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August 31, 2005

Secret Money Generator Software Coming Off The Market

One of my favorite pieces of software that I've told you about both on my blog and in several of my articles is called "Secret Money Generator."

You can check it out at: http://WillieCrawford.com/secret-money-generator.html
If you don't check it out within the next two days, there won't be any point. This software is being pulled from the market on the morning of September 1st.

I think that this is a great piece of software and that you should take a look ... Now!

Willie

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Important Deadline For My European Friends

I'm speaking at a seminar in London, on September
17th - 18th, that I've mentioned to you before.

I just noticed that TODAY is the last day to take
advantage of the early-bird special. So I'm urging
you to go take a look now and get registered.

If you're involved in any aspect of Internet marketing,
I'm sure that you'll find the seminar invaluable.

Take a look now at:
http://WillieCrawford.com/willie-in-london.html

If you have any questions what-so-ever, please let
me know. You can ring me at: 1-877-262-3367
or contact me via email at willie.crawford@gmail.com

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August 30, 2005

Internet Marketing Publishers' Seminar Cancelled

The 1st Annual Internet Publisher's Madi Gras which was scheduled
for September 9th - 11th, 2005 in New Orleans, Louisiana has been
cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina.

The team who planned the event, are working on something else that
we'll all tell those who planned on attending about as soon as the
details are worked out.

At this point, I would ask you to pray for those affected by the
storm. The death toll is steadily rising, and emergency personnel
can't even get into many areas. The water is also steadily rising
in New Orleans.

Willie

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August 29, 2005

Hurricane Katrina

WOW. I'm out in the Arizona dessert (Phoenix) watching Hurriane Katrina on television. My part of Florida took the brunt of Hurricane Ivan last year and Hurricane Dennis this year. I was at home during both of those storms listening to the howling wind and trees falling over.

New Orleans is so much lower that it's obvious before it happens that the flooding and wind damage is going to be MAJOR. I can only pray for anyone left in any structures directly in the storms path.

Hurricane Ivan left me without electricty, drinkable running water, and even mail deliveries for WEEKS. Hurricane Dennis only knocked out our utilities for a few days. Being without things you take for granted like electricity very quickly gets frustrating!

As for me personally, I'm scheduled to fly from Phoenix to Pensacola today. My flight goes through Atlanta. When I last talked to my wife on the phone, she told me that our local airport is forecast to be closed. So I may get to spend a lot of time in the airports for the next day or so. If I manage to get into Atlanta, I'll likely just rent a car and drive home though.

Hurricane Katrina is certainly a force to be recognized!

Willie Crawford

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August 25, 2005

Learn John Reese's Traffic Secrets For Free!

Mark Hendricks' was one of the top affiliates
for John Reese's Traffic Secrets Course when
it first came out. One of the bonuses Mark
offered in order to sell more of the course
was a series of follow-up teleseminars to further
explore concepts covered in the course.

Now, Mark is giving away the recordings of
those teleseminars to those who attend his
upcoming Internet Success System Mastermind
Conference. This is a $497 value.

I urge you to check this out. Here' the email
I received from Mark today:

Hi Willie--

Mark Hendricks here.

Do you remember John Reese's Traffics Secrets package that
was sold about one year ago?

I sure do.

I was one of the top sellers of that package (it's a great
education on getting traffic to your websites).

What you may not realize is that I did EIGHT free followup sessions
for people who bought the course through my link. Each session
focused on parts of John's package and expanded on the concepts
that John revealed in his course.

Fortunately, I recorded these eight sessions, and have made
them available for FREE to people who signup for my
Internet Success System program.

Just go to this page, read and listen to it all, see the Premium
Package to see all the great bonuses you get (you can
even come to the next LIVE Master Mind Conference for FREE).

And you can get all of this and get started today for only $100.

Here's the link:

http://www.internet-success-system.com

I have people coming from the USA, Canada, and Europe to the
next ISS LIVE Master Mind Conference, will you be coming too?

I limit the number of people who can come, so first come first
serve on this, and make your plans while you can.

http://www.internet-success-system.com

If you can't travel or make the dates, get the Premium Package
anyway, you get everything recorded and the handouts too.

http://www.internet-success-system.com

As always, my best to you --

Mark Hendricks
Current GuruDAQ rank of 8
See: http://www.hunteridge.com/gurudaq.htm

I'm still checking my schedule to see if I can make this workshop.
Willie

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August 24, 2005

Great Marketing Combined With a Lousy Product

For eons people have taught that with great marketing you could sell ANYTHING... even a lousy product.

The message was that the marketing is more important.

Jeff Smith takes a somewhat different view on this issue. Click here for his very informed view.
Willie

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August 23, 2005

Why So Many Get Ripped-Off Online!

Why So Many Get Ripped-Off Online
Copyright 2005 by Willie Crawford

Over the past nine years, I watched literally hundreds
of people getting ripped-off online. It IS a big
problem. As I watched I had two questions:

1) Why is it happening?

2) What can I do about it?

I answered the second question to my satisfaction
first. I just decided to share accurate information
with as many people as would listen. When I set out to
do that, I also got part of the answer to the first
question.

So many people get ripped off on-line because they want
to!

I know that's a bold statement but it's true. When you
choose to ignore obvious facts, then that's the only
logical conclusion that one can reach.

One of the FACTS that many choose to ignore is that,
at-least in a free-market economy, where there's an easy
way to make lots of money, everybody soon finds out
about it... and then the "excess profits" dry up. In
economic terms, "the market seeks equilibrium."

Enough other people enter that marketplace to FORCE
profits in that marketplace to where they would be if the
same resources were used elsewhere. The only time this
doesn't happen is when government regulation and other
sanctioned barriers-to-entry prevent this from happening.
An example of this is when a patent is granted, or steep
licensing restrictions are imposed in an industry.

Ok, enough economic jargon... anywhere money is very
easy to earn, lots of others soon find out, and things
balance out! So making money online isn't easier than
making money offline. It does often require less money
to start a business online :-)

Another fact that many choose to ignore is that others
have tried the exact same thing they're contemplating and
proven it's not a profitable idea. Yes, circumstances
change. However, when you have hundreds of people telling
you that they tried building a business in a certain way,
and that it wasn't profitable, it's usually foolish to
think that it will be different for you!

Ok, let's look at one of the biggest rip-offs I've observed
in the Internet marketing arena. That rip-off occurs when
a beginner comes online and looks for the easiest way to
get up-and-running. Noticing that all of the "successful"
people are making money teaching other how to do it, that
"newbie" decides this is the way that they'll to do it too.
Mistake number 1...

Don't choose to enter such a competitive niche. It's
like deciding you want to wrestle sharks - without any
protective equipment. The shark is destined to win - if
for no other reason than that he's in his own environment.

Looking at all of the "stuff" they probably need to learn,
these newbie then decides that the easiest road to a quick
fortune is to hire others to set everything up for them,
and then take over the reins. So they order a complete
plug-and-play website business package. They want
something with traffic already flowing, sales already
flowing... something where they can just take over the reins.

I personally haven't seen very many such packages. It
generally takes a while to get a web business to this
point. So if this is going to be the beginner's approach,
he should look at buying an ongoing, proven website where
the existing owner is ready to move on to something else.

Such packages do exist! They're not cheap. The web
business owner generally sells it for some multiple of
what the business is already generating each year.
They can provide all of the financial records to PROVE to
the buyer that they're buying a proven, viable business.

The rip-off packages I've personally observed a number
of people buy were "pretty webpages," selling 5-year-old,
rehashed products that thousands of other were GIVING
away. These people were led to believe that all they
needed to do was put up the webpages, plug in a payment
processor, and everything would be gravy.

Now don't get me wrong! Some of these packages do have
very good products, but there are others selling pure
JUNK. Usually a good warning sign is that the package
contains so many product titles that you never even
finish reading the list. This huge list of "valuable"
products simply overwhelms the newbie with dollar signs
in his eyes.

The "savvy newbie" recognizes that even if some of
these products were "winner," they couldn't make any sales
without traffic. This is where the rip-off artists often
commit the second "heinous crime." I've seen unsuspecting
newbies spend literally THOUSANDS of dollars on
guaranteed traffic to their new websites.

I've seen retirees squander a big portion of their retirement
savings on these deals! They often put themselves in a
situation where they "had" to make money, but were trying
to sell something that had no market!

"But you DO have to have traffic don't you Willie?" the
newbie would counter.

Yes, you have to have traffic, and there are proven ways
of getting it. It generally takes time AND money. It
also has to be targeted traffic which means traffic
generated in a way where the prospect is already somewhat
interested in what you have BEFORE they click on a link
- or see your site through some forced method.

I've seen people go through hundreds of thousand of
"visitors" and not make a single sale! They spent thousands
for this worthless traffic.

I've just described for you two of the numerous rip-offs
I've seen. I won't describe others because I don't want
to give you nightmares. I will say you'll avoid most
mistakes if you don't think you've discovered something
the rest of the world missed.

You discovered it because someone was shouting about it to
you.

Consequently, others who've been around a lot longer than you
probably also know about it. If most of those "old-timers" are
ignoring it, that should be your first warning sign.

