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Email Marketing

Trying to Find the Invisible Buyer

Are your prospects invisible? If so how will you find them?

Or are you/your products invisible to the Buyer? If so why would they purchase?

The hardest thing for most of us is we cannot see our prospects. If we cannot see them I am sure they do not see us. You know exactly what I mean. Just ask yourself how many 100s of ads do you ignore everyday?

We are so excited. We put together our first ad copy, our first ad graphics and we throw it out there. And we wait, sure we’ll make a sale. But nothing happens our ad is invisible. You know why?

Because we did not give it to someone, we ‘threw it out there”. we think if we throw it in front of 100,000 people I am sure to make a sale. Or maybe 100,000 people ignore it. Might as well of thrown it out into the wide blue ocean, it sinks straight to the bottom never to be seen.

Instead of “throwing it out there” you need to talk with someone. You need to communicate with a person. You need to know that person and that person needs to know you. The very best thing you can do to increase sales is to increase the number of people you know, who know you and you are communicating.

As you come to know, like and trust each other, you learn how you might help this person. This person sees you as someone who might help them. and a transaction can occur.

This is why I spend so much time building my subscriber list. Through Social Media (Facebook Groups) and my email program. Through these communication channels we get to know one another.

Two Examples:
Social Media Post on Butterfly Pea Tea. I mentioned this Tea in a recipe (I do not sell it). One person checked out the benefits, shared them and asked, “Where can I buy this?” Bingo. This prospect is no longer invisible. I see him. I reply, “I know a farm locally that grows/makes this. I will see if I can get some to list in my store.” He sees me. and 3 others “watching” joined in and said, I want some too.

Email Subscriber List – I have a email course on how to market using email. One subscriber wrote me and said, “I do not have a list, but I want to build one. I just have one question, where would I find real products I can sell to that list?” Bingo. My reply SFI Affiliate Marketig. Real products from Household Cleaner to Toothpaste. From Games to Auctions. From Cooking classes to Copy Writing. SFI has whatever your prospect needs.

See your prospect and be seen by them.

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Affiliate Marketing Email Marketing SFI

Are you Advertising OR are you Trying to Make Sales?

George McBride

Advertising Is Not Sales.

Elizabeth asked, “In the past I have tried selling products on TripleClicks by posting affiliate links on Facebook and Twitter but I ended up in Facebook jail. Why? What can I do to Sell Products?”

Social Media is a social platform, it can be used for advertising, not sales. What do I mean? Facebook and many other social media sites have a Sales, or they often call it Market, branch. It is where people go to shop. It requires you paying the platform.

The social stream can be used for advertising. BUT Remember that advertising does not produce sales. What does it produce? I’ll tell you, Rapport. Some call it branding.

You build a good feeling between your brand and your prospect. In our case, we are the brand. We build “know, like and trust” As they get to know us, like us and trust us they begin to see I might be able to provide a solution to their needs, wants and desires. They want to get that solution from me, not Amazon, not someone posting links on Facebook but from me because they know, like and trust me.

The best way to provide that rapport is give the prospect the opportunity to “Learn More” ….  This leads them to join my email list.  I have built my List to over 5000 people, and you can Learn How I did it.

My Thai Food FB Group is a classic example. I started and admin the group. I protect the group from raw blatant Sales posts. I have one member who posts this every day:
“You have tried the rest, now try the best”. then the info on their restaurant and a picture of their business.

Every day I block this post. People are in my group to learn about Thai food, not go to this guy’s restaurant. Of the 100,000 people only about 50 could even go. The rest live no where near the Restaurant. Why make everyone else see this ad? My group appreciates that. They Like that, and I am earning their trust.

How did I build a Group this size? It started with a Video I saw.

When I make a food suggestion many respond because they know, like and trust me. There is a spice mix, NamTok, that I sell on TripleClicks. A member of my group mentioned that this spice tastes good on french fries. We do not eat french fries, so we tried it on popcorn. I responded to the guys post and thanked him for the idea and shared a picture of the popcorn. Result 6 sales immediately and several more since.

I posted a rice dish with tons of herbs in it . The rice was blue and I found out it was made blue using Butterfly Pea Flowers (a tea concoction). I mention that in the post. 2 people asked about where they can get the Tea

I found a farm here that produces it and have listed it on TripleClicks in my Store. I passed it on to the Thai Food Group. And I made several sales. I am not selling on Facebook, I am a trusted source for meeting needs and solving problems. 

