May 10, 2008
Karate Practice In The Waves
Well, it's not actually karate practice, just a
couple guys practicing the crane stance... they
obviously saw The Karate Kid :-)
The beaches here on the Emerald Coast are uncrowded
enough that you can find a quiet spot and act silly.
I hope you'll join us on May 17th.
If you think that you can, drop me a note via
email if you're on my list and have my email
address. Otherwise, drop me a note here:
http://WillieCrawford.com/helpdesk/
I'd rather not post my email address where the
spambots can pick it up.
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 07:23 PM | Comments (0)
Smiling Abi - Hanging Out On Okaloosa Island
Here's a shot of Abi Carmen during out networking
gathering.
See, we did have fun :-)
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 07:18 PM | Comments (0)
Chuck Evans - The Warrior, Inner Circle Member, And Golf Instructor
He's a shot of me shooting the breeze with Chuck
Evans of ChuckEvansGolf.com
While we were hanging out on the balcony
of The Crab Trap on Okaloosa Island, Chuck
actually had informercials running on The
Golf Channel. He's that good, although I
didn't pick his mind about my golf game.
He did invite me over to work on my game...
at one of the Destin courses where he hang
out from time to time. I'm not sure that
I want to embarrass myself though. If you
check out Chuck's site, you'll see he really
IS an expert!
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 07:10 PM | Comments (0)
Clothing Is Somewhat Optional On The Local Beach
This the approach to the restaurant (from the ocean side) where
we had our last networking gathering.
No, the sign didn't mean that it was nude, only
that they'd serve you if you didn't dress up. A
beach towel is fine.
Now, if you Google "nude beach + Navarre, Florida"
you'll probably find references to a beach in my
hometown. That beach is technically not legally
nude though... it's on a military reservation, and
people periodically get arrested there for trying
to make it so.
And that's not why I moved to Navarre. When I left
the military, I was stationed at nearby Eglin, AFB,
and the area was so beautiful that I decided to
stay forever :-)
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 07:02 PM | Comments (0)
How To Get And Keep More Loyal Ezine Subscribers
How To Get And Keep More Loyal Ezine Subscribers
Copyright 2008 by Willie Crawford
When I noticed an automatically generated note from one of my
email list hosting accounts at ProfitAutomation warning me that
the account was approaching the 200,000 subscriber limit, and
that I needed to increase its size, I realized that I finally
had all of the subscribers that I really "needed." That
account is one of five that I have with ProfitAutomation,
and I also have one with Aweber.
So, while I still have a goal of building my database to over
1 million subscribers before the end of 2008, subconsciously I
have to admit... that's somewhat for "bragging rights."
As I studied list building over the years, I eventually realized
that a more important question than how to grow your list is
"How do you keep loyal subscribers."
Growing a large list is fairly simple... depending upon your
definition of large.
It's as simple as:
- Having a subscribe box on every page of your website
- Having a subscribe box somewhere in the backend of each
sales processes
- Giving people a very specific reason for subscribing (telling
them what benefit they'll gain from being on your list)
- Using testimonials from happy subscribers to prove that
other already enjoy your ezine
- Focusing your ezine on a tightly niched topic that your
audience has a real interest in
There are other things that you can do such as joint ventures,
and finding ways to get in front of other publishers'
audiences, but it all centers around answering the question of
"What's in it for me?" that all of your potential subscribers
have.
Once you get subscribers though, how do you keep them?
My friend Paul Myers, in his ebook, "The Amazing List Machine"
taught me that you simply deliver to your subscribers what you
promised them when they first joined your list.
If your ezine is on affiliate marketing, then your content
teaches them affiliate marketing.
If your ezine is on website traffic generation then your
content teaches them about website traffic generation.
If your ezine is on cooking (as one of mine is) then you teach
them to cook.
Sounds fairly simple doesn't it?
If you give your subscribers what you promised them when you
enticed them to join your list, they should stay on your list,
and read your newsletters, provided their needs don't change.
For many ezine publishers, the tougher question becomes "How do
I monetize my list without driving off subscribers." After all,
isn't that why most of us started a newsletter?
Yes, it's fun writing something that people enjoy reading. It's
nice getting emails telling you how long they've been a
subscriber, and how much of a difference your lessons have made
in their lives.
However, that won't put food on your table. So, how do you
monetize your list?
The answer is that you offer them goods and services directly
related to the topic of your list. If your list is on cooking,
then you offer them cookbooks, and cooking gadgets, and perhaps
cooking videos... or live workshops.
If you ezine is about list-building then you offer them
supplemental courses on list-building. You offer them software
that automates the process more. You offer them case-studies
that show how others are building large, responsive lists.
The whole process is fairly simple when you step back and look
at it. You entice subscribers to join your list by promising
them exactly what they want (that you can deliver). You keep
them by delivering what you promised. Finally, you monetize your
list by selling them things that make it easier for them to get
what they were looking for when they first joined your list.
Take a few minutes now and examine your process. Honestly look
for weak points in your system... and then fix them. Then you
too will one day realize the you no longer need to focus on
growing your list. Then the challenge becomes deepening the
relationship that you have with list members, although you should
have been focused on that all along too :-)
----------------
Willie Crawford has been running an online business, largely
driven by email marketing, since late-1996. He is the author of
the popular ebook "How I Boosted My Ezine Sign-Up Rate By 5200
MORE Subscribers Per Month - Virtually Overnight - And You Can
Too." Get your copy now at http://TheRealSecrets.com/5200/
Posted by Willie Crawford at 09:16 AM | Comments (0)
May 09, 2008
20 Ways To Make $100 Per Day Online Video #2
More 20 Ways video...
20 Ways To Make $100 Per Day Online!
Posted by Willie Crawford at 05:59 PM | Comments (0)
20 Ways To Make $100 Per Day Online - Video
Some vintage 20 ways video :-)
Posted by Willie Crawford at 05:55 PM | Comments (0)
Eating, Taking Notes And Telling Jokes At The Okaloosa Island Gathering
Another shot from the balcony of The Crab Trap, on
Okaloosa Island, September 2007.
The crowd was thinning and a few had wondered
down to the water.
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 01:13 PM | Comments (0)
Gregg Hall Offering A Few Tips
Here's a short of Gregg Hall offering a few tips.
Notice how beautiful the water is in the
background. Gregg's another local as well
as someone you frequently come across on
the forum. He has a LOT of articles floating
around in cyberspace too!
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 01:04 PM | Comments (0)
Ken & Cyndi, Networking On Okaloosa Island
Here's a short from last years informal gathering
on Okaloosa Island. We just mostly sat on the
patio, traded ideas, and relaxed.
We'd love to have you join us on Saturday,
May 17th.... time still TBD but figure mid-afternoon
until we get tired of each other :-)
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 12:56 PM | Comments (0)
Do Something Nice Today - Help Dr. Mani Out On His Impact Factor Challenge - It Won't Cost You Anything :-)
Little things make a big difference.
Please join this simple challenge where
all that you're really asked to do is
do something nice for others each day.
Let's help this really take off!
Get full details and help out at Dr. Mani's
site: http://ezinemarketingcenter.com/impactfactor/
Thank you,
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 11:25 AM | Comments (1)
One Affiliate Has Earned Over $7000 From This Simple Ebook
In an earlier post, I recommended getting and
reading a copy of the ebook
"20 Ways To Make $100 Per Day Online"
That triggered an email from one happy affiliate who
thanked me for introducing him to the ebook AND
to the affiliate program for the ebook.
I forgot to mention in my earlier note that the
affiliate program for "20 Ways" pays 100% commission.
When you purchase, Paypal IPN adds a note to our
database that you're eligible to become an affiliate.
Then Paypal redirects you to a download page. On the
download page, there's a link to our customer-only
affiliate program.
The affiliate program pays 100% commission on the
ebook "20 Ways To Make $100 Per Day Online."
We don't want you promoting the ebook without having
actually READ it. Otherwise, how can you HONESTLY
recommend it? So, the product is the ebook.
A nice side benefit though is the affiliate program.
Please take a minute and check this amazing ebook out
now at http://20Ways.org
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 11:07 AM | Comments (0)
Willie Crawford Reveals "The Secret"...
During our last beach gathering, as the sun went down
the die-hards gathered at a picnic table at a local
beachfront restaurant.
Here's a cropped photo where I seem to have
everyone's attention:
Now I just need to remember what we were
talking about :-)
That day was a lot of fun, and I would like to
do it again... SOON!
