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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th March 2017, 07:21 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 137
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Membership Site: If I have a forum is a monthly Q&A webinar still needed?

Another good thing about holding the monthly webinars is you get to record the Q&A calls and possibly combine questions from different calls and use it as a premium to get people into membership or...
Forum: Affiliate Program Database 5th July 2016, 12:46 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 491
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
The BEST Dog Affiliate Program - 75% Commission Across the Entire Funnel

Now You Can Earn 75% Commission On Every Product In The ENTIRE Dog Solution Funnel... Totaling As Much As $62.74 Per Sale!


To start promoting The Dog Solution, you need to be a ...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd May 2016, 01:06 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 310
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: What other ways you can suggest to build good traffic for a membership site

Trying to convert cold traffic straight to a membership product or recurring sale is tough. Like the others have said, generate targeted leads, build a relationship with those leads, and then...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 3rd May 2016, 01:00 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 904
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Traffic Generation and SEO Techniques That Work?

What about the damn good content part... any reason that won't work?
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd May 2016, 12:23 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 308
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: How would you test an info product? e.g. in the thread

PPC to a squeeze page offering a free report closely related to the topic. Then create a 3-5 email autoresponder sequence that promotes a closely related affiliate product. If it converts well, then...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th September 2015, 09:18 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,187
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: How to Pre-Sell a Course?

I've actually done this many, many times... I call it "Getting Paid To Create Your Product". In fact, I just did it again last week and before that in June.

The way to deliver to these presell...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th June 2015, 08:28 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 6,700
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: How many e-books are you selling?

They're all sold from our website with no affiliates. Just to our subscribers. Like I said, some of those sales come from autoresponder sequences and some come from our weekly newsletter promotions.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 13th June 2015, 08:05 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,438
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: What is the Cheapest form of advertising

I disagree. As I said above, our CPC in the gardening niche is $0.0064 and our ROI on that campaign is at 286%, not counting any $67 recurring payments that hit.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th June 2015, 01:34 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,194
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Where to find the best article writers that do really good work

I'd suggest finding someone who's already writing and has content published online... like a blogger or guest blogger. 90% of bloggers make less than $100 a month with their blog. But many are...
Forum: Email Marketing 12th June 2015, 01:24 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,034
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Your best advice for building a good email-list

Some great responses here so far, I have a few more points to add...

1. [MOST IMPORTANT] Make it your lifelong goal to help people. Period. If you help them fix/solve/find what they were looking...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th June 2015, 12:57 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,438
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: What is the Cheapest form of advertising

First off, I gotta vent cuz it really gets to me...

I love how people make generalizations like "$0.01 clicks?? Not any more." Why not any more??

Maybe not in your market, with your...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th June 2015, 08:45 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 6,700
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: How many e-books are you selling?

Couple things to add...

First off, the OP said NOT on Amazon. That eliminates half of the good answers.

Secondly, OP, in my opinion, you asked the wrong question... or, the wrong half of the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th December 2014, 09:50 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 550
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: How to research YouTube keywords? Any tips for a newb?

We've done very well on Youtube (approaching 5 million views now) and anytime we create a new video, I just use Google's Keyword Planner to do keyword research. Mostly because I really want to rank...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th December 2014, 09:45 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,421
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: How to choose the paid traffic?

I would also start with Facebook Ads (for all of their targeting reasons) but I would urge you to narrow down your niche even further. You have to be able to speak to the person you're trying to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 15th December 2014, 09:32 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 876
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Customer avatar

Definitely when you're looking to target them on ad platforms like Facebook. And, actually, Facebook is a GREAT place do research for your avatar.

Find a page or group that has targeted interests...
Forum: Website Design 15th July 2014, 07:19 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,541
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Best Genesis Child Theme for Landing Page

WahmJennie - I had the same problem as you, exactly the same. I love Genesis and everything it does but wasn't really happy with the appearance of the landing pages for our sites.

So, I decided to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th June 2013, 05:42 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,307
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Without this, Internet marketing is a complete waste of time and money

Steve - GREAT post! I'm a HUGE Halbert fan and I soooo wish he were here today. I've ready through every newsletter of his I could find online, went through all his Youtube videos, read a few of his...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th June 2013, 05:36 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 557
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: WSO Advice & Question

Are you looking to pay for traffic or do you want to know how to generate free targeted traffic? Either way, I'm with Greedy (who posted above)... find out where your target market currently is and...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th June 2013, 05:26 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 475
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Where can I announce a prelaunch?

