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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd August 2024, 08:34 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,163
Posted By GordonJ
This is just an OPINION, fair enough?

I think both Jay Abraham and Dan (Lazarus) Kennedy have had their day, and are not suited for most new Internet Marketers. They were great back when, sort of.

The business you describe has ONE...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th January 2021, 02:22 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 965
Posted By DhavalJain
RE: Best 2021 Solo Digital Marketing Business Idea?

Content marketing is huge today and if done correctly yields great results. You do not need much technical knowledge for this. It’s mainly about writing or creating concept for videos, infographics...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd January 2021, 04:10 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 965
Posted By Jason Kanigan
Re: Best 2021 Solo Digital Marketing Business Idea?

All of these come down to the same issue: where are you going to get traffic from?

I caution you that most of these 6 options are platforms, not businesses. The auditing and SEO services is the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th April 2018, 11:09 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 455
Posted By jbsmith
Re: Consulting ideas

Honestly - I would pick the ONE thing that you are BEST at and start with that one. In the beginning, you are going to need to build a reputation which starts with getting some initial clients and...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 24th April 2018, 08:56 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 455
Posted By promisem
Re: Consulting ideas

I found my niche as a generalist for small business websites. I did all of the development, maintenance and marketing for them. That meant I had to know something about a variety of topics. But I...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th December 2017, 01:15 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,909
Posted By Daniel1000
RE: What will be the Top 5 Evergreen Niches in 2018?

That's all marketing is. New twists to old problems.

I mean, there are thousands of running shoes. Nike seems to come out with a new one, with a new way of doing the same thing every year.
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th December 2017, 03:21 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,909
Posted By Steve B
Re: What will be the Top 5 Evergreen Niches in 2018?

Sorry, but everything mentioned so far in this thread is a large marketplace. No niches have been talked about just yet.

And that's the exact reason that you guys are talking about so much...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 25th October 2017, 05:10 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 670
Posted By Danielsmithtop
RE: How to advertise a small buisness online? Which are the most effective marketing channels?

I think all of the above can generate traffic to your website then why focusing on few just made your presence on all of them.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 16th October 2017, 10:41 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 670
Posted By JohnMcCabe
Re: How to advertise a small buisness online? Which are the most effective marketing channels?

A bit of advice...be careful with lines like this. They can be viewed as self-promotional.

"PM me" posts are not allowed.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th October 2017, 06:58 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 670
RE: How to advertise a small buisness online? Which are the most effective marketing channels?

Find other leading authorities in your niche who already have a sizeable following of paying clients that you can market to, and pay them to send email marketing sequences which links to your lead...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th April 2017, 10:31 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 235
Posted By Ben Friedman
Re: cookie dropping on LP - bad practice ?

This is against the terms of every affiliate programme there is. Do not do this.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th March 2017, 01:31 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 287
Posted By shawnlebrun
The #1 Thing Keeping Online Marketers Stuck, Not Making Money...

After 17 years of doing this "online thing"... I've come to realize
what the #1 thing is that keeps most people from seeing any success or making
any real money.

It's because at one time or...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 20th March 2017, 04:19 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 7,851
Posted By Importexport
Re: Made $106,000 in 2 weeks

REALITY CHECK !!!!!

The OP says his guide is a personal friend of Hasbros CEO, but it appears that he has been illegally selling knockoffs of a Hasbro product.

If that's the case, I suggest...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 20th March 2017, 02:45 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 7,851
Posted By Adrianne_
RE: Made $106,000 in 2 weeks

Instead of reinvesting your entire profit, I think it would be better to keep reinvesting 20% of your profits and banking the rest. Keep in mind you are still in the learning phase. One bad move and...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 20th March 2017, 02:37 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 7,851
Posted By daronch
Re: Made $106,000 in 2 weeks

That's truly impressive. It seems that the timing of your sales may have coincided with the Christmas holiday season? Maybe that's why you sold so many and the sales have decreased.

Why are you...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 20th March 2017, 02:03 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 7,851
Posted By Jason Hammock
RE: Made $106,000 in 2 weeks

Sure.
First, i must clarify something. When i sold Speak Out, it was months ago. I didnt mean that i JUST signed up with guy. i meant ive worked with his help. This was around november of 2016. I...
Forum: Offline Marketing 20th March 2017, 01:55 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 185
Posted By TMets5
RE: Compeition From Mobile Apps and Software Companies Starting To Get Annoying

This is difficult for offline consultants esp. those without an existing or reliable client base. Just like we see in our inboxes everyday, business owners are inundated with the latest gadget and...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 20th March 2017, 12:34 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 7,851
Posted By Kay King
Re: Made $106,000 in 2 weeks

If you invested $35k - and within 2 weeks had an ROI of $106k - seems to me you'd be listening to the person who taught you in the first place. There's an old US saying that applies here - "Dance...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 20th March 2017, 12:10 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 7,851
Posted By Jason Hammock
Made $106,000 in 2 weeks

I just started not long ago and needed tons of help learning amazon. Contacted a few guys who claimed to be able to train me...eventually found a good one. So i learned as much as i could and he...
Forum: Offline Marketing 19th March 2017, 08:05 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 422
Posted By Joshua Young
RE: Are tiny towns worth targeting?

