Forum: Offline Marketing
22nd May 2014, 08:12 PM
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Views: 1,856 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
12th April 2014, 02:46 AM
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Forum: Copywriting
12th April 2014, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,052 Re: Direct Mail- Web Design Clients
I am part of your target market.
But I can only speak for myself and a few friends who also own home improvement companies.
When I get envelopes, with hand written blue ink, from an address or...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
12th March 2014, 05:54 PM
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Forum: Offline Marketing
11th March 2014, 04:00 PM
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Forum: Offline Marketing
4th March 2014, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 682 "You can lead a consultant to water, but..."
Hey,
Some consultants or offline marketers are so stubborn.
I try to share pearls with them, but they prefer glass marbles.
Oh well, you can lead them to water, but...
Now, here's what I...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
18th February 2014, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,220 Re: I have sent emails but no response... yet
I used to do a lot of emailing back in the day.
Here's a quick list of things that I noticed got me the best response rate:
- keep the email very brief
- mention one or two top competitors in...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
2nd February 2014, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,139 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
23rd January 2014, 07:35 PM
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Views: 4,234 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
23rd January 2014, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,444 Re: Offline Local Business: SEO vs. PPC?
It's really not that hard. There are multiple ways to get this information. For me I typically use InfoUsa and just buy a list. I can choose almost anything. For instance a list I pulled yesterday...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
21st January 2014, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,444 Re: Offline Local Business: SEO vs. PPC?
Ok first off I'm not really selling "PPC management". If I did then there is no way I could charge what I charge. It's just a fundamental shift in your approach. Leave the acronyms at home, this is...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
16th January 2014, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 4,234 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
15th January 2014, 09:55 PM
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Views: 4,234 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
13th January 2014, 11:20 PM
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Views: 1,207 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
13th January 2014, 08:52 PM
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Forum: Offline Marketing
12th January 2014, 05:04 PM
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Forum: Offline Marketing
11th January 2014, 08:58 AM
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Views: 1,744 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
10th January 2014, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,795 Re: Why Irrisistable Offers Don't Work
Ewen, I've read exactly two of your posts and I am a fan. This is great advice. I cold-called business owners and CEOs of companies up to $1B (revenue) in size for years to sell consulting services....
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Forum: Offline Marketing
10th January 2014, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,795 Why Irrisistable Offers Don't Work
Imagine a grumpy older man leaning back in his swivel office chair,
hands behind his head and feet crossed on his table.
And he's having a bad day.
He comes across a message saying
something...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
10th January 2014, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 710 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
9th January 2014, 07:15 PM
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Views: 793 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
7th January 2014, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 4,437 Re: Sending Lumpy Mail
Sometimes it goes through if you use that little Kiosk thingy.
I also discovered they use a little cardboard tool at the counter which you can use to see if your parcel gets through that little...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
6th January 2014, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,848 Re: How I sell mobile web sites with ease
I NEVER cold call. I did not bother adding method because everybody really has their own that works for them. I am a big fan of niche targeting and selling while I sleep.
Since I never work for...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
6th January 2014, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 939 Re: What the heck is a consultant anyway???
Hey. Hey guys I have a joke
A tourist walks into a pet shop in Silicon Valley, and is browsing around the cages on display.
While he's there, another customer walks in and says to the...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
6th January 2014, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,079 Re: Picking Between 2 Sales Funnel Options
Just thought I would chime in.
I have had huge experience with trying to get high net worth individuals to raise their hand via direct mail and fax broadcast to business owners. It was for...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
5th January 2014, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 4,437 Re: Sending Lumpy Mail
Pay the extra $1.50 & keep the dice in there. That's the whole point of the lumpy mail is to get your letters to the right person, and opened :)
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Forum: Offline Marketing
5th January 2014, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 4,437 Re: Sending Lumpy Mail
At one time, I sent a loose stamp in each envelope mailer (as an incentive to get the person to mail back for information) and got a really good response. Even when people just kept the stamp and...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
4th January 2014, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,848 Re: How I sell mobile web sites with ease
Love that line.
