“Corns gone in 5 days or money back.”
September 18th, 2007 A while back I hosted a teleconference with Dan Kennedy
where we talked about writing sales copy. I asked him to
discuss examples of small, Google-like classified ads and
he produced a beauty. It’s been running for many decades
in the National Enquirer. It says
“Corns gone in 5 days or money back.”
I did a quick search on Google and NOBODY had
taken this offline knowledge and replicated it online.
There were hundreds of people on the call and STILL
nobody has done so even now!
If anybody ever tells you all the easy money is gone
from the Internet, they haven’t read a magazine or
newspaper lately. The opportunity to make money on the
Internet will cease to exist only when everyone who
searches the web finds exactly what they’re looking for
the first time, every time.
It ain’t gonna happen in my lifetime. To say such
a thing is kind of like the guy who said we should close
the patent office because everything had already been
invented. Stupid. (Is that starting to become a theme?)
You might enjoy that teleconference with Dan.
He talks about the art and science of writing effective
copy, and how the age of the Internet echoes back to
advertising lessons of 50+ years ago.
Listen to the MP3 here:
http://perrymarshall.com/copywriting/kennedydetails.htm
Perry Marshall
The Bob Sled Run [perry marshall
September 17th, 2007http://BobsledRun.com
In 1862 the US Government started giving free plots of 160 acres to anyone who would agree to farm the land and live on it. Hey, 160 acres of free land - sounds like a fabulous deal when you get in your covered wagon and head west to claim it.
Even free land isn’t really free. It has to be developed.
Given a choice between 160 free acres and the conveniences of modern developments and real estate markets, most of us would choose the latter. Hey, if all you want is cheap land, there’s plenty of it in Siberia. Right?
Such is the story of the Internet. The race to develop the net has been a story of bringing order out of the chaos. Google accomplished this better than anyone else and in some sense Google IS the Internet. It’s almost impossible to use the Internet without using some service that Google offers, even if it’s just AdSense ads appearing on some site you visited today.
Understanding Google’s system is truly the key to making money online today. It starts with AdWords - the combination of keywords and ad copy that hits a passionate sweet spot in some niche market.
But it doesn’t stop there and AdWords alone is rarely enough. (Yeah I know, you didn’t want to hear that.) But that’s actually good news because what comes next is what separates the men from the boys.
What do people actually do once they get to your website? What elements are persuading them to buy and which ones are repelling otherwise prime prospects?
Google Analytics and Google Site Optimizer - when properly set up - reveal those things to you. One thing I can tell you, though, is *literally* nine out of ten people do not set up Analytics correctly. Leads to all kinds of erroneous decisions.
Still, make no mistake. A finely tuned AdWords account, silky smooth persuasive copy and the ability to test multiple elements on your site (Site Optimizer) makes your website improve on a weekly basis. The snowball effect inevitably bears fruit.
That’s where the real wizardry is. Bryan Todd and I have been conducting experiments to improve our White Papers Course opt-in page and in the last four weeks have improved results by 81%. Eighty-one percent, baby, that’s nothing to sneeze at.
Just think how much business we have missed out on by not doing this a long long time ago!
The dollars you keep are paltry compared to the ones that are slipping through your fingers, *right at this very moment.*
There are very few people reading this email who could not improve their sales funnel by 81% somewhere. How about you?
If you have any kind of real business on the Internet, then in the next 12 weeks we will make dramatic improvements, increasing your opt-ins, your sales and your profitability. If you’re accepted (and not all are!), our guarantee is that if you don’t recoup your tuition in cost savings and increased sales by the end of the course, you get your money back.
All Bobsled Run members get:
-An intensive 2-day workshop here in Chicago October 6-7 where we will cover the nuances of Google Analytics and Site Optimizer
-A 12 week session in which we cover AdWords, Analytics, Site Optimizer, Opt-In Strategies, Email, Autoresponder and Copywriting magic, and “Six Concepts That Will Rock Your World.” Your sales funnel, your pricing strategy, everything is bolstered from start to finish.
-Team Action Groups where you and a small group of entrepreneurs exchange ideas and resources and challenge each other to maximum performance
-Individual coaching calls where we review your efforts and suggest areas where small improvements can make a big difference.
There are three levels available:
-Bobsled Run & Gladiator Club: http://perrymarshall.com/adwords/personalcoaching.htm
-All of the above plus a four-man intensive at my home in Chicago, where you and three other entrepreneurs bang heads for two days, with me in my office. I call that Accelerated Gold:
http://perrymarshall.com/adwords/acceleratedgold.htm
-Everything in Accelerated Gold, plus membership in my highest level coaching group, Renaissance Club Roundtable:
http://perrymarshall.com/renaissance/roundtable.htm
The adventure begins Tuesday September 25. Register now, do the homework, and by December, your website will scream.
Perry Marshall
The Poisoned Pen Mystery
September 15th, 2007The Poisoned Pen
4014 N Goldwater Blvd. Suite 101
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Phone: (480) 947-2974
Toll Free: (888) 560-9919
FAX: (480) 945-1023
1 block south of Indian School Rd on Goldwater Blvd.
Since 1989, A Mystery Bookstore and Much More!
http://www.poisonedpen.com/
The Poison Pen might the best book store in the US ! When in Arizona we always visit it is like great book stores in the UK , the people who work there read books ! My wife is a great reader of Mystery ! I like the covert characters real or not who “SPY!” And it also has complete collection my other favorite books Chinese mystery novels!
9781400065301 Abbott, Karen. Sin in the Second City (Random House $25.95).
9780553588057 Abe, Shana. Dream Thief (Bantam $6.99).
9781933397771 Adam, Paul. Rainaldi Quartet (Felony Mayhem $14.95).
9780670038640 Adkins, Roy And Lesley. War for All the Oceans (Viking $27.95).
9780749080501 Aird, Catherine. Losing Ground (Allison And Busby $42).
9780425216552 Albert, Susan Wittig. Tale of Hawthorn House (Berkley $23.95).
978042521655S Albert, Susan Wittig. Tale of Hawthorn House (Berkley $26).
9780743291576 Alderman, Naomi. Disobedience (Touchstone $14).
9780316013680 Alexie, Sherman. Absolutely True Diary of a Part T (Little Brown $16.99).
9780758211934 Allan, Barbara. Antiques Maul (Kensington $22).
9781933397900 Allingham, Margery. Sweet Danger (Felony Mayhem $14.95).
9780373772131 Andersen, Susan. Coming Undone (Harlequin $7.99).
9780340922392 Anderson, Lin. Dark Flight (Hodder $31).
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