http://www.marketersspaceforum.com/forum/ This is where we discuss Internet Marketing, Niche Marketing, Affiliate Marketing and how to make money. en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:33:54 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.marketersspaceforum.com/forum/styles/msf/misc/rss.jpg http://www.marketersspaceforum.com/forum/ http://www.marketersspaceforum.com/forum/main-marketing-discussion-forum/852-do-you-use-oodle-drive-traffic-sell-products-services.html Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:11:33 GMT One of the hotest classifieds sites besides craigs list to drive traffic to your products and services is Oodle dot com. At least that's what I've been hearing for months now. Oodle holds a PR 6, and they have a very large network of classifieds sites. From what I can tell, Oodle powers classified sites including WalMart classifieds, Facebook Classifieds, MySpace Classifieds, local news and newspaper affiliates. Plus target major colleges.

It sounds a bit grayhat amd spammy to me the way some marketers are using the site, but I think if people have legit products or services, it might come in handy to funnel traffic.

I do want to stress that spamming sites like this is not good for you or anyone else if you plan to drive traffic to your sites. Of a matter of fact, those tactics will not only get you banned, but will ruin a good thing. Take a look at what's happened to craigslist over the years. It's still a good site to list local stuff in, but marketers basically ruined it for everyone else by trying to exploit the loopholes, harvest email addresses the dirty way, and spam the heck out of innocent people that have absolutely no interest in Internet Marketing or making money online niche. That's not including what the owner and staff have to go through to keep the spammy posts out of the listings.

What I do suggest is for people to use and treat the site just like you would a classified section in your local newspaper if you've listed ads in them before. If you've never used classified ads, you can set up a legit ad within minutes and probably get people responding within 24 hours.

And for you skeptics out there, classifieds still work fairly well. You have to use them the right way though so you can generate a profit. Are classified ads a fix all? No, absolutely not but they are something to add to your marketing arsenal.

If you treat the classified sites or communities with respect, they will produce, leave you be, and sometimes even refer clients to you. be an active member of the communities and they will treat you like one of their own. All social or web 2.0 sites are similar in that you have to get to know the members of that community, and they have to get to know you. And trust me, I would rather them respect me than not. They can close you down in a heart beat if they don't like you, especially if you are trashing they community. ]]> Main Marketing Discussion Forum Admin http://www.marketersspaceforum.com/forum/main-marketing-discussion-forum/852-do-you-use-oodle-drive-traffic-sell-products-services.html http://www.marketersspaceforum.com/forum/main-marketing-discussion-forum/846-making-money-online-selling-your-own-physical-books.html Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:47:53 GMT Has anyone written, had published and is selling their own physical books and making money onlineonline?

I"ve been seeing more and more where some of the online money processors like PayPal and the like aren't backing up the sellers like they were at one time if they are selling digital products. It's bad enough to get no support and have to give a refund, but now these places are charging the seller if they end up having to refund someone.

Personally, I think it might be smarter to go with physical products versus digital anyway because they give the customer something tangible for their money, but books especially seem to pick up more authenticity, and hold much more value and authority if they are a physically published work.

Years ago I wrote a short book and had it published. It wasn't a big seller, so I ended up giving free copies of it away. It was about Spiritual matters and the church. I had a cookbook published about a year and a half ago that is still on the shelves pulling in a profit. The worse part about it is that I never built a site for it. I let it do whatever. Yeah, I know that sounds bad, and now I'm regretting it a little. I've been concentrating on digital products since I started my own online business and didn't take notice until the last few months.

I am planning to write a couple more physical books though to put up and sell through Amazon and possibly Barnes & Noble ® and Books-A -Million. Right now, I have 3 about half way done, and a book of written out skits for organizational use.

Only this time I'm planning on putting up sites for all of them. It might take me a little longer to finish them up and get them published and printed, but I think it will be worth it in the end because the sales will be better, and I will most likely be able to sell them at a higher price. Also, I think the physical books will last so much longer on the shelf. They will also most likely draw in the media more and get publisised.

Sure, there have been some good ebooks that's lasted over the years and were passed down to thers, but the najority of them fizzle out right after the original launch.

