Internet marketing tips, tools, and techniques

Getting more subscribers into your list

2007-02-22T06:22:00.000-08:00

Today I shall be revealing two techniques which you can immediately apply to your website in order to get more subscribers into your list.

I hope you enjoy them.

You might want to print this information out or put it in a safe place so that you can refer to it later as well.

1) Compelling name for your ezine

For any subscriber to really get attracted to your ezine list, you will need to get their attention when they first visit your website. But to do that would be require some clever ideas from your part.

As this will require you to come up with a catchy name for your ezine so that the subscribers can easily recall your ezine without much effort to search through their past activities to see if they really do subscribed to your ezine.

For example, a catchy name which is also descriptive for a website related to building great marriages might be "Marriage Builders". At once, your subscribers will be able to understand what your ezine is all about just basing on the name alone.

So this helps your potential subscribers to understand whether the content will be relevant to their needs. In this way, your subscribers would not hesitate and sign up immediately for your ezine. Thus, you will need to come up with a catchy yet descriptive name for your ezine.

2) Show your ezine back-issues

Now you would really want to get in touch with your subscribers, so it is recommended that you show a few past issues of your ezine to your potential subscribers.

This is to show them what kind of content is really inside the ezine and they are also able to gauge whether your writing style suits them.

With a real feel of what they can expect, this will really bring up the quality of your subscribers if they are really interested in what you are providing and recognize that it is of value to them. They will definitely stay on your list for much longer.

That's all for now.
Keir Smith
Grab Your Free Opt In List Secrets

Use This Tool to Grow Your Internet Business

2007-02-21T06:38:00.000-08:00

If you're looking for a solid keyword selector tool to use instead of overture/yahoo...then you can give this one a try.

http://freekeywords.wordtracker.com/

They've been around for a while and they know what they are doing.

That's all for now.

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Are You Making This Affiliate Marketing Mistake?

2007-02-20T07:01:00.000-08:00

by Keir Smith
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If you are currently promoting affiliate programs as a way to create an income then this post is for you.

Do you know what most affiliate programs owners hope that you will never find out?

It's this.

If you are just starting out online and your thinking of promoting a OTO (one time offer type affiliate program) then that is the worst move you could do.

Why is that you ask?

It's because the affiliate program that makes an offer for only one sale will eventually loose steam and the market will die out. And so to will your cash. Not to mention the fact that after you find a customer who makes a purchase, you have to do that process all over again.

Meanwhile your cashflow is cut off when you can't find a new customer to buy your product.

Now don't get me wrong, these type's of programs can work. Just not when you are a beginner online.

The solution however lies in monthly re-occuring billing affiliate programs. These types of programs deliver a secure cash flow stream every month. That allows for you to continue to earn money while learning the ropes about how to promote affiliate programs.

Now once you've built up enough monthly re-occuring income you can then add the OTO type of programs.

Article Internet Marketing Strategy: A 3 Step Formula For Generating Traffic To Your Site Using Nothing But The Articles You Wrote

2007-02-19T05:47:00.000-08:00

by Keir Smith
http://optinlistbuilder.wordpress.com

After a lot of arm twisting and begging I finally got my good buddy Rob to give me his strategy for using articles to generate free traffic to his site. You probably haven't heard of him nor have you seen him on any guru's list. But he is a master at getting free traffic to his sites. So getting him to give me just one of his strategies wasn't easy.

He also told me that he might be willing to share another strategy with me in the future. I truly hope that he does...so stay tuned.

In the mean time..here's a look at his 3 step strategy.

Step 1: Keyword research

This is the step newcomers to Internet marketing often miss out. Before you write a single word, you need to find out what words people are typing into search engines.

One place you can start your keyword research without paying a cent is http://inventory.overture.com and http://www.pixelfast.com/overture/

You can type in various phrases and find out how many searches were done last month at Overture. And find out the top bid price also.

You'll probably find related phrases you hadn't thought of.

For example, for "dvd" it tells us there were 2769664 searches at Overture's network of sites last month. This is a VERY popular topic. You can also see a lot of DVD related phrases.

Step 3: Research the competition

Go to google, type the phrase you've selected, and have a quick look at the top 10 sites listed.

Find the top 10 sites and study them whether they optimized their website well.

Then you can decide how you can compete with them and out ranking them.

Step 4: Write your article.

With your pre-searched key phrase, it's time to write an article. Also use several synonyms. Search engines like that.

A quick trip down memory lane

2007-02-18T09:32:00.000-08:00

Remember when you used to be able to get quality information for free online? Remember how the ecourses you received were packed with useful information that you could use shortly after reading them?

My oh my where have those days gone?

I liked those days so much that I've decided to relive them.

How you ask?

By giving you solid information for free and here or there for a fee. Don't worry about the mentioning of the word fee because the price's will be small I promise. I'm not in the habbit of recommending high priced items unless they really over deliver. And right now I have a few in mind but I'll talk about those at some other time.

Any how...I would suggest that you stay tuned here because I will be giving you some solid usable information.

I bet you thought that I was going to sell you something here...didn't you?

Sorry..I just have information for you.

If you want to buy something then there are plenty of places to do so online. A quick google search should point you in the right direction...:-)

That's all for now.
Keir Smith
http://optinlistbuilder.wordpress.com

website traffic generator: How to get a massive amount of traffic sent to your website part 1

2007-02-17T12:50:00.000-08:00

Here's tip 1 for generating a massive amount of traffic in a short time.

