Archive for April, 2008
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Friday, April 25th, 2008…because I’m getting hammered with emails with the Subject Line:
We caught you naked tim
After all, why would they lie, right?
Oh wait, I know… Because they’re SPAMMERS.
If I didn’t have measures in place to automatically catch and delete 98% of the spam I get, I’d be a sad puppy… and I’d get less done. If you [...]
Buyer Gets Sued For $10,000 By eBay Seller For Leaving “Neutral” Feedback
Thursday, April 24th, 2008I warn people just starting online businesses that they’ve got to have thick skin…
No matter how nice you are, no matter how great the products you’re selling, no matter how much you try, you’re going to run into people that are going to give you grief. Don’t take it personally.
Here’s a good example:
In a news [...]
Why Flag Pins Do More Harm Than Good
Friday, April 18th, 2008(Note: This is a business blog, and at the end this gets tied in to a very important sales point…)
During Wednesday night’s debate, Barack Obama again had to defend himself about why he didn’t wear a flag pin.
A flag pin is an empty symbol, and wearing it doesn’t accomplish anything.
However, I submit that it’s not [...]
If You Want To Make More Money, Get More Exercise
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008I’m writing you a quick note before I head out to the gym…
When I’m busy it’s easy to skip exercising, but I try my best to work out regularly because:
It makes me feel better
It makes me look better
It makes me more money
Yep. Years ago, I wrote my first Million Dollar Sales Letter (ie, it [...]
How Many Clicks Will My Articles Get? Answer:
Saturday, April 12th, 2008I just finished up my free video series on Article Marketing (aka Bum Marketing) by showing my pageviews for the first week, and how many clickthroughs they got.
The videos show:
The Ten Articles I added to ArticleEzine.com
The number of views and clickthroughs for each article
My analysis of how to increase views and clickthroughs
The average number of [...]
It’s OK To Be A Lemming (The Shocking Truth!)
Thursday, April 10th, 2008I just finished hearing yet another business adviser saying not to run your business like a Lemming.
You know about Lemmings, right? They’re so stupid that they commit mass suicide by following the Lemmings in front of them as they all kill themselves by jumping off a cliff.
So how could I possibly tell you that it’s [...]
Facebook: Include A Note With Your “Add To Friends” Please…
Sunday, April 6th, 2008OK, in case you haven’t been aware of it, the Internet Marketing Crowd has leaped on to Facebook this week… There’s a lot of networking going on, and this may be a good time to sign up and check it out, if you haven’t already.
If you sign up, do a search for me and click [...]