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This is a concept that I picked up from a free report that was going around as part of the promotion from Tellman Knudson and Shawn Casey for listbuilding.com

Basically once you’ve made the decision to build a list, the most important thing to do is to use the broadcast button. You see the whole point of building a list is that you can drive traffic on demand to whatever website you want.

One of the best feelings in the world is to waking up in the morning to find that the affiliate promotion you mailed your list about 24 hours ago has earned you hundreds of dollars worth of commission.

Assuming you’ve got a traffic strategy in place that’s generating you fresh leads you can blast out 2 or 3 times a week and keep on making those extra affiliate sales per broadcast, over and above that generated via your normal follow-up.

Notice that I said a consistant traffic strategy, everytime you send out a broadcast you will have people using the unsubscribe link, but this is a good thing. If someone doesn’t want to hear what you’ve got to say then the chances of selling them something are zero, so it’s best to keep on selling to those like hearing from you.

If you’re like me and regulary purchase IM products you will be on a lot of other marketer’s list. When you see the same being promoted in your inbox it’s a clear indication that a hot selling product launch is in progress. This means that you should grab yourself an affiliate link, and cash in on all the hype.

Also you should be aware that it can take people up to a dozen visits to a salespage before they buy, so taking the time to write a follow-up email can really pay huge dividends.

So in conclusion the point I’ve been trying to make is that regular contact via the broadcast button is the quickest way to give your bank balance a quick boost. Take a look around this blog, do you notice that even though I’ve sent you free content today the blog has several links to affiliate products, which is building on the follow-up / repeat exposure required to clinch the sale.

The last tip is marketing 101, so make sure that you’re blog has related affiliate links to capitalise on the repeat traffic your list generates.

Happy Listbuilding

Andrew

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I watched this video from Frank Kern about a month ago, and it seem’s he really is the Guru’s “Guru”.

He talks about the “Paid For Life” business model where rather than relying on creating product after product you turn them into loyal subscribers who pay you month after month for content / services.

Now let’s try to see how the recent launches of Mike Filsaime and Keith Wellmann tie in with this model, and why if we compare it to the real world it’s a great piece of marketing.

Until recently the marketing funnel went as follows:

• Enter your email to get a free report, audio interview, or video tutorial at a website
• You get presented with a related One Time Offer
• Follow-up via email giving you a mixture of content and reviews of related products
• The list owner will build a relationship with you, and when a big product launch appears they will try to sell you a home study course retailing at $997 - I’ve bought Butterfly Marketing & Million Dollar March at that price!

This method still works, but for every 1 big homestudy commission you need to put thousands in at the front end of the funnel, and trying to stand out from the crowd in this attention deficient age is growing ever harder.

By turning the funnel on it’s head and giving away the homestudy course Mike & Keith are getting the best customers onto their lists, and the “Paid for Life” model combined with Upsells for other HomeStudy packages means they will get a very healthy return on investment.

A real life example of this can be found by going down your local shopping center and paying a visit to a mobile phone shop. Look at all the newest models of phones, and you will see them advertised as “Free” but in order for this to happen you must give over your card details and sign a monthly contract. The assisstant will also try to upsell you extra minutes, texts, photo messages, and you’ll also have to reject the offer of a years worth of insurance for 50% off the monthly rate.

So the offer from Mike & Keith is a bit like a “Free iphone” campaign, it allows you access to the latest and most advanced technology without you having to fork out hundreds of dollars.

Go look at these offers and remember that unlike phone contracts you can cancel within 30 days, and all it will cost you is the shipping and handling.

Link to Mike’s site

Link to Keith’s site

Andrew

p.s. As ever I’d love to hear your comments, and note that the link to Mike’s site actually belongs to Bob The Teacher, and that the salespage has evolved put more emphasis on the monthly magazine.

Hi folks

Seem’s like my last post hit a raw nerve, and a few people have got the wrong end of the stick, and jumped on the word “sneaky”

My rambling video below explains my situation, but if you don’t have time to watch it then read then here’s a summary. Forced Continuity done badly is sneaky, but Mike is making it perfectly clear what you’re signing up for, and has explained below how easy it is to cancel the repeat billing.

So this means that Mike is not being sneaky, and nothing is being hidden in small print.

Finally I think Tom is right, the actual product for just the shipping and handling is pretty close to “an irristable offer”.

