Archive for July, 2007
Jason James Live…
Friday, July 27th, 2007Hey everyone! I’ve been incredibly busy, so I haven’t had a ton of time to post here on the blog lately. 
However, I’ve got some cool stuff for you today… First, on August 7th, my friend Jason James is releasing his Untold Marketing Secrets…
Well here’s a little “Untold” information on Jason James… He’s a super start. Watch the video below to see him “rocking out”….
Jason, you rock, man!
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Let’s Learn To Speak Geek
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007Tonight we’re going to get all “geeky” and talk about the technical side of things. Now before you shut your eyes and put your hands over your ears, this is stuff that will make you a geek the easy way.
One of the biggest hurdles for people who want to start a business online or just make some extra coin, is the technical side of things. Uploading files, installing scripts, dealing with 404 pages, making things password protected, redirecting pages, MySQL, subdomains, and all that other “stuff”.
I learned this stuff a LONG time ago, but I learned it all the hard way. Trial and error. Now that I can do these things though I can virtually create anything I want, and do those little tasks that make me a lot of money. I also save a ton of money by not having to hire someone to do this stuff for me.
Well now, you can take the easy way, and get your hands on Bob Jenkins’ “Discover cPanel Diamond Kit” This kit includes 10 step-by-step hold you by the hand videos that show you how to use cPanel (which is included with most hosting accounts) to do all of these “little things” that you have to be a geek to do.
tomeymarketing.com/recommends/cpanelkit
For less than $50 you can get all the video tutorials to teach you everything I named above and more! This is a good investment for your business because it will allow you to do more things to make you money, and will save you money because you no longer will have to pay someone to do this stuff for you!
I highly recommend Bob’s “Discover cPanel Diamond Kit” and if the “geeky” stuff is something you’ve been struggling with then grab it right now from tomeymarketing.com/recommends/cpanelkit
On the front page, you’ll be offered a free video and as soon as you sign up for it, you’ll be able to snatch up the “Discover cPanel Diamond Kit”
Okay, still in “geek mode” here, I have one last cool tool to tell you about that can send your products into a viral frenzy. I’m talking about having stuff passed around the Internet all pointing back to your product. I’ve done a post on the blog all about it and you can see it at tomeymarketing.com/im-truth-newsletter/a-brand-new-kick-butt-video-tool
Okay, that’s all for today… I hope that what I’ve told you about today can help those of you who have been struggling with the technical side of things. I know I tease about it being “geeky” stuff, but these are the real things you need to know to be able to run an online business!
3 Keys to Greater Profits From Any Opt-In Email List
Saturday, July 7th, 20073 Keys to Greater Profits From Any Opt-In Email List
You’ve worked hard to build a list.
And you’d like to make more money from it.
Am I right so far?
Great! Just wanted to make certain that I’m not losing my touch.
Your optin email list can be the single biggest money-maker you possess, if you just follow three simple keys…
Key 01 -> Provide Genuine Value To Your List Members.
Seems like a no-brainer, right? Unfortunately, the overwhelming majority of list owners miss out from the beginning.
They’re left at the starting gate while the rest of the pack moves ahead.
If you don’t provide “genuine value” to your list members you simply won’t make money from your list.
Folks will either unsubscribe, or they’ll stop reading your mailings.
Either way, you lose.
There are a gazillion (yes, I counted) lists available, so if you don’t give them the goods, …they’ll simply move on to someone who will.
So, first things first, you gotta provide genuine value to your list members.
That consists of two things:
- Original content. While it’s certainly acceptable to reprint other people’s content in your publication, you absolutely MUST have your own voice as well.
People join YOUR list. They want to hear from YOU.
I consider it *critical* that you publish your own original articles, tips, ideas … I.E. “information” in each publication you send out to your list.
After all, if they can get it elsewhere, why join your list at all?
- Useful content. The second part of providing genuine value to your subscribers is to offer “useful” content.
When it comes to information, “Value” = “Usefulness.”
How valuable content is to a person is directly related to how useful they find that information.
Your content needs to be APPLICABLE. Give your subscribers information they can use and they’ll give you their attention, and ultimately their business.
Key 02 -> Send Promotional Mailings Regularly.
One of the most shocking discoveries that I ever made in my work with email marketing is this:
**If you don’t send promotional mailings regularly, your response rates will go down dramatically.**
Trust me. I’ve tested it. So have a lot of other people.
Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not talking about sending out solo mailings five times a day.
That’s a shortcut to failure there.
But, at the same time, sending out promotional mailings at a very infrequent, sporadic pace is a shortcut to failure as well.
Either way, you ain’t gettin’ paid.
They key is balance.
As a very “general” rule of thumb, one promotional mailing (I.E. “solo mailing”) per week seems to produce the best results.
Test for yourself. Your list may be different.
Regardless of the frequency you decide upon,it absolutely needs to be REGULAR.
Consistency in regularity.
Key 03 -> Verify Your Subscribers Are Receiving Your Mailings.
Without question, this is the most often overlooked key to email profits of them all.
There is no substitute for this one. If your list members aren’t receiving your email messages…stick a fork in yourself, because “you’re done.”
You can have great content and send out those solo mailings like clockwork, but if no one on the other end of the line is getting them, it’s a waste of your time.
Research shows that as few as 10% of the total subscribers on any given list may actually be receiving the messages.
If you’re getting poor results from your offers, then the first place I’d look is to make certain your subscribers are actually receiving and reading your email messages.
Bottom line: If you really want to make money from your optin email list, all it takes is…
Consistency in QUALITY. Consistency in REGULARITY. Consistency in DELIVERY.
Those three keys add up to one thing: Greater profits for YOU
Jimmy D. Brown is the author of the “Get Messages Read!” course. In Get Messages Read! you’ll learn 24 simple ideas you can begin using today (literally, with the next message you send out) to increase the profit from any list. Check out this ground-breaking course at www.GetYourEmailMessageRead.com
Cool Plugin For Marketer’s
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007Today I was over at Teli Adlam’s blog which is one of the BEST blogging tips blog around, and found a REALLY cool plugin called Comment Relish.
Basically, this plugin sends an email to first time commenters on your blog. Basically like an autoresponder message.
Teli gave some great tips on how to use it and you can see her post about it at www.optiniche.com/blog/308/comment-relish/
I plan on setting mine up to thank the person, encourage them to keep commenting, and then send them to one of my sites.
Every marketer that has a blog should be using this plugin!
How cool is that?
You can get Comment Relish from www.justinshattuck.com/comment-relish
