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Important 4 reasons why many people fail in marketing.

honesty

I’ve read a lot of posts articles on this topic and think this content has something important to say.

Most people that try online marketing will fail (when it comes to making money, 90% fail). That’s just the facts, man. (post by  Brendan Mace)

The GOOD NEWS is that new marketers fail for predictable reasons. If you can avoid those reasons, you can be successful online.

And that’s where this blog post comes in.

Ok… So here goes.

This post is going to be straight to the point. No sugar coating.

You might agree with me about the wisdom below. If not, move on to destination where 90% of work is designed for you.

Let’s get started…

Reason #1 = You Don’t Have a Website

There are loads of tools and courses out there that brag about not needing a website or hosting. I want you to know that they’re LYING to you. It’s profitable to tell people that something is easy. It’s not profitable to tell people that something takes a bit of work.

That’s why you won’t find a bunch of marketers telling you to get a website running.

They don’t care.

But let me ask you this…

Have you ever heard of a single person making a living online WITHOUT a website?

It just doesn’t happen.

I’ve been in the marketing business for over 8 years now, and I can’t think of a SINGLE example.

There are many reasons to build your own website. There’s not even one reason to put this step off.

You might need a website to:

  • Host a landing page
  • Create a blog
  • Set up niche sites
  • Be the go-to-guy

At the end of the day, everything starts and ends with a website.

Get one ASAP.

Reason #2 – You’re Not Helping People

I’m an email marketer.

You probably know that, and have subscribed to my email list before.

There’s always one thing I tell people that SHOCKS them.

I’m about to share it with you, so keep your shorts clean.

My autoresponder sequence contains 210+ emails.

This is also known as the “follow-up series” and they are the messages that subscribers get after opting in.

That’s not the shocking part yet, although over 200 is a lot.

The shocking part is when I tell people which email makes the most money.

Take a look at #6 in this list

email marketing for newbies

In most of my emails, I’m either selling something directly, or proving a tutorial that indirectly compensates me in some way.

Message #6 is not selling anything. And it’s my most profitable email by far.

Here’s a look at the email:

how to build a list

… You know why this email is the best?

It helps people.

When you help people make money online, they’ll reward you with loyalty for life.

Lots of times it takes just a couple minutes to answer someone’s question. And then shortly after, they’ll inquire about my coaching or buy things through my affiliate links.

I even get subscribers that email me because they want to give me the commission for a purchase.

You will probably underestimate the power of helping. 

It’s not your fault. You see wantrapreneur jokers all day long trying to make a quick buck by slamming links down your throat. The reality is that people buy from real people (or brands) they know and trust.

Start helping people.

Even something as simple as learning how to set up web hosting can make you hundreds or thousands per month.

Did you know that HostGator pays affiliates up to $125 per hosting sale?

That means that you could help somebody set up hosting for about 10 minutes, and end up making a smooth $125 commission.

Talk about a good income per hour.

Helping people works!

Reason #3 – You’re Jumping Instead of Fine-Tuning

This is a really big one. The truth

And I did it in the beginning as well. The results were devastating.

When you learn how to do something new online, the instinct is to keep looking for something else.

There are a couple reasons for this behaviour, but the main one is that a new strategy is not going to be successful right away.

Rome wasn’t built in a day. Your online business won’t be either.

Whether your thing is list buildingblogging or creating niche sites.

The key is to pick something, and then stick with it.

Let me share a life story… (by Brendan Mace)

I’m a list builder.

Like every other email marketer, I learned the biz from scratch.

When I started list building a couple years ago, I used to lose my shirt.

I’d set up a funnel, buy some traffic and LOSE money.

It sounds terrible, right?

Well within three months, I was able to “fine-tune” and tweak things to make a profit.

Most of us know that if you can make a profit in list building — it’s game over.

If for every $1 you spend, you make $2. Well, you can build an unlimited subscriber list on near autopilot. But you’re not going to make it to that point overnight.

It’s the little things that make the BIG DIFFERENCE

I’ll bet you don’t hear that everyday.

Here’s an example.

In Aweber, there’s an option to set up where to redirect new subscribers.

I always tell new students that here’s your opportunity to make back your ad spend.

So the most common choice is either to use a “thank you page” or send to an “instant offer”

My preference is to the latter.

But a common mistake that most people make is they set up the “Thank You Page” option, but ignore the “Already Subscribed” feature.

You should set up both. See here:

how to build a list

Now this isn’t a HUGE deal.

But not changing the “Already Subscribed” page is leaving money on the table.

It’s small tweaks like these that make the difference between making money and LOSING IT.

Over time, you should be able to tweak ONE asset enough to make a profit.

Focus on that. Don’t switch to something else.

Reason #4 – Information Overload

We live in an information age, and it’s spoiling your road to success.

Make no mistake. This is a problem.

Seth GodinSeth Godin said it years ago “Marketers are all liars”

Now maybe not ALL OF THEM are dishonest. But most will be sharing marketing “secrets” that are unused for a reason.

Remember that most people don’t make money online. But it’s profitable for business to pretend that you’re the man.

And to do that, you need to teach people.

The dangerous part is when unsuccessful marketers are telling you how to run a business.

If it didn’t work for them, it’s not going to work for you.

Yes, you should help people. I made a strong case for that in reason #2. But please people limit your help to things that you actually know about.

Anybody with half an hour on their hands could learn how to set up hosting.

Trying to tell somebody how to make $1,5xx.42 in the next 32 seconds is not something you learn in a day. Heck, it’s not something most learn in a lifetime.

The problem is that this information overload is inevitable.

You should only listen to advice from a mentor that you know you can trust.

It’s not rocket science. But it doesn’t include fluff or falsehoods either.

Whatever you do, make sure that you learn from someone that knows what they are talking about.

Otherwise you could waste years copying wantrapreneurs pretending to hold the “one secret” to owning lambo’s and expensive watches. And maybe even become one yourself.

Wrapping it Up

You may think you already know how to make money online.

