Email Marketing Case Study: How I Generated $40,000 In Sales Without Annoying My Subscribers

As you may know, I currently spend every day in hospital with my mother while she recovers from a stroke. We are in month four now.

The good news is that she is improving each day, but we have a long way to go. You can find ongoing updates at her blog including more detailed reports. Thank you… Read the rest of this entry »

Revealed: The Secret Source For Winning Google’s Love

In my last post on Entrepreneurs-Journey.com, we talked about the big fat truth – without unique, fresh, and lengthy content your blog search engine rankings are as good as dead.

Check out the previous post here:

This time I will take it a step further… Read the rest of this entry »

Why I Am Cutting Costs And Changing Business Models

The last few months have been interesting. I’m currently going through a transition phase. While I experience this process I think about my business goals, what kind of money I want to make, how I want to make it and what roles I specifically want to do. This takes time.

It’s an exciting process, one that very much appeals… Read the rest of this entry »

5 Tips To Personalize Your Online Communication Using Automation

One of the great things about blogging is that it has such a strong personal aspect. Most effective (and popular) bloggers are most likely that way because their subscribers are able to identify with their personalities. The more you blog, and the better you get at it, the more people subscribe to your blog and newsletter (hopefully). People want to follow people who are interesting, and who they can learn a lot from about topics they are interested in.

Kajabi – Is It Really That Good?

I spent an entire hour watching the sales video for a new product you probably have heard of, it’s called…

Kajabi

You can watch the video for yourself right here – What Is Kajabi? – and then sign up for a 14 day trial (the trial option may be over depending when you read this blog post).

I… Read the rest of this entry »

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Which Content Management System Is Best For Selling Information Online?

Three years ago I began the search for a technology setup to market and deliver my first information product online. Although I made a decision and eventually launched my product, I would continue to change systems as I ran up against problems with the technology.

Gideon Shalwick and I have had a conversation over and over again, lamenting the lack… Read the rest of this entry »

I Don’t Really Have 34,015 RSS Subscribers

I’ve had a few queries asking what is going on with my RSS feedcount. As I type this article, my feedcount according to the Feedburner chicklet looks like this -

Yeah, 34,015 readers, not bad considering I was around 6,000 a few days ago, then I jumped to around 17,000 and now it’s doubled that number.

So… Read the rest of this entry »

I Don’t Really Have 34,015 RSS Subscribers

I’ve had a few queries asking what is going on with my RSS feedcount. As I type this article, my feedcount according to the Feedburner chicklet looks like this -

Yeah, 34,015 readers, not bad considering I was around 6,000 a few days ago, then I jumped to around 17,000 and now it’s doubled that number.

So… Read the rest of this entry »

Will Feedburner Feed Counts Include AWeber Email Subscribers?

Andy Beard reported on his blog that AWeber will begin to report email subscriber numbers to Feedburner.

This triggered a line of thought in me that I hadn’t considered before. Let me tell you why…

I’ve been an AWeber user for ages now and it’s been my RSS-to-email service of choice for forever too. I never used any other… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Launch A Membership Site – Part 3: Technology

Read previous articles in this series:

The pieces of the puzzle to produce a successful membership site are coming together. Preeminence (credibility, reputation, key contacts) and marketing (an ability to communicate with your prospective members)… Read the rest of this entry »

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Beginner List Building Advice and New AWeber Features

I just checked out the news from AWeber, the company that handles my email lists and newsletters, about the new features they are launching soon. The list includes:

AWeber Upgrades

  • Completely new design: Theme colors that don’t get in the way of getting work done.
  • Button colors: Green is good, red makes you pause before doing something potentially

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How To Integrate AWeber With Paypal, Clickbank, 1Shoppingcart & More

The folks at the AWeber blog have produced a bunch of how-to guides on using the AWeber email autoresponder with popular shopping cart and payment processors, including -

  • Paypal [ review ]
  • Clickbank
  • PayDotCom
  • 1ShoppingCart [ review ]
  • 2Checkout

You can read all the guides by clicking here.

At a very basic level… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Integrate AWeber With Paypal, Clickbank, 1Shoppingcart & More

The folks at the AWeber blog have produced a bunch of how-to guides on using the AWeber email autoresponder with popular shopping cart and payment processors, including -

  • Paypal [ review ]
  • Clickbank
  • PayDotCom
  • 1ShoppingCart [ review ]
  • 2Checkout

You can read all the guides by clicking here.

At a very basic level… Read the rest of this entry »

What Is A Double Opt-In Email List And Why Is It Important?

A double opt-in email list is like any email based newsletter or e-course where people can sign-up through the Internet either on a webpage or sending an email to mailing list management software. What makes an email list “double opt-in” is that any person who subscribes must confirm their request twice.

The first time is when the user submits their… Read the rest of this entry »

How To Use Email Autoresponders For Passive Affiliate Income

You know I’m a huge fan of email autoresponders. For proof just check in my article archives for articles like – Using Autoresponder Emails to Grab New Clients and Keep Them Coming Back for More and AWeber Email Autoresponder Review.

For many organizations autoresponders are used as a tool to maintain and build relationships with prospects and clients.… Read the rest of this entry »

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1ShoppingCart Review

Review of Marketer’s Choice – 1ShoppingCart.com Shopping Cart/Online Marketing System

You can find a listing of all the reviews and links to the products and resources I use in the Resources Section of this website.

1ShoppingCart Online Shopping Cart, Email Autoresponder, Affiliate Manager and more.

Name: 1ShoppingCart/Marketer’s Choice
URL: www.1shoppingcart.com or www.marketerschoice.com
Purpose: Shopping… Read the rest of this entry »

AWeber Adds Back-Up Facility

When I originally wrote my review of the AWeber email autoresponder you may remember my only major gripe with the system was the lack of an easy backup facility.

As you would expect from a great company like AWeber (aff), they have listened and added a Backup Data Feature. From the AWeber announcement -

Your opt-in subscriber list

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