But…

Today I went a bit earlier.

7:30am

And OMG!

I forgot how many people are out during the
morning rush. Everybody and their mother
making the daily commute to work.

Reminded me how lucky I am to work from home.

ZERO morning traffic as I make my way
upstairs to my office :)

But it wasn’t always this way of course.

Oh no!!

It’s been a LONG journey.

In fact, it took me 5 years to get to six-figures.

Needless to say I was in college for part of that
time so you’ll have to cut me some slack ;)

But I’d like to share some of the core lessons that
I learned along the way…

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1. Consistent Lead Flow is Key.
===========================

Your subscriber list is the FOUNDATION of your business.

I wish someone would have kicked me in the butt, knocked me
in the head and forced me to start building my list from Day 1.

When it comes to building a business online, nothing generates
on-demand traffic and long-term revenue like a list of engaged
customers and subscribers.

If you’re not building this long-term asset in your business,
then you’re not really building a business – you’re playing
with a hobby.

* Your subscriber list is the money engine in your business.

If you want to have your best year
in 2012 – then focus ALL of your
marketing efforts on building your
subscriber list.

And if you’d like to see EXACTLY how we’re generating
5,000 subscribers this month, click on the link below:

==> http://www.buzzblogger.com/secret_video.html

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2. Create Your Own Product.
==========================

I know. I know. Everyone’s telling you to
promote affiliate products.

And that’s all fine and dandy. Especially
when you’re just getting started.

That’s how I got started as well.

But the lion’s share of my revenue
comes from my OWN products.

And…

The majority of my subscriber list
was BUILT from product launches.

When you create a top-notch product
and a lucrative partner program,
your affiliates will literally
build your list for you.

Adding thousands of subscribers
to your list.

Plus, you get paid faster :)

As soon as you make a sale, that
money hits your account immediately!

So yeah, I’m kind of a fan of
creating your own products.

That concept of taking an idea and
turning it into a full-blown product.

That gets me so stoked.

That’s the fun stuff for me.

Seeing your idea go from the initial seed
of thought into a real, tangible product…

THAT is at the HEART of every entrepreneur.

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3. Speed of Implementation
========================

Success comes to those who take massive action.

No one is going to give you a perfect business plan
or the exact steps that you need to take. This is not
like a job where someone tells you exactly what you
need to do each day.

You are in charge of your own success.

And that means doing things before you’re comfortable doing them.

I’ve talked to WAY too many entrepreneurs who have
been working on their product for YEARS!! And still
haven’t released it cause it’s not quite perfect yet.

Those are the kind of people who simply aren’t going to make
it in this business.

This game is NOT about perfection. It’s about taking MASSIVE
action, monitoring your results, and modifying from there.

That’s why it’s so important to TRACK all of your traffic
online. Using something like Hypertracker or Adtrackz
Gold so you know exactly which traffic sources are
converting to subscribers and sales.

* Otherwise, you’ll never learn from all the action
you’re taking.

When you track everything, you’ll know EXACTLY
what’s working and what’s not working so that you
can modify your action from there.

Way too many people are shooting blindly!!

Doing a whole bunch of stuff but they have no idea
what’s working or what’s not working.

And even worse – they keep doing the same thing!

Massive action is critical.

Failure is the key to progress.

But…

You can only start scaling things when you actually KNOW
what’s working and what’s not working.

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4. Recurring Income is My Favorite Business Model.
============================================

I’ve tested lots of different ways of making money online.

In high school I started doing adsense. Which wasn’t too bad
back then but today it’s about the worst business model you
could possibly follow.

I’ve also done affiliate marketing and product creation.

But my favorite business model by far is recurring revenue.

Membership sites are hands-down one of the best ways to
create consistent, recurring revenue each month.

Now, unlike others I’m certainly not going to tell you
that it’s easy.

Cause it’s not!

Membership sites take quite a bit of work.

Way too many people are looking for a shortcut when they
should be focused on how to provide people with massive value!

