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October 27, 2005
Attention Network Marketers - I Need Your Help!
Attention Network Marketers - Need Your Inputs For Teleseminar
Frank Garon and I are putting on a teleseminar on November
9th and 10th. The two-part teleseminar will cover using online
(and offline) tools to build and maintain a network marketing
business.
Frank and I both have successful network marketing businesses.
We've even both been the top recruiter for the the same company
(at different times).
We see a lot of people really struggling with network marketing
so we want to finally reveal EXACTLY how we run our businesses.
We'll share our recruiting system, how we keep out organizations
grown, handle training, etc.
Right now, I need to know from you, what types of questions you'd
like to see answered by 2 guys best know for Internet marketing
but who also have built and maintained successful network
marketing businesses.
You can post your questions and comments on our blog over at:
http://truthaboutnetworkmarketing.blogspot.com/
We'll address as many of these as we can during the teleseminar.
We do plan on recording the teleseminar and eventually putting
together a set of CDs. If you'd like to keep informed about the
teleseminar, or even when the CDs are ready, there is a form on
the blog at the url above. Just fill in that form to join our
priority notification list. We won't spam you or send you anything
other than updates about the teleseminar and later about the CDs.
That URL again is: http://truthaboutnetworkmarketing.blogspot.com/
Thanks for your help.
Willie Crawford
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October 26, 2005
Why Stress Causes Aging - What You Can Do to Stop It!
Here's nice article from my friend Dr.Jill Ammon-Wexler
of Quantum-Self.com I serve as a "prosperity advisor
over at this self development site!
Why Stress Causes Aging - What You Can Do to Stop It!
By Dr Jill Ammon-Wexler
Executive Advisor
© 2005 All Rights Reserved.
If you've ever blamed stress for new wrinkles or gray
hairs, you may have been right. Theres now strong
proof long-term stress makes us grow old before our
time. But - there's also new proof that a positive
outlook can reduce impact of stress on your health. It
cannot ravage the body if your the mind says "no."
The Physical Impact of Stress Want a reason to
introduce serious stress reduction into your lifestyle?
Studies show that high levels of stress can lead to
obesity, and definitely trigger a raft of diseases from
heart attacks and cancer - to ulcers, colitis, and all
the age-related disorders like arthritis. The Center
for Disease Control and Prevention claims as much as
90% of doctor visits in the USA are triggered by a
stress related illness.
When you get hit by stress, your adrenal glands crank
out powerful hormones such as adrenaline that drive
your blood pressure up. And with chronic stress, those
hormones stay at dangerously high levels.
New research has shown that over-the-top stress goes
beyond a temporary increase in blood pressure, and
actually injures (and often kills) the cells of your
body and brain. This accelerates the aging process,
leaving you prone to a long list of diseases.
Dr Elissa Epel of University of California in San
Francisco studied women suffering from the intense
stress of caring for chronically ill children. Her
study looked deep inside their cells to determine if
stress was affecting a key part of their chromosomes
called a "telomere."
Telomeres cap the ends of the chromosomes containing
your body's DNA, and are recognized markers of aging.
As people get older this cap gets ground down. When the
telomere gets too short to work properly, cells all
over your body start to sicken or die -- and the
diseases of old age set in.
Epel's research team found that the longer a woman had
cared for a child with a serious illness, the shorter
her telomere -- a finding that points straight to rapid
aging. "It's very sad," Epel says. "These women are
paying an intense personal price."
But this premature aging response was not confined to
caregivers: The study also studied mothers of healthy
kids. Most of the women in this group did not report
burn-out stress level. But those that did also had
shorter telomeres, and the related premature aging
response.
When the researchers looked at the stressed-out women
in both group, they found dramatic signs of damage.
"They had lost the amount of telomeric DNA one would
expect to lose in 10 years of aging," Dr. Epel says.
Proof a Positive Attitude Prevents Aging We all have
stressful things happen to us - loss of a job, a
natural disaster, a divorce, a car accident. But does
that type of stress doom us to DNA damage? Probably
not. Providing you resolve the stressful situation and
it does not become chronic, you can rebound and further
develop your resilience and stress resistance.
The women in Dr Epel's study who viewed their situation
positively didn't seem to suffer the ill effects of
stress. A positive outlook on life, a regular
stress-management regime, and the support of friends
can help buffer the potential damage of ongoing stress,
Epel recommends.
Lengthen Your Life A great way to reduce your stress
and slow down the aging process is laughter. Laughter
protects your nervous system and gives your endocrine
system a much-needed rest, all at the same time. Its
actually a tremendous healing activity.
When you laugh you boost your immune system, clear
waste products out of your internal organs and tissues,
and increase the oxygen in your body at both cellular
and organ levels. (It's interesting to note that cancer
cells die in the presence of oxygen.)
So if nothing else, at least do get a good laugh about
something. Click Here!
http://www.quantum-self.com/articles.php?articleId=135
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You Probably Have Spyware& Adware On Your Windows XP System!
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 gaming computer 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 here!
I don't claim to understand all of the technical stuff!
They can explain how it works much better than I can and they even have a video that explains how it works.
Go ahead and take a look, I think you'll like what you see.
Wishing you all the best,
Willie Crawford
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Proven Fast & Easy Traffic Generation Methods
Proven Fast and Easy Traffic Generation Methods
Copyright 2005 by Willie Crawford
One of the most perplexing questions faced by webmasters,
especially those with new sites, is "How do I get traffic
to my site?" Here are a few easy, inexpensive, and
relatively fast methods I use to generate traffic.
1) Write and distribute ezine articles. This article
you're reading right now will send visitors to the site
mentioned in my resource box at the end of the article.
You can do the same thing. Write articles on topics that
you KNOW your target market is interested in, and then
distribute them to ezine publisher and websites that
publish others’ content. People will read your articles,
and if the articles provides value to them, they will
visit your site to learn more. It's that simple.
The key to getting your articles published is to write
something that provides genuine value to your readers.
Actually teach them something. Potential publisher will
see the value, and know that their readers will appreciate
the articles...so they’ll publish them.
The key to getting your articles READ is writing about
something people want to know more about. For example,
this article is about generating more traffic. Monitor
any online marketing discussion forum, or email discussion
list, and you'll see that EVERY webmaster is interested
in getting more traffic. So, I know that this article
will be read.
Writing articles that will be published is both an art
and a science. However, you can become proficient at it
fairly quickly. I've written over 350 articles in the
past 4 years, so it's not that hard. The best system
I've encountered recently on how to write and distribute
effective articles is called Article Announcer. You'll
find it at: http://TheRealSecrets.com/article-announcer/
2) Posting others’ related articles on content sites. You can
create a website around a very focused niche topic, and
then post others’ articles on that site. You can search
article directories such as ArticleCity.com or
IdeaMarketers.com and find thousands of articles others
have written and give permission for you to use. Usually,
article writers do this in hopes of generating traffic
and sales from their articles.
You can search through these sites and find articles
on your topic. Then you simple copy and paste them into
your website template, to create a site that will rank
well in the search engines because the site is focused.
When I personally create these content sites, I use
software to both locate appropriate articles, and to turn
those articles into webpages. I have templates that
are in my basic site layout. The software that I use
can find dozens, or even hundreds, of articles and
automatically insert these articles into the correct
place on the page. It can even break up the articles,
adding comments or AdSense ads in the middle.
An example of one such site that I've created is at:
http://cheapest-merchantaccounts.com
On that site's homepage is a link to "Articles."
Following that link will take you to literally over
100 articles related to merchant accounts and ecommerce.
ALL of those pages were created in less than 5 minutes.
I used a piece of software called Content SiteBuilder,
found at a site called Content Desk. Basically I set
up a template (inserting things such as my AdSense
code, and links to affiliate products) and then I told
the software where to put the articles. In a snap it output
the article pages. Then I merely had to upload the pages
to my server and link to them from my homepage.
