Thread: March Competition

Kevin, you are so funny! Instead of saying 'No Eric ofcourse you have not scared them away', you said 'I'm sure they will return'!
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I know it is probably just me I have a dry sense of humour?
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Originally Posted by Kevin Potts
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I'm sure they will return.

Folks just in case Eric's image is in anyway ambiguous, he really doesn't have two heads and he has an immense amount of knowledge and experience!

Kevin

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Originally Posted by Maria
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Kevin, you are so funny! Instead of saying 'No Eric ofcourse you have not scared them away', you said 'I'm sure they will return'!
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I know it is probably just me I have a dry sense of humour?
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I just can't help picturing those guys in sheep outfits too! I'm trying to figure out which would be more frightening - a mountain sheep or a two headed one!
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I might have to leg it myself now!
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Question submission for March comp:


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Public Domain Information, good for product creation?

Folks just in case Eric's image is in anyway ambiguous, he really doesn't have two heads and he has an immense amount of knowledge and experience!

OK which head do I ask my question to?

Alright I had just to drop in to see what you guys were all up to now.

Reed looks like you have done a great job organizing this competition once again.
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OK answered a few questions but can't think of suitable question other than

"How do I stop playing around in this forum and do some real work?"

Now that's a tough question Keries! Update me with the answer when you find it please!
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What a Good Marketing Web Site Should Have (Part 1)

Many people ask when starting out in this industry, “What should my website
look like and what should it contain?”To answer this question we should
first of all ask ourselves “What is the purpose of the website?” Once
we know where we are heading it is far easier to arrive at the answers to our questions.

Let us say for instance that we are selling a widget. The reason for selling this particular
widget is that we have done our homework and found that there is a market with credit
cards in hand ready to buy such widgets. We also need to, as it were, get into the heads
of our market. By answering questions such as :

· What are the benefits of this widget
· What is the purpose of this widget?,
· What will this widget do for me?
· If I was the prospect would I buy it from here?
· Can this widget be obtained elsewhere and if so why buy here?



For the purpose of this article we will assume that many other questions
are asked, and answered, in order to get in the frame of mind that
our prospective customer will be in on arrival to our site.

The site itself then should first of all grab the attention of the prospect by
having an interesting headline. We know from our homework that the
prospect will be interested in the product but will he/she stay around long
enough to get to the point of sale? Once the headline grabs their attention we need to
highlight the benefits of the product and we can’t do this unless the
“copy” (techie talk for what we write) holds the attention until the mission is accomplished.

We should endeavour to further educate the prospect with interesting facts
that build the prospects desire to purchase the widget at any cost. Whoa!

What do you mean any cost? Surely you don’t mean that?…. Providing you have done
your job correctly… there should be no reason whatsoever why
the
prospect will not buy from you. Of course the price you set will also
be well
researched and tested (test and test and test again test everything
but that in itself will require further articles to explain)

Just to recap let’s see what we have so far:
1. A well researched market with credit cards in hand
2. A product to satisfy the market’s desire
3. A sales page that contains compelling informative and desire building copy


OK…. Let us now round up with probably the most important piece of the jigsaw…the call to
Action namely get your card out and buy me what are you waiting for buy now
while we still have them at this stupid ridiculously low super price?
You may use bonuses, limited time offers (inertia selling) but you must give
reasons why you are making the offers and above all they must be genuine honest and ethical.

Seriously you must have a method by which the prospect can purchase your product.
Without this you can’t sell your widgets.
In this article I have just scraped
the surface of this very large subject and chosen a very simple one page sales letter
to accomplish
the task of selling a widget. There are innumerable other ingredients that can and
do make a big difference to successful marketing using web sites
the essentials are:


· A good Attention grabbing headline
· Great Interesting and informative copy
· Desire created by the copy
· The call to Action and the method to purchase


Yes good old fashioned AIDA strikes again it’s tried and tested and works so apply it in your sales copy.

With the many older methods still being used on and off line these days to overcome the cynics and sceptics the use
of video presentations are used to good effect. A sales letter both on and off line has been referred to often as a salesperson in print
with video presentations you can cut out the print and just have the salesperson. This method can actually help sales as many
of the prospects are coming out of schools these days unable to read but still spending money or use both video running along with
a sales page so the page is read out by the person in the video as this helps those that can’t read and also gives more
inputs to those that can.

Just one more point that can be used to good effect is the ethical bribe. E.g. join this fantastic site
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and find the March competition and vote for this article and for those that already have joined collect your gifts by clicking the link in the resource box below
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Best wishes
vtp

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Bio.Vince the Prince is an author, actor, musician, electrical engineer, and almost anything else
he wants to be. Currently learning internet marketing and as the subject is open ended will continue to be
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DOH!

My dyslexia is coming back...I have just noticed this in the instructions above the competition rules.

Write an article about one of this months great prizes

I suppose I need to do some changes to my entry
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At least I spotted it before the 21st

Back to the drawing bored.
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Darn.And it's a good article too.

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Originally Posted by The5sisters
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Darn.And it's a good article too.

Thanks Bill
I need all the practice I can get so it will get me in the swing of doing it. I'll just keep
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and
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best wishes
Vince

Not a wasted effort.Repost it in the Copywriting Category as a new thread.

The Loneliness of a Long Distance List Builder

Everyday another name another bit of interest another campaign and another trip to the bank. That's no good! I will never make money like this! What am I doing wrong? Is it me or is it something out of my control?

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Many say you should build your list. Many say you need a massive list and others say you only need the right list. Who gives the best information on these subjects of list building?

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Lets just take one or two of the ideas put forward. You have all probably heard the myth that the money is in the list. However a little digging will tell you if that was completely true the people with the biggest lists will get the most money. Those people who have bought CD's with 100,000 names on will tell you they don't make much money if any before they are closed down for spamming.

So lets dig a little deeper. How do we get a list or lists that not only is of a reasonable size but of the quality that will have on going earning potential. In other words a list that we can turn into a cash cow. We are talking of targeted lists, having on them the right people for the right products we offer to them. The lists come from the right traffic at the right time for it and supplying the right products to them.

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Originally Posted by The5sisters
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Not a wasted effort.Repost it in the Copywriting Category as a new thread.

Thanks again Bill
I am a little tired now and my mrs is wondering why I've not been to bed. I just get carried away. I think I have followed your suggestion.
best wishes
Vince

So far there is only two valid entries in the article writing part of the competition so come get your entries posted.

also there are only about 18 valid questions.

You have one week to get your entries posted.

Not

Hi, here's a quick question I posted:


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cheers
Anthony

Hi, posted another question guys,


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cheers
Anthony

Hi All,

Here is my question in the newbies forum.


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Regards

Paul

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Vince The Prince....well done. Same as last month...some serious effort, learning and action.

Great stuff!

Kevin

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Vince, you are doing very well... I need to spend more time here & participate more in the competitions...

i have posted my question here
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