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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th March 2015, 05:14 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,370
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Leaving H-G: Looking for Panel on VPS host .

I use knownhost for my vps - initial problems were dealt with, no issues since and support is excellent.

Tony
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th March 2015, 04:36 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 578
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Do you move stuff around (a/b testing) on landing pages? why?

Not squeeze page related, but real world ab testing results on a $6,000pm adsense spend.

Removing an ! at the end of the first line increased the conversion rate (brochure download) from 6% to 9%...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th March 2015, 04:16 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,415
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Domain dilemma please help me choose :)

Yep the dot com is the obvious one to choose.

I'll give you some recent experience of mine though with the new domain extensions:

A client that I built a website for 18 months ago wanted to...
Forum: Warrior Forum Classified Ads 15th February 2015, 10:19 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,455
Posted By tonyscott
Re: {Free WSO} 7 Completely Insane Ways to Monetize Wordpress Blogs

Thanks for stopping by Jeffrey.

The product venor website for one of the ideas in my report is a bit flakey. It was fine when I researched it. I released a bonus report with a replacement idea...
Forum: Warrior Forum Classified Ads 7th February 2015, 11:45 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,455
Posted By tonyscott
Re: {Free WSO} 7 Completely Insane Ways to Monetize Wordpress Blogs

Hi Zetetician, thanks for letting me know. Number 2 is back up for me right now. Their site does seem to go down occasionally. Number 4 is down. I've attempted to notify them, but it looks like their...
Forum: Warrior Forum Classified Ads 6th February 2015, 03:48 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,455
Posted By tonyscott
Re: {Free WSO} 7 Completely Insane Ways to Monetize Wordpress Blogs

Thanks Azsno, I love that graphic :-)

That reminds me, a mate of mine rang me last night and asked me if I wanted to go skiing. We don't get much chance to ski in the UK, but fortunately, I live...
Forum: Warrior Forum Classified Ads 6th February 2015, 03:39 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,455
Posted By tonyscott
Forum: Warrior Forum Classified Ads 3rd February 2015, 08:12 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,367
Posted By tonyscott
Re: [FREE WSO] SUPER EASY Affiliate Marketing Guide

Thanks Candace, I really like your resource guide. Some great websites listed in your report that I've never seen before. I particularly like the High Paying Affiliate Programs site - he needs to...
Forum: Offline Marketing 20th August 2014, 04:41 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,089
Posted By tonyscott
Re: I find myself in a bit of a marketing dilemma

What you're doing is noble and there are endless ways of monetising it.

What both misterme and helisell said is the answer and if you do it, you should easily make 6 figures.

Learn about...
Forum: Offline Marketing 5th June 2014, 06:33 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 3,224
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Things sure have changed around here...

So what's your problem Robert?

Tony
Forum: Offline Marketing 5th June 2014, 06:20 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 886
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Run Money-Saving or Money-Making Process Improvement Projects for Yourself & Your Clients [How T

Wow, that's deep ...

It's hard to change company culture though, or the accepted practices of any organisation. Some people's jobs rely on maintaining the status quo.

You need a lot of...
Forum: Offline Marketing 5th June 2014, 05:46 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 3,224
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Things sure have changed around here...

Hello Jason, well you've heard of me now :-)

I do genuinely respect what you do.

I do know something about it because I've read the majority of your posts and they are chock full of valuable...
Forum: Offline Marketing 4th June 2014, 03:40 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 3,224
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Things sure have changed around here...

Ok, I'll bite Jason

I like your posts, I read most of them and having done more than a little cold calling/door knocking myself, it's clear that you're an expert in your field.

The reality...
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd June 2014, 07:37 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 3,224
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Things sure have changed around here...

Ok, I'll attempt to redress the balance a little. I've been around here for some time and because I took action around the time of the original AK Offline Gold thread; I've been doing this stuff full...
Forum: Offline Marketing 29th April 2014, 04:14 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 9,948
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Anyone overcome social anxiety and become a high performing salesperson on here?

I could be wrong, but on the surface, it looks to me like you need someone to validate how good you are and someone who believes in you. If you've had some remarkable acheivements, but no one...
Forum: Offline Marketing 15th November 2013, 02:19 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 544
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Is the US more open to monthly payments than the UK

I don't charge a setup fee, but I will often only produce a blueprint in month 1

Generally, I'll outline where they are, where they could be, and the cost to get there.

Then I ask them if the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 7th January 2013, 08:20 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 6,024
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Watch Me Make $1000 in 20 minutes PROOF INSIDE

That's real world - thanks so much for posting the vid

So approx 1750 calls to make a $600 sale - there has to be an easier way?

