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Forum: Copywriting 9th August 2011, 12:21 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 3,981
Posted By WillDL
Re: Copywriting Is Dead Part One

This made me laugh. You assume that most of the big money copywriting has anything to do with make money sites or gurus. It doesn't.
Forum: Copywriting 2nd August 2011, 01:42 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,831
Posted By WillDL
Re: Copywriting Game - Sell It in 250 Words or Less

Wingsuit- It lets you @#$%ing fly.

Please send your check or money order to:

Daedalus Clothing
123 Easy Sell Street
Awesometown, US 12345
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st August 2011, 02:09 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 521
Posted By WillDL
Re: Let's brainstorm some thoughts about reviews...

Just ask them. I've noticed a lot of businesses try to think up all kinds of complicated incentives to get reviews, but many of those never tried having the person who helped the customer say:...
Forum: Copywriting 1st August 2011, 01:01 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 4,995
Posted By WillDL
Re: Hiring a copywriter for a sales page

To start the merry-go-round again the answer is a resounding maybe. Many of the copy writers who answered on this thread have some serious credentials and could right you a bad ass sales letter. ...
Forum: Copywriting 29th July 2011, 09:57 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 4,995
Posted By WillDL
Re: Hiring a copywriter for a sales page

Absolutely uncool use of stereotype.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th July 2011, 10:40 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 2,899
Posted By WillDL
Re: What Are The Allowable Talking Points On WF?

I would guess it had more to do with how you said it then what you said. Might want to check out this...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st July 2011, 08:08 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 957
Posted By WillDL
Re: What Do You Believe Separates Out the Movers and Shakers on This Forum From...

This.

Also the movers and shakers have a business plan. The strugglers have an idea about how great it would be to make money.
Forum: Offline Marketing 21st July 2011, 02:02 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 559
Posted By WillDL
Re: Outsourcing is a pain in the backside

Raise your price point. I've never found a reliable programmer on the sites ready to take last minute work at under $15 an hour. I'm not saying they don't exist. They are just as rare as hens...
Forum: Offline Marketing 20th July 2011, 10:46 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 2,611
Posted By WillDL
Re: Rent A Site Model - Getting Traffic - Not getting callers?

bolding mine


I haven't checked out your site, but this jumped out at me. From what you say it sounds like you are averaging 30-45 hits or so per month. So you need at least 2.223% conversion...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th July 2011, 05:49 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,031
Posted By WillDL
Re: Im afraid to fail.

I was too when I started. Here's how I got over it.

Why?

What does it matter if you fail?

If you are only using free methods your only cost is your time. And the time is not wasted. ...
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th July 2011, 07:51 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 5,125
Posted By WillDL
Re: Marketing to Attorneys

Breach of the state rules of legal ethics.

This one

It isn't the ABA guidelines you have to worry about. Some states have incredibly cumbersome rules.

Last year 14 lawyers in South Carolina...
Forum: Offline Marketing 14th July 2011, 09:27 AM
Replies: 248
Views: 19,172
Posted By WillDL
Re: My Favorite Offline Business. 10 leads/mo=$5,000!

I think this might be a common misunderstanding that people are having in this thread.

When people talk about asking the real estate board, they don't mean contact your local branch of the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th May 2011, 11:55 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 718
Posted By WillDL
Newbies!!!! Something Something Easy Something... Goldmine!!!!

I have a full time job which, while internet marketing related, means I don’t earn most of my living online. I also do some easy things on the side to boost my income. I will never, ever, tell any...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th April 2011, 08:41 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 716
Posted By WillDL
Re: Stop Using Marketing Jargon

Neither ninja or avalanche are marketing lingo. They are sales copy.

CRM, integrated marketing, a/b testing, sales funnel, landing page, boston consulting group matrix. These are lingo. You...
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd March 2011, 07:09 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 944
Posted By WillDL
Re: Any advice for a struggling young entrepreneur?

What are your prices like? People (including myself) hate "contact us for a quote". Most will just move on to another designer that publishes their rates. They don't want to fell embarrassed if...
Forum: Offline Marketing 4th March 2011, 11:16 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,098
Posted By WillDL
Re: Do lead gen sites really generate leads for local businesses?

GAH! Free reports? Don't do that!

You will fail with free reports. The trick for lead gen is to target prospects trying to address an urgent need.

Don't target "business+area" searches or...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th March 2011, 09:23 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 935
Posted By WillDL
Re: How do I keep the hired from stealing the client?