"But does this generate traffic?" you ask. If you
search on the term "cheapest merchant accounts" at
Yahoo.com you'll see that this site ranks number 5 out
of over 1 million pages targeting that term. If you
continued digging, you'd discover that the number 1 site
for that term is a blog that I own, and the number 2 site also
belongs to me... it needs lots of work :-) All of these
sites generate traffic... people looking for the lowest
priced merchant account. So yes it does work. These
visitors earn me revenue by either applying for the
merchant account I recommend or by clicking on AdSense
ads.
A key element in the success of the sites above is that I got
them indexed quickly by linking to them from sites that
were already indexed, and that were frequently visited
by the search engines. I also didn't put a lot of time
into building any of these site because of the Content
Desk software. You can find out more about that
software at: http://TheRealSecrets.com/content-desk/
3) I like free traffic, but often when a site is first
erected, you need to use pay-per-clicks to get that
initial surge of traffic. Articles and the other
methods I use are SO effective that I'll only use
pay-per-clicks if I'm in a hurry to refine the conversion
rate. With pay-per-click traffic, since they are all
responding to the same ad(s) you get more homogenous
traffic. So it's easier to separate elements in your
testing and determine what's effective. After refining
the conversion process, whether or not I continue with
pay-per-clicks often depends upon return-on-investment.
I don’t like to put a lot of time into managing a site!
4) Create viral tools. Rebrandable PDF special
reports work well, especially if you have an affiliate
program. If you don't have an affiliate program, you
can create these same reports on hot topics, and SEL,L
or give, the reprint rights to others. In these reports you
include links to your "backend" products, or to websites
you want to generate traffic to.
Key to the success of getting others to spread your
viral tools is incentivizing them. Structuring your
PDF document so that publishers and webmasters can
profit from distributing it is the easiest way to
do that. Money is a great incentive :-) In fact, you
can even structure your articles so that publisher
profit from distributing them. The way to do that is
simply to allow affiliates to substitute their affiliate url
for yours in the articles.
If you don't run an affiliate program, you can even write
articles for programs that you are an affiliate for. Then
contact the affiliate program manager and offer to
allow them to provide the articles to their affiliates.
Since you are allowing their affiliates to change the
url for that product (to their affiliate url), you need
to have a link somewhere in each article that points
back to your site too. Most affiliate won't have a
problem with this if it's a good article. It's a win-win
situation.
5) Just as you use PDF’s to generate viral traffic,
you can do the same thing with Camtasia videos. You
can create short videos demonstrating how to do
something, and then you make these available to
publishers. Camtasia has a feature that allows you to
automatically redirect the viewer to a specified webpage
at the end of the video. You can either send them to your
website, or you can create special videos for your
affiliates that take the viewer to that affiliates
url. The possibilities are endless.
To see an example of how I use Camtasia video to
both educate and generate traffic, watch my video
entitled "Secrets Of The Internet Marketing Titans."
In this video I explain why top Internet marketers
seem to have an "inner circle," and then explain how
to break into that inner circle as a welcomed member.
Because the video does educate, many ezine publishers
are happy to tell their readers about it. You can view
this video at: http://TheRealSecrets.com/titans/titans.html
6) Offer 5 to 20-part email courses to your website visitors.
Often your website visitors who won't subscribe to an ezine
will subscribe to a course. That's either because the course
has a higher perceived value, or because the course covers
a topic they're interest in more in-depth that an ezine
would. In the course, you invite your readers back to
your website for additional resources, to see how
something is implemented, etc. This generates repeat
visitors to your website and give you many opportunities
to convert that subscriber to a customer.
7) Publish an ezine or some type of list from your
website. An ezine allows you to have repeated contact with
a person who may otherwise never return to your site. As
you build the relationship, you can offer them various
reason for returning to your site. As an example, I
try to keep my ezine to a reasonable length. Things that
I can't fit in my ezine - I post on my blog. So I invite
my subscriber to return to my site to read those extra
gems available only on the blog.
Publishing a list doesn't have to be hard work. For
example, I publish a list from a cooking related site
that is written entirely by my readers. It's a recipe
exchange mailing list. Readers submit recipes or
requests for recipes. These reader submissions are
compiled into a twice daily digest that is edited for
quality control and then sent out to the list. My
editor inserts two sponsor ads in each issue. Those
sponsor ads not only drive traffic to my site, they
drive six-figure sales of a cookbook that I wrote.
The cooking list, written by the readers, creates such
loyalty that if we ever miss a day of publishing, hundreds
of readers write in to ask us to confirm that they haven't
been dropped from the list. Some subscribers have been
on this particular list for over 5 years. Aside from a little
editing, the list is on almost total autopilot. You can check
out how this list is set up by visiting my cooking site at:
http://Chitterlings.com You'll notice that the number one
focus of the homepage is to build the list, so that we can
generate the repeat traffic. It works beautifully!
So there you have seven ways to generate website traffic
relatively fast, easy, and inexpensively. I even gave you
example that you can examine and model. Implement just
a few of these ideas, and you'll get a nice steady flow
of website visitors.
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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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Podcasting Without Saying A Word???
Here's an interesting article on how you can create podcasts
without even having to say a word...
Instant Podcasts
By S. Housley
Instant Content; Converting a Text Article to a Podcast
We are taught to recycle paper, cans, bottles and plastic
but marketers rarely discuss the value of repackaging and
repurposing content. Publishers and marketers alike have
embraced content syndication and RSS but few have considered
the value beyond the actual syndication. Consider an
alternative communication channel that reaches a new or
different audience.
Repurposing and repackaging content or information so that
it can be consumed through a variety of mediums is not a new
concept. Many businesses today sight increased communication
as a common goal. Cost conscious businesses with tight
budges are often interested in minimizing work loads and
cost, while increasing communication. By presenting the same
information in different ways and formats, businesses are
able to increase the reach and communication, while
remaining cost conscious.
Businesses quickly found that power point presentations
could be converted into technical articles, or forum posts
could be ported to become a basis for a list of frequently
asked questions. Along a similar vein webmasters have
located a new advent in repurposed content is reusing text
articles by converting them into audio podcasts.
The process is surprisingly simple, I personally found the
prospect of reading the articles aloud and recording them,
both intimidating and time consuming, hence I opted for a
simplified approach. I found that by using two simple
software applications, I was able to create a podcast in
minutes.
The first obstacle, the creation of the audio file was
conquered using NextUp's TextAloud program. I simply pasted
in the text of an article selected a "voice" and saved the
file as an MP3 file. In under a minute I had an audio file
containing the article.
After I had the MP3 file saved, I used FeedForAll's tutorial
to create a podcast. The step by step tutorial (
http://www.feedforall.com/podcasting-tutorial.htm )laid out
12 simple steps to constructing a podcast.
I found the quality of the constructed podcasts, using
synthesized speech to text, surprisingly good.
Check out the following samples:
RSS Podcast -
http://www.rss-specifications.com/rss-podcast.xml
Software Marketing Podcast
http://www.softwaremarketingresource.com/smr-podcast.xml
An evaluation version of TextAloud can be found at:
http://www.textaloud.com and an evaluation version of
FeedForAll can be found at http://www.feedforall.com
Experiment by repurposing and repacking existing content
save time and money while increasing communication,
distribution and exposure.
About the Author:
Sharon Housley manages marketing for FeedForAll
http://www.feedforall.com software for creating, editing,
publishing RSS feeds and podcasts. In addition Sharon
manages marketing for FeedForDev http://www.feedfordev.com
an RSS component for developers.