Andrew

Hi folks

Previously I wouldn’t have thought twice about promoting anything by Mike Filsaime.

It was his carbon copy videos that taught me html, the butterfly manuscript helped me learn the whole concept of the “One Time Offer”, and his Butterfly Marketing Script powers my ListBanditExpert website. His new product is a condensed version of the “7 Figure Workshop” that people (including me) paid $777 in July last year, so I know that what you’re getting will be top quality information.

The reason I’m not sure about promoting is because although it’s free you will have to enter your credit card details to pay for the p&p. Now recently he’s been giving away some of his other products in a similar way, but when you read the small print it says you’re also joining his paid newsletter and you will get billed $24.95 after 7 days, and every month you remain a member of the newsletter.

To me this is pretty sneaky and part of a growing trend where more and more of the big names are trying to people into forced continuity programmes. To me the idea is a bit like the porn industry where you get the instant gratification for free, and then rely on you forgetting to cancel the billing.

Also I’m sure that the site will have a whole host of upsells & downsells, and you will probably get the chance to buy the digital download of the Butterfly Marketing Script for a lot less than $1500 - brilliant if you want to launch your own site in the near future.

So please post a comment to let me know your opion on this matter.

Andrew

Edited on 5th June

The site is now live, I won’t be promoting directly, but I can confirm that Mike has been totally upfront about adding you to his monthly newsletter, so if you take up his offer but don’t want to pay the monthly fee for the newsletter then make a note of the number on the order page so you just pay the S&H.

Here’s Bob Jenkin’s link, he’s giving you extra material for going through his link
==> http://www.FreeMikeFilsaime.com

Thanks for all the comments, and in future please give Mike the respect that he deserves, it was a bit unfair of me to make comments on something that I hadn’t personally seen.

I’ve had all weekend to look over my latest purchase, and it’s another top product from Eric, watch the video for 3 minutes of rambling, and the full story.

So if you want to follow a complete set of videos that will get you started building a list and earning clickbank sales this really should be a “no-brainer”.

http://www.andrewstark.com/recommends/AffiliateConspiracy

Hi folks

As so many of you liked the baby pic I’ve decided to upload a few more.

Missing from the family pictures is Amanda’s daughter Molly, she’s currently away for the week camping with the Scouts. When I get round to updating the “about me” page I’ll include a picture of her.

Andrew

Traffic is the blood of your online business, you could have the best website in the world, but without the traffic flowing through it’s arteries it wouldn’t make you a single cent.

So here’s 5 tips to help you generate more traffic to your website.

#1 Leave comments on blogs, but don’t just do a few lines, actually add a proper response. If people are interested in what you added they will be able to find your website.

#2 Put your website url in your profile at your favourite forums, that way your website link will appear at the bottom of every post you make.

#3 Add an opt-in box to your website. This will capture the email of your visitors, and you can send out emails to let people know when you’ve added new content.

#4 Provide space for advertising. This way you can swap banner and text links with people who have similar websites. If you have a product that you sell be sure to swap affiliate links

#5 Write articles that are relavent to your niche. When they get published at the various article sites you can place a link back to your website in the resource box at the bottom of the article.

Hope you find this usefull, and be sure to implament tip #1

Andrew

“Hold that thought!
” I exclaimed. “As soon as we get this first shot, I want to get that little gold nugget on tape too.”

And with that, he revealed two incredibly simple tactics that literally had my mouth hanging wide open and my brain screaming ‘WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT???”


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Just to let you all know that little Elsie has been home for a few days now, and everything is going really well. I’ve been reading all the comments and good wishes to her, and it makes her smile.

She’s also been out to the pub for lunch today, but she stuck to the house white, whilst daddy tucked into a very nice burger & chips.

During precious sleep time I’ve been able to set up a little something that I’ve been putting off for ages.

http://www.andrewstark.com/SafelistGuide/

This guide is the perfect compliment for my listbanditexpert report, and I know that if you follow Soren’s advice then you will soon be getting a lot more targeted traffic to your squeezepages.

 Andrew

So here she is, my second daughter

Elsie was born today at 13:06 in Macclesfield General, and weighed in at an almighty 8 pounds and half an ounce. Amanda & Elsie will be coming home tomorrow, and I get 2 weeks paternity to get used to living with 4 women!

Andrew

p.s. Remember to keep on list building, my paypal account just paid for a nice new Phil & Ted’s buggy, so it can give you a better life.