Archive for the 'Marketing' Category

Is Your Niche A Stadium or a Parade?

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Is your niche a stadium or a parade? The answer should have a lot to do with how you market your product.
What do I mean by this question?
When most marketers think of their niche market, they unconsciously think of a stadium metaphor: a huge crowd of people they can potentially sell to.
But in fact, […]

Using StumbleUpon for Blog content ideas

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

I just posted a quick video that gives some ideas for using StumbleUpon to generate ideas for blog posts. StumbleUpon’s users do a great job of ferreting out interesting news and ideas, and the sites and resources you see are typically current, as opposed to those found in search engines.
How to use StumbleUpon for […]

Ridiculously High Priced Products

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Lately there has been a wave of internet marketing
products costing over $1,000.
Product Launch Formula 2
Mass Control
StomperNet
GuruMastermind
and several more upcoming.
I have promoted some of these products because I know
the content well and also know and respect the authors.
Whenever I do send out an email about a product in
this price range, I get irate emails from people
complaining […]

Free traffic software

Monday, April 14th, 2008

I just found out about (and tried) some new software that helps you build traffic to your site. It automates a normally boring task - actually makes it fun.
If you have read about Search Engine Optimization at all, you know that building backlinks to your site is vital. And a great way to do that […]

FTC regs on Testimonials

Friday, March 14th, 2008

I’ve been doing some research lately on U.S. legal requirements for using testimonials in your marketing.
Everyone should be familiar with these FTC guidelines.
There are some important requirements for testimonials that I see violated all the time.
Read the relevant info, especially DotCom Disclosures, found here:

FTC Information Page.
Also read this document specific to testimonials/endorsements:

FTC Testimonial Page.
And this […]

TrafficJam.com - The Blog Post AllStars

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

TrafficJam.com has just started serving up an allstar lineup of blog posts.
Based on the BlogRush widget (you can see an example of that on the right side of this page), TrafficJam provides a great way for bloggers and marketers to monitor popular blog posts in their specific niches.
It uses some unique technology to analyze millions […]

New income stream for niche web sites

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

I created this video with detailed instructions on using the power of eBay dynamic auctions to create autopilot income streams for virtually any niche. With dynamic auctions, you aren’t selling anything, but you make commissions when your visitors buy something from eBay.
Visit http://QuickieProfits.com - No charge.

Information Overload and Gas Tanks

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

I was thinking about information overload the other day. I think everyone in this business suffers from that to one degree or another. It’s our number one occupational hazard.
Yet, some people are able to flourish and others drown in the excess information. What is the difference?
Read more…

Use Google Analytics for Profit

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

I love to test things on my web sites. Why? Because I almost always learn how to make more money when I do.
Every test result, whether positive or negative, teaches me.
In the past I have used many different forms of testing and tracking software. And paid lots of money for it. Funny thing […]

eBay Search Engine Power

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Did you know that eBay gets 6.4 million new listings every day? (From June 14, 2007 investor call)
That’s a staggering number.
Even more interesting, people do billions of searches on eBay every month. That’s a lot of qualified buyers looking specifically to spend money.
It makes eBay an outstanding opportunity to make money, either casually or […]