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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th November 2016, 11:34 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,188
Posted By isaacsmithjones
RE: Steve Harvey Shows how to make Million Dollars from Scaling with a $10 Product

Steve B already said it: The principle makes sense, but it has to be realistically scaleable.

Too many of the examples that he gave weren't scaleable without modification.

What you really need...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th August 2014, 09:27 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,379
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: Sales Page Template?

Does it need to be for wordpress?

Because for a static site, you can just use the standard dreamweaver templates, and use graphic banners.
Forum: Email Marketing 26th August 2014, 06:39 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 522
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: Qustions about List building - Affiliate Offers

I'm not sure of how you can get them onto your "buyers" list when you're selling CB products. Because you'd usually do it by forwarding them to your "buyer" opt in page after the purchase, but you...
Forum: Email Marketing 26th August 2014, 05:47 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,647
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: 500$ per week?

Not to be harsh, but this is a bit of a silly question.

We've all sat at our dining tables with a calculator, working out the bazzilions we could be making "if" this, and "if" that. And yeah, it's...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd August 2014, 07:02 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 848
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: Client Getting Bait: Example of how to land Big Ones

Lol cool. I like it.

And just as a side note for newbies who might wanna try something similar:

Make sure you know your numbers before you try something like this.

At a minimum you want to...
Forum: Offline Marketing 10th July 2014, 07:41 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,033
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: Restaurant sues Google

Yes, if the owner had set their own systems in place, they may have prevented themselves from closing down.

However, when a newspaper publishes incorrect information, whether they wrote it, or...
Forum: Mind Warriors 4th July 2014, 04:32 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 619
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: To all self-employed: How do you handle the fear?

The majority of my business is offline. One of the biggest reasons why I work with offline businesses, and mainly offline traffic sources is because it's not a good idea to put your fate in someone...
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd July 2014, 05:05 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,717
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: How Growing Your Offline Business Really Works [Feedback After 2-1/2 Years]

Ditto...

Since reading this post, I've been using the line "business growth is exponential" to motivate my clients.

Saying things along the lines of:

"You never know how close you are to the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd July 2014, 11:27 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 639
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: Local Psychotherapist

I agree. Joint ventures. If she's already had a successful business, then we already know that her service is desirable. The most expensive business activity is generating new customers - Unless you...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd July 2014, 10:25 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 470
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: Best Resources For Learning Marketing Techniques

Warrior forum...

To be honest, if what you're doing is working "fine", then the best thing that you can do is to try to scale it up. If you can make a site in a few days or so, and they're...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st July 2014, 04:29 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,745
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: Putting prices on your site or not?

I don't put pricing on my site because there are so many variables to consider. Different combinations of services will work better for different people, and once services are grouped together, the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st July 2014, 12:34 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,262
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: A Message To Warrior Forum Members

I agree... I spend my time in the Offline forum, and sometimes, when I come here to the main forum, it feels like I'm on a different planet.

It's good to explore the different sections of the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st July 2014, 12:31 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 537
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: Creating & selling websites info PLEASE!

This is a very competitive field, and by no means am I an expert in this niche. But I would say that you'd need to wait until the site is making some money. So rather than putting a time-frame on it,...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 1st July 2014, 12:26 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 327
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: Campaign Ideas

Find people who have authority in the niche of the book, and try to set up some deals with them. Try to get some exposure on blogs with a decent readership, and get tweeted by relevant people with...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st July 2014, 12:12 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,175
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: How would you Market and Pitch this Business?

One thing to bear in mind is the fact that people are LAZY. You can't just approach people and say "You wanna save money on your electricity?"... Well, you can, but it's not the best way to go about...
Forum: Offline Marketing 30th June 2014, 09:23 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 905
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: How I changed my life with FREE offline coaches and mentors

I completely agree with your point about dismissing valuable information due to a person's character flaws. Not liking, or not respecting a person, or something that they have said is no reason to...
Forum: Offline Marketing 29th June 2014, 02:36 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,561
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: 2 Billion Dollar Company Could Do With Our Help

I've had that thought so many times, but you're verbalised it perfectly. Thanks
Forum: Offline Marketing 29th June 2014, 02:17 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,061
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: You do NOT need to be an expert to sell to and help offline business

Love it. Certainly gonna be borrowing some pieces of your email. And I must agree... A little bit of humility goes a long way.

