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March 30, 2006

MP3 Recording From Teleseminar With Alan Bechtold!

Alan Bechtold

Just over a week ago, I did a very informattive
teleseminar with Alan Bechtold. Alan was running a business
on the web long before the commercial Internet. He made a
fortune from running a bulletin board system.

Alan covered a lot of creative ways of creating a ebiz
and publishing empire that I would have never though of. For
example, he mentioned listing yourself on PR sites such as
PRWeb.com as "press." That way, ideal prospects and JV
partners come to you!

You can listen to Alan's interview and grab a free gift
that he offered now. To listen to the MP3 just click here.

Willie

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March 28, 2006

I've Been Voted "A Hero"

Tomorrow, I'm interviewed for inclusion on the "In Search of Heroes" site. So,
I'll point it out to you tonight. This link not only takes you into the site,
but also points you directly to probably 400 photos from Yanik Silver's Underground
seminar... something MOST people aren't even aware of. You'll find the photos
from Yanik's seminar here:
http://insearchofheroes.com/yanik-silver-underground-online-marketing-seminar.htm

You can also find photos from tons of other seminars here. Ralph has taken
thousands of photos and they're on his In Search of Heroes site. So this gives
you a real insight into what actually goes on at seminars.

Take a minute to listen to some of the heroes interviews. Discover which MAJOR
online marketers lived on the streets, sold drugs, got shot, where they all
came from. I found it VERY inspirational myself, and consider myself honored to
be counted among the heroes. Again, I do my interview on Wednesday, March 29th :-)

Incidentally, if you'd like to be included on the site, send me an email. I'll
see what I can do. Listen to the interviews FIRST though, to see what the site is
all about. It's BIG and going to soon be HUGE!

Willie

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Free Teleseminar With List Building And Email Marketing Expert Craig Perrine - March 28th!

Free Training Call Featuring Armand Morin and
List Building and Email Marketing Expert Craig Perrine

Click here to sign up for free.
http://www.quicksales.com/app/aftrack.asp?afid=314699

eMail marketing is the most cost effective way
to market on the Internet today...If You Know
The Secrets.

Craig Perrine repeatedly generates cash on demand with
simple email marketing strategies.

You MUST tune in today (Tuesday, 28 March) to Discover How
He does it.

Call details...

Click Here Now... http://www.quicksales.com/app/aftrack.asp?afid=314699for your call details!

If you have already registered for the BigSeminar Series
of Training Calls, there is no need to register again...
you will be receiving an email with call details.

See you on the call,
Willie Crawford

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Using The "Let Them Feel The Pain" Promotional Model

Using The "Let Them Feel The Pain" Promotional Model
Copyright 2006 by Willie Crawford

One of my favorite copywriting models is the "problem,
agitate, solution" model. This is where you show your
prospects that they have a nagging, painful, problem. Then
you describe in excruciating detail why it really IS a
problem that they desperately want to solve. Finally, you
point out to them why your product is the perfect solution.

My friend Stephen Pierce, and several mentors, showed me
that nothing is more powerful in marketing than PROOF. This
lead me to observe how effective it is to use the next logical
step, which is...

Prove to them that they really do have a problem by actually
stepping them through experiencing the pain.

Let me give you a few quick example so that you can see how this
is used very effectively.

Back when free-for-all (ffa) links pages were very popular, there
were companies that would provide your with a page containing
links to the submission pages of hundreds of sites. They showed
you exactly where to go to manually fill in the forms on these
sites to get a free link pointing back to your site. After every
25 or so listings, they would have a link offering access to
their automated submission software.

Many people were thrilled to find the URLs of these submission
pages all in one place, and they set about gleefully submitting
their site to the ffa pages. However, after doing this for an
hour or so, they soon realized how tedious this was. The light
bulb suddenly came on, and they realize that manually submitting
to hundreds, even thousands of sites would take DAYS. Then,
paying a few dollars to do this using an automated system seemed
very inexpensive.

The company offering the automated submission service had
proven the VALUE of their service.

The same model has been used in the article submission business.
A company will give you a page containing the actual link to
the submission pages of hundreds of article directories and
ezine publishers who accept articles. Site visitors/authors who
industriously set about manually submitting their articles to
hundreds of places soon realize that this was a very poor use of
their time. So they gleefully pay $20 or so to have their articles
automatically, or semi-automatically, submitted to hundreds of
sites.

If you look around, you'll see this model being used over and
over again. In-fact, to sell many services all you need to do is
tell them EXACTLY, step-by-step, how to do it. If your step-by-
step instructions are detailed enough, it will seem very tedious,
and many people will want to hire YOU to do it. If you also
offer an automated way to do this, or offer to do this for them
through your company, they will use you to do it.

This is an incredibly effective method of selling your products
and services. Take a close look at your products today. Can
you structure your sales process so that you demonstrate (prove)
the value of using YOU to do it… instead of the customer doing
it themselves. If you can, you should witness a substantial
improvement in sales when you do. The whole key is just letting
them actually experience how painful it is for them to do it
themselves. It's a proven model used by countless very successful
companies :-)

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Willie Crawford is an instructor and partner at Content
Propulsion Lab where you are shown how to create and then semi-
automatically distribute your articles and content across the
Internet (generating massive traffic). Learn how to make content
distribution less painful today at: http://CashThroughContent.com

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March 27, 2006

Yanik's Underground Seminar A Big Success - UK Seminar Planned

Willie Crawford and Yanik Silver

Yanik hosted a fantastic seminar, and the "stuff" that I learned
WILL add over $1 million to my income over the next year if I just
follow throught on the notes I took. It was THAT powerful!

Yanik has an underground seminar planned for the UK this Summer.
I'll work at getting ALL of the details and post them here. I'll
also see if I can't make it over to visit some of my UK friends,
and also take a vacation (holiday) with my wife.

Willie

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I FINALLY Met Phil Wiley

Willie Crawford and Phil Wiley

I known Phil Wiley online for YEARS, swapped tons of emails
with him, and even done joint ventures with him. However,
prior to Yanik's Underground Online Seminar II, I had never
actually personally met Phil.

He's as nice in person as he is online. I hope to make it
to Australia sometime this year. Maybe I'll pay him a visit?

Willie

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Secrets A Millionaire Friend Taught Me

Ebook Version

The BEST book that I have read in the last few month is a book
called From Credit Despair To Credit Millionaire. It's written
by my friend Carl Hampton who is a banker who make more millions
than anyone I personally know. He made his first million before
he was 21. Like me, he's now not too far from 50 :-)

Carl and I had lunch together and talked a few hours the last time
that I was in Olando. The conversation wondered all over the place
but came back a number of times to the fact that while banks are
paying you PENNIES on the dollar, they ofter earn as much as 24%
on YOUR money. They do this with instruments such as tax leins
and 2nd mortgages... instruments that they pray that you won't
pay any attention to.

Carl's book teaches even those with TERRIBLE credit how to build
back up their credit scores and be able to purchase about any
thing that you want... such as that house.

I was reminded of Carl's book when I sat around at Yanik Silver's
Underground Online Seminar II this past weekend, talking about
building longterm wealth with some real internet super stars. The
thing is that most of your Internet marketing guru's don't aren't
really diversified, and if their Interent businesses took a turn
for the worse, they'd be in trouble. I spent a lot of time
educating a few of them this weekend.http://198.65.237.244/cgi-bin/CCorder?oid=WCM001-1001&a=48264

Many of those that I talked too have picked up a copy of Carl's
book. I encourage you to grab a copy too. You can get the
ebook version at:

You can get the printed version at:
http://198.65.237.244/cgi-bin/CCorder?oid=WCM001-2001&a=48264

Reading and applying this book will set you apart from 99.99% of
even the successful online marketers. Check it out!

Willie

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March 26, 2006

Jeff Walker At Yanik Silver's Underground II Seminar

On Friday night we had a who-done-it style dinner
theater. We learned a lot about pent up feelings that
Jeff Walker held.

Jeff Walker

We also learned a lot about Russian spies and even certain
Internet marketers "short" lived careers in porn.

Stay turned for more.

Willie

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March 25, 2006

Meet Author John Harricharan

One of my very favorite authors is John Harricharan, author of
The Power Pause, and When You Can Walk On Water - Take The Boat.

I got to hang out with him at Yanik's Underground Seminar II,
today.

John Harricharan

You can find one of John's best books here.

What surpised me the most about meeting John is that I have been
a longtime fan of his work, and he has been a longtime subscriber
to my ezine. That just shows how small the world really is!

Willie

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Hanging Out With Bart Baggett

One of the guys I've followed for years, and got to spend time
chatting with at the Underground Seminar was Bart Baggett.

Bart Baggett

Bart's expertise spans handwriting analysis, and being an expert
on getting publicity. You can read more about him at
http://BartBaggett.com

Willie

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March 24, 2006

Learning From Dr. Mike In The Hallway At Yanik's

Here's a photo of me and my friend Dr. Mike WooMing.

Willie and Dr. Mike

Dr. Mike is a physician who does so well online that he
focuses on that more than his medical practice. You can read
a little more about Mike here:
http://www.themarketingmd.com/

Here are a few of the people that I chatted with during the day:

Kelvin Brown
Diana Barnum
Tom Brownsword
Joel Comm
Marlon Sanders
Yanik Silver
Dr. Mike Woo Ming
Ray Edwards
Jeff Mulligan
Josh Anderson
Russell Brunson
Warren Whitlock
Gary Ambrose
Mike Filsaime
Jonathan Mizel
Holly cotter
Rosalind Gardner
Judy Kettenhofen
... too many others to list

As you can see, this seminar is a tremendous place to network,
learn, and even set up JVs. I did set up a couple today... some
of which I had been approached about before the seminar.

I'm sure that by the time the seminar is over on Sunday night
I'll be exhausted. That's a good thing since it would be foolish
to have so many serious marketers together like this and not
spend a lot of time exploring business possibilities.

Willie

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Networking At Underground Online Seminar II

Just checking in from Yanik's seminar. Today's speakers
were fantastic as I had expected. The networking was also
incredible. I set up several JV's today.

Here's a photo of me with Marlon Sander and Josh Anderson.

Willie, Marlon Sanders, and Josh Anderson

I met a lot of others and I'll share more photo's later. I
enen hung out with a few people from DC who were not attending
the seminar but are online friends.

Willie

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March 23, 2006

Checking In From Washington DC With A Gift

I thought that I'd report in from Washington D.C. where I'm
attending Yanik Silver's Underground II Seminar.

Actually, I haven't started the seminar stuff yet. They did have
activities for those who attend pre-workshop events on Thursday,
but I didn't register for any of that.

I got into town around 8:30, picked up a rental car, and then spent
an hour trying to find my hotel. The streets in D.C. are strange
because as you get in close around government buildings, many of
them are open so far, then blocked off. So I found the street that
my hotel is on, but ran into a barricade. So I had to circle around
and pick the street back up where it was open to public traffic
again.

When I got to the hotel, the clerk said that he actually showed my
reservations starting TOMORROW night. He fiddled around in the
computer for a while and then told me that he was going to get me
in at about 30% LESS than the best deal I had negotiated on the
phone!

It's a pretty ritzy hotel that I'm in. It's not the one that the
seminar is in. I waited until that one was all sold out before I
even made my reservations. However, I'm paying about 60% of what
they are paying... and it's for the same quality of hotel.

The seminar is in a hotel only 4 blocks away, so I may just walk
over in the morning. The guys from valet parking too my car when
I checked it, and since parking is at such a premium at all of the
hotels, I may just walk over to the other hotel as I said.

On the plane ride over here, I read my latest issue of Dan Kennedy's
NO BS newsletter. In case you don't know it, Yanik is in Dan
Kennedy's Platinum group, and also a regular contributor to his
newsletter. I've been a Dan Kennedy fan for years, but only
recently started getting his print newsletter.

Dan Kennedy

They have a special where you can get 3 issues of this newsletter
for free. I got permission from Yanik, who runs a lot of Dan's
online activities, to give you a free subscription, and I beg you
to jump on it. I assure you that you haven't read an online ezine
that even begins to compare.

Grab your free issue now at:
http://www.dk3monthspecial.com/best_offer
They threatened to end this offer any time. I'm not sure that it's
not a marketing ploy, but why take a chance?

Anyway, I'll get some pictures tomorrow to share with you. I have
to put my new digital camera to use :-)

Thanks for listening.

Willie

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March 22, 2006

Mr. Over-Deliver - Amazing FREE Membership Site

Check out this free membership site loaded with
ebooks, software, and even free AdSense sites.

My friend Michael Ambrosio, has put together an
amazing deal... amazing in that he's giving your
the whole package for free.

Go sign up now, then you could spend the next two
weeks just sifting through all of the stuff that
Mike gives you for free.

Willie

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March 21, 2006

No Networking And Brainstorming Call This Week

I sent this by email to regulars on my Saturday networking
and brainstorming calls, but wanted to make that email filters
didn't prevent me from notifying any who cares :-)

Here's the email I sent...

This is Willie Crawford with a quick note to confirm that
there will NOT be a networking and brainstorming call this
Saturday (March 25th). Instead I'll be at Yanik Silver's
Underground seminar in Washington, D.C.

I'll be there March 24th - 26th. I must consider this seminar
VERY important since I'll be spending my birthday there. I
turn 47 on March 26th :-)

At the seminar I'll be networking, blogging, taking a few
photos (with my new digital camera), and doing a few interviews
(with my portable MP3 recorder). It sounds like I'm becoming
more of a geeky gadget-guy doesn't it?

Actually, it's just that when you're in a large gathering with
people like these attendees, you shouldn't miss the chance to do
some of those things I just mentioned. The photos make great
material for blogs... or websites. The MP3 recordings can be
used all over the place, and even turned into products.

I did want to encourage you to check out one thing this week
though. It's an ebook called "The AdWords Black Book." The
author, who make more money in a month from Google AdWords than
many people earn in a year, showed me this ebook several months
ago. At that time, he was trying to decide whether or not to
release it... and wanted my opinion/advice. I basically told
him that it was up to him, but if I were him, I wouldn't want
my competitors to get that information.

The ebook contains a lot of controversial stuff as you'll see
just from glancing at his webpage. It's at:
https://paydotcom.com/r/5547/williec/201591/
Before looking at the page, be warned that this guy doesn't pull
punches. He treats Google AdWords like a serious business and
plays for keeps!

Anyway, let's plan the next networking and brainstorming call
for Saturday, April 1st. I'll send out an update email after
I get back from D.C.

Thanks,

Willie Crawford

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March 20, 2006

Court Orders Gmail To Turn Over "Deleted" Email Records!

Here's an interesting story!

News.com reports that a Judge in San Francisco is requiring Google to hand over all the emails of a specific gmail user, even the deleted emails. Since Google stores deleted emails for an undisclosed amount of time, the number of emails that can be used against the plaintiffs, AmeriDebt and founder Andris Pukke, could be "tens of thousands." The case is about a credit counseling company that failed to use the customer's money to pay the creditors.

You can read the rest of the story here.

Willie

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March 19, 2006

Updated Software For Wedding Fire Sale Customers

A number of people who downloaded our Split Test Guru
software as part of our fire sale had trouble using it.

We had the script revised to make it easier to install
and use. If you are a fire sale customer and did not
get an email with the download url, please submit a ticket
at my help desk. The email filters may have eaten your
update email. The help desk is at:
http://WeddingFireSale.com/helpdesk/

We also have posted short videos that explain how to
install it and how to use the program. You can view
both of those videos at:
http://SplitTestGuru.com

We also have an updated video on how to use Keyword
Legend, but our editor hasn't quite finished with it
yet. I expect this to be ready by tomorrow.

Finally, we had a number of people who were confused as
to how to use the Secret Site Report Maker. The
programmer who created that software has posted an
updated version on his site, and also posted extended
instructions on how to use it. If you need the url to
download the revised file, or the extended instructions,
and didn't get the email, also please submit a trouble
ticket.

Thank you,
Willie Crawford

Help Desk at: http://WeddingFireSale.com/helpdesk/

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Affiliate Marketers, Are You Getting Ripped Off?

Affiliate Marketers, Are You Getting Ripped Off?
Copyright 2006 by Willie Crawford

Affiliate marketing has been very good to me, and I think
it's a brilliant concept. The merchant doesn't have to pay
a penny until his affiliate makes a sale, and the affiliate
doesn't have to invest heavily in creating his own products.
However, many affiliates are getting ripped off, BIG TIME,
and don't even realize it.

Some shams are glaringly obvious. One being a BIG link
right in the middle of a sales page inviting potential
customers to join the affiliate program. The affiliate spends
lots of time and money driving potential customers to a site.
Then, the merchant interrupts the sales process and invites the
customer to NOT make a purchase... but instead to sign up as
an affiliate. Many prospect do signup, then buy through their
own affiliate links for an instant discount!

Clearly, a better system than the one just described is to
invite the customer to become an affiliate AFTER he makes a
purchase. This could be done on the thank you page, or in
a follow-up autoresponder.

Some affiliate rip-offs are due to shoddy tracking systems.
I've lost LITERALLY tens of thousands of dollars in
commissions when the affiliate tracking systems "dropped
cookies" or failed to track orders properly. Most affiliates
who fall victim to this are never even aware of it happening.

Then there are the merchants who have RIDICULOUS timeframes
that they'll pay for a referral. They know that with bigger
ticket items, they often need to follow up for perhaps months,
so they only give credit for the order if the customer buys
during some shorter time period after that first visit.

There is also a lot of technology being brought into play
that allows affiliates to steal from each other. I've fallen
victim to that too. I was once shocked to see an iframe
pulling another affiliates link into a section of one of
my webpages. Exactly HOW that got there I'll never know,
but I was driving traffic to my webpage and making sales
for someone else.

There are literally dozens of ways that affiliates can
steal your customers right off your site, or at least
prevent you from getting credited with sales resulting from
your hard work. It's probably too dangerous, to cover those
methods here. One of the most eye-opening books I've read
on dirty tricks that are played in the affiliate marketing
games is called, "AdWords Black Book." It reveals stealthy
ways of generating an unfair advantage using Google AdWords
(TM), but it also shows what goes on in the bigger world...
beyond AdWords.

Adwords Black Book was only released in limited quantity
(only a total of 500 copies) but if it's still available
it's at: https://paydotcom.com/r/5547/williec/201591/
If it's already off the market, you'll undoubted see
discussion on online forums about some of these dirty
tricks.

As an affiliate marketer, you just need to be aware that
you may be working very diligently to generate sales, and
then have them stolen right out from under your nose. This
can be done through software that you download and install
on your computer. This can be done through code embedded
in webpages that you visit. This can be done through
browser settings or coding.

When you really look at all of the ways that your
affiliate commissions can be stolen from you, it may
shock you that you make ANY commissions on certain
products. In-fact, it may explain why you DON'T make
commissions on certain products.

So what does this mean to you? It means that, as an
affiliate, you need to be very diligent. You need to
research and understand the ways that you can be
ripped off. By understanding what's going on out there,
you are better prepared to take preventative measures.
This is the best way to ensure that you are properly
rewarded for your hard work. Without educating yourself,
you're just taking a real gamble when you spend money
advertising affiliate products.

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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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March 18, 2006

How To Make Just $200 Per Week Online

How To Make Just $200 Per Week Online
Copyright 2006 by Willie Crawford

One of my ezine subscribers recently wrote me complaining that
many Internet marketing ezines have degenerated into nothing
more than continuous sales pitches. He went on to explain
that he was a "newbie" - still struggling to have that first
$200 week. He asked for detailed instructions on how to do just
that.

His dilemma is not new, and is not one I'm unfamiliar with.
In-fact, many of the nearly 400 articles that I've personally
written were "attempts" to answer that very question.

The whole key to online success is finding a pressing problem
and filling it. People go online seeking solutions to painful,
nagging problems, and if you offer those solutions, they will
gladly pay you for your assistance.

Finding these painful, nagging problems just means looking
around you at the problems you, or your regular contacts,
experience (and complain about). Many of these are very
persistent problems.

Here's an example. I've been online since late-1996. A problem
I've noticed practically EVERY webmaster complain about, and
seek a solution to, is not enough website traffic. This has,
and will continue to give rise to countless opportunities. I
could list a dozen similar problems, but this one is hard to
argue with.

Back in 2002, I discussed putting together an encyclopedia of
website traffic generation methods with a trusted friend. I
purchased the domain name, WebsiteTrafficPhD.com and began
compiling a list, and doing research. After a while, I
concluded that the project was bigger than I was ready to
complete at the time. So I allowed the name to lapse, and
then later renewed it. A few years later, John Reese was up to
the challenge, and produced his monumental Traffic Secrets
Course, which you'll find at
http://TrafficSecretsByJohnReese.com John sold more than $1
million worth of copies of this course IN A DAY.

Part of John Reese's success with Traffic Secrets was due to the
fact that potential customers were acutely aware of the problem
that the course solved! Ideally, you find and market solutions
to problems that are just as painful... and that they are just
as desperate to solve.

Many newbies that I see struggling are trying to sell products
for which there's no market. Others are selling products for
which there is a market, but the market is not very aware that
this is a REAL problem. This is where I've excelled as an
affiliate marketer, and where I honestly believe that anyone
can do the same.

MOST of my affiliate sales are driven by simple articles that I
write... like this one. My "secret formula" that I use in
writing these articles is a classic copywriting one. It's
called "problem, agitate, solution.

With this formula, you find a nagging problem that people are
desperately looking for solutions to. Then you find a great
solution. Next, you write articles that explain the problem. You
go on to explain why the problem is "severe" enough that the
reader really does want to solve it. Then, finally you explain
why the product you are marketing is THE perfect solution. In
the article you are educating your reader, the reader
appreciates you helping them locate a solution, and they act
upon your recommendation.

Many online marketers approach the above all wrong. They come up
with a product idea, create the product, and then seek a market.
Often, only they think that the product solves a really painful
problem. Most of their potential customers do not see the
problem, or don't see it as very painful, so the product
flounders. That's why you need to locate really severe problems

that your market is already aware of!

The final part of this very simple formula is getting your
articles in circulation. You need ezine publishers, and
frequently trafficked websites, to run your articles, and give
you free exposure.

For the article distribution, you have three basic choices, and
I've used all three. You can manually submit your articles to
sites and ezines that you locate through research. You can use
article distribution services, or you can use software. I
currently use the last two options. I don't use option number
one because it is too time consuming for the return-on-
investment that I get.

There are three article distribution services that I have used
and recommend. They are:
http://EzineTrendz.com
http://SubmitYourArticle.com
http://ThePhantomWriters.com

All three of the above services will take your article and
submit it to their database of appropriate places. Since they
take the time to maintain their databases, and to review the
quality of articles submitted, using them is very cost
effective.

I also use a piece of software called Article Submitter
Pro. It "semi-automates" the process of submitting your
articles to over 760 places. The process is not fully automated
because many of the article directories and ezines that you can
submit to do have unique requirements. You do need to take the
time to make sure that you are properly submitting to them, and
not just bombarding them with what amounts to unwelcome spam.

Properly submitting ensures that MANY more places run your
articles.

My subscription to Article Submitter Pro and the training to
properly use it is included in my membership in a site called
Content Propulsion Lab. This is a site where I help teach
members how to properly develop and distribute their content
for maximum results. We teach using not just articles though -
we also cover audio, video, and other content formats.

You can read more about Content Propulsion Lab at:
http://CashThroughContent.com

I've just laid out EXACTLY what I've done for years to
generate not just $200 per week, but up to $11,000 from a single
article that took me 30 minutes to write. This level of success
with writing articles wasn't overnight. However, I did find
that well-written, informative articles gave me the best "bang
for the buck" right from the very beginning.

Since articles are archived in article directories and ezine
archives, they can generate traffic and sales for you for YEARS
to come. That makes taking the time to research and polish them
very worthwhile. Since there are so many low quality articles
being produced, it's really not very hard to stand out in the
crowd and actually have ezine publishers coming to you asking
for more of your work that they can publish.

There you have it! Remember though, it is essential that
you identify that really nagging, painful problem that you
are going to solve first. Also remember that the market should
already be acutely aware of the problem.

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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 in his critically acclaimed special
report at: http://BlueprintToInternetMarketingSuccess.com

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March 17, 2006

TOP FOUR TIME MANAGEMENT ISSUES

TOP FOUR TIME MANAGEMENT ISSUES

By: Dr. Donald E. Wetmore

Talk with most anyone and ask them what they think are the top issues in time management and you will get answers such as, "Having a well prepared 'to do' list", "Managing multiple priorities", "Managing Meeting time", "Handling the flood of paperwork and emails". All are good responses but overlook the top four time management issues that, in combination with one another, can do more to keep you from having, doing or being what you want and deserve.

They are: ineffective relationships, a poor attitude, being flat out tired, and the weather.

1. Ineffective relationships. Probably more than 50% of your personal productivity success has to do with effective relationships with other people. Friends and allies will open doors for you that would take a considerable amount of your effort. They can give you words of encouragement that lift your spirits during down, unproductive times. They can teach you lessons that would take too much time otherwise to learn.

I'm not suggesting that one who does not have the good cooperation of other people can not be productive. They can, but not as productive as those who enjoy positive, effective relationships with others.

2. A poor attitude. It has been said that your attitude will determine your altitude in life's successes. With a poor attitude you become discouraged and demoralized and your performance goes down. Moreover, a negative person tends to repel positive people, whom you need to boost you up, and they tend to attract other negative people who will bring you down with their stories of misery and failure. "You got a flat tire? Well I got two flat tires! You think you have it bad? I have it worse!" Imagine. Two people having a debate about who has the worse life.

3. Being flat out tired. Three out of four people claim that they are flat out tired all throughout their days. Test this. Ask anyone, any time of the day these questions: "Are you rested?" "Did you get a good night's sleep?" "Are you at the top of your game today?" Most will reply, "Oh, I'm so tired!"

Some do not get a sufficient quantity of sleep. They simply stay up too late and get up to early, burning the candle at both ends. Some have medical issues that can be treated. And many may be getting a sufficient quantity of sleep but not the quality. Their days are filled with so much stress and distress. Why? Because they do not have the tools or refuse to the tools to take control over their days so as they try to sleep, that little voice in the back of their heads is reminding them of all the unfinished items of the day and about a string of future uncontrolled events and they wind up tossing and turning, not getting the deep nutritious sleep that their bodies need every day to be as productive as they might be.

4. The weather. The city in the United States that has they highest incidence of suicide is Seattle, Washington. I understand they have fewer sunny days and more cloudy and rainy days than most other places. If you take your own life, is that considered poor time management? That's not meant to be a poor joke, but guess what? People all over the world are committing "productivity suicide" each day fussing over the weather and using it as a reason to reduce their productivity. "It's too cold!" "It's too hot!" "It's so rainy!" "It's so dry!" When, all of the time, the weather is just perfect, just the way it is.

If you were a visitor from another planet listening to the media, you would think we on earth just invented snow storms, cold and heavy downpours when they have been with us since the beginning of time.

Being aware of the weather is important, of course. If locally it is to be icy you may choose to stay indoors and a threatening hurricane may persuade you to evacuate to a safer place. But to be obsessed with the normal ranges of weather conditions is to only steal away from the opportunity to have a good and productive day.

You and your group can get more done, in less time, with less stress. Invite Don to conduct his exciting Time Management Seminar, on-site, at your location, for groups of any size, from one hour up to three full days. For complete details, email your request for "on-site" to: ctsem@msn.com

Dr. Donald E. Wetmore
Professional Speaker
Productivity Institute
Time Management Seminars
127 Jefferson St.
Stratford, CT 06615
(203) 386-8062 (800) 969-3773
Fax: (203) 386-8064
Email: ctsem@msn.com
Visit Our Time Management Supersite: http://www.balancetime.com

Professional Member-National Speakers Association

Copyright 2006 You may re-print the above information in its entirety in your publication, newsletter, or on your webpage. For permission, please email your request for "reprint" to: ctsem@msn.com

Dr. Donald E. Wetmore
Professional Speaker
Productivity Institute
Time Management Seminars
127 Jefferson St.
Stratford, CT 06615
(203) 386-8062
(800) 969-3773
ctsem@msn.com
http://www.balancetime.com

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Install Your Own Scripts - Even Open Your Own Script Installation Business

Many things seem more complicated than they actually
are until we've done them a number of times. Sometimes
you look at a task and put off even trying to do it
because of that. Installing a script on your website
is one of those things that intimidates many people.

I just finished reading an ebook by Michael Ambrosio,
called "Install Your Own Scripts." Michael does an
excellent job of demystifying everything about script
installation. He even teaches you how to start your
own script installation business if you want to.

Michael covers:
- What is PHP?
- What is Perl?
- What is MySQL?
- What is FTP?
- What is a Cron Job?
- What is Telnet and SSH?
- What are ASCII and Binary Modes?
- What's the Difference Between A URL and A Path?
- What Are Permissions and CHMOD?
- What is Zend?
- What Are Server Side Includes?
- What Is Email Piping To A Script
- What Is htaccess?
- What Is a CGI-Bin?
- Creating Databases
- Setting Up Cron Jobs
- Editing Scripts
- Password Protecting Scripts

Michael goes over about everything that you need to
know to install a typical script. He actually steps
you through installing a few scripts.

I don't consider myself a technical person, but after
reading "Install Your Own Scripts" I feel perfectly
comfortable attempting many script installations.

If you do any of your own website maintenance, this is
an ebook that should be in your library. Michael does
an excellent job of explaining this in plain English!

Click here to check out Michael's fantastic ebook.

Willie

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WARNING - The AdWords Black Book

About three months ago, a friend came to me with probably
the most unusual ebook that I'd ever seen. The
information and tactics that he shared for profiting
for Google AdWords was so aggressive that it was
almost frightening.

He had been treated unfairly by one affiliate program,
and seen a lot of underhanded tactics used by many
affiliates. So his ebook shows you how to win at that
game.

Back then, my friends asked me what I thought that he
should do with this ebook. He was unsure whether or
not he wanted anyone to know these tactics. You can
see the advice that I gave him on his page here:
https://paydotcom.com/r/5547/williec/201591/

Yesterday and today, I noticed that he had decided
to go ahead and release this ebook. I received several
emails promoting it. I gave him a call, and he told me
that he'd decided to release it but was only going to
sell 500 copies TOTAL.

Go check it out here. I learned a lot about not only how
to make more sales, but also how to protect myself from
underhanded competitors.

Willie

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March 14, 2006

This Girl Is CRAZY!

Kim Enders

One of the most innovative and CREATIVE minds I've come
across in recent times is Kim Enders. She's calls herself
a "tweak coder" because she taught herself to write computer
programs. Yet the programs that she generates amaze me.

Kim's having a fire sale right now, which means that you
can get many of her creations DIRT CHEAP. Kim's "the real
deal" offering master resale rights to some really good
stuff. I've looked at it all! None of this is recycled
stuff, since Kim created it all!

Check out Kim's sale, and tell her that I sent you. Click
here to snatch up a bargain today!

Willie

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March 12, 2006

Internet Marketing Women - Where Are You?

Back in 2003 when I was putting together my first Internet
marketing seminar, I was told that I needed a female or two
in the line-up. It wasn't anything sexist, it was just the
fact that audience members need people that they can relate
to. We relate best to people who are best "just like us!"

I contacted a few of my online female friends, and none of
them were interested in being on-stage.

At my second seminar, one of my most dynamic speaker was
Andrea Lee. She is a coach, and she taught taking your business
from six figures to seven figures and BEYOND. She was my
sole female speaker at the event, and had me rivited to my
seat more than perhaps any other speaker.

Today, as I watch the IM seminar landscape, I don't see a
big difference. I know that there are POWERFUL women Internet
marketers out there.

So, my call out to you is "contact me." If you've really
got you stuff together, I'll point you in the right direction.
I'll help you to make the right connections!

By the way, if you're a male speaker, and you're trying to
break into "the circuit" I can probably help too. You do need
to be better than average in either case, but the industry
needs new talent!

Willie Crawford

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March 11, 2006

Confidential AdSense Report

Keith Baxter

I just finished reading a special report by Keith
Baxter that he calls "10 AdSense Secrets."

I picked up some things there that will make a REAL
difference in my AdSense bottom line, and so I
wanted to encourage you to check it out. It's at:
http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?Clk=1340634

If you use Google AdSense on your sites, you probably
could benefit big-time from reading Keith's report.
Keith is one on my mentors.

Willie

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Friends Losing Pets!

A number of my close online friends have lost pets
in recent weeks. Steve Humphrey is the latest that
I've heard about. I imagine this is especially
tough on Steve since he is still recovering from the
loss of his wife, and his pet had become one of his
closest companions.

I told Steve that I'd encourage you to drop by the
site that he set up as a tribute to his pet, Herman.
Give Steve a visit today, and tell him that Willie
sent you.

Check out:
http://www.merrymonk.com/herman.html

Willie

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March 10, 2006

Could A Help Desk System Save Your Business?

When I recently downloaded my email, and there were 13,000+
messages that had made it past my filters, I knew that I had to
do something. It's simply impossible to work through that
many messages in less than a few days... which is what my
team and I did. In the process, I'm sure that we deleted
more than a few that we didn't really intend to.

Before working through that PILE, I realized that I needed a
better solution immediately! After discussions with many
advisors and close friends, I settled upon using a help desk.
Now I force many contacts to go through that system rather
than emailing me. I has reduced the sheer volume by about
90%.

In researching help desk options, I asked a lot of friends
what they used. I also posted to several popular discussion
boards. What I discovered was that there are many different
excellent options. They range in price from free to very
expensive. I delayed the decision on a final option, but
implemented a temporary one that may turn into a permanent
one. I simply had to give myself and my assistants some
breathing room :-)

The advantages of setting up a help desk, and encouraging
your customers to contact you through it, are countless.
Let me share with you just a few:

1) It can completely eliminate the barrage of spam sent to
random email addresses. Depending upon how you configure
your help desk, you can allow customers to file a help
ticket via email. However, it has to be sent to a very
specific email address. So you could theoretically shut
down all other email addresses on that domain.

Many web hosts allow you to delete or "black hole" all
email not sent to legitimate addresses. This is a life
saver. The host that I've set up numerous accounts with,
and have my help ticket system set up on, allows this. Not
only that, but this host is so gracious that I'm using 1000 meg
of disk space and 120gig of monthly bandwidth and it's free.
Actually it's not totally free. It's part of a monthly
membership site that I belong to where members get unlimited
free hosting.

I'm getting slightly sidetracked here, so if you want to
know more about how I get unlimited free web hosting, check
out: http://MassiveCashFromArticles.com

2) A help ticket system can organize those numerous email
dialogues that many of us have going at the same time. Often,
I'll respond to 30 different people about consulting or various
projects/ proposals that we are contemplating. A few hours or
days later, some of them might respond. In the past, the
problem was that the response was often something like "Yes,
let's do option 2"... and they would have not included the
body of the original message.

That use to drive me crazy - because I had to try to reconstruct
what specific conversations they were responding to. Please
don't YOU do that. If you're replying to someone, be sure
to include at least enough of the original message to confirm
what the conversation is about.

With the help desk, the system allow you to keep a running
record of the conversation, all in one window on your
computer screen. It's wonderful!

3) It allows enhanced teamwork. You can set it up so that
"trouble tickets" are broken down into various categories.
Then you can allow assistants access to certain assigned
categories. That way, anyone on your team with the proper
authority can take care of problems, questions, etc.

This also allows team members to see what transpired on a
particular issue or help ticket. It provides a running
record.

4) There is no hazard of communications being totally blocked
by filters. Certain ISP's are notorious for blocking email.
This is especially a problem if you send out email in any
quantity... as in... if you publish an ezine.

I've had customers send me 8-10 emails on a problem or
concern - and NONE of them get through. I've also received
emails from certain customers and responded half a dozen
times, but not have them receive any of the responses. I've
sometimes had to phone to resolve such issues.

My trouble ticket system does send an email notice telling
me and/or customers when a response has been posted to a
given ticket number. So, there is still the danger of
that notice not getting through. However, if it's a pressing
issue, the person is more likely simply to log back in and
check on a given ticket number.

5) I've found it at-least three times faster to log
in and respond to trouble tickets than it is to deal with the
same issue via email. It depends upon how cumbersome your
trouble ticket system is, and what email client you use,
but to me it just take a fraction of the time to coordinate
issues. That makes a trouble ticket system a MAJOR
productivity booster.

Those are just a few of the reasons that I absolutely LOVE
my new trouble ticket system. I'm sure that once you start
using one, you'll probably feel the same. If you’re drowning
in a sea of email, it may very well save your business.

The system I'm using temporarily... and may turn into a
permanent solution, is one that was pre-loaded into the
Fantastico control panel on my hosting account. Installing
it was just a matter of selecting that option, following
on-screen prompts through a few steps ,and the basic trouble
ticket system was ready. Then you can log in to your admin
panel and customize things for your preferred options,
look and feel, etc.

Your web hosting account probably comes with one or two
trouble ticket systems already available to you as free
options. If not, check out my host and save yourself some
dough. They're called Content Desk, and they're at:
http://MassiveCashFromArticles.com This is a membership site
designed to teach you how to grow your business through
building high quality content sites. It's a great site, and
the free hosting is just icing on the cake. Tell them Willie
sent you ;-)

By the way if you need to contact me for any reason, the easiest
way to do it is via my trouble ticket system at:
http://WeddingFireSale.com/helpdesk/

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150 Different Videos Explaining How To Do Various Web Tasks

Here is a source of 150 different videos covering
just about everything beginner to intermediate
Internet marketers need to master. I like the fact
that it covers those things that old-timers (like me)
take for granted, but that can appear intimidating
to someone who's never done it before.

Yes, that's 150 different videos. I've actually
gone through many of these videos and can highly
recommend them. Louis, who made many of them is
from the U.K., so it takes just a second to get
use to the accent... if you're not from the U.K. :-)

Louis is obviously VERY knowledgable.

The webpage says that you can do the download
everything in a matter of minutes. The way that this
is accomplished is that you download a .exe ebook which
has links embedded in it to the various vidoes. That's
the way each of the segments are delivered too.

When you are ready to watch a given video, you just
click on the appropriate link, and the video is
streamed to you over the internet. That DOES mean
that you need to be connected to the internet to
watch a given video. I wanted to make sure that
this was prefectly clear to you. You can't watch these
videos while sitting on the beach with your laptop,
unless you have the wireless connection that I do :-)

You'll find all of these videos at:
http://www.fastwebresults.com/videotrainingcollection/

The amazing thing is that every video in the whole
collection comes with Master Resale Rights.

Check it out. This is not my product, but I have
been through it. I do recommend it as an invaluable
tool for learning to do an incredible array of task
that you need to master.

Willie

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March 09, 2006

We Need Your Help On March 22nd!

Mark this date on your calendar, and then help out if you
can. That's the day that a new print book hits the market
that I'm in.

Go check out the site and see how many of the other stories
you recognize. Check out: http://www.howtheymakemoneyonline.com/

Willie

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March 07, 2006

John Reese's $521,829.73 in AdSense earnings...

By now you've probably heard about John Reese. He's
the marketer that shocked the Internet Marketing world
a little over a year ago when he pulled in over
ONE MILLION DOLLARS in less than *24 HOURS*
with a special marketing campaign he put together
for one of his products.

But many people don't realize that John has been
actively creating and growing Internet and online
businesses for over 15 YEARS! (Yes, 15 years.)

And during this long period of time, John has been
very busy testing, tweaking, and fine-tuning
all kinds of methods and 'tricks' for making
money online -- and they've made him a
self-made multi-millionaire.

I am sending you this urgent message today
because you need to run (not walk) to a link
I am about to give you. You DON'T have to
buy anything or promise your first born child.
All you have to do is download two
files (although, one of them is pretty large)
and benefit from them.

I strongly believe that these files can (and will)
dramatically boost the profits in your business
if you currently (or plan to in the near future)...

1. Make Money From Google AdSense

John started a little "side business" barely
12 months ago to prove (yet again) that he
practices what he preaches. This little business
was solely focused on creating what John
calls "Virtual Real Estate." In other words,
small content web sites that make money
from advertising or affiliate programs.

(i.e. The sites don't sell any products of their own.)

This little side business of John's (which he
will tell you he has spent less than a total
of 150 hours developing) has already raked in..
are you ready for this?

$521,829.73 in AdSense earnings.

(And John expects this number to
*exponentially* GROW.)

* And oh yeah, these sites have NOTHING
to do with "Internet Marketing" or teaching
people how to make money. They are
tiny niche markets that ANYONE can
make money from.

And because ALL of his traffic was generated
from no-cost search engine listings, it's
almost ALL profit for him. (Aside from hosting
and domain registration fees.)

Not bad for a side business. ;-)

Let's move on...

2. Make Money From InfoProducts

Do you sell (or plan to sell) digitally downloadable
ebooks or physical infoproducts?

If so, you MUST download the two files I
am about to lead you to. You'll learn how to
sell TONS MORE of your products and how
you can grow your traffic AUTOMATICALLY.
(It really is impressive.)

3. Generate An Income With Affiliate Programs

Do you make money from affiliate programs?
Or maybe you have plans to start making
big money by promoting other people's
products?

You'll learn how to BOOST all of your
affiliate commissions. Quickly. Easily.
And without any major headaches.

4. Produce Cash From Consulting,
Hard Goods, or Any Other Type of
Internet Business

You're about to discover several tried
and tested methods that can be applied
to ANY business model that's utilizing
the Internet to find cash-paying customers.

Okay. So Here's What This Is All About...

Early last year, John decided to do something
as a TEST. He decided to start an OFFLINE
monthly publication to share some of his best
strategies. Every month he created
a 20-page newsletter and companion
CD-Rom that contained tons of screencam
video tutorials where he DEMONSTRATED
his moneymaking Internet techniques.

Now, you've probably never even heard
of this publication. That's for a reason...

John decided to only offer it to a very
small group of people -- because he didn't
know what the response would be.

Well, the response was OVERWHELMING
and people couldn't get enough of his
special techniques. Many of the people
that were lucky to get access to his
'secret' publication made tons of money
by simply applying EXACTLY what he
showed them how to do.

And now (for a very limited time) John
wants to let other Internet marketers
get a small glimpse into what he has
been publishing -- FOR FREE.

WARNING: John is only sharing his
valuable information with
entrepreneurs that are willing to
WORK HARD on their businesses
to make huge profits. So if you
are only interested in "get rich quick"
schemes, this isn't for you.

John has just put a single issue of
his 'secret publication' (he calls
it "The Reese Report") online for
you to go and download -- BUT...

ONLY IF YOU HURRY!

John plans to take the newsletter
and CD-Rom files OFFLINE very
soon to protect the valuable
strategies that they contain.

So here's what you need to do...

(It will only take a moment.)

Go right now and download the
files while they are still available!

That's it. There's nothing more to
it. I'm 100% positive you will enjoy
them as much as I have AND find
tons of ways to apply his methods
to make more money.

Frankly, I can't believe some of
the things he's sharing! You'll
see exactly what I mean when you
download the files.

Here's the link to download them:
http://www.reesereport.com/williec

* If you visit the above link and the files
have been removed, PLEASE don't email
me and ask me for them -- I am not allowed
to give them out directly. And once John
takes the files down they will no longer
be available.

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Willie Crawford's Marketing Insights

Tips, techniques and insights pertaining to Internet marketing by Willie Crawford

March 30, 2006

MP3 Recording From Teleseminar With Alan Bechtold!

March 28, 2006

I've Been Voted "A Hero"

Free Teleseminar With List Building And Email Marketing Expert Craig Perrine - March 28th!

Using The "Let Them Feel The Pain" Promotional Model

March 27, 2006

Yanik's Underground Seminar A Big Success - UK Seminar Planned

I FINALLY Met Phil Wiley

Secrets A Millionaire Friend Taught Me

March 26, 2006

Jeff Walker At Yanik Silver's Underground II Seminar

March 25, 2006

Meet Author John Harricharan

Hanging Out With Bart Baggett

March 24, 2006

Learning From Dr. Mike In The Hallway At Yanik's

Networking At Underground Online Seminar II

March 23, 2006

Checking In From Washington DC With A Gift

March 22, 2006

Mr. Over-Deliver - Amazing FREE Membership Site

March 21, 2006

No Networking And Brainstorming Call This Week

March 20, 2006

Court Orders Gmail To Turn Over "Deleted" Email Records!

March 19, 2006

Updated Software For Wedding Fire Sale Customers

Affiliate Marketers, Are You Getting Ripped Off?

March 18, 2006

How To Make Just $200 Per Week Online

March 17, 2006

TOP FOUR TIME MANAGEMENT ISSUES

Install Your Own Scripts - Even Open Your Own Script Installation Business

WARNING - The AdWords Black Book

March 14, 2006

This Girl Is CRAZY!

March 12, 2006

Internet Marketing Women - Where Are You?

March 11, 2006

Confidential AdSense Report

Friends Losing Pets!

March 10, 2006

Could A Help Desk System Save Your Business?

150 Different Videos Explaining How To Do Various Web Tasks

March 09, 2006

We Need Your Help On March 22nd!

March 07, 2006

John Reese's $521,829.73 in AdSense earnings...

March 06, 2006

Recommended Reading By Joe Vitale