Social Power Linking

Product Development and Niche Marketing Research

2008-09-05T08:44:00.001-07:00

When doing research for niche marketing and developing products... there's really not much different in the steps you take when doing your research.

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Product Development and Niche Marketing Ideas: Part 2

Product Development and Niche Marketing Ideas: Part 2

In Part 1 of this series I gave you a resource of products sold using direct mail.

Let’s take this “Idea Generator” one step further.

What about all of those late night infomercials? How did those products do… and what did those who purchased the product think of it.

The reviews are mixed.

Some loved the product they purchased… some said they were outright scams.

Like “Part 1″ of Product Development and Niche Marketing Ideas — this is an “Idea Generator” post.

Take a look at what sold… if you have the time, do a little cross referencing of these products at NextMark.

One product that jumped out at me was Kevin Trudeau’s “Debt Cures”.

His controversial debt cure book had mixed reviews… but there does seem to be a demand for the product, and possibly one that’s better (hint, hint).

iBuzzPro ~ Affiliate Marketing with a Twist

2008-07-09T05:15:00.001-07:00

iBuzzPro... fast money and a real product, what else could you ask for.

I think this is going to be a great program to be involved with.

With iBuzzPro being a one-time $500.00, you will not be nickel and
dimed to death like a lot of programs - like the ones where you are
required to spend a couple hundred a month buying vitamins.

I'm getting ready to do an iBuzzPro voice broadcast today to over
5000 business opportunity seekers. This should make my phone ring
a little -- beats calling them in person.

iBuzzPro supplied the business opportunity seekers list free of charge.

In fact, they have over 5 million biz opp and network marketing leads
members can use free.

Again, I think iBuzzPro is going to be one of those programs I'll look
back on and be gla

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Affiliate Marketing ~ $500 Commission with a twist: Part 1

A company launches a new product that every Affiliate Marketer, Online Marketer, Realtor, Insurance Agent, Web Site owner, Home Improvement and Carpet Cleaning company wants — basically, it’s something that you and every business owner must have if you plan on staying in business.

This is not something that would be nice if you had it — oh no, it’s something you MUST have or you’ll go broke.

It’s that critical.

Like the air that keeps you alive, it is truly the “AIR” to your business.

What is it?

This is how it works on the “front-end” with the company I am referring to (there is a “back-end” as well where you make more money) — when you join the Affiliate Program and purchase the product, you now have “Resale Rights” to the product.

The illustration below is the way most Affiliate programs are set up — where you are selling products for a commission that someone else created, like Mike.

Go to: http://affiliate.ibuzzpro.com

Link Building oldie ~ but some still goodie

2008-06-13T14:30:00.001-07:00

Except for the linking back to other sites -- trading links, this is still a good article even for today.

If you will notice -- even though this article is six years old, some of the people mentioned are like the "who's who" of SEO and link building today.

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131 (Legitimate) Link Building Strategies

July 11,
2002

In search engine optimization, "off page" factors have
become more and more important as they relate to rankings. In particular, solid
link popularity can literally make or break a site with the search engines.

However, one of the most difficult areas of SEO is building link
popularity. Why? Because the engines don't want "artificially
created" (or useless) links, so there are no easy ways to build link
popularity. The days of link farms and huge link exchange programs are over.
Try those strategies now and you can easily find yourself booted out of an
engine.

The Purpose of this Article

Start with the Basics:

Review any Web site to which you want to link *before* writing
to its Webmaster asking for a link. Like all SEO, do it manually. Automating
the task is asking for trouble, especially if you haven't reviewed the site
before asking for the link. (Gil Sery with Search Engine
Optimization Pros)

Link Building Exchanges ~ Good or Bad?

2008-06-13T13:46:00.001-07:00

I've seen a few of these link building subscription sites where for $40 or $50 a month you can have a 3 way linking structure.

