I just wanted to share with you a case study that Lee McIntyre did based on the interview I did with him recently. The purpose of the case study is to show people how easy it is to create their own info product. I hope you find this video useful and if you have any questions about how to create your own, please do not hesitate to ask.
I just wanted to tell you about a great new product that I was lucky enough to purchase in advance through a Warrior Special Offer or more commonly referred to as a WSO. It’s by Adeel Chowdhry and it’s called ‘Overnight Affiliate Cash’. It officially launches tomorrow at noon (EST) and if you are interested in affiliate marketing, but aren’t happy with your current results, then definitely take a look at this product.
Overnight Affiliate Cash is one of the most enjoyable products I have reviewed lately and it is filled with some really solid advice. The idea of creating review sites and special bonus packages is something that I was already familiar with and these are two things you definitely want to try and do to separate yourself from the crowd. Unfortunately, I simply haven’t had enough time to create my own review sites and put together some awesome bonus packages. That is, until now.
Adeel has also launched another new product called ‘Killer Presell Templates’ and these templates are REALLY awesome. He’s offering two types of memberships, Gold which offers one template per month and Diamond which offers two templates per month (I’ve already signed up for the Diamond membership and if you’re like me and have struggled with trying to create these types of templates and bonus packages on your own, you’ll realize what a great deal these templates really are).
If you want to check out my bonus package for Adeel Chowdhry’s Overnight Affiliate Cash simply click on the link below. I hope this product helps you as much as it has helped me.
If you haven’t heard of Lee McIntyre before then do yourself a favor and read some of his FREE reports (by the way, just because he’s giving it away, doesn’t mean they’re not valuable… his reports contain some really great tips that most people would either charge you for or would keep secret).
Two freebies you should get you hands on are a report called ‘6 Months of Magic’ which talks about how he went from zero to $20,000 a month, as well as a leaked chapter from his best selling product ‘Mailing Lists Unleashed’.
By the way, if you’re interested in learning more about Mailing Lists Unleashed, click on the link below (and you’ll also save $10 if you decide to purchase it).
So just HOW MUCH traffic is enough? Do you need 100’s of visitors? 1000’s of visitors?
Successful web site traffic is never JUST about HOW MUCH traffic you can bring. In fact if it was only about how many visitors … you could drop a few hundred bucks and bring in hundreds of thousands of the least expensive visitors possible … and you’d be done.
NOT!!!
Here’s the key. You need the RIGHT type of visitor (whether it’s paid traffic or free traffic.) That’s because if your traffic isn’t interested in the product or service you’re selling, then there’s no hope at all of making any sales.
Let’s relate this to the offline world. Let’s say you own a small retail store that sells landscaping products (for example topsoil, mulches, and other ground covers.)
But if the people who walk through the door live in apartments, then chances of making a sale are slim to none.
To sell your landscaping products … who would need to walk through your door? Can you describe your customer?
A successful philosophy starts with the mind of the consumer. What do they want? What do they need?
This is exactly the process that an ONLINE marketer needs to do when deciding what type of traffic to bring to their site.
So let’s go back to the online world now.
Take a look at the product or service that you’re selling, and of course we’ll make a step of faith here that it’s something that people do actually want to buy.
Since buyers are looking for solutions to problems, then you need to know, where do they go when they want information? Yes, they’ll be doing some searching on the internet. They’ll go to their favorite search engine and start looking for some free information.
To get YOUR information into the results, you need to address their problem, and this can be done in an article, a blog, a youtube video, a podcast or any other CONCISE form of sharing information online. Be sure to ALWAYS include a call to action at the end of your info-piece because your goal is now to bring that CAPTIVE AUDIENCE back to your web site.
One of the ways to encourage them to come to your site, is to offer a free report or e-course series. Develop some credibility and rapport with your new lead, and then work on converting them to a buyer as a second step.
Traffic sources like YouTube, forums, article directories and podcast directories are excellent in producing targeted free traffic. And although in the beginning it may only produce hundreds rather than the thousands you are hoping for, always remember that every one of these visitors is HIGH QUALITY because they are already targeted to your market or niche.
