Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 
12th October 2011, 06:31 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,392 DavidO passed away
To whom this may concern:
Hello, i am Davido's son and i have sad news for those who knew him here. DavidO, AKA David O'Hara, my father, passed away this september the 26th.
I am left to take...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
21st May 2011, 05:02 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,149 Quit wasting my time with pointless video!
I know, threads like this come up on a regular basis... but the needless use of video just keeps getting worse. I've just got one that really takes the cake...
It's a 20 minute video consisting of...
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Forum: Website Design
6th April 2011, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 661  Re: review the design and help to improve it
I'm sorry but I don't really like it. The accordion content slider could be a good idea but you need to call attention to it. The muted color scheme just fades it all into the background.
Also,...
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Forum: Website Design
14th March 2011, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 2,255 Re: How Do I Improve Site Loading Speed?
There's only so much you can do on-site. The other side of the equation is your hosting/server. If you're on a low budget hosting plan with a shared server that could be 90% of your problem.
I...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
8th October 2010, 05:36 AM
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Replies: 60
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
31st August 2010, 08:13 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 470 Copyright infringement...
I've discovered audio products of mine available to download on hotfile.com (they're "hot" all right!). I'm sure many of you have experienced this and you know how infuriating it is.
But what gets...
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Forum: Copywriting
4th August 2010, 07:18 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,377 Re: Please Unleash Your Critique On My Sales Page
I like the basic look of the site. The bold black on white is very effective, just a little too big. Both your header and headlines should be reduced about 30% but be careful to keep the big, bold...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
4th August 2010, 04:10 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 571 Re: Domain and Hosting
Go with Hostgator to get started...
But DON'T do like most people and then just forget about hosting for the rest of your IM career. Put a note in your calendar to review things in six months. If...
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Forum: Copywriting
4th August 2010, 03:06 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,715 Re: Would you critique my review page?
I see you've changed to black text on white so the initial look of your page is attractive. Page loading is still very slow. Take my word for it that fast loading is really an important and...
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Forum: Copywriting
2nd August 2010, 01:43 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 853 The "truth" about hype?
I'm not a copywriter. Well, I try... but I have a lot to learn and that's why I'm here.
The most difficult challenge for me is writing emotionally without getting into hype and blatant...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
31st July 2010, 03:13 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,229 How bout a reality check on market conditions?
Newbies... and even experienced marketers: Are you struggling to make a dime online? Are you feeling like a failure because other warriors are sucking in cash hand over fist? I mean, if everyone else...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
12th May 2010, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 870 Re: If Video Is So Great...
In a lot of ways I agree with Pete, the OP. Sure, the truth is that video and print both have their place and personal preference has a lot to do with it too.
But the video trend in IM is just too...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
19th March 2010, 05:01 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 950 A different sort of article writing tip...
We see lots of tips on getting articles published, how to link them and how to optimize them for the search engines. These are really useful but how often do we hear about writing content?
If...
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Forum: Website Design
15th March 2010, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 511 Re: Embedding Slideshow
I also think slideshows are a great way to present certain types of content. The Clickbank one is simply a "Jquery" slideshow.
These are pretty easy to work with. You can download a great free one...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
7th February 2010, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 631 Bookmark spamming is not the way to go...
I just withdrew from a social bookmarking group that I've participated in for several months... and I must urge others involved in these schemes to rethink their positions.
I've dropped out of the...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
17th January 2010, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 778 Paypal "quirk" to look out for!
I'm visiting Spain for a week and on my first day her I logged into my Paypal account through the Spanish paypal site. It's just what came up when I tried to open Paypal. I speak Spanish pretty well...
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Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings
8th December 2009, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 948 Re: Secure Site Symbol Reviews Please...
I started using Trust-Guard seals about 3 months ago. They were easy to work with and the best value deal among all those I checked.
They've provided only a slight increase in conversion, not the...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
29th November 2009, 06:09 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 419 Test... don't make the same mistake I did!
We are often urged to test our copy, our offer and every other important aspect of our sales process. But I'm sure a lot of people don't take it as seriously as they should... I know I didn't, and I...
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Forum: Copywriting
18th September 2009, 04:53 AM
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Replies: 14
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Forum: Copywriting
18th September 2009, 04:46 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 819 When to break from sales letter formula?
Conventional sales letter formulas (AIDA, 12-step) call for you to get attention, describe the problem (to increase the "pain" and build empathy), maybe tell your story, and only then introduce your...
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Forum: Copywriting
17th September 2009, 04:01 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 572 How to use Google Optimizer?
Sorry for posting this here but I've put it in the main forum twice now without a single response. I think split-testing applies more to copywriting anyway, so here goes...
I'm using Google...
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Forum: Copywriting
17th September 2009, 03:54 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 917 Re: The Power of A Headline
Good tip! For the benefit of others I would recommend using Google Analytics for this as Rentitnow explains.
I've used Stat-Counter extensively and I find that some of their stats and reporting...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
6th September 2009, 06:42 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 802 Re: Videos Are Great But..........
