Clayton Makepeace has a strategy that his largest client has used to bring in $2.5 million in sales in 24 hours. And it generated $16 million in sales in a single month. Though it’s not a traditional sales process or marketing campaign, direct-response marketing is at its heart. And it leverages the best [...]
By Jason Holland | Thu, Nov 12, 2009
You don’t see the world through your eyes, said Tom McCarthy in his Bootcamp presentation yesterday. You see it through your brain. And that means, despite the possibilities you see in front of you, your brain can sap your confidence and “psych” you out of taking action.
By Early To Rise | Wed, Nov 11, 2009
To badger (BAJ-er) is to harass or nag. The word is, of course, derived from the badger — an animal known for aggressively defending its burrow. The badger’s name may have originated from the word “badgeard,” an allusion to the white mark or “badge” on its head.
By Jason Holland | Wed, Nov 11, 2009
Many of Ryan Lee’s websites look like porn sites. He admitted as much during his presentation at ETR’s Info-Marketing Bootcamp. But Ryan is not in the porn industry. One of his major niches is fitness. And that’s where he’s applied what he’s learned from porn sites — specifically, how they market their … [...]
By Jason Holland | Wed, Nov 11, 2009
Joint ventures (JVs) are a great way to get started online if you don’t yet have any products of your own to sell. And then, when you get more established, they should play a major role in your overall marketing strategy and product launches. Because JVs will get your products in front [...]
By Jason Holland | Wed, Nov 11, 2009
Sales and marketing strategies, product development, and the like are essential parts of any business, of course. But, as many of the speakers at ETR’s Info-Marketing Bootcamp have stressed this week, much of your success as an entrepreneur depends on the relationships you form with fellow business builders. In fact, these partnerships [...]
By Early To Rise | Tue, Nov 10, 2009
To rationalize (RASH-uh-nuh-lize) is to invent plausible and self-satisfying, but incorrect, justifications for one’s behavior.
By Michael Masterson | Tue, Nov 10, 2009
So you’re starting your Internet business. The first step is to make your website shiny and pretty (by spending a lot of time and/or money on it). And then build product pages and a shopping cart. And then drive visitors to your site with search engine optimization and pay-per-click ads. And [...]
By Jason Holland | Tue, Nov 10, 2009
“At this point, we cannot rule out malignancy,” he said. It wasn’t the typical opening to an Info-Marketing Bootcamp presentation. But MaryEllen Tribby, Publisher and CEO of Early to Rise, is not your typical presenter.
By Jason Holland | Tue, Nov 10, 2009
What’s your excuse for not working toward your most cherished dream? It could be to start your own Internet business or learn a new language or travel to Asia. Do you think you’re too old? Too inexperienced and unqualified? Too busy with other things? Too broke?
By Jason Holland | Thu, Nov 12, 2009
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