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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th June 2015, 04:20 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,629
Posted By regulardan
Re: Which Arbitrage is the Easiest and Most Effective?

None. You will need lots of money and patience. For example eCommerce is cool because you don't have to do the actual selling per say because your consumer products sell themselves providing you pick...
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd June 2015, 07:35 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,264
Posted By Oziboomer
Re: Any Legit Offline Business That ISN'T an Internet Consulting?

I totally agree with you about stabilising expenses and I employ far too many people in-house and I still outsource some areas that just don't make economic sense to bring in-house.

It's great you...
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd June 2015, 07:16 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,264
Re: Any Legit Offline Business That ISN'T an Internet Consulting?

From a copywriting angle, most of my clients are "offline"

And thankfully I didn't need to persuade them that the interweb is NOT an easy road to fame, fortune and colossal amounts of money.
...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd June 2015, 07:30 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,264
Posted By savidge4
Re: Any Legit Offline Business That ISN'T an Internet Consulting?

It sounds counter intuitive. but I have the personal case study if you will that bringing in in house labor in the long run reduces expense. All of my "employees" are flat rate or salary based. My...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd June 2015, 04:48 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,264
Posted By Oziboomer
Re: Any Legit Offline Business That ISN'T an Internet Consulting?

I can't see how bringing on employees increases profit margins.

A profit margin is the percentage you make on marking up your cost of sales.

Wages are an expense and maybe you are confusing...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd June 2015, 08:52 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,264
Posted By TheBigBee
Re: Any Legit Offline Business That ISN'T an Internet Consulting?

More than 50% of all small business owners will search for SOME type of financing in a given year. Small business finance is a growing $460 billion market. Tons of capital is flowing into the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd June 2015, 07:32 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,264
Posted By jmferret
Re: Any Legit Offline Business That ISN'T an Internet Consulting?

I sell auto parts (lights if more exactly). Mostly offline. Small wholesale and retail. Online too, but that's more a line of development than the current cash cow.
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd June 2015, 07:29 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,264
Posted By Jack Gordon
Re: Any Legit Offline Business That ISN'T an Internet Consulting?

IM is most definitely not just web sites and SEO and MMO and affiliate marketing and such. The way I (and many here) define it, it is just a tool - not a business.

Just about any business can...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd June 2015, 07:13 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,264
Posted By Defacto
Re: Any Legit Offline Business That ISN'T an Internet Consulting?

I do sell direct mail services (learned most of it from Bob Ross) but I use the internet to find these clients and even then I do upsell internet marketing services to my direct mail/print collateral...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd June 2015, 07:09 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,264
Posted By Oziboomer
Re: Any Legit Offline Business That ISN'T an Internet Consulting?

If by legit you mean a real company that pays it's taxes and employs real people to do real work then...

Maybe I qualify...

Started selling boomerangs via the Kite Store in Covent Garden in...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st June 2015, 11:39 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,264
Posted By Defacto
Re: Any Legit Offline Business That ISN'T an Internet Consulting?

Business owners respond to getting new customers. If you really know what you are doing, whether it's "offline" or internet related, then you can prove it to them on a trial basis and make more...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st June 2015, 04:49 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,264
Posted By SnacksSays
Re: Any Legit Offline Business That ISN'T an Internet Consulting?

You misunderstood the goal of this forum.This description of this forum reads:

"Offline marketing is traditional marketing that is done outside of the Internet. Typically, offline marketing...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st June 2015, 04:39 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,264
Posted By Freebiequeen1999
Re: Any Legit Offline Business That ISN'T an Internet Consulting?

LOL....well yes but if you mean a specific "career" or "skill" type business not related to the internet/marketing then my guess is most people are on other forums related to their field

I would...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st June 2015, 04:31 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,629
Posted By icoachu
Re: Which Arbitrage is the Easiest and Most Effective?

Domain arbitrage

Less work. More money.

You need more capital though.