Heck, you might even have made a buck or two.

You will not change your life until you stop these mistakes.

To be clear, these 4 reasons are common. They affect most us, and they even messed with me in the beginning. I wasted years moving around shiny new methods. Only to find out that I wasn’t going to get anywhere until I took action from someone that knows their stuff.


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Anthony Morrison Fan Page Business Profits

Everyone’s hot on Facebook Ads right now…

But in my experience (Anthony Morrison – download his free ebook here) , they’re technical, confusing, and hard to master even if you know what you’re doing…

And even if you sink a bunch of time and money into learning them, like I did.

Sure, you can always hire someone to manage ads for you…

But can you still make a profit after that expense? Most people can’t.

Organic reach wasn’t so bad for us… Until Facebook’s recent algorithm changes. ?

What if I told you there was a way to get highly targeted traffic from Facebook, without spending any money on ads, and without worrying about algorithms?

For a limited time, I’m hosting a “Fan Page Domination” workshop, and you can register for free right here:

In this free training, I’m going to teach you the same system that netted me 7,356 email subscribers without spending a dime…

The same system that my student Kevin used to generate 37,000 email subscribers and build a Facebook community of 68,000 fans.

In fact, I’ve shared these tactics with my best students, and we’ve had 139 DOCUMENTED SUCCESS STORIES in just the last two weeks. Are you next?

Learn more and register for this free training by clicking here:

The facts are (like anything in life) there are a few catches that I will need to show you before you
just go blazing on Facebook.

  • How do you make your posts go viral?
  • What types of Facebook post generate the best results?
  • How do you make Facebook show your posts to all of your fans?
  • How do you properly setup your Optin and Thank You pages?
  • How do you place those Google Ads on your page so you can earn money?
  • How do you setup your Auto-Responder?

In this live training I walk step by step through the entire process building my own Fan Page
business right in front of you so you can easily duplicate what I am doing.

The real key here is to make sure you LEARN how to do this so you can duplicate it over and over
again because hey ….

There’s no limit to how many Fan Page Businesses you can start!


Here’s the link to join the webinar again – Your webinar starts here

I hope later the webinar will be available in records.

FREE TRAFFIC FROM FACEBOOK – IT’S POSSIBLE!

So let’s start off first by saying that most FREE TRAFFIC sources are terrible and here’s why:

– Most FREE TRAFFIC sources are LOW QUALITY
– Most FREE TRAFFIC sources are NOT TARGETED
– Most FREE TRAFFIC sources TAKE FOREVER

Basically when people tell you they will show you how to get FREE TRAFFIC you should typically RUN the other direction because you’re likely wasting your time…

I’ve been the biggest proponent of the old saying “you get what you pay for” when it comes to
marketing online. I’ve never taught my students free traffic strategies because in the end I knew
it would never give them the results they truly needed in the time frame they wanted.

Let’s be honest as you read this book right now you wanted results yesterday.

You know it’s true…. And I am going to guess something else about you too…
If we’re being honest you’ve probably tried some of these “free traffic” methods and gotten no
results right?

Above you can see Anthony Morrison video recorded 1 year ago. He updated information in the webinar on 21 July 2018.


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Consult, don’t sell in network marketing.

Consult, don’t sell.

I want to discuss how to talk to prospects. So many people go out and immediately want to give prospects every fact and figure about the product, compensation plan, company, etc. In my opinion, this strategy is jumping the gun.

In order to get someone who is focused on something else to potentially consider what you have, you first have to get them to open their mind a bit. I’ve heard about and used a lot of different techniques to achieve this over the years. The best way I’ve found, is to act like a consultant.

If you act like a consultant, instead of a sales person, you’re going to build more trust and have a better conversation. Consultants ask questions to try to figure out the situation, and a key strategy is to talk to people about entrepreneurship – not your product, compensation plan, or company. So, ask them, “Have you ever gone into business for yourself?” Their answer will affect how you go forward.

If they say, “No, I haven’t because they’ve never really had a desire,” then they may be employee minded. This is important to figure out up front because you don’t want to push an employee minded person to be an entrepreneur. Of course, you can always ask if they would be interested in becoming entrepreneurial minded, if you gave them a way to do it. They may still not be interested, and that’s fine.

They might answer your question with, “No, I haven’t because…” and they list the reasons why they didn’t go into business for themselves like they were too afraid, didn’t have the skills, or not enough money. Well, then you can offer them a solution. Network Marketing has the friendliest environment for a person with an entrepreneurial mindset who has the dream but doesn’t have the vehicle. We can offer them a way with very low risk, flexible time, and all of the business aspects taken care of for them.

The might answer with, “Yes, I have tried, and it was a disaster because I didn’t have enough money or time, the product wasn’t good, I didn’t have the skill, etc.” Again, you can offer them the same solutions through Network Marketing.

Or they might say, “Yes, I am a current business owner and it’s a disaster.” They feel like the business owns them, and they give you a list of challenges. Network Marketing can be their solution. We offer the ability to let someone else to the heavy lifting, the risk is low, and there are no employees, overhead, or personal guarantees. All of those challenges that come with a tradition small business are not present for a Network Marketer. You can offer them an easier path.

So, have this conversation about entrepreneurship with your prospects. No matter where it goes, you will have a solution for them, and have an easy entry to talk to them about your product, company, compensation plan, etc.


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Directions on how to make a fortune from other’s people products

You Read That Right. Now Let’s Get You Paid…

Why traditional marketers, salesmen, and network marketers are dropping everything to focus on affiliate marketing in 2018…(and before…)

To my most frustrated and overwhelmed friends,

I got a message yesterday that made me think of you…

It was from an old friend I coached years ago.

I’m happy to announce he’s doing extremely well right now with an Affiliate Marketing business that I helped him start.

(Actually, I kinda had to force him to take it – but I’ll get to that in a minute).

Seeing his letter made me happy – it was also frustrating…

Because you and I both know that the Internet should be a powerful way for ordinary folks to make money.