This is how I use Social Media.

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Email Marketing

Tools are needed in every Business

What is a Plumber without a Plunger?

What is a Carpenter without a Saw?

Answer: Unemployed.

You need the right tools to get the job done. The best part is, in online business many of those tools can be gotten free. Well not really free, you must take some time to learn how to use them.

Here is one: Clipboard History Pro
Ever copy something to your Clipboard, got busy and when you go to paste that “Something” it is gone, over written. Man, I have. Sometimes I am clicking “copy” and I scream, “nooo, oh, I just lost what was there…” So frustrating, but now it doesn’t happen to me anymore.

Example, I get a 3 new Affiliates. I copy the link into my paste buffer to open their snapshot. I open it and see that they do not have a profile picture yet. So I write a quick “Tip” about the importance of a Profile picture and how to upload it. I copy the quick note into my paste buffer (clipboard) and I am going to send it to each one.

At that moment a person opens a chat with me. They ask a question and I quick and easy get the answer Cut…Paste…Done.

Now back to my new Affiliates, open their Snapshot and go to send them the tip on Profile Pictures only to realize it is no longer in my Paste Buffer (Clip Board)… Ahhhh got to rethink and retype the tip.

I do that so many times every day. But no more. I now use a free Google extension called “Clipboard History Pro”. I love it.

Here is what it looks like:

You will see (circled in Red) you save up to your last 150 copy selections.
You will see (circled in Red) you can mark specific data with a Favorite Star and it will not be deleted.
You will see the Extension is added to your Chrome Navigation bar for quick access
You can also search all 150 entries for a specific item you copied.
And you just click the link you want and it is placed into your paste buffer, even long copies, like and entire email entry.

It is a great tool that really is very useful. Enjoy the efficiency.

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Email Marketing

Free AutoResponder Course – Get Started Now!

George McBride
I Use Email Marketing

This free autoresponder course is designed to show you how simple it can be to set up a system to generate new leads, follow up with prospects, and drive new sales for your business.

Putting autoresponders to work in your business is a great, great idea. What business doesn’t want, doesn’t need, new leads? What business doesn’t want, doesn’t need, to drive sales? Autoresponders that help you get this done can be a huge part of your business growth.

The key is to start with a 100% free online course that takes you through the steps of creating your autoresponder campaign, complete with followup letters, create capture page, and provides tips for driving traffic to your capture page.

Once these steps are learned, you can follow the same process for virtually any offer you have.

This puts you in the position of being able to generate leads and drive sales for any offer you may have or create in the future.

The key is to get started and follow the steps.

Click Here To Get The Free AutoResponder Course
The 30 Minute List Building Challenge

We call it The 30 Minute List Building Challenge because you can go from start to finish and be building a list within 30 minutes or less! Some have done it in less than 10 minutes!

Getting started is free. 30 minutes to start your List Generation, 30 Days to use it free.

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Email Marketing

Collaboration, Working Together

I have always said “Working Together we All do Better”

Collaboration is a real boost to any business efforts. Today Brian Rooney posted this on his Blog: “George shared some of his experiences…” In Brian’s blog post click my photo or my name to join me in TrafficWave. Read More: https://blog.trafficwave.net/adtracke…/track-your-results/

I share regularly on Email Marketing Mondays, So does Dan Fox and others. Last week Brian asked me to facilitate the Monday Meeting of Email Marketers.

As we grow in our businesses we learn things. Sharing those things with others helps them in their businesses. Collaborating together we will all do better.You can’t do it alone.

What comes from Collaboration?

  1. Authentication – Brian is the CEO, of course he is going to say TrafficWave is a great product. But when his customers brag on the product it Authenticates the business.
  2. Validation – Brian says “George is doing it” my success is validated to those who might follow my example.
  3. Exposure – Brian’s business is exposed to my network. My business is exposed to his network.
  4. Ideas – Alone the best we come up with is ideas we like. Together we birth ideas that have a real impact in the market place.
  5. Encouragement – Struggling? Listen to the struggles of others who are now very successful and you will see, “He did it. I can do it.”
  6. Answers – There is nothing new under the Sun. Working together you can very well avoid mistakes someone else has made. Or find the answer to a problem you are facing.
Lets Work Together. Meet us this Monday 7PM US Central Time (Tuesday 7AM Thai Time)
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Affiliate Marketing SFI

Who Likes Pushy Sales People?

