Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
4th March 2009, 03:01 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 561 Re: Optin video too overboard?
Dude the vid was well done and the Sandler/Swardson vid is one of my favorites so I love the soundtrack. I'm far from the moral police but marketing sexual stuff to underagers is DUMB on so many...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
4th March 2009, 01:07 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 561 Re: Optin video too overboard?
Just some brainstorming ideas... If I were you JD, I would submit your videos to:
CollegeHumor - Funny Pictures, Funny Videos, Funny Links! (http://www.collegehumor.com)
&
Break.com - Free...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
4th March 2009, 12:55 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 561 Re: Optin video too overboard?
JD - hit the 18 - 25 year old virgin dorks and this could be a hit lol
I was on Skype and sent the link to 3 people I was talking too...If I did, I'm sure other people will too :)
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
4th March 2009, 12:32 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 561 Re: Optin video too overboard?
I couldn't sit through the whole thing. I had to fast forward. Way over the top and I didn't find it very funny. But hey I'm not your target audience I'm 40. :D
I do agree with Jared that sex...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
4th March 2009, 12:29 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 561 Re: Optin video too overboard?
I thought it was really bad, but especially so if you are targeting kids. I think any sort of sexual advice or information that is for young people needs to have a more sensitive spirit, even if...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
4th March 2009, 12:20 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 561 Re: Optin video too overboard?
lmao - I thought it was funny.
Maybe I just have a weird sense of humor?
I guess it really depends on the market you are trying to hit. If you are going for the younger market, it could be...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
4th March 2009, 12:10 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 561 Re: Optin video too overboard?
JD,
I wouldn't watch that video again if you paid me, so please forgive me if I miss some details.
What the hell are you thinking? Sure it was over the top (but not funny) even for an...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
22nd February 2009, 04:59 PM
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Forum: Copywriting
22nd February 2009, 12:21 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 857 Re: Critique my headline please : )
Consumers react to concision. If it's too long, no one will hang in there long enough to read the entire message.
Try....
The Secret to "Natural" Beauty? Innovative Organic Makeup
The...
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Forum: Copywriting
21st February 2009, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 25
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Forum: Copywriting
20th February 2009, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 857 Re: Critique my headline please : )
I was thinking something simple, such as "The Secret to Your Natural Beauty" or
"They Smiled When I Was Natural... But Not When I Became a Beauty!" Jason mentioned the amazing Caples... I could...
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Forum: Copywriting
20th February 2009, 12:37 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 857 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
18th February 2009, 10:31 AM
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Views: 1,193 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
15th February 2009, 08:22 PM
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Views: 2,243 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
15th February 2009, 10:58 AM
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Views: 2,243 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
15th February 2009, 05:59 AM
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
15th February 2009, 03:09 AM
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Views: 2,243 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
14th February 2009, 11:47 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 807 Do You Need Serious Motivation?
Send me your physical address and I will fly to your destination and kick your ass... Hard.
Seriously, I will fly to any parts of the world and kick your ass in person if you have a problem with...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
14th February 2009, 07:17 PM
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Views: 2,243 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
14th February 2009, 06:52 PM
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
14th February 2009, 01:05 PM
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
14th February 2009, 12:40 PM
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Forum: Copywriting
10th February 2009, 11:24 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 882 Re: Does my direct mail piece need revisions?
Good points all around. Loren particularly was hitting the nail on the head when he implied you use postal mail rather than email to initiate contact.
People are very touchy about email these...
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Forum: Copywriting
10th February 2009, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 857 Re: Critique my headline please : )
how bout this one:
"A New Organic Makeup So Pure You Can Sleep In It"
Just get right to the point and is more like an announcement style headline.
John Caples spoke highly of them in his...
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Forum: Copywriting
10th February 2009, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 882 Re: Does my direct mail piece need revisions?
And... you've lost them.
If you can't go to the trouble of finding out the name of the person you want to speak to then why on earth would anyone else go to the trouble of doing it for you?
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Forum: Copywriting
10th February 2009, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 882 Re: Does my direct mail piece need revisions?
Unfortunately while you may or may not have natural writing ability that does not necessarily mean that it will contribute to writing a successful email that gets results.
Judging by this IMHO you...
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Forum: Copywriting
10th February 2009, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 882 Re: Does my direct mail piece need revisions?
To my eye the "voice" is off. You don't speak to the
reader's self-interest quickly or emphatically enough...
and you start off planting the idea that it IS JUNK MAIL.
Anyway, direct mail is...