For my own membership site we add new content every week.

Plus, we also do a LIVE webinar each week. And we have a
forum where our members interact.

It definitely requires some work, but it’s totally worth it
because it brings in revenue EVERY day.

For example, today I woke up, checked my stats and I had
already brought in $780 from our membership site. Imagine
waking up to realize you had ALREADY made hundreds of dollars.

That’s the kind of business I like to run.

Now of course we have other things on top of that. But the
membership site is our core. It’s the foundation.

You can find out exactly how we run our
membership site at:

==> http://www.buzzblogger.com/secret_video.html

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5. Testing & Tracking are the KEY to scaling your business.
=================================================

We are constantly split-testing in our business.

Testing different squeeze pages, sales pages, email subject
lines, etc…

This is one of the biggest keys to scaling your business.

I just recently finished up a split-test on our sales letter
that resulted in a 60% increase in conversions.

Imagine the impact that would have on your sales.

Bringing in 60% more profits WITHOUT having to drive any
additional traffic.

Each increase in conversions also allows us to do
more paid advertising – bringing in consistent
lead flow.

However, one of the biggest mistakes people make
with split-testing is that they test the small
stuff.

When you first start testing your squeeze page or
your sales letter – you want to test DRASTIC changes.

For example, on your sales letter you might test a video
sales letter vs. text.

You want to test the BIG things.

Those are the ones that are going to give you a big
jump in conversions. Then, once you find the control
piece – that’s when you can start testing the more
granular variables – the headline, the submit button,
background color, etc…

But test the big things first because that’s where
your biggest breakthroughs will come from.

Click on the link below to get a behind-the-scenes
look at all of our split-test results:

==> http://www.buzzblogger.com/secret-video.html

Back to the Lab!

- Kim

P.S. I hope you got a TON of value from today’s newsletter!

That was some of the best stuff I could share with you.

And I challenge you to put it into ACTION!

Because THAT’S when you’ll start seeing massive results…
when you start taking massive action.

If you’d like a bit of hand-holding along the way, I’d
be happy to help out.

==> http://www.buzzblogger.com/secret_video.html

This is the first entry in my Disclosure Journal.

It’s something I’m creating for members of our
Marketing Lab – but I wanted to give you a
taste first. So I’m going to make this first
one public.

It’s kind of like a diary of my business ventures.

This diary will track our growth over the coming months.

You’ll get a glimpse into my own goals, personal
thoughts, what drives me, how I plan my day, and more.

You’ll get to see the exact numbers in my business
PLUS the thought that goes behind them. How a six-figure
business ACTUALLY works on a day-to-day basis.

http://www.buzzblogger.com/full-disclosure.html

So without further ado, let’s dive in…

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Disclosure Journal #1
————————————

About a month ago we launched the Marketing Lab – an
exclusive club where our members get a ‘behind-the-scenes’
look at EVERYTHING we do… Our traffic sources, split-test
results, emails, squeeze pages, sales funnels, and more!

And so I’d like to let you in on a few details about
the launch and where we’re going from here.

First off, we’ll be crossing the $17,000 mark this month.

So definitely a BIG month in sales.

We’ve also been testing a LOT of new traffic
sources, paid advertising, and solo spots.

I can’t give a whole lot of details here because most
of that is reserved for our Marketing Lab members.

However, I can tell you that it’s making a HUGE
difference in our business.

I used to be VERY hesitant about spending money
on traffic. I was ALL about driving free traffic.

But you soon realize that traffic is never really
‘free’. You’re going to pay for it either with
money OR time.

So when I got to the point in my business that
I wanted to start scaling things up, solo ads
were my first paid traffic source.

This is about as non-risky as you can get when
it comes to paid advertising.

Solo ads have now quickly become one of the #1
sources of traffic in our business.

http://www.buzzblogger.com/full-disclosure.html

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Testing is KING!
————————————

One of the biggest things I’ve learned so far this
year is that the MORE you test, the faster you grow.

