Saturday, February 28, 2009

The new secret marketing secret weapon everyone is talking about!

No doubt you've heard the buzz about Jay Douglas's new CBSqueeze marketing videos. If not, pull up a chair because you're in for a real treat.

Jay has released professional marketing videos for the most popular Clickbank products. Essentially, once a month he goes over to Clickbank, sees what's the most popular products and services selling, picks ten (10) of them and then creates 90 second professional video infomercials for all ten products.





Why is that such a big deal?

Because only the first 500 people who get over to his website and register will get a shot at getting these videos - for free!

These videos are perfect for affiliates looking to promote the hottest Clickbank products.

Jay Douglas is considered one of the best, if not THE best at Internet video infomercial
production. Most likely you've seen his work if you've been around the Internet for any length of time.

He's been doing it for years and he normally charges $1275 for each video he produces for his clients. That's not a hyped up figure, that's exactly what he charges his clients because his videos get results!

Over the past few years he's produced video infomercials for the biggest names in Internet marketing. And now, he's literally making these videos available for free.

But that's not all...

Jay also provides ten matching affiliate squeeze pages each month, along with each video. The squeeze page includes a headline, the video and an optin form to collect visitor details.

And it gets even better...

Each video is encoded with your Clickbank affiliate link so when the video stops playing it automatically redirects the viewer through your affiliate link to the Clickbank merchant's
page. This way you automatically get credit for the sale when a purchase is made.

There's lots more to tell. But the important thing is for you get your buns over to Jay's
web site right now before all 500 spaces are gone.

Here's the link...



All the best,

Damon

Marlon's 21-Step Cheat Sheet To Profiting From Twitter

Marlon's 21-Step Cheat Sheet To Profiting From Twitter

Subtitle: Two New Conversion Formats You Can Use To Promote
Affiliate Offers Or Your Own Products

By Marlon Sanders

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In this article I'm sharing my cheat sheet for profiting
from Twitter.

I want to share with you how to obtain joint ventures,
meet people you can produce products with, get people to
promote your products and jump start your business -- all
without forking over even a dime.

And you can do all of this starting 60 minutes from now --
even if you don't know anyone to start, even if you don't
have any sort of list to begin with, even if you're a
newbie, even if you're a Mac user, even if you can't
attend seminars, even if ....

You get the idea.

By using Twitter, you will:

*  Meet people who have lists and can promote your product.

*  Meet people who have the know how to move your business
forward.

*  Connect with people like you, so you don't have that
feeling you're in this all alone.

*  Avoid the bickering, arguing junk that goes on in forums.

One thing I hate about forums is a few people post all the time
and become power brokers -- even if they're obnoxious, don't
have any clue what they're doing and so forth.

Forums also attract a lot of negativity. 

Twitter is a totally different and refreshing experience.

I've officially been on Twitter hard core for a few weeks now.
I still have lots to learn.  But let me share the amazing things
I HAVE discovered about it that can benefit you greatly and almost
immediately.

==> You'll meet and connect with wonderful people

I've met some really neat people I normally would have never
connected with.

==> You'll get to discuss things with people you might not
know about them in other venues.

==> You can interact with a lot of people quickly.

==> Your Twitter list builds virally

People will retweet (explained below) things you say. This
virally spreads your info through other people's networks.

This is the most powerful aspect of Twitter.

Now, here are my best tips on getting the most out of
Twitter.

1. Sign up at Twitter.com

That's step one, of course. It'll take you about 30 seconds.

2. Download Tweetdeck

It's a freebie download for pc's and Macs from Tweetdeck.com. 
Tweetdeck will make your tweeting an unbelievable experience. 

3. Keep the negative junk off Twitter

Don't use Twitter to try to get that refund or resolve disputes.
The purpose is marketing.  Use it to bring positive energy and
meet people.

People have asked me, "Marlon, why can't I publish info if
someone rips me off?"

The reason is because the PURPOSE of being on Twitter is to
network with people who can promote your products for you.

When you complain about other people, it REPELS positive
people, exactly the ones you are hoping to ATTRACT.

4. Follow people who are in your niche.

Go to Twitter.com. Click on "find people."  Type in names of
people who write blogs in your niche, who have affiliate
products and who are influencers.

Click the "follow" link under their photo.  This will let you
see their tweets with other people.

5. Make friends

Do NOT go onto Twitter pitching people. Make friends.  Be a
sociable person.

6. Learn the art of the RT

RT stands for "retweet".  There's a little icon that says RT.
When you retweet someone's messsage, you're passing it on so
the people on your list can see it.

