Comments on: Read This Article Today Or You Miss Out! Deadline Driven Marketing

By: Daniel Mcgonagle

Daniel Mcgonagle — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:24:05 +0000

Thanks for the heads up! Really great post. That’s a must-read I must
say.

By: Franck Silvestre

Franck Silvestre — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:05:32 +0000

Humm,

I try to use deadlines, but I’m not good at reaching them all yet.

However, I am getting better.

And it’s true, I see many bloggers who are really killer and deliver killer content, yet they earn only a few thousands a day.

Those guys would already be millionaire if they followed the advice on this page.

By: The Sunday Seven - 11th Edition | New Affiliate Discoveries

The Sunday Seven - 11th Edition | New Affiliate Discoveries — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:13:33 +0000

[...] Yaro Starak blogs about Deadlines in this post. If you read nothing else, scroll to the bottom and read why most bloggers are not [...]

By: Suzanne of New Affiliate Discoveries

Suzanne of New Affiliate Discoveries — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 08:35:00 +0000

Thanks for this article, I know that deadlines force me to think most clearly…at least I think I do! I am including this post in this week’s Sunday Seven at my blog, please stop by if you like!

By: Samir

Samir — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:04:00 +0000

Thanks for the behind-the-scenes insights, Yaro. As others have mentioned, it is very useful and eye-opening to see things from both sides of the fence. The problem with internet marketers is a that they are (most of them) JUST marketers. Not only do they lack credibility in their tactics and their tone of voice, but worse they lack credibility in their knowledge and content — there are only so many unique personal stories of a total dummies making a gazzillion dollars in 10 days flat, without any real effort, that you can take seriously. That's not to say that there aren't enough ~~patsies~~ unfortunate victims born every day to sustain a thriving economy, but this is the main reason for the general distrust towards anyone counting themselves in the Internet Marketing club. Your approach works for me because your claims and your methods are pragmatic. Sure you need to use marketing tricks, but even when you do you are willing to present them for what they are in an analytical and dispassionate way, as you have done here. There are no mentions of magic formulas, shocking results or secret methods here, just plain old level-headed analysis and fact. In the trippy fantasy world of Internet Marketing, a little honesty goes a long way. You're right, bloggers are not necessarily the same as internet marketers. But bad ones in both fields suffer from the same conditions: instant gratification, me to, and no aspirations of true service. I for one am glad that you and a few others act as proof of the fact that alternate paths do exist in both blogging and inter marketing, and that one persaon can indeed balance the two effectively.

By: Yaro

Yaro — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:15:43 +0000

Andrew – You are right in that I have put a stop to sales for me and affiliates for the next few months, but I actually made more sales (for affiliates too) in the closing week than I would in the next 4 months based on the past average per month. In this case it turned out much better for all involved.

However, that being said I’d still like to do a few closed doors promotions with certain affiliate partners if they have a solid list/audience.

By: Karen (Karooch from Scraps of Mind)

Karen (Karooch from Scraps of Mind) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:08:51 +0000

As part of your marketing strategy for the BMM door closing, I was very interested to be observing how this played out, from both sides of the fence.
I know I’m certainly glat to have got on board with BMM back in July when it first started. Especially if the price for new sign ups if about to increase next year.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:05:02 +0000

I’m not sure I agree with the idea Yaro. You’ve just guaranteed yourself and your affiliates zero sales for the next few months.

Also I was about to promote the product to my list and now I can’t which is a bit dissapointing. I guess I’ll have to find another product to promote instead.

Andrew

By: Harrison

Harrison — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:59:10 +0000

Hi Yaro, you really remind me that I don’t set deadline for all my works and goals. Maybe this is the problem that I’m not as successful as you.

By: Caroline Middlebrook

Caroline Middlebrook — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:19:01 +0000

I’m one of the people who signed up purely because of the deadline and I did the same thing with the Teaching Sells course in order to lock in the charter member price.

The offer has to be legitimate though. One thing that really irritates me is when I see some kind of sales letter that has some artificial deadline attached to it – perhaps a couple of days but more commonly mere hours. You then visit the site a week later and the same deadline is there – it is purely a marketing tactic.