Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
3rd July 2010, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 217
Views: 8,916 Re: A Warning To All You Thieves
You may have also noticed he doesn't have much respect for the penalties of jail time either. So while locking him up may stop him for a bit it won't stop a thousand more like him. And he'll go right...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
3rd July 2010, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 217
Views: 8,916 Re: A Warning To All You Thieves
Thanks but the point isn't to never be ripoffed again. That simply isn't attainable. The point is to make the ripoff hurt so little you don't care and to make it work for you when you can. So the...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
3rd July 2010, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 217
Views: 8,916 Re: A Warning To All You Thieves
Again not to answer for Colin but it seems to me the answer is to get out of E-books for profit and to only use them to lead people to membership sites or coaching. The ebook as a lure not the pay...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
3rd July 2010, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 217
Views: 8,916 Re: A Warning To All You Thieves
I can not answer for Mr Theriot but it seems to me the answer is what we are supposed to be doing everyday. Figure out what makes your competition attractive and then use it to beat them. Maybe for...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
3rd July 2010, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 217
Views: 8,916 Re: A Warning To All You Thieves
Actually study after study proves that when we talk about drugs we find the majority of users are not classically addicted just like the vast majority of alcohol users are not alcoholics. So I would...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
3rd July 2010, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 217
Views: 8,916 Re: A Warning To All You Thieves
You really can't jail your way out of any problem. Jail isn't really an effective deterrent for most of the people involved on the supply side. Further longer, harsher sentences don't seem to be...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
3rd July 2010, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 217
Views: 8,916 Re: A Warning To All You Thieves
You can't stop pirates by out programming them. You can only stop them one way, remove the demand. You remove the demand, or seriously undermine it, by changing your business paradigm. Not by...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
25th June 2010, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 466 Re: How much 'coding' do you do?
I went with 50%. I know how to do a lot of stuff and can figure out the rest if need be. But if I can automate something and not suffer a serious quality loss then give me a button to push.
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Forum: Off Topic Forum
25th June 2010, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 3,102 |
Forum: Off Topic Forum
25th June 2010, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 3,102 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
22nd June 2010, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 873 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
22nd June 2010, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 944 Re: First offline contract
Well congratulations to you as well and best wishes.
Luckily I was working from the house today so I could be silly in private and I was.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
22nd June 2010, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 16
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
22nd June 2010, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 944 Re: First offline contract
Thanks everyone for your support and tips.
NewbiesDiary - Yeah I was sweating my quote price a bit even though I know it's low for this work. But I went with it and it didn't even enter into the...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
22nd June 2010, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 944 First offline contract
I nailed down my first offline contract today. I had to go a little cheaper than I would like but this client will be worth it I think. They sell computer services already and have a large client...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
19th June 2010, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 1,456 Re: Starting a SEO Business
Well it seems to me everyone has their part in growing a business. Marketing is one of those parts. I am not a small business consultant. I am not going through their invoices. I am not charting work...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
17th June 2010, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 559 Re: WordPress 3.0 is out!
Over the years it has served me well to wait a bit before I hop on the upgrade. There is almost always something that doesn't rear it's head until it hits the wide world. So I will but not right away.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
17th June 2010, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 1,456 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
17th June 2010, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 598 Re: For You Wordpress Users...
I wanted to thank everyone for their knowledge drops here. Just starting out with WP and this was really helpful to me.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
17th June 2010, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 534 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
17th June 2010, 09:51 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 1,456 Re: Starting a SEO Business
I just wanted to say I think you make a good point about press releases. I make sure they are always in the mix of what I offer. When done well they can be very effective.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
16th June 2010, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 1,456 Re: Starting a SEO Business
I have found that comparing Google and their search placement to where they are located in the Yellow Pages is something that makes it easy to understand for business owners. The all seem to know the...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
16th June 2010, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 818 EasyPHP and local WordPress install
Some of you may recall I was having a big problem getting WP to install locally to my machine the other day. I was using Xaamp and I banged my head against the wall for hours trying to figure it out....
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
16th June 2010, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 1,456 Re: Starting a SEO Business
What kind of info are you looking for? Getting clients? Setting up the business itself you know LLC or Sole Proprietor? Kind of a broad question.
I know one thing I would do for sure is study,...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
16th June 2010, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 737 Re: Is Only English a Limitation
We have a large and growing Hispanic community here. Many of them are primarily Spanish speakers. So when I talk to local businesses about their online presence we tend to touch on it. If they have...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
16th June 2010, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 70
Views: 2,909 Re: 99% of EVERYTHING is DEAD!!!
I have to disagree with the saturation thing on local marketing. I can tell you I have several good prospects I am working with that don't even have websites yet. Over 14 million businesses in this...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
15th June 2010, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 2,909 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
15th June 2010, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 2,909 Re: 99% of EVERYTHING is DEAD!!!
