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Wednesday, December 26, 2007

You can learn something about internet marketing from the weight loss industry

Hey hey!

If you celebrate Christmas, I hope you enjoyed your holiday. I sure did, and I'm currently playing on my new 'toy', a laptop. Yes, Santa was good to me lol.

Anyway, now that the holiday is over, I can get back to work.

While playing with my new toy last night, I actually came across a website that I've been bugged about for a few months now. It's a book called 'Meet Pill Gates'.

It's an interview-style ebook where world-renown internet marketer, Jo Han Mok interviews a guy who currently is a killer in the weight loss niche. He actually sells weight loss herbal supplements via online and offline marketing. Crazy enough, due to his success, he has to be referred to as 'Pill Gates' instead of using his birth name for the purpose of the interview. There's more info on that on the actual website for this...

What was interesting about this report was the marketing strategy that 'Pill Gates' used to sell millions of herbal supplements worldwide. Now this guy used the tactics in the online world, and
then moved into the offline world to expand his enterprise. He even goes as far as to show stats showing how his least profitable 15-day sales period from his business is $457,012.48.

Insane, right? And all he's doing is flipping pills!

Even though 'Pill Gates' swears that he hates ebook marketing, his marketing strategies can be used as an affiliate marketer and as an ebook marketer. I know he went over 2 strategies that I was already doing...and yes, both strategies help me attain my current recurring monthly income.

Seriously, I think this book is a very good read, indeed. If you're looking for some proven marketing strategies to use online for your website or products, and you have $9.95...then you need to read this ebook.


Here's my link to it:
Meet Pill Gates


I found it to be very inspiring, especially for the 'little guys' who are still struggling to make their first dollars online.


Let me know what you think. I'll be behind the email for a while today...but mostly in the afternoon.


Many Regards,
Tim Harris Jr

CEO, T.M. Harris LLC
-- tmharris.net --

PS - I actually purchased it. I'm not going to lie. It was only $9.95, so it was definitely affordable for me.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

How to Get Better At Email Marketing...

Hello readers. Here's my lesson to you today...

When it comes to getting better at email marketing, you have to seriously worry about three things.

  1. Getting people to OPEN your emails.
  2. Getting people to visit the links in your emails.
  3. Getting people to purchase from your affiliate links.

For number one, a bold subject that leaves the email recipient curious to know what you're talking about. Think about emails you get that you actually open. What made you want to open them?

  • You know the recipient
  • The subject caught your attention
Why not copy the style of the subject and use that when constructing your own subject lines? Problem solved.


For number two, a good presell message will make someone visit a link. Good ways to presell are:
  • Teasing the reader by not completing sentences, and telling them to visit the link to find out. By chance, someone's gonna check out the link just to see what you're talking about. Hey, he/she probably doesn't want what you're offering in the first place, but you got them to the site anyway.
  • Writing a review on a website I'm promoting works in so many ways, as it's adds to an email's personal touch. When you buy stuff most of the time, don't you buy off the recommendation of a friend? So, be a friend to your list, and your recommendations will shine!

For number three, I'm going to leave that to this ebook I came across today, which promises that you can achieve a conversion ratio of 25% on your mailings. When I send out promotional emails, I only convert about 3 to 6% of my list. On a good day, I might hit 10%. Highest conversion I ever had on an email was 14%, and I was souped about that.

But this guide, for just a cheap $7, says you can easily get a 25% conversion on your emails, in just 30 days.

Honestly, if you have some spare change on you, this might be something you want to seriously check out...especially if you're trying to make money with a mailing list in ANY niche.


You can check it out at:
My List Profits - $7



To your success with email marketing,
T.M. Harris

Sunday, December 16, 2007

This Is Right Up Your Alley!

Sorry, but this sale is no longer being offered.

I do invite you to read the comments on this sale, as it will be re-released soon at a higher price, since the response to the offer was so tremendous...

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Cheap, Stupid Trick to Getting More Free Website Traffic

OK, here's a stupid little tip. Ever heard of Digg.com? Yeah, it's a social bookmarking website where people can submit their sites to it as 'news stories', and the community will decide which ones will get the popularity and most of the attention. It's a pretty cool site that I've been really experimenting with lately.

