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Forum: Offline Marketing 29th February 2016, 12:20 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 466
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Anyone know if Yelp filters reviews based on inbound links?

Not a Yelp expert, but maybe I can still help.

As for the 17 who clicked, maybe you can follow-up with them to see if they actually reviewed the business. Like you said, it's possible that they...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th February 2016, 12:56 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 577
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Any good free online invoicing options?

You should check out Wave (https://www.waveapps.com/)
https://www.waveapps.com/invoice/

Been using them for a few years now. Makes sending invoices and getting payments a breeze.

Hope that...
Forum: Offline Marketing 22nd January 2016, 10:54 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,292
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Building WordPress Sites for Clients

Have you looked into any project management tools? Sounds like that would solve a lot of your problems. Not sure of your specific needs so you may have to search around. Last year I was using Trello...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd January 2016, 01:17 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 371
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Does anybody outsource there services?

I can't tell if you're just trying to make more money by offering an add-on service or if you genuinely want to offer them marketing services to help broaden their audiences and get more real online...
Forum: Website Design 31st December 2015, 08:06 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 287
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Anyone out there that can update and tweak a 5 year old theme that's been abandoned??

I'm curious to know what unique functions a 5 year old theme can do that cannot be done with modern themes. Seems very odd...

Could that unique function be made into a plugin? Or maybe there's...
Forum: Email Marketing 31st December 2015, 07:49 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,465
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Fake Aweber Subscribers??!

As David said, you should be using double opt-in to prevent any spam or fake emails, especially when it comes to website forms (since they're more exposed)

Send some emails and see how the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th December 2015, 07:58 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 1,873
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: On Christmas Day? Seriously?

Hey I love Christmas too, it's one of my favorite holidays but it's not like the whole world just stops moving.

I'm in Thailand right now where most of the population is Buddhist. Today has been...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th December 2015, 04:23 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 814
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Why forums' traffic are decreasing

Yea, I agree. I think there's a segment that prefer to have casual conversations or chats on social media. So maybe the decreased traffic is just a shift of people who prefer that medium, while...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th December 2015, 03:03 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 405
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Reasons why you need to upgrade your Hosting plan?

I started out with basic shared hosting (EIG) for about 2 years. About a year ago I switch to managed WordPress VPS hosting and haven't looked back.

Some pain points I had of cheap shared hosting...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 27th November 2015, 06:50 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 579
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Fortune with Animated videos???

you'd be surprised...

Some of those videos are actually well made. Even the ones that are super cheesy still appeal to percentage of buyers if it still has the right message/product and helps...
Forum: Offline Marketing 17th November 2015, 09:43 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,463
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: How to speak with conviction on a cold call

I find myself changing my script everytime i get owned by a dm or gate keeper.
Problem is your not consistent. Find something and stick with it.

But i find that sometimes when i yell or talk...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th November 2015, 06:15 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,158
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Wordpress site hacked - SiteLock worthless?

Yea, Hostgator probably won't do much. I had Hostgator before too, was getting tired of my sites being slow, then once one of them got hacked (with no help from HG) I knew I had to look for something...
Forum: Website Design 3rd November 2015, 03:32 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 617
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Website Design Resources For A Client?

So an actress needs a website and you directed her to Fiverr and Freelancer? Sounds like she's going to be in for a big disappointment since she has no idea what she's doing or how to properly give...
Forum: Email Marketing 13th September 2015, 01:51 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 973
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Which Autoresponder ?

Mailchimp has a free plan. Otherwise, Active Campaign is only $9/MO which includes some marketing automation features.

Surprised that being a veteran member you're not aware of other Email...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th September 2015, 12:35 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 423
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: How would you handle this project?

You could use Mailchimp, which has a free plan.

However, keep in mind that in general, the less money you spend, the more time you need to put in to get results. I hope you have a lot of free time...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th September 2015, 11:24 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 358
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Starting a Website

To answer your questions.

1.) Yes, using a different domain extension like .net or .org is fine

2.) yes, very easy to transfer, you can do a redirect so people using the old name can also be...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd September 2015, 09:44 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 849
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: How Do YOU Crush It?

First of all, sorry to hear about your girlfriend, that can be tough stuff.

Second, you're right technology does change fast. HOWEVER, there are plenty of tools and strategies that have been...
Forum: Offline Marketing 31st August 2015, 02:50 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,194
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Brick and Mortar Store - Website

Umm...this is your first time doing a website and you immediately want to outsource it to 99 designs? Are you sure that you're qualified for the job?

You mentioned a blog, who will be maintaining...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th August 2015, 03:06 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 2,594
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Collecting Recurring Payments of $10K+

You should look into subscription billing software. I actually use Chargebee. Great system for setting up plans and collecting payments. Can do a lot of neat things, and may work for you.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th August 2015, 03:29 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 2,368
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Is what I'm doing dishonest?

