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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?

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Easily Save Your Loved Ones From Being Horribly Scammed – Covert Angel Time!

July 9, 2009 Barbara 8 comments

Morning!

As you’re aware, the Virtual Coach site is all about building a healthy income online.

But did you know it’s also about looking out for your loved ones, friends and families online as well?

Lots of that is covered over in my Virtual Coach Income Fitness forums, where we warn the online community about scams that obliterate the Internet.

You know what I’m talking about, right? Things like

Make Insane Amounts of Money By Shutting Off Your Brain and Believing The Following Lies!!!!!!!

sites are becoming more prevalent online than a plague of slime-infested mosquitos.

I’m talking, of course, about sites that tell you it’s ONLY $1.98 to access 7 days’ worth of information, and then hit your credit card for the $99/month fees that were revealed ONLY in the Terms of Service page.

I was interviewed about that last week (you can read the article at I’m quoted in the LA Times about Twitter, Scams, Buyer Beware, and Reading the TOS). And you can see other newsworthy articles about similar scams over at Read more

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I'm quoted in the LA Times about Twitter, Scams, Buyer Beware, and Reading the TOS

July 7, 2009 Barbara 10 comments

Morning everyone,

Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking with Tiffany Hsu of the LA Times regarding her article:

Twitter becoming a tool for scams, bureau says

Here’s a portion of the article:

…Online predators have hit on social media site Twitter as the latest tool to lure victims into get-rich-quick and work-at-home schemes, according to the Better Business Bureau.

After tracking years of scams involving e-mail and Google, the bureau is seeing a surge in the number of companies claiming to help people turn Twitter into a virtual ATM with little effort and no risk, said spokeswoman Alison Southwick.,….

My part came in when I was asked about Twitter Profit House. You might remember that became a very active thread on the Virtual Coach Income Fitness forums over at

Danger will robinson!!

where I demystified the Terms of Service portion of the site. To wit: Read more

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What Income Fitness is NOT Part II

July 5, 2009 Barbara No comments

Income Fitness Morning!

A few days ago, I wrote

Ever wonder what Income Fitness is NOT? Part 1

Time for me to start Part II!

Here’s another thing Income Fitness is NOT:

Income Fitness is NOT short-term.
‘Matter of fact…it’s almost impossible to even MAKE it short term.

And here’s why.

Ever wish you could make your living online…and then "set it and forget it"?

For the vast majority of people, this simply will NEVER EVER happen. Oh, you can make it big online, of course. You can develop quite a healthy thriving income from your work too!

But remember…the future is always in motion and never stagnates.

That means that making it big TODAY is no guarantee whatsoever you’ll be in stable states tomorrow.

Think about it! Let’s say that you have a fantastic growing income from your Squidoo lenses and your resource sites and supreme high search engine visibility.

Then let’s say….Google decides it doesn’t like you and slaps your rankings down to the Bottomless Pit of Dastardly Doom.

UNLESS you’ve been smart and have built up your list during your hey-day of high visibility, you’re, well, toast.

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Big huge video marketing launch hype

July 2, 2009 Barbara No comments

Morning!

Have you heard of the most recent big huge video marketing launch hype?

How marketers can sell these ideas for the price it is commanding…amazing.

Luckily, there are far more cost-conscious ideas out there! For example, Video Assassin (look thru my blog for my review, it’s excellent) gives you quality ideas and takes you by the hand for precise how-to steps for marketing….at a fraction of the cost.

Remember peoples, whenever big huge expensive launches come out, you should first explore if anything else exists that costs much less yet does deliver on the promises.

A marketer’s job is to make something so incredibly yummy, you’d sacrifice your last cup of coffee for it. Read more

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Ever wonder what Income Fitness is NOT? Part 1

July 1, 2009 Barbara 4 comments

Income Fitness Morning!

You’ve probably seen the words Income Fitness all over the place with my blog, my forums and the like.

Ever wonder what is NOT?

Income Fitness Is NOT A Fad

Losing weight by detaching your arm is a fad.

Making money with cookie cutter sites is a fad.

The “Sneeze Off Your Weight” diet is a fad.

Income Fitness, however, is NOT a fad. And here’s why.

The theme behind making your income healthy and fit for years to come is a long-term process. By definition, a fad is:

a temporary fashion; a craze, interest or activity that (some) people follow enthusiastically, but lasts for a short period of time

Now, you’re a smart, savvy person, right? I’m pretty certain you DON’T want your income to be peachy neato for a month or so and then dive into the sewers of New York City, right?

In other words, Income Fitness is NOT a short-term process. It’s NOT something that you set-it-and-forget-it (although such sites can be PART of your overall Income Fitness profile).