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Curating Product Ideas on Pinterest
I’ve been using Pinterest periodically for a few months. It’s a fun way to curate pictures and ideas. For example, I have a board called “Products I Like.” Anytime I see a creative product or product idea, I pin it on that board. I find it’s good way to get the creative juices flowing. Anyway, […]
Continue readingResults of Daily Blogging Experiment
I blogged daily, Monday through Friday, from January 1st through March 31st, 2012. The results were interesting. Traffic went WAY up. It more than doubled. I had 21,707 unique visitors in 4th quarter 2011… but 46,322 unique visitors in 1st quarter 2012. “List churn” increased quite a bit. Lots of new people subscribing, nearly as […]
Continue readingScamworld: Inside Internet Marketing
The Verge just published an incredibly detailed video and feature article about the scams that are perpetuated in the world of Internet marketing. Jason Jones, a.k.a. “Salty Droid,” figures prominently in the video and the article. It’ll take you 15 minutes to watch the video, another 30+ minutes to read the article. Both are well […]
Continue readingOne-Star Reviews on Amazon
If you ever want to know whether a certain product on Amazon is good or bad, I recommend you read the 1-star reviews. That’s what I do. All the positive reviews usually sound alike. The 1-star reviews, though, quickly reveal a product’s true worth. That’s because the bad reviews either have merit… or… they don’t. […]
Continue readingHow Well Do You Know Your Market?
When selling via the written word, it’s critical to know what your market is thinking. You need to know their hopes and fears… what products they may have purchased in the past… what their daily life is like… and so on. It’s also important to understand your market’s state of awareness. How aware are they […]
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