Nothing wrong with using Fiverr to get logo design work done. However, using their work as examples is dishonest. People are investing in YOU, not the Fiverr designer. Therefore, you need so show...
Forum: Offline Marketing 9th July 2015, 06:32 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,630
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Closing Techniques for New Signups in Offline Marketing

That's the best way to get sales IMO. Since it's inbound they already know you and it's much easier to make a sale.

I just had a guy call me today (kinda inbound). I let him talk to me about his...
Forum: Website Design 20th May 2015, 09:41 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 848
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Looking for thoughts or ideas on my website

I believe that the main reason that you're seeing a lot of 1 page drop-offs is that you don't really have any links, call to actions, or content within the body of the site that actually takes people...
Forum: Website Design 17th May 2015, 12:04 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 712
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Why do my url addresses end with a number and not the keywords in the title?

You have to change the permalinks. Settings > Permalinks > Post Name

Then you can have the name of the page in the URL
Forum: Social Media 13th May 2015, 11:32 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 976
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Frustrated With Facebook Ads

The biggest flaw that I think you did was increasing your daily budget. Almost every stat or report I see comes to the conclusion that a low daily budget work best.

This is the reason why just...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th May 2015, 07:07 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 431
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Classified ads

I agree with the previous poster. There's very little information about the car, add more meat to the description.

Also, just a single photo? Add multiple photos from different angles, show the...
Forum: Email Marketing 5th May 2015, 12:10 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,363
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: email subject

Yea that's pretty low. IMO it's unlikely that your open rate is that low just because of your subject line.

My guess is either that your emails/content just plain suck and your readers have tuned...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th May 2015, 01:44 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 829
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Building email list with fb ads

I think that by doing this without a website is a bad idea. A website will give you so much more opportunity to review/promote products and build your credibility. Also not sure I understand how...
Forum: Website Design 22nd April 2015, 10:11 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,223
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: What to do after the site is finished? I'm a complete newbie...

If you're this clueless about these very simple tasks then I'd say you have a lot of reading and learning ahead of you before you even start thinking of offering your services to businesses.

While...
Forum: Offline Marketing 21st April 2015, 12:47 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,840
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Desperate and this is what I am going to do

Seems like you skipped the first step of actually figuring out what problems these business owners have. You should have started by walking into the local businesses and talked to the owners about...
Forum: Website Design 16th April 2015, 12:38 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 452
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Wordpress open-commenting: how to minimize spam?

Depends on how much traffic your site gets. I create sites for small businesses and find that akismet works pretty good. However I know that there are some better options out there that might work...
Forum: Offline Marketing 7th April 2015, 03:42 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,876
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Using Fiverr to distribute flyers

It's a bad idea...

the few legitimate people who do that on Fiverr will just put them in random or convenient places. They're not going to work real hard to make sure your flyers are seen by the...
Forum: Website Design 6th April 2015, 10:50 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 792
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Please review my website

Not to put you on the spot or to be mean, but hours after hours?

Sorry, but spending "hours" building a few basic sites on Weebly does not make you a web designer. I thought the whole point of...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th April 2015, 03:47 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,975
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Need help with my website !

So that's a site you made? to me it looks like the default WordPress theme with some text and images slapped together, not really impressive or engaging.

I'd recommend hiring a web designer...
Forum: Website Design 23rd March 2015, 10:18 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,025
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Help me to create a small website like Yelp

First of all, I hope that you live in a large city chalk full of tourism. That's were this site would probably work best.

Secondly, if you're planning on creating business around this I'd create...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 23rd March 2015, 03:25 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 519
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Using Images From Websites That You Are An Affiliate Of

Not sure why your asking us, you should be asking the company that your affiliated with. Typically they encourage it or provide images for you to use, but ask first!
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th March 2015, 09:46 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,136
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Download The images form the companies...

Yea, there's a secret club that you join and you get all the images you want for free. You have to go through a series of painful and humiliating rituals first before you become a member though.
...
Forum: Website Design 1st March 2015, 06:11 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,420
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: New Site Design! What do you think?

No problem, it's all good.

Being authentic and honest with your work and business will help you achieve more long-term success and satisfaction. Many people will see right through fake reviews and...
Forum: Website Design 28th February 2015, 04:39 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,420
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: New Site Design! What do you think?

I NEVER said to fake anything pal!

do it legit with fb advertising and offer your services for free or highly discounted to friends and family in return for a review.
Forum: Website Design 27th February 2015, 02:52 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,420
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: New Site Design! What do you think?