No Friends Left - Too Pushy?

I have said many times, “Sales is Fast Money and Team Building is Big Money”

I am a member of SFI as an Affiliate Marketer. Here are 5 ways to build your sales without being pushy. They are specifically meant for SFI Affiliate Marketing but the principles can apply to any marketing. If you want to use SFI as your affiliate marketing platform,

I want to show you 5 good, fast and easy ways to make sales and valuable Sales VP (Profit Pool Shares).

1. Transfer Buying – There are products you use every day that are sold in TripleClicks. Stop buying that product at your local market and start buying it on TripleClicks. Transfer your Buying.

For example, A exotic meal for Dinner. , there are 1000s of products from Coffee to Toothpaste in TripleClicks.

Here’s another example of Transfer Buying. I won an Auction and received an Air Compressor for my car. This means I paid way below retail. I was using it yesterday to increase the air pressure in my tires and my neighbor saw me. He asked me, “Where’d you get that?”

I told him TripleClicks and encouraged him to join, he said “No I don’t think so.” But can you buy it for me. I suggested bidding for it in Astro Auctions instead, we did, but did not win. He then said, “Just buy it. But can you sign me for these Auctions, they’re fun?”

2. Buy Local – Suppose you do not want to “Transfer” your buying. Suppose you like your local shop, or you are a close friend or relative of the shop owner. Then invite that shop owner to join the Localvantia Program in SFI. Continue to buy from them, but earn valuable Rewardicals as well as building your SFI earnings.

The Localvantia Program is extremely valuable to the shop owner as well. He gets a valuable Loyalty program and he can earn on members of that Loyalty Program even when they are shopping somewhere else. That shop owner will like that.

3. Use Collections – Log on to TripleClicks first. Then open this Collection of all my Thai Foods sold on TripleClicks.  http://gotclicks2.com/3nQCeTATn In the Top right hand corner you will see a button, “Copy Collection” click it and My Food Collection will be copied into your TripleClicks back office completely customized with your SFI ID such that any purchase made from your collect will be commissions for you.

You will have a new link, similar but not the same as my GotClicks2 link. Promote it and any sale from, what is now your collection will result in commissions for you. I fulfill the order but you get the commissions and the Sales Quota points. Read more about Collections Here

4. Niche Market – You can build your own niche market. Are you interested in Food, recipes, exotic and spicy flavors. I have a program where I promote my Thai foods using a weekly recipe. Get those emails here: https://servethailand.com/SFI/NTP.html Change the links to your SFI ID, or to your new collection link, and promote these recipes to friends and family and on your social media. Currently my Thai Food Facebook Group is 210,000 people.  

Not into food? Whatever you like to do or talk about, whatever your niche is, build a collection of products from TripleClicks and then just talk about your niche, sharing your product collection link. For example, I have a Thai Bags Collection, a Drone Collection, a Beauty Matters Collection and more.

5. Tweet This – I have an email campaign that will send an email to your inbox every day or 2. In that email will be blue “Tweet This” buttons. When you click that button your twitter account will be opened (you may need to log on) and you will be given the option to make a Tweet directly to your account. In that tweet any SFI product links will be customized to your SFI ID. Anyone who sees the tweet and clicks the product link will be your customer. It will be your sale. All you need to do is open the emails each day and click the Tweet This Buttons. 

Realize that not all tweets will be promoting products. Some are designed to simply bring value to your audience and increase your creditability with your audience. Want Tweet This Click Here?

Well there you go, 5 simple ways to start reaching your Sales Quota and making Commissions without being a pushy sales person. Pick one and Start Using It today.

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Affiliate Marketing

Are You Working on You?

Most people think it is hard to succeed online. Did you know “off line businesses” are way harder. Did you know that 20% fail almost right away and another 65% fail after 5 to 10 years. That is 85%. Why do most people fail at business? 

It is not the business. Same business, one entrepreneur fails and another succeeds. It is the character and the habits of the business person, not the type of business. 

At which job do you work harder? Finding the successful business or becoming that successful business person? Do you work harder on your job, or harder on yourself? Success is in you, not the business.

What are some of those Character Traits and Habits that make a person successful? Well here is one.

