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June 4th, 2008
No doubt you’re aware of NY’s rabid attack on affiliate marketing. Figures. Companies with affiliate programs are dropping NY affiliates like flies from a DDT barrel. Stupid considering anyone doing well from affilate sales will likely pay substantial NYS income and spend a substatial amount of money in NY, but who am I to let common sense and reason to stand in the way of governmental insanity?
The bad thing is lots of states will likely take NY’s lead no matter how ill advised and that could mean the death of affiliate marketing. Why?
Suppose you make a product and you live in PA. You have an affiliate program where someone in NY sells to someone living in CA. Who owes tax to whom?
Right now I think NY is only seeking to collect sales tax on products sold in NY but even so this is a nightmare in administration.
Anyway, for my small part I designed a t-shirt. Take a look:
http://www.cafepress.com/wizecrackz.107466139
God bless,
Andy
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February 15th, 2008
Let me ask you this…How many blogs have you seen that were not monitized in some way?
A better question might be how much money can you make from your blog?
First I’d like to say if all you are into blogging for is to make money than shame on you! All of life can be seen as profit or loss BUT all profit is not measued in dollars and cents.
Was Sister Theresa’s life profitable? I think so but I doubt she gave so much more than money and left a legacy Bill Gate$ could envy.
Aside from that there’s nothing wrong with offering something of value and getting paid for it. My point is one should offer good value.
Now if you’ve got something worthwhile to contribute - something to say that’s worth hearing or a product or service that adds value to those who use it - why not spread the word in your own blog? Blogging is an effective marketing tool and it’s an effective tool for communicating to a lot of people.
The better your message the more people you will reach.
If you want to reach more people, Business Blogging for Success can help. Even if you know very little about blogging, this book shows you how to choose the right blog for your needs, how to set it up properly, how to spread the word to the widest targeted audience and more.
For more information click here…
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February 14th, 2008
Just overhauled the main site Netrazine - take a look if you dare. I’m not sure it will stay like that but I don’t think I’ll be going back the old look either.
Also added an excellent title on blogging. I’m offering a free blogging course too. You may have noticed my own blogging has picked up recently. I expect this to be a permament change.
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February 13th, 2008
Just added a very nice ebook - Smart Parenting - Raising Happy and Responsible Children in the 21st Century.
I’ll be the first one to admit I’m not one to latch on to advice on parenting. It’s a very personal issue and I prefer to make my own mistakes. That said, even I’m not opposed to considering some ideas on the matter.
If you’re like me you do tend to come to your wit’s end from time to time. (My wit’s end ticker seems to be set for every 10 minutes some days.) And that’s where this book comes in…
Even if you don’t agree with the ideas in the book - it’s a good starting point for getting a handle on how you think things should be. Plus you may find yourself agreeing with the authors more often than not. It really does offer some sensible solutions for problems face by all parents. For example…
The book explores a reward system for motivating kids but recognizes the difference between rewards and bribery.
Another section explores the “Stranger Danger” dilemma. While it may be a good idea to keep kids aware - the book maintains that whole “Stranger Danger” concept is impractical. I agree. I also agree with much of the author’s solution.
In all it’s a very good book. Will it solve all your child rearing probems? Of course not. That’s what mothers-in-law are for.
By the way we are offering this ebook at the bargain-basement price of just $7. Why? We found out there was an audio version that goes with it and we haven’t located our copy yet. So for a limited time you get the ebook now for $7 and we’ll send you a link to the audio version when we are able to locate it at no extra charge.