This is the ultimate form of sharing. You give before you
get.

Even if you only have 10 people on your list, use the RT.
But watch how others do it first. Don't just jump in.

7.  Observe for a week

Spend a week or so just watching others and learning what
happens on Twitter before you jump in head over heels.

8.  Anything and I do mean anything you say can and will be
retweeted.

It's crazy.  People RT things you wouldn't think they would.
So be aware that anything you say can be spread.  So be
very cautious about saying anything negative about anyone.

9.  Share your positive energy

I said this before. But I'm going to repeat.  Positive energy
attracts other positive people.

10. Give first

Do NOT ask people to promote you or your product.  GIVE first.
Offer to promote THEM!

How?  I don't know.  Be creative.  Think of something. Anything.
Even if it's just republishing their article on your blog.  Or
retweeting them.

Let me repeat -- give first.  Offer to promote others first.
By law of reciprocity many will give back to you.

The #1 mistake people make is to ASK before they give.

11. If someone really annoys you, you can go to twitter.com,
find their name and on the right side is link where you can
block them.

12. Go to associateprograms.com and search for affiliate
programs in your niche market.  Find the names of the product
creators and look 'em up on Twitter.

People who have products with affiliate programs also have
lists.  Make friends with 'em.  Do something to promote
their product and tell 'em about it. That WILL get a response
in most cases.

13. Offer viral ebooks and reports on Twitter.

Instead of blatantly promoting your product, it's better
to offer a little report or ebook with a decent chance
of others retweeting it.

Use Twitter to PULL more than to PUSH. This is PULL
marketing.

14. When you run across a cool web site or resource tweet
it to your list.

15. Do NOT send a lot of messages without the @ symbol.
You want to send most of your messages to individuals
using the @ symbol.

16. Go out of your way to promote others to your Twitter
list. They'll reciprocate some time in some way.

17. When you find a good blog post on someone's blog,
pass it along to your Twitter list.

This endears you to the blog owner.  Even if they aren't
on your Twitter list, there's a decent chance word will
spread back to 'em.

This IS the age of instant communication.

18. Learn to Twitter on your iPhone or cell.  Yes,
you can do that too.

19. Understand that in the big picture your goal is to
find people who have lists and can promote your products
then make friends with 'em.

That's your ultimate objective.  But you don't get there
by ramming your product down people's throats.  You get
there by being an ATTRACTIVE PERSONALITY that others
gravitate to.

It helps if you pass along cool resources and on
occasion say things that are profound or retweetable.

20. Inspire others to go for it and pursue what they
know they should pursue but don't have the courage
to do it.

Be a cheerleader for people's highest and best
interests.

21. Use Twitter strategically to meet and network
with list owners. 

Do NOT end up twittering away time you really should
be using to create products or do other promotions.

Use Twitter.  Don't let it use you.

Get more tips and tricks on how to turn your normal affiliate
marketing into a Real Income System with Marlon's best training

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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Simple Sites, Big Profits-- The genius, (and the money) is in the simplicity




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Marcus Campbell is the brains behind the affiliate marketing software “Simple Sites, Big Profits” The program is more of a system on how to find a profitable market, build a very simple 1-3 page site to benefit that market, and make money off the site.

As I have repeatedly said in other posts, I think too much information can actually be a dangerous thing with internet marketing. By that I mean that at a certain point, it is best to stop looking for new ways and just master the basics of someone who has a clear simple approach.

The specifics of Marcus’ content aside, the larger philosophy behind what he has done is to keep the process of doing a website to make money very simple and basic. It is a philosophy I identified with right away.

What is valuable to people?

How can I deliver it to them to get paid?

The rest is just detail in my mind. Worse yet, being too fixated on detail can lead to a loss of the point of what you are doing. Almost like too much clutter. When Marcus states in his very simple manual (video and written formats), that he advises against going and trying to find other tools until you have seen a profit with your simple sites, I knew this was a guy I could work with.

Even more impressive was his obvious empathy for beginners starting out trying to make a buck in the business. With your package, you get 30 days of free consultations with him directly. We got him on the phone no less than 3 times and each time he patiently reviewed and critiqued every aspect of our first simple sites. The amount of learning and insight my associates and I received from these calls paid for the course 100 times over.

The main thing I learned from him is that in simple websites for consistent profits, it is the little things like where you position your offer on a page, that makes all the difference.

What you get inside the “Simple Sites, Big Profits” program.

Not just philosophy. Clearly displayed chapters covering:




    • What does a Search Engine Marketer Do?

    • How does a Search Engine Marketer Make money?