Also, you need to know what you're doing (ie., know where the ready markets are)
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st June 2015, 03:56 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,264
Posted By iAmNameLess
Re: Any Legit Offline Business That ISN'T an Internet Consulting?

lol thanks for reading :)

Yeah, I get it.. The SEO section is a joke most of the time. I visit occasionally for a good laugh. There's always some sort of craziness in there... but it doesn't mean...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st June 2015, 03:20 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,264
Posted By Jonwebb
Re: Any Legit Offline Business That ISN'T an Internet Consulting?

Accountants, bookkeeping etc depends on the skills, you have. I was trained as a copywriter through the awai course

Since I was way better at b2b vs b2c that lead to direct mail, newspaper ads...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st June 2015, 03:18 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,264
Posted By animal44
Re: Any Legit Offline Business That ISN'T an Internet Consulting?

How about window cleaning? Easy to start, minimal outlay, keeps you outdoors... :-)
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st June 2015, 03:13 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,264
Posted By jamesfreddyc
Re: Any Legit Offline Business That ISN'T an Internet Consulting?

I get what the OP means tho :D

I mean, have you checked out the SEO section lately? Goodness.... The last thread I read there was an "SEO Expert" in their sig posting the question: "what is...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st June 2015, 02:38 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,629
Posted By bgr
Re: Which Arbitrage is the Easiest and Most Effective?

Arbitrage is usually not a good idea. You need to provide value in the transaction. It simply is not scalable since it's not supposed to exist. If you find goods on sale and your selling them online...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st June 2015, 02:31 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,629
Posted By zdebx
Re: Which Arbitrage is the Easiest and Most Effective?

Probably the easiest would be services arbitrage, when you are essentially selling someone else's services as your own, but with a mark up.

Generally, arbitrage is a very unstable game, without...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st June 2015, 02:01 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,264
Posted By hardnova
Re: Any Legit Offline Business That ISN'T an Internet Consulting?

Mobile Apps and Websites are legit products (actual product that performs a service). Perhaps you have been over exposed to the wide array of business ideas seen on WF. I have sold websites door to...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st June 2015, 01:58 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,264
Posted By savidge4
Re: Any Legit Offline Business That ISN'T an Internet Consulting?

I partake in a few. Large Format Printing, Vinyl, Satellite installation, wholesale paper goods wood products ( birdhouses etc ) I do ( well my wife does - I just do the hard work ) do commercial...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st June 2015, 01:23 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,629
Posted By BradGB
Re: Which Arbitrage is the Easiest and Most Effective?

I've had had a good run with Arbitrage Underdog (Craigslist/Fiverr), but thinking a little outside the box of 'logos'. Actually I pretty much just use it as a gigantic Craigslist search engine.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th May 2015, 08:46 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,530
Posted By stoltingmediagroup
Re: Tip to $100 Per Day

1. You just eliminated a large chunk of people in here who can't afford that.

2. Creating even a quality $7 product seems to be a challenge for many around here,
so how are they going to jump...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th March 2012, 01:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 678
Re: Making Money Online - Black Belt Style

A really great post. Essentially this is where the saying "scale it up" comes from. You hear it to death around here, but it is so true. If you can find a PPC campaign that makes you just $20 a day,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th March 2012, 01:03 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,224
Posted By Alexa Smith
Re: If you lost it all tomorrow and had to start again what would you do?

I'd do exactly the same as I've eventually done, now, but cutting out almost the whole of the first 4 months in which I had absolutely no idea what I was doing, made every mistake imaginable and...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th March 2012, 12:51 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 2,224
Posted By Karen Blundell
Re: If you lost it all tomorrow and had to start again what would you do?

starting over is nothing...

