Here’s a list of some of the most useful or profitable tools, courses and services that I use in my marketing or businesses. Some of them are free and some are not, but all have more than paid for themselves, both in income and in time saved. I will continue to update this page as I find (and prove) excellent resources.
Creating A Blog
Posting blogs on sites that you don’t control is a big mistake, because you’re at the mercy of the site owners for your content, the links you can embed in your copy, your subject matter, your language, just about any excuse. The only way to make your Online Traffic Engine work properly, and to get credit for your SEO (search engine optimization) Rankings, is to own and manage your own blog at your own domain (web address). The best blog software out there is WordPress – not WordPress.com, but WordPress.org. Many web hosts, like HostGater, HostMonster, StartLogic, and others, offer “instant blog” setup of WordPress systems. Within five minutes, you can be up and blogging. Once installed, however, you will most likely wish to “brand” your blog site with a unique look-and-feel. Fortunately, WordPress has hundreds of free themes available, plug-ins to improve the functionality, and cool widgets to put in the page sidebars (like I have to your right).
If you need help creating or overhauling your blog site, consider a company with whom I have significant influence that specializes in the entire “web experience” – technically and artistically: LarkinSoft. See their site for details.
Autoresponder/Newsletter Services
Email autoresponders are the best way to educate your prospects in a hands-free manner until such time as they require more personal attention, or they join your back-end business. If your online advertising and social network activities are bringing hundreds of leads each week, and it takes at least seven (7) impressions/contacts before the average person makes a decision, there wouldn’t be enough hours in the day to keep up with all the email traffic! I’ve listed two of the best autoresponder services below.
AWeber offers unlimited autoresponders, email newsletters, email follow-up, ad tracking, real-time statistics, reliable email marketing and free support.
GetResponse also offers the above services, plus a few extra.
Best Course on “Attraction Marketing”
Mike Dillard calls it “Magnetic Sponsoring”, and offers a FREE 7-Day BootCamp to get you started. This is must-have-must-know information if you want to excel at this kind of marketing.
Secrets of the Pros: MLM Traffic Formula 2.0
Mike Dillard’s brand new course lays bare his exact methods of advertising (both free and paid), autoresponding, social networking, writing sales letters, getting paid whether his prospects say “yes” or “no”, then picking the superstars from among his incoming prospects who are begging to join his network marketing plans. This is a complete, turn-key solution, broken down step-by-step over 18 video sessions. Nobody does it better than Mike Dillard and his associates, and the New MLM Traffic Formula 2.0 course exposes exactly how they do it!
One of the Top Affiliate Marketers In the Country
Mack Michaels earns over $171,000 per month working four (4) hours per day from his home office. The video training materials are complete, showing precisely how he does it leaving no secrets unrevealed, and this system is guaranteed to work within 60 days or your money back. There’s more free video training on his promo page than you’ll see in most paid courses. Incredible quality.
One of the Top Merchant Account/Payment Processors on the Web
The best place to set up your secure merchant account for selling affiliate products online, especially digital/downloadable items (ebooks, software, etc.), is ClickBank. Many of the products you’ll be selling on the Internet are already offered through ClickBank, so you might as well sign up! ClickBank accepts most credit cards, plus allows payment via PayPal, so your customers are given great convenience. I’ve been using ClickBank for many years and love it!
Syndication and Lead Generation
Syndication is the lifeblood of an automated Attraction Marketing “engine,” and buying leads from any source is a waste of time and money. The visitors to your website or blog need to be pre-qualified, in the sense that they must Like you, Respect you, and Trust you, before they will ever do business with you. If your primary business is participation in a network marketing program, which of these choices will make your downline successful; 10 superstars who are already trained in prospecting, or 1,000 novices who’ve never ventured beyond bugging their friends and family? If your answer was the 10 superstars, you’re right! The ideal people to recruit into your MLM program are folks already comfortable with the concept, who have already achieved success in that type of business. However, finding such prospects will depend on how well your message and content are syndicated across the Internet. To that end, here are two excellent resources — one free, one subscription-based — designed to multiply exponentially your in-flow of qualified leads:
LeadsLeap.com
SEO 20/20 and the SYNND Network