The more traffic sources you test, the faster you
can zone in on which one’s work best.

The more emails you send out, the faster you can
see which one’s convert into sales.

The more you split-test, the faster you’ll know
what converts best.

All of this data is a marketing treasure chest
that allows you to grow your business faster
than you can imagine.

————————————
New Email Marketing Formula…
————————————

Also, you might have noticed that we’re
doing our emails a little bit differently.

First off, we’re sending MORE emails. And to my
surprise and delight – this has created a HUGE
increase in our business. Allowing us to bring
in AT LEAST 10 new members per day.

* Emailing MORE Often DRAMATICALLY Increases Conversions.

Plus, we’ve also received more ‘Thank-You’ notes
than ever before. Which has been personally very
rewarding.

Consistency and Frequency are critically important
to building a successful business.

When your subscriber continuously sees you in their
inbox (attached with good value), they quickly
perceive YOU as the authority. The expert in
your field.

And when it comes time to buy…

YOU will be the one that they’ll buy from because
you’re the one in their inbox that shows up
on a consistent, frequent basis providing them
with massive value, entertainment, and personality.

And that’s the other big key here.

To keep your subscribers engaged, you MUST make your
emails FUN to read. Your goal here is to create a fun,
interesting experience for your subscribers.

Each email should be infused with your own unique personality.

Personality is the *MAGIC* Sauce in Your Business.

Create an EXPERIENCE that your subscribers
eagerly look forward to.

————————————
The Good, Bad, AND The Ugly!
————————————

Now I know most marketers like to make
everything sound nice and rosy :)

But I want to give you a COMPLETE
picture of what’s REALLY going on
behind-the-scenes of our business.

Because business growth can take it’s toll!

Sure, it adds some really nice dough to
the ‘ol bottom line.

But…

It’s also meant a lot of 12 and 14 hour days.

Now you know why I’m poppin’ those Starbucks Double Shots!

And that’s why I’m bringing on board a
Virtual Assistant as we speak :)

Someone who can handle a large portion of
our customer support, membership management,
content syndication, repurposing content
into new formats and more.

That way I can spend more time creating
content and interacting with our Marketing
Lab members.

http://www.buzzblogger.com/full-disclosure.html

————————————————–
Lifestyle Design (Creating a Life Worth Living.)
————————————————–

Most of us start a business in order to spend more
time with our families, to escape the daily grind,
to travel, and to live a life of our own design.

But what often happens instead is we become chained
to the business itself.

As you guys know, I LOVE the game of business – but
a business should serve the lifestyle you want to create.

It’s about living more, not just working less.

In our society – working hard seems to be a badge of honor.

We spend 30-40 years climbing the
corporate ladder only to retire
at an age where we’re too old to
truly enjoy it.

Why not live the life you want right now?

Sure, you’re going to have to hustle for the first
year – maybe even the first couple years. It ain’t
easy creating a business ;)

But once you’ve built a business online – once you’ve
built up those long-term assets and designed a business
that works FOR you – why not start living a lifestyle
of your own design?

Way too many people have resigned themselves
to a life of 9-5 drudgery in exchange (sometimes)
for a relaxing weekend.

We’re a society that lives for the weekend and our 2-week vacation.

How sad is that?

But hey – no one told us there was a better way right?

All of our friends are doing the same thing.

But…

What do YOU really want your life to look like in 5 years?

Lots of people might would tell you a dollar amount or
the type of business they would like to create.

But in reality – it’s not the dollar amount or
a million dollars in the bank that they really
want – it’s the ‘lifestyle’ that it allows.

It’s the *freedom*.

But so often we get caught up in the ‘busyness’
of business that we forget to really live.

To LIVE today. To enjoy the journey.

Go to a nursing home and ask 10 people what
they wish they had done more of in life and
you’ll probably hear a lot of the same thing…

“I wish I’d spent more time with my family.”

“I wish I’d spent more time with my kids.”

“I wish I’d traveled more.”