Tony
Forum: Offline Marketing 28th December 2012, 05:28 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 2,541
Posted By tonyscott
Re: $100,000 a year from Web Design possible?

Keep your eye on the residual income - at $30pm for hosting/support based on your numbers, you'll have $100,000pa residual after 3 years.

Is it just you doing this?

If it is, I think you're...
Forum: Offline Marketing 24th December 2012, 07:13 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 676
Posted By tonyscott
Re: SEO in small cities/large towns?

So one page of content duplicated across the same site with different pages titles works?
I was under the impression that duplicated content causes a problem for rankings

Tony
Forum: Offline Marketing 28th November 2012, 06:15 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,290
Posted By tonyscott
Re: RIP Zig Ziglar

Wore my tapes out listening to them in my car in between calls - "suspects and prospects"
RIP Zig
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd April 2012, 11:55 AM
Replies: 584
Views: 91,238
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Directory Site Profits 101- How To Make Money With Directory Sites In 2012!

You can take this as a reality check or negativity - depends on your viewpoint, but running a directory site isn't easy money - I know, I run one.

If you charge very low fees, you can probably get...
Forum: Offline Marketing 21st September 2011, 04:15 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,100
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Issues with local Restaurant Portal website... thanks for your help!

Maybe you could go down the free or paid seminar route - get them all together to network with each other and throw a few free ideas out there.

After 7 years of doing this stuff, that's what I'm...
Forum: Offline Marketing 21st September 2011, 03:56 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 900
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Went on a sales call & was offered a job

Hi Wendy, what I like is the opportunity to make a difference, to help the companies that I bump into to become competitive in this new industrial revolution that we are lucky enough to find...
Forum: Offline Marketing 15th September 2011, 04:08 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,100
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Issues with local Restaurant Portal website... thanks for your help!

Hi Simon, my reply was somewhat brief - have been running the portal for almost 4 years and around 1 year in used up plenty of shoe leather calling on prospects. Initially, we met with lots of...
Forum: Offline Marketing 14th September 2011, 05:46 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,100
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Issues with local Restaurant Portal website... thanks for your help!

Might be your pricing Simon. I run a portal that gets 64 x the traffic that yours gets but my pricing starts from 1/2 of what you are asking for.

Tony
Forum: Offline Marketing 7th September 2011, 12:15 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 942
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Client Wants One Site - Multiple Locations - Advice Needed

Depends exactly what he wants but either a page optimised for each office, or a subdomain spring to mind. Possibly a blog with each office as a separate category?

Tony
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st September 2011, 05:19 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,153
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Can I be A Success?

That did actually make me laugh out loud. It takes a while for the penny (cent) to drop for most people John as I'm sure you're aware and many people, including myself have been very close to the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 20th June 2011, 03:22 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,496
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Building Websites for $99...Good or Bad Idea?

Double it to $199 and add a $9.99pm hosting fee. Promote it as a discount from your usual price of $699 and $29.99pm. Find a reason that potential customers will purchase, other than you need the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd May 2011, 05:13 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 607
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Looking for best search engine position monitoring (web based)

Just started using se scout - there's a free trial so you can check it out

Tony
Forum: Offline Marketing 16th April 2011, 10:48 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 869
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Introducing SmallBizDirectories.com - Help Me Grow This Thing, Gotta Directory?

Hi, added my Lake District (UK) directory, many thanks.

Tony
Forum: Offline Marketing 24th February 2011, 05:01 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,456
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Do You Believe Yellowpages are Dying? I DO, READ NOW!

A slightly different take on why YP can be hazardous to a business. I used to be a mortgage broker here in the UK. For those that don't know the mortgage market began a downturn in August 2007 that...
Forum: Offline Marketing 13th February 2011, 11:37 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 938
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Synergy - Could we become THE MONSTER?

Hi Phil, the sentiment is admirable, but it's a black hole for time (your time). What will happen is that legislation will be introduced to curb the excesses. Unfortunately it will also mean huge...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st February 2011, 05:20 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 707
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Few questions for the guys and gals doing it in the UK

I'll bite Shaun,

Hostgator reseller

£19.95 per month whether they host with me or not - I won't build a site unless there's residual income. Buys about 6 hours of support/updates per year. I...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st February 2011, 09:44 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 589
Posted By tonyscott
Re: What Would You Do and What Should I Do

Hi John,

I get 22 searches pm for booze delivery manchester and 140pm for alcohol delivery manchester - both exact match.

