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e-BizResources Update August 12, 2004 ====================================== Hi friend,
Michael here.
Welcome to the latest issue of "e-BizResources Update". I hope you're well. A special welcome to our new friends who've recently subscribed.
As usual there's been a lot happening in the field of internet marketing lately. Selecting a few worthwhile resources and products to share with you isn't always easy, but there's some great stuff here for you today!
In today's issue you'll find:
1. Announcing a NEW Viral Marketing Tool 2. A special message from Bryan Winters 3. Guest Article: 5 Tips To Create A Kick-Butt Mini-Course That Pulls In Thousands of Rabid Subscribers...in a Flash! 4. An amazing Free product. 5. Grab a Free Viral Promotional Tool. 6. Traffic and leads at wholesale prices!
I hope you find them helpful and informative. So, here goes...
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1. First off I wanted to let you know about a fantastic new Viral Marketing Network, and It's absolutely free to join.
It's called CBClicks. Armand Morin, one of the "heavy-weights" of internet marketing, is involved - so it must be good. And I think it's a great concept, so check it out...
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2. A message from respected internet entrepreneur Bryan Winters.
BRYAN'S PROMISE: "Not Only Will I Show You How to Make Your Living Online, I'll Also *Pay* For the Products, Services, and Resources Needed to Do It: Web hosting, Autoresponders, Ad Tracking, and More!" Click here before I regain my senses:
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5 Tips To Create A Kick-Butt Mini-Course That Pulls In Thousands of Rabid Subscribers... in a Flash! © Jim Edwards - All Rights Reserved --------------------------------------
One of the fastest ways to develop, build, and grow your own list of subscribers is to develop a "mini" course with an incredibly compelling promise.
I have personally used "mini" courses to build lists of several thousand subscribers in as little as a week.
A "mini" course is simply a series of e-mails where you teach people a specific skill, set of skills, or reveal other information they really want to know.
In the process of providing this focused, valuable information, you prove to your subscribers that you are THE expert in a particular area - and, you also encourage people to pay you to get even BETTER information from eBooks and information products you've either written or recommend.
An example of a "mini" course offer I've used with great success is the free mini course at:
=> 7 Day eBook
that appears in the exit pop up window when you leave the site.
The promise of this "mini" course is strong and compelling. here's what it says...
FREE eBook Mini-Course "How to Write and Profit from your own eBook... while you're still young enough to enjoy it!"
All the registration page asks for is first name and email address... and this mini-course has generated thousands of subscribers!
So here's the basic formula in a nutshell:
Strong promise+ low risk+ high perceived reward= Subscribers
Now, if you'd like to build your own list of rabid subscribers, here are 5 sure-fire tips for creating a mini- course that truly kicks butt!
Tip #1 - The Promise
If you want to launch a successful mini-course, target an audience with a specific need and then make them the biggest possible promise you can deliver on.
People are pressed for time and rarely see as much value in something they get for free as opposed to something they pay a lot of money for.
Add to this the fact that the Internet gets more and more crowded everyday and you can see that the best offers are the ones that grab people's attention by making a benefit-driven promise they can't resist.
Even though you offer your mini-course for free, you still must SELL people on WHY they should pay you with their time and attention.
Example: If you want to do a mini-course on real estate investing, look for the biggest and best promise you can make for people.
Let's look at these various promises for identical mini-course content:
Good: How to make a fortune in foreclosures.
Better: How to find and buy a profitable foreclosure within 2 weeks.
Best: How to find and buy a profitable foreclosure property in your area within 2 weeks - using none of your own money!
** The promise you make has everything to do with whether or not people sign up. IMPORTANT: After they sign up, make sure you deliver on the promise.
Tip #2 - Don't reinvent the wheel
Look for existing content - your own or other people's - you can adapt directly or indirectly into the mini-course.
Hey, I understand you're busy... I'm busy too!
Why would you want to spend 2 days coming up with all the content for your mini-course if you already have past information you can adapt!?
If you don't have any existing material, then find someone else who has written an article and use that for part of your mini-course - with their permission of course.