  • It should level the playing field.
  • It should be an escape hatch that protects you from layoffs, pay-cuts, and insulting wages.
  • Unfortunately, for the past three years…Things have changed in ways I never saw coming.
  • It’s harder than ever to make a penny online unless you’re a Super Affiliate like me.
  • There’s more competition than ever, in every market you can imagine.
  • Traffic is getting more expensive for everyone except those at the top.

There are no “David and Goliath” stories anymore. We “Goliaths” have the game completely rigged against you and it’s not fair.

I can’t ignore this problem any more.

As much as I love being able to push a few buttons and dump thousands of dollars into my bank account – I can’t sit by and watch this happen to the digital marketing community.

And, I think I can do something about it, but I’ll need your word you’ll do exactly as I say when the time comes.

As you continue reading this letter…

Ask yourself if you’re really willing to do ANYTHING to change your financial destiny.

Because you will need to take one big step that isn’t easy for anyone…

If you want to unlock the ability to “print” money on demand like my top students do every day.

If you do, I promise to completely transform the way you create your financial income…Forever.

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How to use these 10 ways to increase visits to your blog.

The Top 10 Ways To Get More Traffic To Your Blog Posts.

Get more traffic to your blog

As a blogger… you always want to get more traffic to your blog posts.

(Here you can find recommendations from marketing specialists- Bill and Michelle Pescosodilo – this free blog post is worth 2 hours training – you’ll find links to their tips and other blog posts below.)

Read more …

Obviously, more traffic means more opportunities for your reader to…

  • Opt in to become a lead
  • Become aware of your offer(s)
  • Be exposed to your brand

But let me ask you this…

Have you ever heard the expression:

“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it… does it make a sound?”

It’s a famous philosophical thought experiment that raises questions regarding observation and knowledge of reality.

So how about we look at this in a more ‘real world’ way that you and I can relate to.

Let’s try this instead…

“If a blogger writes a blog post and nobody ever sees it…. did it actually get written?”

Well… technically speaking the blog post did get written.

However, hopefully you see where I’m going with this.

If you write a blog post but nobody sees or reads it…

… it’s as if your blog post doesn’t even exist!

Now let’s think about that for just a second.

You put in the…

  • Time
  • Energy
  • Effort

… to write a great blog post… but nobody ever finds it!

Kind of a bummer, right?

Which is why as you keep reading, I’m going to reveal to you the top 10 ways to get more traffic to your blog posts.

Sound good?

Then let’s dive in!


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Wanna Get More Traffic To Your Blog?

Before we start, you and I both know that as a blogger, it’s absolutely imperative that you know how to bring traffic to your blog

However, this is easier said than done.

With almost 300 million blogs out on the internet today…

… the competition to get your content indexed and ranked by the search engines (Google, Yahoo, Bing) is the toughest it’s ever been.

No longer can you…

  • Write a blog post
  • Publish it
  • Sit back and expect it to rank on page 1 of Google

Today you’ve got to be savvier and smarter than your competition.

By using these top 10 ways to get more traffic to your blog you’ll immediately put yourself in the best possible position to succeed.

So let’s dive in starting with #10…

10.) Keyword Research

Getting more traffic to your blog posts starts with choosing keywords for which you want your blog post to rank.

Why?

Because keyword-rich content ensures that your blog posts will appear in the search engine’s results.

According to Moz.com

Keyword research is one of the most important, valuable, and high return activities in the search marketing field. Ranking for the right keywords can make or break your website.

By researching your market’s keyword demand, you can not only learn which terms and phrases to target with SEO, but also learn more about your customers as a whole.

Knowing how to get traffic to your blog is good…

… but getting the right kind of traffic is great!

For example, if your product is men’s shoes, it won’t do you any good to get traffic that’s shopping for dresses.

Conducting keyword research will help Google understand what your content is about and who should see it.

One tool you can use to help you with Keywords is the Moz Keyword Explorer.

The Keyword Explorer tool will help streamline and improve how you discover and prioritize keywords.

(See the image below) 

get more traffic to your blog

The Moz Keyword Explorer provides…

  • Accurate monthly search volume data
  • An idea of how difficult it will be to rank for your keyword
  • Estimated click-through rate
  • A score representing your potential to rank

It also suggests related keywords for you to research.

The Moz Keyword Explorer tool cuts out a great deal of manual work and is free to try, so I recommend you try it out so you can get more blog traffic to your blog posts.

Useful Tools For Keyword Research:

Google Keyword Planner

Moz Keyword Explorer

SEM Rush Keyword Research 

9.) Find and Incorporate LSI Keywords

Our 9th way on how to bring traffic to your blog is to use LSI Keywords.

LSI keywords (Latent Semantic Indexing) are basically keywords that are semantically related to your primary keyword.

Here is a definition of LSI keywords are:

“LSI keywords (also known as semantic keywords) are the related keywords to the main keyword. Many of the search engines like Google use it to decide the link between different entities of the web content.”

Contrary to popular belief,  LSI keywords are NOT just synonyms or keywords that are similar in meaning.

Using LSI keywords along with your main keywords can significantly increase your rankings in the search engines.

The LSI keywords will help Google to understand the meaning of your content so they can better match it to the intent of the searcher.

For example, the word “apple” could be in reference to the fruit, the computer company, or (and this is rather unfortunate) Gwyneth Paltrow’s daughter.

So if I type “apple” into the Google search bar…

… how does it specifically know which of these I’m referring to?

The answer… LSI keywords.

LSI Graph is a great tool to help you find LSI keywords for your bog posts.

Get more traffic to your blog

 

Cool thing is… LSI Graph is completely free to use!

For example, not too long ago I wrote a blog post titled…

“5 Tips To SEO A Blog Post”

The keywords I chose for the blog post were… “SEO a blog post”

When I enter those keywords in the LSI Graph search bar here are the results that came back…

 

Get more traffic to your blog

 

 

(they actually provided more results than what I showed in the picture… but you get the idea)

I can now sprinkle these LSI keywords throughout my blog post in an effort to help Google determine the relevancy of my content.

