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Am I Encouraging Twitter Spam?
Since my last post about getting free traffic from Twitter, I’ve gotten a couple emails from concerned readers who believe I’m encouraging Twitter spam. It’s a fair argument, so I thought I’d address it head on. Here’s the first email I received. Hi Ryan, Are these random @ messages sent to non-followers with a sales […]
Continue readingFree Targeted Traffic with New Twitter Tool
As Google Adwords becomes less viable for your average direct response marketer, it only makes sense to look for alternative sources of targeted traffic. After all, the more diversified your sources of traffic, the less any single source of traffic can negatively impact your business. If 90% or more of your sales come from Google […]
Continue readingThe Right Way to Use Social Media
Social media can be a huge time waster when it’s used incorrectly. Unfortunately, most people use social media the wrong way. They spend hours every day tweeting, Facebooking, and who knows what else — only to find that they’re a day older and not a penny richer. Here’s a useful principle for business: If what […]
Continue readingA Side of @HealyMonster
If you’ve been a reader for any length of time, you know that my blog here is the “main course,” so to speak. In other words, this is where I share a lot of my controversial ideas, as well as tips, strategies, and techniques for writing sales copy, getting traffic, and growing business. Now, I […]
Continue readingSabotage! When Social Proof Backfires
Social proof is one of the six pillars of persuasion. Robert Cialdini dedicates all of Chapter 4 — more than 40 pages — to social proof in his book Influence. Of course, in a marketing setting, you want to use social proof to your advantage. But every once in a while, this technique can backfire. […]
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