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Forum: Offline Marketing 28th January 2015, 08:17 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 6,250
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: I think I just found a list of 1,000s + 1,000s of offline bizs that need our help!!...

Great suggestions TW, and something you can do with just about any kind of site builder or directory. I like to get a little more specific though and include a business type and/or location in the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 13th July 2014, 07:20 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 605
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Laura Husson: How to Choose a NON-cowboy Website Developer

Good lessons there for sure, but it works against her considering she's got dozens of spam comments on that page that haven't been dealt with in months! DOH!

Someone claiming to know a few things...
Forum: Offline Marketing 19th June 2014, 04:17 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,935
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Critique it - a site under construction

Hello Brotherly!

While I didn't see the website mentioned in your first post, the one you currently have is ok...but I think you would do better with even a $50 template from Theme Forest or...
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 13th June 2014, 08:57 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 24,098
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Rent-a-serp sounds great... but...

I watched the sales vid and some of what the plugin can do seems great, but despite talk about how easy it is to rank sites, saw no mention of how that's accomplished other then a mention of the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 7th June 2014, 02:15 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,507
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: [Local Online Marketing] How-To Help Your Clients: Interview with Claude Whitacre

Great stuff Jason! I have a few of Claude's books but even better to have the two of you together on an interview! :)
Forum: Offline Marketing 9th May 2014, 04:19 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,797
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: why is cold emailng so poor at lead gen?

Sorry - nothing personal, but I'm still just amazed at the number of people trying to sell services like SEO and web design that has the potential to make them thousands of dollars, and yet they're...
Forum: Offline Marketing 28th February 2014, 03:18 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 780
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: offline email marketing Mobile Website

Hey Jen,

Like others have said, I've had terrible luck with email prospecting and I get it, considering how many times I take advantge of email offers that people I don't know send me (that would...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 1st March 2013, 03:30 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,022
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Making a Wordpress restaurant site mobile friendly...

Matt, do a quick search in the WSO forum and you'll find most of the good options out there.

WillR, Quentin and Kevin Koop all offer some nice templates you can work with if you don't mind getting...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 30th January 2013, 10:40 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 575
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: New to SMS, question about multiple keywords....

Anytime - you've pretty much got it there. With a number through Twilio that's YOUR number and you could use any keyword you want with that. I did try them for a while and there are advantages to...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 30th January 2013, 05:40 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 5,073
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: In Truth, Has Anyone Made Money Selling Mobile Sites to Offline Clients?

I think trying to sell mobile websites, or anything for that matter, like this is a mistake when business owners don't really know how they can BENEFIT from a mobile website.

Sure, if you cold...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 29th January 2013, 10:30 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 575
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: New to SMS, question about multiple keywords....

Since you're talking about phone numbers, I assume you're using a system with long codes and Twilio?

You could certainly have multiple keywords whether using long or short codes, but one advantage...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 26th January 2013, 08:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 682
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Budget Mobile Plan Recommendations

My brother and niece have a plan with republic wireless - The Mobile Network that Runs on Freedom (http://www.republicwireless.com) that they both like. I believe it's $20 a month for unlimited plus...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 26th January 2013, 03:20 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 682
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Budget Mobile Plan Recommendations

I love my iphone 4 with ATT, but if you truly are "in the sticks" as your name suggests, you may want to start by first finding which plans cover your area first and then figure out what you want to...
Forum: Offline Marketing 25th January 2013, 10:34 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 831
Posted By Steve Solem
My 1000th post - and a real, free gift for my friends here, no opt in required!

Hey guys,

So for post number 1000 here, I wanted to share a free gift with you that I know can help you in your business or can be used to help you grow your clients businesses if you follow the...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 24th January 2013, 04:16 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 848
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: I'm new to mobile: What are your recommendations for building a simple HTML/CSS mobile site.

I've used both methods DJL mentioned, using scripts or code provided by the developers of the themes I've purchased here. I'm unsure which method I like best or which performs best , but I believe...
Forum: Offline Marketing 24th January 2013, 03:37 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,534
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Calling Dentists

What are you trying to sell to these dentists, who are understandably hard to reach as they're with patients or running their business during the day?

If it's any kind of offline marketing related...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 24th January 2013, 03:21 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 848
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: I'm new to mobile: What are your recommendations for building a simple HTML/CSS mobile site.

Hey Joe - my advice, starting with a great template can shorten the learning curve and help you get a mobile site together quickly.

WillR, Quentin and Kevin Koop here have all offered some nice...
Forum: Offline Marketing 24th January 2013, 10:09 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 603
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Thread Trashed?

Have you read this?

