Morning!
I was wandering about some of my older postings from my Rich Hermit days, and came across something that’s still, alas, extremely important to this day.
Have you ever been swayed by photos of income earnings….perhaps…..a picture like the below: Read more
Morning!
Over at my forums, the following question was asked:
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
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:
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
Morning!
Have you ever created your own ebook?
More importantly…have you ever created your own ebook cover like the one you see to the left?
If not, you really should!! ebook covers have a supremely wonderful visual impact that make viewers say, wow! I want to learn more!
Now, I’ve been using Photoshop and other imaging softwares now for 13+ years…but! if you can lay out what just HOW you’d like a book cover to appear….you can create ebook covers like I just did for Income Fitness.
Here’s some of the steps…you can get all the rest plus the definitive free resource by signing up for free for the Income Fitness Prelaunch (that’s where I’m sharing all of my bonus reports now…you’ll also get some grand cheat sheets and other goodies for free too!).
Here we go!
Step 1 – Get yourself comfortable with laying out a book cover.
Step 2 – If you don’t own photoshop, download the comparable open source version.
Step 3 – Run these free ebook-cover template actions or scripts.
Step 4 – Layout your ebook cover
Step 5 – Run the coverter
And you’re done!!
The above steps are completely laid out in my bonus report Easily make superb ebook covers for free – again, you can access it by simply signing up for the Income Fitness Prelaunch and getting access to the VIP Members Area.
I’ll see you there!
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? 
Morning!
Anyone have some coffee to fax over?
I’m up to my earlobes in designing the Income Fitness Prelaunch, and decided to add some rather cool interactivity. This morning, I just built the VIP Income Fitness Membership Private site (signing up at Income Fitness will give it to you for free!) and remembered a beautiful piece of software that really adds to the professional appearance of your site.
You’ve probably seen Live Help demonstrations, right? You know, those cute little buttons that look like
It’s really a great addition to your site – it gives visitors the ability to chat in real time with live operators. And if you’re a one woman shop like me, it also lets visitors send the operator email….directly. Good stuff!
Well, did you know you can add that to your site for free?
The software is called Crafty Syntax and is available at www.CraftySyntax.com . It takes less than 5 minutes to set up…and when you’re done, you’ll see something like:
If I’m not available, the visitor will be presented with a customizable email form so they can contact me offline as well.
Neat huh? And like I said….it’s 100% free.
Why not add it to your site today?
Enjoy,
Barbara Ling
ps – you can see the whole thing in action over by clicking on the arrow below!
Morning!
A few days ago, I wrote
Time for me to start Part II!
Here’s another thing Income Fitness is NOT:
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.
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?
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:
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).
But you do NOT want that! No indeed…instead, you want something Read more
Have you ever considered making money on the Internet?
Okay, true, that’s probably a rather silly question given the blog you’re currently reading right now!
However, one thing that often bemuses folks is finding out…just what CAN you do to make money online?
Now, I’m not talking about the megaGeeks who program or the Internet Make Money gurus who teach how to Make Money with techniques that are as appealing as tongue-cleaning the Superbowl toilets after half time…. Read more
Morning!
Theoretically, today should be a day of relaxation. In reality, methinks it will be a chunked up day – bunches of work interspersed with kid time, family time, and, well, chunks of work.
The good news is that my eldest has settled on how she will make money during the summer. She’s been asking for frivolous items on which I have no desire to spend money, and that finally kicked her rear in gear to get serious about entrepreneuring. This means I have to buy the domain name ($7), host it (free), set up the blog/affiliate program (time consuming, that’s all) and turn her loose on it.
Oh, and then write my book, Teach Your Kids to Make Money Online before the summer starts, too.
In other news, yesterday’s garage sales were super! Got 4 kid-sized karate weapons in perfect condition for $5 (yay!); my boys will be thrilled. Got a warm comfy cable-knit USA sweater for $1 that would easily go for $60 in the stores. Gotta love garage sales!
Time to make the coffee,
Babara
ps – speaking about kids!
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P. Estess – Kids Money & Values (2010) – Used – Trade P
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#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