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Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Extra $50 / Day - Why Didn't I Do This Before?

So, after talking about Google AdSense last week, I decided to REALLY put myself to the test. I've learned a lot of effective techniques over the past year or so and then some more great ideas from Joel Comm's ebook. And as I built new pages, I implemented these techniques with great results.

But you know what? I still had hundreds of pages with bad "AdSense Sense" and I've been spending the past few days working on them. I've worked on a bunch of those pages and guess what? I have made over an extra $50 EACH DAY in AdSense revenue. WOW! It didn't take long to fix up the pages.

If you missed the few AdSense tips I shared, you can read them now:
==> Alice's Handy-Dandy AdSense Tips

Why don't you give yourself a pay-raise today too! :)

Friday, March 25, 2005

Marketing Lessons from the 80s?


What marketing lessons can we learn from 80s fashion and music? Ummmm....probably none, but here's some pics anyway.


==> Click here for more 80s party pictures.


Wednesday, March 23, 2005

AdSense, Skeptics & Making More with What You've Got

Yesterday, I sent out a newsletter to my subscribers all about Google AdSense. A subscriber asked me, Can I really make money with Google AdSense?. I said of course you can...and I gave some tips on how to maximize your income with AdSense.

WOW! I have never had so many people hit reply to a newsletter to ask questions, share their skepticism and just give feedback. Thanks....because good or bad, I love to hear it.

Some people said it all comes down to the traffic your website gets. Yes, traffic is a HUGE part to how much you can make...but there are always things you can do to maximize your AdSense income. That's the thing that most people miss.

Others questioned the ebook I recommended, saying it's a scam and why would somebody who makes over $15,000 a month with AdSense share his information? Certainly, he doesn't need the money.

YOWSERS! I certainly understand skepticism and it's a good dose of it is always a good idea when evaluating any "make money" products. But I guess it's this very scam that is helping me tweak my use of AdSense and increase my clickthroughs and income every day. ;)

But seriously, if you'd like some tips on how to increase your AdSense income, please go ahead and read yesterday's newsletter issue. They're yours for the taking, whether you buy an ebook or not:

==> Can I Really Make Money with Google AdSense?

Monday, March 21, 2005

Puke All Month AND Make Money Online

Sorry for the graphic title, but it's very fitting. No, it's not a new business opportunity, it's the beauty of passive income online. Here's an excerpt from an email I got from a friend the other day:

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...I am feeling slightly better...having a good day that's why I'm on the computer. :)

Otherwise something about the screen gives me motion sickness. This has been the hardest thing! I had the 24/7 morning, noon, night sickness for months with my other pregnancies so I expected it, but this time it's worse. Ah, well.

I haven't done a THANG with my business for over a month, and my income has not dropped a bit! I'm so thankful. And ready to get back to work...

Carrie
http://www.business-moms-expo.com

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Carrie, your vomiting is an inspiration to all of us. You go Ms. THANG. :)

Thursday, March 17, 2005

What a Sweet Surprise!

Today, I received a nice little surprise in my inbox. It wasn't a big thing, but the gesture was so kind and unsoliscited. And after the garbage I've been putting up with, it really made my day.

I was trying to make a "spring-themed" avatar for a forum I hang out at (yes, I apparently have a lot of time on my hands) and so I drew a little flower in my hair with my mouse. Well, apparently the boys at the forum thought it was either a bullet hole (with blood gushing out of my head) or I'd been shot with a paintball gun. I admit, it wasn't my best artwork.

Well, this morning, a kind forum member actually took the time to put a much better looking flower on my picture. I'd actually never spoken to this man before and, in fact, I don't think we've actually directly interacted on the forum. So, how sweet of him to just go an fix up a picture and email it to me. I didn't ask for it and he didn't ask for anything in return.

Thank you Nana of TechnoBloggie.com...it was kind of you. I almost forgot that my stupid autoresponder isn't working for a brief moment! :)

(Hey, and check out Nana's site. He has some cool free blogging tools)

Wednesday, March 16, 2005

I'm So Stressed Out - A Lesson in Multiple Streams of Income

It's official...technology hates me. It is completely against me and is determined to make me suffer. But hear this technology: YOU WILL NOT BEAT ME DOWN!

