Archive for January, 2006

I just previewed Mark Flavin’s “Unorthodox Traffic”.
It’s just $9.97 so I wasn’t expecting the online equivalent of Einsteins theory of relativity.
I did however get some interesting “twists” on traffic generation that transform inexpensive - and by themselves - relatively useless strategies into some things I plan to start working on right away.
Here’s how Mark [...]

From the Channel Register
Five million UK adults have fallen victim to a series of moneymaking frauds, such as premium-rate prize scams, work-from-home schemes and Nigerian 419 email scams, according to research published by consumer watchdog Which?.
Britain’s most widespread scam, according to the new research, is the automated phone call that invites people to claim a [...]

Jim Heron sent me an email to advise about MLMRankings.com
It ranks MLM’s by “buzz”. To me that seems a bit hard to pin down… is “buzz” the number of websites talking about it? Is buzz a headline in the Wall Street Journal? For this website, “buzz” or “public interest” is measured by search queries in [...]

Whether your MLM is “launching” in Brazil or you’re otherwise doing business there, you need to have local help to avoid sounding like the big ugly gringo… sorry, that’s just the way it is cross-culturally.
With new health discoveries crawling out of the Rain Forest on a regular basis, you may need someone who can translate [...]

Deliver is the new magazine launched by the US Postal Service, which was created to explore marketing applications and stress the value of direct mail. It is a magazine for marketers, about the strategies and trends shaping the world of marketing and advertising. Produced by Detroit based Campbell-Eward Publishing, with Patrick O’Connell the editor, [...]

From Bob Leduc
1. Postcards Work for Any Business
Postcards can produce all kinds of sales activity for all types of businesses. For example, they can produce web site traffic for online marketers, floor traffic for retail stores, sales leads for direct marketers …and just about any other type of sales activity a business wants.
2. [...]

PartyLinePublishing.com has a low tech website, but don’t let the lack of graphics fool you… they’ve been around the media world for years and publish a weekly run down of publicity opportunities you might choose to use for your business if you operate on a national level.
Here are some recent ones in addition to the [...]

By Patricia Fripp

*The best direct mail letters are conversational in nature, rather than formal and overly businesslike
*You should start by carefully and clearly defining your objective for the letter
*Pay close attention to who your target audience is for the letter, and write speaking directly to the people in that audience about their most pressing concerns, [...]

Dogbert’s doing retirement plan seminars these days and he has a unique idea for generating income in retirement. Unfortunately, not everyone liked his plan…

Decide for yourself…

From Home Town Source
When Cyndi Webb first got pregnant, she toyed with the idea of working from home. More than 12 years later, the Rosemount resident is able to raise her two children, all the while running her national Web site, Moms Network.
“I was joking with my boss about working at home, and he granted [...]