Yea...I'd recommend starting over, sorry!

Just a few things I've noticed.

- Your menu bar is too big, takes up about 1/4 of the screen for me. (maybe have it shrink when people scroll down)
-...
Forum: Offline Marketing 16th February 2015, 09:51 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,058
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Help with referral program for roofers.

So their competitors are offering cash and gift cards for referrals and you're thinking of following them? Don't do that. Do something completely different that will make your cousin stand apart and...
Forum: Offline Marketing 16th February 2015, 09:21 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,563
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Yelp Sues Reputation Management Company - Careful if you do ORM

From the article - "One thing Revleap actually does, it seems, is bombard their clients’ customers with surveys. Customers that respond favorably, and agree to post a review, are entered in a...
Forum: Offline Marketing 16th February 2015, 07:04 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 6,726
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: My cold call stats for two weeks 1606 calls. Any advice to improve?

WOW! A lot is wrong with what you're doing. Outsourcing telemarketing (without having any knowledge yourself ), fake video testimonials, not focusing on a specific niche, and your site looks like...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th February 2015, 11:13 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 837
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: How To Make Millions Using Your Hands

Haha I know, right!

Used to watch unboxing videos when I was a little younger (18-22) a few years ago where I was new to buying stuff online and buying kinda regularly from Amazon.

Guess it...
Forum: Offline Marketing 5th February 2015, 04:35 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 815
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Potential Biggest Client Ever So far. Need Help!

Interesting that you've never had to create a proposal before. It's something that just about every client of mine asks for before I get the job.

You can find templates online, for templates I use...
Forum: Offline Marketing 5th February 2015, 12:20 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,247
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Ideas for Barbershop Marketing Client

Never said that it was a smart idea, probably not the best message to send haha. Just pointing it out because it's unique and was creative enough for people to write about it.
Forum: Offline Marketing 4th February 2015, 10:22 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,247
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Ideas for Barbershop Marketing Client

Just found this online, pretty damn creative if you ask me.

Barber Gives Misbehaving Kids “Old Man Haircuts” (http://uproxx.com/webculture/2015/02/benjamin-button-special/)

Just have to find...
Forum: Conversion Rate Optimization 1st February 2015, 01:58 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,379
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Free bribe video vs. report

Stay away from using the term "bribe" because it's not a bribe but rather something of value that will motivate people to give you their email in exchange for.

As for the video vs. written...
Forum: Social Media 29th January 2015, 02:39 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 602
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Facebook Marketing King

Might want to check out Jon Loomer Digital: For Advanced Facebook Marketers (http://www.jonloomer.com/)
Forum: Website Design 23rd December 2014, 09:38 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 658
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Online appointment booking software

If your serious about booking appointments I'd look for a 3rd party solution outside of wordpress. Typically more reliable and they will offer more options. Such as: setmore, gettimely, frontdesk,...
Forum: Offline Marketing 21st December 2014, 11:05 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,558
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Best CRM Software for Cold Calling

Just started using Bitrix24 and Im enjoying it so far. Def pack a lot into their free plan.
Forum: Website Design 3rd December 2014, 04:48 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 603
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Product Countdown Timer Plugin

I asked a similar question a few months ago and never really found a good timer plugin either. As you mentioned they're either buggy or look bad. I did manage to find one, but then later found out it...
Forum: Website Design 21st November 2014, 02:28 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 388
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: semi-rant re: WP...

While I agree that getting a new theme means spending some time messing around with the interface, shortcodes, and options. Properly researching themes can help save a lot of time.

I always try to...
Forum: Offline Marketing 16th August 2014, 08:06 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,206
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Google Local Reviews

I would highly recommend that businesses stay away from Yelp. They have terrible business practices and many reviews get filtered by their algorithm. The three that I usually focus on are Google...
Forum: Conversion Rate Optimization 13th August 2014, 12:38 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,830
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: 6500 FB Likes in a week with ads but no penny yet! Any idea if I'm on the right track.

I'd say ditch the CB mentality for this niche and focus on gear, kinda what MelanieandMiles is getting at.

Find online shops that sell the type of equipment that people in your niche are looking...
Forum: Conversion Rate Optimization 11th August 2014, 10:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,127
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Increasing price to $37 vs. $39?

Yea I'd do some testing, both are popular price points but depending on your traffic, one might do better than the other.

BTW I remember you posting before about your landing page (I think it was...
Forum: Social Media 6th July 2014, 04:36 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,219
Posted By chaotic squid
Re: Do you pay $1 to send a message to a stranger on Facebook?

I've never tried it, but I think you'll run into a lot of problems with that strategy. The biggest problem is that you'll probably get reported from spamming people's inbox's quickly (because that's...
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