I agree with being able to make them the dominant online presence in their niche. I've had a lot of success working with business owners in small towns. It's definitely worth it.
Forum: Offline Marketing 29th February 2016, 10:16 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,269
Posted By ewenmack
Re: "Go where your market goes"...oh the irony of this

Unless they are homeless, they can always be found at one place,
and that's at their home.

That will always remain so.

Bit of un-common sense amongst
the digital marketing world.

Best,...
Forum: Offline Marketing 12th January 2016, 07:53 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 7,090
Posted By sconer
Re: Cold Calling Effectiveness

As someone who never cold called and doesn't particularly like it, I really don't see your point in this. 1,000 cold calls can be made in a few days.

I spent 80-90 hours a week on my business...
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th January 2016, 01:53 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,339
Posted By RasVas
Re: Web Design, Mobile APPS, Web applications - business

What you need to do is start finding businesses that are lacking and start from there. Then each client you have you can upsell.

When I say lacking I mean:

old sites,
non mobile sites

Then...
Forum: Offline Marketing 8th January 2016, 03:00 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 7,090
Posted By Zodiax
Re: Cold Calling Effectiveness

Note to self*

To sell Claude over the phone, sell Donuts.
Forum: Offline Marketing 7th January 2016, 11:11 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 7,090
Posted By Michael Nguyen
Re: Cold Calling Effectiveness

I just got of this lead I've been working straight from a cold call. We've spoken a few times. The first offer was to do PPC for a small management fee but somehow the offer changed. Its gone from a...
Forum: Offline Marketing 29th December 2015, 09:28 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,193
Posted By mrrickez
Re: Niches mean Riches.....

Niches are great for many reasons. E-commerce sales are easier through better targeted traffic and believe it or not, advertising other sites in related niches boosts income greatly without affecting...
Forum: Offline Marketing 24th December 2015, 04:21 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,491
Posted By Jason Kanigan
Re: Who still cares about offline marketing?

Um, all the people in the Offline subforum??

Who IMO are pretty much the most serious and real people on this site?

How y'all doing with your "make money with a bunch of clicks and garbage...
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd December 2015, 09:11 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,193
Posted By TCFKen
Re: Niches mean Riches.....

Very true. We expanded into a new market and almost everything is replicated, both in how we market to them and the services we provide. After you've done it once it becomes very easy to replicate.
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd December 2015, 05:13 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,193
Posted By ShayB
Re: Niches mean Riches.....

*blushes* Thank you. :)

I've lurked a lot, but mostly have been dealing with a lot of changes over the past few years. Finally getting things settled (I hope!). Still doing (basically) what I...
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd December 2015, 10:58 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 11,587
Posted By longrobnc
Re: I Went From 0 to 25k a Month in 2 Years-Heres 7 Things that Would Have Got Me There in Half the

This was the break through for me, and the mistake I see most other small business owners make. I spent a lot of time doing busy work. There are things that eat up your day and produce nothing. You...
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd December 2015, 10:50 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 11,587
Posted By TCFKen
Re: I Went From 0 to 25k a Month in 2 Years-Heres 7 Things that Would Have Got Me There in Half the

Absolutely. I could go into a ton of depth on that, it ties into the some of the mindset and compound effect items I mentioned. I wanted this to be more of an overview post so I'll probably put...
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd December 2015, 10:35 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 11,587
Posted By Oziboomer
Re: I Went From 0 to 25k a Month in 2 Years-Heres 7 Things that Would Have Got Me There in Half the

Thanks Ken.

I think the 8th thing that should be added and you allude to in the pre-amble is understanding your metrics.

Having a management mindset in place and setting up a system to measure...
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd December 2015, 09:40 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 11,587
Posted By TCFKen
I Went From 0 to 25k a Month in 2 Years-Heres 7 Things that Would Have Got Me There in Half the Time

Since starting my business a couple of years ago I’ve been checking in on this forum sporadically, mostly to see how people are doing and catch up. I’ve known a few of you for a while now through...
Forum: Offline Marketing 22nd December 2015, 12:57 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,193
Posted By TCFKen
Re: Niches mean Riches.....

Hi Shay, those are good questions.

1) The markets to focus on are the ones where you can add the most value. Depending on the services you offer you want to make sure that you can retain clients...
Forum: Offline Marketing 22nd December 2015, 11:51 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,193
Posted By ShayB
Re: Niches mean Riches.....

I'd love it if you'd give a little more info. (Please? :) )

1. How did you determine which markets to focus on? :)

2. Did you make the shift gradually (over months as you brought new clients in...
Forum: Offline Marketing 22nd December 2015, 09:55 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,193
Posted By TCFKen
Re: Niches mean Riches.....

If you're selling any type of service in 2015 and not starting out in a niche you're in for a rough ride. I've seen it over and over, especially in my own agency. When we actually niched down into 1...
Forum: Offline Marketing 19th December 2015, 12:26 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 7,090
Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Cold Calling Effectiveness

Sorry, but we get this exact post about once a week here.