“I wish I’d been more adventurous and daring.”

“I wish I would have asked that girl on a date.”

“I wish I would have slowed down to enjoy the moment.”

But not ONE of them will tell you that they wish
they had spent more time at the office or that they
wish they had made more money.

The internet has allowed us an incredible opportunity
to create a virtual business that has the potential to
create the lifestyle of our choice.

And once you reach a certain amount of scale, that’s
when it’s time to start creating systems and processes
in your business that you can hand off to someone
else.

If you want to build a REAL business online, you
can’t play this game alone…

ONE is the loneliest number online.

And it’s not how REAL businesses are built.

Building a proper team is critical to creating
massive impact online without chaining yourself
to the computer.

As a member of the Marketing Lab, I’m going to
teach you how to build a successful online business.

But at the end of the day, I really want to do
so much more than that…

I want to teach you how to build a business that serves you.

One that allows you to live a life of your own design.

It’s about living more, not just working less.

So without further ado, here’s to living!!

http://www.buzzblogger.com/full-disclosure.html

Back to the Lab!

- Kim

P.S. I hope you enjoyed getting raw and real with me :)

I think the best way to learn about business is
through complete transparency.

So if you’d like to get an even deeper
look at my business, go to…

http://www.buzzblogger.com/full-disclosure.html

Today I want to share a little story with you
about how I first got started online.

Now keep in mind I come from a family that is
ALL about security and getting a J.O.B.

I mean, that’s the responsible thing right?

I remember when I first told my dad that I
was dropping out of college to focus on my
online business.

Scariest day of my whole freakin life!!!

But…

I knew what I wanted and nothing could stop me.

Unfortunately, my parents couldn’t quite see
the vision that I could see so clearly.

Now – don’t get me wrong.

I certainly did NOT know ‘exactly’ how I would
get there.

But I knew that I WOULD get there!

Whatever it took.

* Late nights…

* Starbucks Doubleshot…

* Strange looks from family & friends…

Have you ever got those strange looks?

Someone asks you what you do…

You reply with your best effort to explain
online marketing and they kind of tilt
their head a bit, squint their eyes
and sit there looking dazed and confused.

To this day my grandmother still gives
me that ‘look’.

But let’s face it…

Internet marketing can be a lonely world.

Sitting behind your computer all day
doing things that no one else really
“GETS”.

It’s like being a lone ranger.

You don’t even KNOW anyone who does this stuff.

None of your neighbors, friends, or family
have a stinkin clue what you do all day!

Can you tell that I’ve totally been there :)

In fact, when I was just getting started –
sometimes doubt would start to creep in.

Are they right??

Should I really get a J.O.B.

Nah….

I was much too stubborn and persistent for that :)

But I took the hard road.

I figured out everything myself.

Even taught myself HTML – old school!

But you don’t have to take the hard road.

2 miles uphill, through the snow, over the
railroad tracks, and scattered through a
dessert waste land.

It’s easy to get dazed and confused out there!

That’s why I want to give you the easy route.

A shortcut of sorts…

So you don’t have to make all the same, silly mistakes.

Instead you can get a complete, behind-the-scenes
look at EXACTLY how I’ve built my six-figure business.

==> http://www.buzzblogger.com/A-Players-Only.html

* My exact traffic sources.

* My exact business model.

* Every split-test we’re doing in our business.

* Every email we send out.

* And how much profit each source generates.

Don’t ever ‘guess’ what you should do next in your business.

With this battle-tested formula you’ll ALWAYS know exactly
what to do next to grow your business fast…

==> http://www.buzzblogger.com/A-Players-Only.html

And you sure won’t get those strange looks from your
family anymore!

Instead, they’ll be asking how you do it :)

Back to the Lab!

- Kim

P.S. One of my students just recently sent me
a testimonial letting me know that she had
generated 74 new subscribers in a single
day using just ‘ONE’ of the traffic
strategies we teach.

I can’t wait to see what happens when
she implements a few more!