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Forum: Copywriting
10th February 2009, 02:37 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 857 Re: Critique my headline please : )
It's a bit wordy. First, "Beautifully Natural" give me pause because it's awkward. It's not a common use of the word. "Beautifully" is an adverb. As such, it modifies a verb. For example, you can...
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Forum: Copywriting
10th February 2009, 01:22 AM
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Forum: Copywriting
10th February 2009, 12:21 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 857 Re: Critique my headline please : )
How about... "Pure Organic Makeup for Natural Beauty!" "Mineral Makeup Beautifies, Even As You Sleep" or "Pure Organic Makeup With Beautifying Minerals- Wear To Bed For A Nighttime Facial!"...
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Forum: Copywriting
9th February 2009, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 857 Re: Critique my headline please : )
What does your customer base want most? Beauty, organic/natural makeup, the ability to sleep in their makeup, or something else like clear skin, healthy skin, less wrinkles, etc.
If you narrow it...
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Forum: Copywriting
9th February 2009, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 857 Re: Critique my headline please : )
"A New Organic Makeup So Pure You Can Look Beautiful Even While You Sleep In It"
How's that? I think it says everything it needs to without being too long. You may want to put a subhead with the...
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Forum: Copywriting
9th February 2009, 11:02 PM
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Views: 857 |
Forum: Copywriting
9th February 2009, 11:00 PM
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Views: 857 |
Forum: Copywriting
9th February 2009, 10:37 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 857 Re: Critique my headline please : )
I'm not an expert but you may want to use a shorter version as a headline.
Organic makeup for your natural beauty.
Or something like that. Just play with your words. :)
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Forum: Copywriting
9th February 2009, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 857 Re: Critique my headline please : )
Wordy. Do something like.
The secret to natural beauty is a new organic compound so pure you can sleep with it.
Or
The secret to natural beauty is sleeping with nature.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
9th February 2009, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,035 Re: The Super Supreme Way Of List Building
Having a "limited to a select few" is nothing new.
I saw something fantastic a couple of months on some site as a tactic to create urgency to join a list...
The website had the opt in form and...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
26th January 2009, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 225
Views: 15,204 Re: Cash Cow Gone Wild!
In reality it's not too difficult to get a business owner to call you by using some form of direct mail or even email.
Most people will drop the ball in the way they talk to the business owners...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
26th January 2009, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,460 |
Forum: Copywriting
25th January 2009, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,101 |
Forum: Copywriting
25th January 2009, 11:58 AM
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Views: 1,101 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
25th January 2009, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 225
Views: 15,204 Re: Cash Cow Gone Wild!
Maybe my mind is a little more devious than some others (Way back in school I belonged to a group that spent out time trying to devise the 'perfect crime'), but this kind of risk reversal seems...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
23rd January 2009, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,025 "Offline" Client Acquisition Strategy
Hello Fellow Offline Warriors,
I know many out there are having trouble acquiring clients so I just wanted to share a "stupidly simple" method that is working for me.
I am starting a small...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
21st January 2009, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,590 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
19th January 2009, 09:04 AM
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Views: 1,828 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
15th January 2009, 01:01 PM
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Views: 1,464 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
29th December 2008, 06:58 AM
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Views: 17,774 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
27th December 2008, 12:20 AM
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Views: 3,522 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
27th December 2008, 12:18 AM
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Views: 3,522 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
26th December 2008, 11:29 PM
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Views: 3,522 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
26th December 2008, 11:15 PM
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Views: 3,522 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
21st December 2008, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,171 Your Loss...Not Mine
Just so you know, this is not a rant. This is a pep talk to those of you
trying to build lists and feeling a bit frustrated by the process.
If that's not you, then you can just close this thread...
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Forum: Off Topic Forum
20th December 2008, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 565 Re: How much do you spend on makeup?
Well, I grew up believing that a woman should never go out the house without proper make up. However, I also believe that makeup should enhance your features, not make new ones.
I only use all...
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Forum: Off Topic Forum
20th December 2008, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 565 Re: How much do you spend on makeup?
I use all natural products that I purchase from the health food store. I don't use commercial products because of the additives that cause skin cancer and other health problems.
Dorothy
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Forum: Off Topic Forum
20th December 2008, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 565 Re: How much do you spend on makeup?
I moved from NYC to Florida a few years ago and wear very little make up now, simply because it's just to hot and we also spend a lot of time in our pool.
When I do buy makeup, it's usually Cover...
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Forum: Off Topic Forum
19th December 2008, 11:03 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 565 Re: How much do you spend on makeup?
I rarely wear makeup anymore, just a little lipstick.
I spend a ton of money on beauty maintenance products however and have day creams, night creams, exfoliants, scrubs, masks, etc. You name it....
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