Create a free ebook that you will give away to your web site visitors. You ask a large number of e-zine owners to give away the ebook in exchange for their ad in the ebook. You can just ask them to link directly to your web site when they promote the ebook. You, of course, will have one of your own ads on that web page.

Let's say you get 8 out of 20 e-zine owners that agree to giveaway the ebook. The 8 e-zines total subscriber base is 75,000.

Now, you can ask more e-zine owners if they would like to promote the ebook in exchange for an ad inside the ebook. This time you can say, you already have 8 e-zines already promoting the ebook with a subscriber base of 75,000.

That's all for now.
Keir Smith
http://optinlistbuilder.wordpress.com

Website Traffic: How To Generate Traffic Using Reader Reviews

2007-02-16T08:59:00.000-08:00

by Keir Smith
http://optinlistbuilder.wordpress.com

Did you know that you can generate traffic by posting to your site by writing your own reviews on products.?

It especially works like a charm if you have a bit of knowledge on the products in your niche...

Head over to Epinions.com and search for a product in your niche. When you find a product that's in your within your topic, click on "Write reviews".

Then, go through the review process and try to give a semi-detailed review. Again, it helps to know what you're talking about when you're writing a review. If you don't, it'll be pretty obvious to the readers.

After you submit your review, you'll need to create an account. It's quick and easy and only requires some basic information. Once you verify your email, you can go into your member profile and add up to 4 URLs of your favorite sites.

How to Attract New Customers Using W.O.M.M.

2007-02-15T07:42:00.000-08:00

by Keir Smith
http://optinlistbuilder.wordpress.com

You hear it so many times.

Word of mouth marketing, you can use it to build a business. Spread the word about your business and you can increase your profits. Get the word out to people that you can help them solve their problem.

In some respects these statetments are true.

But they are lacking.

They're lacking in just how you would go about creating a good word of mouth campaign.

That's right I said campaign.

What no one ever shows you is how to create a campaign thats designed to attract new customers to your business.

In fact, most people have heard of the phrase word of mouth marketing, but don't really know exactly what womm is.

Thats not good, so I've searched around on the internet to find some information that can help you better understand womm.

Did you know that there is an association dedicated to womm?

Here is the link:

http://www.womma.org/wom101/

Boost your subscription sales by asking these 4 questions

2007-02-14T20:34:00.000-08:00

by Keir Smith

http://optinlistbuilder.wordpress.com

Want to ramp up sales from your regular subscribers?

Here are 4 must ask questions. When you answer them, your subscriber will be more likely to make a purchase from you.

Question #1: Can you solve my problem?
Remember, someone has performed a search on your key word set and found you. They are very valuable to you. Now it is your job to answer their questions and bring a solution to their problem. This is just one of the reasons why it is critical to select key words that boom, bam, hit the "center of gravity" in your targeted market. This is one of the reasons why blogs (web logs) are great ideas. A lot of questions can be addressed in a blog over time and the search engines love them. Blogs offer lots of fresh updated content. What more could a Search engine ask for?

Question #2: What do you do?
Yes, visitors are interested in what you do. Talk to your visitor. Use copy that involves them. Like you are talking to them. It's easy. Isn't it? Here's a hint. Slip into your weekend style of storytelling. Get to the point, but with flair and casualness that attracts listeners. Here's an example: you see someone you've not seen in a while and they ask what you are doing these days. Knowing their time and attention span could be brief, you deliver the key points with an anecdote, a comparison, an example--in short, a story.

Question #3: Who are you?
Your visitor wants to know all about you. They want to see pictures of Your company, pictures of your employees and they want to know all your past history and experience. It is your job to give it to them. The best way to do this is to give it up. Let them know what your company looks like. This is usually accomplished with an About Us page that is just one click away.

Question #4: Do I believe you and can I trust you?
Let's talk about testimonials. Collect testimonials from both clients and character testimonials from friends. And most importantly the testimonials must be meaningful. For example: "My company grew by __ %" or "My profit ____ in ___ months." Another great way to gain trust is by developing an online relationship With an ezine or an email newsletter. Share regular helpful information and don't try to sell your services. Just inform them on what you have to offer.

71 Good Ways to Build Links

2007-02-14T07:52:00.000-08:00

I was browsing through my links when I landed upon this gem.

It's loaded with some useful tips for anyone who wants to know how to generate a good stream of traffic to their site.

I know that it's from 2006, but some of the tips in it still work.

www.seobook.com

That's all for now.

Keir Smith
http//optinlistbuilder.wordpress.com

Generating Traffic To Your Website: 5 ways to get a ton of traffic coming to your site for free

2007-02-10T11:38:00.000-08:00

by Keir Smith
http//optinlistbuilder.wordpress.com

There are lots of ways to get traffic to your website however most people are interested in getting the most traffic for the least amount of money, preferably for free.

While it's difficult to get anything for free nowadays there are still a few good ways to help build your web traffic and still pay nothing.

1. Build a second content-rich website.

Because content is king on the internet many have adopted the idea of building a content-rich site in addition to their original sales site.

If you set up your title, description and keyword tags carefully and find a good balance for your keyword saturation, you may be better able to achieve high search engine rankings with a site that contains only good content and information.

Once you have built your content-rich site you can then use the content to point your viewers to your sales site.