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Jeff Walker's "Back To The Wall Marketing" Report - Great Reading
My friend Jeff Walker, pictured above was forced to pull his Product Launch Formula from the market shortly after launching for a number of reasons... the biggest being that his primary domain had been blacklisted. So when launch partners sent out announcement emails that contained his url, a lot of those emails were being blocked by the major ISPs.
Jeff has just released a nice 28 page PDF report called "Back To the Wall Marketing." Jeff not only shares some great and inspirational information in his report, but his report demonstrates what a master of product launches Jeff is.
You can grab a copy of Jeff's report here:
http://sixinseven.com/launch.php/quicklaunch/intense.html
If you haven't signed up for his power launch list, you can do
that here: http://productlaunchformula.com/quicklaunch/
Don't miss the report though. It contains some powerful marketing
lessons!
Willie
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October 25, 2005
Join Me On A Free Teleseminar Tomorrow
You're invited to join me and Michael Penland on an exclusive, private
TeleSeminar this Thursday evening at 9:00 p.m. Eastern.
Get new and exciting information that can help you increase sales and
skyrocket your profits. We'll even have a question and answer session
at the end of the TeleSeminar.
I've reserved a spot for you, but hurry because only a limited number of
people will be given access to the TeleSeminar. To reserve your spot go to:
http://www.instantcashmarketing.com/teleseminar.html
Don't miss this. Michael Penland and I have something very special for
those who join us on the TeleSeminar. Register right now:
http://www.instantcashmarketing.com/teleseminar.html
To *Your* Success,
Willie Crawford
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How To Find The Perfect Images Online
Here's a nice article by Jim Edwards...
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How To Find The Perfect Images Online
- by Jim Edwards
© Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved
http://www.thenetreporter.com
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Has this ever happened to you?
You need a photo for a website, brochure, flyer, or CD / DVD
cover.
You buy one of those 100,000 photo and clipart collections
on 10 CD-ROMs hoping to find the "perfect" picture, but
after hours of searching you find your brain tired, your
mouse hand numb, and no "perfect" photo in sight.
Fortunately, the photo and clipart business got a lot
smarter online, and anyone who ever needs good photos at
rock bottom prices stands to benefit.
Buying one of those mega-photo collections to find one photo
rates about the same as buying an entire aisle at the
supermarket in hopes of finding a single Snicker bar!
Personally, my shelves hold over 2,000,000 photo and clipart
images on over 100 CD-ROMs, most of which rate quite useless
to me.
To further complicate matters, photo collections on CD-ROM
tend to go out of date.
Many of the photo collections I bought in the mid-1990's
contain photos of people from the 1980's, so the hair,
clothes and even makeup look out-of-date.
The solution to this dilemma lies in the fact that you can
now buy photos online at bargain-basement prices.
Previously, in order to buy photos online, you either joined
a membership site, which charges a monthly fee, or you
bought by the photo from sites charging $100 or more for one
photo.
Do a search on google.com for "royalty free photo," "stock
photo," or "buyout photo" and you'll find plenty of websites
offering photos at premium prices (not to mention the
confusion of finding what you want).
Two excellent options for buying photos and clipart are
ClipArt.com and BigStockPhoto.com.
Clipart.com charges a membership fee to browse their
database and download images.
Their best deal is the yearly subscription of $169.95
(equates to about $15 a month) with unlimited downloads.
This represents an excellent option if you plan to use a
large number of images over the year, but I found the actual
photos (they also carry clipart, sounds, illustrations and
more) about average.
At BigStockPhoto.com I found the photos much more compelling
and dramatic than ClipArt.com.
I also like the fact that BigStockPhoto.com lets you buy
only the photos you want by purchasing credits instead of
paying for a membership.
You can buy a single photo for $2.50, but the price per
picture goes down when you buy multiple credits (10 gives
you the first price break).
Whenever you buy images, carefully read the fine print in
the license about how you can and cannot use the images,
especially for commercial purposes.
It does you no good to buy an image you can't use. Beware of
"free" clipart and photo websites, they can often display
images of dubious origin.
Also, free clipart sites frequently carry tons of banner and
pop-up advertising (along with some more sinister spyware
applications that install themselves automatically on your
computer).
Regardless of why you want them, buying images online now
rates much better than buying a huge clipart collection and
hoping to find what you need.
And, by purchasing only the pictures you need, you'll save
yourself significant time and money in the long run.
--
Jim Edwards is a syndicated newspaper columnist and the
creator of an amazing course that will teach you step-by-
step and click-by-click how to finally create your own
money-making mini-sites...
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"Finally! A Quick and Easy Way For YOU to Painlessly Set Up
Your OWN Moneymaking 'Mini' Websites... Without Being a
Computer Geek, Buying Expensive Software, or Paying
Outrageous Fees To A Webmaster!"
Click Here => http://www.MiniSiteCreator.com-=-=-==-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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October 24, 2005
Product Launch Formula Pulled Off The Market
Product Launch Formula, just launched Friday, October 21st, has already been pulled off the market due to some problems it's creator, Jeff Walker, encountered.
You can read more about that here!
Willie
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October 23, 2005
Florida Braces For Hurricane Wilma - I Hear The Wind Howl Outside My House Far From The Center Of The Storm!
It looks like Hurricane Wilma will hit southeast Florida on Monday now. I'm way up in the northwest corner of the state and the wind outside my house is howling.
As Hurricane Wilma crossed the Gulf of Mexico, she's expected to absorb heat from the warm Gulf waters and pick up speed. Hurricane Wilma's a category II storm right now... or was the last time that I check, but could easily build back up to a category 5 storm by time she hits Florida. Lets hope not!
You can get the latest news on Hurricane Wilma at this blog:
http://hurricanewilma.blogspot.com/
Willie
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October 22, 2005
Streaming Audio Or Video From Your Website
Here's the software that you use to stream your podcasts or other audio from your website. It's good stuff. There's also software that lets you stream video.
Expect to see me using a LOT more audio and video on my site now :-)
Willie
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How To Create A Podcast
I put out several podcasts a week when I can. Some are free and some are available only to subscribers to my premium podcast.
For those of you interested in creating your own podcasts, there is
are links to tutorials and instructions over at Michael Meyhew's blog.
You'll find it here.
Podcasting can be a lot of fun. It's almost like being a radio DJ :-)
Willie
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This Ebook Has Some GREAT Ideas - And It's Free ;-)
There's a new Ebook I've just finished reading which I predict
will become very popular.
It presents a strategy for selling any type of product using
methods which will never become obsolete. Plus there's an
ingenious twist which will send your traffic rocketing.
The Ultimate SuperTip, written by Harvey Segal (Mr SuperTips)
is a meaty 24 pages, easy to follow, written without hype and
not littered with annoying links.
And the cost of this book ?
It's free !
And it ends with an amazing idea for making you money from
the book itself.
Grab a free copy now by right clicking here. I won't even
ask for you email address :-)
Willie
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Blackberry Wireless Phone - With 100% Rebate (Sorry, U.S. Only)
Thought I'd pass this along to you since it really is a good deal.
Get Your Blackberry Wireless Phone (Sorry, U.S. Only)
With this wireless phone you can check email or surf the
internet from most of the U.S., much of Canada and in some
areas of 108 different countries.
Features include:
* Free Activation
* Email & Bluetooth
* Internet Browsing
* Phone & Speakerphone
* Instant Messaging
* Some models include built-in digital camera
Grab you phone and rebate at:
http://www.plexuswireless.com/74385
Just click on the link labeled "PRODUCTS" and most of the
wireless devices on that page are free after the mail-in
rebate. I personally have the SidedKick II!
Offer requires a one-year T-Mobile voice and data service
activation.
Rates are comparable or lower than most plans I've checked.
