Recommended Reading Material for 2012

I did a very "rough & ready" (i.e. not very scientific) test last weekend to see which of 3 new sites I'm testing for redirects is the most popular and I thought I'd share the results, such as they are.

remember this wasn't a highly accurate test as I simply listed all 3 links in the email and asked people to click on which ever one they liked the most, so I'm going to have to do a 'proper' split mailing test to check the results and see how accurate they are.

the URL I liked the most (alink.co) ended up with the worst results, being outperformed by sitelink.co by 11%

but the winner (examplesite.co) had a whopping 18% more clicks than alink.co, so I'm going to use that one for the time being, until I get the chance to do some more testing.

If you missed the email feel free to leave a comment below as to which of the 3 sites/URL's you like the most and why...  Read more... (598 words, 1 image, estimated 2:24 mins reading time)

Missing Facebook Email Messages

Did you realize you're probably mising a whole bunch of your email/messages on Facebook..?

Yup, it's true!

Sometime last year Facebook added an extra section to your messages, called "Other", which you can find the link for on the left hand of the page, just under "Messages" once you've gone to your "See All Messages" page, or any individual message.

This looks like it's been put in place as a way of dealing with unwanted "spam" messages, especially as it's very easy for anyone to send you a message using your "VanityURLName@facebook.com" email address.

The only problem is that they seem to have forgotten to tell anyone about this "other" folder, unless I (and eveyone else I've asked) totally missed it, so most people have no idea to click on the "other" link to see what's in the folder.

AND, as with most automated "anti spam" systems, there are most likely some "false positive's" in there, in other words emails & messages that you DO want to know about and to read, there certainly was in my "other" folder.  Read more... (309 words, 3 images, estimated 1:14 mins reading time)

Keyword Research Tools & Service

"aka" My Secret Niche Weapon... [KISS]

whether you're new to niche site marketing or an "old hat" like myself, there's always been one time sucking, pain in "rear" problem to deal with...

finding good *NEW* keywords to target!

"KISS" [Keep It Simple Solution] ~> http://nichereaper.net

the traditional method for keyword research is to go out on the net and start looking around on different news & buzz sites, Google Trends, Magazine.com, etc. etc. to try and find something new.

obviously that can take up quite a bit of time, and once you're found a few, you then need to go and do the research on those keywords to see if they have real potential and to check out how much competition there really is, so even if you start with a dozen potential keywords, you could still end up with just 1 or 2 that may be worth building a site around, or possibly none at all, for all that time you've spent...  Read more... (758 words, 1 image, estimated 3:02 mins reading time)

WarriorForum WSO Offers - Good Or Bad?

The Warrior Forum WSO (warrior Special Offers) offers seem to have taken a massive leap in popularity over the last 6+ months, but are they the "Crystal Meth" of the internet marketing world..?

I've been promoting more WSO's over the last few months, partly because there have been some really good ones, possibly because there are now SO many to chose from; partly because it's so quick and easy (my natural laziness sneaking in); and partly to see how well it works as a business model, especially as there has been such a backlash against Clickbank products because of the high number of crap stuff sold through them earlier this year.

I'll come back to my thoughts on whether WSO's are good or bad in a moment, first I want to cover something that I discovered about the "warriorplus" affiliate system last weekend.

If you're not aware, "warriorplus" is a platform used for many WSO's to allow affiliates to promote them, although you do have to pay a subscription fee each month to have the "privilege", unlock most affiliate programs.  Read more... (1231 words, 3 images, estimated 4:55 mins reading time)

Is Internet Marketing a real Business for you, or just an expensive hobby..?

I've heard a fair bit of "grumbling", even from some well known "guru's", that their earnings have dropped off over the last 9 months or so, but in the same period my business (and yes, it is a business, not a "hobby") has increased it's profits by almost 40%...

How..?

Simples...

I've been constantly adding new products to my "funnel"!

and this is what can change your internet marketing "hobby" in to a real, long term, business!

With out your own product line you're always going to be at the mercy of others...

Yes, it is easier to just be an "affiliate" for other people, but you'll make a LOT more money with your own products!

AND it's really a lot easier than you probably think.