That’s what happens when you belong to
a community of A-players who all share
what’s working in their business.

It’s a mastermind of nerds!

But some very profitable nerds :)

We have a few more spots left if you qualify:

http://www.buzzblogger.com/A-Players-Only.html

I’m currently getting 30,000+ visitors each and every month
and I thought I’d share where that traffic is coming from…

Enjoy!

And be sure to leave me a comment :)

1. Solo Ads – I used to be VERY hesitant about spending money
on traffic. I was ALL about driving free traffic. But you soon
realize that traffic is never really ‘free’. You’re going to
pay for it either with money OR time.

So when I got to the point in my business that I wanted to start
scaling things up, solo ads were my first paid traffic source.
This is about as non-risky as you can get when it comes to
paid advertising. With a solo ad, you’re sending a dedicated
email to someone’s ELSE’S subscriber list. So it’s laser-targeted
traffic and as long as you have your sales funnel setup correctly
you should be good to go.

Of course you always want to send people to your squeeze page
FIRST. Otherwise, you’ll be leaving a lot of traffic and sales
on the table.

Solo ads have now quickly become one of the #1 sources of
traffic in our business. And most importantly it creates
consistent, predictable lead flow.

2. Ad Swaps - Once you’ve grown a list of 500-1,000 subscribers,
you can then start leveraging that subscriber list to grow
even faster. You do this by ad swapping with other list owners.

This means that you’ll send out an email for another marketer
in your industry and they’ll send out a dedicated email for you -
often adding hundreds of subscribers to your list in a single day.

The biggest key to remember with ad swaps is that you want to
swap with like-minded entrepreneurs who are providing the same
kind of value as you. Also I would recommend keeping these
limited to 2-3 per month so you don’t wear out your list.

3. Guest Blogging – This is another one of our top traffic sources.
I’ve written for a number of different blogs in the IM marketing
including ProBlogger.net, SmartPassiveIncome.com, Rosalind Gardner’s
NetProfitsToday.com, FamousBloggers.net, and many others.

Not only do you get a nice windfall of very targeted traffic but
you also develop priceless relationships with the top people
in your industry.

4. Forum Marketing – This is an ‘Old-School’ tactic that still
works like gang busters! I’m always surprised how little people
really take advantage of this.

Forums are one of the very few traffic sources online where you
can literally start driving visitors in a matter of minutes.

The key here is to provide massive value to the community.
Give.Give.Give.

Create an enticing forum signature that leads people back
to your squeeze page and you’re set.

Also, I would recommend that you target the Top 3 forums
within your industry. You want to contribute to the most
popular forums with the most activity.

5. Social Media – This one is becoming a no-brainer now ‘a days.

But I think a lot of people still don’t realize HOW much traffic
you can get from sites like Twitter and Facebook when you do
it right.

Again the key here is to provide LOTS of value. Interact
and engage with the community. And you will be well rewarded.

6. Paid Advertising – This is similar to solo ads but instead
of advertising in other people’s newsletter you’ll be advertising
on their website.

Simply find related websites within your market and contact
them to work out a deal. Many website owners will have an
“Advertising” link on their website but I often like to
work out custom deals.

For example, in addition to buying a banner ad on a website, why
not also workout a deal where you’re content is featured on
their website as well. And now you’re getting exposure through
2 different avenues.

Lots of different things you can do with this so get creative!

7. Affiliate Traffic – Affiliates have been the #1 traffic source
in our business hands-down. Imagine having 100′s of marketers
driving traffic FOR you while you’re able to focus on higher
leverage activities in your business.

One of the best things I did was to create a 100% instant commission
affiliate program for the Traffic Dashboard. We had over 2,000
affiliates come on board and we we’re generating over 200+
subscribers per day for MONTHS off the back of it.

That’s the power of a strong affiliate program. It becomes a
self-perpetuating lead machine.

You can give 100% commissions on the front-end and generate
many multiples of that on the back-end.

