Some of my early readers may recall that I was a Magic: The Gathering card player as a teenager. No, that’s not dungeons and dragons or role playing or anything like that. It’s closer to poker combined with chess with a little bit of lord of the rings story telling thrown in. It’s a “mind sport” as far as… Read the rest of this entry »
Podcast: How Did Jeremy “Shoemoney” Schoemaker Get To Where He Is Today?
By 49 Comments April 17, 2009
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Jeremy Schoemaker, otherwise known as “Shoemoney” thanks to his famous blog, Shoemoney.com, is a serial Internet entrepreneur.
I looked forward to doing… Read the rest of this entry »
How To Run An Affiliate Competition During Your Next Product Launch
By 28 Comments April 14, 2009
Do you know what Apple TV is? I didn’t either, so I decided to buy one. I explain how it works in this video, then I show you the Sony Bravia 40″ LCD television I won in an affiliate competition, which leads us to the real topic of today’s video – how and why you would want to run an… Read the rest of this entry »
Product Launch Formula 2.2 Easter Monday Video
By 20 Comments April 13, 2009
I’ve been inspired by the pure madness that is Gary Vaynerchuck to get in front of the camera and do more video. I hate making promises I can’t keep, so I’m not saying I’m going to stick to a strict schedule, but you will definitely be SEEING more of me, so be prepared…this could get scary.
Product Launch Formula 2.0 New Student Intake This Wednesday
By 12 Comments April 11, 2009
Jeff Walker has offered his Product Launch Formula 2.0 course two times now. He opens it up for a week, takes on a bunch of students, closes the doors and the course begins.
He’s about to open the doors again for the 2009 intake, and you really don’t want to miss out if you’ve never done this course… Read the rest of this entry »
Timing Is Everything In Affiliate Marketing – Read This Now
By 31 Comments April 9, 2009
I ran two affiliate promotions recently for very similar products at very similar pricing points. The promotion techniques were also very similar, and although there are many variables involved, there’s a powerful conclusion you can make as a result of this test.
One promotion, as I type this, is nearing $5,000 in commissions.
The other is nearing $500.
The Truth About Membership Sites
By 56 Comments April 5, 2009
I’ve read a lot of articles about membership sites at other blogs and websites. Many people who write in the online marketing space jump on the bandwagon and talk about the benefits of owning some kind of subscription based income stream. They point out the obvious, such as recursive income, the stability and significant money that can be made with… Read the rest of this entry »
Thesis Review – A Premium Blog Theme For WordPress
By 98 Comments April 2, 2009
A couple of weeks ago I introduced and reviewed the Affiliate Theme, which I called the perfect WordPress blog theme for marketing.
In the comments to that review, some people mentioned they were using the Thesis Theme, which is also a very powerful theme for WordPress created by Chris Pearson and Brian Clark, two very respected… Read the rest of this entry »
How To Make Money Online Part 2 – What Product Should You Sell?
By 28 Comments March 30, 2009
After I finished writing my previous article that featured a very basic diagram of the three steps you go through to create an online conversion process (the Squeeze Page, Email Follow-up and the Sales Page), I was struggling with what to title the article. In the end I went with the decidedly simple, “How To Make Money Online“, and… Read the rest of this entry »
How To Make Money Online
By 44 Comments March 25, 2009
I was at the World Internet Summit (WIS) a couple of Sundays ago when it was held on the Gold Coast, an hours drive away from Brisbane (my home), on the coast of Australia.
Brett McFall, co-host of the WIS, was up on stage doing the last formal presentation of the event. During his presentation he had a diagram… Read the rest of this entry »
If You Want Success Today, Let Yesterday Go And Stop Seeking Tomorrow
By 73 Comments March 20, 2009
Bear with me here, this is going to sound a little strange, especially for a business blog, but I promise you there is a very powerful lesson to be found within these words – powerful for business success too.
Last night (as I write this article) I found myself sitting down on the floor in a half circle of people… Read the rest of this entry »
Affiliate Theme Review – The Perfect WordPress Theme For Marketing
By 76 Comments March 17, 2009
I’ve been in communication with Nate Whitehill from Unique Blog Designs for many months now and today his team have released something that all affiliate marketers should be excited about.
Back in August of 08 Nate and his team decided to begin work on a special WordPress theme that would make life easier for affiliate marketers to create websites.… Read the rest of this entry »
How To Work Less and Earn More By Leveraging The Synergy Between People And Technology
By 54 Comments March 11, 2009
Several years ago when I was managing BetterEdit, my proofreading company that I sold in 2007, I was knee deep learning from Rich Schefren, taking his Business Growth System course.
Rich launched that program on the back of his most successful report to date, the Internet Business Manifesto, which featured the now famous flow chart of what… Read the rest of this entry »
The Real Secret To A 2-Hour Work Day
By 137 Comments March 6, 2009
I recently attended a network event as a panelist on the subject of social media. Before the panel discussion part of the evening began, a group of about one hundred attendees who work in PR and/or own a business, were mixing and mingling in the pre-show drinks and nibbles party.
I was standing in a circle talking to a group… Read the rest of this entry »
Three Books And A Beanbag That Doesn’t Smell Funny
By 35 Comments March 2, 2009
In the interview I did with Robb Sutton he talked about the $10,000+ worth of freebies he’s received thanks to blogging.
While I haven’t been that active pursuing free product thanks to the exposure this blog grants me, I do get things in the mail from time to time. In the spirit of saying thanks for the freebies,… Read the rest of this entry »
Podcast: Perry Marshall Reveals How He Established Dominance In The Internet Marketing Industry
By 22 Comments February 23, 2009
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Perry Marshall is the first true Internet marketing expert I ever came across. I can’t remember how I found Perry, but he was one… Read the rest of this entry »
How Not To Approach A Potential Joint Venture Partner
By 47 Comments February 19, 2009
Let me state an obvious fact about Internet marketing:
Joint ventures (JVs) are the quickest and most effective way to make a lot of sales and/or bring in a ton of targeted leads.
The reason this is the case is fairly obvious. You get someone who already has access to and a relationship with a large audience, who then… Read the rest of this entry »
How To Find The Courage To Change By Raising Your Awareness
By 163 Comments February 16, 2009
Those of you on my newsletter received an email last week where I talked about a subject related to the movie The Secret.
The responses I received to that email where quite polarized, which should not be surprising since subject matter that can be interpreted as spiritual or religious tends to elicit hard-line opinions. Yet I have to… Read the rest of this entry »