I'll announce when in my ezine, so if you're
not a subscriber, use the subscribe box in the
menu bar on the right to sign-up now :-)
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 08:16 AM | Comments (0)
Sunset At The Beach
Since I'm showing photos from near my house, I may
as well show you a typical beach sunset.
This photo was taken by Inner Circle member Michael
Worthington's wife Pauline. Pauline too hundreds of
pictures when she visited us for a few days. She's a
great photographer... even when working with a subject
like me :-)
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 07:47 AM | Comments (0)
Feeling Overwhelmed? Take A Deep Breath And...
Finally - It's Friday. I don't know how your week has been
but mine has been hectic, and I'm ready for a day or two off.
During this week, I've:
- Reconstructed 2 websites that completely DISAPPEARED from
my web host's server. Since the host that I used for that
dedicated server wouldn't respond to support tickets or
return my phone calls, I simply reconstructed the domains
on a different host, and then re-pointed those urls to the
new host. Now, I have to decide what to do about the other
48 domains still at that host... many of which are
experiencing problems :-(
- Did 8 recorded interviews... only one of which I forgot
about until the HOST of the interview called to remind me.
Those interviews were on the radio, or part of various
info products that will start showing up in a few weeks.
- Decided to get back in shape. So I joined an online
fitness site. The site is run by certified fitness experts
who also run online businesses. I get personalized long
distance coaching from experts who also understand
computer geeks.
My goal is to drop "a few" pounds, tone up a LOT, and
eventually get back into competitive running and maybe even
karate competitions. I used to enjoy both immensely.
Here's the site that I joined, and I'd love to have you
join us too. http://www.ironstrongfitness.com/
I plan on blogging about parts of my journey back to
fitness. If you're like me, and spend too much time in
front of the computer, you've not kept fit. That's not
good for your health, and you need to do something about
it.
- I did 6 telephone consultations with clients... ranging
from 15 minutes for a quick question, to 1 hour strategy
sessions. Most of those calls were with seasoned marketers
but 2 were with beginners who had NO idea what niche they
wanted to go into. They'd just heard that "you could make
zillions online while you sleep."
For those who had no idea what they wanted to do, and for
several others than I communicated with via Skype, I had
them read, "20 Ways To Make $100 Per Day Online."
One of my mentors, long ago, told me that many people who
start home-based businesses just need to get over the
hurdle of earning a few thousand dollars per month FIRST.
That's what "20 Ways" shows you how to do very nicely.
If you haven't read this ebook, I ask you to get a copy
now, and read it today and tomorrow. You'll be glad that
you did. You can also read it completely risk free :-)
Get a copy, read it, and then if you don't like it, just
contact me at: http://WillieCrawford.com/helpdesk/
and I'll personally refund 100% of what you paid for this
amazing ebook. Get a copy at http://20Ways.org
- I looked over roughly $20,000 worth of info products
that people sent me review copies of via mail, UPS,
FedEx and digital access. These were all people looking
for help in promoting their products.
As you might imagine, I've only been able to really look
examine a tiny fraction of this "stuff." It's stacked
"ankle-deep" on my office floor :-)
As you can see, I had a fairly full week. I only shared
a fraction of it with you. If I were prone to overwhelm,
I'd certainly feel it by now.
I don't feel overwhelmed because I periodically give
myself permission to take a break. For me, that break is
generally just quiet time at the beach. There's something
about watching the waves, the sea birds, and children
flying kites, that's rejuvenating.
If you're feeling overwhelmed, maybe you need a break too.
If you're like me, you DEFINITELY need to get more exercise
and to get back in shape.
Why note take a day or two off to rejuvenate. The Internet
will still be here when you get back :-)
If you're a workaholic like me, to avoid feeling guilty
for just sitting on the beach, print out a copy of
"20 Ways To Make $100 Per Day Online" and take that with
you. Read it at your own pace... it's light reading. Grab
a copy now at: http://20Ways.org
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 07:39 AM | Comments (0)
Time To Gather At The Beach?
I AM thinking about organizing a beach-side gathering...just
for relaxing, and letting you meet a few of your online
neighbors. It's been a while since I've done that.
The last one that I organized was just 20 or so people who
drove to my part of Florida, and we hung out for a day.
Here's a photo of some of us on the beach and
although the photo has a blue tint,we all feel
just fine :-)
Looks relaxing doesn't it?
Enjoy the rest of the weekend, and I'll talk to you on
Monday :-)
Posted by Willie Crawford at 07:33 AM | Comments (0)
May 08, 2008
Make $1,500 Today...No Money Down
One of my all-time favorite reports... that
has made me a small fortune :-)
Check out: http://TheRealSecrets.com/AndrewCavanagh/
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 02:56 PM | Comments (0)
They're Lying To You And You Should Be Very Upset!
I've noticed a VERY disturbing trend lately that I think
you should be aware of. Not noticing it will cause
you to waste a lot of time, energy, and other resources.
What I'm rating about is "experts" that you listen to
for guidance whom I honestly believe deliberately give
you false information.
This email may make a few enemies, but I feel that it's
something that HAS to be said. In fact, I've even posted
similar notes on some VERY popular internet marketing
discussion forums. "The powers that be" may be pressured
into deleting them, but we'll see.
The problem is that less experienced marketers base
what and how they market on the advice of those that
they THINK are doing very well.
They also gauge how well they're doing by comparing their
results with the results that the experts share.
One of the most disturbing trends, the one that actually
sent me off on a crusade, is the fact that many "experts"
are telling people that they are getting astronomical
conversion rates when they send traffic to a webpage.
I've used a variety of methods to send millions of unique
visitors to some webpages written by copywriters who
charged tens of THOUSANDS of dollars to write those
sales pages, and I've NOT seen conversion rates like I
frequently see tossed around on discussion forums.
I feel that it's my duty to help you set reasonable
expectations, based upon typical results that those who
DO know what they are doing... get.
I'll share with you that targeted traffic, sent to very
well-written webpages, has converted as rate ranging from
above 20% to as low as .5%.
Seasoned copywriters often tell me that when they write
a webpage that converts at 2-3%, they're ecstatic!
This does NOT mean that you should settle for low conversion
rates. It means that you need to test, track, and then
do little things in your marketing that continuously
increase your conversion rates.
Those things include targeting the correct keywords.
Did you know that 80% of the keywords used by the trained,
seasoned experts, DON'T convert?
The most successful ones are successful BECAUSE they
test and track everything. So, they identify which keywords
aren't working for them, and then they focus on the winners.
Part of the problem though "seems to be" that many of the
experts are afraid to tell you the truth. They handle you
with "kids gloves" because they're afraid that if they
tell you bad news, you won't buy from them.
They seem to mistakenly think that you can't handle the
truth... that they have to paint a picture of everything
that they do producing incredible results.
Enough of the bad news though :-)
When I was in the military, my bosses taught me to NEVER
bring them bad news without also offering a workable
solution.
If you are an affiliate marketer in particular, you've
long been at a real disadvantage when promoting someone
else's product, because almost none of the big affiliate
networks provide any keyword tracking data for you to
KNOW which keywords (or pay per click campaigns) are the ones
that are really paying off for you.
I mention pay per clicks because unless you have a HUGE
database, PPC's are often the easiest, fastest, most
cost-effective way for many affiliate marketers to generate
traffic
Sadly, most people trying their hand at affiliate marketing
eventually give up - a lack of tracking and conversion
information makes it impossible for them to turn a profit :-(
Some of the "solutions" that I've seen used in the past were
a real train wreck. Either they used questionable tricks to
"get around" the problem (often breaching the "terms of
service" of major affiliate networks) or they just flat out
didn't work.
I'll get off my soapbox by sharing one solution that does
work... one that most of the fake experts, off spouting
bogus statistics, probably don't even know about...
It's called "Xtreme Conversions," and was created by Amir
Darwish, a friend, and a very talented programmer.
Simply by placing a small piece of code on your landing
page (or redirect page) you're using to promote products,
Xtreme Conversions gives you the data that you need to
make intelligent marketing decisions.
Extreme conversion lets you:
- Find the exact search phrases users types in that are
CONVERTING
- Find the exact search phrases that gets users actually
clicking on your ads
- Learn exactly what your target market wants (that's huge,
because the key to success in internet marketing IS as simple
as offering your customers what they want!)