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October 21, 2005
Free Camtasia Video - Secrets OF The Internet Marketing Titans
Here's a neat little Camtasia video that I made. It reveals how to break into the Internet marketing "inner circle" and also shows a nice way to promote your products.
Just watch how I employ the video.
Willie
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Product Launch Formula Update - Watching A Major Product Launch In Realtime
Every so often a new product comes along that
literally shakes the Internet marketing world.
A few years ago it was Mark Joyner's farewell
package. In August 2004 it was Traffic Secrets.
Early this year was the Underachiever Method.
Well, it is happening again... for Product Launch
Formula. This new product by Jeff Walker has
created more of a groundswell than anything since
Underachiever.
I suppose it all makes sense, since Jeff is often
hidden away in the background... pulling the
strings on these huge launches.
http://productlaunchformula.com/quicklaunch/count.html
I AM offering a great bonus package you'll find here.
Jeff is also offering a bonus that goes away once he's sold 250
copies... he was at about 200 copies when I last checked with him.
Willie
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October 20, 2005
Contest Ends Tonight - Win One Of Three $997 Courses
Here's a contest that ends tonight that I didn't
want you to miss.
My friend Jeff Walker is doing a major product release
tomorrow. He's releasing his "Product Launch Formula"
course around noon tomorrow. He has less than 500 sets
available and it will undoubtedly sell out fast.
Jeff's course is good, and worth more than the asking
price... I've been through the course several times.
The course is outside of what some people can afford.
Here's a way to possibly get the course for free. Jeff
has an essay contest going on over at his blog. Basically,
you need to make a blog entry telling why YOU "deserve"
the course. He's going to choose 3 winners of the essay
contest TONIGHT and each will win a copy of this course.
So 2 things to do. First, register for Jeff's
Power Launch List here:
http://productlaunchformula.com/quicklaunch/
These people will be notified as soon as the site goes
live and should get about a 30 minute headstart :-)
Then go over to Jeff's blog and enter the contest here:
http://productlaunchformula.com/quicklaunch/preview.html
You can't win if you don't enter. Three winners will
be selected tonight, so go enter now!
Willie Crawford
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Free Copy Of Jeff Walker's $997 Course...
Limitless Marketing Ezine October 20th, 2005
ISSN: 1525-8459
Publisher: Willie Crawford - willie@williecrawford.com
2345 Whispering Pines Blvd, Navarre, Florida 32566
Phone 850-939-5794
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Contents - Editorial
In this issue of Limitless Marketing Ezine I have
just a couple things to share with you. They are
definitely worth acting upon.
First, if you saw my earlier emails, you know that
Jeff Walker is releasing a product on Friday. Jeff's
product is called "Product Launch Formula" and it
tells exactly how to go about launching your own big
ticket product. It's important that you go check
out Jeff's blog RIGHT NOW because he is running a
contest. The prize for the contest winner is a free
copy of Jeff's $997 course. He chooses a winner today!
So there are two things that you need to do right now
in relation to that contest. First sign up for Jeff's
Power Launch List here:
http://productlaunchformula.com/quicklaunch/
Then go to his blog and look for the contest. It's an
essay contest where you tell why you deserve a free
copy of the course. Here's a link to Jeff's blog:
http://productlaunchformula.com/quicklaunch/preview.html
In case you don't know who Jeff Walker is, he is the
guy who John Reese, Yanik Silver, Frank Kern, Jason
Potash, and Jim Edwards consulted with when they did
their big ticket launches. John made more than a million
in a day, and Frank Kern made around a million.
They turned to Jeff because Jeff knows his stuff. Jeff
has done more than 25 of his own big ticket product
launches. He has it down to a really amazing system.
I've seen his coures and it will knock your socks off.
NO ONE in Internet marketing has anything that compares,
and most of the Internet marketers that we see doing major
product launches miss at least HALF of the steps that
Jeff teaches. I've know Jeff for a few years now and I've
been watching him as well as all of the guys I mentioned
above for years. For example, I met and befriended John
Reese in December 2002 at a seminar sponsored by Bob
Silber. That seminar was my first speaking event.
I need to stop rambling, and you need to register for
the Power Launch List, and if you want to, enter the
essay contest. The winner of the essay contest will be
selected TODAY, Thursday, October 20th, 2005. Register
here: http://productlaunchformula.com/quicklaunch/
Something else you need to know is that Jeff only had
500 copies of the course made up. Since a few people,
like ME, managed to get copies early, he probably has
only around 470 or so copies left.
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The second things that I have for you today is an
alternative to Google AdSense for you to check out.
The alternative that I want you to check out is at:
https://chitika.com/mm_overview.php?refid=williec
It's called Chitika,and here's how it work. You paste
some code into your page that is very similar to the
Google AdSense code. This code causes a box to display
on your page, that shows products that your visitors
can comparison shop on and buy. It's like Google
AdSense on steroids.
What's really neat about Chitika is that your visitors
comparison shop, etc. without ever leaving your site.
You get paid similarly to Google AdSense except that I've
talked to friend using it who are earning up to 4 times
more per click than they do with Google AdSense.
You are allow to run Chitika and Google AdSense on the
same page. If you'd like to see what Chitika looks like
you can check it out on my page where I do run both.
check out: http://Chitterlings.com/fchicken.html
Near the bottom of the page you'll notice Google AdSense.
The box just below the Google AdSense is Chitika.
I think you'll like Chitika. I do well with both and
am still deciding which I will run on which of my pages.
With many consumer type sites, you'll do MUCH better
running Chitika than you ever would with Google AdSense.
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Finally, I wanted to remind you of the seminar I'll be
speaking at in New York City on October 29th. You can
read about it at: http://SellOnlineInRecordTime.com
I'd love to meet you there.
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That's it for today's issue. Next week I won't publish
nearly as many issues as I did this week. Things just
kept popping up this week that were time-sensitive.
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Limitless Marketing Ezine Published by:
Willie Crawford Inc.
2345 Whispering Pines Blvd.
Navarre, Florida 32566
Phone 850-939-5794
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If you found this ezine valuable Please forward it to a
friend who could use a little help with their online
business :-) Tell them they can subscribe by visiting:
http://www.williecrawford.com
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/
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October 19, 2005
Check Out The Rich Jerk, Now 1/2 Price
When the ebook The Rich Jerk first came out, I did a review and recommended it to you. I did that because I honestly picked up things from this ebook that I knew would make me thousands of dollars. That ebook has since earned me thousands... because I am a person of ACTION. I've implemented many of the things that were taught in the ebook.
Anyway, I just visited the site and noticed that it now costs HALF as much as when I first got a copy.
If you haven't checked it out yet, click here and grab a copy now.
My guess is that he's price testing, and that the price will go back
up soon!
Willie
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Hurricane Wilma - The Most Intense Atlantic Hurricane On Record
Meet Hurricane Wilma, the most intense Atlantic hurricane ON RECORD.
They're already evacuating the Florida Keys but it's difficult to
predict a storms exact part. They can look at current and winds
aloft and get a pretty good idea though.
In northwest Florida, we haven't really made any preparations yet.
Most of us still have supplies from the when we prepared for the
last 5 or 6 storms to hammer the state. My generate still has gas
in it :-)
Let's hope it fizzles while still out in the middle of the ocean.
If it hits my part of the state I plan on evacuating this time
since I've already ridden out 2 category 4 hurricanes and they're
NO FUN. You sit listening to the winds and wonder if the house
is going to collapse :-)
If you want to keep up with the latest, we make regular posts on
my Hurricane Wilma blog at http://hurricanewilma.blogspot.com
Willie
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My Latest Podcast On Blackhat And Whitehat Searchengine Optimization
Important Podcast On Search Engine Optimization!
My latest podcast is a 32 minute podcast on blackhat
and whitehat SEO. I basically go over: what each is;
the how and why of each type of SEO; the consequences
of using each; and then point out some additional
resources to learn more about each.