2. Add an article page to your existing site.

By adding article pages to your web site you can once again point your readers to your sales page.

For example, let's say you have a website that sells vitamins. Set up a few article pages that reference vitamins such as a page on the benefits of vitamins, how to take vitamins, the effects of vitamins, etc. Allow each of the articles to reference links to your sales page.

This can be a very effective sales tactic because you've attracted the attention of someone interested in your topic. If they read your article and like what they've read they're more apt to check out your links and you've increased your chances of making a sale.

Also, with proper meta tags and keyword usage, an article page is much more likely to make it to the top of a search engine listing than a sales page.

3. Submit your articles

Any articles that you write should be submitted to as many sites that accept articles as possible. This is important because sites that accept and include your articles in their article banks establish links for you and you are not obligated to reciprocate.

4. Build your links through reciprocal linking

By establishing reciprocal links you are verifying to the search engines that you have credibility. If high ranking sites link to your site then the search engines will find you worthy of high ranking as well.

Find sites that rank well and request a link exchange. This can be done manually or you can purchase linking programs that will automate this for you. Either way spend a few weeks focusing on creating quality links and you will soon see your link ratings go up as well.

5. Join and participate in online forums.

The internet is full of discussion forums that cover hundreds of business and non-business topics.

Find a forum in your topic and look over the discussions. Ask questions, contribute your expertise and get to know some of the forum members. This is an excellent opportunity for you to meet others and introduct your website. It also helps build trust while helping you learn how others have found success.

Email Marketing: How to Change The Responsiveness Of Your List

2007-02-08T11:04:00.000-08:00

by Keir Smith
http//optinlistbuilder.wordpress.com

Do you have a big list? Do you have any list? But your email responsiveness is really low?

You send out emails, but very few are read, and even fewer click any links?

There are definitely a few things you can do to change the responsiveness of your list.

1) In your mind, you must stop thinking of them as a list and start thinking of them as individuals with needs online just like yours, or other needs online that you don’t know anything about.

2) You must communicate with them. And communicating with them is not just sending them a sales letter every few days. When you communicate with your spouse, it is not a one way street. When it is you are nagging, or complaining, or lecturing, but not communicating. When you are communicating, both of you are talking. Same thing with your list.

3) Send your list a free gift at least once a week. If you have a really unresponsive list, send them 3 individual emails this week, spaced 1 day apart each, with the subject line: (first name) - a free gift for you… and then in the email include a link to a 100% free, no strings attached, product, that does not have any OTO associated with it. This is a gift.

4) Ask your readers for their help. Use the subject line: (first name) - I need your help… Then tell them something you need help with. You are writing a new book, you are having a hard time coming up with meaningful emails, etc. Then ask them what is the biggest problem they are having in internet marketing. Ask them what they would like to read about it future emails. Ask them what they are having trouble with. Tell them to just hit ‘reply’ to send you their responses.

5) Write every reader back when they respond. Then, take some of the questions and answer them 3 at a time in emails to everyone, leaving out their names and identifying info, and answer the questions ‘mailbag style’

6) Start offering content and products that match what they said they need or are looking for.

Follow these steps and you will increase the responsiveness of your email list, guaranteed!

Email marketing: "Building an opt in list in 3 easy steps"

2007-02-07T13:44:00.000-08:00

by Keir Smith
http//optinlistbuilder.wordpress.com

Are you making a $1000.00 or more a month from your opt in list?

Most email marketers are barely making any kind of income from their list.

It's not that they don't want to...it's just no one has ever showed them how.

All they know and have been told is that the money is in the list.

And that is partially right.

What they were never told was that not only do you need to have a opt in list...but you need to know how to to get money from that list.

I won't go into the many ways you can go about getting money from your list because that's not what this article is about.

Instead I want to share with you 3 simple and easy ways you can begin using today to build your own opt in list.

1. Choose a hot topic

This is a very important step. The topic you choose to write about should be one in which is in demand. There should be people looking for more useful information on your subject.

It's true that it helps if you write about a passion you have...but if there aren't enough people interested in reading what you have to say then you'll be just wasting your time.

2. Create your offer

What are you offering me that will make me want to click on your link for more information?

Think about that for a moment.

Your offer has to be something that your market wants. They have to want it bad enough to overcome their fears. The fear of being made a fool of. The fear of being scammed. These are just a few of the things that will be swirling around in your potential subscribers mind.

You have to put those fears to rest in order for them to feel comfortable moving forward to the next step.

In case you don't have any idea of what you can offer them to help them feel at ease then you can take a quick look at the list of possible bribes:

Offer a free report on autoresponder
Create a newsletter
Offer a free e-training course
Provide free software appropriate for the audience
Give away free e-books
Have a contest or sweepstakes
Give away deep discount coupons

Once you have chosen a bribe. It's very, very, very, important that you tell them how what you are offering will put their fears to rest.

3. Now let them know about what you have to offer

Having a hot topic and a great bribe will be of little to no use to you if no one ever see's it.

You have to now place your bribe in front of your targeted audience. Once they see that you have something that can help them solve a problem or help them out of a situation they're in they will will click on your link or signup for whatver you are offering.

And you're done...

It's important that I mention that this method will build you a single opt in list.

In time you will make the most money the fastest when you can build multiple list's at the same time.