- Identify with laser precision the best negative keywords
- Conclusively confirm which keywords your SEO efforts should
focus on
- Dynamically insert the correct (most profitable) keywords
into your pages
xTreme Conversion works with Google AdWords, Yahoo, MSN and
six other major search engines. As for affiliate networks, it
works with ClickBank, Commission Junction, Linkshare, Amazon,
Azoogle, MaxBounty and any others that enables you to add a
tracking ID to your affiliate link.
When I chatted with Amir, and told him how upset about all
of the mis-information being spread around, he wanted to help
too. We both realize that if you make decisions based upon
bad information, or deliberately spread mis-information, you
don't stand a chance.
So Amir offered to give you $30 off the price of his software,
but only for the next 72 hours.
If you're an affiliate using pay per clicks, or search engine
marketing, you cannot afford NOT use this software!
Here's the link:
http://TheRealSecrets.com/Conversions/
Now stop listening to those idiots... trust you instincts
more ;-)
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 09:54 AM | Comments (0)
May 07, 2008
DUMPED from Google - How to make more money with less traffic
Watch this video to see the frightening true story.
http://www.stompernet.net/jvp/aw.aspx?B=44&A=103
This REALLY Happened:
StomperNet co-founder Brad Fallon's Wedding Favors site was
DUMPED from Google.
That's HALF his traffic, HALF his sales, and HALF his entire
business.
Gone! Just Gone.
What did HE do?
Brad went and had the best 6 months EVER - without a home page
listing in Google.
You can watch how he did it, here:
http://www.stompernet.net/jvp/aw.aspx?B=44&A=103
BTW, this is one of StomperNet's now famous Going Natural
Videos, a brand new on, in fact. If you haven't seen these
kinds of videos before, you're in for a hard-core learning
experience.
Dan Thies, StomperNet Faculty and SEO Expert, took a million
bucks worth of collected data and developed, implemented and
PERFECTED a PPC strategy that SAVED Brad's company.
What Dan did is crazy - it's nuts - it goes against EVERYTHING
in the PPC book.
This is a NEW BOOK, and Dan and StomperNet wrote it.
You can't read it - but you can watch...
http://www.stompernet.net/jvp/aw.aspx?B=44&A=103
It's for ALL Experience Levels - Expert and Newbie.
But don't just take my word for it - go hear about it from the
guys who engineered the strategy - they've got the NUMBERS to
back it up.
Don't miss this video, or you'll miss the chance to DOUBLE your
income from PPC - or if you AREN'T doing PPC now, this is the
best way to start RIGHT.
http://www.stompernet.net/jvp/aw.aspx?B=44&A=103
Check it out,
Willie
By the way...
They've got more videos in this series in the works
already, so if you want to see more killer instructional videos
like this (that you WON'T see ANYWHERE ELSE) - be sure to opt-
in on the video page and confirm your subscription.
http://www.stompernet.net/jvp/aw.aspx?B=44&A=103
I know I already have!
Posted by Willie Crawford at 04:24 PM | Comments (0)
Callan Rush, Christina Hills, Jeff Herring, Justin Livingston, Peggy McColl, Dotsie Bregel, Willie Crawford, Mari Smith, Nancy Juetten & John Kremer In New FREE Teleseminar Series
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Dotsie Bregel - Founder of the National Association of Baby
Boomer Women
Willie Crawford - Founder of the Internet Marketing Inner Circle
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Posted by Willie Crawford at 03:29 PM | Comments (0)
Nice Little PLR Package - Pays 100% Commission
Here's a really nice set of Private Label Rights ebooks
that can be used in numerous way.
http://WillieCrawford.com/NiceLittlePackage/
The products are outside the Internet marketing
niche, and are on great topics.
You can also resell the entire PLR package to earn
100% commission paid directly to your Paypal account.
On a small test mailing that I did, the page converted at
11.5%... but I'm sure that's not typical.
If your customers are looking for something outside
the IM niche, or something other than all of the
big ticket product offers that they are being bombarded
with, this should convert very well for you.
Be one of the first to promote this very nice package ;-)
http://WillieCrawford.com/NiceLittlePackage/
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 11:31 AM | Comments (0)
May 06, 2008
A Blast From The Past - The First Seminar That I Hosted - April 2003
Here's a photo that my friend Jon Atwood took at
the first Internet marketing seminar back in April 2003.
My memory somewhat fails me but I do recognize
some of those in the photo. I won't say where
they are but this photo includes:
- Dr. Bob Silber
- Stephen Pierce
- Alicia Pierce
- David Hunt
- John Reese
- John Atwood
- Peter Twist
- RitaAnn Evans
- Gary Knuckles
- Willie Crawford
- Ramon Williamson
- Kelvin Brown
- Kennon fort
and I can't quite make out the others. Maybe they'll
email me and chew me out :-)
This was the Monday following my first seminar. We
were scheduled to go out deep sea fishing, but he
sea state was too rough. So we snapped a photo
on the pier, and then some of us went back to the
seminar room and made an audio product that
everyone involved got the rights to.
We called those recordings "The Fish Tapes" and
they were so good that some of us still market them.
My next seminar is scheduled for June 28th - 29th,
in Atlanta, Georgia. We don't have a fishing trip
planned this time but it will be a lifechanging event!
By the way, several of those featured in that photo
went on to earn millions in Internet marketing.
Maybe you should make my next seminar. You'll be able
to read more about it at:
http://InternetMarketingMomentumBootcamp.com
Right now we have just a blog, but in 1-2 days,
we should have the registration form up.
Go ahead and mark it on your calendar since we'll only
have room for 100 people total.
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 05:36 PM | Comments (0)
20 Ways To Make $100 Per Day Online
You have read this amazing ebook haven't you?
http://20Ways.org
If not, grab a copy now, take the phone of the hook,
turn off the television, and absorb this ebook!
I CONTRIBUTED to it, and I've read it 4 times :-)
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 04:32 PM | Comments (0)
"Seminars With The Experts" - 12 Free Teleseminars In 12 Weeks
12 Information-Packed Interviews – one a week beginning
May 20th, 2008.
The interviews will be held each Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. EST.
Discover:
* Hear How They Started their Internet Businesses
* Find Out Their Special Strategies
* Get their Advice: What Would They do Differently if They Were Starting Now?
* Hey – It’s a 12 Course Seminar for YOU – and it’s FREE
Interviewees are:
Liz Tomey
Jeff Mills
SaRita Hartin
Matthew Glanfield
Dave Gale
Sean Mize
Jesse Jameson
Lisa Preston,
Reed Floren
Eric Rockefeller
Michael Green
and Willie Crawford
Get more details and register free here:
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Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 12:45 PM | Comments (0)
Be Careful - Your Business IS At Risk
One of the emails that I received yesterday was from a
friend, and Inner Circle member, Michael Badger. In his
email, Michael issued the same ominous warning that I've
also issued, namely...
That you will see more new product launches in the
Internet marketing niche this month, than at any time
in Internet marketing history.
Michael went on to share a thought that I agree with
100%. That is that all of these launches will be
designed to get you emotionally pumped up, and buying
the product without really thinking it through. Then,
a few days later, you acknowledge that it's not really
going to help you... primarily because, just as with the
last dozen products that you purchased, you won't apply
what they teach.
You read the ebook, or went through the course, and
then continued looking for a largely non-existent, easier
way.
I earn a full-time living marketing my own and affiliate
products. I've earned the majority of my income from
the Internet since 1996.
I'd actually like to make a deal with you...
First of all, I'd like to ask you to ignore 95% of the
things that you see promoted in emails. If you'll do that
I'll help you navigate the minefield, and share with you
what will actually help you to grow a real, long-term,
online business.
As I said, I've been in business online since late-1996.
I have figured out much of the puzzle, and I also have
many friends who've been in business just as long, who've
also figured out the puzzle, and who constantly share
with me what is working best for them.
Reading my posts here allows you to tap into that
experience completely free of charge.
What works anyway?
1) You need a product that the market wants, is willing
to pay for, and you need to offer it to people who can
afford to pay for it! Miss any of those elements and
you're swimming upstream... will soon tire, and then
you'll wash out to sea along with countless other
disappointed aspiring Internet marketers.
2) You need a process that CONVERTS. It does no good
to send prospects to a webpage if they don't take the
action that you want them to take. So you need to test
and track your conversions.
3) You need traffic. Having a website without traffic
is totally USELESS and won't earn you anything.
We'll get into traffic generation in a future post, but
I will recommend that at first you combine #2 and #3 by
diverting traffic from the easiest source to tap into that
I can think of... that's Google AdWords.