There is an entire industry of cold callers on the phone . Huge companies rely on it. Fortunes are made in cold calling.

Even if you...
Forum: Offline Marketing 19th December 2015, 10:53 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 7,090
Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Cold Calling Effectiveness

And this is why I'm going to kill myself.
Forum: Offline Marketing 19th December 2015, 10:47 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 7,090
Posted By Steve B
Re: Cold Calling Effectiveness

I have lots of experience with cold calling . . .

I receive cold calls everyday and I absolutely hate them!

Steve
Forum: Offline Marketing 15th December 2015, 08:21 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,193
Posted By XponentSYS
Niches mean Riches.....

A really, REALLY good example of a marketing campaign in the "boring" banking industry that plays on the power of "Affinity Connection" (the desire to 'belong' to others like one's self...)
...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2015, 08:38 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 6,726
Posted By kilgore
Re: If you want to get rich, why waste time selling low priced products and services?

Let's play a game. I'll list two companies and you'll tell me which you think makes more money:

Coca-Cola (Average price for a 500ml bottle of Coke is $1.50 - $2)
- OR -
Moët & Chandon (Average...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2015, 05:18 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 6,726
Posted By shaunybb
Re: If you want to get rich, why waste time selling low priced products and services?

you obviously don't have the right marketing experience to realise that low end trip wire offers are a vital part of any conversion funnel because:-


1) They build trust, credibility and...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2015, 04:44 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 6,726
Posted By Rory Singh
Re: If you want to get rich, why waste time selling low priced products and services?

Selling big ticket or low cost stuff comes down to a simple choice that people are entitled to make for themselves.

I personally I have found that selling 'big ticket' items was easier (for me) to...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 6th December 2015, 04:29 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 6,726
Posted By discrat
Re: If you want to get rich, why waste time selling low priced products and services?

That silly company Wrigleys just hasn't thought BIG enough the last 100 years or so. Selling those .$25 packs of gum is preposterous ! Surely, they couldn't have made that much money selling such...
Forum: Offline Marketing 5th October 2015, 03:54 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,392
Posted By AmericanMuscleTA
Re: Alternatives to Cold Calling

Surprisingly, to me,... Facebook.

I'm not a big fan of social media, but my sister recently opened up a new take-out restaurant, and Facebook had been her main source of getting her name out...
Forum: Offline Marketing 5th October 2015, 02:51 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,392
Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: Alternatives to Cold Calling

About ten years ago, I read a full page story in the Akron Ohio newspaper (800,000 circulation) about how online advertising helped and hurt local businesses. The person being interviewed was selling...
Forum: Offline Marketing 4th October 2015, 05:41 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 706
Posted By thesadshow
Re: How do cold calling agencies work?

The best cold calling agencies are run by people who are really good cold callers themselves. Then they design scripts and a training regimen and teach people how to sell the way they do it.
...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd October 2015, 12:37 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,216
Posted By Chingo
Re: Who here cold calls from home?

I do. 50-100 calls/day
Forum: Offline Marketing 26th May 2015, 07:58 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,273
Posted By DABK
Re: For the marketer of Internet marketing services to offliners

I know a guy who, in the 80's formed a online forum/game playing program/software.

He was young, loved to play Attari and such games and found a way to improve on things.

After about 1 and a...
Forum: Offline Marketing 26th May 2015, 07:28 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,273
Posted By Oziboomer
Re: For the marketer of Internet marketing services to offliners

Back in the early internet days I formed a company with an accountant, a lawyer, a software developer, myself and another guy.

We all had wives and partners involved and were aiming for big time....
Forum: Offline Marketing 25th May 2015, 05:46 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,097
Posted By Bill Jenkins
6 new paying clients from one local newspaper ad...

Hey fellow Warriors...

About a week ago I decided to run an ad in a local newspaper for my offline services. I normally use trade publications and PURL postcards for lead generation so I did this...
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd May 2015, 03:04 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,824
Posted By Freebiequeen1999
Re: How to Get Prospects To Respond to Cold Emails

Good ideas here......

I think many newbies try to push their offer/product/service way too soon....getting a quick no on the phone or a quick click to spam folder via email.

Sales is a...
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd May 2015, 01:16 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,824
Posted By themoney222
Re: How to Get Prospects To Respond to Cold Emails

No problem! I'm glad I brought it up.

I haven't really tried cold emailing for my new campaign but I'm sure it has a lot of potential.
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th May 2015, 08:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,140
Re: Looking For Best App Development Company?

Android App Developer | iPhone App Developer | Appster (http://www.appsterhq.com/) They are a very fast growing company, I've sent multiple people to them. Great people!
Forum: Offline Marketing 17th May 2015, 12:17 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,649
Posted By Rustyknuckles
Re: Getting a % of sales from lead gen

Oral Contracts are as good as the paper they are written on.
Forum: Offline Marketing 22nd April 2015, 02:00 PM
Replies: 150
Views: 19,475
Posted By Claude Whitacre
Re: So who is a millionaire on here?

Yes, selling vacuum cleaners. My best year in business, with a retail store, we did a smidgen less than a million dollars in sales. The amazing thing is, that it's not very unusual, for the type of...
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