One site links to you -- you link to another... and another one links to the first one. This way you do not have reciprocal linking that Google supposedly does not like.

The question is -- do you always know the quality of the site linking to you using this Ménage à trois arrangement?

... and is really worth paying 30 to 60 bucks a month when you can do the same thing for free.

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Link Building ~ the Holy Grail to High Search Engine Listings

Or how about this one;

utility poster video

I’m #1 for that phrase in Google.

I could go on and on, give you my most profitable phrases that I rank for — but I’d be messing myself up by giving you those phrases.

Besides, the run my car on water phrase is a pretty good one.

Whenever I write a post… I first think of the words or phrases I want to rank well for in the search engines.

I write down the main phrase… then I write down three or four related phrases and use them though out the post (article).

Once I’ve finished with the post, I let the post sit — I don’t link to it from anywhere or basically do anything with it for a few days. No promo at all.

I want Google to find it here first — and Wordpress does a good job of that.

If you want to cut your learning curve down a bit — (here’s the pitch), I have created a 40 page report on how I do it

Relevant Link Building and PR is the Holy Grail?

2008-06-11T15:19:00.001-07:00

I've spent my fair share of money on link building -- primarily buying high PR links back to my sites.

I did not do a scientific test by any means, but I can tell you that the sites where I had high PR links did not get me listed in the search engines any better than those with low or no PR.

This goes against everything I have learned and read... but it is the truth.

I think there are some other factors in play other than PR -- not even sure if PR matters any more.

Sounds crazy, but I'm almost convinced this is true.

Links from relevant sites -- regardless of PR seems to do the trick.

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Link Building ~ the Holy Grail to High Search Engine Listings

Link building… the “Holy Grail” to high search engine listings?

Not sure I’d go as far and say that — but many seo Experts say it’s so.

I can say this though… whenever I have linked to a page on this blog from another using a certain technique, it always seems to rank higher.

Or how about this one;

utility poster video

I’m #1 for that phrase in Google.

So how did I do it?

I used some of that “Holy Grail” Linking those seo Experts talk about… and it was easy (and free).

Clipmarks Unleashed

2008-05-10T21:09:00.001-07:00

Good tactics for getting authority links and building links with relevant sites.

Clipping is the easy part... it is knowing the structure and how the network needs to be layed out is when it gets confusing.

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Clipmarks Unleashed

This is my story.
I'll cover Clipmarks Unleashed on another day.

I got so carried away and caught up in my situation years back — I just kept writing about it.

Maybe this sounds like someone you know.

I may have shared to much private info on myself, but so what. It is a good lesson — at least for me.

Clipmarks Unleashed ~ Link Building and Traffic Generation

Clipmarks Unleashed

I’m trying to think back… did I owe $5500 or was it $7500 on my Amazon Chase credit card before I finally paid it off — okay, I’ll come clean; it was $7500… damn!!

That’s a chunk of cash.

The days of buying ebooks, domain names, scripts, joining membership sites just because I wanted to — those days were long gone unless I could figure out what to do - and fast!

In the first video — the Clipmarks Intro Video, I mentioned something that an old Mentor of mine once told me.

I was like a heroin addict always looking for my next “product of the day fix.”

Clipmarks Unleashed

2008-05-04T21:43:00.001-07:00

Simple way to get relevant links and more traffic to your site or blog.

It has worked for me.

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Discover how to unleash Clipmarks® to receive
more
relevant back links to your site or blog... receive
more traffic... more visitors... build up the
authority of your site... and
make more profit.

Utility Poster ~ Blogging Just Got Easy

2008-04-26T16:36:00.001-07:00

Utility Poster... I love tools.

This tool will help whenever I get writers block or just cannot think of anything to write about.

Check it out -- Jack did a video of Utility Poster below... pretty cool.

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Utility Poster ~ and a Blogging Made Easy Video

Utility Poster looks to be one of those “gotta have it” tools.