Copywriting: How To Write A Profitable Ad That Gets Subscribers

2007-02-05T09:08:00.001-08:00

by Keir Smith
http//optinlistbuilder.wordpress.com

Regardless of how you look at it, the most important aspect of
any successful business is its advertising. In fact,
the success of any business is largely dependent on good advertising.

First of all, you've got to have a dynamic, spectacular ad that
attracts the eye and grabs the interest of the people you're
trying to sell to. Thus, unless your ad really "jumps out" at the
reader, your sales won't live up to expectations, and your ad
money will be wasted.

The eye-catching appeal of your ad must start with the headline.
Use the headline to very quickly create a picture in the minds of
the reader--a vision of all their problems being solved, and
attainment of the kind of happiness they seek. If your headline
fails to catch the attention of your prospect, you cannot hope to
capture him with the remaining of the ad, because it will go
unread! So in writing your advertisement for just a little while,
so you must quickly interest him in your offer, show him how he
can get what he wants, and then cause him to send immediately for
your "solution" to his problems. Your copy must exude enthusiasm,
excitement, and a positive attitude. Don't be afraid to use a
hard-sell approach! Say what you feel and believe about your
offer. And use common, "everyday," but correct English.

Even so, you can and must remember to be honest. Don't exaggerate
or make claims you can't back up. Never make promises you cannot
or don't expect, to keep. To do so could get you in trouble with
the Federal Trade and Fair Practices people.

Stress the benefits of your product or service. Explain to your
reader how owning a copy of your book (for instance), or
receiving your services will make his life richer, happier, and
more abundant. Don't get involved in detailing all the money
you've spent developing the product or researching the
information you're selling, or you're selling, or your
credentials for offering it. Stress the "sizzle" and the value of
ownership.

It is important to involve th reader as often as possible through
the use of the word "you." Write your copy just as if you were
speaking to and attempting to sell just ONE person. Don't let
your ad sound as a speaker at a podium addressing a huge stadium
filled with people, but as if there were just one individual
"listening."

And don't try to be overly clever, brilliant or humerus in your
advertising. Keep your copy simple, to the point, and on target
toward selling your prospect the product or service because of
its benefits. In other words, keep it simple, but clear; at all
costs, you don't want to confuse the reader. Just tell him
exactly what he'll get for his money; the benefits he'll receive;
how to go about ordering it. You don't have to get too friendly.
In fact, becoming "folksy," and don't use slang expressions.

In writing an ad, think of yourself as a door-to-door
salesperson. You have to get the attention of the prospect
quickly, interest him in the product you're selling, create a
desire to enjoy its benefits, and you can then close the sale.

Copywriting, whether for a display ad, classified ad, sales
letter or brochure, is a learned skill. It is one anyone can
master with a bit of study, practice, and perhaps some
professional guidance.

Your first move, then, is to study your competition, recognize
how they are selling their wares. Practice rewriting their ads
from a different point of view or from a different sales angle.
Keep a file of ads you've clipped from different publications in
a file of ad writing ideas. But don't copy anyone else's work;
just use the ad material of others to stimulate your own
creativeness.

Some of the "unknown facts" about advertising--and ad writing in
particular--tell us that you cannot ask for more than $3 in a
short classified type ad. Generally speaking, a $5 item will take
at least a one-inch display ad. If you're trying to sell a $10
item, you'll need at least a quarter page--perhaps even a half
page of copy--and $15 to $20 items require a full page. If you
are selling a really big ticket item (costing $50 or more) you'll
need a four-page sales letter, a brochure, separate order coupon,
and return reply envelope.

If you're making offers via direct mail, best to get into the
postal system with it on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday, to be sure it
does not arrive on Monday, the first and busiest day of the week.
And again, unless you're promoting a big ticket item, the quality
or color of your paper won't have any great effect on the
response you'll get, but the quality of your PRINTING definitely
will, so bear this in mind when you place your printing order.

One final point to remember: The summer months when people are
most apt to be away on vacation are usually not good months for
direct mail. But they ARE good for opportunity and advertisements
in publications often found in vacation areas, and in motels.

Email Marketing: 3 Steps To Creating A Responsive Email

2007-02-04T21:00:00.000-08:00

by Keir Smith
http//optinlistbuilder.wordpress.com

Is your opt in list responsive to your emails?

One of the secrets to making money with your opt in list is that your list must be responsive.

When your subscribers actually look forward to getting your emails, then you'll have a better chance of actually getting them to respond and buy from you.

So how do you improve your chances of getting your subscribers to respond to your emails?

1. Improve the responsiveness of the people on your list who are no longer opening your emails.

One of the things that I have found to be very productive to increasing the responsiveness of my list is to send them free gifts. I buy or create short ebooks to give away as free gifts, and use the 'free gift' in my email campaign, and my response rate goes up - and not just for that email, but for following emails.

2. Another thing that you can do to help improve the responsiveness of your list is to ask questions of your list.

Ask them what they want to learn more about. Answer the questions mailbag style - all at once in one big email - you really create the illusion of a very responsive list and since people tend to do what others do - if they see that the rest of the list is responsive, they might do the same.

3. Create curiosity and intrigue in your subject lines.

When you learn the art of writing enticing subject lines, you will not only improve your response rate, but you will also improve your opening rates.

If you don't know how to write subject lines that appeal to your readers curiosity then just do a quick google search and you should find plenty of information about creating powerful subject lines.

