographic is effective you should get traffic from it no matter what if you are shopping it.

Those sites can get you some random traffic, but you should really...

5th November 2014, 08:00 AM

Replies: 9

Promoting online and offline services?

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Posted By Marco Moeschter

Re: Promoting online and offline services?

That's one of the best threads here on the forum when it comes to traffic and you should definitly have a look at it: All in on traffic...