A person's business is their 'baby', and nobody want to be told that...
Forum: Offline Marketing 27th June 2014, 06:28 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 579
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: Coaching/Consulting/Training

Lol, I can only agree... What a common story. Too many consultants are scared of sharing their ideas, because people are gonna "steal" them. What they fail to realise is that 99% of the people who...
Forum: Offline Marketing 27th June 2014, 06:21 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 636
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: Advice for Consultants selling Web Design or Marketing

I agree with almost everything you've said, regarding putting together a plan that's going to work for the client in order to create results, rather than chatting a load of rubbish about HTML5, PHP,...
Forum: Offline Marketing 27th June 2014, 05:07 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 496
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: Web.com Pricing, Quality, Etc.

I ain't seen much of them. But I'm not impressed by what I've seen.

As iAmNameLess says...

Don't worry about competing on price. Bring the client the correct solution, and price it according to...
Forum: Offline Marketing 27th June 2014, 05:03 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,084
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: Differentiate or Die: A iAmNameLess request

Cool, Ewen.

Thanks for the reminder. Much like the Schlitz Beer ad by Claude Hopkins, where he speaks about the purification process...

All of the beer companies had pretty much the same...
Forum: Offline Marketing 24th June 2014, 07:50 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 551
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: Comparing with the competition

As I said, I'd wouldn't think it'd be a good idea to get too specific unless people ask.

But I haven't tested it, so I can't really know that. So I would recommend that you test it and see.
...
Forum: Offline Marketing 24th June 2014, 06:32 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 551
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: Comparing with the competition

I wouldn't get into the specifics of what competitors are doing unless the prospect actually asks. Otherwise, you're just putting ideas in their head... The kind of ideas you don't want them to have....
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd June 2014, 08:34 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,117
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: How to Land Big Deals... Even if You Suck at Selling

I agree.

I would also add:

Asking the right questions

Sometimes, a prospect won't think that they need your product. But after asking the right questions, and listening to the answers:...
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd June 2014, 08:04 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 612
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: I Think I Can Make This Work! Little Advice Needed.

I'm gonna be honest here, and you're probably not gonna like what I tell you.

Under the current circumstances, you are bringing less to the relationship than your friend, and when he realises...
Forum: Offline Marketing 23rd June 2014, 06:33 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 655
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: Review my business model

I'll try (and probably fail) to keep this short...

I don't like the model because it seems like you're tricking people into a year-long contract, that doesn't provide them much value. That's why...
Forum: Offline Marketing 22nd June 2014, 03:56 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 870
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: How To Speak at Industry Events?

I haven't done that much public speaking. But when I have, it has ALWAYS brought results. Whether that's direct business, referrals or JV opportunities.

One of the best things to do is try to...
Forum: Offline Marketing 21st June 2014, 12:48 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 981
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: How To Get Your First £20,000 Client

@Underground

Thanks. I must admit, I spent years selling websites around the £300 mark. But whenever I'd do one for a friend, I'd do it for no up front fee (except £ 10 for the domain name). I...
Forum: Offline Marketing 20th June 2014, 02:11 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,346
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: What do you guys believe is the #1 service THE MAJORITY of businesses need?

Yep... You need to forget about what you're selling... And think more about what will help that particular client, under their current circumstances.

They don't care about which service you're...
Forum: Offline Marketing 20th June 2014, 07:48 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 981
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: How To Get Your First £20,000 Client

Thanks, Jason.

COMPLETELY true: As people who are in the business, who have seen, and been a part of massive results, it's easy enough for us to believe them.

But if we look at my example of...
Forum: Offline Marketing 20th June 2014, 07:15 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 981
Posted By isaacsmithjones
How To Get Your First £20,000 Client

I've just been going through the forum... And seeing that tons of people are still thinking in terms of the commodities that they're selling. This kinda thinking is only gonna limit you.

So...
Forum: Offline Marketing 20th June 2014, 04:53 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,934
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: Critique it - a site under construction

Agreed...

In business, people always seem to focus on the tangible expenses. But there is a significant intangible expense called your "opportunity costs".

