How to Use Your Free ListWire Autoresponder
Filed under: Autoresponders, Build Your List with Ease, Ebooks, How To's
I’ve had questions from several people who picked up the free ListWire autoresponder, and then didn’t know how to set it up.
Well, now I’ve got an easy answer for them!
Build Your List with Ease has been rewritten to feature the ListWire autoresponder as the free autoresponder in the ebook.
There are screenshots and text to show you how to set up your ListWire autoresponder, get the form code, add it to a squeeze page, and enter your emails.
This is not a ListWire manual, but it is an easy introduction to getting your first list up and running, with several options for free squeeze pages.
Once you’ve set up your first list, you’ll be able to handle just about any list building program on the internet, or do your own thing.
You can download a free copy here:
http://buildyourlistwithease.com/pdf/BYLWE-10.pdf
The Challenge of Being an “Early Adopter”!
TweetIn the internet marketing world, there are those who wait to see how a program will perform before they invest their time and money in it, and then there are those who quickly decide that they are interested, sign up right away, and promote.
There are pros and cons to each way of being. Early promoters get the bulk of the signups when a program is still new, before they have a lot of competition. On the other hand, if a program is not as great as it seemed at first glance, or if you made your decision based on the wrong assumptions, you will be out of pocket…
Sometimes a program can be great but people just don’t “get” it.
I guess I tend to be an early adopter with programs which I understand, but today I’m very much in limbo about the outcome of my latest choice.
I’ve watched Carl Bailey with his Instant Splash program, which is really fantastic – simple, no complications, easy to use, cheap upgrade, 50% commissions, people love it and I did well promoting that as soon as I realized how good it was. I still promote it and get referrals almost daily.
So, when Carl launched his new program Banners and Bucks yesterday, I jumped on it. After all, I’ve watched the progress of Instant Splash and I am impressed. But now, with not one nibble after advertising it on all my safelists and traffic exchanges, I am wondering if I made the right choice. Ouch!
I love banner advertising and anything which gets my banner “out there”, so for this reason I really like Buckets of Banners, where I get a really good click thru rate, and my banners go all over the traffic exchange world to places I’ve never even heard of. I know I get signups from my ads at Buckets of Banners, so even though I haven’t had much luck promoting it, I continue to use it because it works for me.
Banners and Bucks should be just as good. After all it puts my banners right in front of surfers. But will people go for it?
The pay plan is good, with one lifetime payment to upgrade, and 50% commissions. Free members can earn an upgrade. It seems a good thing for those who like to surf a lot and make money with a free program. At this point the program does not have a banner exchange code for members, so it depends on surfers rotating the splash pages.
So what happened? Was I the first to mail out? Perhaps people will sign up when they see the site several more times (from other people’s emails). Maybe my email subject was not catchy enough? Does the splash page need more pizazz? Or is it just a matter of waiting a bit longer?
I did get one hit on a CBPirate product banner already . And from what I’ve seen of Carl, he’ll be making adjustments if necessary, so the jury is still out, but I’ll be watching my results with interest! Watch this space!
TweetHow to Keep Your Computer Running Well
TweetSurfing the traffic exchanges really puts your computer through it’s paces! Eventually it can slow down, have browser errors. and refuse to load sites correctly. When sites freeze your browser, you know it’s time to clean up!
Here are 4 things you can do to improve your computer’s performance:
1. Clear your cache and cookies. Cookies are tiny files which contain your personal settings for various sites, and are sometimes used for tracking your activity. Cache is where the browser stores web pages which you have viewed in the past. This helps it to load up the pages more quickly when you next visit that site. Once your browser has too many old cookies and cache saved up, it can slow down, freeze up on certain pages, and generally not work well at all. If this happens to you, it’s time to clear your cookies and cache. Google has an excellent page on Clearing cache and cookies which will give you directions for all the popular browsers. There is also an excellent wikiHow article with screenshots.