Click here to find out more about Smart Parenting…
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February 9th, 2008
Just finished putting together an exciting package of Social Networking products - the Web 2.0 Mega Pack. This is a great compliment to the Social Bookmaking Secrets product I posted about a couple of days ago. You’ll find several hot topics covered here:
Myspace (the second wave is coming - move over kiddies) - this ebook reveals most everything about Myspace including how to get started right through to how to make money without getting into trouble
Facebook Social Ads - this is a hip, well-to-do market that could be more profitable for advertisers than Adwords and Yahoo Search Marketing (Overture)
YouTube - video the crack cocaine of the Internet and it’s claiming more addicts every day. Anyone who feeds the demand stands to do very well. All this and more for one low price. How low? Let’s just say just one if these titles are worth the whole bundle in the right hands.Why not check out the Web 2,0 Mega Pack now.
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February 6th, 2008
If you haven’t heard of Jakob Nielsen - he does serious reserch on what folks actually do on web pages. Basically he reports how much people actually USE all those bells and whistles on web sites. I just read his latest report. Here’s what I found out…
Most of us are still in the Stone Age when it comes to using web sites. I was really blown away. For instance:
Opening a page in a new window freaks most people out. They don’t know what to do with it. I always figured it helped them stay on track - and on my site. Wrong!
Most people can’t research worth beans. They try ONE keyword and then quit. Some can narrow down a search but most can’t. Most don’t have a clue as to what Grrrgle is telling them.
Got your home page linked to your logo? Most folks haven’t figured out they can click on that. Put a link that says “Home” on your page.
Breadcrumbs help folks navigate. Yeah I figured it was a good thing too but after everything else it’s nice to have some confirmation.
Email is still the best way to get folks to come back to your site. See that little box on the upper right hand corner of this page? Fill it out and open my stinking emails will ya?
The next one I’m not sure I understand - Jakob says “nonstandard scrollbars” are hard for folks to figure out. He shows some examples but what I don’t know is what to use to solve this problem.
These are a few of Jakob’s research results. If you haven’t check out his site you really should.
You’ll find it here: Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox
Don’t freak out but I still open links in a new window :-)
God bless,
Andy
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February 2nd, 2008
You might think I have a bone to pick with Frank Kern. Well I don’t.
I know he’s got an excellent reputation for big-time product rollouts.
I know he is reputed to be an excellent copywriter. I believe it. I’m always glad to see copywriters make good.
The one video I saw Frank in - I rather liked the guy.
Now about Frank’s “Mass Control” rollout… I’ve got nothing about that either really. It’s already a massive success. I have no doubt some will run with this and emerge on top of the heap. So what’s my problem? Why am I NOT biting? There’s a couple of reasons…
Putting it bluntly: I don’t know anything about “Mass Control” - I’ve got my blinders on so to speak. Am I missing the “opportunity of the century”? Maybe. The fact is at this point in my life I’m not sure I’d have the time to put the business model into action. I’ve got a lot going on. Too much. And I’m done with buying my way to riches.
I’ve decided to go another route - as mentioned in this blog earlier. I’m going to focus on this blog so if you see some of the other blogs I post to gather dust you’ll know why. I’m going to develop the Netrazine.com site. I’ve got plenty of topics to write about - maybe too many. If so I’ll adjust the blinders.
What it all boils down to is a committment to develop “tunnel vision”.
If Mass Control is the last “opportunity of a lifetime” I guess I’ll just have to pass it up. For other “gotta have” deals - you know - you get piles of them every day too - I figure if it’s worth whatever they are asking it will be worth whatever the price is going up to. Same goes for the stuff I offer here…
Look, I offer coupons for my subscribers so they can save a few dollars on products I offer. It’s a reward principle. I figure if you are willing to let me send you email and actucally READ them - well I can offer you discounts the rest will never see. I don’t hide the fact some folks will take advantage of me just for one deal. So what? Here’s the one principle I think every marketer and consumer ought to burn into their brains…
If someone doesn’t want your message - save your breath.
Oops! Got off on a tanget - sorry.
The point about coupon savings, one-time offers, and other “buy now or else” deals is if you’re buying good tools that will make you money - price is not relevant. Okay - it hurts to say that, I’m too cheap not to qualify that statement.