I say looks to be as it is not yet released — at the time of writing this post.

Why is it a must have tool?

Because it does something I have told people I coach to do — but it does it semi-automatically.

At times we all have writers block — brain lock, or something where we cannot think of anything to write about on our blog.

This post is an example of just that.

Jack Humphrey (of social power linking fame) just wrote a post on his blog about his new tool, Utility Poster — I am writing about what he wrote.

Instead of me telling you about it… just watch the Utility Poster video below.

Social Power Linking ~ this is Jacks membership site.

Jobs - Jobs they are everywhere?

2008-04-25T18:27:00.001-07:00

Jobs are out there to be found.

It kind of reminds me of the construction industry, farming and basic general labor -- Americans I guess no longer want to do this type of work.

Maybe I'm wrong... I really don't know.

One thing I do know -- there is a lot of non U.S. citizens working at hospitals these days.

Maybe it has been this way a long time and I've simply not noticed -- or paid attention.

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Rant on Jobs ~ non Marketing

Where are the Jobs

Last Wednesday my wife was having some pain in her lower abdomen… wrenching pain that brought her to her knees.

The short of it… we called the Doctor… went to her office — she did a CT scan on my wife… gave my wife a few prescriptions, and sent her home.

On the drive home the Doc called… said the CT scan was in and it’s not good… told us to head to the emergency room as my wifes appendix had ruptured — OOPs!, no diverticulitis.

Her Doctor is from India… my wifes Nurse last night was from the Ivory Coast (Africa)… and her Tech this morning was from South America somewhere — I could not understand her very well.

I hope someone does not ask me something like, “doe she want to donate a kidney while she is here“.

I think she also told me there was special programs in some countries set up where non U.S. residents train to specifically work in the U.S.

Time to get back to my wife before she donates a kidney (and this hospital computer blows).

Popularity Contest Plugin Fatal Error

2008-04-13T11:18:00.001-07:00

Popularity Contest Plugin Fatal Error

As I was ungrading to Wordpress 2.5, I was having some major issues with my page not loading... here is a little info on fixing that problem.

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Popularity Contest Plugin Issues~ Wordpress 2.5

Something was going on that would not allow my front page to load. This has happened in the past, so I was somewhat sure it had something to do with a plugin.

I went through all my plugins — made sure they were all up to date — one cool new feature in Wordpress 2.5 is the auto plugin update. You can automatically update the plugin from the plugin page — no more downloading — FTP’ing, etc (so I thought).

To make a long story short… I found the problem on Blogvaria.

Be sure you manually edit the line in the code… do not copy and paste (that is why I did an image instead of the actual code). It is a simple fix… and one I cannot believe Alex has not fixed. He is a big time Blog guy… maybe he is busy or out of town or something.

Short little Popularity Contest Plugin video on how to make the changes to fix the problem;

Cowboy Joke ~ time to take a break

2008-04-11T22:09:00.001-07:00

Now this is funny stuff if you like Cowboy jokes.

Thought we needed to take a break from all this working...

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Sex with a Cowboy

Prior to her trip to Texas , Buffy (a New Yorker), confided to her co-workers she had three goals for her trip to the Lone Star State;

1. She wanted to taste some real Texas Bar-B-Que .

2. She wanted to take in a bona fide rodeo, and ….

3. She wanted to have sex with a real cowboy.

Upon her return, the girls were curious as to how she fared .

“Let me tell you, they have a tree down there called a Mesquite and when they slow cook that brisket over that Mesquite, it’s ooooh so good. The taste is unbelievable!”

“And I went to a real rodeo.Talk about athletes…! those guys wrestle full grown bulls! They ride horses at a full gallop, then jump off the horses and grab the bull by the horns and throw them to the ground! It is just incredible!”

They then asked what they really wanted to know…

“Well tell us, did you have sex with a real cowboy?”