So how do you avoid these rip-offs anyway? You use
common sense, and trust your intuition. You remember that
you can do very well online but it does take time,
effort, and money. If you have less of one of these
three resources, then by default you should expect to
invest more of the others to build a successful
business.

Another thing you must do is "due diligence." That
means take the time to thoroughly investigate whatever
you're considering. Use the search engines to see
what others are saying about it. Visit discussion boards
and see what people there are saying about it. Get to
actually know a few online people and bounce your ideas
off of them. Hire a coach or mentor and let them guide
you through unfamiliar territory.

In getting to know others, and bouncing ideas off of them,
I personally recommend two things:

1) Attend seminar and conferences where you actually
get to know people "eyeball-to-eyeball." We humans are
electromagnetic creatures, and so we can "sense" when
someone is genuine. A majority of our communications
is also through body language... something you can't
sense over the internet.

These seminars may seem expensive at first but you can
often find one for only a few hundred dollars. Compared
to what you learn at them, and the horror stories I've
described above, they are all a bargain.

For a comprehensive listing of seminars in a variety of
locationsb and on a variety of business building topics,
frequently visit my website at:
http://InternetMarketingSeminarSchedule.com

2) Look for local organizations, or mastermind
groups, that you can join. Too many Internet marketers
operate in a vacuum. They don't have, or seek, anyone
to bounce their ideas off of. Anyone who only listens
to himself will never benefit from the knowledge and
experiences of others - a big and unnecessary mistake.

Think about what we've just covered and I'll leave you
with one final point. When you look at building your
online business, market something that people are
already looking for and buying. Trying to convince
someone to buy something that they're convinced that
they DON'T want is a losing proposition.

You don't even have to get extravagant when looking
for products that people are anxiously searching for.
Ordinary things sell very well online. For example, I
do well with a cookbook! I also do well with greeting
cards. Not e-cards, but real cards that can be browsed,
compose, and ordered over the internet - then the company
physically prints and mails them for you. You can check
this out at: http://SendOutCards.com/willie

People buy everything from books and clothes, to
houses and airplanes, over the internet. Don't limit
your thinking. Just learn to trust your intuition and
you'll be ok.

Willie Crawford has taught PROVEN Internet marketing
techniques to thousands of successful Internet entrepreneurs
since late-1996. Subscribe to his free weekly ezine, which
helps you cut through the clutter and time-wasting hype.
Subscribe now by visiting: http://WillieCrawford.com

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Product Review: The Rich Jerk - My PERSONAL Opinion

Let me begin by saying that I liked the product enough to
even provide a testimonial. It lived up to my expectations
and taught me a few new things that I WILL use.

It's not a magic pill that you can read, and then make
no changes in your online business, and witness any
improvement. I haven't found such a product, so when I
buy a product, I expect to learn certain things (or gain
certain benefits) based upon the sales copy. I also
realize that I have a part to play in the product working
for me.

If you buy the book, and have a different mindset, you
might be disappointed.

If you're the type who reads an ebook, find yourself
shaking your head in agreement, get all pumped up, and then
say to yourself "there must be an easier way," you might
be disappointed. The methods and techniques layed out in
the book seemed very easy to implement... to me.

It's a small ebook... only 40 page, currently offered for $97.
So, yes, it's "expensive" to those accustomed to ebooks under
$47. However, wasting hundreds... even thousands of dollars on
pay-per-click campaigns that aren't fruitful is more expensive.
Selecting the wrong product to market (one for which there
is no demand) is MUCH more expensive! Having a website with
no traffic is futile.

I come in contact with hundreds of people every year who
are headed off, at full-speed, down the wrong trail. My
experience allows me to see that they're headed down a
path when too many others have run smack dab into a brick
wall. This ebook illuminates that brick wall.

While I've read reviews by a few suggesting that it's not for
beginners, I disagree. The lessons he shares in how to select
affiliate products and how to use AdWords and AdSense are
what the beginners need to understand BEFORE they invest
their time and resources in things that WON'T make them much
if any money.

The lessons he shares in building an effective sales
process are totally missed by a majority online marketers who
are therefore failing.

Yes, it's important for beginners to master the basics, and
YES some of this ebook is pretty advanced. At the same time,
having a big picture may better enable the beginner to
see the forest despite the trees. It probably will be over the
heads of some. Only you can decide what level you're at. I've
even read many reviews where the reviewer considered the
material pretty basic.

The ebook contains a few things that should make some feel
uncomfortable. For example, you're shown very effective
techniques that could also get a site banned... but nothing
illegal.

The ebook contains a brilliant pay per click strategy that I
do use.

It's full of details on how to locate the best paying affiliate
programs, and how to tell which ones not to bother with.

It explains some aspects of writing sales copy that I had not
seen explained this way before.

I wasn't looking for wholesale sources since I don't sell
much on Ebay. However if that's what you're looking for that's
there too.

I wasn't looking for investment advice since I already have
investment advisors who are a good "fit" for me. So I won't
really evaluate what he had to offer there. I don't feel
qualified!

While I wouldn't want to develop such a hardcore personality,
I will be applying many of the things he teaches... I've
already started using some!

He shared a foolproof method for developing your own
hot-selling information products... although reading it did
make me cringe!

My overall evaluation is that the ebook delivers just what
is promised in the salesletter. Some of it's unorthodoxed,
or "out of the box," but people using ordinary methods
achieve ordinary (average) results.

I recommend buying the ebook if you can afford it, and if
you're a the type who takes action after you read how-to
ebooks. Get it here.

Willie Crawford

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August 22, 2005

Send Out Cards - Sign Up As A Representative Here! (Only Open to Individuals With U.S. Addresses).

Send Out Cards - Sign Up As A Representative Here! (Only Open to
Individuals With U.S. Addresses).

Send out cards - If you've seen our commercial and need
more information, I'm as close as the phone. Call me toll-free
or just sign up here.

As a SendOutCards.com representative, I earn a nice income and
would be happy to talk to you about becoming a Send Out Cards
team member.

I'll answer your questions honestly and with absolutely no pressure.

You can call me toll-free at 877-262-3367.

I'm one of those people who believe that not everything is for
everyone. So I'll actually be "interviewing" you as we talk,
and I'll tell you if I think that you're right for my team.
Anyone can do it, but it does take a little work.

If you've seen the commercial about SendOutCards.com and you'd
like more information, call me.

You can also get more information from our website at:
http://SendOutCards.com/willie

Or you can request a free trail account where you can actually
send out a few cards at my expense. Request the free trial
account by filling in the form at:
http://MakeLoyalCustomers.com/willie

I need for you to fill in the form because I'm setting it up so
that you can use a few of my pre-paid cards and postage to test
drive the system.

Thanks for your interest in SendOutCards.com

Willie Crawford
Send Out Cards Representative

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August 21, 2005

Why Jerks Win At Direct Marketing - Latest Issue Of My Ezine

Here's the latest issue of my ezine. You can also grab
the pdf version and print it out ;-) To do that just
right click here.

Limitless Marketing Ezine - August 21st, 2005
ISSN: 1525-8459

Publisher: Willie Crawford - willie At williecrawford.com
2345 Whispering Pines Blvd, Navarre, Florida 32566
Phone 850-939-5794
Or 877-262-3367 (Toll Free in the Continental U.S.

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Contents

Editorial

Feature Article - Why Jerks Win At Direct Marketing

Willie's Seminar Schedule
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Editorial

As you can see, this week's issue is out later
than usual. I fell behind and contemplated
not putting out an issue, but this is a good
chance to test response to a Sunday issue,
vs other days of the week :-)

This week, I just want to encourage you to
sign up for some of the upcoming live events.
I've listed them all below.

I was originally only attending the Publishers
Mardi Gras (not speaking). I've been asked
again to give a short presentation, and since I'm
going to be there anyway, I think that I will :-)

The deadlines to save on hotels and earlybird
registrations for these events are whizzing by. So
go ahead and register today.
----------------

We will have our regularly scheduled networking and
brainstorming call this week,

This will be an information-packed call, and the lines
will fill up. Register for the call using the form at:
http://williecrawford.com/free-brainstorming-calls.html

Ok... on to this week's feature article....

Feature Article

Why Jerks Win At Direct Marketing
Copyright 2005 By Willie Crawford

Have you ever noticed that some very successful direct
marketers go out of their way to be cantankerous?
Have you ever wondered why? Today we're going to
discover their secret? It makes many of them millions!

Studies have shown that people buy on emotion and
then justify it with logic. We buy new BMW convertibles
because we know we'll look good in them. Then we
rationalize that "BMW makes a very good car that will
prove to be a great long-term investment."

Those direct marketers that come across as cantankerous,
or even total jerks, are deliberately tapping into the
emotional side of their market. They're doing something
called polarization.

Polarization is the art, or science, of getting members of
your market to take an emotional stance. You want to
get them to either really like you - or dislike you. Those
who are neutral rarely buy your products. Remember,
people buy on emotion, even though they ‘re often not
conscious of it. Getting people emotionally charged
INCREASES your chances of making a sale!