Competition doesn't look that strong, but adwords estimate is 4p per...
Forum: Offline Marketing 28th January 2011, 07:26 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 845
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Choice of Domain for Offline Business Promotion UK

As far as I'm aware, the default search in the UK is Google.com but it provides search results weighted to the UK.

Tony
Forum: Offline Marketing 27th January 2011, 02:24 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 845
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Choice of Domain for Offline Business Promotion UK

Use an exact match .co.uk if you can

plumber leeds - 480pm exact match - all tld's taken - adwords cpc £1.93
leeds plumber - 390pm exact match - all tld's taken - adwords cpc 4p
emergency...
Forum: Offline Marketing 8th December 2010, 04:48 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,080
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Do You Lose Business Because You Don't Have An Office?

Hi Steve, just signed up for your bootcamp. My office is my kitchen and I do meet clients here, or in a cafe, or at their office or in a pub. Have hired a meeting room to punt up my local directory. ...
Forum: Offline Marketing 8th December 2010, 04:38 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 955
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Good (and simple...) Directory Template?

Hi Karen,

I've started to use Advanced Newspaper Theme from Gabfire - The second site in my sig runs on it. Not perfect, but fairly intuitive to work with.

Tony
Forum: Offline Marketing 6th December 2010, 06:40 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 2,150
Posted By tonyscott
Re: This is worse than any first date...

Hi Lisa,

I've been in that position so many times over the years - it's uncomfortable because you don't know whether to call tomorrow and show that you're persistent or be cool and strengthen your...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th June 2010, 01:29 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 681
Posted By tonyscott
Re: cli.gs down

I'm aware of that Alexa, trouble is I need to forward about 400 links so buying a domain name for each is a little problematical. I have a number of scripts that allow me to do the /recommends thing...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th February 2010, 12:24 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 727
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Offliners: When is it time to "Show Me The Money"

For every invitation that you get to attend a meeting, reply and politely decline with the explanation that you are working that day. Ask them to send you the minutes. They'll get the message...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 8th January 2010, 05:14 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,729
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Can you really make money with adsense?

If your ctr is 3% and you get 3c per click: a) You need to test ad placements and style, don't settle for less than a 10% ctr and b) you are either in the wrong niche, targeting the wrong keywords...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th November 2009, 11:55 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,142
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Aged Domains vs Keyword Rich Domains

No Data on the comparison, I don't know how you would easily compare that? but a new keyword rich domain can get ranked on the first page of Google if you do the keyword research right.

I'm in...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd August 2009, 04:34 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,712
Posted By tonyscott
Re: IM for offline client ... Suggestions and best practices?

Hi Derek, as you have experience in doing everything they want, but don't have experience of doing it commercially, treat this as getting paid to learn how to do business in the offline market.

No...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th July 2009, 11:07 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,180
Posted By tonyscott
Re: 25 ways to market a local website...

Have some shoes made with the url of the business website embossed on the soles. Carry a large inkpad everywhere you go in the local area. Simply ink up and walk.

NB. The success of this method...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st May 2009, 03:37 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 841
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Local Directory/Portal Question

In truth you can say what you want and get away with it, many of my local competitors do. In terms of running a business, if you promise more than you can deliver, your portal will die after a year...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th April 2009, 07:40 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 4,501
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Here's a tactic i used successfully to get offline webdesign clients - including my sales letter

Hi Kevin, whatever works, works and as Melody mentioned geography comes into it.

I just like the way Chris actually goes about building a business that he can grow quickly, with residual income as...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th March 2009, 04:41 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 764
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Offline + Online = CASH

Hey Mollysbrother, that's a quiet post amongst a sea of shouting headlines and i empathise as that's been my path too, still is. I can't remember where i picked up this nugget but it goes something...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th February 2009, 08:35 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 574
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Hayseed - Heyseed? Video Submit Service?

Here you go Kurt:

Hey!Spread - Video Distributing Web Service (http://heyspread.com/)

cheers

Tony
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th December 2008, 04:41 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,191
Posted By tonyscott
Re: Wordpress Themes that Act Like a Website???

Hi Dalvia,

You can make any wordpress theme act like a website by using the static page feature in settings/reading. Create a blank page - usually "home" and nominate it as the static front page....
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 24th November 2008, 06:05 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 624
Posted By tonyscott
Re: SEO Question/Advice? Can anyone help.

I guess the site isn't getting enough traffic?

It's not really optimised for seo purposes, the meta keywords have just been thrown in as an afterthought. The self catering page has only 22 words...
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