I understand what you are saying completely but there are people here who feed that. When I see a guy with a WSO in his sig about "drive massive traffic to your site in 24 hours" starting a thread...
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Forum: temphidden
15th June 2010, 05:48 PM
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Replies: 1,009
Views: 312,134 Re: The Warrior Forum's Private "War Room"
It really is worth it. I spent quite some time lurking the free forum and reading stuff all over the internet. I finally went ahead and joined. I am a skeptic through and through so it wasn't easy...
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Forum: Website Design
13th June 2010, 11:54 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 496 |
Forum: Website Design
13th June 2010, 11:52 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 496 |
Forum: Website Design
13th June 2010, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 496 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
13th June 2010, 08:25 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 426 Re: Hope it's OK to post this question here
Thanks for looking. I found that one. I have gone through the syntax pretty closely but I have to admit to being an amateur when it comes to PHP so I could well have missed something. I have a post...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
13th June 2010, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 2,771 Re: Want to know why you can't make money online?
And the attacks keep on coming.
I have been on forums for a long time. I have never been banned from any of them. And I'll bet my streak continues. Read around I don't always take the other side...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
13th June 2010, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 2,771 Re: Want to know why you can't make money online?
I'm not going anywhere. I am sure some of those guys are telling the truth. I am sure some of the people buying are slackers who won't make it because of that. But it isn't everyone. And it certainly...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
13th June 2010, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 2,771 Re: Want to know why you can't make money online?
I disagree so I am arguing just argue? Whatever works for you. I am arguing because I think you painted with a really broad brush. And you still haven't answered my question. I guess it's easier to...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
13th June 2010, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 2,771 Re: Want to know why you can't make money online?
It's Mr if it matters. And I have been lurking much longer than a month. I joined when I was ready to get into the War Room after I spent a lot of time reading info here, getting a feel for things...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
13th June 2010, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 2,771 Re: Want to know why you can't make money online?
Almost as ridiculous as all the WSOs promising them pretty much exactly that wouldn't you say?
When do we attack those sellers by the way? Like to see some tough love going that way. But I never...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
13th June 2010, 07:25 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 2,771 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
13th June 2010, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 2,771 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
13th June 2010, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 426 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
13th June 2010, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 426 Hope it's OK to post this question here
Hey folks. I tried this in the web design forum and got views but no help. Thought maybe I might get lucky over here. I need to install WordPress local to my machine and I have been beating my head...
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Forum: Website Design
13th June 2010, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 496 Problems with local install of WP
Ok first I hope I got the right forum. I am trying to install WordPress to my local machine so I can work on it before putting it on a customers domain. I have hit one snag I didn't count on. I can't...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
13th June 2010, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 2,965 Re: This will rub some people the wrong way...
Well I'm a little late to the party been pretty busy but I didn't find this controversial. Still it's a very good read with some good points made so I am glad I clicked.
Right now being as new as...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
13th June 2010, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,309 Re: Mac or PC which one is more productive?
This mirrors my experience as well. I guess I am just a PC guy. I run Windows machines for years with no problems. I don't get BSODs, I don't have to reboot repeatedly, I don't get malware, etc. Get...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
13th June 2010, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 580 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
11th June 2010, 01:08 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 873 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
10th June 2010, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 4,412 Re: I Quit My Day Job 4 Years Ago (This week)
So a very coincidental thing happened to me while reading this thread. I had just opted into Erics newsletter and I got a call. I have been running a two pronged attack on my unemployment. I am...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
10th June 2010, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 28,165 Re: Whats a good salary in the USA?
I'd go with the average personally. If you use NYC numbers for example that is the most expensive city to live in in the US according to Forbes. So of course wage numbers are inflated. In most of the...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
10th June 2010, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,550 Re: Are you using Foursquare to get web traffic?
I certainly agree it will work other places but I think for early adoption places like bars/restaurants are easier to make the case to. I haven't seen much evidence of this here yet and I just think...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
10th June 2010, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 873 Re: Want to start a webdesign business ...
Well I'm sure lots of folks here will chime in with plenty of tools. But I would like to address the SEO part. I have found it far easier to convince people of it's meaning by showing them how much...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
10th June 2010, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 570 Re: SEO for local biz OFFLINE question...
Well I haven't really brainstormed surgeons but I think a website is still important. For example say you and I have a restaurant. We are both on the G maps and we are relatively close together. You...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
9th June 2010, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,350 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
9th June 2010, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 823 Re: Is your website ready for THIS user?
Back in the very early days of the CD drive I had an interesting tech call. PC had died. It was pretty new of course and back then PCs were real expensive still. So they were quite upset that I had...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
8th June 2010, 06:44 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,538 Re: Buying Through Your Own Affiliate Link
You didn't really answer my question. In what way is this cheating or inconsiderate? I mean if an affiliate buys something they are selling for you before they sell it sight unseen in what way are...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
8th June 2010, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,538 |