“Are you kidding?
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Current Customer Marketing

2008-04-11T08:15:00.001-07:00

Good article on how to market to and keep your current customers.

We do a lot to drive customers to our web site and place of business... but do we do enough to keep them coming back.

Most do not.

Good tips on how to keep your customer coming back and you are out there waiting to serve them.

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How To Lose Your Current Customers, or not!

“There’s a fine line between fishing and standing on the bank and looking like an idiot” -Steven Wright

It’s a given that every Business must have a marketing strategy in place to generate new customers (advertising, direct mail, yellow pages, internet presence, email campaigns, social marketing, etc).

But what about our existing Customers?

Do you have a marketing strategy in place to keep the Customers you already have?… or do you just assume that;

Why do we lose Customers?

What are a few of the reasons you have lost Customers to the Competition?

Prices not competitive?

You give bad service?

Employees ran them off?

They think you are a scammer?

Maybe your location?

Or, I never gave it much thought – do not want to know why.

Let’s be honest… doing business with most of us is not like the Customer went to DisneyWorld. With all the advertising noise in the world – how can we expect them to remember us? We can’t – so we need to help them.

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RSS Feeds How To ~ RSS and SEO

2008-04-09T12:10:00.001-07:00

This article was written in 2005 -- but it is some great info. Something I never thought of is how we use feedburner and feedblitz to syndicate our feeds -- this means they basically own your feed.

Think about it... all of the sites that syndicate your feed goes through one of these two services.

This is something I'll have to think about changing.

Sponsor:
Rapid Niche Finder

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RSS and SEO: Implications for Search Marketers

A lot of people mistakenly lump blogs and RSS together, but RSS has infinitely more applications beyond just blogs!

There are some important tracking and measurement issues to consider when implementing RSS:

Some more "gotchas" if you don't set things up right:

You should own your feed URL (unless you want to be forever tied to Feedburner or whatever RSS hosting service you are using). Remember the days long ago when people put their earthlink.net email addresses on their business cards? Don't repeat that mistake with RSS feeds.

RSS is great for link building. Any SEO worth his/her salt should be making use of RSS as part of a link building strategy, or at least making plans to use it soon. In addition to RSS, there are some other effective blog-related link building strategies, like:

Getting onto bloggers' "blogrolls" (the list of their favorite blogs that they post on their site for all to see)

www.netconcepts.com/learn/rss.ppt.

Great Advice on how to stay motivated blogging

2008-04-08T17:15:00.001-07:00

Ricky John gives some really good tips and ways to stay motivated writing and working your blog... it can be hard sometimes to stay motivated -- I think his tips are dead on target.

Visit his blog for full explanations and the full article.

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Tips To Stay Motivated In Blogging

By Rocky John on Apr 6, 2008 in Blogging Tips

Motivation is such a powerful ingredient of successful blogging. A blogger who lacks motivation lacks creativity and persistence. A motivated blogger on the other hand, tends to be more creative, innovative and persistent.

According to studies, one of the major reasons why bloggers fail is because of losing interest quickly and giving up at an early stage in their blogging. Failures could have been avoided if they were properly motivated. The question now is, how do you keep yourself motivated to blog?

Blogging and Motivation

1. Blog About Something That Interests You

2. Set Your Goals and Objectives

3. Breakdown Your Goals and Objectives

4. Monitor and Recognize Your Progress. Reward Yourself Afterwards.

5. Aim for More Challenging Objectives and Goals. Accept More Tasks and Responsibilities.

6. Find Competitors

7. Break From Your Routine Once in Awhile

8. Experiment and Explore Your Potentials

Internet Marketing and Selling Taco's

2008-04-08T15:08:00.001-07:00

Pretty good article and comments on Internet Marketing and cross selling.

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Cashing Checks ~ and selling $1 Taco’s

You can even get a lesson or two about marketing, if you keep your eyes peeled.