In the last 10 months I've added 25 new products to my "funnel", it would be more if I hadn't got a little "lazy" over the summer months, and I have another already planned between now and December.  Read more... (397 words, 1 image, estimated 1:35 mins reading time)

Using Webinars For Marketing

It's great having a bunch of internet marketing mates, friends who do the same thing as me, it means I've got people to talk to about the latest new stuff, as well as what's working well and what's not...

The only down side is sometimes they tell you to do something that you're not doing, and if you don't get on to it, they'll end up telling you off for not listening to good advice!

And that's what this blog post is about, and example where I've been dragging my feet, largely because I simply didn't feel that I knew enough about this technique...

What am I talking about?

Webinars!

Webinars are the big thing in marketing this year, I know they've been around for quite a while, but the technology has come on a long way over the last couple of years, AND the conversions you can get from webinars are simply staggering!  Read more... (431 words, 1 image, estimated 1:43 mins reading time)

Ebooks with Private Label Rights

Ebooks, Software and videos with private label rights are by far the quickest way to launch your own products online, but you need to know how to do it the right way...

It's not difficult, it just takes a little bit more time and effort than a lot of people are willing to put in, BUT if you do, you will reap significant rewards, I know this from personal experience!

With the recent downturn in popularity of products on clickbank I know that a lot of marketers have felt the pinch on their bottom line, personally I'm actually making more money than I was 6 months ago, and it's all because of high quality, re-branded PLR products!

To help you learn how you can do the same I've got hold of a free report for you called "25 Ways To Reuse PLR Content", it's 37 pages long and has some great info in it.

here's where you can grab it [no optin required, direct links]: -  Read more... (939 words, 1 image, estimated 3:45 mins reading time)

How to build an online income quickly

A couple of days ago someone asked me whether it would be possible to SENuke X to create an online income without having your own website or blog...

I admit my first thought was along the lines of "Why would you want to...", but I guess that's because I do have my own websites and blogs so it's natural for me to think of using the tool in this way.

I gave it a bit more thought and came up with an idea which I think you could easily use to create a fairly decent income in a short period of time just using SENuke and one other site, which I've mentioned a few times recently - Fiverr.com

The idea is really simple, you use SENuke to offer other people the services that the system provides, all at $5 a pop, and all very quick and easy for you to do as the system automates all these tasks!

So you could offer to set up profiles on: -  Read more... (587 words, 1 image, estimated 2:21 mins reading time)

Free Facebook Fanpage iFrame App

I've just finished a new video to show how quick and easy it is to add a "fangate" (aka squeeze page) to your facebook fanpage using a free iframe app, and the app just happens to be free...

Facebook Fanpages are all the rage, and with good reason they're a great way to find, connect with, and build a relationship with potential new clients, as well as to stay in touch with existing clients.

To make the best use of your fanpage you need to have what's now being called a "fangate", which is basically the fanpage equivalent of an email squeeze page.

The idea is that people who are not "fans" get to see one set of content, usually an image that asks them to hit the "like" button in return for some valuable gift or freebie.

Then once they've hit the "like" button, the new content with the details on how to get their free gift is revealed.  Read more... (296 words, 1 image, estimated 1:11 mins reading time)

Miss-leading Email Subjects

It seems to me that some marketers are ge4tting more and more desperate to get people to open their emails, so much so that over the last few months there seems to be a whole spate of very miss-leading email subject line's used, they're getting so bad that they resemble spam...

In fact a lot of them are now getting marked as spam and "quarantined" by my spam filter system!

here's a few of the worst examples that I've seen over the last few months, but please feel free to post a comment and share any that I've missed that you particularly dislike!

Miss-leading Email Subjects that I hate: -

1. Your trial subscription has been canceled

2. Congratulations ,Claim Your Cleared eCheck Payment

3. Ticket no 4JK94U - Outstanding Affiliate Commissions

4. Your Order Is Complete

5. Notification of Payment Received

6. Payment Refund...

7. Payment Notification

8. Your PayPal Account Deposit

9. Your Friday Paycheck Is In  Read more... (545 words, 1 image, estimated 2:11 mins reading time)