Have you ever bought a product online (or signed up for an ezine, or joined a free membership site, or …) and seen a big huge blazing One Time Offer that’s available for only (get this!) One Time?
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Archive for Niche Marketing
How To Make and Write An Ebook From Scratch Tutorial
Morning!
Over at my forums, the following question was asked:
How do I make an ebook?
and I figured that rather than answer the whole thing over there, I’d walk the walk I talk in Income Fitness and write up a comprehensive post HERE in my blog, and then add a note THERE that I’ve prepared a great resource for free. This delivers the following benefits to my readers:
1.) Folks on the forum get led back to this blog
2.) On said blog, I have additional ways to grow my list to assist me in future marketing!
3.) This blog post will get indexed not only in Google, but also have a chance to be tweeted/stumbled/FB’d etc. as well.
A win win no matter what!
So let’s get to it. I’ve been writing books and ebooks now since 1997…and here’s the exact way I do it. (And be certain you read to the VERY END – I include the absolute best resource for making an ebook you can find anywhere online). Read more
When your WONDERFUL readers ride to the rescue!
Hey all,
You’ve probably heard that one of the most important things you can do as a blogger or marketer is to build your list, right?
Did you know your list gives you ANOTHER excellent benefit besides mere sales?
You see, it all started at 3:30am this morning. Over the weekend, I had spent quite a lot of time hacking up a cleaner version of my Income Fitness Sales page.
You can see it for yourself:
- Big Huge Mile Long Humongous Copy That’s Bigger Than Ahnold’s Chin
- Elegant Shorter Copy that Takes Readers on a Tour
And during the wee hours of the morning, I was dotting the t’s and crossing the i’s and …. managed to completely hose up my WordPress installation.
EEEK!
You can read about that over at my Delightful Morning of Hell post in my Income Fitness Journal (which, btw, is free to join – you can make one yourself!) – it should be most amusing indeed. 
Anywhos! After fixing everything by sacrificing 4 cups of coffee to the gods, I asked some marketers what page they preferred. Almost to a one, it was the longer copy!
Jeepers, thought I…I know it’s believed that longer copy coverts better, but you have to ask yourself – if’s that true, why don’t traditional retail products do the same thing?
I researched the sales pages for software, websites, housewares, etc….and in just about all the instances, the sales copy was short and sweet and effective.
So….I decided to try it out meself!
And here’s where my list came in.
After finishing up everything, I polled my list and asked THEM, what do YOU prefer?
I’d say that so far, 75% prefer the shorter copy, 25% prefer the longer one (it’s only been 20 minutes since I sent out that email, so who knows…we’ll have to see tomorrow).
And the comments I received were very thoughtful indeed….it’s the stuff marketers dream to receive (valid feedback from potential customers).
Now, we’ll see what actually converts better in the long run, but right now, I am extremely grateful indeed to my wonderful readers who helped me out when I needed it the most.
Let’s now apply this to you!
If you have your own newsletter/list/etc., do NOT just send out…."Jeepers! Here’s the latest product promo I’m offering!"
Take the time to offer useful heads-up posts, links to free resources your readers can use, timely tips for them to create their own solutions and the like.
Show your quality and build the trust.
And when it comes time for you to get help above and beyond what’s considered normal…I’ll bet your readers will come through for you too. And that…..is simple irreplaceable, indeed.
Enjoy,
Barbara Ling
Income Fitness FINALLY….LIVE! And what incredible bonuses!
Hey there,
Wow, it’s been a TREMENDOUSLY long haul for me…but I’m thriled to announce that my blueprint, Income Fitness, is now LIVE!
All together now….YAY!
The amount of information I packed into it is staggering, to say the least…and the bonuses are megaSpiffy too! (how does a bonus of the Ultimate Footer Ad sound? I’m a reseller and include it!).
Reviews and testimonials are present from such notables as Tony Blake, Alex Sysoef, Jim Stroud, Melissa Brennan, Jade Craven and more!
I’d like to invite you over there now to check it out – you’ll find it most intriguing indeed.
Click on the video below to visit the site and see me in action as well!
Would you believe…that’s the very first time I recorded MYSELF (and NOT powerpoint. ).
I’d love to hear what you think!
Enjoy,
Barbara Ling
6 Brilliant Squeeze Page Resources You'll Want To Explore Part 1
Well hello there! So nice to see you at my blog – hope today has been treating you delightfully indeed!
Over here in LingLand, I’ve been up to my earlobes designing the Income Fitness squeeze page. You know, those one page thingees like Free Income Fitness sample, whose main purpose in life is to both deliver value to your readers and grow your list?
