I have just switched to statcounter for my traffic checking. I used a free couter before - but they have beome very unstable…. Statcounter is great, but the amount of space is very limited. I really don;t want to upgrade and so may have to make my own.
The soider has been here along with yahoo and msn. But as yet no entry in google? Am I in the sandbox?
One of my old blogs which only has a single post has a Page Rank of 4! No traffic yet, but I thought I might use it as an announcement blog for some of my sites until I know what to do with it. May help with indexing.
Nothing much to do here, I just add entries as I go along. I need to automate this.
Quick test - all seems fine.
Wrote this post.
.5 hours work.
Running total: -$479.75
Sorry out of time!
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As you may have noticed there have been no updates for a whole month. I’m afraid I’ve been ill 
and totally bed ridden. Just back on my feet now and trying to play catch up. This is the second false start and a real blow. I have been making sites and recording ideas on my laptop in my spare time between naps, I just didn’t have the energy to update here. So I have about 30 ideas in different forms to go live! Most are really lame, but everyone will be a lesson 
My tool set is more complete with a few recent purchases and I think I can make a simple site in a few hours. I’m hoping to get that down to a under an hour; more on that later :) I have created a few scripts to glue togeather all the tools in to a pipeline and have started creating guide sheets for projects types.
Rob.
No Idea…. I’ve been doing small bits on the web for ages now, a white label site that made just enough sales to cover its cost, a few personal blogs…. I’ve never really covered my hosting costs! So I’ve not tuned a profit, 0$ per year, but lets be honest here – I never really put in the time to make any. But from Today that stops. I plan to break the cycle and spend 3 hours a day building my empire. Up until now I’ve lurked in forums, read how others have made it big, built a system from nothing, read the different way it has been done etc etc. I’m sure you have all read the same. Well I know I can make it work, I just need to get off my butt. I may not make a million, but it will be fun. Now I want to try it in a slightly differently way to thers, I want to come up with an idea a day, research it, plan it out and execute it. Just 1 idea a day and have it live in only 3 hours. That’s right 365 ideas, and hopefully a minimum of 365 web sites - its I can do more in 3 hours all the better. Most will be completely useless; they may never even pay for themselves. But each will teach me something and perhaps you too. If you’re reading this and think, great I will just copy what you do – sorry but that’s not how it works. I will write each day on how I’m doing. But you won’t see the end sites, just how it went, what I used and I will try to give some stats….
Anyway; sounds easy, just one a day - trust me this will be hard for me. The thing about the net and me is it easy to get side tracked. As I sit here, I have 3 machines running, napster going in the background, emails poping in, telephone ringing and two notepads full of ideas…. It’s taken me 45 minutes to get this far – I must focus!
I need to break this cycle and start afresh.
I’ve signed up to a mentoring program via the warrior forum. It is for one month with James Brausch and comes with 3 tools that have been on my list for a while. Its starts in April and I need to be up and running by then.
Ok so today’s idea is a way of streamlining my 3 hours.
1st thing I’ve turned off the other computers and turned down napster 
I’ve cleared my desk, its all piled on the floor behind me. That can be sorted out in my *free* time.
I need tools to make life easy, right just what is my ideal tool list?
I’m guessing – yes guessing my 3 hours will be something like this:-
1. Pick an idea/product – (I think I need a folder to keep ideas in)
2. Do some keyword research to see how good it is, if rejected go back to 1
3. If it’s a product set up the required accounts (clickbank, paypal, etc)
4. If it’s a product write a sales page
5. Get some articles or other content
6. Generate a site or blog
7. Choose a domain name, register it and point the name servers
8. Upload the site/blog
9. Write an article and submit it.
10. Write an article for the previous 10 sites until I run out of time
Ok, this list maybe completely wrong, I will know tomorrow. But that’s how I see tomorrow panning out.
So I think I need the following:-
A way of storing ideas and leads: My notepad and a few word documents will do for now.
Keyword research tool: I need a tool that can find me niches, Allow me to compare different ratios and generate keywords in styles I can use on sites and in adword campaigns.
– keyword elite?
A way to write and check the sales page
- I have Glyphius
A source of articles and content: Need a list of article services and maybe some scripts to suck them down on to my computer or directly into the site? Do I want to be able to rewrite them? Maybe a plr membership site would be better?
- Completely lost here…. By hand for now
A way of packaging up blogs. Will do that by hand for the moment, I will create an empty blog and a few scripts. Need to think about automating it.
- By hand
A way of packaging up site – I will either use a simple set of temples for the one pagers or rssg for multi-page sites.
- By hand or rssg.
I need a nice way to choose domain names.
- I already have Nemeas
A quick way of registry domains Experience shows that’s this needs to be based not just on price, but how long it takes to replicate though DNS and support etc.
-registeryfly
-godaddy
A hosting service. As I plan to have many sites of all different sizes I need unlimited hosting.
-hostgator
Easy way to upload.
-by hand using drag and drop ftp
A way of writing articles and submitting them.
- write by hand
- I already have artemispro
- by hand to places like ezinearticles
Used Nemeas to choose a reseller hosting name – score 159!