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-internet-marketing-discussion-forum/267733-new-members-read.html
Forum: Mobile Marketing 18th January 2013, 10:04 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 569
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Building a mobile number list for small biz

Read this thread started by MoBuzz http://www.warriorforum.com/mobile-marketing/560750-how-i-am-making-mobile-marketing.html - that should offer just about any questions about sms marketing for you,...
Forum: Offline Marketing 17th January 2013, 07:58 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,416
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Email Marketing FOR Dentists

Plenty of good advice from Bayo and others about using FB and the dentists website to get signups to their own mailing list, but I would stay away from anyone offering any kind of supposed "opt in"...
Forum: Offline Marketing 16th January 2013, 02:21 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 810
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Reach 10,000 new customers every month...is it worth it?

Well, if you can get your investment back with one or two customers it sounds like it's worth testing at least, but like Danielle mentioned - only a percentage of those 10k are likely to see your ad...
Forum: Offline Marketing 15th January 2013, 09:38 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 692
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: QR Code Generator Recommendation

I believe I used Google qr generator for the last business card I designed, after using their url shortener to make the QR a little less busy.
Forum: Offline Marketing 13th January 2013, 03:20 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 14,219
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: This Craigslist Ad Brings In 3-5 Leads Per Day

I don't really know just what CL looks for in an ad to determine if it's a duplicate of something else or not, but I think if you reworded a portion while keeping the message the same like you...
Forum: Offline Marketing 13th January 2013, 01:48 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 14,219
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: This Craigslist Ad Brings In 3-5 Leads Per Day

I really hope not everyone here is posting this ad EXACTLY as it's written. I would imagine that's a pretty quick way to ensure that it gets ghosted quickly.
Forum: Offline Marketing 12th January 2013, 03:36 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 852
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Finding Website Designers

There are a few web designer forums and web designer directories online.

Unfortunately the folks running some web directories are only interested in getting designers to pay for advertising, and...
Forum: Offline Marketing 11th January 2013, 08:59 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 14,219
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: This Craigslist Ad Brings In 3-5 Leads Per Day

This should help explain some Ghosting « Craigslist's Dirty Little Secrets Revealed (http://craigslistpostingsecrets.wordpress.com/ghosting/)
Forum: Offline Marketing 11th January 2013, 12:54 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,342
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: My 50 Dollar Budget Offline Marketing Method To Enter 2013

Nice job and glad you saw such a positive return on investment from this. Two paying customers out of 60 pieces mailed is great!
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th January 2013, 12:49 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 901
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: READ BEFORE YOU BUY ANY WSO: How to REALLY make Money (Well how I do it) FREE! **LONG POST**

I think that's a good overview of building a list that anyone can get started with.

If you don't know how to do a particular piece...like setup wordpress or an autoresponder...a quick google...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 10th January 2013, 08:45 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,492
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Lime Cellular vs Wrecking Ball SMS

I'm with ya Aaron, the WBSMS name does come across as a bit much, but coming from warrior Dave Iago, he's one of the sharpest sms minds I've come across and it's a decent bit of software.

Main...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 10th January 2013, 11:50 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,838
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Responsive templates and the death of mobile web development

The new default theme for wordpress is responsive too, and there are a nice selection of free and paid themes available. I think standalone mobile websites and responsive sites will both be around...
Forum: Offline Marketing 6th January 2013, 06:50 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 709
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: The Shift: 90% of small business owners are networking online...how do YOU find them?

Thanks Dan. That 90% number seems way off to me though, and digging a little further into the press release released with that graphic indicates

The more truthful headline really should've been...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd January 2013, 02:00 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,026
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: BEST script for walking into businesses for mobile sites

Just went back and read Jason's post here and HIGHLY recommend that ANYONE looking to make more sales print this out and study it. Super valuable info whether you're cold calling or speaking to...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st January 2013, 09:44 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,716
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Critique my Postcard

Nothing more to add here...Bob, Ewen and Subtle got you covered with some solid advice there!
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st January 2013, 09:39 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 835
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: How To Get A Book Out There....???

I've published a book or two using createspace and they really couldn't make it any easier or cheaper for you to get published. Depending on your topic and your writing abilities, I'd say find some...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st January 2013, 11:51 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 697
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: OK, I can't find the darn thing...and a question

I don't remember that thread Jason, but as far as screen capture goes, you can't go wrong with the free Jing from tech smith...although I often just use the print screen key when I've got photoshop...
Forum: Offline Marketing 30th December 2012, 12:40 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 922
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Monetising my new skills in Web Design

It's possible, sure, but a lot depends on the clients you're targeting and what they might be willing to pay for a website.

Also, I'd learn what you can about marketing and copywriting too so...
Forum: Offline Marketing 30th December 2012, 10:16 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 922
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Monetising my new skills in Web Design

I know some people who have found not having a portfolio to not be such a big deal, but I think it could only help and it's not too hard to get started.

Do you have any favorite businesses you...
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd December 2012, 06:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 903
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: This offline business owner gets it...very rare.