One marketer that understands this concept and uses
it brilliantly is copywriter Gary Halbert. Gary will tell
you that he is the greatest copywriter alive, and he charges
for his services accordingly. If you visit Gary's site at:
http://thegaryhalbertletter.com/ you'll see that he is
very politically INCORRECT. Gary goes out of his way to
insult his audience, delivering smack after smack as he
educates you on what good copywriting is.

Gary understands that not everyone is his market. So
he creates strong feelings, and this drives away those
who would never buy from him... and really endears him
to those who appreciate his work. This tactic is very
effective, and Gary has no shortage of customers making
him rich.

Another marketers who understands this concept very
well is Jay Abraham. I watched Jay Abraham, Stephen
Pierce, and Rich Schefren orchestrate a teleseminar in
2004. Leading up to this teleseminar, they sent out a
barrage of emotionally charged, very informative emails.

Their numerous joint venture partners also sent out a
tightly orchestrated barrage of emails to their lists.

Those who saw the tremendous value in the free information
provided in all those emails were charged up. They were
so charged up that many could hardly wait for the
teleseminar to take place. I was one of those nudged to
sign up for this $497 teleseminar through all of those
emails :-)

A final example of a marketer brilliantly employing polarization
is a guy who calls himself "The Rich Jerk." I won't reveal his
identity, but will tell you that coming across as a jerk is
making him millions on the Internet. He is a very good marketer
in his own right (he recently sold a website on Ebay for
$379,000).

This "Rich Jerk" uses emotionally charged copy on his
websites and it's very effective. Part of what makes his copy
so effective is that he also incorporates proof of what he says.
Reading this copy, you get emotionally charged up, and at the
same time, you realize that you've encountered someone who
can really help you succeed. You can see how he does this
by reading his copy at: http://whyjerkswin.com/

By studying the examples above, you see that using polarization,
or even coming across as a jerk, can be a very powerful
marketing tactic. It can touch your reader at a deeper
psychological and emotional level than many other marketing
techniques. However, don't forget that another reason this
works in the examples above is that these marketers also
deliver tremendous value to their customers. They also PROVE
their points.

Without also incorporating proof into their copy, this tactic
probably wouldn't work. Without proof they would just turn
prospects off. So now you know... jerks win at direct marketing
because they employ polarization and proof.

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Willie's Seminar And Tele-seminar Schedule:

I'll be at the following events over the next several months:

August 26th - 27th - Rhea's Entrepreneurial Day, Phoenix, Arizona.
Rhea is a home-schooling mom, who believes that teaching your
childen to be entrepreneurs is an important part of their education.
This seminar is for both adults and their entrepreneurial
children. She'll have not only Internet marketing experts, but
experts in various forms of investments and other types of
business.

Be sure to check out the speakers for this event. You’ll be pleasantly
surprised. Get full details and register now at:
http://williecrawford.com/rheas-days-phoenix.html

September 9th - 11th,I'll be at Jack Humphrey's "First Annual
Internet Publisher's Madi Gras." The focus of this seminar will
be on building profitable niche sites and squeezing a minimum
of $10,000 per month out of Google AdSense. Jack has an amazing
array of "underground" speakers. Check it out at:
http://williecrawford.com/new-orleans-seminar.html

I'll also be in London, England at Frank Garon's seminar, September
17th - 18th. This seminar is going to be very hands-on. We will
only have FOUR speakers during the entire 2 days, so the focus
will be on YOU the attendee. It will be a "roll up your sleeves
and get you online business problems solved" seminar! You can
register now at: http://williecrawford.com/willie-in-london.html

I'll be in Manhattan at Kamau Austin's "Selling Online In Record
Time" Seminar, October 27th - 28th. We're still working the copy of
this website too. You can also find detail on this seminar soon at:
http://internetmarketingseminarschedule.com/

On November 5th - 6th, I'll be in Sydney, Australia. Details of
that seminar will be forthcoming. Australia should be a lot of
fun that time of the year!

I'd love to meet you at any of these events! As you can see from
my blog, these events are great photo opportunities. Lots of BIG
partnerships are also set-up at these events (during after-hours).

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That's it for this week's issue ;-)

Limitless Marketing Ezine Published by:

Willie Crawford Inc.
2345 Whispering Pines Blvd.
Navarre, Florida 32566
Phone 850-939-5794

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August 20, 2005

PR7 Blogs on Blogger.com

For those of you wondering how well a blog hosted at the
free Blogger.com service can do, check out this AdWords
Insider blog.

I have high ranked blogs at blogger too, but a PR7 at Blogger.com
is now one of my goals :-)

Willie

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The Rich Jerk

Here's an interesting salesletter.

The ebook is actually very good although only 40 pages. The "jerk" knows his stuff.

I'm familiar with his style/tactics and can appreciate them. They work for a lot of copywriters and marketers who like being antagonistic.

He recently sold a website on Ebay for $379,000. That says a lot about his know-how. I personally know that he's raking in millions.

Anyone using AdWords, marketing affiliate products or selling their own products online could probably pick up a few tips in this ebook that would add substantially to their bottomline. I highly recommend it. However, be warned that the salesletter might offend you.

Willie

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August 19, 2005

Membership Opens At Nicheology

Nicheology is a membership site that I've been a member of right from the very start. They provide you with several "products in the rough" each month. You take these products in proven profitable niche marketers, and create your own products.

You are given complete products but you really should modify them some and given them a unique name, etc.

The membership site only accepted 1500 members if I remember correctly. For various reasons, they have a few opens right now. You can get full details or sign up by clicking here.
Willie

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Free MP3 - Fasttrack Your Online Success

Jack Humphrey and I hosted a tele-seminar recently
entitled "Internet Seminars - Fast Tracking Your Online
Success." We shared how both of us propelled our
online careers by making the right connections primarily
at seminars.

There are a lot of tips in the tele-seminar that you can
put to immediate use!

You can download the MP3 of the tele-seminar for free.
Just right click here and save it to your harddrive.

The MP3 is 18.6 meg.

Also, be sure to check out the Internet Publishers
Mardi Gras. It's a seminar for AdSense and niche
publishing sites. It's where we'll share with you exactly
how to make $10,000 per month and more with content
websites.

I look forward to meeting you there.

Willie

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August 17, 2005

Get Your Share Of $7 Billion In Search Engine Marketing Spending

Approximately $7 billion* in annual spending is
expected for the search engine (SE) marketing industry by 2007.
And members at Content Desk, an Internet content syndication
center and a source of high-quality, targeted content for
webmasters, are excited to be a team of go-getters and share in
the bounty.

“Monetizing our websites doesn't just mean finding the best
paying advertising and affiliate programs to put on our sites,”
said Jack Humphrey, managing partner in the exclusive Content
Desk Charter Members publishing group. “But making the most of
the visitors we get, to keep them coming back and clicking on ads
and buying from us again and again.”

And Humphrey does mean a LOT of visitors and clicks. Research
shows that marketers will be targeting 15% of their budget to
search engine marketing. In fact, marketers anticipate spending
$3.3 billion on paid search listings and $238.5 million on site
optimization services, according to MarketingSherpa's Marketing
Metrics Guide (2004). ** So that’s a lot of bounty to share.

“The only way to do that is to have updated, valuable information
that Internet visitors are trying to find,” explained Humphrey.
“BE that resource for them and you will reap rewards far beyond
what you may have already experienced with plain directory
sites.”

Content Desk has a variety of tools to help members create and use
all types of content. The exclusive online community focuses on
four things; community, learning, technology and profits.

“We cover a slew of tactics we are using for members, including
all the successful and not so successful tests we have done to
pull in more traffic and more profits for our content publishing
networks,” said Humphrey. “ We are in the right place at the
right time.”

Charter member David Granoff shared his experience with Content
Desk.

BRIEF INTERVIEW WITH: DAVID GRANOFF

Q: How did you learn about Content Desk & what made you decide to
sign up?

I heard about Content Desk through one of my Internet marketing
newsletters, and after 2 years of building sites "the hard way"
and another 2 years of working with a partner building "resource
sites" that I wasn't particularly proud of; I decided there must
be a better way to build high-quality sites. I've been very happy
with the site building system, the very supportive ContentDest
partners, and the great community of like-minded members.

Q: Please share how you've successfully used the tools in Content
Desk / Content Site Builder so far.

I've built a number of sites in the past few months, in various
niches, experimenting with various formats - it's very important
to try different things and see what actually works. Sometimes
the most "elegant" approach is not the most profitable, and the
rules are always changing. Here are a few representative sites,
in which I've used professionally-developed templates, home-made
templates, and blogs like WordPress:

http://www.cholesterol-1.com
http://www.arthritis-411.com
http://www.low-carb-diet-411.com
http://www.acne-1.com
http://www.banking-1.com

Q: What future plans can you share with us?

I look forward to syndicating my original articles with Content
Propulsion Lab (a new part of the Content Desk publishing
network that will be open to the public soon) to develop a good
network of quality links from related web sites, using the
online CSB tool to keep my sites fresh and to blog on auto-pilot
with the auto-blog feature.

One of the great things about Content Desk is the great community
we have. I hope that I've been as helpful to all of you as you
have been to me. I also look forward to partnering with more
members on joint projects. If you enjoy writing about something
and are looking for a partner to put up a web site featuring your
material and integrate some revenue sources with it, be sure to
let me know … And thanks for recognizing my own little contributions
to the community.

