Online marketing
There’s only one thing you need to sell as an online marketer, and it’s not your website or your blog posts or your products. It’s you. Why do more people buy products from another list owner or blogger than you? Because those people trust that person more than they trust you. This doesn’t mean you’re not trust worthy – not at all. It just means they don’t know[…]
These are without a doubt the biggest mistakes new marketers tend to make when it comes to copywriting… Lie #1: Good copywriting uses lots of exclamation points and over-the-top jargon a 5 year old wouldn’t believe. “This Brand New Revolutionary Never Before Seen Blah Blah Will Explode Your (Bank Account! Abs!! Sex Life!!! Etc.)” Seriously, who really wants their abs to explode??? “This Revolutionary Once In A Lifetime[…]
The more you discover about why people buy your products, the easier it is to influence them to buy more – or to persuade prospects to become new customers. Plus, the more of these reasons you can fulfill with your copy (without going overboard) the better your odds of making the sale. Here then are a dozen of the most powerful reasons why someone might buy your information[…]
A product launches and sells hundreds or even thousands of copies. As an affiliate, you can make about 50% commission. But wouldn’t you like to keep ALL of the commission on the sales you make? There is a way to do it. And while it’s not well known, the fact is it’s done far more often than you would think. Here’s how it works: Savvy marketers approach product[…]
You’ve probably heard that commenting on other people’s blogs is a good thing to do. But do you know why it’s so important? Yes, it can get you traffic. People see your blog comment, like it, and click on your name to go to your website. But that’s not the biggest reason to comment on blogs. Leaving blog comments might also give you backlinks, which could potentially increase[…]
Once an online marketer gets to a certain income level, that marketer almost invariably gets stuck. They can’t seem to make any more money, even when they pour more and more of their time into their business. Why? Because they are working IN their business rather than ON their business. That’s why it’s so important to begin outsourcing as soon as you can afford to, which is actually[…]
What a great daydream this is: You make a ton of money online and then go tell your boss to ‘have a nice day.’ This is the scenario you see in sales letters all the time. “Buy this product, put it to work and next week you can kiss your job goodbye, forever.” Real life doesn’t always work like a sales letter. In fact, life continually gets in[…]
Twitter can be one of the best tools in your marketing arsenal when you know how to leverage this social network to your maximum advantage. That’s why I’ve compiled some of the best tips and tricks for building your lists of followers and converting those people into sales. First, we’ll start with the tips which serve as a great review for seasoned users as well as an awesome[…]
Did you know there are actually 4 types of residual commissions? Let’s explore them… Automatic recurring commissions – these are likely the ones you’re most familiar with. You promote a membership program and you get paid monthly for as long as that customer retains the membership you sold. Cookie commissions – when you sell a product, a cookie is placed on that customer’s computer. Then anything else that[…]
Even the smallest changes can sometimes result in the biggest increases to your conversion rate. Take the headline split test, for example. Headline A, B and C are tested against each other. Headline A converts at 1%, Headline C converts at 2.5%, and Headline B converts at 4.9%. Hmmm, which one should you pick? The choice is obvious, you go with Headline B. But what if you hadn’t[…]
Alright, some of you are going to say I’m over simplifying and others will simply disagree, but after years of being super serious about my business, here’s what I’ve discovered: Everything in life – EVERYTHING – is actually a GAME. You know how you sit down with a few friend to play cards or a board game, and there’s always that one person who takes the whole game[…]
You’re about to promote a big launch of a new product, but here’s the thing: You know there are many, many other affiliates who are going to promote this launch, too. And obviously some or maybe most of the people on your mailing list are also on at least one other list that will be promoting this launch. So how do you make the sales, rather than your[…]
… BEFORE They Even Hit the Sales Page! Odds are there is a super-effective sales tool you’re not using. In fact, you might not even know about it – or if you do, you might think it’s not worth the effort. But if I tell you that this tool is capable of increasing your affiliate sales… sometimes by monstrous proportions… …and that it will take you less than[…]
When Joe Cool Marketer does a big splashy launch with prizes for the top 10 or 20 affiliates, wouldn’t you love to be on that list, making those commissions and earning those prizes? Not only do you make good money, you also get courted by other leaders to promote their products. Pretty soon you’re a high profile affiliate, and able to get joint ventures with product creators and[…]
If you take a look at any of the top internet marketing and online business building forums online, you’ll find these questions asked repeatedly: “How much time does this take?” “How fast can I make money?” “Do I need any skills to do this?” “Do I have to learn anything?” “Does this require any investment?” And so forth. We’ve seen these questions so many times, they seem legitimate[…]