Noncompete agreement.

Don't use a template, hire a lawyer. A good agreement will cost you more up front but, if it is ever challenged, having it hold up in court will pay off.
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd March 2011, 07:31 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,311
Posted By WillDL
Re: Rent-a-site model

Get a $5 a month local call forwarding number. Rank your site at the top of the SERPS for your keyword phrase. Don't mention the name of your business just your area+ business category with some...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st March 2011, 03:06 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,246
Posted By WillDL
Re: Are any Warriors interested in this idea..... (or does it already exist?)

Like I said, I've been thinking about this for a while. The risk of going into business with people I don't really know has turned me off so far.
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st March 2011, 02:48 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,246
Posted By WillDL
Re: Are any Warriors interested in this idea..... (or does it already exist?)

I'd be very interested in something like this, and I've considered starting something like this as a side line.

There are two ways to go about doing this. The simplest would be to build a rolodex...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd February 2011, 03:59 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 701
Posted By WillDL
Re: Using the client's credit card? How else?

Just add them to the invoice and hand them receipts
Forum: Offline Marketing 21st February 2011, 01:50 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,192
Posted By WillDL
Forum: Offline Marketing 21st February 2011, 06:55 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 713
Posted By WillDL
Re: Professionalism for the WIN!

In general yes, but if the vendor doesn't have insurance do you have any idea how slim the odds of a business actually collecting the judgment is? On top of that you are talking about lawyers costs...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 18th February 2011, 02:59 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 3,900
Posted By WillDL
Re: Oh Shoot. I need to put $40 in my account. Like Now.

Robbing old people is fine too, they're almost as defenseless.

Seriously though, selling something you don't use anymore is your best bet.

Otherwise put whatever skill you have in your sig...
Forum: Mind Warriors 17th February 2011, 12:23 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 526
Posted By WillDL
Yesterday Was Big For Me

Eight years ago I skipped my senior year of high school to start college early.

I was a hopeless nerd, with all my major life accomplishments be academic or D&D related. So it was world...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 17th February 2011, 10:42 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 806
Posted By WillDL
Re: What's Your End GOAL?

To crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and to hear the lamentation of their women.
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th February 2011, 05:49 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,109
Posted By WillDL
Re: "Do you have a packet you can drop off?"

Might be the best advice you get for just starting out,.

For some insight from someone that just found out he was in the minority, here is my best guess on separating a brush off info request,...
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th February 2011, 12:55 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,889
Posted By WillDL
Re: 6 Ways to Guarantee You’ll Never Hear From Me Again. (Quite Possibly a Rant)

While you're absolutely correct, I'm mostly (excluding point three), talking about how you present yourself to a business.

If you don't solve our problems we won't use your service.

If you...
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th February 2011, 08:07 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,889
Posted By WillDL
6 Ways to Guarantee You’ll Never Hear From Me Again. (Quite Possibly a Rant)

Offliners, please don’t disrespect your prospects’ intelligence. We don’t like it. We won’t reward you for it with a retainer. Promise. Here are some things I put up with on a regular basis,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 9th February 2011, 07:59 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,164
Posted By WillDL
Re: How is big bucks made? ($10k+)

The big bucks aren't made by any particular aspect of IM, or combination of aspects.

The big bucks are earned through creating a business plan, being consistent in your implementation, and...
Forum: Offline Marketing 8th February 2011, 03:03 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,529
Posted By WillDL
More Advice From The Other Side of a Cold Call

I thought about making a new thread for this, but that seemed silly.

Another place I think this forum occasionally leads beginning marketers down is the answers they often get when asking “what...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th February 2011, 12:19 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 617
Posted By WillDL
Need a Real Business You Can Start on a Budget? Here You Go.

The Tutoring Business:

In home tutoring is huge business and you can easily get into it using just the marketing skills you learned on this forum. You do not have to be a tutor yourself to make...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th February 2011, 03:37 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 819
Posted By WillDL
A Brief Intro to Being Human and Bulding a Reputation

I believe maybe 3 out of every 10 signatures I see on this forum.

I'm probably more generous than most members in believing them. So I have a simple request. Don't lie in your signature. ...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th February 2011, 10:10 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 869
Posted By WillDL
Want to Get Rich by the End of the Week? You'll Be Broke by the End of the Month

I'm sick of seeing all of threads by desperate people who need money now in order to keep their house/feed their kids/keep the lights on. Please understand nothing I say in this thread is meant...
Forum: Offline Marketing 4th February 2011, 08:11 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,529
Posted By WillDL
Re: Advice From The Other Side of a Cold Call

I'm not a moderator, but I started this thread. Please respect what I was trying to do.