ABOUT CONTENT DESK

The Content Desk membership community communicates via their
private forum, virtual conferences, teleconferences, email,
support desk, workshops and new Mentor / Sponsorship Program for
members to team up. Some of their tools are downloads and videos,
while others are online applications and knowledge shared through
learning. Learning is offered in the form of videos, articles,
help texts, tutorials, member sharing and seminars/workshops.

Content Desk membership fees go right back into development of
new software and tools so that members are always on the
cutting-edge and far ahead of all the "point-and-click" site
builders out there.

Cyber-brains behind the Content Desk scene are the “Power Trio;”
Jack Humphrey, Mark Braunstein, and Peter Lenkefi. These three
renowned visionaries found themselves smack dab in the middle of
the emerging, fledgling web publishing industry.

MARDI GRAS

To help others learn more and earn more, Content Desk is hosting
a 3-day seminar / workshop in New Orleans from Sept. 9-11, 2005,
with a full year of support follow up afterwards. The focus is,
“How To Triple Your Income With Irresistible New Content
Publishing, Traffic Building and Sales Conversion Techniques -
The Three Proven Keys To Internet Success."

"Son of a gun, we're gonna have big fun, on the bayou…”

For more information, visit Mardi Gras
http://WillieCrawford.com/new-orleans-seminar.html.
To learn more about Content Desk and check on the availability
of limited openings at ContentSite Builder, visit
http://WillieCrawford.com/content-desk.html .
Join hundreds of publishers and writers in creating and syndicating
your content at Content Propulsion Lab http://presssuccess.com/cpl .
Visit http://WillieCrawford.com/content-desk.html for help.

* According to investment bank U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray;
“Jupiter Research Launches Search Service,” by Brian Morrissey;
May 27, 2003; ClickZ News.

** “Search Engine Marketing Industry Snapshot,” BizResearchä 2005.

By Diana Barnum, CEO of the Ohio Help Group at
http://ohiohelp.net . For more help with marketing, public
relations and writing, email mailto:diana@ohiohelp.net
or call: (614) 529-9459.

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Joel Comm's AdSense Book Now In Spanish

Joel Comm recently announced the release of his ebook "What Google Never Told You About Making Money with AdSense" in Spanish.

I often wonder why more info product publishers don't do this...

Check it out.

Willie

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How To Create An Info Product In Under A Day That Can Make You $100,000 Per Year

As part of a project with Michael Ambrosio, I
recently did a tele-seminar entitled, "How To
Create An Info Product In UNDER A Day That Can
Make You Up To $100,000 Per Year."
Some people on the call wanted to see what the
final product looked like since the call was
teaching how to create info products.

You can see what Michael and I did (along with
several other partners) at:
https://paydotcom.com/r/1057/williec/10676

As a side note, that very call will undoubtedly
turn into a six-figure product itself. I'll
basically combine the transcript and recording
from the call with some case studies and then
market it all in a 3-ring binder. It will do
well because there was so much information
packed into the teleseminar.

So you see, the title wasn't hype :-)

Take a minute and check out Michael's product now
at: https://paydotcom.com/r/1057/williec/10676

Thanks
Willie

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Yanik's Underground DVDs Being Pulled From The Market!

If you've been contemplating getting the DVDs from Yanik's
Underground Seminar, time is running out!

On August 19, 2005 at 6 PM, ET - the site will no longer be
taking any orders even if he hasn't sold-out. (Though there
are only 132 copies left so it is likely to sell out even
before this final cut-off date).

I don't want you to be too late and see this notice...

"Sorry, the Underground Online Seminar
Package Is No Longer For Sale"

Personally, I think he's crazy - but Yanik has decided to
totally pull this package off the 'Net! He told me the
reason he's stopping selling them is to focus more time on
other personal projects.

Trust me, this is not some marketing gimmick. If you're on
the fence, this may be your final chance to secure your
copy. And if you're unsure -- I know Yanik's company always
stands 100% behind their products so if you want to put his
DVDs to the test, there's no risk (except if you miss out).

Here's the link again:

http://www.undergroundonlinesecrets.com/investigator/

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August 14, 2005

How To Create Your First Podcast Using Stuff Probably Already On Your Computer

Here's a nice article explaining how to create a podcast without spending a penny. You probably already have everything required.

One of the things I'm contemplating is putting out a podcast version of my weekly ezine. That way, those who don't feel like reading can simply listen to it while doing other things. I'll let you know what
I decide on that later.

You might want to consider doing the same thing.

Willie

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$1 Million Per Year From Google AdSense

Here's a nice interview with a guy ontrack to make $1 million this year from Google AdSense. Actually, his company is on track to make $1 million from Google AdSense.

Still, it shows the possibilities.

Willie

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More On Using Images Around Google AdSense Ads

Here's a good explanation of how to place images around your Google AdSense Ads without violating Google's Terms Of Service.

When you get my special report of 9000 Top Paying Keywords, I also point you to a free PHP script that will automatically insert images next to your Google AdSense Ads. This script basically pulls in images based upon the keywords in your metatags. This script can be a real timesaver. It loads different images every time that you reload the page.

Willie

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Are You A Subscriber To My Ezine

It just occurred to me that there are regular readers of my
blog who are not subcribers to my ezine. That's really a scary thought for some.
.

Calm down. You can subscribe for free using the box in the menu bar on the right. I promise to provide you with a LOT of useful stuff each week.

Go ahead and subscribe now.

Willie

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You Have Spyware And Adware On Your Computer!

Here's a note I emailed to my list recently. It about a piece of software I use. There is a movie on the site in the url that's worth
watching!

Here's the note:

Maybe you have Adware and Spyware on your Windows XP
system and know it?
Maybe you have Adware and Spyware on your Windows XP
system and don't know it?

Possibly, it's a bit of both.

I've read that within 20 minutes of going out on the
Internet with a Windows XP system you will have enough
Adware and Spyware on you system to start causing it to
run slow and sluggish not to mention the fact that
someone is spying on you.

Personally, I hate the thought of that happening and I
think that you do too.

I've been running a powerful Window XP performance
enhancing software for a couple months and the results
have been much, much greater than I expected. I've used
it on my "travel laptop" which requires an immense
amount of power to run some of the programs and I've been
very surprised at the increase in response and speed of
my system.

You can have the pro's explain how it works in terms
anyone can understand by clicking the link at the bottom.
They can explain how it works much better than I can and
they even have a video that explains how it works.

==> http://WillieCrawford.com/xp-help.html

Go ahead and take a look, I think you'll like what you
see.

Wishing you all the best,

Willie Crawford
CEO, ProfitAutomation.com

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August 12, 2005

PodCasting 101: "Everything You Need to Know to Get Started"

Here' a really nice article by Merle :-)

PodCasting 101: "Everything You Need to Know to Get Started"
By Merle http://MCPromotionsPress.com (c) 2005

Everywhere you turn online these days you hear the word "podcast"
or "podcasting." No, it's not some broadcasting method used by
Martians, even though it might sound like it. A Podcast is just
an audio file that is syndicated via an RSS feed, that you
download and listen to with your computer or a portable device
such as an iPod.

What makes it different from an ordinary RSS feed is the audio
component included in the "enclosure field." Think of it as a
feed that talks to you.

Podcasting is increasing in popularity. According to Forrester
Research, by 2010 podcasting should have about 12.3 million
listeners. That's a pretty big audience. For more info see
http://tinyurl.com/84tyo

Similar to a talk radio show, podcasts can also take the format
of an interview. Topics range from business to hobbies; even
rants and obsessions. Lengths vary, but a typical podcast will
run anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, but I have seen some longer.
So far, there are not many music podcasts due to the red tape
and cost of music licensing -- although musicians and/or small
record labels bypass that issue by utilizing their own
recordings.

Before you think you need some special device to listen to a
podcast, let me assure you that you don't. Most RSS readers
have the capability built in to play podcasts. Any software that
can play a sound file can play a podcast. If you want to take
them with you to listen to while on the road you'll want to
invest in a portable MP3 device like an iPod.

Like other RSS feeds, you decide which ones you want to
subscribe to and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Online business owners should think of podcasting as yet another
avenue for promoting your products and services. Like an ezine
or the RSS feeds you already use, it's a simple inexpensive
method of syndicating your audio files online. It would appear
that a podcast is a bit more personal. Instead of just reading,
like an ezine, people can listen to the sound of your voice and
make a more personal connection.

Now that I have your attention you may be wondering "How do I
create a podcast?" Well, it's really pretty simple if you follow
the easy steps below:

1) First you'll need to use software to record your own audio
file. A good free one is Audacity which you can download at
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ . While there, you'll also need
to download the Lame MP3 Encoder which allows MP3 exportation.

2) Once your audio is recorded you'll need to create an RSS feed
file which is simply a special text file with an RSS extension
that also includes a particular enclosure tag. For step by step
directions on making a feed file see this site:

http://make-rss-feeds.com/making-an-rss-feed.htm

There's also a great tutorial on RSS here:

http://www.mnot.net/rss/tutorial/

3) Once your audio and RSS files are completed you'll need to
upload both of them to your server/website.