I should also mention that you shouldn't just go out and buy the first course or ebook that promises to make you an expert overnight. Do your homework.

Email Marketing: " 2 steps to making money with a small list"

2007-01-04T11:56:00.000-08:00

by Keir Smith
http//optinlistbuilder.wordpress.com

What methods do you use to make money if you have a small opt in list?

That's a question that I'm often asked. And my response is always the same.

I use quite a few methods to make money with my lists... All of them tend to work based on the size of the list.

When you are just starting out and you have a small list it can be tough trying to to make money with it.

Usually you don't have the experience or the money to speed things up.

So does that mean that you can't expect to make any money from your list?

Not at all.

You can make money from your list regardless of the size.

And I'm going to share with you 2 methods that I use when I am in the process of making money from my smaller lists.

1. Understanding what your customers want.

Do you even know what your customers want to buy? Do you even know what keeps them up at night tossing and turning? Are they even aware that a solution to their problem exists?

If you can't even answer those basic questions, then how do you expect to get the sale.

The more you understand the inner workings of how your customers think the easier it will be for you to make the sale to them.

Study your market. Learn what they are already buying and why. Learn how to make appeals that get you the sale.

2. Give them what they want

Once you find out what your customers want to buy from you...next you have to give it to them.

There are many ways you can do that. But 2 really simple and effective ways are:

A. Create your own product or service. If you can put together a tutorial, a how to, or a tips list that shows them how to solve their problem. Then do it.

Creating your own product is easier when you have previous experience on the subject that you are helping your customers with.

If you don't...all is not lost. You can still create your own product but you will need to do more research.

TIP: When doing your research make sure you look for information that your market hasn't seen or heard plastered all over the place before. What they are looking for is something new.

B. You can sell someone else's product.

This one I would suggest is for those of you who don't have time to create your own products from scratch - or you're new to email marketing and would like to start making money sooner rather than later.

Once you know what your customers want - all you have to do is look for an affiliate program that has a product or service that fits. A good place to do your research is with clickbank. They have a huge selection of products to choose from with new ones coming online every day.

Tip: When choosing your products to sell you have to make sure that what you are offering isn't a piece of crap. If the product you choose to go with already has a bad reputation for not delivering then your customers won't buy anything from you. They will see right through your offer. The best way to not get into this situation is to try the products out before hand. This can be rather expensive if you are just starting out online, but it's effective.

Ok..that's it.

When you start practicing these 2 steps on a regular basis you should soon start to see a nice stream of checks coming to you on a regular basis.

Notice that I didn't say overnight. These steps aren't designed for that. If you want get rich quick then you'll have to look somewhere else. This is more like get rich slow.

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Internet marketing: Are you using this foolish marketing idea to try and get sales

2007-01-03T11:50:00.000-08:00

by Keir Smith
http//optinlistbuilder.wordpress.com

The days of email marketing using a free gift as your lead in are over.

Not in the sense that you might be thinking. What I'm talking about are those offers that try to hook you by selling the free gift and all of it wonderful benefits.

You know the ones I'm talking about.

The one that promises you that you'll be able to do all the things you couldn't do in the past.

And you can get all of these benefits just by paying a small fee of xxx amount of dollars to cover shipping and handling. Or pay xxx amount of dollars for a 30 day trial.

That's a foolish way to try and get customers.

If you want people to sign up for your 30 day trial, then tell them that upfront. Combine that with a compelling reason to join or do what you are asking and people will do jus that.

Internet Marketing: "Is There A Fool Proof Way To Grow Your Business Online"

2006-12-27T08:53:00.000-08:00

by Keir Smith
http//optinlistbuilder.wordpress.com

Do you know how to use internet marketing to grow your online business?

If you don't, then don't worry.

There are thousands of people out there who don't have a clue as to how to market their business online.

And the really sad part is that there are more and more people coming online who don't have a clue either.

I'd like to say that it's the business owners fault as to why they can't grow their sales online.

But, honestly...it's not totally their fault.

Part of the reason for their lack of success is that they have fallen victim to greedy online marketers who pray on the Newbies. When you come online and start asking lots of questions about in internet marketing circles about how you do this...how you do that..the sharks start swarming. It's like they can smell blood. Your money that is.

They will point you in the direction of what to do. But never giving you the how.

That's what will make the biggest impact on your sales. The how.

I can easily tell a newbie that you can grow your business using pay per click, or pay per leads or whatever is hot at the time. But unless I show you how to use those tools in a way that helps your business grow...you will just be spinning your wheels.

Next, after that didn't work, what they will do is tell you there was something you didn't do right. And of course people before you have made that same mistake. Oh..and by the way..you can solve that problem by buying this new product.

And the cycle continues. Until finally they have sucked your credit card dry.

However you can make money with your online business without getting taken in by the marketing sharks. Even if you are a newbie.

With the right attitude and the right help you can grow your business online even when the odds seem to be against you.

You can have a business that brings in repeat business month after month.

It's not impossible.

The idea is to stop looking for the newest and hottest thing-a-ma-bob.

The easiest way to seperate you from your money is to keep coming up with **NEW** products that will solve your old problem.

Here's something for you to do.

Set up a business model - and work it.

Pay close attention to those who are doing what you are trying to do. Even ask them to mentor you.

If they say no, no harm - no loss..move on to the next person.

You have to be determined that someone else will not decide on your future.