2. Fix your registry. Your PC’s registry stores settings and options for all the programs and operating systems running on your computer. Over time it can become messed up with invalid entries and other junk, which slows down your computer. You can clean up your registry with a free registry cleaner such as CCleaner which I have seen recommended in many places. I use the ErrorFix program, which is not free, but which made an amazing difference to my computer when I first installed it. Both CCleaner and ErrorFix will get rid of old junk files as well. (I haven’t included a link to ErrorFix as, to my surprise, some sites have it listed as a “rogue” registry repair program, i.e. one which appears to be real but is itself a piece of malware.)
3. Defrag your hard drive. As your hard drive gets more and more data on it, eventually it cannot fit all the data from one file in one place, so it ends up putting a part here and a part there, until fragments of your files are scattered all over the hard drive. This slows down your performance, as your computer has to reconstruct the files when you want to access them. Defragging allows all the scattered fragments to be organized again, for faster access. It also creates more space on your hard drive. MicroSoft has directions for defragging your hard drive here.
4. Run adware/malware scans and antivirus programs regularly. Adware can slow down your computer, as it contains tracking cookies which monitor your activity. Malware takes the concept even farther. Some good free antispyware programs include Adaware and MalwareBytes. And you should have an antivirus program running whenever you surf the Internet, to keep your computer clean and safe. Some viruses and trojans will slow you down, others will shut you down and require a trip to the repair guy. Free antivirus programs include Avast and AVG . I don’t recommend Trend Micro, simply because it is over-sensitive and reports sites which I know are ok, for example sites from Global Domains International. It left me unable to know which sites were truly bad and I could find no way to make it less sensitive, so I uninstalled my paid version and went back to Avast.
Whatever you do, don’t accept a supposed virus scan which suddenly appears in your browser as you are surfing. Those can often be “rogue” scanners which will actually cause you a heap of trouble. If you come across one of those, don’t click on any part of it, and run your antispyware and antivirus programs immediately (not both at once, that can cause problems too).
TweetWow, I’ve never set up a campaign this fast before!
Filed under: Autoresponders, Downline Builders, Ebooks, Email Series, Squeeze pages
I’ve been playing with the 30 Minute Marketing System, and it is pretty fast and good, and versatile too. You can set up a campaign about anything you like in 30 minutes, there’s even a video which shows you how, you can find the link in the back of the ebook (click here to download it now).
Then I found Get Referrals Fast and heard that I could set up an entire campaign, squeeze page, emails and all in 7 minutes! I like clever systems so I decided to check it out and sure enough, it works as stated!
This is how it works:
- Log in to GetReferralsFast and add your links to the downline builder.
- Go to affiliate toolbox, choose the link you want to promote, and get the autoresponder details for that link. This includes 3 signature URLs and download codes for your email series.
- Log in to TrafficWave, create a new campaign, and enter the 3 sig URLs.
- Go to Letters and Retrieve the campaign which has already been set up, using the access codes from GetReferralsFast, then proofread your letters.
- Go back to GetReferralsFast and enter your campaign name in the downline builder area.
- Grab your squeeze page URL, and promote!
You can see a video of the process here:
http://getreferralsfast.com/review/7minutelistvideo.php?rid=464
I’ve only just started so I can’t tell you how well my squeeze pages convert, but here are two you can look at if you are interested:
http://getreferralsfast.com/GRF/index.php?rid=464 (this is the free one)
http://getreferralsfast.com/10TELAWS/index.php?rid=464 (upgrade to get this one, and about 6 or 7 others. Looks like a new one has just been added, so I assume Mike Paetzold and friends will continue to create new content here.)
Which would I recommend? It depends on what you want to achieve. If you want no-fuss push-button list building I recommend Get Referrals Fast. If you like to do your own thing and use your own ideas then the 30 Minute Marketing System is ideal.
Both systems will help you to use and promote your TrafficWave autoresponder.
TweetI Learned a Good Marketing Trick Today
TweetI attended Joe Sansoucie and Rex Harris’ online webinar today, and learned a good tip which I’ll tell you about farther down.