If you'd like to read more, here are some additional online
sites to help guide you.

Make Your First Podcast
http://tinyurl.com/757fx

Create Podcasts Using Your PC
http://tinyurl.com/9jfcb

If you don't want to do all this work manually, there are
software tools specific to podcast creation.

ePodCast Creator
http://tinyurl.com/do7sq

Pod Producer
http://tinyurl.com/9dwrh

That's it. Wasn't that simple? Remember, you can't get
subscribers if people don't know about your feed, so make sure
you add it in a prominent place of your site. You want to make
it easy for them to subscribe and add your feed to their news
reader.

Audio files are rather large and can take up a lot of space on
your server, so make sure you won't run out of bandwidth. If
you're tight on space you can always farm it out to a third
party service such as http://www.PodLot.com . For only $5.00
they'll give you 150 MB of storage space with no bandwidth
limitations. Your domain will look like this:
nameofyourshow.podlot.com

If you think you're going to have a hit on your hands and want
to try to generate cash from your podcast, check out
http://www.PremiumPodcasting.com . They provide a system that
allows you to charge for your shows and also include private
access to them, track who is listening and more. You can try
them out for a four day trial for only one dollar.

Once your podcast is live you'll want to make sure you list it
with the various directories that exist for just this purpose.
You'll find a nice list here:

http://tinyurl.com/create.php

Podcast Bunker
http://tinyurl.com/9qayk

Open Media Network
http://omn.org/submitfeeds.htm

Podcasting Station
http://tinyurl.com/7qlzq

Robin Good has a huge list at
http://tinyurl.com/9rusq

So now that you see how easy it is to create a podcast, what's
stopping you? Remember, this is a great tool to add to your
marketing mix and if you're a bit on the creative side this
might be just the ticket. Have fun with it, experiment and
you'll become an expert podcaster in no time.

================================================================
By Merle- Want to Know the SECRETS of Article Promotion? Discover
everything you need to know in this brand New Ebook, "How to Use
Articles to Drive Website Traffic". Get your F-r-e-e Copy now
at http://articleannouncer.mcpromotions.com
================================================================

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Free Real Estate Investing Teleseminar - Tuesday, August 16th.

The next seminar I'll be at is hosted by my friend
Rhea Perry. She has a variety of speakers from many
different interests. She's got everyone from internet
markets, to real estate investors, to Ebay experts...
even the co-author of Rich Dad - Poor Dad.

If you haven't looked at this seminar, take a look now.
The special rates for the hotel increase today!

Here's an email Rhea sent out to her list that does a
good job of telling your about a free preview
teleseminar on real estate investing. It's very much
worth a listen....

From Rhea's email:

Everyone, whether they are an employee or a business owner, ought to know how to
invest.

Yet, even though the parable of the talents in the Bible encourages believers to
master investing, we don't know how.

In the book, Rich Dad's Cashflow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter,
real estate investor John Burley explains the 7 types of investors. (One of the
categories is those who don't have anything to invest. Know anybody who fits?) ;)

At our upcoming conference in Phoenix, John Burley will explain how to master
today's real estate market and Sharon Lechter will tell the Rich Dad story.

This Tuesday, August 16, I'll be talking with John on the phone about the
business of real estate and I'd love to have you join us. Just enter your name
and email address in the box for our Bonus Education Calls at the top right side
of

http://www.EntrepreneurDays.com .

Not everyone understands the world of business and how to become *financially*
free while serving others. And of those who know, not many are willing to teach
others what they know.

John is different. He and the other professionals we've hand-picked to teach at
this event have the specialized knowledge and character it takes to be a valuable
mentor.

If you're ready for a change, then join us on the phone this Tuesday night,
August 16 at 9 PM Eastern Time.
And if you're really serious about learning *to *invest and educating your
children to be investors, consider joining us in Phoenix. You'll be glad you did!

If you have a business, we'd love to have you advertise it in our conference
manual. If you're interested, here's the information:

http://www.EntrepreneurDays.com/

I hope to see you soon!

So many books, so little time!

Rhea!
who can't wait to tell you our latest real estate adventure in Phoenix

P.S. If you haven't booked your hotel room yet, the rates go up on midnight,
Friday, August 12. Call the hotel today: 1-602-244-8800 and make sure you tell
them you are with "Rhea's Entrepreneur Days."

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Jason Cain - A PICKPOCKET!

This email I received from Jason Cain this morning sucked money out of my pocket so fast that it made my head spin! But I got 1000 times my money's worth.

Read the email, check it out, and learn from it...

The rest of this post IS the email.

Lessons From A Pick-Pocket!

Aloha Willie,

I received this email today that had me tripping down memory
lane...

Hello Jason,

I just finished reading your awesome blog post about Mike
"The Thong" Chen. It had me rolling with laughter!

You have a lot of balls to write like you do. And it is
VERY refreshing!

Keep up the good work.

Alan S.
California

Thanks Alan! I am glad you are reading the archives.

The blog entry that Alan is talking about is this one...

http://goldblogger.com/wordpress/archives/who-is-mike-the-thong-chen/

And I received more email due to it, then any other one. In
fact, that is the blog post that introduced me to Allen Says
and then John Reese.

But as I admitted in the special report "The 'O Factor': The
Secret To Getting Your Customers To Hand Over All Their
M0ney!" that blog entry was planned!

It was designed to create controversy. It was designed to
MAKE ME M0NEY!

Would you like to learn how?

Well I decided to re-release the special report, where I
show you HOW to create buzz with specific examples.

Enjoy it here! => http://goldblogger.com/wordpress/archives/the-o-factor-the-secret-to-getting-your-customers-to-hand-over-all-their-money/

Semper Fi -- Do or Die!

Jason Cain

"Who Else Wants To Learn How Make Money From The Man That
*John Reese* Calls Blog Super-Expert?"
Read My Course => http://www.MakeMoneyBlogging.com

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James Martell Offering His First Every Bootcamp In White Rock, B.C. Canada!

Affiliate Marketing Mastery Can Be Yours By Attending James Martell's BOOTCAMP In White Rock, B.C. CANADA on October 3rd, 4th & 5th!

Its been said that the very BEST way to learn anything is to study with a master.

And the reason is simply this: we learn so much more through personal interaction than from books or tapes.

With that in mind James Martell has decided to launch a series of 3-day BootCamps -- intensive, live workshops using animated screenshots of EVERYTHING James does to be successful on the Net -- to "mentor" his students on the essentials of running a first class publishing business to profit from "affiliate programs".

Many know of James' Affiliate Marketers Handbook -- 2005, which was first published in May of 2002, but not everyone knows that James originally started teaching his "secrets" to a small group of lucky locals in 2001-2002.

At that time he got out of "live trainings" because it took precious time and energy away from his growing affiliate business. And although his "downloadable" training provided EVERYTHING someone needed to know to make excellent income from a home-based operation on the Net -- many over the years have asked if he planned to teach a live class again.

Although he entertained the idea from time to time, he never saw the need, especially since so MANY were reporting mind boggling incomes themselves when applying the principles taught in the Handbook, his Google Mastery audio report and his twice-a-month audio newsletter, know affectionately as "the buzz".

But the demand was still there from those who felt they either needed a "kick-start" -- or some advanced training about how to take their operations to the next level by modeling James more closely and putting a small staff in place as he has done.

And because he now has people trained to do much of the "grunt" work he and his wife Arlene used to do -- he has determined that putting together another live class might not only be profitable for himself -- but could also be quite profitable in the long run for those attending.

And, of course, James loves to teach so it seemed like a good decision to launch another live training -- and one that promises to be "light years" ahead of anything done by either himself or others in this fascinating, emerging industry that offers so much lifestyle and income rewards to those who master the techniques involved.

More can be learned about this BootCamp here.

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August 11, 2005

THE Secret To Making Millions With Info Products

THE Secret To Making Millions With Info Products
Copyright 2005 by Willie Crawford

I know the title sounds like hype. Stick with me,
and in a few seconds, you'll be nodding your head -
and on your way to a real fortune.

As an avid student of direct marketing, and creating
info products, I have a HUGE marketing library. One
of the things sifting through books (and audio recordings)
in this library has proven to me is that very few marketing
ideas are new. Practically all of the recent "secrets"
revealed in Internet marketing aren't new. Many of them
came from the pre-Internet, direct marketing world.

One of the audiotape sets I sometimes listen to is
a 12-tape set called "The Ultimate Direct Marketing
Dream Team." It features Ted Nicholas, Wade Cook,
Robert Allen, Mark Victor Hansen, Brad Antin, Russ
von Hoelscher, Dan Kennedy, and Barney Zick. These
tapes were produced during a seminar put on for
information product marketers in the early 1990's.

This seminar was put on when the Internet was in its
infancy, so the emphasis was on off-line direct
marketing of info products.

The ONE big lesson offered by many of the speakers was
that you needed to create "bigger ticket items." Another
thing emphasized by practically all of the speakers was,
"offer your product in as many forms as practical since
people prefer to consume information in different formats."
A third point emphasized was "the thud factor." That is,
when a customer gets his order, the box needs to be so
BIG that it makes a thud when it hits his desk.