I do have to WARN you… if you don't know what you're
doing, using Google AdWords won't do anything for you
except empty your bank account.
Done right, you basically turn on a flow of quality
traffic, and you control how much, how fast, and how
long that traffic flows to your website.
Conversely, done wrong, you pay for a lot of the wrong
traffic, sent to the wrong pages on your website, in
the wrong volume, and it's wasted traffic, wasted time,
and waste funds.
I do recommend that even beginners start with Google
AdWords mainly because it really is the least expensive
traffic that most marketers can tap into, and you can
have that traffic flowing to your site in under an hour.
I also recommend that you START by reading a special
report by Ian Rollinson, a Certified AdWords Expert,
called “AdWords 180.”
Google AdWords Expert Ian Rollinson
The reference to "180" basically points to the fact that
MOST people do AdWords all wrong! Ian shares with you
his proven system that gets you MUCH better results.
At least it got ME much better results :-)
You can get a free report from Ian and learn more about
his system at: http://www.adwords180.com/WC/
I've been online since before Google, before AdWords,
and before 95% of the sites that are currently most popular
on the internet. YouTube and MySpace were inconceivable
back when I got started.
My point is, I've seen and tested a lot of things. I've
also done a LOT with AdWords. I've even conducted live
extensive teleseminars on using pay-per-clicks. Much of
what I taught a few years ago has CHANGED and I no longer
focus on teaching pay-per-clicks.
The first ebook that I absorbed on the topic was called
"The Definitive Guide To Google AdWords" and then I read
"Google Cash." Both ebooks taught me a lot, but the methods
taught in both were perfect for back then.
AdWords 180 shares methods (an approach to Google AdWords)
that are right for today. AdWords 180 will help you to get
some quick traffic without risking a lot of money or wasting
a lot of time.
Check out Ian site now, and grab his free report:
http://www.adwords180.com/WC/
I'll end our discussion here for today, because another very
REAL DANGER that you face is information overload. All of
those product launches throw new information at you so fast
that you can't possible digest it all, so you can't possibly
benefit from it if you stay in the "collecting and analyzing
mode."
Eventually, you do have to shift into the doing mode.
That's it for now :-)
It's an absolutely beautiful day where I'm at. I hope that
it's the same where you're at. If it's not, I'll let you in
on a little secret...
You choose how you perceive your surroundings and circumstances.
So to have a great day, in a beautiful place, all you have to
do is… choose to.
Try it ;-)
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 08:36 AM | Comments (0)
I Think That You'll LOVE This...
Check out:
http://www.howtovideotraining.com/index.php?afid=14
You'll thank me.
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 12:12 AM | Comments (0)
May 05, 2008
When The Gurus Want More Traffic - This Is Who They Call...
If you ever wanted to learn how to get massive amounts of
traffic without Google, or SEO.
Then this will be the most important email you will ever read.
(Im serious)
You see...
For the last 3 years many people have been hounding this one
guy to speak and reveal how he gets more traffic that some of
the biggest fortune 500 companies.
All the top Internet guys have heard of him but nobody has got
him to open up.
Until now...
This guy ran over 5.2 MILLION dollars PER MONTH through his
merchant accounts.
He has run BILLIONS (Yes, that's Billions with a "B") of
impressions through his adservers.
His websites have been ranked by Alexa as some of the highest
traffic websites in the world.
Lets just say he knows how to get MASSIVE AMOUNTS of traffic.
And he does it with out Google, SEO, or any search engines.
You always knew there was more to traffic than just SEO or Adwords.
Last year, he accepted 30 students who each paid $25,000 to learn
how he does it.
Right now his top student is making over 2.2 million a month!
And now, for the first time ever, his traffic tactics are
exposed in this video.
The best part is that you don't need to pay 25k for this,
actually you don't have to pay anything, just click on this
link to download this marketing genius' secrets into your brain.
http://TheRealSecrets.com/TrafficUniversity/
If you want to make a lot of money online, then watching this
video is not a choice - IT'S A MUST! Think about it... This video gives
you internet marketing coaching from The Master of Mass Traffic,
who people pay 25k to learn from and it won't cost you a dime! Not
watching this video is seriously like refusing thousands of dollars
in cash...
My only advice = GO WATCH THIS VIDEO NOW!!!!
http://TheRealSecrets.com/TrafficUniversity/
Willie
By the way...
One word of caution... business people who have applied his
techniques have reported extreme flooding of sales and many have
had their merchant accounts blow up! So make sure you follow
his advice about stocking your inventory and warning your merchant
accounts BEFORE you apply this stuff.
Posted by Willie Crawford at 07:15 PM | Comments (0)
Why Joint Venture Partners Don't Promote Your Product
Why Joint Venture Partners Don't Promote Your Product
Copyright 2008 by Willie Crawford
You spend months creating a product, designing a
website, and having copy written and tested. You spend
countless hours schmoozing joint venture partners. Then
your launch day comes, you "push the button" and...
The silence from lack of orders is deafening.
What went wrong?
Where are all those customers that you knew your 300 joint
venture partners would send you?
Chances are, 95% of those joint ventures partners didn't
promote, or didn't promote to the extent that you
anticipated.
Let's look briefly at why the sad sequence of events
described above happens all too often. Here are four
common reasons:
1) Your JV Partners Promised To Promote Too Many Products
If you are approaching all of the biggest players in
your niche, and if there are a lot of product launches
happening in your niche, your JV partners may have
simply over-promised.
It's not uncommon for may super-affiliates to be
approached with joint venture offers dozens of times per
week. Some are so bombarded with repeated request from
the same people that they often find it easier to give
a "tentative yes."
The problem is that if it's your launch, you may not
know that it's a tentative yes.
The way to avoid this problem is to ask for a definite
commitment. Just be frank and ask your joint venture
partners "if you can depend upon them?"
Another way to avoid this problem is to seek joint
venture partners that aren't bombarded with constant
joint venture requests. There are many times more
less-visible potential joint venture partners who
have very responsive lists, than there are overwhelmed
"super affiliates."
A good place to have some of these potential joint
venture partners actually FIND YOU is The International
Association of Joint Venture Brokers. Just get your
projects and launches into their database, and JV
partners in your niche will find you!
2) Your Sign-up Process Is Too Convoluted
It's unbelievable how complex many people make the
process of just registering as a joint venture partner
and getting an affiliate link.
Don't make your potential joint venture partners
register at three different places JUST so that they
can help you with your launch. If you do...
they'll say yes initially, but drop out when they see
how many hurdles they have to jump.
3) You Don't Provide The Right Tools
Most successful affiliate marketers have favorite tools
that they prefer using. For some it's videos, for others
it's rebrandable ebooks, for others it’s articles that they
can change the urls in, and for others it's pay-per-clicks.
You absolutely must provide the tools that your affiliates
prefer using. Don't expect them to change how they
market to conform to your launch plans. They usually know
from experience what works best with their customers.
You also need to provide some tools that allow a "soft
sell" rather than high pressure tactics. Some affiliates
will not use high pressure tactics on their subscribers.
For affiliates like that, tools such as rebrandable
ebooks (that actually teach something) which sell your
product as a solution to problems mentioned in the ebook,
work MUCH better. Use rebrander software such as Viral
Document Toolkit to allow your affiliate to rebrand links,
and even text in these ebooks.
4) Your Timing Is Incredibly Poor
If you are in a niche where there are hundreds of new
product launches each month, such as Internet marketing,
then your timing is critical!
If your launch coincides with another MAJOR big ticket
launch, your launch may simply be drowned out by all of
the "noise" made by those promoting the other product.
Your list members may be bombarded by some much email
for the other product that they don't even SEE yours.
To avoid this, you need to consult launch calendars, such
as the one available through The International Association
of Joint Venture Brokers. Savvy product owners make sure
that THEIR product launches, events, and even free
giveaways are in this database.
Those planning product launches who don't want BIG
disappointments consult this database to see what else
is planned for the days, or weeks that they plan to
do their launch.
Consulting a database such as one provided by IAJVB
also uncovers another opportunity. When you see other
launches in your niche, you are also looking at events
where you can piggy-back or dove-tail your launches.
Instead of competing head-to-head with product launches
in your niche, why not contact some of the other product
owners and propose working together. Use their product
as a backend to your product and ask them to do the
same. Maybe ask them to offer your product to their
exit traffic that doesn't convert.