If something is worth, say $67 and you can buy it for $27 but only for today - what if you still cant afford it? Then you should wait. No tool - NO TOOL should take food out of your mouth. If it does and you can’t almost imediately recoup your investment - you shouldn’t be buying it.
For example:
Suppose you’re nearly broke. You’re on the street and need a place to stay for the night and a meal but you only have $10. Would you buy my “Web Video Wizard” for $9.97 so you could make your fortune? No. But what you could do is invest in a bucket and a squeegee and a bottle of cleaner and try to wash a few windows around town. (Check you local laws first please - I don’t want to get anyone arrested.)
In the above example you could quickly get your $10 back and then some. And you’d still have the tools.
Something to think about.
Andy
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February 1st, 2008
Just finished an excellent ebook called Social Bookmarking Secrets. It is chock full of information about how to profit with Social Bookmarking - the busiest road on the Internet. Okay it sounds good but I’m not really sure that is absolutely accurate…yet. However folks are flocking to Social Networking sites and Social Bookmarking is taking the Net by storm so this ebook is cutting edge.
An audio version is also available
Resale rights are avaliable at this time but they must be purchased separately. It’ s an excellent package that is well worth owning.With the resale rights package you get sales pages for the main product plus a separate one for resale rights.You also get a ecourse, articles and all the graphics. It’s a nice set up. I’ve also added one more thing…
While this is an excellent “stand alone” package, I have a few other titles I wanted to add. The problem is I can’t do it within the terms of the resale rights. (the terms state I can only add one bonus of my own.) So what I did was put the other titles in a single product of my own - I call it the “Web 2.0 Mega Pack”. I’ll give this pack to anyone who buys the resale rights package at the regular price.
I’m still working on the sales page for the mega pack so for now I’ll just send you the download link after you purchase the resale rights package. Why not check out Social Bookmarking Secrets now?
Andy
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January 31st, 2008
I really like the Web Video Wizard. What it does is take most any video you want and converts it to flash. Then it generates the files you need to pop the video up on your website. So what?
Well for one thing the Web Video Wizard makes it dead simple to add video to any website so you can take advantage of the hottest trend smoking up the Inernet - video. People are getting addicted to watching video on the web and they are flocking to sites that has it. AND those sites are getting listed at lightning speed. You can generate some serious cash with this. And that brings up the best part of what Web Video Wizard does…
redirects your traffic to any page you like so you can embedd your favorite affiliate link and send viewers right there when they are hot to buy. Now get this…
I almost bought a “slicky” package to do this. They promised to stuff my bank accounts with cash nearly as fast as I could whip out my credit card to cough up the $50 + price tag. Yeah right. They almost had me to when I dug a little to find out their software doesn’t offer any real advantages over the Web Video Wizard.
What’s more I’m nearly giving it away at $9.97. If it’s so good why so cheap? Well that’s the downside (for sellers) when aquiring products with resale rights. There’s always some idiot or two who has to pimp out everything they get.
Yes I can and should ask more but I don’t feel I should charge a lot more than you can get it elsewhere. It’s a two-edged sword here. You get a bargain but my hands are tied because I can’t really do a lot of marketing at this price.
Oh well, my loss is your gain. I’ve used this and it’s worth every penny by a long shot. Why not check out The Web Video Wizard now?
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January 30th, 2008
Okay I have to admit - I don’t use one of these for this blog. But I have used them for other blogs and they are pretty decent. They offer a quick way to put up some good looking blogs in a hurry. Why would you buy an Instant Wordpress Theme when there are thousands avalibable for free?
Monitization and niche marketing. Let’s face many of the free blogs are very general in nature so if you’ve an interest in a special niche then you have to do a lot of editing to get it ready. These are easy to load up. Just make a few changes so you can add money and go.
This package has 30 very nice themes for you to use at a very reasonable price.
You can see all the themes avaiable on the link below.
Why not check out these Instant WordPress Themes now?
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