Online marketing
Let’s face it – it’s getting a little harder these days to do offline marketing. There’s more competition than ever before as more and more marketers break into the field. There are also more potential services to sell, which just tends to confuse the heck out of both the business owners and the new offline marketers. And as more and more marketers are offering more services to business[…]
As marketers we write headlines all the time, whether it’s for a blog post, an article, an email, a sales letter or an ad. As you know, the better your headline, the more people will read your words and possibly take the action you seek. Here are 15 ideas for headlines. Next time you’re stuck for what to write, simply refer back to this page. In fact, you[…]
Have you tried offline marketing yet? If not, why not? Odds are you’re hesitant to offer offline services because you’re afraid of sounding less than super intelligent when talking to business owners. Maybe approaching them makes you nervous. Maybe you just don’t feel like enough of an expert. Whatever the reason, take heart. Business owners are just people who need help, and you are there to do exactly[…]
Tony Robbins is fond of saying that “Success leaves clues,” and he’s right. Let’s look at how to use this to your advantage so that you can reverse engineer your way to success. Say your goal is to make $10,000 a month with your online business, since that’s a very popular goal among Internet marketers. How do you want to make that income? Perhaps you want to create[…]
If you’re in the IM niche, you probably get the same emails I do asking: “I need to make money YESTERDAY, what do you recommend?” Or maybe you need some extra money for a project you’re working on right now, or you’ve got an unexpected bill. Here’s a method I sometimes suggest for earning a quick $500 or $1,000, and what people seem to like about it is[…]
f you’re not outsourcing some of your work yet, you might be wondering what the benefits are. Obviously you’ll save time, but you’re trading money for the time saved. So is it really worth it? Here are 7 benefits of outsourcing you may not have realized: 1. Not only are you saving time, but the time you save can be put to a higher use. For example, instead[…]
We are all familiar with social proof – placing positive testimonials on your sales pages and websites to show what others think of our products. However, there is a form of social proof used by many marketers that actually backfires and causes sales to drop dramatically, and it’s what they call “negative” social proof. It works like this: You want to create a sense of urgency, so you[…]
Can you really get 50,000 visitors to your blog in 30 days or less… and do it without lists, without JV partners, without name recognition and without advertising? Jane Smarts was a brand new blogger who knew she would have to do something different to get visitors to his brand new blog. And to put this in perspective in case you’re not a blogger yet, getting 50,000 visitors[…]
Yes, people come for the content, but first you’ve got to attract them with the image. After all, images are the first thing people notice about your page or post. The right image can grab attention and create intrigue, mystery, curiosity and a host of other emotions that wrap their tendrils around your visitor and glue them to your writing. As an added benefit, the better your image[…]
You’ve got a new product or website, but you’re stuck for a tagline. Should you spend a lot of time thinking up the best possibility? Surprisingly, no. There is a simple shortcut to writing the perfect tagline that will grab people’s attention and let them know immediately that your product is right for them. So what’s the shortcut? Believe it or not, it’s letting your customer write your[…]
Hint: Do the Opposite and Success Will Be Yours! Is the Internet easy money? A lot of people seem to think so, which might be why we see Internet businesses come and go faster than feathers in the wind. And sadly, while it takes a lot to succeed in business, it really takes very little effort to fail. But you can turn the tables and give yourself a[…]
There may be no faster way to create a great product than by interviewing an expert in your niche. You set a time for the interview, prepare a few questions, record it, and possibly get it transcribed. Total time? Maybe 2 hours, tops. But exactly what is it that you, as the interviewer, need to do to make the interview great? To put it another way, how do[…]
I got out my trusty calculator and did a little math. Assuming you make your own information products, what would it take to earn $100,000 in a year if you work with affiliates and pay them 50% commission? $47 Ebooks: You’d need to sell 355 of these a month, or 12 per day. $97 Teleseminars and Webinars: You’ll be selling 172 seats a month, or 5.7 per day.[…]
Need some serious cash in a flash? Assuming you already have a customer base, here’s what you can do: 1. Identify your best customers. If you have only two lists, one of prospects and one of people who have actually made a purchase from you, then of course choose your list of buyers. But if you have a list of repeat buyers or customers who have made large[…]
Social media platforms offer a great way to create new connections and strengthen existing relationships. Here’s 10 simple ways you can engage people on social media to develop more meaningful, and potentially profitable friendships and partnerships. 1. Acknowledge. It’s no accident that this is #1. Comment on your friends statuses and posts. Reply to their tweets. Interact. Acknowledge when they say something bright, funny or helpful. The fastest[…]