Ceate a sales funnel for your business.

Don't know of a good sales funnel?

Go to google and type in sales funnel.

Next start to educate yourself on what sales funnels are and how they work.

Then once you have built a business model and created a sales funnel...try this.

STOP TRYING TO BE PERFECT!

You will be way more successful if you put action to work in your business rather than waiting for things to be perfect. The perfect time. The perfect place.

Let me tell you this. The pefect scenario doesn't exist.

You've got to get out there and get your feet wet.

Learn from your mistakes and make adjustments. You must always be moving forward.

Internet marketing isn't hard once you take on that type of mind set. You will see that not only will you be successful online, but you will be successful in anything you choose to do.

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Get the latest reviews on the hottest internet marketing products before you waste your money

2006-12-09T13:16:00.000-08:00

There's a lot of great sounding products on the Internet, but
you can't help but wonder, "Can I trust them to deliver what
was promised in the sales letter? Will I get ripped-off, or
is this really a good deal?"...

Well myself and over 1,000 Internet Marketers decided to get together
and finally do something about it and make it totally free for
anyone who wants to join us.

That's right ...over 1,000 Internet marketers (gurus and newbies
and everyone in between) decided that something had to be done,
but we're not selling access!! But you can ONLY join when you
are referred...

This incredible resource for Internet marketers has been our little
secret, until today.

Look, we've been living in the dark ages when it came to getting user-based
feedback and information about the hundreds of Internet marketing
products available online.

With more coming out every day who could possibly keep up?

Buying this, buying that... many times wasting our hard-earned money
based on sales pitches that sometimes failed to live up to promises.

We also missed out on those really good products that no one ever
promotes because there's no affiliate program!

We were all asking the same question: "Why isn't there someplace
we could go to get reviews of Internet marketing products by those
who have actually purchased and used them? Real reviews, by real people?"

...Now there is a place you can go, a safe place, a totally ad-free place.

Over 1,000 Associate Editors and real people, just like you, review
and rate Internet marketing services and products they've purchased
and used on the site...

This brand new site, a well-kept secret of to those 'inside' the Internet
marketing inner circles, is opening to the public today!

Already you'll find hundreds of reviews on:

= Courses and Seminars
= Software Products (Desktop and Server Side)
= Membership Sites
= Ebooks
= Free Resources
= MLM/Network Marketing
= 3rd Party Payment Processors
= Automation Tools
= Forums and Discussion Boards
= Hosting Services
= and much more...

And you can rate the person actually doing the review to keep them honest.

Users also can 'report' reviews they feel are in bad taste or full of
you know what so they get deleted fast...

And if you don't see a product listed that you'd like to review or be
reviewed, you can always "suggest" a product using the easy to find
links inside the site...

This is a limited opportunity to join a totally ad-free site that is
100% dedicated to helping you avoid scams and wasting your money on
really bad products, find great products you never knew existed and
rate them!

Sign up now because I don't know how long this offer to join for
free will be available,

Just go to:

Ratingshub.com

And enter Code: playmaker

To get more information and to join!

That's all there is to it. I'll see you on the 'inside'

Keir

Internet marketing tip of the day

2006-11-29T12:45:00.000-08:00

This internet marketing tip is a niffty one.

I learned about this one when I was first starting out online several years ago.

Here is how it works.

Create a How-to course on your subject of choice. I like to have at least 5 lessons. Anything less than that just won't cut it.

If you don't know how to create an email course...than don't worry. I'll show you an easy 123 method that you can begin using shortly after reading it. That will be in a future post so stay tuned.

After you've created your course. You want to make sure that you leave out something from your first course that you can now ad to a second course. A logical next step.

This will become your part two. Or you may want to call it a sequal.

Doesn't matter.

You just want to make a reference to it at the end of your first course. That will be your "coming soon" part of the deal.

You can have the course all ready to go and just give your readers some time to consume the first one.

Once you think that they are ready for part two. Begin to let your readers know that you are preparing them another follow up course to go with the first one.

If you gave them some good quality content...they will love you for doing this for them...

Now to really glue your readers to your course...before you give it to them..let them in on the process.

Let them know how you had to change the title several times before settling on the one you did.

Let them know how late you stayed up to complete one of the lessons.

Your readers want to know that you are like them.

That you make mistakes.

That it's not always perfect.

Then...you just give it to them.

You have got them prepared...now they will want what you have.

That's it for now.

Internet marketing tip of the day

2006-11-27T12:23:00.000-08:00

If you are looking for a quick and easy internet marketing tip to generate a boatload of traffic to your site then this message is for you.

Here's why.

Over the past couple of years right around christmas time I noticed a trend in marketing circles.

The holiday gift.

This is when a bunch of marketers get together and pool the products together to give away for free.

The only requirement was usually something small like signing up to their email list...or adding your product to the list as well.

Anyways...you can use this same tactic for generating traffic to your website.

You can either create your own information products that you can give away for free or partner up with someone and make an offer to your market..

(Quick note: whatever you give away should hold value in the mind of your customer. It should be something that they would have been willing to pay for but is more than happy to get for free. Now is not the time to pass on junk.)

Gather up 10 or so products that will help your customers solve a current or future problem. Then give it away. Link your gift with christmas...and your done....

You will also want to give it a catchy name as well.

Like the 12 days to a digital christmas or something.

Be creative.

