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January 27, 2006
EXACTLY What Is Butterfly Marketing? Watch This Free Video
With all of the buzz about Butterfly Marketing, you may be wondering exactly what it is.
This is the product that Mike Filsaime will release on Tuesday, January 31st.
Mike Filsaime
I've created a short video that explains exactly WHAT the product is. I've taken a pretty thorough look at it. You can watch that video at:
http://williecrawford.net/butterflymarketing.html
I'm also going to be offering a bonus, valued at $5000 to the first 20 people who end up buying thorough my link. What makes this bonus unique is that it will better enable you to use this product or any other product that you buy. My bonus is going to turn a 20 lives around, or help those 20 people really improve their businesses in 2006 and on into early 2007.
Check out the video now. You'll also see why I had to limit the bonus to only 20 people. http://williecrawford.net/butterflymarketing.html
Willie
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January 26, 2006
Interesting Marketing & Traffic Lessons From Stephen Pierce...
Check out Stephen Pierce's new "Rush Hour Web Traffic."
It's a set of videos outlining 12 easy to implement ways to
generate traffic to your website.
Stephen Pierce
What's unusual about Stephen's website is that you don't even
have to access his videos to read about the methods. He spells
them out right on his webpage. Go check it out at:
http://WebsiteTrafficPhD.com (my redirect url)
Stephen is an incredibly sharp marketer, and friend. I'm most
proud to brag - that the very FIRST Internet marketing seminar
that he ever spoke at was... mine :-)
Stephen also offer you a chance to win a free video IPOD on
his site. Another great reason to go check it out.
I have watched his videos and they are excellent. I spend a
LOT of time studying and discussing traffic generation with
all of the experts. In-fact, I spent over an hour today doing
an interview with the publishers at Trafficology. I'll let
you know when that interview is available.
Note his use of video on the site. Nicely implemented.
Willie
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Jeff Walker, Frank Kern, Ed Dale "No Pitch" Teleseminar Tonight!
Here's a "no pitch" teleseminar that Jeff Walker is hosting
tonight. I realize that it's short notice, but I thought
I'd still pass it along. I'll be listening in.
Here are the details....
In just a few hours Jeff Walker (of Product Launch Formula
fame) is going to be giving the 2005 Product Launch Mastery
Award to a couple of guys that did more than $3 million in
product launches last year.
But the really cool thing is that Jeff is going to get these
two guys on a teleseminar and ask them all kinds of
questions, and really break down exactly how they did it.
Who are they?
Frank Kern and Ed Dale of Underachiever Mastery fame.
These two put together a string of amazing launches in 2005,
and they did it with some very innovative strategies and a
variety of different products.
And there are three more great things about this call:
1. You are invited.
2. It is free to attend.
3. There will be no selling or pitching on the call whatsoever.
And here are a couple of more good things... Jeff will be
releasing the recording AND the transcripts of the call.
The call is this Thursday, January 26th at 5:00pm eastern,
but remember - even if you can't make the call, you can
still get the recording and the transcripts. Go here for all
the details:
http://www.productlaunchformula.com/quicklaunch/mastery.html
Willie
PS: Jeff has assured me that this call will be 100% content, with zero
pitching. Frank and Ed have been doing some amazing things,
and Jeff plans to pull all the details out of them. Feel free to
tell your friends about this call - they can register here:
http://www.productlaunchformula.com/quicklaunch/mastery.html
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Can You Pass The Secret Agent Test
Check out this clever promotion that Yanik Silver is running.
Yanik uses the "secret agent" theme in this promotion. He's an
email the he sent me yesterday (it's fun):
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is waiting
for you here -
http://undergroundonlineseminar.com/go/?36679
This assignment is Double Zero classified and we cannot
reveal anymore here. You *must* use activation code - 36679
to unlock your mission.
If you succeed you will be well rewarded for your effort.
However, as always, in the event of detection the agency
will disavow any knowledge of your involvement. We're
counting on you.
http://undergroundonlineseminar.com/go/?36679
Good luck!
Yanik Silver,
Director Y.S.S.
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January 25, 2006
How To Triple Your List Building Rate With Squeeze Pages
How To Triple Your List Building Rate With Squeeze Pages
Copyright 2006 by Willie Crawford
Most people in the Internet marketing arena know what a squeeze
page is. However, most marketers that I've seen try to
implement one do a terrible job. Therefore they get less
than desirable results.
For the uninitiated, here's a quick definition. A squeeze page
is a webpage that, when the visitor "lands" on it, he is asked
to opt-in to some type of list in order to proceed further. On
some squeeze pages, your only options are to opt-in or leave.
On others, you are given a method to continue exploring the
site without opting in. Purist would argue that the second
type isn't a real squeeze page.
The rationale behind using a squeeze page is that most Internet
marketers realize that the vast majority of visitor will not buy
from a site on the first visit. So, these marketers make list
building their top priority. If they can just collect the
email address, along with permission to follow-up, then they'll
get other opportunities to make the sale later.
A squeeze page, generally, has some enticing bullets on it, and
does a thorough job of describing what you'll be able to access
after you enter your data. The enticing offer on the
squeeze page, that has the visitor salivating to get at what's
behind that "door," is essential.
The most effective squeeze pages that I've seen, used
enticing emails to drive traffic to the sites. These emails were
either emailed by joint venture partners, or by the product
owner who was introducing a new product.
That email that drove traffic to the squeeze page, sent them
there already READY to sign up. That email, if it did its
job, thoroughly described what was waiting on the site, and
so the squeeze page was only a slight inconvenience. It was not
enough of an inconvenience to be noticeably objectionable to
those who were already thoroughly sold on the product concept.
The enticing email that does the pre-sell is a step many less-
savvy marketers skip. Because their visitors aren't pre-sold,
their conversion rates are much lower than they would otherwise
be.
Squeeze pages often experience "leakage" because many visitors
knows how to view the page's html source code, and locate the
url of the follow-on webpage. So they can just enter that url
to access what's behind the door.
A good way to prevent this type of leakage (if you want to) is
to encrypt the url for that follow-on webpage. Another way to
do this is to EMAIL what was promised on the squeeze page. So,
if the visitor doesn't provide an email address (or provides
a bogus email address) they don't get to enjoy what was
promised on the squeeze page.
If you'd like to see an example of one of the most effective
squeeze pages that I've seen lately, check out
http://ButterflyMarketing.net
On the page above, notice that if you try to circumvent the
squeeze page, you CANNOT just access the information. Instead,
you are simply given another chance to opt-in. This is a
brilliant implementation of a squeeze page.
By the way, you should go ahead and opt-in at
http://ButterflyMarketing.net That way you can study the rest
of the process being used. You need to see the full picture in
order to set up your COMPLETE process correctly!
One other nice implementation of a squeeze page that I've seen
is one that passes information from the squeeze page on to the
next page. So, the next page that you get to after filling in
the form may have your name, or some other personal data, right
in the copy on the page.
An example of the above might be a site selling pet toys. The
form might ask what type of pet you have and your pet's name.
On the next page, as you read through the copy you might see
your pet's name scattered throughout the page, or you might
see mention of the specific type of pet that you have.
The type of squeeze page described above can be very powerful if
done correctly. If it's not too blatant, your visitor may not
even consciously notice that the page is personalized and
specifically targeting him. For example, if that page only
mentions the type of pet that you have, or some other seemingly
innocuous fact, the personalization will still make the copy
talk to YOU more. However it won't be as "in your face"
as when the copy uses your name.
There is actually a piece of software that will generate this
type of squeeze page for you. That way, you don't have to
understand how to set up coding that tells the page how to pass
variables from one page to the next. This software is called
Squeeze Page Generator. You find it at:
http://WillieCrawford.com/squeezepage.html
When you visit the page above, enter your name and email
address, and the demo will show YOU what your visitors will see
when you use this software on your site.
I've tested Squeeze Page Generator on some of my sites, and it
DOES increase conversions. I prefer using it where it's less
"in your face" as I've described above ;-)
When you use Squeeze Page Generator that way, your visitors feel
more connected to you and your copy, but they don't really know
why. I think that makes it more effective.
Many online marketers do use squeeze pages, because, while they
may irritate a small percentage of your visitors, they have
been proven to increase your signup percentages. If they don't
opt-in to your list, then there's no way for you to follow-up
with those who don't buy on that first visit. Consider adding
squeeze pages to your marketing arsenal today.
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Willie Crawford has been marketing on the Internet for over 9
years. Many consider him, and his millionaire mentors, the top
online marketers. Learn more of the proven "butterfly
marketing methods" Willie and many of his mentors use at:
http://ButterflyMarketing.net
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January 19, 2006
Secret Weapons Of A MASTER Butterfly Marketer
Secret Weapons Of A MASTER Butterfly Marketer
Copyright 2006 By Willie Crawford
Legendary Internet marketer, Mike Filsaime, teaches a
brilliant concept he calls "butterfly marketing." Part
of the concept hinges upon making little changes in
your marketing that RIPPLE throughout your entire
marketing mix. These little changes don't just have
a cumulative effect, they result in massively
exponential improvements.
As I began first studying "butterfly marketing" I both
saw its beauty, and saw that I already had a huge
arsenal of weapons that could be made so much MORE
effective just by applying the "butterfly marketing
principles." I won't cover those principles here. If
you want more information on them you can find it at
http://ButterflyMarketing.net
Let's just look at a few of the tools that I use and
why they work so effectively. I'll cover just a few of
the most effective tools, because I, quite literally,
use DOZENS of them. Here they are, in no particular
order:
1) Review Sites. People have been trained to comparison
shop before making a decision. When you make that easy,
they appreciate it, and if it's done properly, you can
turn these comparison shoppers into your customers.
This will work in any marketplace. If you're selling
exercise equipment, you can create a webpage reviewing
the top three, or top five, treadmills, or dietary
supplements. You can often use data provided by the
manufacturers for this. As an online marketer you'd
incorporate this into a content site that profited you
by also using Google AdSense, or by being an affiliate
for some of the products you are reviewing.
Yes, you can even be an affiliate for several competing
products in this example. While you may honestly
believe that one product is "the best" you should also
realize that "that product" might be out of your
customers' price range, so also show them the second
best option... and explain clearly why it's still a
great buy.
You can do this with marketing courses, dating sites,
diet products, or practically any other niche product
you market. Help the prospects do their comparison,
they'll feel that they have done their research, and
then they'll click on your links to buy (or earn you
AdSense revenue).
2) Articles. I use articles, just like this one,
to educate my readers. You can do the same. Creating
great articles that are also amazing sales tools is no
harder than imagining you're talking to a friend, and
then writing out what you'd say.
What makes this such an effective tool is that it
educates your "prospects." When you educate you "earn"
trust. However, that's only if the TRUTH in what you
write is overwhelmingly obvious.
Understand that the single bigger obstacle you have to
overcome in online marketing is distrust. People have
heard about numerous rip-offs, and in certain markets
they also know all of the marketing "tricks," So you can
only sell them by proving or demonstrating the obvious
truth in what you say.
Writing articles IS one powerful part of the mix. Of
course, an article is only effective if your can get it
into the right hands. For that, a weapon I keep hidden
is a "secret holster" is Content Propulsion Lab. They're
at: http://CashThroughContent.com They'll help you to
"push" your content into the marketplace in all of its
different formats.
3) MP3 Audio's and Podcasts. People connect with you
MORE when they hear your voice than they do when they
just read your words. So, conduct teleseminars, strategy
or brainstorming sessions, or coaching sessions. Record
these, and then make the recorded audio available to
your market. This builds the relationship with your market
tremendously.
This is so powerful, that EVERY Saturday (when I'm not
speaking at a seminar) I host live brainstorming calls.
On these calls we do live website reviews, discuss marketing
issue, and do Q&A. Sometimes, I also invite special expert
guests onto the calls. Everyone on these calls grow to
know and trust me... because I do allow them to actually
know me.
I'll let you in on a secret here... Practically every tool
in my marketing arsenal is something I "borrowed" from
someone else. There's no need to reinvent the wheel. When
you see something that works, add it to your arsenal. I
got the idea of offering free calls, just to give a little
something back, from Alex Mandossian. He periodically does
the same thing!
4) video. Video is a natural extension of audio, and with
increasing bandwidth, it's growing at an amazing pace. In
fact, I recently read an excellent special report called
"How Internet Infomercial Will Transform Your Business."
Infomercials are used on television simply because they WORK.
The Internet is a natural extension of this marketing
tool. If you'd like to read this report, you can get a
copy free at: http://InternetInfomercials.org
It's eye-opening, and puts you in front of a HUGE wave.
5) Actually Care About Your Customers. As strange as this
sound, this can easily allow you to outsell all of your
competitors. People can tell when you really care about them,
AND when you're just "feeding them a line." Those that can
see that you really do care about them... really do want
to help them achieve their goals, they will place an amazing
amount of faith in you.
Along with all of that trust, you also get a tremendous
amount of responsibility. It's critical that you not
betray that trust. It takes a lot of time, effort, and
energy to build that trust. That trust can be completely
destroyed with one little mistake. Once that trust is
destroyed word spreads VERY quickly on the internet, so it
would be very difficult to recover.
In my book, "The Master Blueprint To Internet Marketing
Success," I harp upon the fact that you have no right to
toy with other people's dreams. That's what you're doing if
you offer them anything other than what you're convinced is
absolutely appropriate for them. Jay Abraham teaches his
"Strategy of Preeminence" which emphasizes ALWAYS putting
your customer's best interest first. Make this your strategy
and it will pay off handsomely.
6) The Softsell. The tools I use, which are amplified
by "butterfly marketing tactics" aren't always obvious.
Just from reading the descriptions above, you can see
that. Part of the reason for that is that people don't
like being sold.
People like to buy, but they don't like being sold to. It's
essential that they feel deep-down-inside that the buying
decision was their decision. It can be a very subtle
difference, but it's amazingly POWERFUL. Work at
understanding that subtle difference, and examine all of
your marketing efforts to ensure that they don't convey
the wrong message.
I've just shared with you a few of the dozens of tools
that I use to make me a very effective "butterfly
marketer." As I previously stated, what makes it all so
powerful is the exponential effect these tools had when
used synergistically. Be careful to ensure that they
don't cancel the effects of each other out though. Study,
understand, and employ these tools to take your marketing
success to a totally different level!
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Willie Crawford has been marketing on the Internet for
over 9 years. Many consider him, and his millionaire
mentors, the top online marketers. Learn more of the proven
"butterfly marketing methods" Willie and many of his mentors
use at: http://ButterflyMarketing.net
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January 18, 2006
Free Ebook, Internet Marketing Myths Exposed - EXCELLENT!
Dan Cauthron his put together a VERY nice ebook called
Internet Marketing Myth's Exposed. It exposes 25 common
Internet marketing myths, and can save you a LOT of money.
You can grab this highly recommended ebook here.
If you are a subscriber to my ezine, you have download instructions
waiting for you in your inbox ;-)
Willie
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Are You A Member Of The Internet Marketing Secret Society?
In January every year, thousands of people list "make money online" as one of their yearly goals.
Within a few months, many of these same people get left looking like deer in the headlights while a few of their elite colleagues leave them in the dust.
What's the difference? Why do two people who start at the same place have such drastically different results a few months up the road?
The "secret" is in what each person focuses on.
The person who spins their wheels is the one who buys a ton of books and resources that they can't even use it. For example, they learn all about RSS before they even get a blog going. They buy up all the search engine optimization tools before they even know a lick of HTML or even have a clue what sort of website will be profitable. They immerse themselves in traffic generation books before they have a product to sell.
You can guess what happens. This person gets overwhelmed and frustrated.
Think of it this way: would you buy a "how to fix a car" manual if you didn't even have a car? Of course not. It's not useful because you need to get the car FIRST so that you know what kind of fixit manual to get. It's a waste of your time and money to read a Ford manual if you might get a Chevy in the future.
See what I mean? Too many people buy ebooks they'll never use, and end up frustrated, unfocused and broke.
Now what about those other guys? The ones who succeed this year?
Their "secret" is their focus. They start with a complete "A to Z" course, follow it, and replicate it.
They keep it simple. They take action. And they follow a proven blueprint so they leave little to chance.
If you're ready to focus, then it's time for you to get the blueprint. Go get yours now at the Internet Marketing Secret Society
Willie Crawford
I'm already an IM Secret Society member. I'll see you inside!
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Free Weekly Neworking And Brainstorming Calls With Willie Crawford
Most Saturday's, between 11AM and 12:30 PM Central Standard Time, an enthusiastic group on Internet markers get together by phone for a networking and brainstorming call.
This Saturday, on the call, we will do a review/critique of three different websites. Then we'll answer a few of your marketing questions. We'll keep the call to 90 minutes or less.
This should be an information-packed call, giving you lots of ideas that you can put to immediate use!
The phone lines are left open so that anyone on the calls can ask a question or contribute comment.
The calls are recorded, and used primarily inside a private membership site at TheRealSecrets.com. Since callers are encouraged to introduce themselves and include their website url, this actually sends lots of traffic to the participants sites :-)
To join the calls, you only need to register by filling in the form here. You will receive an email with complete instructions including confirmation of what time the call is in your time zone. Each week, a day or two before the call, you will receive an email listing the sites for that weeks call.
The autoresponder message includes instructions on how to submit your site for a free review.
Join our mastermind group now, and watch your online business GROW!
Register here: http://williecrawford.com/free-brainstorming-calls.html
NOTE: These are not teleseminars designed to sell ANYTHING. They are designed to allow serious online marketers to share ideas!
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January 16, 2006
Proof Of Mike Filsaime's Online Earnings
We get so use to seeing online "gurus" make huge income
claims that... first of all, we tune them out, and secondly
we don't believe them.
Here's proof of what Mike Filsaime is doing. It's very
encouraging, especially when you consider that he's been
at this online stuff for only 3 years.
Click here and see for yourself. It'll give you that little
bit of motivation you may be needing today ;-)
I've gotten to know Mike well over the past year or so, and I can tell you, he's "the real deal!"
Willie
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Free Teleseminar Tonight - Kim Gordon Interviews Russell Brunson, Gary Ambrose, and Willie Crawford
Can you join us on a free teleseminar tonight at 8PM
Central Standard Time?
I'm one of the speakers at The Internet Marketing Riot, to
be held in Orlando, Florida, in February. This teleseminar
is a preview call for that event. Kimberly Gordon, who is
hosting the event, will be interviewing me, Russell Bruson,
and Gary Ambrose.
Russell and Gary are both extremely knowledgeable, and
I'm sure you'll learn something from them. Gary has
built HUGE mailing lists, and has taught me how to
dramatically increase my email deliverability. Russell
is a super affiliate who was generating six-figures
online while still a college student... kept busy as a
member of his college wrestling team.
Register for this free teleseminar at:
http://internetmarketingriot.com/cmd.php?af=338325
And I'll talk to you on the call.
Willie
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Semi-Automatically Personalize Your Private Label Articles
Over the weekend, I tested a piece of software that my
friend, and renowned heart surgeon, Dr. Mani showed me.
The software takes a private label article and customizes
it. It can turn a private label article into a unique
version of the same article in a matter of under a minute.
In case you're not familiar with "private label" articles,
these are article that the author gives you permission to
change and/or put YOUR name and resource box on. Numerous
people sell batches of private label articles to business
people looking for unique content for their websites, blogs,
ezines, ebooks, etc.
The obvious problem is that the people selling the private
label articles have to sell them cheap enough to make them
an attractive purchase. By buying private label articles,
you are saving yourself the time and trouble of researching
and writing an article. They are also generally cheaper than
ghost written articles because they are sold to more than
one person.
The potential problem with dozens, or even hundreds, of people
buying the same private label articles is that they could
all use the articles without editing or changing them. That
leads to search engines not ranking, or even listing, all of
the pages because they could see it as duplicate content.
The solution, of course, is to edit the articles and make
them unique.
I personally have purchased well over 500 private label
articles on various subjects. Why? I'm not an expert on
many of the subjects that I've created sites on, yet I
needed unique content for those sites in order for them
to rank well in the search engines. So I bought packs of
10-30 articles on various topics.
As soon as I started editing these articles, I realized
that I could almost write an original article as fast as
I could edit one of the private label ones. That's if the
topic was one I was familiar with.
Dr. Mani's software, makes the articles unique by breaking
up the original articles and inserting comments into them.
The software can customize an article in 1,000 different
ways to create any of 10,000 variations from that same
article. Actually, there are over 6.25 MILLION distinct
permutations of the typical private label article. That's
because you tell the software where to break up the
article and insert the new comments.
Anyway, I used the software over the weekend to customize
over 100 of the private label articles that I have. This
took me about three hours. I did some articles in under a
minute, but I spent a lot of time double-checking and proof
reading them. I'll use these articles mainly on my sites
and niche blogs. The software undoubtedly saved me about
100 hours on those articles.
Needless to say, I give it "two-thumbs up." You can check
out Dr. Mani's software at:
http://FriendsOfWillie.com/dr-mani.html
The software above is still in beta testing since Dr.
Mani has a BUNCH of new features planned. It does work
flawlessly as-is though. As I said, I converted over
100 private label articles over the weekend. The
conversions required nothing more than a little cutting
and pasting.
Since the software is in beta, I've talked Dr. Mani into
both giving anyone that I send to him a HUGE discount,
and into throwing in an extra bonus. If you know Dr. Mani,
you already know he over-delivers, but I put the squeeze
on him a little more :-)
Willie
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January 14, 2006
Valentine Cookbook Master Reprint And Private Label Rights
Here's a great deal. You get the Master Reprint Rights plus the Private Label Rights to this cookbook of Valentine's Day recipes. Not only is the cookbook timely, but you can edit the Word file... putting your info in it, and making yourself the author, then you can sell this cookbook or the reprint rights to make it viral for you.
This is very powerful. In fact, I don't even care if I don't make any money off of it. I want the copies of the cookbook that I distribute to promote a different cookbook, one called The Devotional Cookbook... which is a cookbook destined to eventually sell in the millions!
Anyway, you can check out the reprint rights here:
http://FriendsOfWillie.com/valentine/
If you're interested in The Devotional Cookbook and helping to launch a cookbook that will sell millions and also help to fund a homeless shelter, check out http://TheDevotionalChef.com/blog/
Willie
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How To Make This Year Your Best Year Ever
Great article. Yanik and I think a lot alike :-)
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How to Make This Year Your Best Year Ever
By Yanik Silver
www.ultimateonlinecopymanual.com
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Every year I've been in business for myself online
has been better than the previous one. Recently, I
decided to create an "Apprentice" program (Yes, even
before Trump) and I was extremely pleased that we
had nearly 100% of my Apprentices get an online
venture up and running.
I've gone back and thought about their projects and how
they developed and I came to a striking conclusion that
will be worth a lot of money to you this year if you heed it.
There was one key aspect that got them off their butts and
making money and it came down to one thing...
...A Deadline!
As simple as that sounds, once a firm deadline was
established that's when the rubber met the road and all
obstacles melted away like snow flakes in a frying pan.
I'll give you a perfect example for one Apprentice we were
going back and forth a bit tidying up some finishing
touches on the project and trying to get it out the door.
Many times people can try to make everything too perfect
and it never gets out making money so we said we are
launching this project at the LIVE Apprentice Summit. That
was it and that was final.
The date of the Summit was getting closer and closer and I
could see this Apprentice start to sweat a bit. But I made
him make the commitment to this deadline publicly during
our group call and he couldn't back out now.
Fast forward to the day of his launch he had multiple
obstacles that would normally have put the project on hold
get swept away but not now. With the firm deadline in place
and the opportunity for him to be embarrassed our fine
Apprentice finished his project. We hit the 'send' button
and he made a tidy sum from a tiny list over the weekend.
And this was just the start because his project has made
well into the five figures already. And why did it get
finished?
The deadline once again.
What's your deadline for your first project or your next
project?
Is it something that's in your head? Not a good idea. It's
pretty easy to keep moving that forward or letting other
things take precedence.
Who knows about your deadline and who's going to hold you
to it? In some cases it's not a good idea to share your
deadline or goal with another person, especially if they're
the kind of negative energy vampire a lot of well-meaning
friends and family are. But if you've got a group of
colleagues all with the same thinking use them. This works
especially well if you don't want to look like an "idiot"
in front of them and they are people you really respect.
I'll tell you what works for me and maybe it'll work for
you too.
For me, I work best when I absolutely "have to" perform.
For instance my first product on Internet marketing
might never have been made (or at least it would have taken
much longer) if I didn't sell it before it was done. In 2000
when I first started marketing online a lot of people wanted
to know exactly what I did and how I started making money
so fast.
Well, I got my first opportunity to share my story in
Atlanta at an Internet seminar. I was extremely nervous and
my heart was beating out of my chest to go talk in front of
100 strangers. I gave my presentation and then I sold this
product (yet to be created).
I told people it would be delivered in a few weeks so they
knew it was a prepublication offer. I walked away with 10
orders at $200 bucks. All well and good except I couldn't
charge anyone until the manual was done. Even though it was
only $2,000 (less what I had to pay the promoter)
I knew that at least people wanted this information and I
could keep selling it once I finished it. I probably had a
week or two of 3 o'clock in the morning work sessions but I
completed it and charged the cards. I was under pressure to
get the manual done because these people paid me (though I
didn't charge them) and I owed them the material.
Since then I've updated my course material and it's been
worth well into the six figures just because "I had to
do it".
How can you set something like this up for yourself? If you
can stand the pressure - you can decide to put on a tele-
seminar. This is one of my favorite ways of creating
product by a deadline. You can do either a one-time tele-
seminar or series of tele-seminars and you get paid to
produce the product. How great is that? It doesn't matter
if you have 1 person or 1000 people on the call because
this is forcing you to create product and perform.
Once you've set your deadline for anything you'll
"magically" see certain resources fall into place. Trust
me, it's a bit eerie but when it occurs every time you set
a firm deadline you know there's something to it. Just the
act of making the decision sets these events into motion
for you. It's also because what you focus on becomes your
reality. Your perception has changed. Your internal
"radar" is now attuned to resources, allies, etc that can
help you get your project completed.
Now I leave you with one more secret...Set "mini
deadlines".
When you're looking at the whole task of setting up an
Internet business (or anything really) it's easy to get
overwhelmed. But if you break everything up into small
tasks with their own deadlines you'll be at your
destination before you know it. I promise it'll work for
you. In fact, that's one of the reasons I really like
Franklin planner systems (now Franklin Covey). I've been
using them since 1998 and that's when I first started
making some significant changes in my life.
Actually the founder of Franklin, Hyrum Smith has a great
book called "The 10 Essential Laws of Time and Life
Management" - this should be required reading for you!
Even though I hate ad slogans (since they don't work) this
one should become your mantra for the year - "Just Do It".
As cliché and overused as it is - that's all it comes down
to. Whether you're willing to roll the dice and put
yourself out there a little. I promise whatever the worst
case scenario you're thinking, it is far from the reality.
And if you need someone to send your deadline list to - go
ahead and email it to me. I'll keep it confidential and
we'll celebrate together when you reach your destination.
(c) Surefire Marketing, Inc.
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Yanik Silver is recognized as the leading expert on
creating automatic, moneymaking websites...and he still
doesn't know how to put up a website.
He is the author, co-author or creator of several best-
selling online marketing books and tools, including his
newest resource for making this year your best yet -
http://undergroundonlineseminar.com/investigator
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January 13, 2006
Confession Of An Internet Marketing Expert
You have permission to publish this article electronically
or in print, free of charge, as long as the bylines are
included. A courtesy copy of your publication would be
appreciated. Send to willie@williecrawford.com
Confession of an Internet Marketing Expert!
Copyright 2006 by Willie Crawford
Do you really believe that there are people making VERY
comfortable livings selling stuff over the Internet? Or do
you believe that they're just a bunch of fakes who'll tell
you ANYTHING just to get your money?
Like many of you, when I first came online I believed that it
WAS possible. Then, meeting with marginal success for a
while... as I marketed many different products, I began to
doubt. It was during this time that I watched many friends
who'd come online at the same time that I did, simply
give up and go back to their regular jobs. I never seriously
considered doing that despite my wife's "suggestions."
Eventually, I was exposed to those actually doing what I
dreamed of doing. I met them at conference and workshops.
I talked to them on networking calls and teleseminars.
Slowly, I began to believe again. I saw people offering
irrefutable proof that they were really making the big bucks.
Like many people, I reasoned that if "they could do it then
so could I."
When I say big bucks, I mean over $200,000 a year. To
someone from my background that is a significant annual
income. My annual goals are now seven-figure, but I still
keep grounded and acknowledge that a six-figure income is
above average. So it's the six figure income that I first
sought the secret to earning.
Then, one day, I woke up and it was happening to me. At
that point, I asked myself, "How did it happen?" I actually
sat in bewilderment as I asked, What happened?" I needed
that answer because I wanted to show others.
Here was my biggest challenge! Every week I was
approached by people with very big dreams. They wanted
to build a business on the internet to supplement their
incomes or maybe even completely quit their day jobs.
Long after I was able to leave my day job and earn a
full-time living on the internet, I really couldn't explain
to others WHY they couldn't do it too.
I knew what I was doing, and what was working for me, but
there seemed to be a missing piece of the puzzle.
I needed that missing piece of the puzzle because by this
time I had become a trusted advisor and role model to
many. I viewed their trust in me as almost sacred and I
desperately didn't want to mislead them. What a
tremendous burden!
I knew that the answer had to be in something that I had
done. It had to be in something that my role models and
mentors had done.
As the pressures of desperately needing to make money
just to pay the bills lifted, this allow me to view things
from a more detached view. What I began to see and understand
was mind-boggling.
The first thing that became apparent was... what all of the
experts had been telling me was actually THE WAY. The
problem was that I couldn't hear what they were saying
over all the noise in my head... the noise born of
desperation to find a way to earn a living online... that
struggle to succeed that so many do experience.
When that noise quieted down, I could see that first of all
there are only a handful of "Internet marketing experts"
making the big bucks online in "Internet marketing." Many
of these are actually making most of their money in niche
markets. Many of them are also making much of their money
in the offline world... often in mail order.
This is what they were telling me from the very beginning
though. However, for some reason, I couldn't hear what
they were saying. I could not hear their message. It was
like I was deeply submerged under water and could barely
see or hear them just above the water's surface.
What were they yelling? "Find a niche and fill it!" Some
even taught, "Find a niche and totally dominate it,
ethically exploiting it in every way possible."
Recently, I found these teachings reinforced even more.
One of my friends shared a manuscript with me that told the
stories of people earning from $100,000 to $18 million per
year... all selling very niche products over the internet.
One of these was an affiliate marketer, but he was targeting
very specific niches.
My friend had actually tracked down and interviewed over 60
people who were making the big bucks. He had asked each
of them over 75 probing questions to get at the very essence
of what they did and why it worked for them. As I read the
answers to the interviews he conducted, they firmly confirmed
all that I'd slowly learned over the past 9 years. They
confirmed that all of the things the experts had been teaching
me were true.
Had I gone full circle? I now believed the possibilities were
as limitless as I perceived them to be when I first came
online. When I first came online I saw the possibilities of
earning a living on the Internet as totally limitless. I even
named a site and an ezine "Limitless." Now you know the
rest of that story :-)
Internet Marketing (marketing products and services over the
Internet) is truly the greatest opportunity that most of us have
available to us. The barriers to entry into your own business
are so low. The only element really missing for many is the
how-to.
My friend compiled his interviews into an ebook which he
called Success Alert - Conversation With Successful Internet
Entrepreneurs. This ebook is actually just 9 of the best
interviews that he conducted. That fills a 281 page ebook.
I encourage you to check out this ebook at:
http://Success-Alert.com
I've just shared with you a cycle that I think many internet
marketers go through as they gradually figure out the puzzle.
The baffling part is how difficult it can be to see what people
are telling you. We seek answers and are given them, yet we
often don't hear them.
Yours in service and gratitude for being so richly blessed,
Willie Crawford
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Willie Crawford serves as a consultant, mentor, and
confidant to some of Internet marketing's top income
earners. You can tap into his 9 years of online
experience and million-dollar, success-creating advice
at http://BlueprintToInternetMarketingSuccess.com
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Here's An Excellent, Inexpensive Place To Advertise
Here's an advertising special currently being run by Mike
Glaspie. For the reach, I haven't found a better buy. What
will make it really produce for you though is either using
2-step advertising, or promoting something that's not too
expensive and that appeals to a general market.
Anyway... here's the promo that I passed along to some of
my lists earlier today...
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I want to feature your favorite program or website, and I want to get started on this right now... Here it is again! If you have not tried this yet, now is the time... And if you have ordered this before, here's your chance to get in on it again! I've offered this only five times and each time it sold out almost immediately, with many members asking if it could be repeated... (it's working for them!) Nothing like it exists, nothing like it has ever been offered by anyone else on the net. In fact 65% of the orders for this the last time I offered it were repeat orders! Here's what I want to do for you:
This is an unparalleled opportunity. I've priced it as low as I possibly can. You should know that unless I'm doing a trade mailing with a JV partner who has a substantial database to mail an offer of mine to, I charge $1,500.00 for an endorsed solo mailing, and most clients come back time after time after time for repeat mailings of the same program or different programs. You should know that I charge $99 just for the Website Showcase in our daily ezine and then limit those ads to 30 words, this deal gets you 50 words. You should know I have never offered outside exit pops at any of our primary sites at any price, nor have I ever offered text linking at any of our primary sites. Just this benefit alone makes this a lay down hand deal. So what is this going to cost you? $2000? Uh-uh. $1500? Nope. $1000? No way. I've slashed the price on this unbelievable package to the rock-bottom, absolutely-as-low-as-I-can-go price of just -- are you ready? -- $150. Yes, you read that right. Just one hundred-fifty bucks. You simply won't find a deal like this anywhere. But you MUST hurry! I'm taking orders for this right now, starting today. I suspect that I will have to discontinue this program very soon... 50 participants is the maximum number I will be able to help. And I want to get those 50 lucky people set up with this "experimental" offer now, that's why I'm offering it at such a low price... this time. Therefore, I highly recommend that you go here: 50 Word Ad program secure participation request form ...And get your request for participation in right away. By the way, here's what two recent participants said about this awesome program. :)
Because I can only feature ten favorite programs through a single solo mailing to my entire database, and because I will only mail one time per week for ten participants on a first come, first serve basis. You need to GET YOUR REQUEST IN NOW. My editor will notify you separately on the date your Website Showcase will appear in our daily ezine, Your Membership. The first ten orders will be set up three weeks from now (immediately following fulfillment of the last batch of orders), the second ten will be set up four weeks from now, and so on. Get your order in now. This will sell out! As you can see from the unsolicited testimonials above, my members are achieving stellar results from this package. Please don't delay. I'm doing everything I can to help you market successfully online... I'll even edit the copy you give me on the participation form, I want it to be just right.. I'll even personally visit your website to make certain that you are capturing the best essence of the offer for your 50-word ad. I'm so convinced that you will be delighted with the results of this campaign that I make you an unheard of guarantëë... Following the end of this marketing campaign of six months (remember the text link stays up for six months), if you are not satisfied with the results of this campaign for any reason, simply let me know and I will refund out of my personal pocket every penny you invested in this first and only of it's kind marketing opportunity. At this website: Sincerely,
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January 12, 2006
Trial Copy Of Ebay System
Here's something I passed along to my Ebay list
that might interest you...
If making a LOT of money on eBay (for example, $100,000+ in
your first year) appeals to you, I'd like to give you a
Trial Copy of "The Insider Secrets of an eBay Millionaire"
system...
See, I've just been given permission to send a limited number
of my best customers and subscribers Trial copies of the exact
system that self-made eBay millionaire Brandon Dupsky used to
earn $8 MILLION on eBay in just one year.
It's a tested and proven method for finding an endless supply
of CHEAP products that will sell like hotcakes on eBay for
BIG profits...
... *without* selling junk from around your house or scrounging
stuff from flea markets and thrift shops and reselling it.
You can see for yourself. Just follow this link:
http://www.auctiontips.com/trial-system/t/25861
But since this is the first time these trials have EVER been
available, I expect they'll be out of stock as early as
this weekend...
... so you'll need to act right away!
Otherwise, the Trial Copy I've had reserved for you will be
up for grabs, and someone else will be able to "steal" all
of the secret strategies Brandon's been using to earn an
average of $22,000.00 every DAY on eBay!
Enjoy your trial,
Willie
P.S. Don't underestimate the value of the information in this
trial. The strategies that Brandon reveals in his system took
him EIGHT years to learn, and cost him hundreds of thousands
of dollars in research and testing! To get your Trial Copy of
the "eBay Millionaire" system right way, visit:
http://www.auctiontips.com/trial-system/t/25861
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The 900-Pound Monkey On Your Back
The 900-Pound Monkey On Your Back
Copyright 2006 by Willie Crawford
Many years ago, I was a young, U.S. Air Force major, working
an office job Hawaii. This "seasoned," gruff-but-fatherly
colonel peered over my shoulder as I worked, and asked what
I was doing. I explained that I was writing a paper to
help another major document a problem for the general. He
asked why, and I explained that I was the expert on the
topic.
The lesson that colonel taught me that day changed my
life, and continues to help my online business grow. You
see, I had allowed the other major, who had a big
challenge, simply pass it along to me because it was
something I felt very comfortable with. I had TONS of other
things I needed to get done, but I had allowed a co-worker
to get me to do his work.
What that colonel explained to me that day was that all my
life I would have people come to me with "900-pound monkeys
on their backs." He explained that often there's nothing they
would like better than to take the monkey off their back
and put it on someone else's. He went on to explain that
it's nice to help people, but often DUMB to just let them
dump their work on you.
As I look around me in the online world everyday, I
witness people allowing others to take 900-pound monkeys
that are on their backs... and place those monkeys on other's
backs. I see this as a PROBLEM many times because in the
process of agreeing to take on someone else's problem,
the "volunteer" often puts his own projects on hold.
I often hear those who've taken on others' problems
complaining about not having the time to finish their
own projects. I sometimes politely point out that it's
their fault.
Let's look at a few concrete examples...
Often, I see people on discussion boards ask how to
fix an html problem, modify a graphic, or perhaps
improve on a webpage. Sometimes, those of us who are
very comfortable with doing these things volunteer to
take a minute and quickly fix the problem. This only
becomes a "900-pound monkey" when it takes longer to
do the favor than expected, or we get talked into
making additional changes or revisions. Then a favor
can quickly turn into a JOB that you should be
charging for!
I often see us volunteering to do these favors for
others as a means of procrastinating. We have a major
project that we really should be working on, but it
seems so massive that we look for other things to do
to prevent getting started. Any convenient excuse
will do, and that excuse is often that someone else
needs our help. The fact often is that OUR projects
are what need our attention :-)
I'm NOT saying that you should not do favors for
others. However, you do need to fully define the
scope of what you're volunteering for. You need
to confirm that you're not offering to transfer that
900-pound monkey onto your back so that the other
person can go sit around on the beach.
Examples of things Internet marketers often
volunteer for that turn into 900-pound monkeys...
- Fixing an html or script problem
- Rewriting a salesletter
- Designing a graphic
- Fixing up a PDF file
- Editing some audio
The list could be a lot longer.
Now here's the really strange thing about the
things we often volunteer to do for others. They
are often things that we have personally grown to
consider "not the best use of our time." So we
have started outsourcing these things when they
need doing in our own businesses. Yet we often
volunteer to do them for others.
As you go through your day, and find yourself
feeling overwhelmed with so many things to do, stop
for a second and consider... if part of the problem
might not be that you're simply taking on too many
problems that aren't even yours. If that is the
case, learning to refuse that monkey, from time
to time, takes a lot of weight off your shoulders!
(Pun intended)
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Willie Crawford serves as a consultant, mentor, and
confidant to some of Internet marketing's top income
earners. You can tap into his 9 years of online
experience and million-dollar, success-creating advice
at: http://BlueprintToInternetMarketingSuccess.com
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Teleseminar With That Sassy Chick on Monday, January 16th!
I'm participating in a teleseminar on Monday
night with Kimberly... "That Sassy Chic"
We'd love to have you join us. Detais at:
http://thatsassychic.com/Willie.html
Willie
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January 11, 2006
DON'T Buy Adsense Revenue Exposed Resale Rights!
Here's an email I sent out yesterday that I wanted to
make sure that members of my private membership site
saw.
This was based on a decision made AFTER I posted below
offering the software for sale to my list. Here's the
email:
DON'T Buy Adsense Revenue Exposed Resale Rights!
I used the subject line above because if you are a member
of my membership site at: http://TheRealSecrets.com it's
one of the new products added today. You get the rights
to this product for free!
If you're not a member, or aren't familiar with these
Master Resell Rights, here's the story...
By now, you've heard about Google Adsense, and how
everyone is rushing to create content-based websites in
order to place Google Ads on the site.
It's everywhere!
And BECAUSE Adsense is the hottest topic in Internet
marketing, now is the perfect time to cash in the huge
demand for Adsense-related information products.
And that's where you come in...
I have just acquired Master Resell Rights to a brand new,
never-before-seen eBook called 'Adsense Revenue Exposed',
and it covers all the hottest topics surrounding Adsense
oriented sites.
http://WillieRecommends.com/adsense/
The Master Resale Rights package comes complete with
everything you need to start making money immediately.
You get:
* The complete 'Adsense Revenue Exposed' PDF document.
* A professionally written, and powerfully persuasive
sales letter that practically forces people to whip out
their credit card.
* A pre-written download page so you can sell this
guide hands free.
* A complete set of professionally designed graphics to
give this product a polished look.
http://WillieRecommends.com/adsense/
This Product is brand new, and It's A SMOKING HOT Topic,
so you can really make A Killing by being one of the first
people in the WORLD to offer it to your customers.
Go get it right now and start to profit immediately:
http://WillieRecommends.com/adsense/
Willie Crawford
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Don't Buy Impact PopUp Software!
You've probably seen a number of emails today telling
you about a new piece of popup software called Impact
PopUps.
I wanted to get a quick note out to let you know that
if you're a member of my private membership site at
http://TheRealSecrets.com then the software is already
being added to the site...
so you'll get the Master Resale Rights for FREE.
If you're a member of TheRealSecrets.com you don't
need to buy this software.
You already own it and the reprint rights! Part of the
reason that I hadn't mentioned the software earlier is
that I wanted to actually see how it impacted conversions
on some of my sites before telling you about it.
I wanted to make sure that it really was a valuable
tool. It is a great piece of software and also sells
well!
If you want to take a minute to check out the software...
the salespage describing it, and showing you what the
website provided with the package looks like is at:
http://FriendsOfWillie.com/impact/
Thanks.
Willie Crawford
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January 10, 2006
Understanding The Information Product Funnel
Understanding The Info Product Funnel
Several years ago, I sold an MP3 recording of
a teleseminar by a well-know guru. This recording
and transcript sold for $19.97,and I had the
reprint rights to it.
It was a 90 minute teleseminar that I learned a
lot from, and felt good about selling to my list.
One of my customers emailed to say that he thought
that the product could have gone into a LOT more
detail. Since the customer wasn't completely
satisfied, I gave him a refund.
When I talked to the "guru" who had been interviewed
to make that product (at a live seminar), I related
the incident. His response to me was "what did he
expect for $20?"
That was an important lesson for me in the info
product business that's lost on many info marketers
and many customers of info marketers.
Dan Kennedy explained it best in one of his audiotapes
that I listened to long ago. He explained that you
have the regular version, then the bronze, silver,
gold, and platinum. Each of these versions delivers
what was promised in the salesletter, but each
upgrade delivers more. At the top end, the basic
product is delivered in several different formats,
and portions of it are even broken out from the
main package. So you have quick-start guides for example.
As Dan pointed out, you DO have to deliver what was
promised in even the most basic version. This is only
ethical! However, you often won't see much more
delivered... depending upon the market!
I bring this up partly because of an email I received
today ... so I thought it was worthwhile to make this
post.
Often, when you buy a product for $20 or less, it will
deliver the information that was promised but little more.
This is often intentionally done in order to allow room
for the sale of the next level of product on that topic.
That's just the way it's done in some parts of the
information marketing industry.
When you do buy one of those inexpensive products,
you generally shouldn't expect to learn as much as
you would from say a $97 product or a $297 product...
no matter what the salesletter says :-)
Just food for though and discussion. It's NOT however,
an invitation to trash any particular product or
marketer.
Willie
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Nice Set Of Reprint Rights To Google Adsense Exposed!
By now, you've heard about Google Adsense, and how
everyone is rushing to create content-based websites in
order to place Google Ads on the site.
It's everywhere!
And BECAUSE Adsense is the hottest topic in Internet
marketing, now is the perfect time to cash in the huge
demand for Adsense-related information products.
And that's where you come in...
I have just acquired Master Resell Rights to a brand new,
never-before-seen eBook called "Adsense Revenue Exposed",
and it covers all the hottest topics surrounding Adsense
oriented sites.
http://WillieRecommends.com/adsense/
The Master Resale Rights package comes complete with
everything you need to start making money immediately.
You get:
* The complete "Adsense Revenue Exposed" PDF document.
* A professionally written, and powerfully persuasive
sales letter that practically forces people to whip out
their credit card.
* A pre-written download page so you can sell this
guide hands free.
* A complete set of professionally designed graphics to
give this product a polished look.
http://WillieRecommends.com/adsense/
This Product is brand new, and It's A SMOKING HOT Topic,
so you can really make A Killing by being one of the first
people in the WORLD to offer it to your customers.
Go get it right now and start to profit immediately:
http://WillieRecommends.com/adsense/
Then put up a site and quickly profit from this easy
to sell package ;-)
Willie
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Are Free Teleseminars A Waste Of Time?
Everyday I get bombarded with emails about free
teleseminars. I'm sure that you do too.
Like you probably do, I quickly glance at the
email, and if it's on a topic that interests me,
and it fits into my schedule, I'll probably
register.
I register even if I'm not sure that I can
make the free teleseminar because, I also know
that they are usually recorded and often,
sometime after the teleseminar, you get an email
telling you how to download the free recording
and/or transcript.
I sometimes download the MP3 and listen to it at
my convenience, maybe while out jogging (it takes
my mind off the pain!)
Back to the question I opened with though...
Since I'm hosting THREE free teleseminar this
week, obviously I don't think that they are a
waste of time :-)
On Wednesday I host a free teleseminar with
a former IRS agent on ways to reduce your taxes.
NO, it's not about any type of protest movement
or anything not considered completely legal by
the IRS!
On Thursday, I'm hosting a free teleseminar for
purchasers of my ebook, “The Master Blueprint To
Internet Marketing Success.” This is the ebook
where I cover the principles I share with my
consulting clients who want to make a million
dollars or more in 2006. I threw in the teleseminar
as a free bonus. I'll later turn the teleseminar
recording into a bonus for buyers of the ebook.
On Saturday, I'll host a networking and brainstorming
call where we'll critique 3 websites, and then
discuss general marketing principles.
The thing about free teleseminars, even when they
have as a primary purpose to sell you something...
is that the teleseminar host and presenters also
have to sell you on themselves. So they DO have to
deliver something of real value to the listeners.
If the teleseminar is a preview for an upcoming
conference for example, on that teleseminar, they
have to PROVE to you that attending will be worth
your while. So if you left the teleseminar feeling
like you didn't get anything out of it, they will
have had just the opposite effect. So they do have
to teach you something new and usable!
So, the real key to getting the most out of free
teleseminars IS listening for the gems, and then
putting them into action.
It's that simple.
I've picked up a lot of great tips and tactics from
freeteleseminars. That's why, even with my busy
schedule, when I see an email on a free teleseminar,
I will take the time to check it out to see if it
promises to teach me something new that I can
use :-)
Just food for thought!
Willie Crawford
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January 09, 2006
Leaked Chapter of Butterfly Marketing
Apparently a chapter of Mike Filsaime's Butterfly
Marketing course has been leaked. So, he's making
that chapter available to us too, but only for
a few days.
Just one thing in that chapter completely blew
my mind. It's the secret to how Mike built a 300,000
member Opt In list in less than 3 short years....
and the One secret he used to get 100,000 Opt In
Members in the last Six Months alone.
I enjoyed it and think that you will too. You
can grab it at http://ButterflyMarketing.net
Willie
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Dotcomolgy - An Excellent Free Ebook.. More Like A Course!
Stone Evans recently releases a free PDF ebook that
he entitled "Dotcomology - The Science of Making
Money Online."
I just finished rereading this ebook,and it contains
a LOT of useful information. First of all, it's 325
pages.
Stone is the creator of the Plug-in Profits Sites.
A site that he will build for you for free, and that
allows you to plug into 5 profit streams at once.
What's the catch you ask? You'd be on Stone's second
tier in each of these affiliate programs... a fair
trade for him custom building a website for you.
Here's the table of content from Stone's free ebook:
INTRODUCTION ............................... 9
EMPTY YOUR CUP! ............................13
DON’T LISTEN TO THE “SO-CALLED” EXPERTS…....14
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE AN E-ENTREPRENEUR?.. 16
THE INTERNET — YOUR BUSINESS TOOL.......... 17
THE RIGHT PRODUCT SELLS ITSELF..............18
THE ETERNAL, CHANGING BUSINESS PLAN ....... 20
1. GETTING STARTED..........................23
1.1 MAKING YOUR WEBSITE ATTRACTIVE, INTERESTING, ENGAGING AND
INTERACTIVE ................................23
1.2 NAVIGATION............................. 26
1.3 DEFINING A USABLE SITE................. 31
1.3.1 Good Content is Critical ............ 31
1.3.2 Ease of Access to Information........ 32
1.3.3 Quick Access to Information ......... 32
1.3.4 Cleanly Designed Pages .............. 33
1.3.5 Download Status ..................... 33
1.3.6 Usability Problems .................. 34
1.4 BUILDING INTERACTIVITY AND PERSONALIZATION .35
1.5 GRAPHICS............................... 37
1.6 WEB COPY .............................. 37
1.7 CHOOSING A DOMAIN NAME................. 41
1.7.1 Using Expired Domains to Skyrocket Your Traffic . 44
1.8 THE HOST ............................. 45
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1.9 TESTING AND PERFORMANCE .............. 47
1.9.1 Monitoring and Tracking ............ 49
1.9.2 Tracking Your Sales................. 54
1.10 BUILDING CREDIBILITY AND MAINTAINING IT.. 55
2. INTERNET BUSINESS IDEAS ............... 58
2.1 LEVERAGE THE ADVANTAGES OF THE NET ... 58
2.2 WHAT BUSINESSES ARE SUCCEEDING ON THE NET? . 59
2.3 SHOULD YOU BE SELLING A PRODUCT OR A SERVICE?. 61
2.4 IMPORTANCE OF BACK-END SELLING .......63
2.5 CROSS-SELLING ....................... 65
3. SECRETS OF WINNING TRAFFIC THROUGH SEARCH
ENGINES ................................. 67
3.1 HOW SEARCH ENGINES WORK ............. 69
3.2 TOP SEARCH ENGINES .................. 72
3.3 SEARCH ENGINE PAGE-RANKING ALGORITHMS..76
3.4 KEYWORDS — OPTIMIZING YOUR SITE TO GET TOP BILLING AT SEARCH
ENGINES................................. 82
3.5 WEB COPY FOR SEO .................... 86
3.6 SUBMITTING TO SEARCH ENGINES......... 87
3.7 SEARCH DIRECTORIES – THE BENEFITS OF BROWSING .. 88
3.7.1 Submitting to Search Directories... 89
3.8 PAY-PER-CLICK — BUYING STATUS........ 89
3.8.1 Show Me the Money! ............... 91
3.8.2 Submitting to Pay-Per-Clicks ...... 92
3.8.3 Google AdWords .................. . 93
3.9 LINK POPULARITY AND LINK ANALYSIS .. 95
3.9.1 Reciprocal Links and Partner Sites .97
3.9.2 Picking Your Partner ............. 98
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3.9.3 Inward Link Analysis ..............100
3.10 OPTIMIZING YOUR WEBSITE ........... 101
3.11 MONITORING YOUR PROGRESS ...........103
3.12 THREE WORDS ABOUT SPAM ............ 105
4. BUYING ADVERTISING AND KEEPING CUSTOMERS!.. 107
4.1 BANNERS............................ 107
4.1.1 Banner Glossary ...................108
4.1.2 Banner Economics.................. 110
4.2 TEXT LINKS.......................... 112
4.3 CLASSIFIED ADS .................... 114
4.4 CULTIVATING NEW CUSTOMERS........... 115
4.5 CREATING EFFECTIVE ADS ............. 117
4.6 ADVANCED AD TRACKING................ 120
5. GETTING RICH FROM AFFILIATE PROGRAMS 126
5.1 JOINING AN AFFILIATE PROGRAM ....... 127
5.2 LAUNCHING YOUR OWN AFFILIATE PROGRAM 130
5.3 COOKING OFF THE SPAM............... 132
5.4 MANAGING AND TRACKING YOUR AFFILIATE PROGRAMS .133
5.5 EVALUATING YOUR WEBSITE’S PERFORMANCE 138
5.6 HOW TO ATTRACT AFFILIATES........... 140
5.6.1 Classifying Affiliates for Better Management . 141
5.6.2 A Few Avoidable Errors ........... 146
5.7 LINKSHARE – AFFILIATE NETWORK THAT WORKS. 149
5.8 THE LEADING DIGITAL PRODUCTS AFFILIATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM –
CLICKBANK............................... 150
6. EXPLODING YOUR PROFITS THROUGH EMAIL
MARKETING.............................. 152
6.1 COLLECTING OPT-IN EMAIL ADDRESSES.. 152
6.2 DOUBLE OPT-IN...................... 154
6.3 INTELLIGENT TARGETING THROUGH TAILOR MADE RESEARCH.. 156
6.4 RENTING OR BUYING LISTS............ 158
6.5 CREATING UNBLOCKABLE DHTML POP-UPS .161
6.6 EMAIL MARKETING TACTICS ........... 164
6.6.1 Writing Headlines That Grab Your Customers and Sell
Your Goods!............................ 165
6.6.2 Tips for Building Your Email Lists.172
6.6.3 Email Content – Text vs. HTML ... 176
6.7 MANAGING EMAIL CAMPAIGNS......... . 178
6.7.1 Personalization in Email Marketing 178
6.7.2 Creative Segmentation ........... 181
6.7.3 How Often And When to Mail?.......182
6.7.4 Refrain from Spamming........... 185
6.8 ANALYSIS OF EMAIL CAMPAIGNS ....... 187
6.8.1 Tracking Performance - Measuring Useful Metrics 187
6.8.2 Enhancing Email Response ........ 191
6.8.3 Should the message trick the reader or be honest?.. 194
6.9 AUTORESPONDERS ................... 195
6.10 CALL TO ACTION — CLOSING THE DEAL 200
6.11 SAMPLE MARKETING EMAIL .......... 204
7. CREATING NEWSLETTERS THAT SELL AS WELL AS
INFORM................................ 208
7.1 ADVANTAGES OF NEWSLETTERS AS A MARKETING TOOL 210
7.2 CREATING AN EFFECTIVE NEWSLETTER . 212
7.3 STEPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL NEWSLETTER CAMPAIGN . 218
7.4 GETTING SUBSCRIBERS FOR YOUR NEWSLETTER..221
7.5 ADVERTISING IN NEWSLETTERS ...... 224
7.6 PROMOTING AFFILIATE PROGRAMS THROUGH NEWSLETTERS ...225
7.7 BLOGS.............................. 227
7.8 PLANNING YOUR CONTENT.............. 232
7.9 EZINE JOINT VENTURES .............. 233
7.10 MANAGING YOUR LIST................ 234
8. JOINT VENTURES — PARTNERING FOR SUCCESS . 236
8.1 CHOOSE YOUR PARTNERS............... 236
8.2 JOINT SUBSCRIPTIONS ............... 238
8.3 EXIT POP-UPS ...................... 239
8.4 PLUG YOUR PALS..................... 239
8.5 STRENGTHENING YOUR JOINT VENTURES . 240
8.6 TRACK YOUR JOINT VENTURES ......... 241
8.7 KEEPING YOUR CUSTOMERS ............ 242
9. SELLING INFORMATION PRODUCTS ONLINE 245
9.1 FINDING A WRITER ................. 246
9.2 WHAT CAN YOU WRITE ABOUT? ........ 248
9.2.1 Pleasure Books .................. 248
9.2.2 Inspirational Books ............. 248
9.2.3 Study Books...................... 248
9.2.4 How-To Books .................... 249
9.2.5 Choosing the Right Topic ....... 251
10. CREATING A HOT SOFTWARE PRODUCT WITH NO
PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE ............. 257
10.1 BUILDING AN OUTLINE .............. 258
10.1.1 Feature List .................. 258
10.1.2 User Stories .................. 259
10.1.3 Data Directory ................. 260
10.2 STUDY COMPETITION ................ 260
10.3 DETERMINE PRICING................. 261
10.4 CHOOSING A PROGRAMMER ........... 263
10.5 DEVELOPING FUNCTIONALITY ......... 266
10.6 CREATING A WORK AGREEMENT......... 267
10.7 PACKAGING YOUR PRODUCT .......... 269
10.8 CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SUPPORT .. 270
11. PRESS RELEASES ................... 274
11.1 WRITING AN EFFECTIVE PRESS RELEASE OR NEWS ARTICLE 275
11.2 PRESS RELEASE DISTRIBUTION........ 280
11.3 WHEN SHOULD YOU DISTRIBUTE PRESS RELEASES? 282
12. VIRAL MARKETING .................. 284
12.1 VIRAL MARKETING THROUGH EBOOKS... 285
12.2 VIRAL MARKETING THROUGH EMAILS . 292
12.3 VIRAL MARKETING WITH AFFILIATE PROGRAMS 296
12.4 VIRAL MARKETING ON THE WEB....... 300
12.5 WORD-OF-MOUTH VIRAL MARKETING ... 302
12.6 MEASURING VIRAL EFFECT AND PERFORMANCE 303
13. MANAGING YOUR LIFE WHEN YOU WORK FROM HOME.305
13.1 BALANCING YOUR BUSINESS AND FAMILY 307
13.2 KNOW HOW TO SAY “NO” ............ 307
13.3 TAKE A DAY OFF FROM WORK AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH.308
13.4 LEARN HOW TO COMPROMISE ........ 308
13.5 MAINTAINING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS .309
CONCLUSION: ALL YOU NEED TO SKYROCKET YOUR WEB
PROFITS............................. 312
SOME WARNINGS ....................... 314
A PERSONAL INVITATION FROM STONE EVANS . 317
As you can see, this is a very comprehensive ebook. I recommend
that you grab a copy today. You can get it free at:
http://FriendsOfWillie.com/dotcomology.pdf
This will definitely teach even the old-timer a thing or two.
I do own one of Stone's Plug-in Profit Sites...
have for a long time, and earn a nice steady
residual income from it ;-)
Willie
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January 08, 2006
Recommended Reading - Know How To Be Rich
Once you read this, you'll NEVER, EVER have an excuse for being
broke again!
Willie
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Free Teleseminar With Former IRS Agent and Accountant
On Wednesday, January 11th, at 8PM EST, I'm hosting a
free teleseminar with The Renegade Former IRS Agent
Joe Trevison.
To confirm what time that is in your time zone, visit:
http://FriendsOfWillie.com/11january06-teleseminar.htm
Joe has written a number of interesting books including,
"The Road To Paying No Income Tax" and "The Secrets of
the IRS by the Renegade Ex Employee."
On the teleseminar I'll ask Joe some of your most
probing questions about what structure your business
should be in, what types of records you need to keep,
how to dramatically reduce your business taxes, etc.
Naturally, the call with be focused on U.S. business
structure, but everyone is welcome!
The call is 100% free. You just need to register to
get the call-in details. To register, send a blank
email to our system at: IHateTaxes@aweber.com
I look forward to hearing you on the call.
Willie Crawford
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People WILL Tell You What You Want To Hear!
One of the things that continues to surprise
me is how many people fall for the big promises
made by some unscrupulous online businesses.
One of the people I worked with last year had
spent several thousand dollars buying guaranteed
traffic to his MLM site. He was suprised that out
of the tens of thousands of "qualified visitors"
NOT A SINGLE ONE even filled in the form requesting
more information.
Yes, it's the buyer's responsibility to know
exactly what he's buying. However, I still think
that selling something like this to a person
whom you know that it won't help is criminal!
Just as bad is selling a bunch of "ready-to-use"
websites to someone who thinks that they can just
set up the website and the orders will flow in.
You and I know that without traffic - nothing
happens. We also know that the site need to be
thoroughly tested and proven to convert well.
Most of the sites that you buy in these packages
don't convert well, so you DO need to revise
them.
YOU can actually ethically profit from this
all-to-common behavior though. All you need
to do is educate those who might fall prey to
these schemes. This will endear them to you,
build trust, and provide you with some longterm
customers.
As a buyer, always look for the what's in it for
them. NEVER assume that they are offering to
do you a favor... that's fairly rare!
Willie
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The Amazing POWER Of Butterfly Marketing
When I was a soldier, visiting many foreign countries,
I once had a girl refer me as a butterfly. I wasn't of
course :-)
The butterfly she referred to flirted from flower to
flower.
Now Mike Filsaime has his "butterfly marketing!" What
does the butterfly have to do with marketing?
Find out at http://ButterflyMarketing.net
Willie Crawford
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January 04, 2006
Special Report Mentioned In My Ezine
In today's ezine I mentioned a free teleseminar that goes along with
a special report that I told list members about on Tuesday. If you
didn't get that email, he's what it said...
Hi,
I hope that your new year is off to as incredible a start
as mine is. I have something that I want to share with
you that, if you apply it, will make 2006 the year that
completely turns your life around.
On New Years Eve, I did some last minute brainstorming
with a couple of clients who have some very lofty goals
for this coming year. They want to earn over $1 million
in their online business for the first time in 2006. I
have no doubt that they will accomplish this!
We spent several hours covering just what they needed
to do to make that happen. I took a lot of notes as we
talked. Later, I expanded those notes, edited them, and
turned it into a special report that I'd like to offer
you.
This report does not contain their specific business
plans, but core concepts and action steps that anyone
can use to easily earn six or even seven-figures online
this year.
I entitled this special report “The Master Blueprint To
Internet Marketing Success.”
I want to offer you the Master Resale Rights to this
special report. That means that you can resell this
report for any price that you choose and keep all of
the money.
The Master Resale Rights don't include a salesletter.
I want you to read it, and then explain to your list
members and contacts in your own words why this is so
powerful. I'm absolutely certain that after your read
it, the correct words will come to you AND that you'll
want to share this rare knowledge with everyone that
you care about.
I don't want to take up any more of your time, because
you should be reading this report now. You can get
the report along with the Master Resale Rights at:
http://friendsofwillie.com/blueprint.html
Thank you,
Willie Crawford
2345 Whispering Pines Blvd.
Navarre, Florida 32566
P.S.
Don't let this one pass you by.
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One Article Potentially In Front Of 500,000!
I just wanted to share with forum members the
fact that one of my articles made SitePro News
today.
I don't know their circulation, but they're one
of my favorite ezines to have pick up one of my
articles. They say on the banner across the top
of their page, "Advertise in SiteProNews and Reach
Over 500000 Potential Customers."
The last time that this happened, I picked up
700 subscribers so fast that it nearly made my
head spin! Then the subscribers and sales kept
pouring in.
For those who say that you can't have links in
articles, I disagree... as long as you deliver
quality content. My article is a perfect example
of this.
This article has AFFILIATE links (semi-cloaked) to:
Content Propulsion Lab
Self-Promotion.com
Traffic Secrets
Sherman Hu's WordPress Course
ProfitAutomation
What I did was purchase domains to promote specific
products, then at the registrar I just set those
domains up to redirect to the affiliate url. This
looks a lot cleaner and gets a higher click through
than most other methods I've tried. I pay less than
$9 per year, so it's not a big expense when I know that
just 1 sale more than pays for several years of owning
a domain.
You'll notice a number of very powerful techniques
in this article. One is that I use what is very close
to story-telling at the beginning. The second technique
is that I quote Jack Humphrey near the beginning. Using
authoritative quotes lends tremendous credibility to
any article.
Ok, I'll stop gloating. Just wanted to show you that
article writing DOES work. It just takes a little plugging
away at it :-)
You can check the article out on the homepage at:
Willie
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January 01, 2006
Don't Miss The Internet Marketing Riot, February 10th - 12th, In Orlando!
Don't miss The Internet Marketing Riot, February
10th - 12th, 2006,in Orlando, Florida!
This seminar started with members of the Internet Marketing Warriors' private membership site discussing getting together for a weekend of networking. Actually, Kimberly Gordon, Pictured here, organized things!
Now, it has grown into an Internet marketing seminar destined to help 100 online marketers start 2006 out with a bang. This seminar will lead to a lot of major joint ventures, and breakthroughs for those in attendance.
In addition to the networking and joint-venturing, there will be sessions taught by Willie Crawford, Victor Maranto, Holly Cotter, Russell Brunson, Dave Lakhani, Carl Galletti, Kimberly Gordon, and a mystery speaker.
Click here for early-bird registration.
The Warriors use to number over 30,000 members. I'm not sure of the membership now, but this is a good group to network with ;-)
Willie
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Forget "Thinking" Outside The Box…GET Outside The Box!
Another great article by Leo Quinn...
Forget "Thinking" Outside The Box…GET Outside The Box!
I happened to overhear a conversation the other day between two
men…
Young man has started learning about real estate investing. He
has read books and attended seminars put on by some gurus who
make more money selling information about real estate investing
than they do investing in real estate BUT at least he is taking
the initiative to learn more. This is more than most people will
do.
Old man owns his home. Young man wants to buy real estate as an
investment….apartment buildings, office buildings…that type
stuff. Old man has no experience in this area. During the
conversation old man says to young man…"are you doing anymore of
that real estate nonsense?"
By "nonsense" I know old man was referring to attending the "get
r*i*c*h quick" type seminars and not a condemnation of real
estate investing. BUT it came across as a condemnation of the
young man's process of educating himself about something new….
something that could improve his life and the lives of his
family.
Unfortunately, you probably have people like that in your life.
You may BE a person like that in someone else's life. People in
your "box" don't want you getting out!
You know the type. Negative about any attempt you might make to
improve your life…to be different…to stand out….to be more
successful than they are.
I heard a great analogy for this by attending a free investment
seminar. I knew this guy would be advocating some risky
financial moves but I figured since I was in the seminar giving
business myself, that I might bevable to learn something useful.
I did.
The people you associate with most are probably just like you.
You have similar educational backgrounds, families and incomes..
You live in houses and drive cars of similar value. You attend
the same church…your kids attend the same schools…you shop in the
same stores. You get the idea.
One could say you are in the same "box" or rut.
The analogy continues...
Unfortunately, the "instructions" on how to get out of your
"box" are posted on the "outside" of your "box" where you can't
read them. You'll need the help of someone who has already made
it out, to "read" you the instructions so you can get out too.
It's not enough to get that help though. You'll probably have
to deal with your "boxmates" who would rather you stick around
to keep them company in their sad little "box."
In listening to the conversation between old man and young man I
immediately flashed on the image of young man starting to climb
out of the box and old man reaching up and grabbing him by the
belt to pull him back in.
Sad but all too common I'm sure. If any of this sounds familiar
you might have some hard decisions to make.
If completely getting rid of a negative person from your life is
not possible (spouse, relative, employer) then you might have to
clam up about your goals, dreams and desires.
Discuss them only with people who will support you or preferably
with people who have already done what you want to do.
Author Dan Kennedy has coined the phrase "mediocre majority" to
describe most people. This is a group you want to avoid.
So, no matter what you want to accomplish, be it changing your
life to get out of debt…starting a business…going back to school
(imagine at your age!)…investing in real estate…mystery shopping…
losing weight…taking piano lessons or anything else, simply get
started and keep the pie hole shut! (salad hole if losing weight)
Good luck!
*****************
Leo J. Quinn, Jr. is a financial educator from the Albany, NY
area. For the last eight years he has been stunning audiences by
showing them that paying off their highest interest rates debts
first and/or paying extra on more than one debt is often the
SLOWEST way to get rid of those debts. He has a special offer
for readers of this blog at:
http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?Clk=1270345
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How To Get An Instant Pay Raise
Here's something many U.S. readers will be able to put to immediate
use...
How To Get An Instant Pay Raise
As a gentleman was leaving my class recently, he wanted me to
clarify something I had said. He was making sure that he should
take his four or five thousand dollar tax refund and pay off debt.
I was stunned. This money represented $400-$500 that could have
been in his pocket every month. A survey of my friends this
week revealed one who was getting back $2800 and one getting $3300
back this year.
Getting a large tax refund (over $500) means you are having too
much money withheld from your check every pay period.
Many people use this as a forced saving plan and it does not
make any sense. You are loaning the government YOUR money,
interest free. Every $1200 in refund is an extra $100 per month
you could have used to eliminate debt or invest for your future.
I 'd venture to say that most people who do get large refunds
could use this money every month to ease their debt burden. This
burden frequently leads to late charges and higher interest rates.
Instead, they like the feeling of getting that big check in the
mail and figuring out how to spend that chunk of money.
The ideal situation is to either owe or get back $100.
If you get a big tax refund then you should adjust your
allowances. The more allowances you claim, the less money is
withheld from your check for taxes. It generally does not matter
how many allowances you claim. If the government gets it's money
they really don't care how many allowances you claim.
Here is how to get it right. Take the time to complete the
appropriate worksheets included on Form W-4. The worksheets
will help you determine your withholding allowances based on your
income, adjustments, deductions, exemptions and tax credits. The
worksheets can help you figure the right amount so you don't have
too little withheld.
If you need help ask your payroll administrator at work or an
accountant.
Keep your money working for YOU!
*****************
Leo J. Quinn, Jr. is a financial educator from the Albany, NY
area. For the last eight years he has been stunning audiences by
showing them that paying off their highest interest rates debts
first and/or paying extra on more than one debt is often the
SLOWEST way to get rid of those debts. He has a special offer
for readers of this blog at:
http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?Clk=1270346
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