As an information marketer "raised" on the Internet -
and what its "gurus" taught, I had to smile when
listening to these tapes. Every major new idea that
I'd been taught in the past 9 years were on this
11-year-old tapeset! Everything from "the funnel
system" to "big ticket items." None of the ideas were
new! They were all tried and true ideas passed from
generation to generation of information marketers :-)

So where's the secret to making millions in all of this?
Every marketer who spoke, and was making millions, was
selling "BIGGER TICKET ITEMS." Every Internet marketer
that I personally know who makes high-six-figures to
millions... sells big-ticket items.

When you think about it, it's just common sense. It
takes just 1004 copies of a product selling at $997
to put you over the million dollar mark. How many $47
ebooks does it take? If you said, 21,277, then you're
faster with the math than I am. That's a lot of ebooks,
and I submit that it's practically impossible for most
Internet marketers to move that many copies in a
year.

Even if the ebook marketer above had 10 different
titles... he'd still have to sell over 2000 copies of
each. It would be a lot more work, and a lot less fun,
than creating just one product and then selling only
1004 copies.

The big stumbling block for most aspiring Internet
marketers of course is the "how to" knowledge. You KNOW
in your heart that you'd be better off with at least
one big-ticket item in your product line, but it seems
like such a monumental task.

The fact is, creating a big ticket item can be a
monumental task. You have to break it down into
little, bit-sized steps. You have to follow the blueprint
of someone who has done it many times before. That's
the only way I know of for the average... or even
above-average info product creator to take such a major
project through to completion.

Another stumbling block for many info marketers is that
they're afraid their customers won't buy bigger ticket
items. Instead of creating bigger ticket items, they move
in the opposite direction and sell $20 ebooks! So
instead of making things easier, they now need to sell
more than 43,000 copies to make the same money. They also
now have 43 times as many customer service issues as
they'd have with the big ticket item!

I'll let you in on my secret at this point. The system
I personally follow in creating big ticket products was
laid-out by Marlon Sanders, one of the most intelligent
and savvy direct marketers I know. You'll find it at:
http://CreateBigTicketItems.com It lays everything out
in a very detailed, step-by-step fashion. Marlon's site
also provides more how-to resources than any other place
I've visited on the Internet!

I'll let you in on ONE final secret today. The reason
information marketers, like myself, can share this
information with you, and not worry about competition, is...
most people who read, understand and agree with this, will
do absolutely nothing with it. Every successful info product
creator consciously stops procrastinating and making excuses
when they decided to become successful. That's the biggest
way that I've identified that they're different ;-)

Willie Crawford has taught PROVEN Internet marketing
techniques to thousands of successful Internet
entrepreneurs since late-1996. Grab a free copy of
his comprehensive, 20-Lesson Internet Marketing Success
Course now at: http://WillieCrawford.com

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Click Fraud Poised To Rise? Hackers Hold Conference

Jason Cain over at GoldBlogger ran an article earlier in the week about how much Google is struggling with the problems of click fraud. Advertisers are not getting what they pay for due to the problem and it's hurting them and Google.

Jason just did a new post on a conference recently held by hacker where one of the briefings was on click fraud methods. So now the "how-to" will spread even faster in the hacker community. This could mean a lot of new hacker software and problems in the coming months. Check out the full article and all of the other great stuff over at Jason's blog.

Willie

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Winning the ® Google AdSense War

Winning the ® Google AdSense War
Copyright 2005 by Willie Crawford

Some owners of content sites are earning four and even
five-figure incomes per month selling "nothing." They're
doing this by selling their targeted traffic to other
websites through Google's AdSense program.

If you're not familiar with ®AdSense, it's where ®Google
pays website owners ("publishers") to run ads on their
sites. Google accepts paid ads from advertisers, and
then shares this revenue with the publishers who allow
these ads to be displayed on their sites. They pay
based upon clicks generated from the publishers' sites.

Many publishers have discovered that running Google
AdSense ads is more lucrative, and less trouble, than
marketing their own products or services. So an
entire industry has sprang up around monetizing
websites using AdSense and other pay-per-click programs.

The "industry" is mature enough that seminars are
even held that teach how to best monetize your content
sites. I'll be attending a seminar, in New Orleans,
Louisiana, on September 9th - 11th, 2005, that has this
very focus. You can read more about it at:
http://WillieCrawford.com/new-orleans-seminar.html

Since MOST people I've communicated with aren't earning
four or five-figure incomes per month, let's examine how
you increase your chances of earning these amounts.

First of all, your website has to be on a topic (a niche)
where people are spending lots of money. There are
niches where advertisers often spend $40 - $50 per click...
just to get visitors to their websites. Obviously, these
visitors buy "things" on these websites that make it
worthwhile to pay that much for the traffic.

In case you're wondering what keywords any "sane"
marketer would spend $50 on a single click for, read on...

Certain visitors to websites, that later convert to
customers, could literally be worth thousands, even
millions, to marketers. These marketers know the lifetime
value of their visitors, and have the conversion rates
calculated! Markets where customers can be this lucrative
include legal/lawsuits, medical, higher education,
real estate, new and used vehicles, investments, travel,
and products offering residual income. There are many
others.

I actually have a list of over 9000 keywords that I
consult when building a new site, or optimizing an
existing site. Doesn't it makes perfect sense to create
sites that attract visitors with a high value-per-visitor?

You can grab a copy of my list along with a few personal
notes on how to monetize these high-value keywords at:
http://9000TopPayingKeywords.com

The keywords on the list above range from 93 cents to
$108 per click. There ARE higher priced keywords but
you probably don't want to focus on them since the
competition can be incredibly cutthroat. There are niches
where your competitors will actually sabotage your efforts.
Money does that to some people :-)

It makes economic sense to build a site around topics
where people are actually spending money already.

It makes sense to target a market where people have
money to spend - and they expect to spend it on products
similar to yours. In that sense, you can even set up
site designed to generate traffic for governmental
agencies, foundations, charities, etc. It's all
about getting in front of the traffic and then
re-directing that traffic to those willing to pay for it.

When setting up content sites, it's important that you
not violate the terms-of-service at the pay-per-click
management firm that you plan on using. For example,
Google actually tells you that you should not build
sites just for their AdSense program. Yet, they need
sites to display their customers’ ads in order for
their program to work.

It's a delicate balancing act. Google wants to deliver
relevant clicks to their customers. They know that
traffic coming from "junky" or "spammy" sites may not
convert as well for their customers. This would lower
their customers ROI, and lead to many unhappy
customers. This would drive Google's customers to
their ever-growing competitors.

Google wants webmasters that have quality, targeted
traffic to run AdSense Ads. When you set up a free blog on
Google's Blogger.com they even have the AdSense invitation
"programmed" into the signup process.

So how DO you win the Google AdSense War and get your
share of that multi-billion dollar advertisers' revenue
stream? You build high-quality content sites that
focus on niches where people are spending money. It's
as simple as that. You let those already doing it
teach you what works best - it's a easy as that!

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August 10, 2005

Parents - Don't Miss This!

To parents with children at home - old enough to learn a
little about business...
Please allow me to introduce you to my friend - Rhea
Perry. Rhea is a home-schooling mom that I met at a
seminar in San Antonio back in 2002.

What's "different" about Rhea is that she believes
teaching entrepreneurism should be a part of
every child's education. So she takes her children
to Internet marketing seminars!

This is working very nicely. One of his sons
sells HOUSES on Ebay and is making a fortune.
Her other kids do well too.

The reason I addressed this email to parents is that
Rhea hosts her own VERY inexpensive seminars for other
home-schooling parents... and parents in general.
These seminars cover an amazing array of topic!

I don't want to waste your time trying to sell you
on the idea of attending one of Rhea's seminars.
Rhea's seminars sell themselves... and are always
packed.

Rhea's next seminar is in Phoenix, Arizona on August
26th - 28th. I'll be there... taking lots of notes.
Take a minute now and check it out at:
http://WillieCrawford.com/rheas-days-phoenix.html

This could make a big difference in your life AND
that of your family.

Willie Crawford
2345 Whispering Pines Blvd.
Navarre, Florida 32566
850-939-5794

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August 08, 2005

The Buzz About Blogs

Here's a great article for those still unsure about whether or not publishing a blog is worthwhile...

The Buzz About Blogs

The "blogosphere" is continuing to grow at an amazing pace. In
fact, the number of published blogs is expected to double about
every five months.

Right now, there is a new blog published every second,
according to Technorati, the search engine that keeps track of
Weblogs. In March there were over 7 million blogs, that number
is now over 14 million.

Weblogs have become the homepages of the 21st century and are
used for everything from sharing recipes, personal opinions and
travel adventures, to the latest in political and economic news.

Blogs are also facing their share of controversy and praise.
Reporters Without Borders recently published their "short list"
of the seven best blogs out of 60, which won the "Freedom Blog
Awards" for defending freedom of expression.

Winners (who are chosen by the public who vote for their
favorite blogs) included "Shared Pains" which describes life in
Afghan, and Mojtaba Saminejad, an Iranian whose blog is
published in the Farsi language. (He received a two-year prison
sentence in 2005 because of his blog). Another winner, Jeff Ooi,
publishes the Malaysian blog "Screenshots" which is in English.
Because he allowed a comment on his blog back in 2004 which
reportedly "insulted Islam" according to authorities, he was
also threatened with imprisonment.