I created this podcast because I feel that it's
important to understand each type of SEO. Even if
you never plan on using blackhat SEO, you should know
more about it so that you don't inadvertently use it.
This podcast is part of my premium podcast series. If
you are not a subscriber, you can get free access for
2 weeks. You can get that access at:
http://williecrawford.com/premium-podcast.html
If you aren't famililar with podcasts, they are nothing
more than MP3 broadcast over the Internet. Software you
install on your computer, allows you to subscribe to
channels. Then it automatically checks for new updates
to the channels you subscribe to from time to time.
If there is a new broadcast posted when it checks, the
software automatically downloads that broadcast to your
computer for you to listen to at your convenience.
I use the iPodder to access a number of podcasts regularly.
Some of these downloaded broadcasts I sometimes transfer
to my portable MP3 player to listen to later while I'm out
and about.
You can get the iPodder completely free from here:
http://ipodder.sourceforge.net/index.php
It only takes a minute to install the iPodder and then
any time you discover a podcast that you want to subscribe
to, you merely add that url to a field in your iPodder.
It's as simple as that. The broadcasts from urls you
subscribe to are downloaded and sit on your computer or
iPod until your are ready to listen to them, or until
you delete them.
With my premium podcast, this is something you have to
subscribe to. After your subscription is processed, you
are sent a url to add to your "podcatcher" such as the
Apple iPod, or the free iPodder (which I recommend).
Podcasts are growing in popularity. I see a lot more
online publishers using them because they allow us to
connect on a deeper level. Instead of reading an ezine,
you can listen to a broadcast. They also allow you to
get around the spam filter problem. They give the
subscriber total control too since you can unsubscribe
from a podcast at any time with the click of a button.
I invite you to subscribe to my premium podcast now!
Willie
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October 18, 2005
This Will Make Your Life Easier - It Writes Follow-up Email Sequences!
My friend Mark Hendricks is the one who really hammered
home to me the fact that it's sending multiple follow-up
emails that will make you an online success. He proved to
me that if you're going to do a promotion, and you send
say a series of 3 or more emails, you could more than
triple the response you get to the promotion... compared
to if you only send 1 email.
I took that lesson... proven to me... to heart, and now
promote fewer things so that I can follow-up better on
the things that I do promote. It's a lesson I hope you'll
take away from this blog post - and IMPLEMENT.
One of the problem many people have is in simply writing
good follow-up emails. Even if the email series isn't
designed just to sell a specific product.
My friend Lisa Preston, whom I met while speaking at a
seminar in Las Vegas sponsored by Jason Cox, has solved
this problem. Lisa has created a piece of software that
you input some data into (like articles, product reviews,
etc., and then it spits out a series of 52 follow-up
emails that you can then just cut and paste into your
autoresponders.
I spent about 2 hours yesterday creating TWO sequences
of autoresponder message... for two different niches. The
software worked great. It's not magic, you have to gather
a few pieces of information for the software (articles,
tips, product reviews, etc.) and then when you put this
in the software and click the button it creates the
autoresponder messages. I had most of this stuff already
handy and that's why I could create the TWO messages
sequences so fast.
After you create the messages you do want to read through
each one and make sure that they read smoothly and make
minor changes if desired. However, the software does
output a pretty good product. You can check out Lisa's
software here:
http://www.marketerschoice.com/app/?af=315502
Lisa actually has a free teleseminar planned for users
of her software. That teleseminar is coming up soon, so
go on over to Lisa's site and check it out.
Lisa also has a free ebook that is a quick read and
teaches you a lot about creating effective follow-up
emails. She titled it""Insider secrets Of Follow-UP
Marketing Fortunes." With her permission, I upload it
to my server and you can grab it with absolutely NO
STRING. I won't even ask for you email. To download that
ebook free right now just right click here. Save it
to your computer and give it a read :-)
Willie
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October 17, 2005
Another Approaching Hurricane, How To Dramatically Increase Sales, And My Latest Toy!
Limitless Marketing Ezine October 17th, 2005
ISSN: 1525-8459
Publisher: Willie Crawford - willie@williecrawford.com
2345 Whispering Pines Blvd, Navarre, Florida 32566
Phone 850-939-5794
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Contents - Editorial
Feature Article:
Proof - Critical For Your Online Success
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Welcome to another informative issue of Limitless Marketing
Ezine. I decided to put this issue out at the beginning of
the week because I'm watching another potential hurricane
approach my area. We may be without power AGAIN by mid-week.
Tropical Depression Wilma has the real potential to turn
into a hurricane in the next few days. A good place to keep
track of Wilma is at: http://hurricanewilma.blogspot.com/
Yes, that's my blog :-)
Just a few quick things to tell you about, and an article that
I hope you enjoy.
First, a reminder to anyone in the New York City area that
I'm speaking at a seminar in New York on October 29th. The
seminar is limited to only 24 people, is very hands-on, and
costs less than $200. Go ahead and register before all of
the seats are gone. Register at:
http://SellOnlineInRecordTime.com
Next, if you have an Internet marketing-related blog, I
encourage you to list your blog in a directory set up specifically
for that niche. The owner of the directory is doing a lot of
things that will send you a lot of very targeted traffic if you
do. You'll find the directory at:
http://www.imblogs.net/index.php?ref=7
That is a referral url. The site has a contest where you
can earn extra exposure on the site. This site is developing
into a very useful resource for Internet marketing blog owners.
I do get traffic to my blog from being listed there ;-)
Next, we will have our networking and brainstorming call
this week. We will continue to focus on examining marketing
principles and their application, as we did this past
Saturday.
Dr. Paul Elliott and I will continue teaming up to teach the
marketing principle. If you're not familiar with Paul and his
vast marketing expertise, check out his site at:
http://fractalmarketing.net/ Download his free report
call "88 Marketing Tips That Will Change Your Life."
This report will knock your socks off!
Paul has studied marketing under masters such as Jay
Abraham, and is a VAST storehouse of knowledge. You'll
learn a lot on the call ;-)
For regulars on these calls, I'll get an update email out
to you later in the week. If you've never been on one
of these calls you can register at:
http://williecrawford.com/free-brainstorming-calls.html
That's it for the editorial. I'm off to play with my
newest toy, a T-Mobile Sidekick II. I got it free through
this company: http://www.PlexusWireless.com/74385/
They are giving away free BlackBerry's, SideKicks, and
cell phones. You actually get the price of the gadget
rebated, and you have to activate service through them.
In case you're not familiar with the above gadgets, they're
wireless "toys." They let you surf the net, send and
receive email or instant messages, take photos, etc.
over wireless gadgets that works all over... and in many
different countries.
One of my mentors showed me his, and I just had to have one.
Check it out, but compare the rates of the "calling plans."
They didn't have anything comparable in my area, and now I
should literally be able to surf the Internet while fish out
in the Gulf of Mexico ... provided the hurricanes let up a
little :-)
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Feature Article:
Proof - Critical For Your Online Success
copyright 2005 By Willie Crawford
When people on the Internet read your webpages,
or email promotions, they don't believe you. Before
they even connected to the Internet, many had heard
horror stories of people being ripped off, losing
their entire life savings... or worse.
That disbelief is what you have to overcome before
you can even "begin to hope" to make sales online.
In some niches, such as Internet marketing, where
people also know many of the marketing "tricks,"
overcoming that skepticism is even more difficult.
Before you throw up your hands in defeat, I'll share
with you the most powerful tool you have for overcoming
that distrust... that disbelief. It's very simple.
It's proof. It's proof that what you say is true.
It's proof that others have purchased what you are selling
and got fantastic results. It's proof that you have great
customer service. It's proof that all you say in your
marketing is true.
Your customers want to believe your claims. They want
to purchase your products so that they can gain the
promised benefits. They resist doing this because of
fear and distrust. Prove what you say to break down
that resistance!
Let's look briefly at ways to provide that proof.
One of the first methods that springs to mind is to
use testimonials. It's natural for you to say nice
things about your product. However, when someone
else says the same thing, it has much greater impact
and believability.
In order for testimonials to be effective, they should
be specific and complete. They should tell specifically
how the person giving the testimonial benefited from
using your product. They should provide complete
information on WHO the person giving the testimonial
is. Otherwise, they could appear contrived.
A testimonial with a complete name, city and state,
and perhaps website URL or occupation, is much more
credible that one with just a first name and initial.
A testimonial with a photo is even more credible. It
shows that there is a real person behind the name.
A scanned copy of a handwritten testimonial is even
more credible still.
The scanned testimonial is so powerful because it's
difficult to contrive. Pictures of any element of
proof are very powerful because they are perceived as
being not only proof of what is being said, but proof
of the proof itself.
Other ways that you can use pictures in your copy,
to lend credibility, include:
- Screen captures of webpages showing earnings or
sales.
- Scans of checks that you earned or paid.
- Photos of you enjoying the benefits of doing what
the product teaches.
- Before and after photos.
- Photos showing you associating with industry leaders
(these photos imply that you are one of them).
Photos can also communicate another very important
message. They can communicate that people "just like
your prospect" are benefiting from your products.
Another element of doubt that you have to overcome before
you can make the sale is that your prospect can do it
too. They may believe that others can do it, but doubt
that THEY can do it. Therefore, you need to show them
that others "just like them" are doing it... using
your product and experiencing the promised benefits.
This last type of proof is often referred to as a form
of "social proof." Man is a social creature, and we
take our cues from those around us. We make our decisions
partly based upon what others around us are doing. This
removes some of the risk, and makes it less work to make
routine decisions.
If others are doing it without any adverse effect, that's
a good indicator that it's safe for us too.
If others purchased the product we're contemplating
buying, and it "worked" for them, that's a good indicator
that we too will get the desired results.
If others that we respect or trust saw it as a wise
purchase, then we feel safer buying the same item. Since
others, whose opinions you respect, consider it a prudent
decision, you feel less foolish making the same decision.
How powerful can the element of social proof be?
I recently listened in on a tele-seminar where five very
successful Internet marketers each attributed "social proof"
as being a very big factor in their successes. Each of these
marketers had released "big ticket" products in the Internet
marketing arena, and each had sold hundreds of thousands, if
not millions, of dollars, worth of their product. One had
sold more than $1 million in less than 24 hours.
Listening to those experts explain exactly how they presented
and used the element of "social proof" reveals a lot about
how we, as creatures of deeply engrained habits, behave.
Dr. Robert Cialdini, in his landmark book, "Influence - The
Psychology of Persuasion," explained how social proof works.
He explained that we respond to environmental cues. He
explained that our responses to these cues are automatic,
and that we often don't even give conscious consideration to
those responses.
Dr. Cialdini gives many excellent examples of inviolate social
"laws" that we all adhere to as strictly as we adhere to the
law of gravity. I recommend any serious student of marketing
grab a copy of his book. I've had one for YEARS! You can pick
up a copy of Dr. Cialdini's book from online bookstores for less
than $15.
The marketers in the tele-seminar revealed how they applied
Dr. Cialdini's principles in the Internet marketing arena.
The tele-seminar focused primarily on one of those principle
- social proof - but touched upon several others that can
make your online promotions VERY powerful.
You can get a free copy of the recordings from that call,
both in PDF and MP3, from my friend Jeff Walker, the host of
the call. To get these, simply visit Jeff's site at:
http://productlaunchformula.com/quicklaunch/
I recommend you get a copy of the recordings right now. Then
set aside several hours to listen to the recordings, or to read
the PDF transcripts - several times. It will deeply increase
your understand of how to apply the element of social proof on
your websites, and in your email marketing.
I opened by telling you that without proof, you will make few,
if any, online sales. I'll close by encouraging you to grab
the free recordings, at Jeff Walker's site, that demonstrate
how effective proof can be at increasing your online sales.
Practice and master using proof as taught by these marketing
experts, and you too can join them in the arena of the six or
seven-figure online income earners.
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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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That's it for this issue. Thank you for being a subscriber.
Willie
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Limitless Marketing Ezine Published by:
Willie Crawford Inc.
2345 Whispering Pines Blvd.
Navarre, Florida 32566
Phone 850-939-5794
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you found this ezine valuable Please forward it to a
friend who could use a little help with their online
business :-) Tell them they can subscribe by visiting:
http://www.williecrawford.com
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/
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Free BlackBerry, Sidekick or Cell Phone
I recently picked up a free T-Mobile Sidekick II.
It's a wireless phone, computer, etc. all-in-one.
Basically, I got the device free when I signed up
for the calling plan. It's worth several hundred
dollars. They give you the device but you have to
pay for it, and then you get rebated by the
manufacturer. Sort of round about, but I love the
device.
It has email, full featured phone, a camera,
and web browsing all built in. I can be sitting
on the beach anywhere in the world that's in
T-Mobile's coverage area (or one of their partners')
and can now be totally connected with my online
business.
You can check it out at:
http://www.PlexusWireless.com/74385/
Just click on the link labeled "Products."
You do want to compare the price of the calling
plan with other services in your area. There
really is nothing as comparable/flexible in my
area.
If you don't want the Sidekick, you can opt for
a free cell phone or BlackBerry.
Check it out here:
http://www.PlexusWireless.com/74385/
Willie
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October 16, 2005
Jeff Walker, the man behind the success of John Reese, Jason Potash, Yanik Silver, Jim Edwards, and Frank Kern???
My friend Jeff Walker has a product coming out soon.
In fact, it's coming out on October 21st. Jeff has
already spilled the beans on what the product will
encompass on his blog over at:
http://productlaunchformula.com/quicklaunch/preview.html
Jeff is the guy who coached John Reese, Yanik Silver,
Jason Potash, Jim Edwards, and Frank Kerns during their
big ticket product releases.
You'll notice that these guys all know each other. They
share a lot of techniques and tactics when putting together
product releases. Jeff's package will let you in on those
secret strategies and techniques they use.
When you look at the fact that John Reese made more than
$1 million in less than a day using the stuff in Jeff's
package, you see the value in this package.
Frank Kern is rumored to have made around $800,000 with
his Under Achievers Course. Others have done really well
with big ticket items.
I'll share with you that I plan on releasing my own big
ticket product within the next year. It's too early to
tell you what it will be except to tell you that it's
something my readers have told me that they wanted for the
past 4 years!
I will be using the stuff that Jeff teaches!
Anyway, go check out Jeff's blog. He's got a lot of
good stuff there. The blog is a marketing lesson in itself.
Willie
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October 14, 2005
Meet Willie Crawford In New York City On October 29th For A 1-Day Gathering
Let's Meet in New York City, October 29th!
I will be in New York City doing a seminar with search
engine optimization expert Kamau Austin, and Ebay Power
Seller Stephanie McIntyre.
I'll be teaching all of the things that I do to drive
massive traffic and massive sales to my network of sites
and blogs.
Kamau will teach the stuff that he does which allows
him to live "The Internet Lifestyle" by doing SEO
full-time.
Stephanie will show how she sells hundreds of thousands
of dollars in products on Ebay.
The seminar will last for one day, Saturday, October
29th, 2005, and will have many hands-on sessions. We'll
hold the seminar in a computer center and everyone will
have a computer in front of them. After we teach
something, you'll get to actually do many of the things
right then and there.
The computer center where we'll meet and do our hands-on
training will only hold 24 people, so go ahead and
register now. Click here for more details.