P.S. If you are looking to generate more traffic for your own website, I recommend you take a look at these really great videos: http://www.VisitorSenseSpecialOffer.com
There’s no doubt that somewhere along the way you’ve heard someone say, “The money is in the list.” Am I right? And today might be the day when you have finally come to realize that you need an opt-in list. So you started your pursuit by reading articles, did a little online searching, and maybe you have even been reading posts on your favorite forum. But maybe you’re not brand new to list building, maybe you started 6 months ago, 12 months ago maybe even a few years ago and you are paying monthly for that online account, but you’re just not satisfied with the results that you’re getting from your opt-in list.
Today’s blog post will address both of these things. You can accept this fact as truth: people have made small fortunes with their opt-in lists. And finally today you are probably in a place, in your heart and mind, where you’re ready to dedicate some of your time, money and resources to growing your own opt-in list.
It might be said that your list is the most important marketing tool, and whether that’s true or not - if you don’t have one you are not achieving anywhere near your income potential.
While a large list of subscribers is important, the quality of that list is even more important. Your emails need to be opened, read and hopefully links are clicked on. The best way to achieve this result is to begin with that end goal in mind. You want your customers to trust you and your products, so begin by writing articles in your area of expertise. Post them not only in forums, but article directory sites. This is the beginning phase of building credibility, your online identity and your brand.
Always link back to your site, so the readers are able to see what your online business is all about, and what products you are offering. Even if you’re promoting other’s products, it’s truly hard for someone to trust and believe your recommendation if they haven’t first developed a relationship with you - that’s your goal and purpose.
The next thing is to keep a common theme in the material that you send to your list. For example, if you are building a list of pet owners there’s likely no point in mailing out an offer for a new weight loss product. Since it will just confuse your readers. Keep your e-courses, product offers and other material to a common thread or theme. Again, you are building rapport and credibility with your subscribers. Third is to keep in touch with those on your list. In the past I built lists, and many months would go by between mailings. So, when I finally did launch a new product and sent a mailing to my list, it was ineffective. Why? They didn’t remember who I was. Now how often you should mail your list will vary. Personally, I think that daily is just a bit too frequent, but I also subscribe to lists that the sender mails his subscribers, typically, twice daily.
The final point today is to make sure that when you build this list, you are using a reliable online service. The small monthly fee is very worthwhile, and you will be able to make that back in profits many times over.
I use and highly recommend AWeber. They are known for having top notch email deliverability as well as excellent customer support, which are both very important. If you don’t have an autoresponder yet or you aren’t pleased with your current one, you can click here to learn more about AWeber: http://www.gettingstartedonlinefast.com/recommends/bestautoresponder
Just remember, it’s never too late to start focusing some of your resources on building your opt-in list. So why not start today?
Last night I listened to Lee McIntyre’s ‘Grab Your Lifestyle’ audio. I’m always blown away by the value he provides in his products and can’t believe he is selling it for only $10. It’s a 70 minute interview that is filled with great tips and includes not only the mp3, but the full transcript as well.
Lee is definitely someone I recommend listening to and I’ve learnt a tremendous amount about internet marketing from him. For those of you who are not familiar with his name yet, he’s a former school teacher which is why I think he is so good at teaching this stuff.
By the way, I’ve included two links on this page where you can download some of Lee’s stuff for free. There is a link for a free report and a leaked chapter from his very popular product ‘Mailing Lists Unleashed’.
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And Rob’s blogs continue to crank out cash, even when he’s not
paying any attention to them.
Earlier this year he went on a luxury holiday to a 5 star resort,
while his blogs continued to crank out thousands of dollars on
autopilot.
Rob started with just a hundred bucks, yet he’s turned it into
huge wealth, and you can do the same when you know his methods
and system.
Recently he decided to test his methods against the latest
blogging software program that everyone is raving about… and
his blogs won the competition hands down by making MORE money
both in the short term and the long term.
Yet his system isn’t going to cost you even a small fortune to
learn!
This is the title of an awesome blog post that I recently read by Soren Jordansen.
No matter how much traffic you are getting to your websites, you would always like more and Soren discusses some great ways to get more traffic quickly and easily such as traffic exchanges, safelists, and viral list builders.
You should check out Soren’s blog post by clicking on the link below: