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FTC Rules Wrap Up on the Internet Business Blueprint Podcast

JamesHolmes — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:49:12 +0000

Kevin E. Houchin, Esq

If you missed the Webinar conducted by Joel Comm and Kevin Houchin, Esq on November 9th or if you stepped away from the session with lingering questions, you have an opportunity today to get your questions answered on the Internet Business Blueprint Podcast today.

The new FTC rules go into affect on December 1, 2009 and they will directly impact the design of your webpages, blog post, and sales pages. It really doesn’t matter if you are product creator and owner or an affiliate marketer, if you use endorsements or testimonials you must understand these changes and know how to market within the guidelines.

Kevin E. Houchin, Esq is my favorite type of person, a multi-talented, renaissance man who follows his passions in the practice of law, author, coach, teacher, marketer, designer, and artist. Kevin is principal of Houchin & Associates, P.C. , a copyright, trademark, arts & entertainment, business development, and branding firm located in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Books by Kevin E. Houchin, ESQ:

“Fuel the Spark: 5 Guiding Values for Success in Law & Life”
“Fuel the Spark: 5 Guiding Values for Success in Law School & Beyond”

If you would like to learn more and get all of the details for the FTC Tool Box program click here:

Is your site compliant?
Don’t risk it. Get The FTC Toolkit now! (I’m an affiliate)

I am actively promoting this program as an affiliate because I truly believe that Joel and Kevin are making this a very easy transition to ensure compliance without investing thousands in legal fees!

Have a blessed day!

James

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Free Webinar: New FTC Rules for Internet Marketers

JamesHolmes — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:47:19 +0000

I have spent time over the past few weeks studying the new FTC Rules that relate to Internet Marketers. I even managed to interview Mr. Kevin Houchin, Esq. the attorney for Internet Marketer Extraordinaire Joel Comm on my podcast a couple of weeks ago.

Listen to the reply here: Internet Business Blueprint Podcast

If you heard the interview you will note that Kevin discussed a free webinar that he and Joel Comm would be hosting to address the primary questions that have arisen from the publication of these rules. In addition, the two have put together a set of tools to help you ensure that your websites, blogs, and sales pages are compliant.

These changes will impact everyone who markets online and specifically addresses income claims, testimonials, affiliate endorsement and actions related to these elements of marketing. One important point to note is that both the owners of companies and their affiliate are liable for the content that appears on their websites, blogs, and sales pages.

For example: “Even 100% TRUTHFUL testimonials and endorsements could result in a Federal case against you for DECEPTIVE advertising.”

Joel Comm and Kevin Houchin are hosting a free Webinar on Monday November 9th from 8-9 PM EST and I would strongly urge you to claim a seat to learn what you need to do to remain complaint.

Here is the link to sign up for the Free Webinar: SITE Compliant FTC Webinar

I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on this topic. The more I have learned about the far reaching impact and responsibility the more I realize that this is an issue that should be taken seriously. I have read blog post from many leading Internet Marketers and ask for your feedback and take on the changes which take effect on December 1, 2009.

Let’s engage in a conversation on this here!

I would love to read your feedback concerning this issue whether you see this as a BIG deal or not of much concern. Post a comment and share your thoughts.

Have a blessed day!

James

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Meet Com Mirza: Lemonade, Social Media, and Entrpreneurship

JamesHolmes — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:51:56 +0000

Today, I was joined by Com Mirza on the Internet Business Blueprint podcast. Com is a Serial Entrepreneur, Author, Consultant, Social Media Addict, Blogger, Networker, Video Addict, And The Lemonade Boy. He can be found on Twitter.com as (@TheLemonadeBoy). For the last 7 years Com Mirza has been actively involved in starting technology companies from scratch, building up the subscriber and revenue bases and selling them off to venture capitalists and companies. With a portfolio of over 20 Internet companies and partnerships with some of the greatest Internet entrepreneurs com is committed to starting, building and selling more companies and spends a majority of his time on his ventures.

Com Mirza

Com is also a part time author and has written 3 books, Mental Steroids, Bitten By Success, and Dreamer Businessman Humanitarian. In his spare time he likes to hang with his family, read like crazy, network with intelligent successful people, inspire people, teach, consult, challenge himself, help change the world, study personal development, peak performance, brain science, psychology, and business like crazy.

We covered a variety of subjects related to entrepreneurship and social media, you can hear the replay at http://www.JamesHolmesRadio.com (it is worth your time invested).

Here are a few notes from our conversation today:

Com on Failure

1. Have a personal support structure

2. Have a firm commitment to what you are pursuing

3. Access your personal support structure to create life balance

Com Recommends there ‘must have” social profiles

1. Twitter

2. Facebook

3. You Tube

4. Linked In

5. MySpace (although losing market share and mind share)

The Internet Business Blueprint podcast is a daily program designed to help anyone interested in Internet based entrepreneurship. Proving coaching, resources, and tools designed to help you establish and grow a thriving Internet based business. Guest and topics will focus on topics relevant to Internet marketers, network marketers, direct sellers and affiliate marketing professionals.

I would love to read your feedback after hearing the interview. Also, Com provides his personal contact information at the end for anyone who would like to learn how to turn lemons into lemonade!

Have a blessed day!

James

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I want to Share a Little Pay it Forward on Google Wave Invites

JamesHolmes — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:07:57 +0000

My friend Marc Eglon creator of Jet Stream Traffic and author at the Silicon Shovel blog has come up with a neat idea to share his good fortune as he had a bounty of Google Wave invites that he was to share with members of his extended community….that includes you.

So what is Google Wave? It is a online tool for real-time communication and collaboration. A wave can be both a conversation and a document where people can discuss and work together using richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, which could create tremendous leverage for Internet marketers.

Here is a video from Google introducing Google Wave

What is a wave?

A wave is equal parts conversation and document. People can communicate and work together with richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.

A wave is shared. Any participant can reply anywhere in the message, edit the content and add participants at any point in the process. Then playback lets anyone rewind the wave to see who said what and when.

A wave is live. With live transmission as you type, participants on a wave can have faster conversations, see edits and interact with extensions in real-time.

If you are a developer, you can keep us with the Google Wave API and updates online.

Now Marc has 17 invites and is giving 10 of them away for simply following 2-5 simple steps from his blog including sharing this opportunity via Twitter. If you would like to throw your hat into the ring for a shot at one of the ten available early invites, head over to the Silicon Shovel blog and take action.

I wish for you every blessing on your success journey!

James

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Your Net Biz is Still on the List of Top 10 Internet Businesses

JamesHolmes — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:32:26 +0000

My friend and business associate in Your Net Biz has written an excellent overview of several key benefits of the Your Net Biz direct sales business. I thought this would provide value to you as a reader of my blog. I encourage you to take a look and feel free to leave a comment.

Author: Tatyana Gann

YourNetBiz can be described as one of “the most automated system” online today.
YourNetBiz also reveals the top online marketing strategies that anyone needs to know to succeed online. With an amazing library of resources in the YourNetBiz Business back office anyone can take advantage of media vaults, marketing resources and personal development training.

YourNetBiz is creating revolution among big dawgs in the direct sales industry with its simplicity, automation and top marketing training. People are sick and tired of pretty websites with flashy videos and images with no content and no value. They want a real thing. I have been in the industry for over 10 years and I have been marketing online for the past 3 years full time, but I have never seen the company that gives so much marketing training, marketing resources and constantly adds more and more value to its library. They really under promise but over deliver big time. They show the automated way of building a successful home business through plugging people into existing tools and resources available as soon as the person joins My Internet Business. Being a a stay at home mom of two boys, the automation part plays a big role for me in spending more time with my family.

YourNetBiz, a MyInternetBusiness LLC company, a brand new online marketing and training platform, is gaining a lot of momentum in the past couple months. The business model is simple and it is a real breath of fresh air. Simplicity is the main ingredient of the success with this program.

YourNetBiz is a perfect combination of the marketing training, an advertising platform, personal development education and great leadership and amazing people such Rob Hannley and David Garven are in charge of great changes with YNB. In the past few years this community attracted many powerful leaders in the industry because of the dynamic marketing training, products they offer and high performance sales team to call our prospects and close sales on our behalf to make this business more automated.

Secondly another factor that gets attention of many Internet marketers is that “Your Net Biz” allows even a beginner to brand themselves online with Meet Your Inviter section that tells a prospect your story and it shows a business portfolio of their income streams and that is a huge factor in creation of the automated system. It is not anymore about branding a guru. As my good mentor said once that if you wanted to be successful you must become self trained and brand YOU and not a guru! Branding is another big feature that My Internet Business allows anyone to use on their marketing websites and I will make another post about branding pretty soon. YNB members can post their You Tube videos and be a tour guide which works great for a lot of us who are heavily involved into the web 2.0 marketing.

Thirdly major factor is the right type of mentoring. When someone is looking at the business, product or service they want to know if some really cares and if there is a manual to create success with this product or service. YourNetBiz provides that sense of security to a beginner and even a seasoned marketer with its powerful material available to them 24/7.

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/business-opportunities-articles/your-net-biz-is-still-on-the-list-of-the-top-10-online-businesses-571019.html

About the Author:

Tatyana Gann is CEO of Global Mentors Marketing Group, specializing in marketing research, online marketing education and personal coaching.

To learn more about Tatyana Gann visit her blog http://www.ImmigrantSuccessDiva.com

I wish for you a blessed journey!

James

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How to Make Your Blog a Magnet for Inbound Links

JamesHolmes — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:30:48 +0000

Get Inbound Links

Throughout my entrepreneurial career, I have yet to out spend my income when investing in professional and personal development. I have found that investing in my continuing education and dedicating myself to lifelong learning has always grown my business and therefore my income. When I made the decision to work online, I determined that I would learn from the very best mentors and verified gurus I could find and share what I learned with others. I have made this my daily practice coupled with my personal experiences to help other create successes of their own.

I want to share a lesson from Don Crowther, a faculty member at Stomper Net. I have purchased training and been a member of the Stomper Net community since 2008, I continue to benefited to the quality of their programs. I pulled out my notes as I am focusing on inbound links as I continue to evolve my blog and decided to share ten specific strategies detailed in this lesson on my podcast today. You can access a mp3 download or listen to a streaming replay on the Internet Business Blueprint show page.

The creation of quality incoming links is a key component to attracting traffic and bringing authority to your blog. If you are looking for a clever new way to trick the search engines this will not be the post for you; however, if you are looking for an actionable blueprint that will result in thousands of quality inbound links, you should keep reading this post.

The foundation for attracting quality inbound links is your content itself, be sure to develop content that is worthy of being linked to by others. The research done at Stomper Net has shown that certain types of content generates links naturally. I have found that posting topics that address two basic needs provide the most traction. The first is “how to” content and the second is a solution to a problem your market trying to solve, for example “how to get more traffic and increase conversions?”

Here is a list of ten content categories that will transform your blog into a link magnet.

1. Product or Service Reviews: If you love helping people, posting product and service reviews is a great way to share with others what is working in your business. I post a large number of reviews on my blog and I am always eager to share with my readers resources that are allowing me to grow my business with advice on how to take immediate action.

I tend to focus on what is working – on the positive; however, from the perspective of building a readership you might want to be a little creative and also post critical reviews when appropriate as controversy does tend to draw a crowd. I am not suggesting that you create content that seeks to discredit the efforts of others, but constructive advice is always appreciated when done with integrity.

2. Comparison Tables: One sure way to add impact to your blog is by adding graphics such as comparison tables on your post. Readers like visual tools when used to illuminate differences between the products and services being compared, it allows your reader to quickly identify the choice the best fits their objectives with out reading a long text heavy post.

3. Your Blog Voice: Every blog has a voice, some are intended and others are completely:

Controversial – Don’t be afraid to ruffle a few feathers or take a contrary opinion to the masses.
Consistent – Focus on consistency both in your voice and frequency of posting to your blog.
Clever – Be original! If your blog is just a collection of recycled content you will not grow an audience.
Connected – Create a web of links to other authority bloggers in your niche by reading and commenting on their blogs.

4. How to Choose Articles: If you want to grow your readership fast help people understand “how to” do what you know how to do. Once you have attracted a reader to your blog it is critical that you deliver value and make a strong first impression.

5. Top List (top 5,7,10, etc.): We have been conditioned to love list often presented as top 10 list or the best of list and you can deliver tremendous value in your blog and attract endless incoming links to your list. Invest some time to uncover what people are searching for, compile a list of the best solutions and publish that list in your post. This can be a home run for you.

6. Best of the Web List: In recent months I have personally used social book marketing tools like Stumble Upon to bookmark best of the web list more than any other category of content. The possibilities are endless; best blog themes, best Twitter tools, best blog graphics, best hosting services, best email marketing system, etc. popular categories always get re-tweeted and book marked, which can result in a bounty of fresh inbound links for your blog.

7. Product Selection Wizards: Helping your readers walk through a organized series of steps to evaluate the benefits, features, pros or cons of a product, while helping them to arrive at a logical conclusion is a great way to provide valuable content. If you highlight quality products that you have personally used in your business and share your knowledge, you can win the loyal readership in your niche and establish authority.

The elements of a good selection wizard include questions that identify the specific problem solved, opportunity to leverage, technical requirements, desired features. In the end you should be prepared to make a recommendation of one or more options for your reader.

8. Collected Consumer Review: Surveying your readership or subscribers to your list is a great way to bring authority to your blog and encourage inbound links.

9. Case Studies: These can be a powerful way of supporting your conclusions much like testimonials but perceived to be less biased. If you can a little research and identify third party validation through published case studies or document those of your clients you add tremendous credibility to your blog content.

10. Interviews: This is one of my favorite methods for creating quality content and is one of the reasons I podcast on a regular basis. There a number of free and easy to use methods to

Stomper Net recently launched a new membership level designed to make their excellent content and training platform accessible to a larger group of marketers. If you see the need to invest in expanding your knowledge of SEO and have a desire to mastermind with a community of master Internet marketers then the new more modestly priced Stomper Net Membership might be worth your exploration.

There are a bunch of reasons why StomperNet has been able to give people the crazy results we’ve helped others create for their businesses:

Our World Class Faculty delivering cutting edge techniques
Professional Coaches ensuring members establish and work toward their goals
1400 hours of Focused, Expert Training across every online topic
A Community of Brilliant Members happily helping each other
The Best Live Events around
Ultra-Focused Premium Level Courses

There isn’t one answer or one element that create massive success online. It really comes down to creating an effective system, a blueprint and applying best practice principles with consistency. When you bring all of the elements together, you are on your way to creating an amazing success story of your own. Beyond the system, value can be found within a community of members that invest the time to find the answers to their questions inside of a massive library of training like that offered through Stomper Net and then share what has worked with others.

I invite you to take massive action by putting the concepts of this post into daily practice when developing content for your blog. Invest the time required to develop quality pillar content for your blog and create a daily method of operation for yourself with respect to link building.

I wish for you a blessed journey!

James

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Damian Benko Has Released “The Truth Report” Yours Free

JamesHolmes — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:13:47 +0000

Damian Benko

Damian Benko author of “The Truth Report” was my guest today on the Internet Business Blueprint podcast and the replay is available here.

The Truth Report was written for newbie and intermediate online marketers who need to learn the basics to quickly become profitable in their Internet based businesses. One challenge many face when considering an online business is information overload and knowing how to identify a rod map that will lead to success.

It is easy to become overwhelmed with the hype and programs that only share half of what you need to know to be successful. Damian decided to create and offer this report free of charge to help others find an easier path than his own to focus on the information that will deliver more immediate results.

Here is what is covered in The Truth Report:

1. The four most lucrative ways to make money online

2. The most profitable Internet money making “Secret” used by every top earner

3. The ultimate online marketing truth

4. What you need to do to start making money in the next few weeks

During the interview Damian delved deeply into each of these four foundational principles and expanded on how to make each one actionable.

If you take advantage of Damian’s offer and claim your copy of “The Truth Report” you will also be given an opportunity to obtain the complete “4 Step System” for free as well for a limited time. The system includes over 30 training videos and two workbooks.

Damian Benko is an associate in my primary business and has worked full-time online for more than three years. Damian entered the world online marketing from the off-line world running an insurance industry that largely served the real estate industry. He love in Georgia with his wife and two children.

I encourage you to listen to the replay from the show and be sure to claim your bonuses complementary of Damian and the Turnkey Marketing Group.

I wish for you a blessed journey!

James

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Voice Broadcasting: The Perfect Tool to Help You Grow Your Business Quickly

JamesHolmes — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:14:35 +0000

Discover Voice Broadcasting

There are a number of methods you can use to attract qualified prospects to your websites, blogs, and online offers, but few are more effective than voice broadcasting. I was first introduced to voice broadcasting in early 2008 and I have never looked back. The platform that I use is iBuzz Pro Tools, which has been designed by marketers for marketers allowing me to maximize this system without adapting a more general platform which was very important to me.

So what is so great about voice broadcasting? Along with pay per click advertising, voice broadcasting is perhaps the the most cost effective way place your message in front of your target market and presort prospects and speak only with those that are pre-qualified for your business.

Here is how I use voice broadcasting to ensure that I have 20-30 pre-qualified prospects to move through my sales funnel every week with less than thirty minutes of work per week.

Step 1. I start with a QUALITY and targeted list of known networkers list obtained from a credible sources. I have invested allot of time identifying sources that offer leads that have not been oversold, are fresh and responsive.

Step 2 . I avoid broadcasting to “opportunity seekers” using this method, I want to attract serious business minded people looking for a business and system to allow them to build a solid business and meaningful income.

Step 3. When recording my out bound messages, I carefully choose my words and focus on solving what I know is the number one problem direct sales and network marketers face – lead poverty! Most people do not have enough people to talk to each day to have much hope of building a business that will generate the level of income that they hoped for when they started their business.

Step 4. I use an 800 number with extensions set up for the specific list I am broadcasting to and specifically addressing what I presume to be their biggest challenges. I will cover this in greater detail in a future post as it is the key to high conversions.

Step 5. I invite my prospects to obtain more information that is self directed, meaning a special web page or blog post, I also give the fast action takers the option of contacting me directly by leaving a voice message, which I immediately return.

There is an alternative which is to offer a prospect to be immediately transfered to my cell phone by simply pressing a button their phone, but with so many leads coming in during a campaign 90% of those take this option would receive my voice message with me tied up in a conversation with another prospect. I have found that the sizzle message and voice mail option works best.

Step 6. When I return the prospects call I am mindful that this interaction is not about me, it is about the challenges my prospect (remember, this is a known networker, meaning they already are in a business) is facing, an opportunity to build trust, and to determine if I can offer a solution. The initial conversation is alway about fact finding and adding value first and foremost.

Step 7. I seek to provide solutions for the prospect. There are many potential outcomes to this interaction one of which is that we may not be a fit of any kind, which is fine, a lead generated with this method cost me about thirty cents! So, if I’ve attracted a prospect, had a nice conversation, and offered some free advice everyone can walk away satisfied - this doesn’t happen to me very often.

There are three likely outcomes for the majority of prospects that make it to this stage in my marketing funnel.

1. My prospect recognizes the powerful method I used to attract them and they want this system for themselves, which is fine as a re-seller option is available when purchasing the iBuzz Tools system. They may chose not to join my team, but they want my system to allow them to solve their lead poverty problem.

2.My propsect likes the business that I have marketed to the and they decide to join my team.

3. My prospect likes that business that I marketed to them and see that I have a system to ensure that they will have an endless stream of prospects and no more lead poverty. They decide to join my team, make the comparatively small investment to purchase the voice broadcasting system and put the entire system into action in their business – a total home run!

There have been a number of recent changes that have affected marketers that participate in pay per click campaigns for business opportunities, especially if replicated pages are being used in the ad campaign. It is becoming more difficult to conduct cost effective campaigns that result in a first or second page rank. I have found that voice broadcast offers the perfect alternative for those looking to leverage the internet to attract targeted prospects for less than a dollar per lead.

If you would like to take a self guided tour of the system that I use and recommend follow this link: Discover Voice Broadcasting

As stated in this post, I an actual user of this system as well as a reseller. I do offer one on one coaching to help my clients set up their campaigns and develop their message scripts. In addition, I offer a lead buying pool option that dramatically lowers the cost of quality lead list and occasionally run shared campaigns, which can result in higher conversions for new users of the system.

If you have not previously explored voice broadcasting as an option, I would highly recommend that you do and approach the topic with a mind toward creativity. The only limits to the ways in which you can make voice broadcasting work lie within your own ideas.

Follow the link provided and make the discovery for your self, then come back to this post and offer your feedback by commenting here. If you found this post helpful, please be sure to bookmark it so that others can benefit as well.

I wish for you every blessing on your success journey!

James

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New FTC Rules for Internet Marketers and What You Must Know

JamesHolmes — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:50:23 +0000

Kevin E. Houchin, Esq

I am fairly convinced that the podcast scheduled for Friday October 23, 2009 is among the most important to date due to the subject matter. My guest will be Kevin E. Houchin, Esq and the topic will be the new FTC Rules concerning endorsements and testimonials used in marketing. Here is an excellent post on Kevin’s blog: New Rules: Endorsements & Testimonials in Marketing

The new FTC rules go into affect on December 1, 2009 and they will directly impact the design of your webpages, blog post, and sales pages. It really doesn’t matter if you are product creator and owner or an affiliate marketer, if you use endorsements or testimonials you must understand these changes and know how to market within the guidelines.

Kevin E. Houchin, Esq is my favorite type of person, a multi-talented, renaissance man who follows his passions in the practice of law, author, coach, teacher, marketer, designer, and artist. Kevin is principal of Houchin & Associates, P.C. , a copyright, trademark, arts & entertainment, business development, and branding firm located in Fort Collins, Colorado.

When I first began to research this topic, my friend Joel Comm published a post where he basically introduced his attorney and literally said “Kevin, take it away…” This was followed by the best overview I have seen on the subject. I would encourage you to head over to Joel’s blog and read the comments from his readers, there some useful thoughts there – JoelComm.com.

Here is the funny side note. I found Kevin Houchin on Twitter and when I went to his blog to read his post I thought this looks familiar, I had come full circle and putting it all together realized that Kevin is the attorney featured on his post.

Books by Kevin E. Houchin:

“Fuel the Spark: 5 Guiding Values for Success in Law & Life”
“Fuel the Spark: 5 Guiding Values for Success in Law School & Beyond”

In my research I found a number of excellent post from people who I hold in high esteem as marketers. Here is a series of links to assist you in gaining vital knowledge on this FTC issues.

Joel Comm is a an online marketer with numerous successful projects including The AdSense Code, The Elevate Blueprint, and the Next Internet Millionaire. Joel is the author of the book “Twitter Power” and an all around brilliant guy! New FTC Rules forTestimonials and Endorsements in Marketing

Lynn Terry is a full time affiliate marketer, co-host of the Internet Marketing This Week Podcast, and Founder of the ClickNewz:

The FTC Update in Plain English

Michel Fortin has been a highly respected direct response copywriter and marketing consultant for more than 20 years. He has played a key role in selling over one hundred million dollars in products and services online in various niches: Is This the End of Affiliate Marketing? ***This is a must read post for affiliate marketers!

Tech Crunch asked the right question and got an interesting question: FTC Values Sponsored Conversations at $11,000 Apiece

Here is the official announcement from the FTC: FTC Publishes Final Guides Governing Endorsements, Testimonials

Plan to join us and bring your questions for a lively Q&A session. I am looking forward to sharing Kevin’s extensive knowledge and unique perspective as a lawyer and a marketer. I look forward to hearing you on the podcast. The show is broadcast live at 1:00 PM EST Friday October 23, 2009 and can be accessed by visiting: JamesHolmesRadio.com

Have a blessed day!

James

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Recommendation from a “Non-Geek” for Frank Bauer’s Split Testing Tool: Add2it Go-To-System

JamesHolmes — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:44:28 +0000

Frank Bauer has created a very powerful tool called the Add2it Go-To-System and I had share it. I love best practice models, the challenge of pushing the envelope to find new and better ways to accomplish task. When put into practice you can establish more efficient and affective ways to accomplish your objectives – my definition, not from Websters dictionary. Along this line of thought, I am hearing more and more conversation about the practice of split testing campaigns, sales pages, and messages to find those that attract the most traffic and lead to the highest conversion ratios.

I found a very good “how to” article on split testing the old fashion manual way titled “How to Create a Direct Marketing Split Test,” but I have found a better method and I wanted to share the product I use with you. The Add2it Go-To-System has been developed by Frank Bauer the same person that brought us Viral URL and one of my preferred innovators of tools to assist online marketers.

The Add2it Go-To System was developed to be a bundled package for one-stop ads, visitors, clicks, actions & sales conversion tracking & split testing solution. Many top online marketers have reported to use this system to acheive increase sales conversions by as much as four fold over the results achieved prior to implementing this system. My advice is to sign up for a lifetime membership for a one time payment of $9.97 – I am serious, the system is less than 10 dollars at this time.

Given my positive experience with Viral URL and the overall positive reputation of Frank Bauer, this is a cant miss investment in your business. It really doesn’t matter if you are utilizing paid advertising methods such as pay per click or using organic methods to drive traffic to your sales pages, you will only optimize your campaigns by accurately measuring them and making adjustments in favor of those that convert the highest. Investing the time and small amount of money into the Add2it System is literally putting good money after your good money.

Why do I feel so strongly about the Ad2it Go-To System? Here are the primary features that I felt would have the most immediate impact on my business and made this small investment a very easy decision.

This system doubles, triples and quadruples your conversion rate thanks to the built-in split testing system
This system protects all of your affiliate links from commission hijackers
This system lets you see how well your website or squeeze page converts visitors to sales
This system lets you easily track, manage and edit hundreds of your promotions
This system tracks your Return On Investment (ROI) from online as well as offline promotions

I believe I was presented with the special “one time payment” offer for the system because of my other product memberships with Frank’s company, that seems correct. In the members back office they do allow you to promote the program with an affiliate link and other tools so that you can offer this same silver membership and price to others. I have been an affiliate of Viral URL and other Ad2it products for a while, so the decision to add this to my affiliate funnel was again very easy.

Regardless if you are a newbie marketer or season professional this system makes split testing an easy and automated process and will result in higher converting campaigns and more revenue to your bottom line.

If you decide to try the system I would love to hear your feedback. Please return to this post and share your experiences and if possible share some specific conversion numbers from your split test and your increases after making the adjustments as you move forward with your campaigns.

Here is a little bit of background on Frank Bauer who started online in July 1996, publishing the very first issue of his ezine sharing tips, tutorials and training for entrepreneurs known as the More4you Blog letter. Frank developed several multilingual marketing software scripts and provides online services to Internet Marketers. ViralURL.com, one of his service sites that he launched in late 2007, generated over $1 Million in sales in just over a year using Viral Marketing technics.

I appreciate you and wish you every blessing on your journey!

James Holmes

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James Holmes, Global Team Builder, Coach and Trainer, combining online and offline techniques to help you grow your business. To request a free 30 minute consultation contact James by phone at 303-523-9503 or email at james@AskJamesHolmes.com

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