    • Finding the good profitable markets?

    • The specific formulas for finding the Cost Per Click/Profit balance so you know your objectives before you spend any money or waste any time on marketing.

    • Exactly how to construct a site, construct an offer.

You will come out of the learning phase understanding exactly what you must do to answer the questions:




    • What is valuable to people?

    • How can I deliver it to them to get paid?


It seems that in the growth of the industry in the last couple years the basics might have been smothered by the growth of so many strategies and tools. Campbell’s genius is to show you how to do only what is valuable and necessary to accomplish those goals.

One important point that Marcus does a great job reinforcing is that you want to keep a simple approach and make the process repeatable. That way you don’t have to worry about one site providing your entire income needs. Think about what would happen if you had 20 sites that are easy to build making you $5 to $10 per day. How would that change your life?

Besides the easy to follow guide, the free help, Campbell also provides a vital video on the importance of recognizing the top profit centers to affiliate for and how to find them. He got me and my people in the habit of thinking solely in terms of numbers rather than just falling in love with a market and trying to do a bunch of work when we end up finding out there is no one out there to pay us.

Besides the hands on consultations, he stands behind his product with a 45 day money back guarantee.

I am not going to over endorse tools because most of them aren’t worth the time, but if you crave a simple approach by an honest guy who knows how to build profitable sites in a fast repeatable way, check out this product.


Our Newest Site is Under Development - Secret Video Money Making Formula will be revealed

We are developing the best way to make affiliate cash straight from YouTube. We are going to give away the secret video money making techniques. There will be a monthly premium membership available for those people that want to fast track these money making tricks, and let us do all the work for you.

Our goal is to give you a membership that doubles your money invested every month.

We are training our videographers now to do the viral videos on YouTube. This basic business model will be made into a complete step-by-step DVD and workbook with hundreds of ideas and tips to fast start you marketing. This is not a theory set of books and DVDs like Mass Control 2.0 or Traffic Secrets. Our Course will be exact information and tools that you use and niches that we have found to be profitable.

So check back in the next month for early "sneak-peek" specials exclusively for 25 Beta Testers to try out this video money making technique. Watch the video below if you want to watch our development training video for our team of Pro Videographers.

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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

The Lazy Man’s Way to Corner an Online Market and Make Money While You are Sleeping.


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HexaTrack came to my attention because one of my most trusted business associates purchased it to help him in building his affiliate sites. So you understand some things about your author: First, I am not a programmer. I am thrilled with myself when I can successfully upload a picture to Flickr. Second, I am very leery of new fangled tools geared towards web marketers. To me, it seems like there are just too many different new software packages that come out on a monthly basis. As a practical matter, it sometimes can be a huge burden to learn how to use a new tool. (Especially for a non-computer guy such as me) Then once you figure it out, you are crossing your fingers that it delivers on what it promises. Add in the reality that with me, not only does it have to deliver, but the thing must fit into the type of business model that we run. We want to be able to create simple user-friendly sites to market a large variety of products and services and let those sites grow over time.

HexaTrack deserves all the praise I can give it for delivering for me in huge way. It simply is an outright indispensible tool if you are looking to sell either as an affiliate, or sell your own product and you want to sell using pay per click marketing. It tells you right down to the key word phrase what people are typing in and what they are buying. It is the end of guess work in choosing a market. Bluntly, I would not enter a market without the security of the real time information provides. HexaTrack pulls together the numbers, so a marketer can figure out if there is money being made in a particular market, and how it is being made, BEFORE you drop one dime on pay per click campaign.

Tell me if this doesn’t sound like you and your web marketing business? I and my team are interested in staying very current on what markets are moving products and what ad campaigns are being run to make the money. We also want this huge amount of information in a readable format that is easy to analyze. (I almost forgot to mention, I am one of those people that get’s dizzy from too many numbers.) HexaTrack makes this possible without giving me a huge brain ache. This is me, the HexaTrack customer who has fallen in love with using the product:

  • Not a programmer or site builder

  • Confused by all the different tools available out there

  • No time or patience for complicated difficult to understand instructions

  • Limited capital to start with to roll the dice on potentially scary Pay Per Click campaigns.

  • Need to be sure about a market and what key words are converting because too many losses will cripple my ability to do business.

  • Not a person who excels at reading complicated Excels. I want the important information in an easy to understand and easy to read format.

  • Want to be able to take a market that interests me and make it a profitable web venture or shelve it because it won’t work, and just hates the idea of guessing on this. Mostly because not doing market research sends you to the showers in this business fast.
The idea of market research scares me, because I don’t want to throw a bunch of time into it and then not really knowing if I am getting the information that matters. HexaTrack met all my needs and is built with guys like me in mind.