There are dozens of ways that you can work WITH others
in your niche when you know what they have planned, and
you'll get much better results.
Another major thing that you'll accomplish is that you'll
get more affiliate who actually promote your product.
That's because you won't be forcing affiliates to choose
between competing launches... instead you can coordinate
for them to promote both launches... sometimes even with
one email :-)
You put far too much blood, sweat, and tears into
your product launch to allow it to hit a brick wall. Go
back and read the common reason that joint venture
partners DON'T promote launches... even after they've
indicated that they will. Eliminate as many of those
reasons from your product launch sequence as possible.
Doing a successful product launch with dozens, or even
hundreds, of joint venture partners is not rocket
science. However, like any "science" it does involve
careful observation of what is actually happening, and
responding appropriately. Now you know how to respond
to the reasons joint venture partners often don't promote.
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Willie Crawford is founder of The Internet Marketing Inner
Circle, and Executive Directory of The International Association
of Joint Venture Brokers. An accomplished joint venture broker,
and affiliate marketer for over a decade, Willie shares his
experience at: http://TheInternetMarketingInnerCircle.com
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Posted by Willie Crawford at 09:46 AM | Comments (0)
May 04, 2008
That Little Twit Rubbed Me Wrong! Read Before NOON CST May 5th, 2008
Over the past three weeks, I've talked with a LOT of people
who are in the middle of product launches, or planning
to launch products soon.
I've been approached by over 400 people in that time
period who wanted me to either promote a product or
help orchestrate a launch.
Sadly, I had to decline 98% of them. There's only one
of me, and I'm at capacity.
I've also talked to a lot of well-known individuals who
have done VERY high-profile launches that flopped
miserably! All of the "buzz" that they managed to create,
gave the impression that they were doing six or seven
figures. The reality was that many didn't break FIVE FIGURES.
I spent a lot of time analyzing why some of these launches
did so poorly... looking for commonalties.
That's part of what led to my subject line. In discussing
one high-profile launch that flopped, many potential JV
partners declined to promote... not because the product
wasn't an excellent product, but because they disliked ONE
person on the launch team who approached them. One very irate
individual did call him "a little twit" :-)
More accurately, they disliked how he approached them...
his whole demeanor. Little things like that can KILL your
launch or joint venture before it even gets started.
I recently spent 2 1/2 hours on brainstorming calls going
over things that people do wrong in setting up joint
ventures. I recorded those calls, and will turn them into
a $97 product as soon as I find the time. Hopefully, I'll
have that done by the end of next week.
In the meantime, I'd like to share the MP3's with you for only
$5. It's a reward for being alert :-)
That's right, you get the MP3 audio from my two calls for
only $5...
but only if you order before NOON CST, Monday, May 5th. At
that time, I'm pulling down the order links, and the next
time that I offer this product, it will be $97. Advisors who
were on those calls told me that it's well worth that much...
and I'm going to listen to them :-)
To grab it now for next to nothing simply visit:
http://WebsiteTrafficPhd.com/MakeOrBreakJointVentureSecrets/
There's nothing on that page but the order link.
After you order, you're redirected to the download page where you
save the MP3's to your computer... and listen to them over and
over again.
If you're planning a product launch any time soon, or are in
the middle of a launch that hemorrhaging... you need this.
As with everything that I offer, it comes with a 100%, no
questions asked, money-back guarantee... but it will NEVER be
offered for less than $97 again. Get it now for only $5 at:
http://WebsiteTrafficPhd.com/MakeOrBreakJointVentureSecrets/
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 05:41 PM | Comments (0)
May 03, 2008
Some Free Videos From A $25,000 Seminar...
Two years ago, at Yanik Silver's Underground Online
Seminar, I met Carlos and Lupe Garcia. They gave
a presentation on how they generate millions of visitors
per month to some of their webpages, and were a BIG hit
at the seminar.
Carlos and Lupe taught something so powerful that
at the end of their presentation, they announced that
they were holding a workshop, and they got a FLOOD of
signups.
That's impressive because the workshop cost $25,000
per person!
After the seminar was over, I got to spend some time
personally picking Carlos' and Lupe's minds. My wife and
I spent an evening at Ruth Chris' Steakhouse in DC,
sandwiched between Carlos and Lupe on one side, and Jon
walker (Jeff Walker's brother and business partner) on
the other side.
I've kept in touch with Carlos and Lupe since then. I
continue to learn from them via their workshops, etc.
Since they spend most of their time in Florida, only
a few hours from where I live, I frequently drop in
on classes that they teach etc.
I continue to learn from them because Carlos and Lupe
are known by those "in the know" as the "Kingpins of
Traffic". They've been the "hired gun" behind the scenes
for generating millions of website visitors for product
after product.
what they teach WORKS - plain and simple.
In any case, last year, Carlos and Lupe took on 30 private
coaching students at $25,000 each...
And now these students are reaping amazing results!
One of them is making $2.2 million a month, and another
is making over $500K a month...
I guess you could say $25K was worth it!
I have to admit that when they flashed the price of their
training on the screen at Yanik's my jaw dropped.
Now this is the best part... you can actually get access
to some of the information that these people paid $25,000
to get.
You see they're launching Traffic University on Monday, May
5th. That's basically the $25K coaching program but at a
price that average people can afford :-)
So in order to show people what they do, they've released A
LOT of powerful training videos...
I've watched these videos... AND studied some of the tactics
as they were being created. It's mind boggling how they
generated such HUGE amounts of traffic and online sales.
We're talking volumes of traffic that most people didn't even
know EXISTED.
Take a few minutes and go watch these videos now. This is
full-on, bare bones, big time marketing education from the
Undisputed Masters of Massive Traffic.
Here's the link:
http://TheRealSecrets.com/CarlosAndLupe/
Your jaw will drop like mine did. Now I just soak up their
experience-based teachings.
This is good stuff :-)
Willie
By the way...
I HAVE actually gotten a look at the pre-release version of
Traffic University. It's simply amazing - jammed packed with
real-world tactics that I am going to start using more in my
own business.
Posted by Willie Crawford at 08:58 AM | Comments (0)
Free Networking & Brainstorming Call - May 3rd, 2008
Just a quick note to say that we WILL have our free
networking and brainstorming call TODAY...
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 at:
12 Noon - 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
11AM - Noon Central Standard Time
10AM - 11:00 AM Mountain Standard Time
09AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Standard Time
If I didn't list your time zone, please confirm the time
at: http://WillieCrawford.com/3May08-teleseminar.htm
This call will be all open discussion but will focus on
setting up joint ventures, and launching products.
I continue to get questions on these topics and so that's
what I'll center the call around.
If you've been on previous calls, you should have gotten
an email notice. If you didn't you can retrieve the dial
in number by filing a ticket at:
http://WillieCrawford.com/helpdesk/
Please use the category, "General"
If you've never attended one of the calls, or unsubscribed
from our notification list, you will need to re-register at:
http://WillieCrawford.com/free-brainstorming-calls.html
I'll talk to you on the call.
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 08:10 AM | Comments (0)
May 02, 2008
Announcing The Internet Marketing Momentum Bootcamp - Hosted by Willie Crawford & Frank Garon
Willie Crawford and Frank Garon will host the Internet
Marketing Momentum Bootcamp, in Atlanta, Georgia,
June 28th - 29th, 2008.
During this bootcamp, Willie Crawford and Frank Garon will
spend 2 full days actually TEACHING attendees how to improve
their online businesses.
The sessions will cover numerous topics that those operating
online businesses MUST understand such as:
email marketing
list building
copywriting
testing and tracking
website traffic generation
joint ventures
product creation and order fulfillment
operating an affiliate program
generating free publicity
launching a product
There will also be several hot-seat session where select
attendees will present their business concepts and problems
to the room, and Willie, Frank, and other seasoned experts
will brainstorm solutions, and ways to improve those
businesses. Other attendees will see how some of those
solutions could be applied to their businesses.
Willie Crawford and Frank Garon both started their
online businesses in 1996. They both spend a LOT of time
doing one-on-one coaching and mentoring, and they
believe in openly sharing what has proven to work in
allowing them to build very comfortable online businesses.
Attendance to this bootcamp will be limited to 100
attendees, and 32 of those slots have been reserved.
For more information on The Internet Marketing Momentum
Bootcamp, visit:
http://InternetMarketingMomentumBootcamp.com
Here's what Greg Cesar, an attendee from my very first
seminar, had to say about that experience. All of my
seminars share the same feel and an environment of total
immersion.