But what it does is it take care of ALL of your traffic needs.
Your affiliates will do all the hard work for you.

I was just thinking today how cool it would be
to have an expert team of traffic strategists
and ninja split-testers at your command.

Imagine what it would be like to have your
very own marketing lab full of mad scientists
who test and tweak your business for maximum
conversions and sales.

Just the thought gets me juiced with excitement!

Sitting behind your computer with a few switches
and dials that allow you to release a highly-targeted
flow of traffic at your command.

You can see I watched WAY too much
Pinky and the Brain when I was little :)

But…

The truth is that you CAN have this same
exact marketing firepower when you have
a list of highly-engaged subscribers.

In fact, I’m able to send an average of
3,000 clicks per email.

Now imagine being able to command that kind of
traffic. Sending 3,000 people to your latest blog
post. 3,000 people to a webinar registration page.
3,000 people to an affiliate promotion.

That’s the power that comes with doing email
marketing properly.

Unfortunately, there are VERY few marketers who
are doing email marketing the right way. And even
fewer who are teaching it.

More on that in a bit…

But first I want to drop a few golden nuggets on you.

I was rummaging through my Aweber account today
and found some subject lines that were dramatically
OUT-Performing the rest.

So I thought I’d share some of them with you :)

Check out these little doozies…

* 117+ Instant Traffic Sources

* Why I Don’t Do SEO?

* 3 Cool (kinda weird) traffic tricks

* (Friday Awesomesauce!) 153+ Free Tools I Couldn’t Live Without

* 21 Steps to 1,000 Visitors Per Day (checklist inside)

* Birthday Photo Attached

* An Unusual Business Model That Works Like Crazy…

But…

Guess what!?

It doesn’t really matter what your open rate is if you’re
not able to convert that traffic into sales.

I mean – who cares if you got a 30% open rate if it didn’t
add anything to your bottom line.

If you want to learn how to create fun, entertaining emails
that generate sales like popcorn, then check out my own
personal Email Marketing Formula…

http://www.buzzblogger.com/secret-door.html

This course is ONLY available inside our Marketing Lab.

In this very special training video I go
deep into the trenches to show you exactly
how to use emails to dramatically increase
your conversions.

Learn how to humanize your business and
turn your subscribers into a community
of raving fans.

I recently spent $500 on an email marketing
course that doesn’t come anywhere near the
value you’ll find in THIS video (exclusively
for Marketing Lab Members…)

http://www.buzzblogger.com/secret-access.html

This video alone could easily double your
profits this year.

Back to the Lab!

- Kim

P.S. If you’d like private access to all of my split-test
results, email campaigns, and exact traffic sources
then grab your party hat and go now to:

http://www.buzzblogger.com/secret-access.html

Think about it…

Do you really need a blog to make money online?

Nope.

In fact, if you took everything from me, dropped
me off in the middle of a tropical resort and
challenged me to rebuild my business I would
use just 3 marketing tools:

1. Web hosting & a domain name (I can get those together at BlueHost.com)
2. An Aweber Account (My list is like a magic genie)
3. A squeeze page

That’s it!

No blog.

No Fancy Facebook page.

No Twitter account.

Just a simple squeeze page with an opt-in box.

THAT is how I would build my entire business.

I’ve been doing a LOT of testing this year.

And I can tell you that 95% of our profits come
directly from email marketing.

And guess where the MAJORITY of those subscribers came from…

a SQUEEZE PAGE!!

That means that about 5% of our subscribers and sales
come from the blog, social media, etc…

That’s like a little fart in study hall compared to
the marketing power of our email list.

Now – don’t get me wrong.

There is NOTHING wrong with social media. It can be
a great platform for engaging with your community.

But…

It’s NOT going to build your business quickly.

If you want to build your business FAST – then keep
it “Old-School”. Cause ‘Old School’ is still ROCKIN!

In fact, most six and 7-figure online businesses are built
on the basics – “squeeze page, follow up emails,and an offer”

To see what else is working RIGHT NOW in our business,
go to…

http://www.buzzblogger.com/behind-the-scenes.html

Back to the Lab!