Well, that’s all very well and good for my free ebook giveaway, but Income Fitness is a blueprint…it’s a proven methodology of growing your income online by following simple easy steps that even your Aunt Bertha could accomplish.
So….. a different kind of squeeze page is needed. One with video! One with action! One with excitement!
You get the idea, eh?
Now, I myself Read more
YOU tell ME – what do YOU want to learn about making money online?
Morning!
Let’s be brief and let’s be pithy!
I’m well on the way towards finishing my ebook Income Fitness (yay!)!
And that means…I want to ensure it over-delivers for everyone who reads it.
Thus, I started the thread at my community:
I’d like to invite you there to share your goals and ideas…what DO you want to learn? If at all possible, I’ll see that it’s covered in the Income Fitness book…and if not, I’ll tackle it with the next of the series.
So…this is YOUR chance to get all the answers for which you’ve been searching!! What are you waiting for?
See – I told you I’d be brief and pithy today.
Enjoy,
Barbara Ling
ps – have you benefitted from and enjoyed the free goodies our community offers yet? If not, get thee hence to the Virtual Coach Income Fitness Forums and post all of your questions – you’ll receive fast friendly help that will assist you in growing your business online. And did I mention…it’s free? 
How to dramatically increase your optin list with ease
Morning!
Yes, I know….today I’m supposed to write Part II about Gratuitous Profits via CommentLuv. It occured to me, however, that I should really proactively demonstrate part II FIRST…and then reveal to my readers just what I managed to secretly achieve.
So! You’ll be seeing part II next Monday. For today, I’d like to talk instead about your optin mailing list.
You DO have one, right? You know, it’s that thing called your newsletter or your ezine or your free 7 day eclass or your ….. anything, in fact, that compels your blog visitors to give you their email address so you can contact them in the future.
Your optin list is powered by your autoresponder. I myself have been using aWeber now for over 8 years – you can read my review of it at
Review – aWeber autoresponder, going on 8 years now
Anywhos! As you might have heard, the money is in the list. The bigger your list is, the more people who see your products/affiliate links/blogs/etc., and the more probability that someone will buy from you.
Remember – the money is in the list.
Thus, to really beef up your Income Fitness, you WANT to ensure your list grows and grows and grows and grows and grows and ….. you get the idea.
Now, a great way to do this is to have some sort of giveway (here’s MINE, the first installation of my Income Fitness series). You want to make it IMPOSSIBLE for your visitors to miss it! What I do is include an optin in my right sidebar, on the top of my page, plus I occassionally drive traffic via Twitter.
But I also use…..
You see, every 3 or 4 times someone visits my site, the above graphic pops up ON MY FOOTER.
This immediately draws the attention of the visitor…and more likely than not, they’ll sign up if the bonus appeals to them.
I bought this about 3 months ago and really have found it to be tops indeed.
Thus….want to dramatically grow YOUR optin list? Visit:
www.OptinFooters.com
and see for yourself. Chances are, you’ll be most pleasantly surprised indeed.
Enjoy,
Barbara Ling
ps – have you benefitted from and enjoyed the free goodies our community offers yet? If not, get thee hence to the Virtual Coach Income Fitness Forums and post all of your questions – you’ll receive fast friendly help that will assist you in growing your business online. And did I mention…it’s free?
How to add an autoresponder signup form to your Squidoo lenses
Morning!
Quick! Check out this fantastically brilliant post by one of our forum members!
How to Add a Sign Up Form to Your Lens
Written by SurfSusan, it outlines the steps you need to take to add your own Aweber or GetResponse etc. form to your Squidoo Lenses. Read more
New Niche Marketing Forums
Ever want to make money specifically within your niche?
Ever wish you had a forum that targeted that need precisely?
Well, now you do (several in fact!).
I’ve added a Niche Marketing Forum to the free Income Fitness boards!
One thing I’ve realized during the decade or so that I’ve been teaching is that folks want to learn about profiting within specific niches…but don’t always know how to find those niche boards that focus on the business/make money aspect. Hence, the new sub-forum. Read more
#1 way to make money online with CommentLuv longterm – Part 2
A few days ago, I wrote
How to make gratuitous profits with CommentLuv longterm – Part 1
I was going to write today’s post last Thursday, but instead wrote
How to dramatically increase your optin list with ease
Can you guess why? There really is a method to me madness indeed!
It’s okay, I’ll wait…take your time to guess why.
Tick tock tick tock tick tock….
Alrighty! Here’s why. Read more