Bottom line: Google’s goal is to improve their user’s experience.

As a result, they’re constantly trying to put the most relevant content in front of you when you make a search query.

The better Google can understand the content and purpose of your blog posts, the better they’ll be able to index and rank them.

What does this mean for you?

When you add more LSI keywords into your blog posts they’ll rank higher and show up more frequently when people conduct a search based around that topic.

 

8.) Use the Yoast SEO Plug In

The 8th way to get more traffic to your blog is to use Yoast SEO.

Yoast SEO is the most complete WordPress SEO plugin that exists today for WordPress users.

It incorporates everything you’ll need in order to optimize your blog posts for SEO purposes.

Yoast SEO includes a snippet editor and real time page analysis that helps you optimize your pages…

  • Content
  • Image titles
  • Meta descriptions
  • and more

Basically, everything you need from an SEO standpoint to get you blog posts indexed by the search engines and get more traffic to your blog.

As you can see by the image below taken from an actual blog post I’ve written…

Yoast SEO uses Red, Orange, or Green indicators to show you exactly where you’re looking good or what specific optimization aspect you still need to work on.

get more traffic to your blog

So if you want to get more views to your blog, both by optimizing your site and by writing better content, then Yoast SEO is a must have tool.

Best part is, you can get a great deal of Yoast SEO’s functionality for free.

They do have a premium version that you could eventually upgrade to if you feel the need.

But I recommend starting with the free version which may end up being all you require.

 

Get more traffic to your blog

7.) Click To Tweet

Click To Tweet is another plugin you’ll need that allows you to easily create “tweetable” content for your readers.

Simply put, Click To Tweet allows you to create custom messages inside the body of your blog post to highlight your content for the reader.

If you’ve read any of our blog posts you’ve probably seen that I’m often adding the Click To Tweet function to our posts.

Why?

Because it’s one more way to get more traffic to your blog posts.

get more views to your blog

This in turn makes it simple for your readers to share on Twitter.

You can create as many Click To Tweets as you’d like in a particular blog post.

However, I wouldn’t overdo it.

Too many of them in one blog post could end up being an annoying distraction to your reader.

Typically, I’ll have anywhere from 2-4 different Click To Tweets within a blog post, depending on how long the blog post is.

User Tip: In the past, I would simply take the title of my blog post, and use that as the sentence in my Click To Tweet. (see image above “5 Biggest Blogging Mistakes And How To Avoid Them”)

However, I’ve since found that it’s more effective to use a sentence in the context of what you were talking about.

For example, see how the actual Click To Tweet below is using more context rather than just the title of the blog post.

By using contextual sentences you’ll increase the amount of times people click on the “Click to Tweet” button and as a result, you’ll get more shares across Twitter.

Feel free to try it out by clicking on the Click to Tweet message box below.

6.) PushCrew

Another way to get more traffic to your blog posts is to use a service called PushCrew.

PushCrew is a tool that enables websites to send push notifications anywhere around the web. It allows you to send notifications to followers without them being on their website.

PushCrew lets you talk to your subscribers in a concise and easy manner, using push notifications on a browser. Push Notifications are clickable messages sent directly to your subscribers’ browsers (even when they’re not on your website).

get more traffic to your blog

 

As you can see in the image below, from one “push” we had 55 people click on a blog post which equated to a 16% open rate.

get more traffic to your blog

 

The opt-in and click rates are very high (13%-20% in our experience).

From a pure numbers standpoint the click rates are higher than a typical email open rate making PushCrew a very attractive method to boost blog traffic.

Push Crew is a great way to get more people to see your blog posts who might not otherwise.

5.) Share Your Content On Social Media

After I publish a new blog post, one of the first things I do to build blog traffic is to share it on Social Media.

For example, check out the image below which shows how I shared a blog post to my Facebook fan page.

get more traffic to your blog

Sharing your content on Social Media won’t necessarily impact SEO results.

Meaning, you won’t necessarily rank higher within the search engines like Google, Bing, or Yahoo just because you shared your content.

However, getting your content in front of as many people as possible is key.

And let’s be honest…

… people hang out on Social Media.

One of the most important things you can do is to know your Customer Avatar and know where they’re hanging out on Social Media.

So whether it’s Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google +, Pinterest, the list goes on… make sure you’re getting more blog traffic by sharing your new blog posts on as many Social Media outlets as possible.

Furthermore, when you share your blog posts on Facebook for example, some people who see it will also share it themselves to their own audience or followers.

As a result, your blog posts (and your brand and offers) will now be exposed to a whole new audience that you may not have reached on your own.

Therefore, if you’d like to get more reach for your blog posts and build blog traffic, sharing them on Social Media is must.

4.) Social Sharing 

Social sharing is a great way to generate traffic to your website for free.

Plus, if you’d like to…

  • Let your visitors share your content
  • Engage with your audience by using social sharing tools
  • Expand your reach and boost blog traffic

… then I recommend you use GetSocial

GetSocial is a free plugin that will allow you to have the upper hand in the highly competitive world of Social Media sharing.

With GetSocial you get social share buttons to increase your reach and boost your traffic, pop-ups to engage with your visitors, subscriber bars to generate leads and in-depth analytics to understand which of your pages is really performing best.

(See pic below) 

get more traffic to your blog

There are other social sharing plugins you can try, however we’ve found GetSocial to be the one that works best for us.

Bottom line, if you want to increase traffic to your blog, using a social sharing plugin like GetSocial is a great way to accomplish that.

3.) Email Your List

Believe it or not, most people wouldn’t think to email a recently published blog post to their email subscriber list.

But if you want to know how to increase blog views… this is a heck of a way!

Due to the fact that your email subscriber list is already a “warm” audience, it makes perfect sense to make them aware of any new blog posts.

The strategy I recommend is to email your list the day after you publish a new blog post.

Why?

Because Google is all about trying to provide the best and most relevant content to their users.