I got that from John Durham.
I miss him around here.
Regardless of his questionable business ethics.
He helped a lot of people on this forum. Including me.
Wherever...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
4th January 2014, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,848 How I sell mobile web sites with ease
I see tons of posts asking about selling mobile web sites and how you can sell them.
We all have a million ways of prospecting so I am not going to bother getting into that. Instead I am just going...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
4th January 2014, 12:31 PM
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Views: 5,442 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
3rd January 2014, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 4,437 Re: Sending Lumpy Mail
Ok...You do not want to spend, $50 for mailing these lumpy letters out. Imagine, that you spend $50 and gained maybe 1 or 2 clients(maybe more) that pay you 2-4ks (or even more). $50 is a small...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
23rd December 2013, 04:57 PM
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Views: 595 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
20th December 2013, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,144 Re: Never Starve For Clients Again. Super simple.
Great advice. I use this strategy as well and have taken it a step further. When I work in a specific niche my clients understand that they benefit from resource pooling.
The deal I offer them...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
18th December 2013, 06:59 PM
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Views: 394 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
12th December 2013, 03:10 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,588 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
4th December 2013, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,097 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
30th November 2013, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,163 Re: Dry Cleaning: How would you help to market?
Dan Kennedy did an interesting case study on dry cleaners.
It turns out, if someone goes to a dry cleaners three times, they are hooked. Dry cleaning is like chiropractic, very dependent on drive...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
29th November 2013, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,212 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
25th November 2013, 05:37 PM
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Views: 4,947 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
4th November 2013, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,566 Re: My Lumpy Mail Piece
Just to be clear, the reason I mentioned it had nothing to do with wit.
I also should clarify that I too am just getting started with lumpy mail, after having read about it, so I am not claiming...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
22nd October 2013, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,361 |
Forum: Search Engine Optimization
29th August 2013, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 415 Re: Reputation Management- burying content
From what it sounds like, your best course of action will be to flush the negative information with positive information.
The quickest way to do that is to create positive content associated with...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
16th July 2013, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 5,567 Re: Step by Step: a Quick $750
Two phone calls interrupted my July 4th holiday. During the second call the sales rep said I was in their area. So I checked (Google) and the company was nearby. Just a couple blocks from where I...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
16th July 2013, 06:24 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 5,567 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
15th July 2013, 03:52 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 5,567 Re: Step by Step: a Quick $750
That's why you are you dealing with bill collectors and I'm the attorney and am $750 richer.
Most disputes are resolved without the need to file a lawsuit. If it is your business plan, after...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
2nd July 2013, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 649 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
2nd July 2013, 09:38 AM
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Views: 649 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
10th June 2013, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 3,107 Re: Ever hit rock bottom?
There are some benefits to hitting rock bottom. There's only one way to go.
Beyond that, though, it can also open new windows because you are no longer invested in your old endeavor. You are...
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Forum: Copywriting
22nd May 2013, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 623 |
Forum: Copywriting
15th May 2013, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,779 Re: My First Experience With Copywriters
Mike... more often than not... finding a copywriter with a proven track record of results, i.e. controls that are actively selling and being used... that's one of the best ways to whittle out the...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
13th May 2013, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 860 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
13th May 2013, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,525 We seem to be going backwards lately
This subforum isn't headed in the right direction of late.
What should I charge?
How should I structure my offer?
Should I work for free?
And then the opinions come rushing in. "Higher!"...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
26th April 2013, 10:06 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 671 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
22nd April 2013, 09:03 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,435 Re: Lawn Service Marketing
-Go to fiverr.com, get a craigslist image ad made for 5 bucks
-Set up Craigslist 4 accounts. Verify with family members and friends phone if needed
-Post at least 10 times a day
This should get...
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Forum: Mind Warriors
15th April 2013, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 780 Re: Do you Warriors use a vision board?
Good post Joe.
In the old mlm days, before Internet marketing, we called this a magic refrigerator. Put a picture of your big goal. i.e. a Disney Vacation, motor home, college education for kids,...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
14th April 2013, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 4,654 |