Is it in the IM niche? If so, there are a number of launch sites where you can post your upcoming launches to attract affiliates. I would start with the JV section here on the WF.

Here are some...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th June 2013, 05:20 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 459
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: logo / banner type thingy for wordpress on a budget

I recommend Fiverr as well. Just type in what you're looking for (or choose a category that's close) then sort the results based on 'Rating'. I've found some pretty awesome gigs this way.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th June 2013, 10:41 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 746
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: [HELP ME] How to increase CTR for affiliates site?

I'm not sure what you're goal is but to me... 13% is pretty damn good. I assume you mean you have blogs where cold traffic is landing on your site and clicking through to one of your affiliate...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th June 2013, 10:17 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,100
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Best Email Marketing Guide

Hands down, the absolute best email marketing product is Andre Chaperon's Autoresponder Madness. It's pricey but it's paid for itself 20x over.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th January 2013, 06:43 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 538
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: A pretty basic WP question...

Yes, by renaming the page it does automatically redirect to the existing page/post. Wordpress uses databases to store pages and posts. It assigns a number to each one and the slug (sub url) redirects...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th June 2012, 06:50 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,771
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: How to Promote a Web Hosting Business

No worries, but back to my question... do they know they need hosting? They know they need to be online and all that but do they understand how it works or would you need to jump in and take them by...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th June 2012, 06:19 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 600
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: The Value of Forum/Blog Comments...?

I agree with Roy. Your goal when commenting should be to add value to the post, not to get a backlink. You'll get a lot better response if you focus on the reader rather than the search engines.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th June 2012, 07:55 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 4,554
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Make a living selling solo ads?

IMO, you'd be better off mailing your own offers unless you can work these solo ads into a newsletter type format where you're hitting your list with valuable content frequently and a solo ad every...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th May 2012, 04:11 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 26,480
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: List of 129 Evergreen Markets/Niches

John - I didn't recommend you enter these niches giving medical advice. There's a lot of profit to be made in the 'Coping with...' appeal.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th May 2012, 07:51 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 26,480
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
List of 129 Evergreen Markets/Niches

I scraped this list together (mostly from other threads) because I couldn't find one that was just limited to TRUE evergreen markets/niches.

I consider something to be evergreen when you can...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 7th May 2012, 05:58 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 9,750
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Highest Converting Squeeze Page, EVER?

Well, as Justin and Michael have stated... there's a lot more to a successful squeeze page than just the page itself.

To prove that, here's a pic of one of our squeeze pages that got a 58.7%...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th May 2012, 07:49 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 5,051
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Free vs. Paid

No offense but I'd much rather spend my time and resources on driving buyer traffic to my sales pages than driving free information seekers to a blog with hopes to make affiliate sales.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th May 2012, 03:24 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,657
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: How Effective Is A Dime Sale?

I personally feel it deters buyers... especially if they arrive after its over and realize they never got a chance to get the discount.

I agree that unless you give a reason why, it isn't...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd May 2012, 07:03 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,244
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
An "old-school" strategy that still works...

I’m always studying marketing, both what’s new today and what worked 20 years ago. You can’t help but wonder what kind of results you would get if you used an old-school strategy.

This is a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd May 2012, 05:32 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 816
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Structuring my Membership Site Sales

Ben - to answer your question about OptimizePress and multiple sales pages... it's easy. OptimizePress is just a Wordpress theme. It does not control any of your membership options like protecting...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st May 2012, 07:00 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 431
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: What is the fastest way for me to put this in to a Word theme?

I would look through the themes over at Woothemes. It looks similar to a few of theirs I've seen.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st May 2012, 06:24 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 20,722
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Best software to build a business directory?

I would also use Wordpress for this... Sitemile has a business directory theme for $69 here:
DirectoryMarket Business Directory | SiteMile.com...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st May 2012, 06:14 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 955
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Herd Mentality And Market Saturation...

Sal - Great post! I agree 100%. Following the herd is something almost every internet marketer/entrepreneur does at one point in their career.