You'd be surprised at all the pieces of the puzzle that are out there independently which you could combine into a great mini-course without nearly the mountain of effort you might expect.
Tip #3 - Give yourself lots of chances to make money
One way to build more value into your mini-course and make sure people hang onto your messages instead of deleting them is to put lots of quality links into your mini-course.
This allows people to get additional information on specific aspects of the mini-course.
Some of those links can be to free resources, others to resources where you earn an affiliate commission, and still others to your own products and services.
The more links you have that actually contribute to your students learning the subject of your mini-course and fulfilling the promise you made to get them to sign up, the better your chances of them clicking those links.
If you create lessons people save for future reference because they have great links in them, you'll make more money!
For an example look no further than your "in-box"! Almost everybody has email messages they've saved from other people because they contain links to sites you want to use now or access in the future.
Tip #4 - Build anticipation for the next message
If you're going to take the time to put together the mini-course, wouldn't it be great of the majority of people who subscribed actually read your messages!?
If you want to launch a successful mini-course, you've got to rise ABOVE the noise of all the other email messages people receive every single day.
One way to do this is to always end each lesson with a small "ad" or excitement builder for the next message. You do this by really playing up a big benefit they'll receive as a result of reading the next message you promise to send them.
Here's an example:
"The next and final installment in this mini-course will give you five tips for how to get 10,000 visitors to your website without spending a dime on pay-per-click traffic! So stay tuned for the next lesson in 2 days..."
It's a simple, yet very powerful way to build anticipation for the next message into EVERY message you send.
This simple step helps make them look forward to the next message so it gets read... not trashed!
Tip #5 - Tell them what they don't know!
If you're using the mini-course to promote a product that covers a much "bigger picture" of the topic as a whole, constantly remind people that the mini-course is just a "tiny piece" of the whole product.
Remind them of what else they need to know and tell them if they buy the product then they'll get this benefit, and that benefit, and even more specific information.
Remember, you didn't publish this mini-course to practice your typing skills! You are in this to make money, to get subscribers, and to make sales!
Once you deliver quality content that gives people a real taste of what's in store when they actually purchase, then it's time to close the sale... you deserve it!
(Editor's note: You can see a great example in action, and maybe learn something too, by subscribing to the free "Power Up Your Email" email marketing course at: Power Up Your Email ) -------------------------------------- Jim Edwards is a syndicated newspaper columnist and the co-author of an amazing new eBook that will teach you how to use free articles to quickly drive thousands of targeted visitors to your website or affiliate links... -------------------------------------- A recommended resource from Jim Edwards: Need MORE TRAFFIC to your website or affiliate links? Jim Edwards' "Turn Words Into Traffic" reveals the secrets for driving Thousands of NEW visitors to your website or affiliate links... without spending a dime on advertising! Click Here> Turn Words Into Traffic
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4. Here's a NEW free product and opportunity I think you really should have a look at. The product sounds great, the opportunity is great.
You will be able to transform your existing dialup connection to faster than Broadband and ADSL speeds.
It's THE only alternative to broadband and it's FREE!
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5. Grab Your FREE Viral Promotional System.
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For an instant download of your FREE copy, visit:
N.B. The usual cost of this is $25, but you can get hold of it for absolutely no cost at the above site. However, if you decide not to take advantage of the free offer but buy it instead, don't buy it through that page. Yes, that is my page, but I've set up a separate order page with a special discount of 60% just for you, my subscribers at:
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I trust you've learned something from this issue and found some good new products and resources that you weren't previously aware of.
If you come across a product or resource that you think other subscribers might appreciate, please let me know by emailing me at:
‘Bye for now. I hope you have a great day and I look forward to sharing with you again soon.
Thanks and best wishes,
Michael Beauchamp P.S. Please forward this to any of your friends and associates that you think may enjoy it or benefit from it. P.P.S. If you've received this from a friend and you'd like to receive your own copy of future issues of my FREE ezine (plus the FREE subscription bonuses), you can sign up at: http://www.e-bizresources.com/subscribe Michael Beauchamp 28 Sheringa Ave., Ingle Farm, S.A. 5098 Australia
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