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If you haven’t seen this video - I do highly recommend that you watch it now, in case you’d like to become the next Guru in town 
Seth Godin is simply the best marketer around, and someone who’s words and advice should be taken highly, by the established Guru’s and the Guru wannabe’s…
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Get In The Loop With Your Ad
Many people go to the trouble of organizing their own online business. Then they realize they don’t know how to draw people to their site. Though building mailing list was a method most people started out with, it has now become passe. Biz Ad Splash, which is free to join, is now at the cutting edge of Internet advertising. They have developed an amazing new program that not only helps you advertise your company, but actually pays you to read the advertisements of other companies. How this happens is that you purchase ad packages.
Remember, you are purchasing ad packages that are viewed by hundreds and even thousands of people. You are the one who submits your website to Biz Ad Splash. When you purchase ad packages for your own business, even though it is free to join, you have 10 days to submit your website. You are encouraged to build first and second generation levels of your organization. Plus you are allowed to place up to three websites on the rotation system. Therefore, if the other people in your group are purchasing ad packages for their websites, plus getting paid to view yours, then you all profit. Your first purchase will be for $100, then after that you may buy additional ad packages for $10 each from your cash balance.
Get paid to advertise
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For how long have you been educating yourself on how to start your online career, and to create an even better income than you were earning while working for a boss? Or maybe you have just graduated and are trying to pay off quickly and easily your university degree? Or you are unemployed because of recent drop off’s and need to sustain yourself and your family with a new online venture?
Actually - no matter what the reason may be, or that you are a new comer, or you have been busy with it for sometime. You have probably purchased different Internet Marketing products, such as, courses, and e-books, or memberships by various IM Gurus? And your email inbox has been growing by leaps and bound with every single day? If this is you, than Welcome to the Club my friend! Which Club you may ask? Well, the club of the never ending IM newbe’s. The Club of buyers. And on the last place, the Club of the future IM Guru’s wannabe’s.
Most of us that have been online and confronted with the Internet Marketing industry for years are making their living in one niche or another. However most of these entrepreneurs are not in the Internet Marketing niche. How come? Well, from experience, and I can only vouch for myself here, the competition is quit fierce while the market is not really that big. No matter what the Gurus will try to convey to you, this niche is not that big and the competition is very large.
Than, the same promotions are sent to the same people by every Guru, and every news letter, thus, at the end of the day you have hundreds of emails coming from different sources while promoting the same products. The only difference that you will see in these emails are probably the bonuses that you will receive by the openings of new Internet Marketing products. And the higher, the price of these products - the higher, the value of the bonuses will be. And nothing wrong with that either, as you will be getting double the value of what you’ll be paying for.
So, what is the problem than you’ll be asking? The problem is that what the courses, and products will be teaching you is how to do the same - starting with growing the list. The list of the future buyers of your products, or the products of JV partners of yours. Than you’ll be adding to the problem of info and email overload as much as everyone else making the problem bigger with every single day. And depending on what your priorities are, and what exactly you are after - you will stay and keep doing the same as what you have been taught by the gurus, or you will find another niche and will start growing your income in a different way, or you will stop with the online venture all together.
And the last point here above is incalculated as well in what you have been taught. Only 5% or less are making it to start with an online venture, and, but 0.5% are becoming Millionaires, or Gurus. The rest keeps buying and waiting for the “new magic pill” solution for an online success until they drop off too.
The funny thing is that the Guru’s will keep producing new courses which will make you see how to get the “non buyers” to start buying again, or to leave your lists. And nothing wrong with this either. Since you yourself have not become one of these “non buyers.”..
Creating lists could be the body and soul of your online business. Nevertheless the marketers should take better care of these lists. After all, if you are on the list of students on how to become the same as they are - why are they pitching to you the same stuff as they are to online newbe’s? And at the same time selling you their new products on how to make the “non buyers” - buyers again? Well, simply because they do not see you as their future JV partner or the “Future Guru”. And, than, they do not see how you could be both a buyer and their student.
At a certain point you have your list and start doing the same as the Guru’s that taught you. Or you have become so sick and tired of the daily Internet marketing email overload that you cannot go ahead by creating a list of the same people that are already subscribers of the Guru’s.
My advice is - if you build a list and are in the Internet marketing niche, do NOT send emails daily to your subscribers. No matter what the Gurus are teaching you. Go with your guts and only send your list emails promoting the products that you really think are superb and will give them value for the money - not more than twice a week - maximum. And not just every new product of all the JV partners of yours, or all the gurus you know. Than you could send them other two emails without any promotion but with helpful info, or tools that will be usable to them. Talk to your subscribers, and answer on their comments on your blogs posts - and if not able to do it personally because of lack of time - than make a new post addressing their questions and queries.