Thank you for posting a decent strategy, I really mean that and chose to believe you have every good...
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd February 2011, 08:42 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,529
Posted By WillDL
Re: Advice From The Other Side of a Cold Call

I disagree. Emphatically, and without reservation. Of course, cold calling should not be your sole lead generation tactic. But ignoring it is foolish, especially if you are new. If you are...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd February 2011, 02:20 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,351
Posted By WillDL
Re: Want to be my partner?

In my opinion, that name goes too far in the other direction. it sounds like they bought your approval.

Go neutral, think Consumer Reports, Kelly's Blue Book. If your business is truth the name...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd February 2011, 02:08 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,529
Posted By WillDL
Re: Advice From The Other Side of a Cold Call

We are looking into it. The possible, legal complications of being "friends" with people who might end up being defendants scares us. We also worry that a business page being "liked" would be...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd February 2011, 02:05 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,529
Posted By WillDL
Re: Advice From The Other Side of a Cold Call

A lot. I spend so much time on reputation management, that I didn't get around to taking quotes for a new website design until last week. It is that important.

If you want a foot in the door with...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd February 2011, 01:44 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,351
Posted By WillDL
Re: Want to be my partner?

I'd be afraid to make a site like that, but if I were making it there are a couple of things I'd do.

-Users can't post links. Ever, under any circumstances. Posts with links get delted and that...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd February 2011, 11:07 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,529
Posted By WillDL
Re: Advice From The Other Side of a Cold Call

I'm glad people are finding the post useful. Does anyone have a specific question they want to run by someone who actually is the decision maker for a mid-sized business?

*I reserve the right to...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st February 2011, 06:43 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,529
Posted By WillDL
Re: Advice From The Other Side of a Cold Call

Disclamer: I am not a lawyer. This is not legal advice, do your own research as to your state's laws.


Cbest, the kind of referral service he is talking about is what we would normally call a...
Forum: Offline Marketing 31st January 2011, 10:06 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 755
Posted By WillDL
Re: Advice me on How to successfully give initial advice to Offline clients

If I understand you, your question is about the pitch itself, not cold calling to try and get a pitch.

My best advice for any pitch (from my personal experience of listening to them) is to be as...
Forum: Offline Marketing 31st January 2011, 09:29 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,529
Posted By WillDL
Advice From The Other Side of a Cold Call

I’m Director of Media for a personal injury law firm. I’m in charge of all our advertising and public relations efforts. If you call with an advertising service or product, and can talk your way...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th March 2010, 09:32 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 558
Posted By WillDL
1 Year Free Webhosting For 3 Struggling Warriors!

I grabbed three new clients today. I'm planning my first WSO and a direct mail campaign to get a lot more. I could never had done it without the Warrior Forum. The things I've learned here are...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th March 2010, 07:44 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 420
Posted By WillDL
Going All In: Not Just for Poker.

Today was the first day I've tried selling .mobi websites to businesses. I focused on restaurants, because in Charleston SC, with 3 million tourists a year the restaurants get a lot of mobile device...
Forum: Local Meetups, Mastermind Groups and Warrior Events 12th January 2010, 12:16 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 4,092
Posted By WillDL
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th January 2010, 11:49 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 4,249
Posted By WillDL
Re: To Honor my Departed Mother. Free Hosting for a struggling Newbie and more

I am so sorry to hear about your mother. It's clear she raised a wonderful son and I'd like to throw in free web hosting for year (they'll have to get their own domain name) for a runner up.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th January 2010, 08:52 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 650
Posted By WillDL
Re: Possible to get free FULL hosting for percentage of profit?

I've got server space and wouldn't be opposed to shelling out for a domain name. The problem is if you don't have the money to pay for hosting (not that big of an expense) how are you going to pay...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd October 2009, 05:11 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 538
Posted By WillDL
E-mail Marketing: 4352% ROI

Just found an article in Direct about how e-mail marketing's ROI is dropping. It's only $45.06 for every dollar spent in 2008 and with a measly predicted $43.52 for every dollar spent.

4,352% ROI...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 21st September 2009, 09:36 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 3,212
Posted By WillDL
Re: How To Do A Simple Product Launch

This thread was really great, I bookmarked it.
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