I look forward to meeting with all of you. After the
workshop is over, I'd be happy to stick around and
talk or explore business/JV possibilities with you.
I would just need to know in advance so that I can
make my travel plans accordingly.
Let me know if you have any questions. You can call me
toll-free at 877-262-3367.
Willie
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October 13, 2005
List Your Internet Marketing Related Blog Here!
Here a blog directory where you can list your internet marketing related blog. Then each time you post you can ping the directory and show the latest post.
They even have a fun contest going.
Make sure you list your Internet marketing related blog here.
Willie
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Mentoring By Willie Crawford - 2 Openings Available
I announced in this week's issue of my ezine that I had 2 openings for mentoring clients.
I also announced that I dramatically reduced
my rates, because I didn't want price to be an obstacle for someone who really needed my help.
Mentoring clients basically have unlimited access to me for help in building their online business.
There is an application that
has to be completed before I accept you as a client. We have to be a
good match in order for me to accept you as a client.
I do expect these 2 slots to fill today.
You can read about my mentoring program and download the application (in Microsoft Word) at:
http://WillieCrawford.com/mentoring.html
You can address any questions to me via email at willie@williecrawford.com or by phone at 877-262-3367.
Willie
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Oct 13th Issue Of My Ezine - Lots Of Useful Information
Limitless Marketing Ezine October 13th, 2005
ISSN: 1525-8459
Publisher: Willie Crawford - willie@williecrawford.com
2345 Whispering Pines Blvd, Navarre, Florida 32566
Phone 850-939-5794
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Contents - Editorial
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Welcome to another informative issue of Limitless Marketing
Ezine. The last week has been kind of crazy, so this issue
will be all editorial. I have a lot of good thing to pass
along to you. For some, this issue will be almost like a
"to-do list." In fact, I'll number the items so you can
check them off as you do them.
1) First of all there is a free teleseminar TONIGHT that
you probably want to make. Michel Fortin, the copywriter
who wrote John Reese's "million dollar salesletter" is featured
in a teleseminar hosted by Armand Morin.
Michel has written copy for many of the six-figure earners
that I know and his teleseminars always deliver solid content.
To get the dial-in information for this teleseminar you need
to register using the box at the bottom of this page:
http://bigseminar.com/cmd.php?Clk=1212157
2) Last week there was a "Social Proof" teleseminar that
my friend Jeff Walker conducted. On this call Jeff, John
Reese, Yanik Silver, Frank Kern, Jason Potash, and Jim
Edwards revealed how they use this psychological element
in their product launches and promotions. All of these
guys are 6 or 7-figure earners.
The call was tremendous, and was recorded and transcribed.
The transcript is 64 pages of solid information that I
printed out and read through TWICE. It's that filled with
USABLE information.
You can get a copy of the transcript free (in PDF) here:
http://productlaunchformula.com/quicklaunch/
Jeff is actually doing a lot of things, like this call, as
he leads up to a major product launch which is scheduled
for October 21st. If you'd like a sneak peak at what he's
up to, you can check out his blog here:
http://productlaunchformula.com/quicklaunch/preview.html
3) Next, we will have our networking and brainstorming call
this week. What will be different is that we will focus
on a single marketing principle and it's application.
Dr. Paul Elliott and I will team up to teach the marketing
principle. If you're not familiar with Paul and his vast
marketing expertise, check out his site at:
http://fractalmarketing.net/ Download his free report
call "88 Marketing Tips That Will Change Your Life."This report will knock your socks off!
Paul has studied marketing under masters such as Jay
Abraham, and is a VAST storehouse of knowledge. You'll
learn a lot on the call ;-)
For regulars on these calls, I'll get an update email out
to you tonight or tomorrow. If you've never been on one
of these calls you can register at:
http://williecrawford.com/free-brainstorming-calls.html
4) Next, I'm sure that you realize one of the most
important things you can do to improve your websites'
search engine ranking is to increase the number of
inbound links pointing to you. So, I thought I'd offer you
a link exchange.
I have a Page Rank 5 blog at:
http://WillieCrawford.com/blog/
If you put up a link to my blog from one of your pages
which has been indexed by the search engines, I'll put
a link pointing to your site on my blog.
I also have a Page Rank 4 blog at:
http://Chitterlings.com/blog/
If it's more appropriate for you, I'll post your link here
instead of my marketing blog if you desire. The homepage
of that site has a PR5.
Just put up the link to me and then email me at
willie@williecrawford.com with the subject "I've Linked
To You!" We'll get a reciprocal link up to you as soon
as practical.
You can tell me what you'd like the anchor text to say, but
it should be fairly short since the link will be in the
menu bar. You can use whatever anchor text you want in
linking to me. If too many people link to you with the
same anchor text, the search engines could penalize you.
5) Next, I have 2 openings in my mentoring program.I had stop accepting new clients for a while because I
had so many other projects on my plate. Now I have room
in my schedule to take on 2 new clients.
My mentoring basically involves me helping you in growing
and marketing your online business. I've been in business
online since 1996 and have a good grasp of what works and
what doesn't. Clients have unlimited telephone access to
me and I specialize in helping you get "unstuck."
I do require that potential clients fill out an application.
I learned long ago that not every potential client is a
good match, and I want to ensure we're a good match before
I accept you as a client.
In working with you, we will often discuss what needs to be
done next to move your business forward. A good match for
me is a client who would start implementing something we
agreed to right away.
I've actually DRASTICALLY reduced my mentoring fee. That's
because I do enjoy helping people and don't really want
price to keep someone from seeking out my help.
You can find the application as well as details of my
mentoring program at: http://WillieCrawford.com/mentoring.html
6. Finally, there are a lot of great seminars coming up.
They are in locations as varied as Atlanta, Los Angeles,
New York, Charlotte, Orlando, etc. Rather than list them all
here, I encourage you to check out our site dedicated to
tracking seminars. You'll find that at:
http://InternetMarketingSeminarSchedule.com
I will tell you that my next appearance is in New York
on October 28th - 29th. That seminar is described at:
http://www.sellonlineinrecordtime.com/
That's it for this issue. Thank you for being a subscriber.
Willie
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Red Hot Copywriting Bootcamp
If you'd really like to improve your copywriting skills
check out my friend Lorrie Morgan-Ferrero's "Red Hot
Copywriting Bootcamp."
Lorrie's an outstanding copywriters and in this 6-week
teleclass she can dramatically increase your copywriting
skills too.
The teleclasses start October 18th, so do delay in
registering. Click here to register now:
Willie
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October 12, 2005
Success Magnet System - Highly Recommended
I've spent about 10 hours this week listening to audio over
at Tom Beal's Success Magnet System.
This is REALLY good stuff!
Take a look and then let me know if you have any questions.
As I said, I spent about 10 hours this week listening to the
audio on the site. I often started listening to something
and simply couldn't force myself to stop.
Check this site out and if you become a member you'll end up
thanking me profusely!
Willie
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When A Work Becomes Public Domain
Here's a chart showing when works pass into the public domain. I found this by following a link from Carl Galletti's blog at AdSecrets.com
The chart is at: http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm
Willie
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October 11, 2005
New Tool For Wordpress Bloggers?
As you can see, this blog runs on Movable Type. However, I was
just reading about this new tools that enables you to put up
WordPress blogs faster.
It looks interesting.
I haven't tested it but some of my friends have taken a look at it.
Willie
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Pick Their Brain Session With Top Internet Marketers - TONIGHT
Ken McArthur, founder of JV Alert and Affiliate Showcase is hosting
a free "Pick Their Brains" teleseminar, tonight with lots of top
internet marketers.
In a hurry? Get the details here.
The full story is that Ken is hosting several get together sessions
in different parts of the country. He's doing this just so JV Alert
members, and some of his other list members can meet and
network.
These gatherings are FREE!
The first one will be in Philadelphia. Tonights call is to both
update those attending the Philadelphia event, AND to allow those
on the call to ask some of their difficult marketing questions
directly to some of the top marketers who will be on the call.
You can sign up for the call free using my invite link which
is http://www.jvAlert.com/freepass.aspx?id=41
Willie
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October 04, 2005
Resentment and Civility in Internet Marketing
Resentment and Civility in Internet Marketing
Copyright © 2005 by Willie Crawford
Have you noticed how rude, obnoxious, negative,
and downright uncivil people can be in cyberspace?
Visit any busy Internet marketing discussion board
and you'll often find dozens of such people who seem
to thrive on being as mean-spirited and negative as
possible.
If you get any volume of email you're bound to
sometimes get emails saying things that people are
VERY unlikely to say to you in person.
It's as if being behind the computer screen and
communicating via long distance changes the rules of
how we have all been taught to politely interact with
each other.
Why are some people like this, and what is the ultimate
consequence? Let's examine this behavior and look at
just a few specific examples.
Let's begin with the person who deliberately posts
the most negative or mean-spirited things they can
on discussion forums. Sometimes these people are
doing what is called "trolling." Just as a fisherman
trolls for fish, hoping that as his bait floats by the
fish will find it irresistible, the discussion board troll dangles
very contemptuous comments in front of those on the
forum - hoping that some can't resist responding. He is
hoping to start a heated discussion that will draw
attention to him, and perhaps his site, product, or cause.
Discussion board trolling works for some people. It
builds them an audience of others who thrive on
controversy. However, discussion board trolling also
drives away a lot of potential customers. It drives away
those who are turned-off by all of the negativity… and
make a mental note to NEVER do business with the troll.
The discussion board troll understands that man is an
emotional creature. He is more likely to take action
if you can get him riled up. He understands the art
of "polarizing." He understands that people are often
more likely to do business with people who touch them
on a very deep emotional level... even if it's negative.
Even off of discussion boards, some copywriters
masterfully harness the power of this same psychological
trick. One of the most brilliant examples of it that
I've seen recently is by a guy who has actually branded
himself as "The Rich Jerk." You can see how he does this
on his website at: http://WhyJerksWin.com If you look
very closely at that site, you'll see what this guy is
doing and its effect. It works beautifully and that’s why
I point it out to you!
Many people who post only negative posts on discussion
boards don't seem to understand how energy works. They
don't seem to understand that man is an electromagnetic
creature who senses and responds to positive and negative
vibrations. We all understand that many impulses travel
through our bodies via electricity, and that we even
need to keep our electrolytes in balance. We even notice
how just talking to some people makes the hair on the
back of our neck stand up. This happens partly because
of electrical vibrations we are picking up on.
I don't want to get too deep into explaining how we
pick up on other’s vibes. However, most of us do
perceive and respond on a subconscious level to the
vibrations others are putting out. We often can't “put our
finger on” exactly what it is about a person that makes
us NOT want to deal with them, but we just know that
we don't. Those who do understand this scientific
process, simply avoid trolls and very negative people
on discussion forums.
If you'd like a deeper understanding of how the
process I just explained works, I'll point you to a
very good course by Dr. Robert Anthony, called "Know
How To Be Rich." He basically explains how we attract
both good and bad things into our lives. He explains
how to attract positive things and how NOT to attract
negative things into your life. You can find Dr. Anthony's
course at http://TheInternetLifestyle.com
Let's look briefly at those who only make negative
comments on discussion forums. Often these negative
comments are attacking some so-called "guru."
On a few discussion forums, people are allowed to say
anything that they want... in the name of "free speech."
On other discussion forums personal attacks on others
or other’s products are not tolerated.
I am a moderator at a number of Internet marketing
discussion forums. On these forums I get to enforce
"the rules." On all of the discussion forums I moderate
you are NOT free to make “any” comment that you want.
The reason is very simple... it's common courtesy and
understanding proper business etiquette.
First of all, posting to a discussion forum has NOTHING
to do with free speech. The discussion board is owned
by someone, and they will generally operate their forum
in a manner that benefits their business and the
businesses of those who use the forum regularly. They
operate their forum in a manner that sticks to the purpose
of the forum!
One fact that needs to be acknowledged is that search engines
often index discussion forum posts. Once these
posts are indexed and stored in the search engines, they
can stay in the databases for YEARS. So if someone makes
a negative, and unsubstantiated, post about someone, there
really is NO way of undoing it. Even if the poster
apologizes, that negative post will remain in the database
forever... continuing to harm that person's business.
Many who choose to attack "gurus" may have very good
reason. One of the best reasons I can readily see is that
some perceived experts mislead their followers from time
to time. For example, they give them the impression that
building an online business is easier than it really is.
The fact is that it usually takes hard work and persistence.
This is often not what most people want to hear, so the
experts elude to the fact that it's very easy. It can be
easy, but it's NOT for most people.
So the gurus who convince people that it's too easy,
because that's what those people want to hear, often
irritate a lot of people... people who feel angry that
they can't do something that's obviously "so EASY." Those
very angry people then set out to disparage the experts
in any way the can.
Instead of attacking the experts because they didn't
tell you exactly how they are doing things, it would
really be more productive to spend time figuring out
what they are actually doing, or even asking them how they
really operate their businesses. Be warned though that
many who have built very successful online businesses
can't really tell you all of the factors that
contributed to their success. They often do things
that they simply don't notice. They have habits that
they give little or no conscious thought to!
Many of today’s recognized Internet marketing experts
spent 6 - 10 years building their businesses to the
point that they are at today. They basically built a
brand in their niche. With technological changes,
and an increase in the number of people in the niche,
it is now possible to achieve what they did in a fraction
of the time. Isn't it more productive to spend time
doing that than attacking people out of envy or resentment?
I define civility as interacting with others in a way
that smoothes the interaction. Doesn't it make more sense
to do that. This would certainly seem to facilitate
a greater number of interactions with positive outcomes.
This logically generate a *great number* of productive
transactions. More transactions with more positive outcomes
would therefore GROW your business.
Feel free to disagree with me on any of the points
above. However, take a few minutes to observe the
world as it really works and you'll have to agree
with at least some of the points. Consider them carefully
and perhaps you too will find yourself behaving more
civilly in cyberspace :-)
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Willie Crawford consults with some of the most successful
direct marketers on the Internet. Grab a copy of the
somewhat controversial ebook that he considers required
reading for all his clients at: http://WhyJerksWin.com
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October 03, 2005
Free Teleseminar Tuesday, John Reese, Jeff Walker, Yanik Silver, Frank Kern, Jason Potash and Jim Edwards
Here's a free teleseminar that you really can't afford to miss:
http://www.productlaunchformula.com/quicklaunch
My friend Jeff Walker is the secret weapon of some of
the top internet marketers.
Before John Reese launched Traffic Secrets and sold more than
$1,000,000 in less than 24 hours, he was coached by Jeff Walker.
Before Frank Kern launched his Under Achievers course and
sold nearly 7 figures worth in a few days, he was coached by
Jeff Walker.
Yanik Silver, Jim Edwards, and Jason Potash all consulted with
Jeff Walker before releasing big ticket items that did
EXTREMELY well.
Tuesday evening, Jeff Walker, John Reese, Yanik Silver,
Frank Kern, Jason Potash, and Jim Edwards are putting on a
free teleseminar where they reveal how they pulled off these
amazing product launches. They are going to share some stuff
with you that will make a difference in your online business
no matter WHAT you sell.
If you register for the teleseminar, and then can't make it,
Jeff's even going to make the recording AND the transcript
available to you for free.
Click here to register and then I'll "see" you on the call.
Willie
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