Fear of being different overpowers your gut feeling...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th September 2011, 08:07 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 497
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: How do you decide?

That's a good question... a questions a lot of us have dealt with. From my experience, I've chosen what I'm passionate about, what I WON'T lose interest in and what I am also knowledgeable on.

For...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th September 2011, 07:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 623
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Expected 460x80 click through rate over .05%?

I agree with Justin about testing... but be careful on buysellads. Be sure you've done your homework on the site's demographics compared to your offer.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th September 2011, 08:05 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 596
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Help Me and God Will Grant You One Wish – Advice Needed Regarding Monetizing My Products

If it were me, I would approach some potential affiliates. Create an affiliate program and get them to promote it to their customer base.

Building these kind of partnerships is huge and could lead...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th September 2011, 07:49 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 648
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: What Do You Think Of This Idea?

I agree with Kevin... it sounds like you should keep pushing offline marketing or maybe even a Groupon type deal.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th September 2011, 07:38 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 561
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Where to get custom autoresponder series?

Hey Gerald,

I have not come across anything like this. I would recommend the owner of the list write their own messages.

The owner is the only one that will know what's best for his/her...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th September 2011, 07:17 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 369
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: How to Choose A Specific Landing Page WP Post?

If that post gets the most traffic, leave it where it is. Like Randy said, make the post sticky so it's viewable from the home page.
Forum: Website Design 10th May 2011, 04:19 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 567
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Is there a problem with CSS on my wordpress site?

Everything looks great to me... I would suggest using a cross-browser checker to make sure your site looks good across all browsers but I would guess that was just a spam comment.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 10th May 2011, 04:08 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 549
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Wordpress sofware?

I think this is what you're looking for... http://clonewordpresswebsite.com/
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th May 2011, 06:46 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 562
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Wordpress links displayed instead of text

When I hover over your link, a popup appears for websnapr 2.0 saying to update your websnapr 2.0 code. Also, the link shows up as a shortened link... ITY.IM - shrink your URLs and get paid!...
Forum: Copywriting 6th May 2011, 11:59 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,011
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Best Way To Phrase This...

"Results Guaranteed or Your Money Back... No Questions Asked!"
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 6th May 2011, 04:42 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,629
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Which One: Google Adwords or Media Buys?

Mike Morgan has a great WSO for this called Media Buying Shortcuts... it's a complete step-by-step system to getting started with media buying.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 5th May 2011, 05:51 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,629
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Which One: Google Adwords or Media Buys?

Really if you can master media buys, you'll be mastering Google at the same time. You can do a "media buy" using your Google AdWords account. Look into placement ads... it allows you to pick any web...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th May 2011, 01:07 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 480
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Where to get a product for a squeeze page?

Hey Rob... anymore, it's got to be something that's REALLY worth giving up your email address for. There's just so much out there that's given away for free (like here at the WF).

When I first...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 5th May 2011, 01:03 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 735
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: I think I'm ready to get affiliates, what is currently the best way?

Yes, Clickbank is definitely the way to go. Gaming affiliates are already used to going there to find products to promote anyway. Make sure you are paying them a generous percentage... 50% and up....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th September 2010, 07:40 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 597
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: This Is For NEWBIES Only...a Facebook aha Moment

51 subscribers in under 2 days...many people are on Facebook already usually wasting time...why not get something out of it.

That's why the title says for NEWBIES only...this isn't a breakthrough...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th September 2010, 06:43 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 597
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
This Is For NEWBIES Only...a Facebook aha Moment

I am very stubborn when it comes to trying new things...

So when I kept hearing how well marketers were doing on Facebook...

...of course I didn't believe them and assumed it was a ploy to get...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th September 2010, 07:23 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 2,535
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Just Can't Make It Work!

Hey man -

You're head is probably about ready to explode from all the previous suggestions...

...but I'm gonna give you one more...

Create a squeeze page with ONE OPTION...to optin to learn...
Forum: Ad Networks (CPM/CPL, Display) 22nd July 2010, 09:49 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,846
Posted By DustonMcGroarty
Re: Anyone heard of banner ads following visitors?

I think I might have found it...AdRoll.com. They're calling it "retargeting". It takes non-converted visitors from your site and places banner ads on targeted sites that they visit. There is a CPM...
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