The biggest mistake, the Guru’s are making is when they loose contact with their lists and subscribers, and contact with the reality online… As no matter how professional their customer support staff is they are remaining blind for the problems that keep growing.
The rates of refunds will keep growing and so will the unsubscribe requests. Kind of like what is going on with the World economy currently. This one will be handled in another post of mine and on a different blog.
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The Net is flooded at the moment with the 2009 Online Marketing Predictions, and how the Web will evolve from now on, be it in posts on blogs, or videos on YouTube. Many of these predictions are placing Social Networks / Social Media as rising, and rising to the sky. The online videos is given huge importance, and the webmasters world knows that the Big G will drop sites down the drain when there are no videos on the sites. Than there are predictions about the dead of the IM Gurus. And this is something that I am absolutely not so convinced about. What about you? Care to share your opinions perhaps?
And here I am tempted to share another video of someone who has been coached by some of the Guru’s and on his way to become self one.
My opinion regarding the Gurus is that they will continue to produce Millions even while they will be changing their marketing methods and possibly the types and amounts of their products. But let’s wait and see what will be happening on the Net and in the IM online.
And to close this Predictions post of mine in Guru style - here is a video of the "Father of IM Guru’s" - Dan Kennedy. This one is carrying tags such as "2009 predictions", "info marketing predictions", while it simply is a Top Notch shameless promotion of one of Dan Kennedy’s products. By the way, don’t get me wrong here. I have nothing against promotions, nor do I have something against Dan Kennedy, as this guy definitely knows his stuff and has created more Millionaires than anyone else. What I do hate though is when I search fo something and get something else instead ;)… Sounds familiar? Well, talk to you soon.
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Is Alex Goad one of the Internet Marketing Gurus? You might regard him as such not only because he practices what he teaches, but also because he is making millions online. And even though there are plenty of Millionaires online that are not gurus, Alex is mentoring over 1000 individuals within his new product Google Conquest, and I can tell since I am in it.
Many entrepreneurs online regard gurus with distrust, or are with mixed feelings about their stardom. And I am one of them too. Alex Goad struck me however with his care for people. With his never ending wish to help more and more entrepreneurs achieve what they believe are worth. He is also spiritual and sincere and loves to share his wisdom and knowledge, even though he is just 30 years of age. Another interesting info about Alex is that he considers Gary Halbert as his mentor.
What about his products, and what preceded the Google Conquest? Well, there are several products of Alex such as Project Black Mask, Google Payload, and the Players With Money. Some of his products are in partnership with Saj P, and these are: the Four Tier Annihilation Method and the Affiliate Payload. There is so much written about Alex Goad’s products online, and if you are interested - do a search and read some of the more in depth reviews. And here under you could read an article written by Alex Goad himself.
How A Total Nobody Can Get A Top Level Jv
7 Laws of Successful JV requests
Almost daily, I receive JV requests in one of my inboxes.
Most of them are awful. The presentation is terrible and the sender gives themselves almost no chance of successfully hooking the partners they need to have a successful launch or just get their product out there to the masses.
Here are the Dos and Don’ts of attracting top level JV partners, even if you are rolling out your first product, have no list and are starting from scratch.
1) Title: If they don’t read your email, you’re dead in the water:
Solid JV partners, the kind you can leverage for high sales volume and market validation are busy people. They are also in demand.
They get piles of spam.
Your title needs to demonstrate that the email is not junk AND some kind of relationship to the JV partner.
2) Establish a Connection between you and JV partner:
There are ways to stack the odds in your favor and demonstrate it. These call for attention. They don’t close the deal but they warrant your potential JV partner allotting a minute or two to consider your proposition.
Who the Heck are you?
Do you read my blog? Do you comment on it regularly? Did you buy one of my products? Did you buy an affiliate product from me because you liked my bonus? Do you subscribe to my list?
Prove it. Forward me an invoice and write your message above this invoice. I read things that are related to sales.
If you read my blog or are a subscriber, leave comments before you ask for something. Don’t just say ‘hey man, great blog’. It sounds like one of the hundreds of spam messages WP automatically deletes everyday.
Give me a specific example. Did you like my post about XYZ or was one of my newsletters useful to you? Tell me and be specific. You’re rubbing me the right way and breaching the gap that exists between 2 people that don’t know each other.
Worst case scenario? Paypal them a $20. Drop a note at the same time that you did this to grab their attention because what you have to say is that important. Money talks.
3) Give them a reason why:
When you introduce your proposal, the first thing your JV partner wants to know is ‘why should I read this? How does it apply to me?’
Answer those concerns right away. If you’ve done your homework, you are contacting the RIGHT person for a REASON: because your product and the potential JV have a match. Demonstrate it right away.