- Kim

P.S. I’m also doing a LIVE Case Study this month
where you can watch me step-by-step as I
generate 5,000 subscribers in just 30 days.

If you want to see EXACTLY how a six-figure
business ACTUALLY works on a day-to-day basis,
come join us…

http://www.buzzblogger.com/behind-the-scenes.html

Lots of marketer’s love to throw out a bunch of
theory. I say, come look at my stats.

Let’s go behind-the-scenes…

http://www.buzzblogger.com/behind-the-scenes.html

Unfortunately, only a handful of people make it to that point.
Most bloggers burn out in the process. At the end of the day,
they have a hobby, NOT a business.

If you want to build a REAL business online, your blog should
serve to build your list, provide massive value, engage with
your audience on a deeper level, and lead your readers into
your sales funnel.

In this article I’m going to show you 7 ways to turn your
blog into a REAL money-making asset in your business.

1. Sidebar Image Ad.

Most people aren’t making the most of their Sidebar. Instead
they’re using it to list their ‘latest comments’, ‘latest posts,
and their ‘latest tweets’.

Well… that ‘latest’ information is not going to make you a dime.

So instead, let’s use that valuable real estate to promote
your own products (or an affiliate product).

Create an enticing, eye-catching banner that converts your
visitors into buyers.

You can see an example in the right-hand sidebar of this blog.

The LESS you have in your sidebar, the better!

Because it INCREASES the chance that they’ll click on
what YOU want them to click on.

So declutter your sidebar and see what you can take out.
The more widgets your plop onto your sidebars, the more
confused your visitor gets. And a confused visitor does
not take action. They leave.

Instead, limit your sidebar to 3 items at most and make
them the critical, money-making items in your business.
(i.e. Opt-In Box, Product Promo, and Affiliate Review Pages)

2. Post Recent Reviews in Your Sidebar.

Now that we’ve got your sidebar cleaned up, let’s optimize
it for maximum profits.

Instead of listing your ‘latest’ blog posts or your ‘most popular’
blog posts – why not list the articles that make you money!

I would recommend listing your product review pages in
the sidebar. If you’re going to list any of your blog
posts in the sidebar – why not make them your most
profitable pages?

Let’s be more strategic…

Find out EXACTLY which of your blog posts is most profitable.

Which one’s are converting more visitors into sales?

To figure this out you’ll need to use tracking links.

But for starters, let’s put the product review pages
in the sidebar. These are specific pages that review
some of the best products from within your industry.

So for example, in my market I might list product reviews
for Aweber, Bluehost, OptimizePress, and Easy Video Player.

And instantly, you’ve now maximized your chances of making
affiliate sales.

3. Teaser Posts

If you have a membership site, here’s something super simple
you can do to increase sales…

In addition to your regularly scheduled blog posts, create
a ‘teaser’ post each week that highlights some of the
best content from your membership site.

In this post, you’ll give an overview of your premium content.
You tease the reader about what’s ‘behind the curtain’. Tease
the benefit but don’t give away the details.

As said best by Jimmy D. Brown, ‘useful but incomplete’.

Then underneath the teaser post – put a link to the
sales page where they can get the rest of the content.

When done properly, this alone can bring in a steady
new flow of members into your site.

4. Footer Image Ad.

Once someone has read your blog post, they’re going to be hungry for more!

So give them an opportunity to get more information on that topic.

EVERY piece of content should LEAD somewhere.

If I’m writing an article about how to build your subscriber
list, at the end of the article you can transition naturally
into recommending your favorite pop-up software.

One of the BIGGEST mistakes that bloggers make is NOT
integrating their valuable content with useful product promotions.

You can see an example of one of our own footer image
ads at the end of this post.

Notice how I’ve used a bit of creativity to grab attention
and funnel my visitors to the sales page.

Remember, the more eyeballs you get on the sales page – the
MORE sales you make.

