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Sell the problem

By on Thursday, August 26th, 2010 | 14 Comments

No business buys a solution for a problem they don’t have. And yet, most business to business marketers jump right into features and benefits, without taking the time to understand if the person on the other end of the conversation/call/letter… Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d1833′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });

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On Gummi Bears And Toilet Paper

By on Thursday, August 26th, 2010 | 2 Comments

“You have to believe in what you sell!” Right? Wrong! I have heard this many times. And it sounds good, a lot of novices and gullible marketers take it to heart. They get “sold” on a particular product, brand, or company, and enthusiastically go out there “selling” it. The problem is, that most of these [...]

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Best “Tweet Adder” Software

By on Saturday, August 21st, 2010 | 1 Comment

I’ve played around with tons of “Tweet adder” software packages, and come to the educated conclusion that Tweet Adder is the best. Here’s why: 1. It works. They have thought through all of the bugs and downsides of adding followers, and worked out the kinks better than anybody else. 2. It’s a one time, inexpensive [...]

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Article Titles: Don’t Make This Mistake!

By on Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Pick the best article title: Article Titles: Don’t Make This Mistake! Don’t Make This Mistake In Your Article Title! They both say exactly the same thing, but one is excellent, the other is a complete waste of time. Why? Read this excerpt from Ezine Articles Editorial Guidelines: TITLE KEYWORD RICHNESS: Your title should be “Keyword [...]

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Email Subject Lines: Getting Your Emails Opened!

By on Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 | 2 Comments

Email subject lines are absolutely critical to email marketing success. Marketing experts tell us that the number one thing that determines if an e-mail will be opened or not is who it’s from, and the second is the subject line. People check their e-mail quickly, and if you can’t grab their attention in a split [...]

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This worked so good I stopped doing it…

By on Monday, August 16th, 2010 | 3 Comments

Content Marketing. Have you ever had one of those “just kick me in the head now” moments when you realize you’ve made a major marketing blunder? I had one of those recently. I was on a webinar with Don Crowther, one of my social marketing mentors, and he casually mentioned that his mortgage is completely [...]

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Daily Inspirational Powerpoint On Abundance

By on Sunday, August 15th, 2010 | No Comments

I created this inspirational powerpoint, and put it to music, to help me be more successful, more grateful, and more abundance minded. I share it with you too, feel free to download it if you like it! The only thing I do ask is that if you use it for commercial use or on a [...]

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5 Great Forum Marketing Tips

By on Friday, August 13th, 2010 | 2 Comments

Here’s 5 great forum marketing tips for you. Purists would say that blog commenting is different than forum marketing, but I don’t care, they are so similar I lump them into the same box. So here you go, how to get traffic and “link juice” from an easy, and free method- leaving valuable comments on [...]

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10 Social Bookmarking Sites That Have “Do-Follow” Links

By on Thursday, August 12th, 2010 | 2 Comments

If you’re posting anything online, but not social bookmarking it, “you crazy.” Why? Because it’s free traffic and links back to your site! And guess how much it costs? Not a dime. But not all social bookmarking sites are created equal. Some will get you more traffic, but others, while getting more traffic, will get [...]

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Top Five Blogging Marketing Mistakes

By on Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Before I list the top five blogging marketing mistakes, I just have to tell you that having a blog with multiple posts ranking on the front page of Google is amazing on so many levels. Unfortunately, very few people will every know what it’s like. But with just a little bit of effort and education, [...]

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