Once you have the principles down of how to make money, you can just repeat the process again, and this time tweak it, make it better, and build yourself several...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th March 2012, 12:34 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 678
Posted By Mosa
Re: Making Money Online - Black Belt Style

I like the way your wrote your story. I think you should focus at one thing at a time and become great at it. And then begin to diversify and become great at other things so that you have multiple...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th March 2012, 12:23 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 678
Posted By RizNicolas
Re: Making Money Online - Black Belt Style

This is good advice for those who are new to IM. A lot get overwhelmed and frustrated because they are trying too many things all at once instead of just first focusing and getting really good at 1...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th March 2012, 12:09 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 4,651
Posted By Mike Ogbin
Re: Alternatives to Fiverr

Thanks for the post and also for the Fiverr alternatives.

I want to add some alternative sites that I am sure that would help The sellers find new ways to make incomes online and also for the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th March 2012, 12:07 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 678
Posted By erob
Re: Making Money Online - Black Belt Style

I think it is good advice to focus on one thing until accomplish you the goal of $100 a day, for someone that is new to IM this would work well until they become more expeirenced with other money...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th March 2012, 11:08 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 997
Posted By fluffythewondercat
Re: Struggling to find this particular type of blog comment service

Check the "Thanks" count. I'm more helpful than you by a factor of 10 to 1.

You said you wanted "quality traffic." You're only going to get that if people are intrigued enough by the comment to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th March 2012, 09:12 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 4,651
Posted By imgeek2727
Alternatives to Fiverr

I see a lot of chatter here about Fiverr.com. Fiverr is definitely a great place to get services for cheap. I always like to keep my options open, so here are some sites that are similar to Fiverr....
Forum: Offline Marketing 14th March 2012, 05:13 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,318
Posted By John Durham
Re: John Durham, Anybody Please Help Me Build This From Scratch. . .

More than likely its because my advice has actually consistently made people alot of money instead of just being a blow hard like many..., regardless of any recent set backs.

I have a verifiable...
Forum: Offline Marketing 13th March 2012, 01:38 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,626
Posted By BostonTweetUp
Re: Consultant vs Salesman - A Real Gem

@Looking4Mentor Thanks for starting this post as it has brought to light a variety of sales different approaches and techniques.

I especially like that you started off by saying

I think more...
Forum: Offline Marketing 13th March 2012, 09:48 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,626
Posted By Michael Bucker
Re: Consultant vs Salesman - A Real Gem

I don’t know how many times I have to say this on these threads. Looking4amentor is right, David miller is right, iamnamless is right and Aaron is right.

As stated in previous threads the reason...
Forum: Offline Marketing 12th March 2012, 06:12 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,626
Posted By chicka
Re: Consultant vs Salesman - A Real Gem

For me, a salesman is a bit more on the rough and fast-paced side, but when you say consultant, he is more on the slowly but surely kind of approach.
Forum: Offline Marketing 12th March 2012, 10:32 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,626
Posted By David Miller
Re: Consultant vs Salesman - A Real Gem

Outstanding! Thanks for the laugh....yet another system to avoid "looking like a salesman"...

I hope that EVERYONE uses it.
Forum: Offline Marketing 12th March 2012, 03:31 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,626
Posted By beeswarn
Re: Consultant vs Salesman - A Real Gem

Looking4Mentor, I compete with you in your home town. It is a great comfort to be assured that while I'm working hard to build my business with high-quality services, you're busy calling the same...
Forum: Offline Marketing 12th March 2012, 02:40 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,626
Posted By KuanYew
Re: Consultant vs Salesman - A Real Gem

A funny thing I heard from a business owner, quite a young chap and successful one I must say, he calls his staff consultants rather than sales managers, the reason:

If a prospects hears "hi sir,...
Forum: Offline Marketing 12th March 2012, 12:56 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,626
Posted By Dexx
Re: Consultant vs Salesman - A Real Gem

Heh, I agree this strategy works very well! I actually have a 8/10 closing rate with qualified prospects using this method...heck, I even made a training course on it a couple years ago:

The...
Forum: Offline Marketing 11th March 2012, 10:13 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,626
Posted By MoneyMakerGroup
Re: Consultant vs Salesman - A Real Gem