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 09:57 PM | Comments (0)
Here's how to get more subscribers and sales...100% commissions too!
That was the headline that led me to purchase the latest
ebook that I download, and immersed myself in.
It was a great ebook written by inner circle member Rob
Richards. What was really eye-opening about it though
was how he actually repurposed some of MY material in
putting his package together.
Absolutely ingenious, and value-packed.
Here's the rest of Rob's email, except that I changed his
links to mine. You see, after you purchase his $7 ebook,
you are then eligible to resell it for 100% commission,
instantly deposited to your Paypal account!
Here's Rob's email:
Yesterday, I told you about my latest release, Giveaway Gold.
In it, you'll learn how I added more than 1100 subscribers
to my list and more than $800 to my bank account with very
little time and effort.
And it's something that ANYONE can do.
As my subscriber, you get first shot at promoting AND a 30%
discount (until next Thursday).
I think you're going to like this...
http://TheRealSecrets.com/GiveawayGold/
In this brand new report, you'll learn...
1. The ins and outs of how a JV Giveaway Event is run and the
three benefactors of the Event.
2. What you can do TODAY to begin building your list and making
more sales through JV Giveaways.
3. The two most important tools that you need to realize your
full potential through JV Giveaways.
4. The 3 Keys To Success in Using JV Giveaways.
5. What kind of gifts to use and perhaps more importantly, the
three types of gifts NOT to use.
6. The 2 things your gift MUST have in order to build your list.
7. Where to find the perfect gifts to give away.
8. What you need to do to make sure that your gift is seen.
9. Three “Do’s” to improve your click through rate.
10. Two simple principles to ensure maximum back-end sales.
11. A six step action plan that will guarantee your success.
12. How to gain absolutely the most subscribers in any Giveaway
Event
And so much more... :)
http://TheRealSecrets.com/GiveawayGold/
Go ahead and grab a copy now. You'll love it, and so will your
subscribers. Remember, you'll earn 100% instant commissions
when you share this very useful ebook with others.
willie :-)
http://TheRealSecrets.com/GiveawayGold/
Posted by Willie Crawford at 01:29 PM | Comments (0)
I'm Getting Back In Shape, And Invite You To JOIN ME!
After hanging out with a number of old friends at
seminars who have recently lost a few pounds, and
toned up, I've decided that I need to get healthier
too... or at least "lose the gut!"
I found something that IS working for me, and shared
it in an email to my ezine earlier today... without
mentioning that this is what I'm actually doing.
Anyway, since filters may have blocked a few emails,
I wanted to post that note here too:
Here is is:
Git Off The Couch
I'm going to warn you right now, the topic of this e-mail is a
bit outside of the ones you usually get from me...
And it's a bit long-winded too, but that should just tell you
how important I consider the subject...
See, here at Limitless Marketing we usually discuss products and
services that will help you grow your businesses, and generate
killer revenues and profits too.
Well, this new service from my friend Glenn Grundberg and his
partner Joshua Morris is really NO different.
Here's what I mean. As marketers, we sometimes get caught up in
the daily whirlwind of marketing and forget one simple truth:
It doesn't matter HOW much you make if you're not able to enjoy
it!
That's why I felt it was so important to get this e-mail to you.
Glenn and Josh have developed a powerful and exciting new plan-
called Personal Distance Training (PDT)- to Rapidly strip off
weight (or put it on, if that's what you need!), and get you
fitter and healthier...looking and feeling better...with more
energy and stamina than you've felt in years...
And do it painlessly, in just minutes a day- and from the
comfort of your own home or office!
http://TheRealSecrets.com/IronStrongFitness/
At Iron Strong Fitness, they have leveraged their insider
knowledge and experience as top-rated, certified and licensed
Personal Fitness Trainers...
Into an incredible online platform and fitness membership of a
scope and quality usually reserved only for celebrities or the
very wealthy.
Here's how it works:
When you join the Iron Strong PDT program, you will be given a
powerful set of fitness and weight loss tools, including:
* An Exhaustive Fitness Library chock-full of vital health,
diet, and workout articles including my favorite, the "15 minute
Fat Blaster" ;-)...
* Full access to an incredible Video Library of over 100 workout
routines and exercises that will show you proper form and safe
techniques to explode your results...
* Member's ONLY forums keyed to your training level where you
will personally interact with not only Iron Strong's Top
Trainers, but also Glenn, Josh and Brittany- the guys who TRAIN
the trainers...
* And much, much more...
But the REAL power of this sensational program is this:
When you become an Iron Strong Client, you will be assigned to a
Real, Live Human. Your Very Own Personal Trainer! Think of what
your pals are going to say when you drop THAT one on them at the
next gathering ;-)
Yup- unlike other online "fitness mills", Iron Strong Fitness
Hand-Crafts EVERY client's exercise prescriptions, diet
prescriptions and exercise regimens individually-meticulously
basing them on each individual client's personal body type,
goals, and health history, among other critical factors.
Then, once you have your prescriptions and regimens, it doesn't
stop there- these guys refuse to just dump you in your living
room or on a gym floor somewhere with your prescription
print-out clutched in your hot little hand...
Oh no- in fact it's just the beginning.
You will have a connection to your Trainer via a Secure and
Private Messaging System, where you can contact them any time
you like- to get answers to your questions, share your concerns,
and celebrate your Triumphs!
And here's the kicker- while you can contact them any time you
like: via PM, on the forums, or even by toll free call if you
are in the US or Canada, or Skype if you're not...
You may not have to...They are gonna call YOU.
That's correct- once you're on the program, you are FAR from
forgotten- in fact they claim they are not going to LET you
fail. And they back that up with their Iron Strong Guarantee,
too.
Look- fitness doesn't just happen to you. High energy, the
feeling of power, and the satisfaction of looking great doesn't
just come over you like magic. There is a bit of effort
required.
But if you make that effort, the benefits to your health and
strength will spill over into Every Area Of Your Life...
Even your marketing!
So Git Off The Couch, and I'll see you inside :-)
Oh, I almost forgot: As a special favor to me, Glenn (who
happens to be a TIMIC member :) has agreed to offer you, my
valued subscribers, an *exclusive rate* on this phenomenal new
membership. You won't find this ANYWHERE else but Right Here,
Right Now. Just use coupon code WillieC (case sensitive) at
checkout for a nice discount ;-)
This link will be good for three days ONLY, until 11:59:59 PM on
5/4/08 so don't delay: save over 30% off the normal rate before
Glenn puts the price back to normal and launches this incredible
service to the public.
http://TheRealSecrets.com/IronStrongFitness/
How Strong Do YOU Want To Be?
Willie Crawford
PS - The available slots are also limited- due to the insane
level of personal service they are offering, they want to make
darn sure they have everything just so, and they aren't willing
to compromise on quality one little bit, so get over there Right
Now and secure your spot!
PPS - If by some chance you get this late and miss the boat,
don't despair- Glenn and Josh have set up a registered
membership that will allow you to benefit from a lot of the
resources without the personal training component and some of
the premium content while you wait for a spot to become
available, so register today.
http://TheRealSecrets.com/IronStrongFitness/
Posted by Willie Crawford at 09:37 AM | Comments (0)
May 01, 2008
Now I Miss MY C-130 :-)
I flew C-130's for 17 years as an Air Force
navigator. This video reminded me of those
days:
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 10:43 PM | Comments (0)
Internet Marketing Super Conference 10 - Las Vegas, Nevada, June 19th - 22nd, 2008
Internet Marketing SuperConference 10
Hosted by Carl Galletti
Starting with 4 Days LIVE in Las Vegas, this year's event is
the 10th anniversary of the world's longest running Internet
marketing seminar.
Mark your calendars for these dates:
June 19-22, 2008
For details:
http://www.carlgalletti.com/cmd.php?Clk=2386625
This year's speaker line-up does include yours truly,
Willie Crawford
Please make your reservations as soon as practical.
Hotel rooms will be scarce starting May 18.
Thanks,
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 09:23 PM | Comments (0)
Doors Closing On Dan Kennedy's Info Riches Course - TONIGHT!
The very valuable Info Riches course + Info Millions
resell license is shutting down tonight at midnight
Eastern Standard Timezone.
Don't let this pass you by:
http://TheRealSecrets.com/dk/
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 04:17 PM | Comments (0)
US Marshalls Raided Their Office...