Next..tell your market.

It will do you no good if you have something that can help your customer but he never finds out about it.

Also..make sure you stress the benefits of what they'll be getting.

I know you are offering something for free but you need to make it stand out in the minds of your customers.

I usually do that by launching directly into a bullet list.

1. Benefit
2. Benefit
3. Benefit

Enjoy!

Double your sales by tweaking your internet marketing strategy

2006-11-25T11:29:00.000-08:00

Well the thanksgiving holiday is over with... so I guess it's time to get back to work huh.

I want to share with you an internet marketing strategy that can literally double your sales just by making one simple change to what you are currently doing.

This works regardless of whatever business you are in.

You don't need a gazillion years of experience to make it work either.

Are you ready for it?

You are probably not - but I'll give it to you anyway.

What can I say, I'm feeling kind of nice today.

Here it is.

Make an offer where you will be giving a way a bonus.

The trick is that your bonus will have to be better than your intial item offered.

Read that again.

Write it out on paper by hand.

I first came across this strategy when I saw an offer for sports illustrated magazine years and years ago.

I didn't really want the magazine. I could easily get it at my local book store.

But what the marketers for sports illustrated did was offer a limited edition helmet of your favorite team.

I wanted that. Being a sports nut and all.

The entire commercial spoke mainly of about the helmet. There was only a slight mention of si.

Yet, there was only one way to get it.

It couldn't be found in the stores.
It couldn't be found in any magazines.

Only by ordering SI.

So there's your big idea.

Add a product or service to what you are currently offering that out weighs your upfront offer in the mind of your customer.

Keep your mentioning of your intial product to a minimum.

Focus on your bonus offer. Sell that.

And at the end, after you've sold them on your bonus offer...then you mention how they can get it.

Internet marketing site of the day

2006-11-22T11:54:00.000-08:00

Okay here's my internet marketing site of the day.

I know its the day before thanksgiving, so think of this as my treat to you.

Before I tell which site I'm recommending today, I just want to say that this will be a new feature I will be adding.

From time to time I will recommend what I think are up and coming websites, or trends that you should place on your radar.

I can't say that this will be a weekly daily or even a monthly thing I do.

How come?

Because good quality websites or blogs aren't always easy to find. And there definitely isn't a timetable on finding them. Like say once a day or once a week.

So when I do come across one that I think is worth recommending then I will shoot it out to you as quickly as possible.

That being said...here is the site.

Click Here to visit Hittail

hittail.com

This site is in beta mode right now.

What does that mean?

Well that means for right now...it's totally free to join.

The reason why I like this site is because it will help you generate traffic to your website or blog...for free.

Now wait a minute.

Before you go getting into a hissy fit about how you have been there done that with free traffic listen up.

This isn't about SEO...or the newest and latest trick someone has come up with to fool the search engines.

This is about using the internet more effectively.

Imagine this.

You are paying a couple of hundred bucks a month on ppc advertising.

That comes out to a couple of grand you are spending a year right?

well, with hittail you can save that money. Put it to use somewhere else.

Buy more websites.

Expand your business...I don't know..you can do whatever you'd like with the extra cash.

The point is this.

Hittail shows you how to get the traffic for free.

Oh..and did I mention that they did the work for amazon when they first started out. Hittail is that same company...now just all grown up and going out on their own.

Here's Some Free Internet Marketing Advice

2006-11-19T12:38:00.000-08:00

What I'm about to reveal to you is some free internet marketing advice that I wish someone would have told me when I was first starting out online.

I had to take up a few copywriting courses and shell out god knows how much cash before I truly got it.

When you think about it. It's a simple way for you to get your customers minds glued to your salesletter.

I've used it for years to get tons of news readers and subsceribers.

It works.

So don't let it's simplicity fool ya.

Here it is.

Whatever product you sell isn't the product you should be selling to your customer.

Confusing?

Let me explain.

Nobody will ever buy the product or service that you are selling. Never.

The product or service is just a reason that you give to charge your customer.

What your customer really wants is a solution to their problem.

Thats what you sell them first.

Oh yeah, you still mention your product or service in your salesletter.

Only it should come in later somewhere towards the middle or end of your salesletter.

The first part of your salesletter should focus on the benefit that you have that will solve their problem.

Then after you have showed them the big benefits your product or service offers.

You will want to link your product to that solution.

The formula looks like this.

Problem + Solution + Your Product = Relief

Try it.

Take a look at what you are offering.

Then just plug in this proven formula and watch your sales or subscribers soar.

Use this Quick Internet Marketing Tip to Get a Boatload of Hungry Subscribers

2006-11-17T11:32:00.000-08:00

This is a tip that any internet marketing pro, rookie or beginner can use immediately to start turning lookers into buyers.

I want to tell you everything I know about this tip.

But I don't want to make this post too boring.

So I'll just be brief.

The idea is that if you want to get more subscribers to your newsletter or ezine or whatever.

You can do so by creating a "Special report"

Don't just advertise a freebie.

The words special report carries with it a high level of emotions.

Think about it.

When you think of the word special what comes to mind.

That this must be something different. Something important.

Attach that to the word report..and it will carry with it this same meaning.

Double or even triple your sales using this masters level copywriting technique

2006-11-14T14:59:00.000-08:00

I'mmmm Back.

And hopefully you are ready for another lesson on how you can market more effieciently to make more sales.