4) Show them you’re on top of things:
- Don’t send your message from a free email provider. Your proof is lessened.
- Show them you have a reason to put out the product other than make a quick buck. Why are YOU qualified to be the one that puts this offer to market?
- Attach a sample of the product to your message right away. Better yet, include a review copy.
- Demonstrate you’ve done your homework and the JV’s list would benefit from the product.
- Have some sales copy up (more on this in a minute)
- Have an affiliate program ready
5) Sales Copy and packaging:
Your JV partner is concerned with making sales and sending his visitors to something that looks and feels professional. They are thinking about conversions right away. They are the person you selected because they know how to run a successful business.
Sales copy is incredibly important. If you can’t write something top notch, pay and outsource it. If I have any doubt about your copy, I won’t promote, it’s that simple.
Bad copy shows you are not a pro and you are not willing to invest in one. It tells me right off the bat you aren’t as invested in your product as you should be.
6) Affiliate Deals:
You’re soliciting them. Make them a special offer. Can you give them a higher percentage of the sale than you can give regular affiliates? Can you give them ALL the money from the sale to hook them in?
Do you have a unique bonus you can give for a select few partners? Ramp it up to irresistible. What customers can’t refuse, affiliates have trouble saying no to.
7) Name Drop:
Did you get another big name to commit? Say so, it proves someone else saw value in your proposition. Someone your JV can identify with.
That’s why you can afford laser target the first partners you wish to attract and give those people ALL of the commission from the sale: because you can leverage their participation into critical mass for your project.
By the time you’ve hooked a couple of bigshots, the others will almost automatically come onboard just to be in the party.
If you follow all these rules, you will select the right people, demonstrate value and competence and generally convince them that you are a solid choice to do business with.
Leave no loose ends. It will take you more time and commitment than to do things half way. Your JV partners know that and it only proves that you mean business.
Don’t forget to follow up.
By: Alex Goad
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How a Total Nobody Can Get a Top Level JV
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Where exactly lies is the power of the Internet Marketing Gurus? And what is it exactly that makes them the Stars on the Internet horizon? Bundling in one word only - Persuasion. And how is this achieved? With writing a killer copy by themselves, or by hiring another Star - a Copywriter who is a Guru himself.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with being able to convince others, nor is it wrong hiring others for the creation of their products and copy. If a Guru mentored you, he or she will tell you to outsource the major part of what you are not good at, and leave it to the Pro’s to handle what you need. The problem becomes obvious only when the Guru claims to have done it himself, or the hired party becomes rebellious and brings it in the open.
And no matter what your feelings are about it, and you are free to hate it or love it, but Guru-Dom is here to stay.
Internet Marketing Gurus Expose Themselves
That would be a doozy for CNN! To clear things up, they didn’t expose themselves willingly. I’m guessing they aren’t too happy about it either.
For those of you with an interest in internet marketing, the secrets of the gurus is a titillating subject. Who wouldn’t like to watch over their shoulders to see how they make their 6-figure incomes?
You subscribe to the newsletters. Buy their products. Work hard to create your own internet marketing business. Some give up in total frustration. Others stick with it and have a degree of success. But…you know you could do better. If only you had more information.
Do you ever get bogged down in product launches? The latest and greatest! Every guru promoting the same product. You feel as if by not making the purchase, your chances of having a successful home based business are kaput. Out comes the credit card.
You may be lucky and find a few gems. Or you may fall for the hype and end up with regurgitated information and software.
Let’s think about something…do you believe the ONLY products your favorite internet marketers have in their stables are based on "how to make money online"? NO! They were doing something else before they could write about making money online!
Every guru had their secret niches. They still do. And, those niches are money magnets that attract 6-figure incomes all day and night. You may not have ever run across these web sites. Most of them fly under the radar.
So how in the world does one find out what goes on behind closed doors? Simple. Just ask one who has been behind the doors. Working with your favorite guru. Even better yet. How about bending the ear of the person who actually created the very products and advertising for the successful internet marketers?
That’s right! Meet Tiffany Dow! For 6 years she labored as "Ghostwriter to the Internet Marketing Stars"! Then one lucky day for the rest of us, Tiffany had a wake-up call. "If I’m already creating successful niche marketing ebooks and making others rich…why am I not doing it for myself?"
Good call, Tiff! And the creation became known as "Building An eBook Empire". She flings the curtains back and goes way beyond what others are willing or too afraid to say.
With Tiffany Dow as your teacher, you will have exactly what the gurus had to build their internet marketing business. Because not only was she watching and learning from the biggest names in the business–she was creating and writing the products for them!
Can you think of anyone else you would trust to learn the skills needed to finally find success for yourself?
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Karen Cook works in a Public Library because she loves books and writing. See why Tiffany Dow is her mentor at…ebookempire.blogspot.com
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