If we want to sell something we need call emotions. is the first and most important rule
Forum: Offline Marketing 11th March 2012, 09:49 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,626
Posted By paul_1
Re: Consultant vs Salesman - A Real Gem

This is surely worth a try...
Forum: Offline Marketing 11th March 2012, 07:52 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,626
Posted By rainingproblems
Re: Consultant vs Salesman - A Real Gem

I see am not the only one preparing my script for tomorrow...I never thought I'd get down to cold calling...I was more of a direct mail person.
Forum: Offline Marketing 11th March 2012, 03:24 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,626
Posted By RobbieT
Re: Consultant vs Salesman - A Real Gem

Thanks for sharing a simple solution, cleverly applied.

Meeting away from the business and out of operating hours is a good idea.

Before work is usually better than after work as I have found...
Forum: Offline Marketing 11th March 2012, 01:58 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,626
Posted By beeswarn
Re: Consultant vs Salesman - A Real Gem

This post makes me more happy than I can tell you. I am thrilled to read this and now I cannot wait to get on the phone tomorrow morning. Thank you.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 20th February 2012, 11:13 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 806
Posted By Randall Magwood
Re: No list, No website, No Product... now what? [Strategies for a Newbie]

If i had to start all over again, i would start off with article marketing, forum marketing, and video marketing. When i first got started, i went to PPC and wasted a fortune. Then i made the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th February 2012, 05:36 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 15,005
Posted By Tom B
Re: Simpliest and surest way to make at least $1000 per month

Search the forums. This is the same question asked almost daily. Just because you change the amount of money doesn't mean it isn't the same question.

The successful people on here worked their...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th February 2012, 02:56 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 806
Posted By seobro
Re: No list, No website, No Product... now what? [Strategies for a Newbie]

OK, this will not cost you any money.
1) create a blogger blog.
Post pics and content of an amazon product you want to sell.
2) create a you tube account.
Make a movie of you using the product....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th February 2012, 02:54 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 806
Posted By Val Wilson
Re: No list, No website, No Product... now what? [Strategies for a Newbie]

There are ways that you can make a few bucks without a website, a list or a product - for example, do product review videos and upload to Youtube, with an affiliate link in the box below. But it is...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th February 2012, 02:52 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 806
Posted By steven sanderson
Re: No list, No website, No Product... now what? [Strategies for a Newbie]

Hi there

One of my first online projects back when i first started was with Youtube, a simple system that works

What i did was created a video in a certain niche area of which i had done my...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th February 2012, 02:35 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 806
Posted By davejug1
Re: No list, No website, No Product... now what? [Strategies for a Newbie]

You need articles right? I don't have any and I'm really bad at writing articles. I do though know someone who's brilliant at it so I'll ask you how much you want to pay, I'll then ask the writer how...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th February 2012, 07:08 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 806
Posted By Shawn Wilson
Re: No list, No website, No Product... now what? [Strategies for a Newbie]

Niche sites for adsense or amazon are always a good start. That is what I did when I started. There are plenty of threads and good wso's for getting things going. I suggest taking the time reading...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th February 2012, 06:48 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 806
Posted By ukcarl
Re: No list, No website, No Product... now what? [Strategies for a Newbie]

Adsense is a great place for newbies to earn their first few bucks.

Its easy to get income going on a small budget with niche sites ,but if you don't want to outsource be prepared to do a lot of...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th February 2012, 06:32 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 806
Posted By David Mcalorum
Re: No list, No website, No Product... now what? [Strategies for a Newbie]

A good one I got started with was brokering services.

I have always said, "A good marketer simply finds someone
who wants something, and gives it to them!"

That, and basically anything else...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st January 2012, 07:43 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 628
Posted By WillR
Re: Quotes In WSOs??

If you do decide to go this route just bear in mind that you are only allowed a maximum of 10 images in your WSO post. That means you would need to combine different testimonials into the one image.
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