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Forum: Copywriting 5th March 2015, 07:03 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,166
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: BEST Paid At-Home Copywriting Course?

Let's break it down - there are several parts to great copywriting, and you need to excel at each ... but why not break them down one skillset at a time?

HEADLINES: Must capture attention and...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th March 2015, 06:50 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,988
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: Help writing an eBook

The number one thing for me is creating an outline first. It is my foundation and my blueprint for where I want to go in my writing thought process.

You wouldn't take a trip without a roadmap -...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th November 2014, 10:06 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 640
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: What Did We Learn from the Ice Bucket Challenge from a Marketing Perspective

Great post! I love great takeaways and insight from new marketing campaigns. Thanks for sharing your observations!

My takeaway is how it took on a secondary challenge of having to re-create and...
Forum: eCommerce Sites, Wholesaling & Drop Shipping 9th December 2013, 12:23 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,416
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: Struggling to make a good website

It looks better than you set us up to believe!

A couple of thoughts - I'd get rid of the "Comments" section for two reasons. 1. New customers don't care about random comments, they want to know...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th July 2013, 12:21 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 620
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: Is a Sales Letter the same thing as an Article?

Not at all -- you're giving him/her a valuable lesson in consumer education. Sounds like he broke the smart marketer's guidelines on several levels.

1. Make Sure Your Email Content Lives Up to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd July 2013, 01:57 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 419
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: I need website feedback. I think I might be done.

Hi there - It's a nice job for your first site. I think it could be more powerful in a few ways:

1. Your first intro paragraph doesn't elicit emotion -- in fact it's all about you. Optimally,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th February 2013, 01:19 AM
Replies: 116
Views: 6,070
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: Just met a guy here in Thailand.. (AMA!)

@Pavster - Almost EVERYTHING is "doable" -- if you're willing to shift priorities.

Many of the things I thought were "must haves" in my early life were in hindsight "thought I should haves" --...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th February 2013, 01:03 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,471
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: How Important Is An Opt-In Form Above The Fold?

I agree with Sue that the visual aesthetics of your site need some work -- particularly that the featured content gallery slider is pushing your opt-in out of the margins.

My nudge would be to use...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th February 2013, 10:01 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 723
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: Dear Marketers – We Are Not a Lemon! (or an Orange or Grapefruit, Either!)

Terra

Thank you for your respectful reply - I do try to be sweet - just tired of the marketers whose subject lines start out with "Open to See Me Naked!" etc. -- and there seem to many of them.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th February 2013, 09:43 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 723
Posted By Mary Davis
Dear Marketers – We Are Not a Lemon! (or an Orange or Grapefruit, Either!)

[NOTE: While I am not inclined to generalizations, this seems to be a much needed post for a good deal of internet marketers I've encountered. If it does not apply to you, please just realize that...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th February 2013, 01:17 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 5,029
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: 2 Years and Counting for NOTHING!

A very raw post full of painful lessons.

Just a side note here -- I wonder how many people in this forum are using IM as a de facto excuse to ignore other aspects of their lives? I think IM & WF...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th February 2013, 12:50 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 4,150
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: List Builders: Why you need to promote more and why January was my best month yet

Thanks for sharing your formula and your results.

Just curious if you've ever tried emailing on a daily basis, and what your results were from that?
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th August 2012, 02:18 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 10,213
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: BE Warned - Forget About Trying PLR on Kindle (KDP)

PLR can be a great resource to create your own free reports or bonus products, but not for Kindle.

This is another example of how important it is to know your marketing platform and their terms of...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th August 2012, 10:12 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 650
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: Which Tasks Do You Outsource? (and other crazy questions about launching a product)...

Here is some info from one of my previous posts about my take on outsourcing:

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Before you start to outsource, you need to assess...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th August 2012, 07:04 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 599
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: Email marketing

1. Buy autoresponder service from aWeber (or similar)
2. Create an opt-in form -- upload/add it to your site.
3. Entice readers to sign up for your list by offering a premium (free report, etc.)...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th August 2012, 05:13 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 3,018
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: Are you getting all "webinar-ed" out? Do you love 'em or hate them?

Hate to break it to all of you marketers but I no longer attend webinars either. Here is my list of "Top 10 Reasons Why I No Longer Go to Your Webinar(s)":

1. First, too many of you prattle on....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th August 2012, 12:11 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 828
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: How do you inject personality into a topic you know very little about?

Anecdotes/stories, quizzes, and polls all help draw the reader in. You need look no further than to your local newsstand -- look at what the magazines are utilizing to draw readers in and put...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th August 2012, 01:14 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 671
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: Number of products you sell to your list?

Whatever you choose to promote, make sure it is actually useful and RELEVANT to your audience. Offer value -- tips or insight for 3 emails and then promote on the 4th.

I know marketers who try to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th August 2012, 12:49 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 678
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: Difficulty with making decisions

1. By realizing that THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES IN LIFE
2. Quit using fear and doubt as a distraction from moving forward
3. Observe what is working for others
4. Follow their lead and ACT on it...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th August 2012, 11:22 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 558
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: What the hell is this?

Thank you Ralph Moore -- I am a supreme time miser, and immediately click off of a video that does not offer a forward/reverse button or a timer.

Time is more precious than money - once a minute...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th August 2012, 12:35 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,035
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: IM is not for everyone - Here's just how insane I am

Well per your last update, sounds like you were lucky to get out when you did.

Additionally, perhaps would best to stick to IM'ers from now on to head off any conflicts about online pursuits.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th July 2012, 01:56 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,625
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: Cheap way to make a sales page?

Just a thought here but JaRyCu seems to have given you some good advice - I wouldn't make it harder than it is right now (looking back, I see I got far too bogged down on design and wanting to make...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st July 2012, 01:02 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 784
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: 1st sale ever! but the 2nd?? :)

Have you thought about lengthening the e-book a bit by adding more of an intro, and then giving away the first XX pages for free? Pot Pie Girl (aka Jennifer Ledbetter) does this with her One Week...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th June 2012, 02:35 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 1,996
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: Fired from day job. Time to kick up IM work a lot

Just a quick reference/something to contemplate - regarding your "got canned for what they considered issues with my online time during the day."

So I'm wondering - as your entrepreneurial IM...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th June 2012, 04:35 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 594
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: How do you know its a quality product?

One observation - the less hype and flash in the sales letter, the better the product!
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th May 2012, 09:19 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 685
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: I need your help guys

Well you seem to be off to a good start in that you've completed three hurdles perhaps without even realizing it. Here's a rough business model to follow:

1. Niche -- Personal Training
2. Target...
Forum: Offline Marketing 15th May 2012, 12:58 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 972
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: Cold Calling

I think cold calling can be very effective, but you've got to go in with a confident mindset -- not that you are asking or pleading with the prospect, but instead that you are approaching the contact...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th May 2012, 12:34 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 959
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: Exit pop - Annoying or useful?

I am not a fan of exit pop-ups but would like to hear from people that do use them -- to share with us if they've found exit pop-ups to drive up their conversion rates and if so, by how much.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th May 2012, 11:57 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 3,004
Posted By Mary Davis
Re: "Guest post is fine, but it must be 100% unique"

I'm not surprised you're having a hard time finding blog owners willing to accept 2nd-rate duplicate content.

But from a blog-owner perspective, would you want re-hashed content dragging down...
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