On our quest to find the donation center, we discovered these two ladies grabbing some rays at a petting zoo off of I-75 in Plano;

Here is the marketing lesson… this picture was taken on 15th Street in Plano, east of 75 a bit.

On a side note (important side note)… for any of you that live in the Plano, Texas or surrounding areas — or anywhere else really, visit Operation Once in a Lifetime.

Well, was there a lesson in the Check Cashing and Taco picture?

Micro Niche Finder

"Powerful New Software Tool Uncovers Hot Untapped
Niche Markets that Have Been Completely Overlooked
by the Masses and Allows You To Swoop in and
Absolutely Dominate these Niche Markets in Google!"

Micro Niche Finder

2008-04-03T10:58:00.001-07:00

I know this is a review of Micro Niche Finder -- but there is also some very good information on writing articles in this post.

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Micro Niche Finder ~ Review

Micro Niche Finder

This is one tool every serious blogger needs to have in their toolbox.

I don’t give many product reviews on this blog… I do have affiliate links scattered around — over on the right hand side, a few 125 x 125 images that promote what I feel are pretty good products. Some I’ve used — some I have not.

Above the 125’s there is an image promoting Entrecard — a good way to drive some extra traffic to your site. Jack Humphrey has a new "Special Report" at Social Power Linking on using Entrecard — the "ins and outs" if you will on how to maximize your traffic using Entrecard.

While doing my "due diligence"… I asked a few Bloggers to share with me (an unofficial survey of sorts), what was the number one problem or top challenge they had with blogging.

Micro Niche Finder is not a blogging tool.

So what does all this have to do with the #1 blogging challenge I was talking about?

Everything — stay with me.

Micro Niche Finder video.

How to Creat and Write Compelling and Engaging Content

2008-03-28T19:36:00.001-07:00

Great article on writing content that engages your readers -- and compels them to read.

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How to Rock Your Readers Like a Hurricane

What does powerful, engaging content have in common with the brutal intensity of a hurricane? Quite simply, they are both unstoppable, irresistible forces.

Powerful content must resonate so strongly with the reader that she can’t turn away. Likewise, once you’re caught in the torrential rain, crushing winds, and merciless storm surge of a hurricane, you’ve got no choice but to ride it out to the end.

Let’s take a look at how the storm develops.

The Storm Hits: Headlines and Hooks

Into the Eye of the Storm: Crystal Clear Body Copy

If your headline is weak, the reader is gone… he boarded up the windows and left town before traffic got bad. That’s because the filtering process is strongest at the headline, and why skillful headline and title writing remains one of your top priorities.

The Torrential Tail End: Closing With Passion

The Battle for Attention is Never Ending

Tips by Fortin

2008-03-28T07:58:00.001-07:00

Great info and tips I grabbed of of jack's site -- social bookmarking.

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Copywriting Productivity Tools

When I write copy, some tools help me tremendously. Whether it’s the copy itself, or interactions with my clients, there are certain websites I use that help make it a lot easier for me.

Here are some of mine…

Google Writely

Writely is an online web-based word processor. Great for writing copy and sharing/collaborating, especially with other copywriters, clients, associates, etc. The beauty is that it can also import and export in various formats, including MS Word, Rich Text, HTML, OpenOffice, image files, and even zipped files.

Google Analytics

I love Google Analytics. Not only is it free, but Google Analytics is a lot more than your typical traffic and web-tracking software (giving you typical stats like referrers, pageviews, search engine traffic, keywords, etc). It’s also a really cool split-tester and conversion tracker.

RhymeZone

Great Twitter Tips

2008-03-27T17:40:00.001-07:00

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Three Ways to Maximize Your Twitter Time for Networking, Marketing and Fun

Earlier this month, Brian confessed that he has succumbed to a newfound Twitter addiction. He’s not alone. Twitter is facilitating all sorts of communication from all sorts of people. But it can be fascinating and distracting all at once.