This is money that you COULD have...
Forum: Offline Marketing 20th June 2014, 04:03 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,162
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: SMS or Email Marketing - Which helps businesses more?

Jamesfreddyc is right... You don't NEED to simply send out "offers" by SMS. If you get creative, there's much more that you can do... E.g. Dentists might do appointment reminders, which can save them...
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th June 2014, 09:20 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 917
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: 10% of people don't want to talk to me

As everyone else said... 10% is good. Almost sounds too good for b2c. So I wouldn't worry about it. Concentrate on having 9 USEFUL conversations, and work on turning those into profit.
Forum: Offline Marketing 13th June 2014, 11:37 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 386
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: A Few Questions About Email Marketing For Businesses

I would recommend the newsletter route.

The reson why you can shamelessly just send out offers for SMS is because it already has such a high open rate. And because you don't have enough space to...
Forum: Offline Marketing 16th May 2014, 10:05 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,266
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: Interested in selling Offline Websites

Indeed... Start with your clients' problems needs and desires first, and you'll come to the conclusion that they don't care about websites.

They care about making more money.

And if they DO...
Forum: Offline Marketing 12th May 2014, 11:55 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,934
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: The easiest way to generate high-ticket offline clients...

Yeah, I just scrolled back through my post, and it didn't seem so long when I was writing it lol.

But you're right. The A-Board is just an ice-breaker. SHOWING people that you know how to make...
Forum: Offline Marketing 15th April 2014, 02:27 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 327
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: How/What Should I Price This At?

Happy to help.

Lol... I know what you mean about business sense. And also, they could juat lie, so they pay you less.

So a tracking app sounds like a good idea. And it would also give you...
Forum: Offline Marketing 14th April 2014, 07:30 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 999
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: Postcard Marketing in Uk (Web design company)

Hey mate.

Well one of the most important things with direct mail is the quality of your list. If you have a list of businesses without websites, or of businesses with poor websites, then you know...
Forum: Offline Marketing 14th April 2014, 04:06 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 999
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: Postcard Marketing in Uk (Web design company)

Check out docmail for the UK. They literally sent me a 'we miss you' card yesterday. I think the site is cfhdocmail. They print and post for less than the cost of a stamp.

Don't worry about...
Forum: Offline Marketing 14th April 2014, 09:07 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 593
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: Offline Affiliate Process

That's basically what I do. I help a business to get some new sales.

Then I tell them that I'll make them even more if they work with me long term, and a charge them a monthly fee in return for...
Forum: Offline Marketing 14th April 2014, 07:27 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,128
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: USP Dog Trainer

You've already told us your USP... As plessard said, many dog trainers seem corporate...

And looking at everything you've said, it seems like you have your ideas all there, but you just don't know...
Forum: Offline Marketing 13th April 2014, 02:07 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,934
Posted By isaacsmithjones
The easiest way to generate high-ticket offline clients...

Hello Warriors,

Been on here quite a while, and learned TONS of useful stuff that I've actually used, and I thought it was about time to give something back. I thought that this would be something...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 19th February 2013, 10:42 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 437
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: New PDF project

If you're having that problem yourself... Find out if other people are.

If so, then there's a market for it, and YOU can write that ebook and earn some cash.

Also, there's no way of writing a...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th February 2013, 01:28 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,172
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: How to justify the price of a product?

As you say, your price is JUSTIFIED... But you just need a way to get people to SEE the value that you're offering to them.

The best way to find out what people will pay is by testing. Try the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 12th March 2011, 03:08 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 871
Posted By isaacsmithjones
How to Build An Email List: Let's Get Back To Basics

Hi warriors. I have only chosen to play an active role in the whole IM community recently because I have spent most of my time over the past couple years reading, and practising certain techniques....
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 6th March 2011, 11:06 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,941
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: Best List Building Methods?

Well I assume you already have a squeeze page, with valuable lead bait...

It depends on how big your budget is. To build a list, you're going to have to invest money, time or both.

But if you...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 3rd March 2011, 01:27 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,041
Posted By isaacsmithjones
Re: Why spinners can never beat humans?

The human brain is an AMAZING tool. The thing that computers lack is CREATIVITY. If a person wanted to change an article, they can make creative changes. Software can't (yet =P)!
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