Example of How it Works

Say I was watching TV during the recent NFL playoffs and I started seeing ads for Valentines Day gifts. Like for instance the mail order teddy bears or jewelry. Thinking that maybe there is a way to capitalize as an affiliate marketer for those products, I flip on HexaTrack and enter in very general search terms “Valentines Day gifts”. I then give it a time frame for how long I want it to track the keywords, ads and websites that are dealing in this market. My choices are 7 days or 14 days. The more days I track, the truer the picture of the market. Then I hit start and wait for the days to run and the report to complete. What I get back is pretty astounding. First, the product does a super job of picking the most logical and active keywords in the market for you. So you don’t have to waste time to load them up if you don’t want to. It gets better though. You also see exactly how many clicks per day each word is producing as well as a cost range for that word.



But HexaTrack isn’t done. You then have the ability to view every Google ad in that market that was running for the period you specified. I am most interested in the ones that ran for the most days out of that period. I figure that if the ad was doing well it would continue to run day after day. HexaTrack lines them all up in descending order for you.

You can click on the ad and see where it lands you so you immediately gather data on the advertiser. What are they offering in the ad that makes it a winner? What is their landing page like? Is their affiliate program any good where I might want to join? Plus, if it is an affiliate running the ad, you immediately have their exact formula for success in that market.

With HexaTrack, I can track 200 keyword phrases in a market and with the amazing data I get back, be putting together a competing campaign in minutes. I would literally be flailing my arms in the dark without it. I can be tracking up to 16 markets at once. My web site builder would never be able to keep up. (With HexaTrack, you also put an end to building flop lousy performing sites. You know the ones where the only one making any money is Google and your web programmer.) The program also has a really cool feature allowing a programmer to move and track your own affiliate campaigns without the time, expense and technical complication of building a whole new site. It isn’t a feature that I have used, but I know could figure it out if I was forced to.


Cost

HexaTrack does offer a limited free trial membership where you can track 4 niches at a time. The trial runs for 30 days. A full membership is $197 to sign in and the cost is $147 a month. I am cost phobic by nature and that definitely seemed like too much just on its face. Then I started using the product and I don’t know where I’d be trying to market on the internet without it.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Google's new Ajax-powered search results breaks search keyword tracking for everyone

Google is currently testing search results delivered via "Ajax" from google.com itself. Big deal? Yes. This change breaks search/keyword tracking for every single analytics app in existence. Normally when do you a search on Google or any other search engine, the search term used become part of the URL. For example:http://www.google.com/search?q=test

When someone clicks a search result on that page, that URL above is sent as the "referrer" to the target site. An analytics app running on the target site can parse the referrer string and extract the word "test", and store that as a search that occured for that site. This is obviously very useful. I would say that knowing what searches are driving traffic to your site is probably the #1 reason to use an analytics service in the first place.

Well here's what the NEW referrers look like:http://www.google.com/#q=test

See how there's a hash mark # in there now, and the "q=test" is after it? The problem is that web browsers don't send anything after the # in the referrer string.


This means organic searches from Google will now show up as just "http://www.google.com/", with no search parameters. In other words, no analytics app can track these searches anymore. I started noticing lots of hits from just "http://www.google.com/" recently in our own search logs.

I thought maybe it was just a bug with Clicky. But then one of our users contacted me about this article, and my jaw about broke from hitting the floor so hard.I'm not sure if this is just being bucket tested, or if it's live for everyone, but it's live for me when I go to google.com. I do hope this is just in testing phase still, but the fact that Google is even considering doing this, with blatant disregard for the fact that they will be breaking every single analytics, stats, and log analyzer product on the planet, is just amazing.So what can we do about it? If you run a blog, write about this. Submit this story or your own story to large tech blogs like TechCrunch, CenterNetworks, ReadWriteWeb, GigaOm, etc - no large site has written about this yet, and one of them needs to.

Post in Google's Web Search forums (there's no way to directly contact them about web search unfortunately). Do anything you can to spread the word and let Google know that this is completely unacceptable.Of course,

I'd be willing to bet that somehow, Google Analytics will still be able to get the search terms. I have no way of verifying this as I don't use GA, but Google is not dumb and there's no way they'd break this for their own app too.

I can see it now: "Oh, sorry, we broke Clicky? No worries guys! Come use Google Analytics, and everything will be fine! Oh, we completely destroyed all our competitors in the process?


Whoops!" - Uncle Google