I love these guys’ seminars, this is the second one I’ve been to and each time I’ve come away feeling encouraged and inspired, and with some practical advice which I can take away and use right now.
The webinars are on daily Monday through Friday at 10a.m. PST and are free to attend.
To get in to the seminars, you need to join Joe’s site Superb Text Advertising. You will find the link to the webinar in the main members area. If you have the funds to take up the OTO, I highly recommend it. I’ve got a whopping 3 million credits in my account, between the OTO and the promo code which Joe gave me. If you take up the OTO, contact me and I’ll send you the promo code as well!
So here’s the tip:
Put a “tag ad” at the top and bottom of your safelist emails. Something as simple as
***********************************************************
Instant Splash – fast, easy, and 50% commissions!
http://instantsplash.com/signup/carolw44
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In the seminar, Rex even showed how to sell that ad space in your emails, which is great if you do a lot of safelist advertising. It took him about 10 minutes to create a splash page to sell the ad space, a PayPal button, a thank you page and an autoresponder email. It was done live online so all the steps could be seen.
This is practical and useful training, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is building their list or doing any kind of online marketing.
TweetSWOM is More Fun than Surfing (and it Works!)
TweetI guess you’ve seen ads for SWOM, but do you know what it is?
SWOM is a social network for marketers only. It currently has over 37,000 members and it’s growing fast.
You can post your links here for free, without embarassing yourself or looking spammy in front of your friends and relations, because everyone here is interested!
I’m getting signups to my site daily.
Check out my profile if you’d like to see how yours could look.
If you upgrade you can create a group for your favorite biz opp. Click here to see the Build Your List with Ease group. You can also get paid for activity and referrals.
Invite your contacts to join your group. Contacts can be anyone in SWOM, you don’t have to refer them personally. Those who are interested will join, and they will see your ad on the group page.
The network is friendly and easy to use. My favorite part is the Open University, where you can ask questions and have them answered.
How to add your links? After joining, click on Profile, then click on Edit Profile next to your name. Scroll down to “I am involved in” and click on “Add a business”. Easy!
TweetKeeping a clear head in the chaos
TweetSo, you’ve just bought a new ebook or system and you are just getting started using it, and promoting it, when you get an email telling you about the next hot product … and in that email the promoter tells you how great it is, and how well you can build your list or make sales or whatever if you own this great product.
So you buy it. You even take the expensive upgrade. And then you find that it doesn’t actually give you anything very different from what you had before. And you are not even all that sure how to use it… and you feel let down and confused and not very smart.
Has this happened to you?
What can you do to keep your focus and build your confidence in this dynamic, constantly changing traffic exchange marketing world?
Here are some suggestions:
1. Trust yourself. Making people feel that they are not good enough, don’t have enough, is part of the advertising game. Advertisers get you doubting yourself, and then they offer you a solution – their marvelous product. You get it in exchange for giving away a part of your trust in yourself. Don’t fall for it.
2. Buy on your own terms. Do you have a use for it? Can you afford it? Does it work for your personal style? Do you think it would be easy to sell to your target market? If so then buy it, but if not then go back to point #1.
3. Relax. Over time you will realize that your favorite promoters will be equally excited over some other product next week, and yet another one the week after. They get exposed to a lot of great products but only you can decide which ones are a good fit for you.
4. Notice how you feel. If a product looks good on the surface but you get a bad feeling in your stomach when you look at it, then pass. On the other hand if you feel excited about the possibilities then check it out, you may discover something that works great for you.
If you can stay centred you will have a lot of fun on the traffic exchanges. If not you will end up lost and confused. It is up to you (and it’s not easy).
TweetEven Free Members Get to Rebrand This Excellent Program!
Filed under: Downline Builders, Ebooks, Monetize Your List, Squeeze pages, Viral Marketing
I’ve just joined John Guanzon’s new program, TE Reports (as a free member) and guess what?
I was able to rebrand the downline builder with my links!
How cool is that?