5. Johnson Box at the TOP of each Blog Post.

This is perfect for when you’re running a holiday special.

Put a Johnson Box at the TOP of each blog post that points
to your special offer.

For example…

“Click Here to Save 90% off of ALL of our VERY Best Products…”

OR

“It’s my Birthday! Get Everything Half-Off!”

Of course, you’ll want to use these special offers sparingly.

Otherwise, they would no longer be special.

But when used properly, they can bring in cash windfalls
throughout the year.

6. Featured Post: On the front page of your blog.

Do you have ONE blog post that performs especially well?

One that does a REALLY good job of converting readers into buyers.

If so, then why not feature that at the TOP of your homepage.

This is super simple to do in WordPress – but the feature is
kind of hidden.

So when you’re editing a post, look at the “Publish” settings
on the right-hand side.

Click to Edit the “Visibility” settings. From there you’ll
be able to make that particular post sticky.

That post will now be positioned at the very top of the
home page. Driving more traffic and increasing your
profits!

7. Pop-Over

If you aren’t building a subscriber list, then every single
person who leaves your blog is gone (and probably for good).

It’s highly unlikely that they’re going to remember to come
back to your site.

So instead, why not build a perpetual traffic machine?

With an email list, you have traffic on tap.

A lot of people (especially bloggers) make the mistake of NOT
building their subscriber list. When in reality this should be
the #1 focus in your business.

This is where the MAJORITY of your profits will come from.

So you need to be making every effort to convert your
visitor into a subscriber.

And one of the best ways to do that is using a pop-over.

Your subscriber list is the lifeblood of your business. It’s the
money engine in your business.

I wish someone would have kicked me in the butt, knocked me
in the head and forced me to start building my list from Day 1.

When it comes to building a business online, nothing generates
on-demand traffic and long-term revenue like a list of engaged
customers and subscribers.

I’m personally able to send an average of 3,000 clicks per email.

Imagine being able to command that kind of traffic. Sending 3,000
people to your latest blog post. 3,000 people to a webinar
registration page. 3,000 people to an affiliate promotion.

That’s the power that comes with doing email marketing properly.

Working on my first Cup ‘O Joe this morning :)

And I thought I’d share a quick case study with you…

One of the biggest questions I get from subscribers is:

‘How do I get traffic to my website?’

And today I want to solve that problem for you.

If you’ve struggled to get traffic to your
website, then pull up a chair because I’m
about to whip out the gravy.

Don’t get scared though cause I’m about
to go a little ‘Old School’ on you.

In fact, this traffic strategy that I’m
about to share with you is so simple
that it’s probably hiding right under
your nose.

This traffic source just recently sent us
92 visitors, 37 subscribers and 3 sales
in just ONE hour!!

Are you curious yet?

Lean in just a little closer…

I don’t like to give my secrets out to just
anyone.

Ok… you ready?

This golden traffic ALL came from ONE hour
of forum marketing.

I spent ONE hour providing value in 3 different
forums and in return I got 92 laser-targeted
visitors, 37 subscribers and 3 sales.

Sure… it’s not a windfall – but ANYONE can
do this.

And more importantly, if you’ve got a bit more
time on your hands you can scale this strategy
up even further.

Imagine if you spent 3 hours doing forum marketing.

You could triple your results!

Way too many people are looking for the shiny
new object when ‘Old School’ is still ROCKIN!

If you’d like to find out EXACTLY how I
structure my forum marketing to generate
those kind of results, go here…

http://www.buzzblogger.com/marketinglab.html

In fact, this month I’m doing a LIVE Case Study
where you can watch me step-by-step as I generate
5,000 subscribers in just 30 days.

Lots of marketer’s love to throw out a bunch of
theory. I say, come look at my stats.

Let’s go behind-the-scenes…

Watch exactly what I do over the next 30 days
to generate 5,000 subscribers.

http://www.buzzblogger.com/marketinglab.html

Back to the Lab!

- Kim