Thanks for posting on my pet peeve again. It can't be said often enough: "Stop using video where it's not needed... or at least provide a text alternative!"
I buy a lot of WSOs. Most are great and...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
6th September 2009, 05:34 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 4,353 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
31st August 2009, 04:40 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 613 Are we chasing our tails and going nowhere?
I've been in IM for nearly 4 years now and the pattern has become obvious: In the never-ending quest of marketers to trick, deceive, take any shortcut and otherwise gain unfair advantage of the...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
30th August 2009, 08:36 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 799 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
14th August 2009, 02:21 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 736 Re: creating web site
I agree that you should try Wordpress. You can pick a 3-column theme.
But if you want a conventional website follow the link below and choose a template you like:
30+ Free Three-Column Website...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
10th August 2009, 07:03 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 496 Re: How to Get Testomonials?
Exchanging testimonials is completely unethical in my book. Giving away free copies for reviews is better but is still not ideal. You want testimonials from real customers who paid full price for...
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Forum: Copywriting
9th August 2009, 05:18 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,261 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
2nd August 2009, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 800 Re: where Pictures for your site?
Royalty-free image sites are the answer... huge selection of professional images. You can get an image suitable for a website at $2 to $10. I use istockphoto.com and fotolia.com but there's lots of...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
17th July 2009, 01:31 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 583 Graphics can boost your conversion!
There's long been a debate about the sales impact of graphics. Designers like to claim that graphics are as important as the words you use to sell your product. Of course, copywriters insist that...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
15th April 2009, 04:18 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 6,971 Re: Best background color for sales page?
Don't accept any single answer to this question. I know you want an easy answer but there isn't any. It depends on your niche, your website theme, layout and graphics.
Having said this, there's...
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Forum: Copywriting
14th April 2009, 04:28 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 847 Re: Under-Hyping To Win More Sales
It's obvious that just about everyone agrees with you on this... but how many will actually put it into practice?
Try it. I can personally confirm that this approach is effective. My conversions...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
6th March 2009, 09:00 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 637 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
9th February 2009, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 746 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
9th February 2009, 04:52 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 821 Clickbank a liability?
I'm seriously considering pulling my product from Clickbank. I get good traffic of my own and Clickbank sales are only a minor contribution to my income. It's been declining for some time anyway.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
8th February 2009, 03:16 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 719 Re: Is anyone using Linkvana
I've been in the program since day one and so I got lifetime membership at $97. I do think it's given me benefits but I don't know if I would pay $147.
I do almost all my own posts so it costs me...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
3rd February 2009, 06:36 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 2,094 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
31st January 2009, 04:02 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 522 Articles: don't just Digg, Mixx it up!
I like to publish new articles and other content on my own site first to get original content. This has really boosted my search results.
When I publish new content I want to get indexed quickly....
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
29th January 2009, 03:11 AM
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Replies: 95
Views: 3,087 Keep your PIMP and H.O.E. to yourself!
I've just unsubscribed from a very popular and well-known list because I'm sick and tired of this increasing trend toward vulgarity and tackiness. Pimp this and pimp that was getting bad enough but...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
6th January 2009, 06:42 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 751 Re: Whats the jist with Yahoo answers?
Yahoo Answers is definitely still worth the trouble. I get sales from it regularly. Your answers really need to be top quality because the a lead is the only thing you get - no backlinks because of...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
16th December 2008, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 559 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
23rd November 2008, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 712 Want to get indexed FAST?
Got a website or new content you want indexed FAST? There are a lot of ways to do it and most of them work but the fastest method I've found is to submit it to Digg.
I just submitted my latest...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
22nd November 2008, 05:37 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 472 Great article marketing tip
After publishing my 32nd painstaking article I think I've finally learned a valuable lesson: publish an article only on your own site until Google indexes it and get the credit for original content....
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
19th November 2008, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 526 Two fascinating new advertising resources
Two new books with fascinating views on advertising and consumer behavior have recently been published. They are:
"The Numerati"
How They'll Get My Number And Yours
by Stephen Baker
and
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
19th November 2008, 03:09 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 435 My Article Tips
Article marketing is always a hot topic here so I thought I'd put in my two cents. This is more about article writing than about marketing. That's because if you don't create a good article all the...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
2nd November 2008, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 744 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
2nd November 2008, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 685 Re: Menu on landing page?
"No menu, no links, no choices" is one of the sacred cows of IM web design, one which can and should be broken at times.
The right answer has a lot to do with what you're presenting and what...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
31st October 2008, 04:32 AM
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Replies: 76
Views: 3,029 Re: Shocking News About Ezine Articles Authors!
Actually, I wish more people would give up on writing articles, or never start in the first place!
EZA has been trying to improve their quality control but it is still overloaded with total crap....
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
23rd October 2008, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 793 Re: Direct Linking with PPC vs. presell site/blog
I'm not convinced that starting with PPC is the best approach... unless you have money to burn, that is.
PPC has the advantage of getting results quickly and it's a good way to test a niche. But...
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