If Google sees that there is a lot of activity on your blog post i.e. people spending time reading your blog post, commenting on it, and sharing it with others…

… they will as a result view it as relevant content that’s providing value to the readers.

When you notify your email subscriber list about your new blog post, there is a good chance that many people on your list will check out your new blog post and comment and share it.

Again, this kind of activity on your blog post signals to Google that this is good content and deserves to be seen.

If you’re struggling to come up with ideas for new content then feel free to check out my new report on 24 ways to create an endless stream of highly converting blog posts.

2.) Create Compelling Curiosity Inducing Headlines

I can’t overstate the importance of creating strong, compelling, curiosity inducing headlines.

Look at it this way… your headline is the first thing your reader will see.

Write a bad headline and you risk losing your reader before they’ve even had a chance to hear what you have to say.

However, write a good headline, and you’ve hooked them at the very least into your introduction.

There are 3 main types of headlines you can write, each of them having a unique benefit.

They are:
  1. Social Proof headlines
  2. Threat headlines
  3. Gain headlines
Let’s take a quick look at each one of the headline styles.

Social Proof Headlines:

Social Proof headlines serve to leverage the fact that many other people have already done this (i.e. bought this, wear this, eat or drink this, etc)
As humans, we like to know that we’re not the only one doing something.
Social proof serves as a safety net for us and helps to ease us into moving forward with a decision or a purchase.
  • Here Is A Trick That Is Helping Thousands Of People To [blank]
  • The #1 Secret To [blank] All The Cool Kids Are Talking About
  • How To [blank] Like The Pros

 

Threat Headlines:

There are two strong emotional triggers that are often cited for why people take action.

The first one of those two is… moving away from pain.

The threat headline capitalizes on the “move away from pain” motivating factor.

  • Do Not Try Another [blank] Until You [take desired action]
  • Are You Making These 5 Blogging Mistakes?
  • The Ugly Truth About [blank]

Gain Headlines: 

Opposite to Threat headlines we have Gain headlines.

In addition to people being motivated to move away from pain…

… they also want to move towards pleasure.

Gain headlines serve to fulfill our desire to get closer to pleasure.

  • How To Build A Business You Can Be Proud Of
  • The Fastest Way To [achieve a specific goal]
  • How To Lose 20 lbs. Without Working Your Tail Off

As you can see, writing a good headline can make all the difference when it comes to your reader determining if the want to take the next step and dive into your content.

That’s why if you want to get more traffic to your blog posts, you should spend more time focusing on a compelling headline.

Get more traffic to your blog

1.) Create Better Content

This may sound obvious… or perhaps even cliche.

But it’s the truth.

If you want to get more traffic to your blog posts you’ve got to write better content.

So how do you create better content?

First, write for your reader and NOT for the search engines.

If your main focus while writing is to try to please the search engines, then your blog post will likely come across as forced and unnatural.

So while on the one hand you’re writing to get more traffic to your blog…

… on the other hand, you can’t forget about your reader.

Providing valuable content and creating a good reading experience should be your main goal.

“Write for your reader, NOT for the Search Engines.”

Another way to create better content is to make your content more readable.

Yoast SEO also provides a readability analysis that will help you to see how readable your content is and if you need to make improvements on it.

(See image below)

get more traffic to your blog

I use the Yoast Readability tool as a guide to help me write content that is more readable and consumable for my audience.

Creating better content isn’t as hard as you might think, but it does take practice.

Trust me, the more blog posts you write, the better they’ll be.

Once you apply the tips I’ve provided above you’ll be able to focus less on how to get more traffic to your blog…

… and focus more on creating highly informative and interesting content.

Final Thoughts: How To Get More Traffic To Your Blog

So there you have it… my top 10 ways to get more traffic to your blog posts.

Now that you’ve read through all 10 of these tips, you’re well versed on how to bring traffic to your blog.

However, as you probably already know… knowledge without action is useless.

My goal here is to help you out, but that will only be the case if you’re willing to do your part.

So here’s my final recommendation…

… go back through this blog and review which of these 10 tips you think you can start incorporating right away.

Start with 2-3 of your favorite tips above and start to apply them immediately to your writing.

The sooner you start, the sooner you’ll be able to get more traffic to your blog.

However, if you struggle with writing blog posts and you’d like a simple to follow formula to help you write high quality, share worthy blog posts…

… every time you sit down at your computer!

Download our free report on 24 ways to create an endless stream of compelling blog post ideas.

 

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How to spot a ponzi scheme

7 Warning Signs When You’re Confronted With A Ponzi Scheme

Let’s face it, in this day and age, we all look for quick fixes, short cuts, and ways to avoid exerting any extra effort. IF we can help it! Right? (this topic was written by Greg&Fiona internet entrepreneurs)

You operate electronic devices by remote control, order groceries online and get them delivered direct to your door, and use a mobile phone that has more time saving apps than you can shake a stick at.

Everything is quicker, faster, better – BUT . . . as a result we all become lazier, more expectant, and entitled.

Wouldn’t you agree?

That goes for earning an online income too!!!

Which is where the problem arises . . .

Greed, Impatience, Laziness

Online rogues, fraudsters, and scam artists take extreme advantage of the fact that millions of people are new to the internet and are mislead by greed, impatience and laziness! Seriously.

Fraudsters KNOW there’s a HUGE section of people online looking to get rich quick. And because advancements in technology make us lazier in this modern digital age, some people think lazily when it comes to earning an alternative income stream. Fraudsters PREY on that human greed factor.

Unsuspecting people mistakenly believe they can earn an income by doing little or no work!

That’s right – some people mistakenly think they can ‘get money’ by clicking on ad panels, or doing surveys, or doing online competitions!

As far as we’re concerned, such people are better off buying lotto tickets each week, or betting on the gee-gees, or the dogs.

The point is – and it’s an IMPORTANT POINT: earning a sustainable income online requires time, effort and energy. It requires investment, but it also requires knowledge, and a level of intelligence.

