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Re: Other Ways To Donate to PodCamp NH

geecheegirl — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:04:41 -0000

Of note: T-shirts/Signs are getting printed already, so blog pimpage only

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/09/find-similar-people-and-interests-with.html

koltregaskes — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:22:08 -0000

Yes please kolint at gmail dot com.:-)

Re: Driving to Sales

geecheegirl — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:52:32 -0000

And not for nothing, but your picture has made me crave a Half Smoke, Extra Onions, Chili, No Cheese for days now. #dcjunkfood

Re: Who Does Ray Need to Reach

geecheegirl — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:29:11 -0000

Re: Unique Sales Funnel Tricks That Will Blow You Away

AndyBeard — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:27:14 -0000

It is great that others can see the subtle improvements in almost every aspect of the sales process that Dan has implemented. It is a lesson just to experience it once.

Re: Whitelisting Hogwash & Unique Solution?

AndyBeard — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:25:21 -0000

This isn't intended as a guide to reduce the number of spam emails, but rather to prevent emails you signed up for going in the spam though filters can be created for spam as well, they are rarely required.

If you signed up for a mailing list you no longer want, unsubscribe.
If you are receiving emails you didn't subscribe for, hit spam though it is 99.9% certain if you receive emails from any of the listed autoresponders, you probably asked for the emails to be sent, and it is also safe to unsubscribe.

Re: The #Twitter Method?

AndyBeard — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:21:56 -0000

This isn't a course aimed to increase your following, it is much more strategic.

Re: Unique Sales Funnel Tricks That Will Blow You Away

AndyBeard — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:19:13 -0000

I would look on those as being Sales Letter / Copywriting fundamentals, rather than specific components of a sales funnel intended to maximise revenue.

Re: The #Twitter Method?

AndyBeard — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:16:34 -0000

Well you still get access to the free videos

I am going to be totally honest, tools and training about twitter don't excite me - I use Twitter, I have a fair few followers on Twitter and follow lots of people too, but my use isn't strategic, and might also be a time sink because of that... but that is ok.

Re: WordPress Attack Underway: WordPress Users Must Upgrade

AndyBeard — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:56:02 -0000

Sorry I didn't bookmark or promote the link, as at that time it seemed very isolated and hadn't been fixed - too long ago to find it in my Twitter search

Re: Communication Tools and Levels of Interruption

geecheegirl — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:53:48 -0000

Thanks Jared, that article really resonated with me. You may have inspired yet another post upcoming about what I put in the management category and what I consider creative. I'm not sure I'd consider my social network activity management... I'll have to percolate on that a bit.

Re: Communication Tools and Levels of Interruption

geecheegirl — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:16:35 -0000

That is so true. I'd dump it if I could but it is still the tool of choice for many of my friends and family who aren't as "online" as I am.

Re: Communication Tools and Levels of Interruption

geecheegirl — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:46:20 -0000

Exactly! I tend to be away 24/7 now on IM, which I don't like, but it means less interruption (usually) and less unexpected pj-clad Skype video calls ;)

Re: WordPress Attack Underway: WordPress Users Must Upgrade

AndyBeard — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:33:27 -0000

The Wordpress dashboard will tell you whether you need to upgrade, plus it is displayed in the footer, and most likely in the header of the code on each page.

Re: Are Blogger | Blogspot Blogs SEO Friendly?

AndyBeard — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:39:05 -0000

I wouldn't invest any time in it because Blogspot I would guess is a Google trademark

Re: Unique Sales Funnel Tricks That Will Blow You Away

AndyBeard — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:39:32 -0000

The product may not necessarily suit all your email lists, but the process is really well put together. I know of a few old friends that will be promoting this when it launches on Monday, but wouldn't ask anyone to mail something that they don't feel comfortable with.
I am a marketing geek and just love seeing really great implementations of sales funnels.

Re: Unique Sales Funnel Tricks That Will Blow You Away

AndyBeard — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:27:10 -0000

What Dan is using is a more advanced version of the simple mailto links I posted on this page
http://andybeard.eu/1472/opt-in-accelerator-war...