What do you guys think about Physical books versus digital? Do you think selling physical books is better over selling digital ones? ]]> Main Marketing Discussion Forum Admin http://www.marketersspaceforum.com/forum/main-marketing-discussion-forum/846-making-money-online-selling-your-own-physical-books.html http://www.marketersspaceforum.com/forum/main-marketing-discussion-forum/845-my-first-giveaway-event.html Fri, 20 Aug 2010 04:27:26 GMT As someone who is pretty tech-challenged and has very little knowledge of any coding, HTML or otherwise, this was a pretty tough few days for me but... As someone who is pretty tech-challenged and has very little knowledge of any coding, HTML or otherwise, this was a pretty tough few days for me but boy! I feel so good that I did it!

I became a contributor at my very first giveaway event. Now, the product creation part isn't difficult for me. But creating sales pages and squeeze pages and all that sort of thing took forever!

I've decided now that I have all this stuff in place, I'm going to do a couple more giveaways between now and Christmas. Way too much work to not use again, you know?

I would rather have buyers on my lists than freebie seekers but I figure it's worth a shot. I did pass giveaway rights with both of my freebies, of course with some affiliate links in there as well as links to my other products.

I'm hoping to do fairly well as it was also my first time doing an OTO (one with each giveaway item) and I think those will go over pretty well.

What is your experience with giveaway events? Love'em? Hate'em? Eh? ]]> Main Marketing Discussion Forum tmgenterprises http://www.marketersspaceforum.com/forum/main-marketing-discussion-forum/845-my-first-giveaway-event.html http://www.marketersspaceforum.com/forum/main-marketing-discussion-forum/841-putting-out-newsletter.html Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:16:21 GMT I am working on building a list and I will be putting out a newsletter each week. My goal is to provide valuable content that will actually help my... I am working on building a list and I will be putting out a newsletter each week. My goal is to provide valuable content that will actually help my readers. I am on so many email lists that send nothing but promo after promo and I hate it. The ones that I read and save are the people who send me regular great content. That's the group of marketers that I want to be in.

I don't think I am on any of the regulars' lists in this forum to know if any of you do a newsletter. If you do, I would love to hear your thoughts or tips on how to make a great newsletter. If you don't, I would love to hear what you would find valuable as content.

Since my core skills lie in research, writing and product creation (text only so far), that will be my focus. I want to hopefully make a difference in how my readers approach content creation and do my bit to slow the tide of internet littering that some who call themselves article marketers promote.

Tina ]]> Main Marketing Discussion Forum tmgenterprises http://www.marketersspaceforum.com/forum/main-marketing-discussion-forum/841-putting-out-newsletter.html http://www.marketersspaceforum.com/forum/main-marketing-discussion-forum/839-i-finally-have-my-own-real-product.html Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:11:36 GMT Not selling or promoting here, Mary, just sharing my excitement. I finally completed my very first product that is to be sold with my name as... Not selling or promoting here, Mary, just sharing my excitement.

I finally completed my very first product that is to be sold with my name as author. It was a rush! Nervous and excited all rolled into one. Took me way longer to get everything set up than I thought it would and that's without an upsell or an OTO. I'll try those next time...lol.

I don't imagine it will sell very well, despite excellent reviews so far, because teaching skills is never as sexy as the "make $10K while walking your dog" products. But I did it! LOL.

Tina ]]> Main Marketing Discussion Forum tmgenterprises http://www.marketersspaceforum.com/forum/main-marketing-discussion-forum/839-i-finally-have-my-own-real-product.html http://www.marketersspaceforum.com/forum/main-marketing-discussion-forum/838-tips-how-make-money-online.html Sun, 08 Aug 2010 02:44:18 GMT To be honest with you, to make money online, you have to start a email list. You do that by setting up a squeeze page, and getting a autoresponder.... To be honest with you, to make money online, you have to start a email list. You do that by setting up a squeeze page, and getting a autoresponder. When you try to sell something directly to people, there's a slim chance that the person is not going to purchase on the first visit. However if you get a customer on your email list, you can always go back and market to them. The Money Is In the List Guys. You heard it a million times. You also have to know how to drive traffic to your website. You can do that by video marketing, writing articles and submitting them to directories, paid advertising such as ppc, ppv. ]]> Main Marketing Discussion Forum bdove23 http://www.marketersspaceforum.com/forum/main-marketing-discussion-forum/838-tips-how-make-money-online.html