So, if you see a rabid proponent of some ‘get money’ scheme, or ‘get rich quick’ scheme, or ‘passive’ income stream requiring no prior training – put up our SCAM FILTER quick smart.

People promoting such schemes are blinded by gullibility, greed, and desperation. They mistakenly promote a Ponzi scheme as the ‘be all and end all’, because they desperately need it to work for themselves – because they’re driven by greed and fervour – which is an exceptionally UGLY side of human nature.

Don’t get sucked in by such people and such promotions, because, on the face of it, they APPEAR TO BE professional, convincing, and compelling!!!!

There’s a few such scams doing the rounds on Facebook lately (it was in 2015):

  • My Advertising Pays
  • Traffic Monsoon
  • Traffic Authority

So . . . if you see someone posting on Facebook, or emailing you screenshots that look something similar to the image below (WHICH WE COPIED FROM FACEBOOK – IT’S NOT OUR IMAGE), pay close attention to our 7 Warning Signs When You’re Confronted With A Ponzi Scheme:

traffic monsoon

But, first . . .

What Is A Ponzi Scheme Exactly?

Here’s what Wikipedia says:

what is a ponzi scheme

So a Ponzi scheme is one where you pay money in exchange for promised returns, which require no intelligence or training whatsoever to make – so it’s something any numptie can do. BUT, to maximise your so-called returns you need to recruit other gullible, greed based people, and encourage them to invest too so the pyramid is upheld.

Early investors may get their money back, but any so-called profits may not be paid out – so look out for people who claim to have their initial investment back.

AND . . . spare a thought for the late investors!

We’ve been gullible and greedy by investing in an identical online ad based scheme back in 2012 called Banners Broker where we ‘lost’ $6,000 – but worse still – we caused other innocent people to lose money too!

Banners Broker was supposedly an online advertising model and revenue sharing scam that takes each country by storm.

The scam works by you buying ads or ad banners to participate in a revenue share of the scheme, and all you have to do is click on ads to create ‘so called’ traffic for others who have done like-wise (a trained monkey could do it!!!). It’s basically a closed marketing system where people are marketing to other buyers in the scheme by clicking on each others ads.

Can you imagine how easy a sell that is – it sounds reputable, right?

NO – it’s NOT. We’re speaking from first-hand experience and want to protect you from making the same mistake we did.

Just for the record, we helped those few people we introduced to Banners Broker to get their money back from their Bank when they paid by credit card – we had some success, but not in every instance. Paying by credit card definitely offered a layer of protection though.

We felt extraordinarily idiotic to have fallen for that traffic ad revenue sharing scam, knowing what we know now. Our intention in this post is simply to avoid others make the same mistake we made.

We only wish someone had alerted us to this type of scheme before we sunk money into it and it consumed us!!!

Our words in this post are HARSH simply to make you SIT UP AND PAY ATTENTION TO OUR ADVICE.

So – that’s why we’re sharing this information with you today.

Ponzi Scheme

7 Warning Signs When You’re Confronted With A Ponzi Scheme

[1] Scheme Founders Defend Themselves Saying It’s Not A Scam

This is a doozie. If you see videos made by the scheme founders pleadingly explaining why their scheme is not a scam – pay close attention to what they say, understand the reason why they had to make such video and why they have to use it in their promotion efforts, then run a mile!

Having to justify why something isn’t a scam ought to raise alarm bells in itself.

[2] Scheme Founders Explain Why People Have Problems Getting Cash Out

With schemes like Traffic Monsoon, you can click on fake ads till the cows come home, too build up a sizeable figure in your so-called profits, but can you withdraw the cash any time you choose??? Huh?

Most reputable online business models make payment transfers direct to your bank account (it’s how we get paid for our online business), or, at worst, they post you a cheque.

If you’re sat watching a video justifying why it’s not straight forward to get your money out – run a mile.

You shouldn’t need to faff around with irreputtable third party payment processor companies like Payza and STP (can’t remember exactly what the letters STP stand for – you’ll know it when you see it) who take weeks to process your transfer plus take a 5-10% commission cut in the process!

Here’s another interesting article on the small matter of the fake traffic, and of being paid:

Shocking: How Quickly Traffic Monsoon’s Money Pool Will Dry Up and Leave You Hanging to Dry. Warning! Do not Invest Until You Have Read This.

[3] You Open A Can Of Worms When You Do Your Due Diligence

Research the business model the scheme is touting. If the scheme is all about online advertising or online banner ads, then search Google and see what comes up.

Take an hour or two to do this.

Go down a myriad of rabbit holes.

Don’t just do one search and think you’re finished in 5 minutes.

BUT . . .  also BEWARE rogue affiliate who diss one system in order to lure people into their alternate honey-trap. It’s a very UNDERHAND way of marketing. So you need to “read between the lines” and understand the TRUE INTENT of the article (is it to accurately review the scheme the article is about, or is it to dupe readers into trusting the writer so they can be lured into the writer’s preferred scheme?).

All we’ll say is: do your due diligence properly – like really dig around – and if you still think it’s really possible to make money for no work then only invest the amount you’re prepared to lose – and certainly don’t go making any plans of quitting your job!

[4] They Do Fundraiser Meetings

If you have to attend local Fundraiser Meetings to enlist your friends and family, then BE VERY WARY.

Getting to meet the CEO (Chief Extortionist Online) to get your questions answered is the PRIME WAY to build trust with people and get them to part with their hard-earned reddies! They’ll also be approachable on Facebook and on Skype to be there for EVERYONE – so as to widen the greed net.

Ponzi schemes NEED to hold fundraising events to CAPTURE more and more uninformed people in their net. They know  when people meet the Founder in person trust happens more quickly.

AND – they ‘open up’ new countries and new territories when they know they’ve exhausted the current market.

In my Chartered Accounting days I (Fiona) worked on corporate fraud and financial investigations, I’ve investigated court appointed insolvencies and have worked alongside the Serious Fraud Office in the UK, so I’ve met many fraudsters – they all outwardly appear pleasant and plausible – but their intentions are very warped indeed.

