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The Ultimate Collection of Marketing Graphics for Your Sites

2011-04-19T15:17:29-07:00

I love a great deal and I was recently turned on to one -- a suite of graphic images you can use on your sales pages, web sites, powerpoints, landing pages -- for only $10.95 (at the time of publication). I'm not a graphic designer by any stretch of the imagination, but sometimes I need images for my sales pages. A well designed call to action button can encourage more sales. A stylish check mark for your bullet points can turn a boring sales page into a credible tool to sell your product. It can cost a fortune to have...

Online Videopolis - Recommended Video Resource

2011-02-10T07:39:00-08:00

I finally got a chance to join and check out my pal Lou Bortone's Online Videopolis membership site. I'm so impressed with what he's created. Lou and I have partnered in the past on a couple of online video training programs. Now, he's taken it to another level. There are so many business advantages to doing video marketing, it’s no longer a question of IF you should be using video, but HOW to best use it to your advantage. Video accelerates the sales process, drives traffic to your website and turns leads into loyal customers! Online Video creates a strong...

Wordpress Do-It-Yourself Training - Isn't It Time You Set Up A Blog?

2010-12-02T11:54:50-08:00

If you're a do-it-yourselfer and want to learn how to build and manage sites/blogs built on Wordpress, you're in luck. Several of my colleagues have created comprephensive and excellent training programs that take you step by step through the details of how to set up a site on Wordpress. Recently I wrote a short review about Beginner to Blogger, an affordable video training for Wordpress offered by Traci Knoppe. My online marketing mentor Tom Antion has also released a Wordpress ecourse. Tom no longer uses anything but Wordpress to create ALL his ecommerce sites (and he has hundreds!). I didn't...

Guest Posting Ebook - How to Boost Traffic, Authority and Credibility

2010-01-06T09:30:00-08:00

I'm often asked how to drive more traffic to a blog and my initial response is that you have to post on your own blog consistently and constantly. However, there are other ways and one of them is to post on other blogs...and I don't mean commenting on blogs (which I often refer to as blog outreach). I mean being a guest blogger on influential blogs in your niche. I confess that it's not something I do a lot of though I am a guest author on Social Media Examiner and for several years I had a regular blog column...

Wordpress SEO Secrets for Bloggers

2009-09-08T12:26:03-07:00

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is a mystery to most bloggers. I don't claim to be an SEO expert -- far from it -- but knowing a bit about how search engines work and how to find and use appropriate keywords for your content is useful (some would say critical) for creating an effective business blog. Recently I reviewed a training program called Wordpress SEO Secrets created by my colleague Michael Martine (@Remarkablogger on twitter). Like the title says, the program is directed primarily at bloggers who use Wordpress, but in my opinion, much of the content is important for all...

Boost Your Business with Online Video

2009-07-07T06:11:00-07:00

In these turbulent and unpredictable times, you need every competitive advantage you can get to stay ahead. One powerful and low-cost tool is Online Video. Video has a small learning curve, but can create big results. In fact, video can become your secret weapon in the battle to buck the recession. Using video to build your brand and boost your business – whether on the now ubiquitous YouTube or on your own website – actually attracts new customers and accelerates the sales process. There are many compelling arguments for adding video to your marketing mix, but none more important than...

Online Video Made Easy

2009-04-18T09:28:48-07:00

Online Video Made Easy, a program I presented with The Online Video Guy, Lou Bortone, is now available as a self study course. We were getting a lot of requests from people who couldn't make it to the live event. Lou's video below tells the story and it's good stuff if I do say so myself! But don't take my word for it. Check out the testimonials from happy new videographers, in a video montage Lou created on the sales page.

Tom Antion's Great Internet Marketing Mentor Program

2008-03-24T20:48:06-07:00

Our mentor, Tom Antion, has put a call out for video testimonials. Here's a brief review of The Blog Squad's success working with Tom Antion and his Great Internet Marketing Mentor Program.

Teaching Sells: A Must-Do Program for Every Professional

2007-10-26T09:59:28-07:00

"Every so often a product is launched that I wish I had created. Brian Clark has done that with a methodical program that elegantly guides you step by step through the process of creating and selling multimedia teaching programs. Teaching Sells is my top recommendation for professionals doing business on the Web." Every so often a product is launched that I wish I had created. This week that happened to me. Brian Clark of Copyblogger fame, launched his Teaching Sells program. After reviewing the free report and the first module of his educational program, I wish I had developed this...

Click: The Ultimate Guide to Electronic Marketing

2007-09-25T12:00:30-07:00

When Tom Antion talks, The Blog Squad listens. And now we have over 800 pages of Internet Marketing expertise to read. Tom has been working on the third revision to his gigantic Internet Marketing tome, Click, and for months and we've been bugging him about when we can get a copy. Finally, got it this weekend! Tom invited us to contribute a chapter on blogging -- 57 pages with info about the basics of blogging, what makes a great blog, what you need to know about blogging, and a guide to get you started. Plus we included the transcript from...