What I am about to show you is a masters level marketing technique, that when used correctly can double and even triple your sales.

I'm not joking. It has been proven time and time again by people who have had slow or slumping sales. It wasn't strange to see double and triple the amount of profits rolling in every month without any major changes in their business straegy.

That's what I want for you.

That's why I'm taking the time to post that information here.

You can hold you applause and thank you's for later.

Are you ready for your masters level marketing secret to be revealed?

Here it is.

One of the secrets that master copywriters use to double and even triple their clients sales is that they use your curiosity as a way to get you to dig further into their sales material.

Yes I know. That's nothing knew, but honestly how many times have you ever used it?

Successfully that is.

Or better yet.

Who has ever shown you exactly how to use it in your articles or marketing material?

I going to give you the exact method I use to to tickle your curiosity button.

How cool is that?

Here's what I like to do.

I like to build your anticipation up.

By telling you about some worthwhile result that I've achieved that you would like to accomplish as well - I start to push on your curiosity button.

I usually will try to build anticipation in 3 areas.

1. The headline

2. The opening.

3. The bullets.

You need to build curiosity in at least one or better yet, if you can- all three of those areas.

I use the anticipation factor as a way to get your mind thinking of the benefits I have to offer you.

It works.

Try it out for yourself.

Let me know how it works out for you.

Breaking news that's very important to you...

2006-11-11T16:43:00.000-08:00

Ok..Heres the deal.

I just got an email about Mike Filsaime's Free Report called - "The Death of Internet Marketing"

I will admit, like you may be feeling now, that I thought it was some hyped up offer to get me to join for free and get some offer...

...Turns out I was wrong. Way wrong.

The bottom line is, this report really opened my eyes to what really is the death of Internet marketing. The good news is, the report also shows you what you need to know to succeed in the near future.

The times are changing and I it would be a shame for anyone to not read this report and fail like many will.

I read it, and I wanted to share it with you ASAP.

I recommend you take a break from what ever it is you are doing if you can and get access to this report now.

Consider your future success by going here now...

Click Here

Thanks,

keir

PS - Mike says it will only be available for a few weeks at most so do not delay...

What To Do When You First Start Marketing Online

2006-11-11T12:02:00.000-08:00

Well it's a cloudy day here in chicago with rain coming down off and on.

What a bummer.

Ever notice how those cloudy gloomy days just seem to suck the life energy right out of ya?

I don't know maybe its just me....who knows.

Anyway..,

Back to the issue at hand.

I want you to do me a small favor.

I want you to give me just 5 minutes of your time.

What you are about to read...

What I'm about to let you in on is that important.

So tell the wife to watch the kids.

Let your teenagers take the dog for a walk...Whatever.

Your swinging for the fences now...(oh joy)

Here ya go.

"When you learn to control what your market see's and hears then you can control the eventual outcome"

"Oh, Keir did you just hit me with a golden nugget"

Yes my little cherubs, I did.

Look at Oprah

Look at The Donald

Look at Martha stewart.

They control what you see and hear. This gives them control. Therefore they can predict the likely outcome of a situation.

Think about it.

What do you control?

Very little would be my guess.

Learn this.

The people who don't exercise control usually wind up working for or being employed by those who do.

So what I want you to learn...

What I want you to take away from this post is this.

Don't quit your day job. Because it pays the the bills.

But you will need to have your own products to sell.

And if you don't have any...

If you don't know how or where to start...

Even if you don't feel like you have the skills to do such a thing

Then use my knowledge.

Use my products and services to add a monthly stream of income for yourself.

Look..you and I both have got bills to pay.

The only difference is that I have more money left over after I pay mine.

What about you?

Discover how I used this article internet marketing strategy to bring free traffic to my site

2006-11-09T11:31:00.000-08:00

Do you know how to get hundreds or even thousands of people to come to your site without paying a single penny for it?

If you don't then this post is for you.

Let me explain...

I discovered a couple of years ago how to get traffic to my site without out paying for it by luck really. I was getting low on cash and was considering shutting down my website..when one day while discussing my problem with a friend he mentioned that since I liked to write that I should submit my articles to an article directory...

What he said completely flew over my head...I said..what is an article directory...and how much will it cost me to join.

Now imagine my surprise when he said that they were free to join and I could post as many quality articles as I liked.

Well, I'm no genius, but he didn't have to tell me twice.

So I went on a streak of writing a new article everyday for 30 days.

After that I made it a habbit to write at least one new article every week.What happened next nearly floored me.

In my signature box I would often advertise different products or services I was affiliated with when I wasn't advertising my own site. As time went on, I started to get notices from the affiliate programs that I had a new sale. One here one there and so on and so forth. Now it wasn't earth shattering numbers to begin with..but it was consistent.

Now if you want to learn how to get free traffic this is just one of the many strategies you can use to do so.

The idea here is to create an article about a problem your target market is facing. Next after you've shown them what life will be like having this problem- you'll want to then let them know there is a solution..primarily in your product or service.

After you've done that lead them to your signature box for more information.

Here's a quick tip.

What you offer in your signature box should be a direct extension of what you talked about in your article.

For example..if you wrote an article about how to create an ecourse using autoresponders...then a logical extension in you r signature box would be an autoresponder service.

Want to know in my opinion 2 of the best article directories out there?

goarticles.com
ezinearticles.com

Try it..see how it works for you.