Well, I've been siphoning traffic from Digg the past week, and not by posting my websites and affiliate links as 'news stories'.

This is sooo easy...


First, find popular topics in your site's niche with at least 500 diggs. The more the better. I usually only mess with topics that have at least 1000 diggs, because I'm picky. haha You can easily find digg topics in your niche by using their search tool they have available.

Second, post a COMMENT to a digg and make sure you put your site's address as your 'signature'. Digg automatically converts your site address to a HTML link. Just make sure that your comment is truly genuine, and is relevant to the topic and your site.

Third, repeat #1 & 2 for about 20 topics in your niche on Digg.com. The more the merrier, of course.

THAT'S IT!

Digg comments can bring you so much traffic for nothing. I posted 3 comments on digg.com as a gag in niches I didn't have a site for.

And I still received 125 visitors to my blog, with 5 signups to my opt-in list. Any sales? Just two...but I didnt' have to invest anything into getting those two sales. No money was spent on the website since it's a free blogger.com blog.

So, for two sales totalling $50 on an affiliate product, that's not bad.

The thing is, a lot of people on Digg.com don't post comments. A good chunk do...but the fact is, they're not hip to posting a link in a comment for website promotion. Those on there who are, are raking in some serious traffic, especially if the site they're promoting is related to the topic.

Best bet, promote blogs using Digg.com comments.


And that's my stupid little trick for the day...ENJOY!

Monday, December 10, 2007

It's Our Birthday, So We'll Do What We Want!

Hey my faithful reader!

Long time no speak. Well, if it seems like I've been hiding lately, I've been finishing up the touches to a wonderful week planned out for you, me and my daughter.

I know you're thinking...'what about T.M.'s daughter?'

Well, our birthdays are this week. Sharon's (my daughter) birthday is the 13th, and mine is the 14th. Shockingly, she was born an hour before my birthday...so she was my gift for my 24th birthday.



Cute, right?

Well, to celebrate her turning the 'terrible twos' and me turning a lively 26 y/o, me and Sharon decided to hold a quick firesale. I'm not going to go into details here, as I've already created a
website for this. Plus, you get to see pics of my baby girl from the past two years.


So, if you wanna check all this out, visit:
http://www.tmharris.net/bdayfiresale


I actually have THREE new products that I personally authored and produced, as well as three products with Private Label Rights, two with Master Resale Rights, and two pieces of software for your own personal use.


If you ordered my lifetime update package a couple weeks ago, I advise you go visit the page I told you to bookmark. This page has been updated to give you a direct link to the firesale's download page.


This sale has over 40MBs worth of stuff for you, so definitely check it out, before the price goes up. Yes, the price increases every 20 minutes by 10 cents.


Here's the site again:
http://www.tmharris.net/bdayfiresale


I'll see you there!



Keep in touch,
T.M. Harris

CEO, T.M. Harris LLC
-- tmharris.net --

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Truly Your Chance to Be a Super Affiliate...

Hey readers.

Just the other day, for the first time, I actually got in contact with Ewen Chia. If you don't know who he is, he's been rbranded worldwide as "The World's #1 Affiliate Marketer"...and for good reason.

Over the years that I've been online doing affiliate marketing, I've followed this guy, purchased his products, and basically stayed on top of what he was doing. The guy is known for pulling big figures online. There isn't a soul online who's making money that hasn't heard of this dude, or bought one of his guides. The first guide I ever purchased from him was Secret Affiliate Weapon for $9.97.

It was a very basic guide similar to "The Only Money Maker" written by me. But all in all, the guy knows his stuff. As a budding internet marketer, I've always had a tough time getting a hold of him. I exchanged a Private Message on a forum with him once, but it was just one message, asking him to review one of my products.

I was mad when he didn't get back to me about what he thought of my stuff, but I didn't understand then how time-consuming this business is. Hell, he does WAY more than me. He goes worldwide speaking at seminars all over. This guy never stays still.