This award marks the first year for the event, but Reporters
Without Borders hopes to make it an annual one. The
organization follows and reports on freedom of the press around
the world.

In oppressive countries, such as Iran (which shut down almost
all independent newspapers in 2000), blogs have provided a way
for journalists and others to express themselves and share the
latest news and happenings. But speaking up in such places
often has serious consequences, such as one blogger in Iraq who
was jailed by authorities after speaking up about what was
simply a local problem.

China is another repressive area. Recently Chinese authorities
declared that all bloggers had to register their blogs with
them, or risk being shut down.

To help combat these and similar problems around the world,
organizations are being set up to provide global support among
bloggers for those who are being repressed.

One of the biggest controversies right now, is whether bloggers
should receive "journalistic" status. Some people see blogs and
bloggers as a kind of counterbalance to what they see as media
arrogance, while others call them vigilantes. Recent events
with Newsweek, CBS News and others have caused a division
between the main stream media (MSM) and bloggers who feel the
"truth is out there" and they want it told.

One thing both bloggers and the mainstream media agree on, is
that things have been forever changed. The tools of mass media
are no longer the property of the press alone, they're also
freely available to the people. What that means to us in the
future, or what changes blogs will bring about to the way we
receive and act on the news we get, no one really knows.

Not as controversial, blogs have also become a mainstream tool
of large and small businesses everywhere.

Blogging provides a simple and low-cost method for businesses
to stay in touch with their customers, get free publicity and
build a business brand.

As technology continues to evolve, and the number of blogs
continues to rise, it remains to be seen whether blogging will
remain an effective business and marketing tool. But one thing
is for certain - blogs are here to stay.

About The Author: Sandra Stammberger is the owner of Insider
Scripts. At Insider Script's programmers are working around the
clock to develop affordable, powerful money making scripts that
will help you drive traffic to your business.
http://www.insider-scripts.com

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August 07, 2005

Free PHP Script For Tracking Your Google AdSense Campaigns

During a preview call for The 1st Annual Internet Publisher's Madi Gras, to be held September 9th - 11th, 2005 at the beautiful Hyatt Regency, New Orleans, Louisiana, Michael Fortin shared his favorite tool for tracking Google AdSense campaign performances.

It's a free PHP script called AdSense Logger. You can find it at
http://AdSenseLogger.com

I figure if you missed the free teleseminar, you still deserve to know about this! Michel shared a lot of other great information though... his testing results as a world-class copywriter, and how you can apply this to your content sites and sites that benefit from Google AdSense.

Michel is one of the speakers at the seminar I keep pushing you to go ahead and sign up for. I'm attending this seminar... not as a speaker - because I'll be in LEARN MODE! I hope you'll join us. Go ahead and sign up now since the rates at the hotel are slated to go up soon! Sign up here.

Willie

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Coolest Guy On The Planet - Ask The Coolest Guy On The Planet "Who IS The Coolest Guy On The Planet"

:+: Coolest Guy On The Planet?

Several very smart SEO types are having a fun contest to see who can be top ranked in the search engines for the term "Coolest Guy On The Planet." Brad Fallon and Brad Callen are running neck in neck in the major search engines, but a lot of other internet marketers are trying to see if they can knock them out of first place. So this otherwise pointless entry is my attempt to place for the term Coolest Guy On The Planet.

I'm testing several theories and if I every DO manage to get in the top 3 I may share with you how I did it. If you can use that info to place on other terms I'm sure you'd agree that I may very well be The Coolest Guy On The Planet.

Willie
Coolest Guy On The Planet

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Are People Stealing Your Web Copy?

Here's a nice too to see when people have stolen your web copy or even quoted parts of one of your webpages:
http://www.copyscape.com/

It's not uncommon to find people who will copy one of your webpages that they assume is working well. Imitation is flattering... but just copying someones entire page is copyright enfringement.

There are also thieves who will both copy your website and steal your product... or buy it and begin reselling it from their own site (without permission). That's another reason to look for duplicates of your webpages.

If you do discover someone doing this you can email/call them and demand that they stop. If that's unsuccessful, contact their web host and payment processor. Violating copyright is against the terms of service of most of these providers. If that doesn't satisfy you there are strong methods that I could suggest to you!

Willie Crawford

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August 05, 2005

Heart Kids Blog-A-Thon

My friend Dr.Mani is a heart surgeon who innovatively uses
Internet marketing to help kids born with heart defects.

On August 6th, in a very special event called the Heart Kids
Blogathon, he is blogging non-stop for 24 hours to raise
funds for his 'heart kids'.

And this year, he's setting his sights high. Dr.Mani plans
to raise $100,000 in a day to fund lifesaving heart surgery
for 50 children. He's got 3 very practical plans worked
out - check them out here.

www.EzineMarketingCenter.com/blog/

I urge you to be a part of this great project, if you can.

Also, don't forget to drop by and encourage him on the big
day! Make sure you visit his blog on August 6th, 2005 -
the URL is www.EzineMarketingCenter.com/blog/

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This Week's Issue of My Ezine - 9000 High Paying Keywords!

Here are excerpts from this weeks issue of my ezine....

August 5th, 2005 ISSN: 1525-8459

Publisher: Willie Crawford
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Top Sponsor Ad:

9000 Top Paying Keywords...

Get Willie Crawford's personal list of 9000 high-paying
keywords/phrases that he targets when optimizing sites for
Google AdSense or niche markets.

List is provided in MS Word, MS Excel and PDF formats. This
is a 3-day ONLY special offer. Go direct to the order form here:
http://williecrawford.com/9000-high-paying-keywords.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Editorial:

This week has been such a whirlwind that this issue will
be all editorial.

Part of what made the week such a whirlwind was that I did
FOUR tele-seminars this week, and still have a networking
and brainstorming call scheduled for Saturday.

Of the calls I did this week, the recording from the one
I did on Tuesday night is available on-line as a free MP3.This was a tele-seminar hosted by Ken McArthur of JV Alert
and Affiliate Showcase. The call was on generating free
advertising for your on-line business. There were a lot of
great ideas shared on the call by our panel of experts and
I recommend you grab the MP3 before Ken takes it off-line.

Download the free MP3 on generating free onl-ine advertising
at: http://www.jvalert.com/ProjectInfo.aspx?id=41

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Next, we WILL have our free weekly networking and
brainstorming call this week. On these calls we critique 3
websites, and then discuss timely marketing issues.

Register for the call. Then follow the instructions in the
autoresponder confirmation that you get to submit YOUR
website for a free review.

Register by filling in the form here:
http://williecrawford.com/free-brainstorming-calls.html
You can also register by sending a blank email to:
willie3-56875@autocontactor.com

The call will be from 11 am - 12:30 pm, CST.

*** Regulars on the call, please note that the call-in
number HAS changed. It will be in your update email.

--------------

The only other thing I wanted to emphasize to you was that if
you've been contemplating any of the seminars I've told you
about, you should go ahead and register. The early-bird specials
for several of these end SOON!
Here's some of the seminars I'll be attending or speaking at:

Get full details and register at:
http://williecrawford.com/rheas-days-phoenix.html

September 9th - 11th, I'll be at Jack Humphrey's "First Annual
Internet Publisher's Madi Gras." The focus of this seminar will
be on building profitable niche sites and squeezing a minimum
of $10,000 per month out of Google AdSense. Jack has an amazing
array of "underground" speakers. This will be in New Orleans
naturally - Check it out at:
http://williecrawford.com/new-orleans-seminar.html

I'll be in Manhattan at Kamau Austin's "Selling Online In Record
Time" Seminar, October 27th - 28th. We're still working the copy of
this website. You can find detail on this seminar soon at:
http://internetmarketingseminarschedule.com/

On November 5th - 6th, I'll be in Sydney, Australia. Details of
that seminar will be forthcoming. Australia should be a lot of
fun that time of the year!

I'd love to meet you at any of these events! As you can see from
my blog, these events are great photo opportunities. Lots of BIG
partnerships are also set-up at these events (during after-hours).

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That's it for this week's issue, but if you missed the top sponsor
ad... I'm offering a list of 9000 high paying keywords to you between
now and Monday. This is the list I personally use when optimizing
niche websites and blogs to maximize Google AdSense revenue, and
affiliate product sales. The list shows you which niche markets
are most lucrative!

There is no salespage. If you don't recognize the value of this
rare find, then it's probably not right for you. Get it at:
http://williecrawford.com/9000-high-paying-keywords.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Limitless Marketing Ezine Published by:

Willie Crawford Inc.

Your information is never sold, traded, or shared with
anyone!

Be sure to drop by our Internet marketing discussion forum
and join in the hot discussion at:
http://williecrawford.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi
Also check out our blog at: http://williecrawford.com/blog/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Find back issues at: http://williecrawford.com/archives.html

Find more articles at: http://williecrawford.com/articles.html

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August 04, 2005

Free MP3 Recordings Of How To Advertise Without Spending Money Teleseminar

Earlier in the week I did a teleseminar with several other members of JV Alert and Affiliate Showcase. The call was on how to advertise your internet business without spending ANY money. Panelists on this call included Sid Hale, Ken McArthur, Carl Galletti, Gary Knuckles, Mark Joyner and myself... I can't remember who else.