I cannot believe all the stuff that has gone wrong in the past few weeks and amazingly enough, most of things are not resolved. Let me just give you a “sample”:

- 10 days ago, my server went haywire and internetbasedmoms.com kept redirecting itself to other websites on my server.

- After they fixed that, my FrontPage extensions “broke”. They just don’t work. The tech guys can’t fix it and an engineer is supposed to be looking at it. It’s still not working and I NEED FrontPage to publish a few of the sites on this server.

- My shopping cart / autoresponder is completely crazy. They have so many bugs and problems. I’m in the process of moving…but it’s not a quick process. I’ve had to submit 15 support tickets to this crazy service in the last 10 days. I wanted to show you a screenshot of the tickets, but for some reason Photoshop won’t load…so I’m S.O.L there.

Anyway, the problems with the shopping cart / autoresponder have ranged from my autoresponder follow ups not going out, broadcast emails getting stuck in the queue, my shopping cart not connecting to my payment processors and the list goes on. Most items are temporarily resolved, but A/R is still not sending out follow ups.

(And yes, if you got 4 copies of my newsletter last week – that’s why! Sorry about that. And if you signed up for the free Press Release course..you haven't received anything past Day 1. ARGH! But check your inbox, I just sent you a little something to make up for it.)

- I also don’t know how it’s possible, but the autoresponder on my server is also not sending out follow-ups…so I can’t even move my lists over and start sending emails. I have two autoresponders and neither work!

I didn’t even know my follow-ups weren’t working, but I started wondering why I wasn’t getting any sales for certain products. After looking into it, I discovered this mysterious and extremely irritating problem.

So, here I am trying to put out fires and hopefully fix some of this stuff. At the same time, I’m losing money every single day. That makes me mad, but it makes me thankful that I have other streams of income in place. I don’t just rely on one or two websites to feed me and my kids. I also don’t just rely on my mailing lists to pay the bills. So, yes…I’m losing money, but I will make it through.

How’s your back up plan?


Monday, March 14, 2005

Free Email Profit Code

Hey...you might remember that I encouraged you to sign up for tomorrow's free list building webcast with Craig Perrine. I hope you've alread done that. If not...

==> Sign up here for Craig's webcast.

But, here's another goodie you'll want to check out in the meantime...

Download Craig's free Email Profit Code and you'll find out:

1) How one email and a list of just 1279 subscribers brought in $13,979 in sales in 24-hours.
2) The 30-Point checklist you MUST use before you send an email to your list
3) The step-by-step promotional plan for a successful email campaign.
4) A video analysis and breakdown of a successful email you can watch right now.
5) 18 tactics that are proven to increase the profitability of your emails.
6) How to get started RIGHT if you've never gotten started building a list at all.
7) The number one reason why the rich get richer and the broke stay broke.

==> Get your free copy of the Email Profit Code


Monday, March 7, 2005

What? Me Write a Press Release?

Nope...press releases aren't just for big companies. They are the perfect way for a the little guy or girl to get TONS of publicity without shelling out tons of cash. Maybe you can't afford a full-page ad in a newspaper, but you can certainly get your story plastered all over the front page of your local paper. And let's face it, having the media write about you is like an ENDORSEMENT for your business..you can't buy exposure like that.

People read the news like it is pure truth, yet they look upon ads with suspicion. I'm not sure about you, but I'd rather have my business be part of the news.

If you've been thinking of writing a press release or you haven't the foggiest clue what a press release is, be sure to sign up for my free press release writing tutorial and you'll have your first release written and distributed in no time.

Wednesday, March 2, 2005

Who Wants a Bigger List?

...and wants them to buy more of your stuff? I do! I do! :)

Just a quick note, to let you know that my buddy & "List Profit Coach", Craig Perrine is holding a free 90-minute webcast on this very topic. He's going to cover the 3 keys to building your mailing list and profiting from it.

I encourage you to sign up for the webcast (a webcast is like a teleseminar, but it's on your computer and there are no long distance fees!) that takes place on March 15.

==> Sign up for the free list building webcast here.

(BTW - The webcast is being held by Nitro Marketing and they will be awarding a million dollar contract to one qualified person on the call. Don't miss it!)