So, how can you maximize your use of Twitter to benefit both yourself and your followers?

Here are three easy ways to empower your Twittering for networking, marketing and fun:

1. Utilize the “Track” feature

2. Add Value

3. Engage in Fascinating Conversation

Following along the last point, Twitter is best when you’re engaging your followers rather than updating them with the mundane details of your life.

I hope you found those Twitter tips helpful and that your social networking sees a boost as a result. Happy Tweeting!

Selling Digital Products on eBay?

2008-03-26T10:04:00.001-07:00

You now have to use the classified, not the auction option.

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***New Policy Update: Digital Downloadable Goods in Classified Ads Format Only***

To preserve the integrity of the Feedback system, effective March 31 all goods that can be digitally downloaded or transferred electronically must be listed using the Classified Ads format.

Using the Classified Ads format, sellers receive a 30-day ad at a fixed price. This solution enables sellers to continue to market their digital goods on eBay; however, because Classified Ad listings are a lead generation tool and do not result in transactions that go through eBay, Feedback cannot be exchanged between buyer and seller.

Sellers who wish to continue to offer digital goods can do so by selecting the Everything Else>Information Products category in the Sell Your Item form and choosing the Classified Ads format (not auction-style or fixed price).

Create Who You Are ~ a Lesson from Arnold

2008-03-23T20:07:00.001-07:00

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Create Who You Are ~ a Lesson from Arnold

100 Ways To Motivate Yourself ~ Steve Chandler

I’m a big fan of Steve Chandler.

He gets some flack from some people for reading his own audiobooks (per reviews I’ve read at Audible.com) — he has a bit of a monotone voice… does not sound much like the motivational speakers we have grown accustom to hearing — he is not one of the "rah rah" type of Speakers for sure.

But, the information he gives is truly life changing.

Think of this post as an introduction to Steve Chandler — if you have never heard of him.

Oh yea… a lesson from Arnold.

The movie Arnold had just completed was a big flop.

When Steve asked Arnold what he was going to do next – now that he had retired from body building.

Arnold said that he was going to become the number one box office star in Hollywood.

Arnold gave him the process that he was going to use to do this — he was going to use the same process he had used in body building.

Live as it was already true.

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Latest Updates

Product Development

2008-03-17T13:24:00.001-07:00

Not many people can create Tipping Point products -- and those who do, most of the time it is pure luck.

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Ready, Fire, Aim ~ and Tipping Point Products?

Ready, Fire, Aim: Zero to $100 Million in No Time Flat.

Maybe a better title would have been; "Ready — Fire — Fail?"

This book has been sitting on my shelf for a few months — truthfully, forgot I had it.

Since it was time to use one of my Audible credits — and I really did not see anything else that jumped out at me, I went ahead and downloaded the audio version of Ready, Fire, Aim.

I loaded it up on my iPod, and a listening I went.

Why would I say "Ready, Fire, Fail" may be a better title for the book?

One thing I’ve always felt a bit uncomfortable doing? — disagreeing with super successful people.

Think about it.

Michael Masterson (the author) is a millionaire many times over. He walks the talk. He is the real deal… the real McCoy… he is bonafide!

If I understand him correctly — your product flow should look like this according to Masterson;

Here is a more realistic flow;

This fits in with my model (and reality) — something most of us can do

Teaching Sells Trial

2008-03-04T19:39:00.001-08:00

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Teaching Sells Update ~ $1 Trial Offer

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I am a charter member of Teaching Sells… I’ve been a member since day one.

I do not participate in the huge community they have there very much — it is a time thing with me. But I do spend hours and hours reading just about everything written there.

Top Notch stuff…

What else would you expect from a guy who owns one of the most visited web sites on the Internet.

If you have ever visited Brian Clarks "Copyblogger" site… then you already know about the great information he freely shares there. It is one of the few sites that I visit daily.

He does the same at Teaching Sells — the site belongs to him and Tony Clark.