The recordings of that call are now available for free download by here.

It was a pretty good call and you should get a lot of useful information from listening to this free MP3.

Willie

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August 03, 2005

Blog And Ping Backdoor At Yahoo! Closing???

The Blog Herald reports Yahoo! appears to be closing the door on those who use the technique of using their My Yahoo! page to get their blogs noticed. That wouldn't surprise me, Google sandboxed many of these blogs long ago.

Strong content is still king!

Willie

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"How To Get $277 Worth Of Computer Speed Software And Information For Windows XP For Less Than A Steak Dinner For 2!"

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A computer speed system is a collection of several pieces to a puzzle.
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Normally computer speed has been gotten by making one or two changes to
your computer. The most popular is simply adding more memory or getting a
bigger hard drive which of course works. But it doesn't solve the
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What is slowing down your computer?

Computer speed has five specific parts to it. When you address only
one or two of these parts you don't get the kind of speed that you really
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Of course there is still a problem! It will take you a long time to learn
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August 02, 2005

A Billionaires Guide To Getting Rich

A Billionaires Guide To Getting Rich
by John Colanzi

The sage Zenrin once said "If you wish to know the road up
the mountain, ask the person who goes back and forth on
it."

Sound advice, but are you following it?

If you're like most people, probably not. So who's advice
do you listen to?

** Your next door neighbor

** Your barber or hairdresser

** Your mechanic

The list is endless. You get excited about starting your
own business and the doom and gloom crowd takes pleasure
in stomping on your dreams.

Before you listen to them, ask yourself one question. Have
they been where you want to go?

Probably not.

So who's advice should you listen to? The men and women
who've traveled the mountain.

One man who travelled the mountain and amassed a fortune in
the process, was J. Paul Getty.

In his autobiography Getty lists rules for creating wealth.

What do you think was Mr. Getty's number one rule for
getting rich?

You must have your own business. He didn't say get a good
job.

The same skills you use to make money for your boss, could
be better applied to creating wealth for you.

There's an old cartoon that brings the point home even
clearer.

A father is asking his son, "Wow, wouldn't you love to be
a football player and make all that money?"

The little boy smiles and says, "Daddy, I'd rather be the
guy that can afford to pay the whole team."

The next time you're excited, keep your own council and
remember the words of Ben Franklin.

"Keep Thy Shop and Thy Shop Will Keep Thee."

Dare to dream. Be your own b.oss.

****************************************
Copyright (c) John Colanzi.

John Colanzi uses the Plug-In Profit Site
to earn multiple streams of income from
home on the Internet. What about you?...
http://www.pluginprofitsite.com/main-621

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How YOU Can Make $250,000+ a Year Speaking At Colleges

I speak at a lot of seminar lately. It's fun and gives me an excuse to travel a little.

A lot of people ask me how you break into the speaking circuit. The answer is do something to get noticed and/or become friends with seminar host :-)

He's a site for those interested in speaking on the college circuit. That might be a lot of fun. There's a bootcamp designed to teach you to earn $250,000 per year speaking on this circuit. You CAN do that well or even better on the Internet marketing circuit :-)

Anyway, check out the site on speaking to the college crowd.

Willie

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How To Advertise Without Spending Money

I've been talking to Ken McArthur from jvAlert and he tells me that the excitement has been building all day about tonight's big event, "How to Advertise WITHOUT SPENDING MONEY."

The event is all about a mentoring project that Ken e-mailed jvAlert members about yesterday.

Mark Joyner e-mailed Ken and said, (yes in all caps) "THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST IDEAS I'VE SEEN ALL YEAR."

Michael T. Glaspie said, "it's a great project!!" (yes, with two exclamation points)

Willie Crawford (that's me) said, "Count me in!"

Peter Twist says, "Yes, count me in!"

Well, the list goes on so ...

Normally these events are limited to jvAlert members or people who pay to get in but ...

I talked to Ken and got you a zero cost pass to the event.

Tonight, Tuesday, August 2nd at 8 PM Eastern Time, we are doing a special jvAlert Teleconference about the project.

I've set up a special "Free Pass" Link for all of my subscribers and customers and you can get all of the details on the night at:

http://www.jvalert.com/freepass.aspx?id=41

For you, it doesn't cost a dime to get into this event and you can invite anyone that you like, so spread the world.

Ken asked some of our top-notch jvAlert marketing experts and special guests to be on a special panel for this event.

This Project is going to be a "Graduate Course In How to Advertise WITHOUT SPENDING MONEY"

In a nutshell, we are taking a bunch of methods for advertising without spending money and testing them to see what works in the real world.

The people who take part in the project will each use a separate technique, resource, service or product to generate traffic to a particular sales page, so that we can track the results.

The sales pages will be identical, the only thing different will be the methods that we use to drive traffic and leads to each page.

Naturally, the key is SALES, so we are tracking sales to the individual page.

You really should be there!

Ken will introduce the concept for the project and then he will open things up for a discussion of what types of zero cost advertising activities are actually working in the real-world with our all star panel.

Finally, each person who wants to participate will be given a resource, technique, task or product to use to drive sales to their own unique sales page.

If you aren't familiar with jvAlert, it is a world-class, very select group of Internet Marketing Experts that work together to create projects and joint ventures.

Now jvAlert DOES cost and it's by invitation only, but as my subscriber, you can pick up my personal invitation at:

http://www.jvAlert.com/invite.aspx?id=41

Usually, you need to be a member of jvAlert or pay a fee to get into these events, but as my subscriber IT ISN'T GOING TO COST YOU A DIME FOR THIS EVENT.

You can be an active part of the discussion as we talk about ways to sell products without spending a dime on advertising.

Join us TONIGHT, August 2nd, 2005 at:
8:00 PM Eastern
7:00 PM Central
6:00 PM Mountain
5:00 PM Pacific

All of the details for tonights big event are at:

http://www.jvalert.com/FreePass.aspx?id=41

YOU GET IN AT ZERO-COST and will be COMPLETELY FULL so you must get there early.

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August 01, 2005

Check Out Peter Twist's Mastermind Lounge!

My friend
Peter Twist

has a site LOADED with interview from top internet marketers like... me :-)

He really does have some great interviews and I encourage you to check out: click me
Mastermind Lounge

Willie

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Free Teleseminar - Tuesday August 2nd, 2005 - "Graduate Course In How to Advertise WITHOUT SPENDING MONEY"

My friends Ken McArthur of JV Alert and Mark Joyner are putting on a teleseminar tomorrow night that they've billed as "Graduate Course In How to Advertise WITHOUT SPENDING MONEY". The teleseminar is free and I'm actually going to be a panelist for the call. You can get full details and sign up here.

Willie

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RSS: The Wave Of The Future For Ezine Publishing

Some points I've been preaching for a long time and
a few tips you REALLY should pay attention to ;-)

Willie

RSS: The Wave Of The Future For Ezine Publishing
by Ken Hill

A powerful innovation, known as RSS or really simple
syndication, is destined to revolutionize the way ezines are
delivered to their subscribers.

In fact, Microsoft's plans to add RSS to the new version of
their Internet Explorer and Longhorn operating system means
that RSS will become mainstream very soon.
How can publishing your ezine in RSS profit you?

By using RSS to publish your ezine, you'll be able to
completely bypass the email filters that cause many ezines
to lose their profitability.

You'll also be able to have complete control over your
ezine's content, making your messages much more effective
because you won't have to worry about your ezine getting
blocked.

In addition, you'll never lose subscribers due to them
changing email addresses.

As long as your readers continue to subscribe to your feed,
they'll continue to get your RSS ezine, regardless of which
email they use.

Now, the key to creating a successful RSS ezine is providing
your readers with valuable content.

First and foremost, your readers are going to want useful,
informative content from you, and by giving them what they
want, you'll be on your way to:

a)more sales of your products
b)more commissions when you recommend your affiliate
programs, and
c)more repeat ad sales, because you'll have a very
responsive subscriber base.

An excellent way for you to add your own winning content to
your ezine is to write articles on the topic your ezine
covers.

Through your articles you'll be able to:

- build up your reader's trust in you.
- increase your status as an expert in your field.
- add your own unique voice and style to your ezine.
- successfully promote your business through your resource
box at the end of all your articles.

In addition to writing your own articles, you can ask your
readers to send you their articles, or you could publish
"free to reprint" articles in your ezine.

Some article writers also make their articles available to
their affiliates to earn commissions.
You simply join their affiliate program and then publish
their articles with your affiliate link in the resource box.

By doing this, you'll be able to easily increase your
commissions.

And if you have an affiliate program, you can also use this
strategy to get more new affiliates that will successfully
promote your products and add to your bottom line.

About the Author:

Ken's articles on ezine publishing have been published in
numerous ezines and web sites all over the net. For more
articles and resources that will help you to get started
publishing your own successful ezine, visit Ken today at:
http://www.ezinepublishers.net

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