So now I’ve got a way to promote a dozen of the best ebooks around with one simple link, and a free squeeze page if I want to build my list with this system.
And if I had chosen to upgrade, I would have had a very professional looking set of squeeze pages and matching email series to promote any of the books individually.
But I can always buy them one by one in the members area when I am ready, they will just cost a bit more.
How does this help you?
Ebooks can make you money, even if you haven’t been able to rebrand very many of them yet.
Anything which helps you to promote them virally is a good thing.
And if you can join for free, why not?
So check it out if you like, here’s the link:
Now you don’t have to get complicated with this, even if all you do is sign up, fill in the downline builder and add a note to your email series, that should bring you a benefit over time.
Tweet5 ways to build your TrafficWave referrals
Filed under: Autoresponders, Build Your List with Ease, Downline Builders, Ebooks, Email Series
TrafficWave is hot at the moment and I’m sure a lot of people have jumped on the income stream without thinking too much about what they will do with their autoresponder.
So, if you want to build your TrafficWave referrals, and maybe find a use for your autoresponder as well, here are 5 ways to do one or both of those things:
1. InstantSplash – you’ve seen this new splash page maker everywhere by now. It’s a great resource for those who want a very simple splash page maker, but did you know that if you upgrade, it will also help you to build your TrafficWave downline? Check it out!
2. Join a team build – there are a lot of team builds for TrafficWave at the moment, but I like Team OceanSwell. It focuses only on TrafficWave, so it’s simple and to the point. Enter your details to learn how it works, no obligation and no cost, and you can join even if you have an existing TW account.
3. TE Profits – this system will show you how to use your TrafficWave autoresponder to build your list and make money even before anyone joins your main business. TrafficWave is one of the recommended resources in their downline builder, so you will be growing your TW downlines as your use this system. You will get an email series (with automatic download into your TrafficWave account) and lots of friendly support in the back office. Check it out for free.
4. Rebrand an ebook with your TrafficWave referral link and then promote it. Here are 5 ebooks which promote TrafficWave: Build Your List with Ease, Safelist Marketing Tactics, Traffic Exchange Solutions, Affiliate Jumpstart and 13 Deadly Traffic Exchange Tragedies.
5. Use your TrafficWave autoresponder to build any list. Tell your subscribers about TrafficWave. Your TrafficWave referral id will be at the bottom of every email you send, quietly advertising for you and adding credibility to your TrafficWave promotional efforts
TweetKeeping up your spirits on the hamster wheel
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A couple of years ago I was surfing the traffic exchanges 12 or more hours a day, the money was really tight, and it looked like I was getting nowhere.
(That was before I’d learned about splash pages, branding and list building, so I was struggling along, promoting standard affiliate pages, getting thousands of views and no signups.)
My life had taken a severe downturn after some bad events, and with one thing and another I ended up feeling like God/The Universe/All That… was definitely not interested in my well-being.
So there I was, surfing like mad, feeling like a hamster on an exercise wheel but not knowing how to change anything. And yet I had this immense drive to keep on going.
Then I came across this little website with a free ebook and it really helped me to see money and survival in a different way. Somehow reading this little book broke the downward cycle, gave me new hope and confidence in my ability to make money and have what I want in my life, and also in my right to have it. I’ve managed to improve my life a lot since then.
The name of the website is Science of Getting Rich. You can get copies of the ebook in many places, but I really recommend this site because they will give you lots of caring support as well as the book, with a members forum, email newsletters, beautiful motivational and inspiring screen saver and more.
So if you are feeling desperate, working too hard, not getting where you want to be, I really recommend this site to you. Once you are feeling better your results will improve too.
p.s. yes it’s an affiliate link… but in two years I’ve never made a sale here, that’s not what it’s about for me with this site.
Carol Walczak says…
Welcome to my blog! I am the owner of Build Your List with Ease. You'll also see me at PromoLotto, Traffic Taxis and Traffic Wonderland traffic exchanges.
See My profile at SWOM social network for internet marketers.
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