Marketing Tips and Tactics Blog

Cool Thesaurus

If you're like me, you're always looking for another  word.   I found this website that makes looking up words in a Thesaurus so much easier, more fun and interactive!

Check it out:  http://www.visualthesaurus.com

Easy Bake Weblogs - Preview Call

Since Blogging is an ideal strategy to drive traffic to your web sits as well as boost your status and an expert in your field (we all like to feel we 'know-like-trust' those we choose to hire), I thought you'd like to know that Andy Wibbels is hosting a Free Preview  Call for his upcoming "Easy Bake Weblogs" course.

Who's Andy?

Very briefly...

Veteran blogger (6 years+).

Author of Blogwild! A Guide for Small Business Blogging (published in N. America, UK and Poland).

Best Marketing Blog of the Year 2005 & 2006 from MarketingSherpa, Inc.

Contributing author to Business: The Ultimate Resource and Success Secrets of the Online Marketing Superstars.

Featured in Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, Forbes, Wired and other national/int'l media as a recognized expert in blogging and related technologies

Follow the link for full details from the man himself!

Easy Bake Weblogs.

 

Free Website Traffic Just For Surfing The Web?

If you are looking for a great way to get some free traffic to your website, well look no further.

I've been trying out Instant Buzz.

Instant Buzz allows you to drive free targeted traffic to your website just by doing what you do
anyway; surfing the web.

Within minutes, this breakthrough patent pending technology will be sending quality visitors to your site just because you installed the software onto your computer.

That's right. You can install Instant Buzz in seconds, never do anything different ever again,
and you'll still earn traffic every time you surf.  It's great!

As you'd expect, there are a couple of options you have to pay for, but I've just been trying out the free service.  A good place to start... you can always upgrade later. 

Visit the site below to get started now:

http://www.anneduncan.com/Recommends/InstantBuzz

Using My Space to Generate Tons

MySpace is now a common place name in most households. Frequently used by musicians, martial arts fighters and even porn stars its growth has been nothing short of incredible.

Rumored to be generating between 100,000 - 200,000+ new members on a DAILY basis, it's a marketers dream come true.

And why's that?Internet Advertising have traditional advertising agency's running scared.

People are...

  CHOOSING what advertisements they want to watch..

  CHOOSING what groups they wish to join and what cultures...

This is called social networking and is a truly amazing thing.

Before people used to watch tv and watch what was 'on the box' Now they can go online download what songs they want, view what videos they want to see.

   People now have choices...

    This is what makes My Space a marketers dream.

   The secret to marketing with MySpace is to "slide into a group" and portray your marketing message without people even realizing they are being sold to.

   It's where stealth marketing really does come into play.

   Traffic is waiting to be stolen by the bucket loads and for any astute marketer who has the right information to make it happen it's a dream come true.

- by Andrew Fox

© Andrew Fox - All Rights reserved
http://www.FreeTrafficWithMySpace.com

Andrew Fox has been marketing online since 1999 and has sold millions of dollars of products. You can view his new product showing how to gain tons of free traffic using the power of My Space

I can vouch for the quality of Andrews information.  I found this fasinating... it was my first visit to MySpace and I'm in! 

http://www.AnneDuncan.com/Recommends/FreeTrafficMySpace

Free Movie Downloads

I'm not always first in line with what's new and exciting.   I've just got round to downloading music and movies from the internet.   I've checked out lots of sites and just so's you know.  I recommend Unlimited Downloads.   Fast download time - very easy system to use.  No annoying pop-up ads.  No download fees.  Just a surprisingly low one-time joining fee and that's it!

Merry Christmas!

Do It Tomorrow!

Well, that's not the usual advice from a Time Management expert... but that's the title of Mark Forster's new book.  "Do It Tomorrow... and Other Secrets of Time Management".  It's his best offering yet and full of valuable advice and suggestions, some surprises too.

The Great News is - I'm going to interviewing Mark, live, during a 1-hour long Teleclass next month.    Oh, and by the way... you're invited.

First though, I have a favor to ask you.  Would you take no more that 2 minutes to answer ONE very specific question for me?  It'll help me grill Mark about the issues that are most important to you. You'll find my question here:

http://www.thereluctantsalespersonscoach.com/timemanagementquestion.htm

I'll collate the answers and post the results for you.

Thanks for your input.

I've Stumbled Upon A Great New Tool

I've found a new tool on Andy Wibbels Blog.  It's called StumbleUpon... it's a new service that help you find great websites, tailored to your tastes and interests. 

I've downloaded the toolbar and am gong to give it a go.  I'll let you know how I get on.  In the mean time, if you want the full scoop plus a quick How-To flash demo, follow this link to Andy's original post:  http://andywibbels.com/post/1200

Have fun!

Resources that saved my bacon!

The reason I've been so quiet lately is that I had some PC problems to say the least!  I ended up having to reinstall my operating system which, as you know, wipes your C: drive clean.   I must say I was a bit nervous about the whole thing.  OK... I was backed up, but I'd never tried to restore anything before and was hoping to see all my files again (and there were lots of them).

Well I'm please to report that everything went smoothly, all my info re-appeared on the PC as if by magic!  So here are the two programmes that made it not only possible, but so very easy.

I had all my files backed up on line with DepositIt.  Very easy to set up. You can choose to back-up automatically or manually.  This system couldn't be simpler and I restored everything literally at the touch of a button.  Worth every penny of their fee I'd say.

The other was Plaxo.  I just use their free service.  Again, easy to use.  I was able to restore all my contact cards plus the notes without a hitch.  Plaxo is compatible with most e-mail systems.

Wiil it ever happen to you?  I don't know, I bobbed along for 4 years without a problem but at the end of the day it did happen to me.  So if you don't have you data backed up... do it now.

Red Hot Copy Bootcamp

Interested in boosting your business, but don’t want the expense of a professional copywriter? I have the perfect solution.

Expert copywriter Lorrie Morgan-Ferrero is holding the Red Hot Copy Bootcamp. Starts May 21st. This training isn’t for the faint hearted!

What would normally take over 6 months to learn has been condensed into a tight, no-fluff-allowed system. Over 6 weeks you will master hardcore skills that separate you from the pack and make you a marketing force in your industry.

Get in. Get educated. And get out. That’s what this course
is all about. Go to Red Hot Copy Bootcamp for the full scoop.

Pssst! I took Lorrie's Bootcamp last summer. I was soooo... glad I did and you will be too

Review of BLOGWILD! A Guide To Small Business Blogging.

My virtual chum Andy Wibbels has been getting rave reviews for his now book Blogwild!

This one I really enjoyed.  A fast, easy, and funny read.  The nuts and bolts portion is oriented towards TypePad… Andy’s book is one of those… that you should keep by your desk....