[5] Founders Have A Track Record Of Failures

There’s a term in the fraud and financial investigations industry, known as The Phoenix Syndrome – so the phoenix rises up through the ashes of one failed scheme, leaving all the creditors and investors in the dust, only to start a new (similar) Ponzi scheme.

Fraudsters have no feeling or remorse for the people they’ve trodden on, or used, in order to line their own pockets.

If you see a long track record of failures – run a mile.

[6] Use Authority Sites To Suck People In

We recently saw one rabid proponent of Traffic Monsoon post images on Facebook depicting Traffic Monsoon have a good ranking on Alexa, which is a reputable benchmark website.

What you need to understand is Alexa ranking is based on three months of aggregated historical traffic data from Alexa Toolbar users. This can easily be manipulated by having an army of insiders constantly switching their IP address and visiting the site.

Also Traffic Monsoon is in the business of fake traffic – so this kind of duping is easily achievable!

Run a mile.

[7] Proponents Are Rabid And Frequent In Their Passive Income Posts On Social Media (It’s Free Advertising)

traffic monsoon

To say this type of marketing is shallow and hollow, is just the beginning. It preys on the gullible and the greedy, so is actually QUITE DESPICABLE.

Unsuspecting people are busy being social on Facebook, snooping on what their friends are up to, watching cheeky videos of puppies, or whatever else is going viral. When they’re unwittingly confronted with a post offering easy passive money for no effort, possibly from someone they think is trustworthy – of course, it’ll push their buttons.

Just remember, that’s NOT the way to market a legitimate opportunity, experience, or system!

We only hope such Facebook users can sleep soundly at night in the knowledge innocent people will invest on the back of such greed based promotions.

JUST BEWARE, is all.

REMEMBER, there is NO silver bullet, get rich quick scheme, or big red button out there on the internet. BUT, there are genuine, legitimate business models which work like crazy WHEN you put in the effort, energy, and investment.


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How To Make Monthly Rental Income with Airbnb

How To Make $30,000/Mo In Rental Income, Without Owning Any Real Estate…

Hey reader of my blog I have another interesting post for you that can give you one more idea of what is possible online. (don’t forget to check also my offer for you at the end of this post).

Continue reading … (this is story by Mike Dillard “Self-Made Man” about Brian Page experience)

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<< I’m writing you from our AirBnB home in Aspen Colorado…

A few friends and I flew into town this week to check out the annual Food and Wine festival.

Aspen is always an incredibly inspiring place to visit… It’s very difficult to find a smaller town, with a higher concentration of wealth or successful people, than this little village…

While the event was great, the majority of our conversations ended up being around real estate…

The average price for a home or condo in downtown Aspen is around $2,000 to $3,000 per square foot… So a modest 2,000 square foot condo would cost around $4-6 million! Not cheap.

We rented a two bedroom condo with a great view, for $800 per night.

If the owner is able to rent out the unit 25 nights per month, they’re making around $20,000 per month in passive income.

Not bad… Especially if you had 3-4 more of them…

But buying up a portfolio of real estate properties to rent out just isn’t feasible for most people.

Well that’s why last week’s podcast episode with Brian Page blew me and my friends away…

Brian has created a strategy that can allow anyone to build a massive 6 or 7 figure income stream through AirBnB, without the need to own a single property.

My business partner Robert and I are currently using Brian’s method to acquire control of rental properties all over Aspen and Snowmass.

Within a year, we should have a passive income stream of $50,000 to $100,000 per month, without putting any money down, or taking ownership of a single home.

The entire maintenance and booking process is completely automated, so your portfolio can be managed from a cell phone.

No cleaning toilets, late night phone calls, or re-stocking the properties.

All of that is done for you.

As I mentioned last week, this is the single best opportunity to build passive income, and real wealth that I’ve seen in years because it’s so accessible.
You could be 23 years old, or 65… Rich, or dead broke…
If you’re willing to follow some simple instructions and put in a little elbow grease to get the ball rolling, you could be 12-24 months away from a 7 figure passive income stream.
If you want to learn Brian’s strategy step-by-step, you can check out the webinar he’s holding this week.
I’m confident that what you learn will completely change the way you look at real estate and building wealth, just as it did for me.


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People enjoy online success because they follow 6 key tips.

6 Key Reasons People Enjoy Success Online And Avoid Failure

6 Key Reasons People Enjoy Success Online And Avoid Failure

Success online is an elusive goal for most people.

Sadly in the online marketing area 90% of people who look for a way to make money online fail.  It is a fact of life, but you do not want to be part of the 90%. You want to be part of the 10% who succeed. (see Why Are So Many Internet Startups Failing Today)

Most articles approach this statistic from a negative angle. Why businesses fail.

I wanted to take a more positive slant and focus on turning those negatives into positives.

Here’s a quote to get us started:

“Losers quit when they fail. Winners fail until they succeed.

Robert Kiyosaki

1 People Enjoy Success Online: Don’t Go for the Get Rich  Quick Schemes

Dreaming of Getting RichSuccessful people understand that it takes work, effort, and investment of time and money to get a good return on that investment.

If it looks to good to be true then it probably is.

I know you’ve seen those websites with the big house, fancy cars and a yacht moored at some glamorous location promising you it’s all done for you. All you have to do is join. Instant success.

Believe me when I tell you they don’t work. I learned the hard way.

If you want success, you need to go with programs that have proven themselves over the long term.  Earning an income online takes time and lots of hard work. It isn’t fast or easy, so don’t believe anyone who tells you that it is.

We want to appeal to everyone and get rich quick. We want to be millionaires. I’ve got this plan to buy Tasmania you see.

Angus Young

2  People Enjoy Success Online Because They Are Prepared to Invest Time and Money

Invest in Yourself

To run an online business or make money online, there are tools that you need and they are not all free.