This is a story you don't hear every day...
It's about a young couple (whom I know) that
dropped out of high school after they had their
first daughter at 17 years old...
And over the past 10 years, they've become
underground internet marketing legends by
getting more traffic than fortune 500 companies.
But it gets weirder than that...
A giant cable company actually tried to sue them
and called the US Marshalls in to shut down their
office...
Watch this video to find out more:
http://TheRealSecrets.com/Marshalls/
(the amazing thing is that they weren't breaking
any laws... they're internet marketing intelligence
was just taking too much business from the cable company)
So they got back on their feet after a long legal tug
and war with the Giant Fortune 500 cable company.
And then (this is what turned them into internet
marketing legends)...
The launched a different campaign that went from
zero to over 5 million a month in only 6 months.
They got 5.3 billion online impressions.
And over 29.5 million visitors to their website.
(They did this all without Google, Adwords, or PPc)
Last year, these two came out from behind their
laptops and took on 30 students at 25k each.
Right now, one of their students is making 2.2
million a month. And another is making over
500k a month.
They've released a mind blowing training video
for you to watch.
Watch it:
http://TheRealSecrets.com/Marshalls/
Even if you think making millions a month is
out of your league. This video will show you
how you can double your sales and get tons
of traffic (without SEO)
To your success!
Willie
P.S. This young couple has proven one thing...
And that is that the most powerful thing you can
have is "Knowledge". They build their business
with nothing but knowledge. And now look at them!
Posted by Willie Crawford at 03:28 PM | Comments (0)
How To Deconflict Your Launch Dates
As I look at the sheer number of new launches
planned in the Internet marketing niche in May,
and beyond, I know that there will be many days
when DOZENS of people will try to launch a product
or project on the same day.
Sadly, many of those people will send out an
email announcement and get virtually NO response
simply because all of the noise made by bigger
launches will drown them out.
One tool that you can use in deconflicting
your launch from all of the others is the
calendar tool at The International Association
Of Joint Venture Brokers.
The IAJVB database contains all of the events
that our members enter, and they are output
on a calendar (via niche), so you can take a
look and see what is already planned.
The biggest drawback to this tool IS that the
database is only as good as the data entered.
That means that YOUR event won't be listed in
the database for affiliates and potential JV
partners to find you unless you enter it.
It also means that we can't tell you about
events where the event promoters don't let
us know... but if the product creator keeps
their launches too much of a secret, when they
do start the launch, it's likely to be drowned
out by all of the better orchestrated and better
publicized events anyway :-)
You can read more about The International
Association of Joint Venture Brokers and become
a member today at: http://IAJVB.ORG
Willie Crawford
Posted by Willie Crawford at 11:16 AM | Comments (0)
May 2008 - The Busiest Month EVER In Internet Marketing
As I worked my way through my morning email, I read
several notes from "Internet Marketing Insiders" alerting
me to the fact that...
"May 2008 will be the busiest month EVER in the history
of Internet marketing for major new product launches."
These emails were from people who help plan new product
launches, help to mastermind new product launches, and
generally keep their fingers on the pulse of the industry.
That tells me many important things.
One of those things is that if you're working on an
important project of your own, the "email noise" will make
it even harder to focus... if you allow it to.
It also tells me that if you hope to get your new product
offering noticed, it's even more important to be a part of
a strategic alliance.
That's why I fired off this email to you.
I honestly believe that TODAY your survival... more than ever,
requires you to stop operating in isolation and become a part
of The Internet Marketing Inner Circle.
The Internet Marketing Inner Circle is a member-only site...
an alliance that I've been a member of since 2006. I've helped
to grow it into a family of online marketers dedicated to
helping each other learn the truth about Internet marketing.
We are also very dedicated to each others success.
Join us today: http://TIMIC.ORG
I'll see you on the inside ;-)
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 07:30 AM | Comments (0)
April 30, 2008
You Are Using Redirects Or Cloaked Links... Aren't You?
I've written several articles, and written in several
of my ebook, on the importance of using promotional
domains when promoting affiliate products... and of
cloaking your links at times.
The biggest reason is that during many BIG affiliate
promotions, overly aggressive affiliates over-do it
and aggrevate a lot of people. This leads to a LOT
of spam complaints.
So, it's not uncommon for the domain for a product
to be blacklisted during a major launch. That means
that spam filters can be triggered just by your email
containing that url! If I remember correctly, that did
happen with Product Launch Formula 1.
It has happened for numerous other launches that I'm
aware of and IS why you are advised over and over again
by affiliate program managers to use cloaked or
redirected links!
At the same time,there a people who will tired of
receiving an ezine and rather than unsubscribing,
they'll drop an entire issue of the ezine into one of
the sites that accepts/process spam complaints.
For example, I once had an article running in a
very well-respected ezine with hundreds of thousands
of subscribers. My article was one of several in that
issue. A subscriber visited SpamCop (if I remember
correctly) and pasted the entire issue into their
complaint form.
The sites' form parses emails and identifies EVERY email
address and url in the email that is complained about
as a spammer. So, just by having an article with my
url in the resource box, my domain was blacklisted.
While that does not sound fair, it's the way a few
sites out there operate, and it can be nearly impossible
to get removed from some of these lists. The owner of
at least one of these sites has even received death
threats because he has adversely impacted so many
businesses, but his heavy-handed tactics continues.
So, you have been warned :-)
By the way, if you need a good place to get domains
inexpensively, I set this site up for clients where
I offer domains at VERY close to my costs:
http://WillieCrawford.com/domains/
I need to increase my price there :-)
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 10:49 AM | Comments (0)
Tell Me About Your Upcoming Product Launch
I have access to a database of roughly 50,000 affiliates
who are constantly looking for new, QUALITY products to
promote.
If you are on the verge of launching a new product, I'd
like to know about it BUT since my schedule is relatively
tight I do require that you be very brief in telling me
about it.
If you'll drop me a description, I'll see if I think I
can help you in any way. To do that, please submit a
ticket at my helpdesk: http://WillieCrawford.com/helpdesk/
- Please use the category "Personal For Willie"
- Please, very briefly tell me what the product is,
the price point, who the target market is, when it
will be released, and the url for the sales page.
- Please do NOT at this point send samples of the
product or access to it. I can't look at the majority
of products currently sent to me, so if I need that I'll
request it.
- I anticipate getting dozens, perhaps HUNDREDS of
submissions, so it will likely take a short while to get
back to you.
Please be patient.
My staff and I DO respond to all tickets. That category
only goes to me, so it will take longer than most tickets
submitted to my helpdesk.
Let's get your product some publicity and sales...
provided it's a quality product that the market actually
WANTS :-)
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 09:18 AM | Comments (0)
April 29, 2008
He Reads My Blog On His Cell Phone :-)
Here's a shot and a note from a subscriber who
monitors my blog while he's out an about.
It's a large image even after I optimize it,
so give it a minute to load.
This Blog In A Cell Phone Feed Reader
His note...
Hi Willie,
thought you might enjoy this, when I'm out and
about I read your blog thru the feedreader on
my Sony Ericsson P1i Cellphone.
Often then when I get home, I go to your blog on
my pc to re-read stuff. Its a great way to pass
time when in the doctors waiting room, waiting to
get my hair cut or whatever.
thanks
Fiachra
http://www.help-vids.com
Posted by Willie Crawford at 06:58 PM | Comments (0)
When The Gurus Want More Traffic - This Is Who They Call...
If you ever wanted to learn how to get massive amounts of
traffic without Google, or SEO.
Then this will be the most important email you will ever read.
(Im serious)
You see...
For the last 3 years many people have been hounding this one
guy to speak and reveal how he gets more traffic that some of
the biggest fortune 500 companies.
All the top Internet guys have heard of him but nobody has got
him to open up.
Until now...
This guy ran over 5.2 MILLION dollars PER MONTH through his
merchant accounts.
He has run BILLIONS (Yes, that's Billions with a "B") of
impressions through his adservers.
His websites have been ranked by Alexa as some of the highest
traffic websites in the world.
Lets just say he knows how to get MASSIVE AMOUNTS of traffic.
And he does it with out Google, SEO, or any search engines.
You always knew there was more to traffic than just SEO or Adwords.
Last year, he accepted 30 students who each paid $25,000 to learn
how he does it.
Right now his top student is making over 2.2 million a month!
And now, for the first time ever, his traffic tactics are
exposed in this video.
