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How To Get High Quality Salesletter Graphics… Cheap!

Website GraphicsI get asked all the time…

Who does your website graphics?

Well there’s actually 3 answers to that.

For my business, I broke my graphic requirements into 3 different categories:

  1. Headers, Footers and Product Shots
  2. Graphics for Physical Products
  3. Salesletter Graphics

Each group are unique which is why I don’t have the same designer do everything. So let’s take a look at who actually does the designing for each group of graphics (I think you’ll be surprised when you get to category 3 - Salesletter Graphics).

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Cheap Royalty Free Music

Stock 20 AudioIf you create any kind of information product, podcasts, online videos or teleseminars, then you are going to love this valuable resource that I’ve been using in my business.

It’s a website that sells royalty free music.

That means you can use this music pretty much however you like (please see terms and conditions for full details) in the production of your information products, podcasts, websites or wherever else you see fit.

The best part about this site is not only the selection but…

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Is BlogRush Working?

BlogRush statsBlogRush has created all kinds of buzz in the marketplace but everyone has been asking…

Is it working?

From what I can see, yes it is and my stats show a quick glance at the activity in my account since it launched.

Here’s what all this means…

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BlogRush - 7 Tips To Generating Massive Traffic

Blog RushI’ll admit it… I get giddy inside when I come across cool tools.

I naturally want to share them with everyone :)

However, recently I was given a sneak peak on a brand new project that will have a HUGE ripple effect throughout the blogosphere…. but I wasn’t allowed to say a word.

Trust me, keeping quiet about this has been agonizing!

Blog Rush ReportNow I can finally share it.

It was developed by John Reese and his team at Income.com and it’s called BlogRush.  To help you maximize it’s potential as quickly as possible I created an 8 page report telling you exactly what to do and where you need to focus your attention.

The report is called “Turn On The Traffic:  7 Tips For Generating Massive Traffic With Blog Rush”. 

You can download it by “right clicking” here and selecting “Save Target As”.

If you’ve ever wanted to generate more traffic to your blog then this could easily become one of your most favorite tools. Plus, the sooner you use it, the more you’ll benefit from it.

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Computer vs. Copywriter in A/B Split Testing Situation

Split Testing SoftwareThis headline got me thinking…

“CAN A COMPUTER BEAT A COPYWRITER? “Impossible!” Said One of the World’s Top Copywriters Until He Got His Butt Whipped By An Uncanny New Software Program Called “Glyphius!”

That was the headline for a new piece of software that came highly recommended to me from Michel Fortin (arguably the world’s best online copywriter).

So I decided to give it a try with a real world experiment.

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Do My Stuff

DoMyStuffNowI’m always on the lookout for cool tools and resources and recently I found another one.

It’s called DoMyStuff and in a minute I’ll share a quick 4 minute “behind the scenes” video but first, let me give you a brief synopsis of what this is.

DoMyStuff is perfect for those of us who don’t have enough hours in a day and would love to offload some of the day-to-day “life” activities that get in the way of us growing our business.

I’m talking about things like grocery shopping, mowing the lawn, doing the laundry, cleaning the house and so many more (I’m sure you can think of a few to add to that list :) ).

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Marketing Lesson From El Salvador

pics.jpgOver the holiday break I had a chance to do a lot of thinking… especially about this…

How fortunate we are to be able to make money using a simple Internet connection.

I just got back from El Salvador this past weekend where Amy and I were fortunate enough to help a couple orphanages and a small village in the mountains.

It was eye opening.

Before I tell you about the trip and the lesson I learned, I want to publicly say thank you to Jose Espana.

He helped us out tremendously during our time in El Salvador and I really enjoyed the brainstorming we did (which fits perfectly with the rest of this email).

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Growing Fast Through Viral Marketing

Russell_Forum.pngIt’s rare that a new product or service have massive success, in a very short period of time, without creating some kind of buzz in the marketplace.

Ironically, it’s this “buzz” that seems to increase the popularity of the product even further and it begins to take on a life of it’s own and very little marketing is needed.

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Kill Spam In It’s Tracks

spamfighter.pngFor a while, it wasn’t a problem.

Then it happened…

One of the subscribers on my email list was actually a spammer!

They grabbed my email and started spamming me with all kinds of junk. Emails about “enlarging this” and “shrinking that” and not to mention all the latest and greatest stocks that I “need” to invest in!

Well I was watching my time dwindle constantly deleting these emails and it was getting to me.

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Email Yourself… in the Future!

FutureMe.pngIf you ever find yourself forgetting things and wish that you just had a friendly reminder once in a while then FutureMe will become a valuable asset to you.

It’s a simple reminder service where you can email yourself in the future.

You don’t have to register for anything and the service is completly free.

I like it because if I’m on the road and I don’t have access to my bookmarks or calendar then I can access FutureMe from any internet connection.

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