You will need a means to capture your an email list of prospects.  This is called an autoresponder. You also need to have a domain name and website hosting.

Successful people understand the need to invest in the right tools to help them succeed.

But many people bring a “free” mentality to online business that they would never think to take to bricks and mortar business.

For some reason, many people believe they can create a business online for little or no investment.

Perhaps it’s all those get rich quick schemes.

When you layout real money for products and services you will work harder to get a return. Whereas, if you haven’t invested anything…what’s to lose if you don’t put any work into it?

If you have limited resource, find someone to work with and set up a monthly budget for your business.

“Most people try to get rich by being cheap.” 

Robert Kiyosaki

3 People Enjoy Success Online Because they Do Their Reseach.

research shockMake sure that any program you want to join or promote has a good product behind it.

Test it out.

Find out how long has the program been running. Who is the owner? If there is no mention of the owner’s name then be careful.  You want a program from someone you can trust.

Check out online reviews. Ask other people who are using the program how they like it.

Do your due diligence. Don’t jump before you look.

 

Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.

Warren Buffett

4 People Enjoy Success Online Because they Don’t Quit

Don't QuitBuilding a business online takes time. It doesn’t happen overnight. But for people who haven’t invested, they don’t have much in the game. Therefore, when things get a little tough they walk away in disgust and say it doesn’t work.

Successful people do the opposite.

Persistence, patience, and perseverance: those are the words successful people understand.

“No, I don’t ever give up. I’d have to be dead or completely incapacitated.”

Elon Musk

What will keep you going in the face of adversity?

A no-quit attitude is a must.

5 People Enjoy Success Online Because They Understand the Need to Build an Email List

Building and Email ListIf you are going to be successful online you need to have an email newsletter list.  It is that simple.

Truly the money is in the list.

Your list allows you to stay in touch with those who are interested in what you have to offer.

However, you don’t just send your list emails trying to get them to buy from you.

You need to give value to your list and build relationships by sharing good content with them.  The best content is what will help them solve their biggest problems or accomplish their most important goals.  When you have a relationship, you will be able to send them recommendations, and they will see you as a trusted adviser and want to buy from you.

“If you’re not building an email list, you are an idiot. I know that’s harsh, but when companies can destroy your business in one fell swoop you should rely on things you can control.”

Derek Halpern

6 People Enjoy Success Online Because They Take Action

ActionThis seems like a very simple idea. All the previous steps are about taking action.

Things can sound really great in theory but until you take action nothing happens.

A large number of people believe that they personally don’t have to take action, just others around them need to do that.

Many of the programs and online business plans are designed to appeal to people who don’t want to take action.

An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied.

Arnold Glasow

 

The best way to increase your chances of being in the 10% who experience success online is by following what successful people do as I’ve outlined here.


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Will an Internet Business Work for You?

One of the most common questions we get from our students and consultants is: “Will all of this work for me? Can I really do this?”

The answer is; regardless of your age, background, where you’re from, or your experience level, you can start and grow a successful business.

Sometimes all you need is someone to show you how.

In this section you will meet many of our students and consultants, and learn what they are doing to build and grow their online business.

It’s our hope that one day YOUR story will be turned into a video and featured in our community.

Matt Lloyd

 


MOBE Case Studies

Click here to see and watch video testimonials and after that go and try this business for yourself.

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It’s not a problem, it’s an opportunity.

As you build your business, you will encounter tough situations. You can choose to see these as problems, or you can choose to see them as opportunities.

John Chow has always chosen to see opportunities where others may have seen problems, and that’s why he’s been successful in business.

In this video, filmed at the Super Charge Summit in Las Vegas, he talks about an example of a time he chose to see an opportunity instead of a problem.

WHERE JOHN CHOW GREW UP…

John Chow’s family moved to Vancouver when he was 7. Although Vancouver is consistently voted one of the best places in the world to live, close to the mountain and the beach, John Chow’s family did not live on the side of Vancouver that you see on postcards.

They lived on the Downtown Eastside, which is notorious for its drug problems and has the highest concentration of HIV in North America.

It’s not a good place to raise a family, but the young John Chow never saw it as a problem. He always saw it as an opportunity. To him, it was a vast improvement on his neighborhood in China, where the toilets did not even flush.

IS IT REALLY A PROBLEM?

When you’re presented with a tough situation, you can either see it as a problem or an opportunity.

It’s in those tough situations that our brains innovate, brainstorm and troubleshoot to create new opportunities.

When Sara Blakely decided to start Spanx, she had never been an entrepreneur before. You could consider that a problem for her, because she had a lack of experience. But it also meant that she had no fear, because she was naive about what could go wrong.

In a way, having no experience as an entrepreneur was an opportunity for her, not a problem. Within years, she became the world’s youngest female billionaire.

It’s your choice how you look at tough situations. They don’t have to be problems when you can see them as opportunities.

You can access more beginner business strategies like this one, and learn how to model the “thinking patterns” of the world’s most successful business owners and entrepreneurs, in the MOBE Silver Masterclass or other events.


Can I Really Do This Business?

One of the most common questions from people who are thinking about joining MOBE is, “Will all of this work for me?” and “Can I really do this business?” The answer is, regardless of your age, background, where you’re from, or your experience level, you can do this business. You can start your own online business, and be successful at it.

If you’re truly ready to move forward and make a positive change in your financial future, then go applying for this program.

This is a 21 step system that was created by MOBE (by Matt Lloyd) to help you make your first $1,250, $3,300, $5,500, and even $10,000 online. You’ll also be given a one on one coach who will work with you, and answer any questions you may have. All you have to do is follow the system and do what your coach advises. You may not make as much as 6-7 figures earners (who knows), but you will have access to the same tools and training that allowed them to make that kind of income.

The application fee is one time $49, and allows you to go through all 21 steps. I recommend you go through the steps, then decide if this is something you want to do.

If it is, great! Welcome aboard.

If you decided this is not something you want to do at this time, then get a refund and go on with your life. It can’t be simpler than that.


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