Got a reseller hosting plan at -hostgator – used this code (hgc25) to get a $9.94 off.
Joined Clickbank.
Add an extra alias to my paypal account.
Wrote this post.
Running total: -$425
Sorry out of time!
Join me on an adventure in making a million dollars from the net!
Ok, enough of the one liners. I’ve got an idea; I want to see if it’s possible to make a Million Dollars from the net. Ok I hear you say that’s been tried before. Well this is slightly different. I don’t just want to make a million for myself; I want to see if I can make someone else a Million too!
How To Get Your Customers To Fall In Love With Your
Products And Services
Copyright (c) 2006 Quick Turn Marketing International,
Ltd.
My hair grows so damn fast. I have to get a hair cut
every 3 weeks. Every time I need a haircut I go to
Peter in downtown, Vancouver.
You know… Peter actually worked in New York 10 years
ago. I guess you could say he earned his chops in New
York. And he’s cut hair for many celebrities,
including Jim Carrey, etc.
Then he moved to Vancouver and opened his own salon.
Well, if Pete is good enough for Jim Carrey then he’s
good enough for Dan Lok.
I’ve been going there for 8 years now.
Talk about customer loyalty!
Yeah… so I’m sure you are asking why am I so damn
loyal? Right?
What makes Pete different than the other hairdressers?
Why do I go back to him again and again?
Well I’ll tell you. Pete works at it. He builds loyal
customers in each interaction and builds them into
every haircut he produces. He didn’t attract the stars
simply because he cuts hair well (though he does). He
also offers exceptional customer service.
And I have to tell you, even if Pete’s haircutting
ability wasn’t 110%, I’d probably still go back. Why?
Customer service. Commitment. Quality.
So ask yourself, how do YOU build loyal customers?
The best way to build loyal customers is by using the
loyalty ladder concept. I want you to picture an
ordinary ladder.
Now consider each rung of the ladder. Each “rung” is a
“stage” of loyalty a customer may have. There are many
different stages of loyalty customers demonstrate at
each rung of the ladder:
*Raving Fan
* Devotee
* Member
* Customer
* Shopper
* Prospect
* Suspect
Let’s describe each of these in more detail.
Suspect
The suspect is the lowest rung on your ladder, when a
customer starts out on your loyalty ladder. This is
when customer’s are at the very bottom of your ladder.
These are people who may or may not want or need what
it is you sell. They may not have any money. They are
simply people who are not buying.
Prospect
Prospects are suspects who have taken some sort of
action like subscribing to your newsletter, giving you
their email addresses or those who have asked you for
some sort of free information. They are people who may
turn into active customers, but aren’t there yet.
Customer
A customer is anyone who has actually spent money with
you. You have to differentiate between your prospects
and your customers. This is one of the reasons it is
so damn important you segment your lists. You don’t
want to have everyone on ONE BIG list.
At the very least, you should have a prospect list and
customer list. You should treat your prospects and
customers very differently. You should always give
your customers more attention. Give them a better deal
than everyone else. Why? They are already paying you
for your products and services. Prospects are
important, but customers are even more important.
Member
A member is someone who buys from you more than once.
These are customers that now trust you. They feel they
belong with you in some way. Now listen up. Customers
who make two purchases are 10 times more likely to
make more than someone who makes only one purchase
with you. So anyone who is a member deserves special
attention, because if they buy twice, they are likely
to buy again.
Devotee
What’s the difference between a devotee and a member?
A devotee is someone who not only buys from you, but
tells other people about you. They send you referrals.
They promote you actively. They are happy to be your
free sales force because they get so much value from
you.
Raving Fan
The next stage in the ladder is Raving Fans. Usually
only 1% to 5% of your customers become Raving Fans.
They’re one of your most valuable assets. They pretty
much own everything you have. And, whatever new
products and service you come up with, they will buy
without blinking an eye.
The Raving Fan will stick with you for years as long
as you don’t screw up in a major way.
There’s a very strong trust and bond with you and the
Raving Fans. They trust you 100%. They want to see you
succeed. They want to see you do well. If a devotee is
someone who sells for you, a Raving Fan is someone who
can’t STOP selling for you. Raving Fans tell everyone
about how fantastic you are. They talk about your
company. They love you.
These days it’s more expensive than ever to get a new
customer. Most businesses in fact are acquiring their
customers at a loss or break-even point. That means
you have to get your customers to come back to you and
buy again and again.
Why? That customer isn’t simply profitable to you.
They are your most important resource. What you want,
what you need is as many raving fans as you can get.
You will succeed when you sort your prospects from
suspects, move people up from prospects to customers,
from customers to raving fans.
You need to have a marketing system that automatically
moves people up the loyalty ladder as quickly as
humanly possible.
Very soon, it’ll be like me and Pete. I am one of
Pete’s Raving Fans. I send him clients. I sell FOR him
without him asking me to it. I write about him in my
article! I only go to him and nobody else. And I am
thrilled to show up every month, 12 times a year to
give him money. And I’ll keep going to him unless he
retires from the business. That could be another 10 to
20 years.