I about passed out when I recently opened a bank account with a credit union earlier in the year and got a hand written thank you from the banker who opened my account.

That was nice and something...
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th December 2012, 10:11 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 379
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Looking for advice on our first store front

Sounds like you've got the basics covered, just PLEASE start building a list of your customers as soon as you can, if you're not already doing this.

That's your most valuable asset right there and...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 5th December 2012, 12:27 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 6,339
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Do SMS Providers (like Lime, Avid and Trumpia) need to license a patent or get sued?

This guy just seems to be the textbook definition of a "Patent Troll" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_troll) to me.

...and I'm glad the New York Times...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st December 2012, 07:25 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,480
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Claude Whitacre Delivering A Complete Offline Marketing Presentation From The Stage

Saw that just as soon as I posted here!

@Fraser - excellent job there both on the presentation and the video produced for it. I found it quite interesting that you hosted the presentation at a car...
Forum: Offline Marketing 30th November 2012, 10:17 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,274
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Might have my first break into local marketing

Watch a few episodes of "Bar Rescue" or "Restaurant Impossible" and that should give you a number of good ideas, but I'd start with identifying WHO his ideal customers are and then work from there to...
Forum: Offline Marketing 27th November 2012, 08:24 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 827
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Free web hosting? Is this legit?

Sorry, just my take on things, but I wouldn't trust my business website or a clients to any free web host. A personal or hobby website, sure why not, but not a business website.
Forum: Mobile Marketing 25th November 2012, 07:27 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 715
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Mobile Directory Upsells

Me, I see a directory as a great big foot in the door to offer any kinds of marketing services that the business can benefit from the most.

Find out what their needs are, then see if web design,...
Forum: Offline Marketing 24th November 2012, 04:06 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 23,597
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Direct Mail Works!! I Ran a local EDDM postcard campaign, here are my results!

Way to go Jerry and thanks for sharing that story!

Man that's a lot of paper signup slips though - for the man hours it would save, I'd setup a 7in android tablet with an app or webpage to allow...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 19th November 2012, 08:21 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 559
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Idea for menu tabs on mobile

Like Nail said - sure it's possible - but other than the site owner thinking this is "cool", I can't see this impressing your mobile visitors any. Chances are it'll be taking up more of their mobile...
Forum: Offline Marketing 17th November 2012, 04:32 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 754
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: text or voice text to call script?

I know this is possible, but haven't done it myself yet so can't personally recommend any services to use. Pretty sure https://www.callfire.com and other autodialers can do what you'd like.
Forum: Mobile Marketing 9th November 2012, 07:35 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 705
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Mock Ups

I've seen people doing both and would say which method to use depends on how quickly you can set up a mockup or demo.

I work with a number of mobile templates purchased here, along with a mobile...
Forum: Offline Marketing 8th November 2012, 07:57 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,522
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Best offline sales books?

These are most of my favorites about selling and marketing in general.

Love anything by Dan Kennedy, but over the past 10 years the book I keep going back to and getting more value from time after...
Forum: Offline Marketing 6th November 2012, 09:50 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 24,401
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Is anyone running a successful local business directory?

The problem with a typical directory is you need traffic before a business will want to pay for a listing, and you need business listings in order to get people to visit your site.

I've debated...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 4th November 2012, 01:35 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,321
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: How do you do a mobile site screenshot inside..

I was doing that too recently, and using dropbox to sync the screenshots with my pc was a big time saver. You can find iphone graphics just about anywhere online (including a wso or two) and to add...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 4th November 2012, 08:53 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,321
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: How do you do a mobile site screenshot inside..

Hey Dexx - check out Mobilizer | Springbox (http://www.springbox.com/mobilizer/) if you want to do the work yourself and want to be able to display in various phones.

It you want to automate the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd November 2012, 05:50 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 900
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Offering free website business model?

No worries, I'm sure it was just deleted because it really fits better in this forum.

While I haven't done this myself, I know I've seen a successful WSO or two based around the "give it away for...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd November 2012, 11:21 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,014
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Best Local Business Listings Scraper?

I purchased this a little while ago from Ken http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-special-offers-forum/613161-600-sold-rave-reviews-easiest-fastest-way-too-more-offline-sales.html and while I haven't...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st November 2012, 05:31 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,053
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Everyone talks about market research! Is it that important?

If you mean finding out what people want to buy before trying to sell something to them, yes, I'd say market research is of the utmost importance when getting involved in any kind of business.

I...
Forum: Mobile Marketing 30th October 2012, 03:30 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,277
Posted By Steve Solem
Re: Real Estate Agents - Mobile MLS integration

I can't speak from personal experience here, but after initially seeing your post the other day decided to look into Avid mobile's offerings again and they have some module that appears to let you...
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