The use of traditional forms of advertising and product marketing platforms, such as newspapers, magazines and television, is slowly on the decline. It is evident that an increasing number of businesses are turning to the internet for promotional needs, for the simple reason of cost effectiveness gained from the enormous reach of web based advertising [...]
If you sell products online, particularly on platforms such as eBay, then you are in an extremely competitive business. To consistently make a profit, it is necessary to establish a relationship with a number of reliable suppliers who are able to provide genuine wholesale products at the lowest price possible. However, a lot of time can be [...]
For me anyway, Masterclass Week 6 raised the stakes somewhat. John made the first webinar recording available which was very useful (I was ‘time zone challenged’ so could not participate in the live event). There was also the offer of free membership to Dave Nicholson’s Total Web Traffic, a great membership site designed to help [...]
I think I’ve just about got my head around Twitter now; I’ve made nearly 300 Tweets and have about 200 followers and am following about the same number. To make things easier I downloaded a free interface tool called TweetDeck which basically has automatic page refresh and allows you to view Tweets, @replies and Direct [...]
If you have been surfing around the net looking for internet marketing products, you may noticed sales pitches with wording such as Buy now – only $7 Limited time offer – only $17 Get your copy now – $47 I’m giving it away – $147 $97 and so on. It should not have escaped your [...]
Masterclass Week 5 material was made available last Monday o2 February, and this particular week was handled by Daniel Sumner, John Thornhill’s support manager. I had just received my blogsite graphics from Planet Divinity and Week 5 was initially about adding these graphics to the site via the WordPress admin panel. This was followed by [...]
Marketing Masterclass Week 2 material included some recommended reading – basically a list of eight blogs maintained by respected online marketers highly respected by John Thornhill . The idea is to, as John put it, learn how they operate, look at how they provide value and gain respect from their subscribers by providing free content. Good [...]
What’s your ideal vacation? A skiing holiday, diving in an exotic location, or just soaking up the sun somewhere warm? I generally head over to the UK to catch up with family members; necessary of course, but not particularly adventurous. Personally I like sunny places and beaches – and I’m a bit of an aviation nut [...]
Pretty lame post title I know, but I did get that all important first sale back in December. I have had an account with eBay.com since August 2006 and made a few purchases over a two year period. Late last year I decided to give online marketing another go (for the third time – I’m an ‘old [...]