He has taken it to a new level, as I am sure he needs to parse the BCC email for the number of email addresses in the TO: or CC: fields... which isn't necessarily an exact method but good enough.
That would take a little extra PHP, but he might be persuaded to release the code sometime soon - maybe a good response to his launch will encourage him.

Re: Namecheap Affiliate Program Clarification

AndyBeard — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:13:35 -0000

Not in the least, but to be objective you have to try things

Re: Namecheap Affiliate Program Clarification

AndyBeard — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:37:25 -0000

The affiliate payment is only on the first sale so it wouldn't be possible - I assume most people who join Namecheap have purchased at least one domain through them.

I don't think this is the kind of affiliate del where you would concentrate a huge amount of resources to push it, but for a little incidental income, you can't complain if you have been recommending Namecheap to people anyway.

I know some people only look at the $ they can earn in affiliate marketing, I prefer to recommend products irrespective of the earning potential that have value.

Re: Now Namecheap Affiliates Can Rip Off Their Readers

AndyBeard — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:03:42 -0000

I keep on thinking of so many ways that they could add extra value on the backend that would be revenue producing.
The Ill-will or "buyers remorse" is a danger

Re: The Ultimate Wordpress Htaccess File?

AndyBeard — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:37:43 -0000

Basic rewites, just let Wordpress do it

Re: Now Namecheap Affiliates Can Rip Off Their Readers

AndyBeard — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:34:31 -0000

It is a strong testimonial for Namecheap, and their largest competitor seems to make enough to run Superbowl ads every year - maybe from the $200 fees for reactivating domains after a spam complaint.. at their convenience

Re: Now Namecheap Affiliates Can Rip Off Their Readers

AndyBeard — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:53:46 -0000

I could easily reverse that logic and ask you how many affiliates you contacted in preparation of your affiliate program who practice affiliate marketing as brand evangelists rather than just coupon sites, domain research and top 10 lists of domain hosts.

The only thing I criticized in the whole of this post was the affiliate program, every other aspect is a solid testimonial.

The most telling of the tweets I received you might not have picked up.

@AffiliateStuff "LMAO!! You said it, but we were all thinking it ;)"

You might not know Kirsty McCubbin but she was the A4U Affiliate Marketing Blogger of the year, whose opinions are highly respected, and she doesn't pull punches either.

My solution? Give me $0.05 - $0.10 on all domains for the first year (on current prices, but see later, you could increase prices and pay more - improved value proposition)

Not sure if it is currently available, but Formula 5 from Stompernet would give you plenty to chew on http://andybeard.eu/adtrackz/go.php?c=f5mba (aff)

If I bring someone across with 100 domains, that must be worth $5 - $10 to you

Give me a bigger percentage on hosting which having just compared numbers is competitive with VPS.net but without the "cloud" features. It wouldn't actually hurt you to just become one of their resellers - the margins with volume are pretty good.

Just 2 days ago I was chatting with a guy who has multiple websites just about to do a huge product launch... who had his domain with Godaddy.

One of the strong pieces of advice I gave him was to switch to Namecheap or Moniker, and do it yesterday, as it is a huge risk.

As an affiliate authenticity with your audience is your most valuable commodity. The money isn't in the list, but the relationship with them.

I wouldn't want Namecheap to go bust just so I could make money recommending them, but if you are going to have an affiliate program, it has to be one that makes sense for all parties.

Affiliate authenticity is your strongest weapon, because most major affiliates have heard horror stories with your competitors. It is something that can overcome price differentials - significantly.

Re: Keyword Elite 2.0 – Bonus Wars & Clickbank Transgressions

AndyBeard — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:04:09 -0000

From what I have heard, if you didn't receive notification of an upgrade coupon, you should raise a support ticket with Brad's people. It isn't spam email if you have signed up to his list, or the emails are related to his products, services or similar marketing products, and he provides a way to opt out.
If people were offered a free upgrade, then again the best course of action is a support ticket.

Re: Think Write Retire

AndyBeard — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:13:13 -0000

The purpose of the post was to send you to visit Dr Mani's site and his sales page on Amazon, thus words would have only delayed you taking the action I desired.

I will be picking up a copy, though shipping time to where I live, via my shipping address is actually quite extended.