You see how much a Raving Fan like me is worth to
Pete’s business?
Sincerely,
Dan Lok
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A former college dropout, Dan Lok transformed himself
from a grocery bagger in a local supermarket to a
multi-millionaire. Today, Dan is one of the most
sought-after business mentors on the Web, as well as
a best-selling author. His reputation includes his title
as the World’s #1 Website Conversion Expert.
To find out what Dan is up to now, visit him at:
Why You Aren’t Making The Money You Want To On The
Internet And What To Do About It!
Copyright © 2006 Quick Turn Marketing International,
Ltd.
Many clients come to me with problems…
The most common problem I hear from people is they
aren’t making the kind of money they want to make with
their Internet business. They don’t know what the
problem is and they want me to help.
I’ll tell you what the problem is. Most of these
people are what I like to call opportunity seekers.
These are people that have too many sites and don’t
spend any time focusing on ONE business. They may have
20 or 30 websites, with each site only breaking even
or making a few hundred dollars every month.
Most opportunity seekers are not making the money they
want or achieving their financial goals. Why?
They are making a common mistake. They have too many
sites, too many interests. This prevents them from
focusing their efforts and creating the six figure
income they dream of.
Focus Is The Key To Long-Term Success
If you want to succeed on the Internet, you are much
better-off staying focused. That means starting off
with one site or idea and perfecting it before moving
on to the next Internet adventure. Far too many people
have a get rich quick mind-set. In fact, I’d say
almost all opportunity seekers have this mind-set.
They jump from one program to another hoping one of
them will lead to success.
Opportunity seekers are always the first to jump on
the next big moneymaking bandwagon. It may be one
thing one month, another the
next month.
They may try to concentrate on affiliate marketing then
switch dramatically to e-book marketing the next.
Whatever seems to be working for others they jump into
with wild abandon, without considering their true
talents, abilities and interests.
These people are looking for some easy way to make
money. They think they can make money with Google
AdSense or just a web page, or even with a multilevel
marketing program. This is NOT how an entrepreneur
thinks! However, this is exactly how an opportunist
thinks.
They always are looking for shortcuts, and then wonder
why it isn’t working.
It isn’t working because you have no focus. You must
have focus. You must think like an entrepreneur. Focus
is one of the most vital aspects of your success. My
advice to these newbies is shut down 29 of your sites
and focus on one site, the one that best represents
your interests.
Optimize it. Work on refining it. Refine your sales
process and your back end on this single site and make
it successful BEFORE you move on to the next site.
Yes, I have many sites. But I am Dan Lok. You’re not
there yet. Perfect your one site. THEN you can think
about moving on to other moneymaking ventures.
Horizontal Vs. Vertical Business
Many people have what I call a horizontal business. A
horizontal business has many sites in many different
niches, like hobby niches.
People who own horizontal businesses have 20 or more
separate business ventures. I recommend having a
vertical business instead. A vertical business is a
business that has depth and focus.
Having a vertical business means if you have a product
in a particular niche, like stock trading, focus on
selling products related to that and that only. Put
all your eggs in one basket and create a funnel
effect. This way you’ll have one group of customers
and you can become a big fish in
a small pond.
You’ll have all your eggs in one place yes… but you’ll
become an expert egg layer and watch all your eggs
hatch with great success.
Make sense?
What is the problem with a horizontal business? You
aren’t specialized.
It’s almost impossible to make a six-figure income
with this kind of business because you don’t spend
enough time on any ONE business.
When you have a vertical business, you have fine-tuned
your business so well competitors have a hard time
keeping up with you. People can’t compete. You also
build a strong client base with satisfied customers.
Think Like An Entrepreneur
So, the biggest problem people have is they are
opportunity seekers.
The key is thinking like a true Internet entrepreneur.
Don’t jump on the trend bandwagon. Don’t ask what the
shortcuts are. An entrepreneur has a long-term vision.
You have to have a one-year, five year and ten year
vision. Find out what you want your business to look
like in the long-term.
Ask yourself, What do I want to accomplish ultimately?
Then decide whether your activities fit with your
goals. Stop jumping from one program to another. Focus
on one program, one site, and one great idea. This is
what you have to do if you want to make six figures.
It has nothing to do with your knowledge, skill set
experience etc. It has to do more with your focus.
Sit down. Think about it.
Stop jumping from one program to another and stop
getting sucked into false moneymaking schemes. Find
out what your goals are, what you want to accomplish.
This is a far superior approach. Yes, it takes a lot
of energy. But its worth it. In the long-term it’s
much less tiring than diversifying your business.
Once you are an expert in your industry or niche, THEN
you can think about diversifying your business.
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A former college dropout, Dan Lok transformed himself
from a grocery bagger in a local supermarket to a
multi-millionaire. Today, Dan is one of the most
sought-after business mentors on the Web, as well as
a best-selling author. His reputation includes his title
as the World’s #1 Website Conversion Expert.
To find out what Dan is up to now, visit him at:
Rob O'Callaghan
The Million Dollar Blogger
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