I figured, the best time to ever try to get a hold of him, was NOW, when he's about to launch a new product. Crazy enough, I must have some type of clout worldwide, even in Singapore...because we chatted it up. He even let me get a sneak peak at what he's offering for his new launch today.

I, for one, did NOT pay to get access to the materials. He gave me a special link as a JV partner for his launch, and now I have a direct contact to him if I ever need to speak with him 1-on-1. But, here's what he offers...and it's pretty damn good, too:


It's a monthly membership...definitely something affordable, though. But for what he gives you in the membership, it's worth the money and more. I've paid $97/month way back when on crap membership sites that didn't do me jack. Ewen has a membership that's WAY cheaper than that, and you get so much each and every month.

I only got a look at the first month's materials, as I would have to pay for a membership...and that's fair. I would take him up on the offer, but I know too damn much about affiliate marketing as it is. C'mon...can't you tell? lol

But...

You get a 120-page PDF ebook all about being a super affiliate marketer. He teaches you the mindstate that you have to have...what type of programs you need to be promoting, how to convert leads into buyers EASILY, how to properly cake off of recurring affiliate programs with monthly commissions, and so much more.

But in the guide, he really harps on creating an affiliate website. Honestly, I couldn't agree more...and his explanation on how to set one up in mere hours is right on the money. I got something for this...so keep reading...

You also get direct access to 50+ video tutorials that you can either download to your computer, or watch online. He goes over everything, from setting up squeeze pages, to uploading files to your website, to email marketing, to creating bonuses for your leads, to branding yourself...EVERYTHING!

I watched a few in the limited time I had to check his membership out, but the videos I saw were right on the money...no filler, no-B.S.


Also, every month, Ewen is giving you a "Monthly Expert Audio Training Course" to study as well giving you LIVE access to a case study that he's doing with one of his affiliate promotions. You'll be able to literally take a sneak peak into one of his million-dollar affiliate campaigns currently in the works.

This alone can be a life-changing experience for anyone trying to succeed as an affiliate marketer, because you'll see exactly what you should be doing with your affiliate promotions and websites. Remember, this guys pulls 8 figures ($10 Million +) every year from affiliate marketing...so if he's letting you snoop around his 'factory' you should take pictures and run! lol


Ewen also is giving you an entire Private Label Affiliate Marketing Kit. You get a new kit for a different niche every single month. In these kits, you get an affiliate site, PLR articles, and other pieces of content and media to brand as YOUR OWN. This alone could be a "set it and forget it" package that can build you niche-related mailing lists, and make you affiliate sales in other niches that you probably wouldn't DARE enter into.


For what it's worth, Ewen is really trying to get people to stop thinking about doing 'one-shot' affiliate promotions, and really get serious about generating leads, and turning those leads into recurring profits for life. Of course, his HIGHEST recommendation is a website. And in the 120-page PDF, he spends most of him time talking about setting up an affiliate site, and even goes as far as to recommend different hosting solutions that'll work for you.


So, as a bonus to the first 25 people who order from MY link, I'm offering FREE email consultation for setting up your first affiliate site, as well as a custom designed web hosting solution through MY webhost (tmharris.net) to host your first affiliate site. It'll be free for the first two months, and every month after, it'll be $4.99/month with lifetime email consultation for your website concerns.

You'll get an exclusive email address to consult with me about setting up your website.

I'll even slash my website setup fee by $100 and set up the site for you. I usually charge $150+ to set up someone's website. But for you, this optional feature would only be $49.95. But like I said, the website setup is OPTIONAL. Trust, you can easily do this yourself.


Here's the link if you're interested:


Remember to forward a copy of your Clickbank email receipt to ewenbonus@tmharris.net. I'll verify it, and begin my consultation with you, if you're one of the first 25 people. Deal?



Enjoy your day,
T.M.

CEO, T.M. Harris LLC
http://www.tmharris.net


But like I said, this opportunity is only open to the first 25 people who order from my link.

But this is only for the first 25 people who sign up for Ewen's membership site from my link. If you're #26 and above...sorry, but I can't help ya. I really wanna dedicate my time