Here is a bit of info I stole from the Teaching Sells site;

Teaching Sells is Perfect For:

Bloggers and online publishers who are frustrated with feeding the Google beast, or who are simply looking for a smart way to monetize existing online content.

Teaching Sells

Risk Reversal Marketing

2008-03-03T10:58:00.001-08:00

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Guarantees, Risks and a Fool

One of my favorite all time books on marketing is "Secret Formulas of the Wizard of Ads". Like I have said in the past — don’t own it, get it (both of them).

While checking my email this morning — it reminded me of something I read in the Wizard of Ads.

"If you are not 100% totally satisfied — we will happily refund your money."

This was the guarantee in the email I received. It went on to say that all I had to do was send them $1999.00 — if I did not have more traffic to my web site, then I could request a refund. They would "happily" give me my money back when I returned the program.

Happily?… yea, I believe that. They may in fact refund my money, but I doubt they will do it "happily."

"I’m sitting at a conference table when a client lays down a large check in front of me. He covers the check with his hand and says; "If I give you this money, what can you guarantee me?"

"I guarantee that you will never see this money again."

What if they removed the risk?

Marketing Strategies Feedblitz Page

2008-03-02T14:59:00.001-08:00

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Marketing Strategies - 20 new articles

Amazon ~ Affiliate Marketing with Video
Viral Video ~ the YouTube Way
Affiliate Marketing with Video ~ Special
Blogging Video, In Plain English
Activity Does Not Pay the Mortgage
Hypnotic Marketing and Copywriting
Teaching Sells ~ sell what you know
Internet Marketing and Poppin’ the Rag
How To Lose Your Current Customers, or not!
Small Business Marketing: How To Do It Yourself
Reputation Management ~ Preacher Diggs Hookers and Crack!
Comment Spam… Green Eggs and a Soured Ham
Is Google Bankrupt…
TubeMogul Video Distribution
Best of Copyblogger
Social Bookmarking and Power Linking
NetAudioAds Pay Per Play Advertising
Free Blog Platforms, Networks and Communities
Free Link Master Software
Even More Affiliate Ugly
Search Marketing Strategies

Amazon ~ Affiliate Marketing with Video

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Amazon Video Widget

2008-02-29T09:25:00.001-08:00

Amazon is now letting affiliates use video to promote products.

Another example of how video is being used to market products.

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Amazon ~ Affiliate Marketing with Video

It looks like Amazon has decided to get into the affiliate marketing video game.

I have to give a shout out to Perry Lawrence of AskMrVideo for this one — he is the one who let me know about Amazons new "Affiliate Video" widget.

Instead of creating a new video — I just uploaded a video I use in most of my testing, "Social Power Linking" overview.

After you upload the video… you are required to add at least one product that Amazon has on it’s site. Keep in mind — you need to be an affiliate for Amazon to use the service.

You can add more than one product, but you have to add at least one.

I am pleasantly surprised at the quality. I really did not expect the video to be as clean and crisp as it is.

This is yet another testament that marketing with video is something every marketer needs to do.

Here is the video I did at Amazon:

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Social Bookmarking and Power Linking

Like Seth Godin, Jack Humphrey has been telling Marketers they need to adapt and change their marketing methods for years now with Social Power Linking.

Jack saw this “coup d’ etat” coming before most and began joining in with the “conversations” while most of us were still doing our marketing basically the same way as the “evil Marketers” of past (and current) - cramming and forcing our message down our visitors throats.

This is not a fad or a “method of the day”… it is here to stay.

With the direction the Web is heading (we are really already there) - Social Bookmarking, Social Networking and Conversation Participation is the key to being successful for the Web 2.0 Marketer.

Andrew is the marketing strategist behind andrewdaum.com. For the latest articles, manuals and updates on joint ventures, marketing strategies, social bookmarking and affiliate marketing, be sure to drop by for a visit. .

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