The best part is that you don't need to pay 25k for this,
actually you don't have to pay anything, just click on this
link to download this marketing genius' secrets into your brain.
http://TheRealSecrets.com/TrafficUniversity/
If you want to make a lot of money online, then watching this
video is not a choice - IT'S A MUST! Think about it... This video gives
you internet marketing coaching from The Master of Mass Traffic,
who people pay 25k to learn from and it won't cost you a dime! Not
watching this video is seriously like refusing thousands of dollars
in cash...
My only advice = GO WATCH THIS VIDEO NOW!!!!
http://TheRealSecrets.com/TrafficUniversity/
Willie
By the way...
One word of caution... business people who have applied his
techniques have reported extreme flooding of sales and many have
had their merchant accounts blow up! So make sure you follow
his advice about stocking your inventory and warning your merchant
accounts BEFORE you apply this stuff.
Posted by Willie Crawford at 05:34 PM | Comments (0)
You Did Get This?
This may be pulled soon:
http://TheRealSecrets.com/SimplyAmazing/
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 12:19 PM | Comments (0)
Learning A Few Things From Mike Stewart
Here's a shot of me with Mike Stewart.
Willie Crawford & Mike Stewart In Atlanta
Mike showed me some of the new audio stuff that he's
doing. Be on the lookout for a teleseminar where
we'll share some of it with you.
Mike also understands a LOT about helping local
businesses better use the internet. He showed me
lots of local car dealers, restaurants, etc. that
he set up with websites years ago... and the websites
that he designed still rank at the top of the search
engines and generate a lot of business for them.
Mike understand that offline businesses are a
MUCH better market that internet marketers.
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 12:10 PM | Comments (0)
Does Armand Make Me Look Skinny :-)
Here a shot of Armand an I as Big Seminar wound down.
Willie Crawford & Armand Morin in Atlanta
We had a lot of fun the night before with karaoke.
I've know Armand for about 9 years, and have
learned a lot from him. He has seminars and new
product launches down to a fine art.
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 12:05 PM | Comments (0)
Ken McCarthy's System Seminar - Chicago, Illinois, May 30th - June 1st, 2008
If you ask many of today's TOP internet marketers where they
got their real break-throughts they will tell you "The
System Seminar."
Just take a look at all of the big names who RARELY
endorse others who gave Ken video testimonials and you'll
see just how many careers he has indeed impacted.
Check out: http://www.thesystemseminar.com/133-1.html
I'll be attending this years System Seminar, and hope to
meet you there :-)
The last big price discount does go away THIS Wednesday,
April 30th :-)
See you there. Mark May 30th - June 1st, on your calendar ;-)
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 07:18 AM | Comments (0)
April 28, 2008
How To Stop Wasting Time On Products That Don't Sell! Here's How To Do That At Clickbank!
Why Do People Market Products That Don't Sell?
That's a rhetorical question, and I have to admit
that there was a time when I sold products that
didn't sell that great.
However, after “being beat up” enough by people like
Marlon Sanders and Jonathan Mizel, who point out
that "Dead ducks don't quack" and said things like
"Whatever they're buying, I'm selling," I finally
got a clue.
The easiest thing in the world to sell is what
everybody is buying. So why sell anything else,
provided it is legal, ethical, works, etc.
With the software tools available today, it's very
easy to "spy" on the marketplace and see EXACTLY
which products are selling best, and even watch
trends over time.
As an example, one of my favorite tools allows
me to download the ENTIRE Clickbank product
database and then sort on that data a dozen different
ways... to locate the current best seller in any niche.
I can tell things like if most of those sales are
being made by the product owner or by affiliates,
refund rates, and whether the product is rising
or fallings.
In other words, with the right tools, THERE IS NO
NEED TO GUESS :-)
Here's my semi-secret tool for finding the products
on Clickbank that won't be time wasters:
http://www.cbaffiliaterevenue.com/millions/
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 07:58 AM | Comments (0)
April 27, 2008
Striking A Post With Sylvie And Michel Fortin At Big Seminar
Another set of Friends that I got to hang out
with was Michel and Sylvie Fortin.
Sylvie Fortin, Willie Crawford and Michel Fortin in Atlanta
I use to bounce emails off Michel years ago, after
reading an issue of his newsletter that really
resonated with me. Michel is an awesome copywriter
and I recommend that you check out his blog from time
to time at: http://www.michelfortin.com
Michel was walking with a cane at Big Seminar. On
his blog, he explains that his back is actually
BROKEN. Ouch!
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 06:07 PM | Comments (0)
500 dollars in 24 hours without a website?
A new report reveals how you can turn the store front of any
offine business into a long term online cash stream.
This system takes less than 24 hours to set up and you can
easily charge offline business owners in your local area 500
dollars or more to do it for them...
http://TheRealSecrets.com/SimplyAmazing/
Here's the best part.
You don't need any complex internet marketing skills to do this.
In fact if you can set up a simple email autoresponder series
you're ready to go!
In this report Andrew Cavanagh shows you step by step how
to turn an ordinary offline store front into a customer stopping
magnet.
Then he shows you how to turn those customers into a huge,
tightly focused email list.
And how to turn that email list into an ongoing cash stream.
You can be the rainmaker for businesses in your local area. And
when you're flooding their stores with new business you can charge
substantial fees for your service.
This system is pure simplicity and following the step by step
instructions in this report you can be charging business owners to
set it up for them today.
Imagine how you'll feel banking a check for 500 dollars in the
next 24 hours.
Go claim your copy of this report now...
http://TheRealSecrets.com/SimplyAmazing/
Willie
By the way...
The price of this report won't last. Andrew will be raising the
price soon to reflect it's real value. I'd hate to see you miss out.
Go download your copy now...
http://TheRealSecrets.com/SimplyAmazing/
Posted by Willie Crawford at 05:39 PM | Comments (0)
Networking With Randy Gilbert, Eric Graham, and Greg Cesar
Here I am at Big Seminar with Randy Gilbert, Eric Graham, and
Greg Cesar.
Randy Gilbert, Willie Crawford, Eric Graham & Greg Cesar at Big Seminar 11 In Atlanta
Randy does a radio show that I'm scheduled to be
on soon.
Eric is know as "The Conversion Doctor" and the
conversion tactics that he shared during his presentation
had me taking 2 full pages of notes... of things
to change on my websites... starting this week!
I first met Greg at my own Internet Marketing
How-To Workshop in April 2003. The things that
Greg do with AdSense, and his use of offline classified
to drive his online businesses are things that you'll
be hearing me talk about a lot more.
As I go to more and more of these seminars, the
longer I realize that all of the action takes
end up doing very well. I've watched many proactive
marketers for years and internet marketing has
proven very lucrative for those willing to learn
and then actually USE what we are taught.
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 01:04 PM | Comments (0)
Hugs From Donna Fox And Dave Bernstein
Here's a short from the hallway just outside the seminar
room at Armand Morin's 11th Big Seminar
Donna Fox, Willie Crawford and Dave Bernstein at Big Seminar in Atlanta
I've know Donna for at least 4 years, and have
probably known Dave for that long.
I attend seminar largely to reconnect with old
friends, explore possible joint project, and learn
new tactics from the speakers.
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 11:37 AM | Comments (0)
Earn $500 In 24 Hours - Offline Businesses Are Your Key!
I'm still in Atlanta at Armand Morin's Big Seminar. Yesterday
was an information-packed, fun-filled day. We ended the day
with several hours of karaoke... stopping around midnight :-)
Don't tell Armand, but I think his wife "might" sing better
than he does... despite him having several albums out.
A lot of yesterdays private conversations with old friends
centered around how many of us actually make a big part of
our livings teaching offline businesses how to use internet
resources to grow their businesses.
Unlike most online businesses, offline businesses set aside
huge amounts in their budgets for advertising and growing
their businesses. They understand that it's a part of
business, and if they don't spend on their business, they'll
soon be OUT OF BUSINESS.
So they often think nothing of spending over $1000 per month
just on their websites and related expenses.
I wanted to introduce you to that market with a report
written by my very good friend Andrew Cavanagh. Andrew is
one of the best copywriters that I know, AND he has taught
me more about selling online services to local offline
businesses than all of my other mentors combined.
Check out Andrew's report here:
http://TheRealSecrets.com/SimplyAmazing/
I'm off for another day of taking tons of notes at the
seminar... after allowing Armand to buy me breakfast :-)
Willie
Posted by Willie Crawford at 11:03 AM | Comments (0)