1. Live within your Means. Some people love to ask me for money in order to launch their SFI business. In other words they want me to launch it. 

If I launch it shouldn’t it be mine? 

Once there was a training conference and Rob C, said he really wanted to go, but could not afford it. It was $17, would I help him? I said sure. I paid his registration and was excited he wanted to learn and grow. 

The night before the conference I needed to give him information. I called him on his cell, and passed on the info. It was noisy in the background so just out of curiosity I asked, “Where are you?” He said he was at the movies and just coming out from the theater. 

At that time movies were $12.00. And I thought, it is not that Rob cannot afford the conference, it is that he wants to go to the movies more. He wants enough money in his pocket to go to the movies and use my money to go to the conference. 

It was not that he could not afford it, it was that he chose to place his business growth behind going to the movies. Today he still struggles financially. 

Are you putting your money where it will help your business, your skills, your knowledge and your experience grow? Or are you going to the movies? 

There is a fun proverb at one of the local Buddhist temples here in Chiang Mai. I love it, “Not yet rich, Live like you are rich, never be Rich. Not yet poor, live like you are poor, never be poor.“

Invest in yourself.

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Email Marketing

Email Marketing Mondays

Join us for Email Marketing Monday LIVE! with Brian Rooney. This is your opportunity to sit down with TrafficWave CEO, Brian Rooney, and dig in to the power of email marketing for your business.

Imagine stopping by the office to sit down with Co-Founder and CEO, Brian Rooney, to talk about the ins and outs of email marketing with TrafficWave.net. More of a “Meetup” and chat session than a hard core training, this is a great place to feed your vision and become better acquainted with the tools, the company, people using them and the people behind them.

Brian will share his own experiences with email marketing, share his tips, and answer any questions you may have. And if you think he is the only one with ideas and input wait until you meet some of the people using TrafficWave with great success.

Brian endorsed my work asking me to communicate and share what I was doing to achieve success. That significantly boosted my business. (Monday Marketing May 3rd)

Join us for our next live session this coming Monday! (Tuesday Thai Time, Haha).

If you are not in the Central Time Zone (USA) use this to see what time it is in your town. World Clock Meeting Planner

When you open that link you should see Houston as Location 1. Add a big city near you as Location 2 then scroll down and click Show Time Table. Find 7 AM in Houston and see what time that is in your place.

The best part is I get Paid to use this tool. The Affiliate program quickly makes the tool itself Very Profitable to use.

Topic: Email Marketing Monday, 7PM Central
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Affiliate Marketing

For an Affiliate Marketer, Branding is How People Feel About You

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou

Branding is the process of giving specific meaning to an individual, company, or product. A brand is basically the gut feeling about that individual, company or product. For Affiliate Marketers this usually means I must think of myself as the Brand.

What is the “specific meaning” or “gut feeling” I give to those I am engaging?

Many years ago I was at a development conference. It was while I was a student in University and it was a lot of teaching, workshops, and some free time.

Mike G. was there too. It was the first time he ever went. 

A few days after the conference I asked him, “What did you like best? What did you learn?

Mike proceeded to tell me about lunch the last day. He was sitting at a table with 7 athletic guys. The plate of Fried Chicken was in front of him. He saw the biggest piece and he wanted it. One of the guys next to him picked up the plate, took a piece of Chicken and passed it away from Mike. 

He watched it go from guy to guy until it arrived in his hands, that big piece still there. He has never forgotten how those guys made the newest guy at the table feel.

Crazy, isn’t it? All the money, planning, and time invested in the conference and what Mike remembers is the Chicken. Today many years later all I remember is Mike’s Chicken story, I have no idea who the speakers were, or what the topic was that they spoken on. Just Mike and what I felt as he told me that story.

For me and Mike that conference was significant because of how it made us feel, and we now associate that positive response to the organization who ran the conference.

When we win our Affiliates over, when they know, like and trust us. When they feel good about doing business with us and have a positive response toward us, they become our fans who help grow our business. The best advertising, bringing others into the fold, is provided by them. According to Nielsen, more than 90% of Americans believe recommendations from friends and family over all forms of advertising,

So do your affiliates Know Like and Trust you. Have you branded yourself to them in a positive way?

We can complain about inactive affiliates and what we are really saying is, “These inactive affiliates are doing nothing for me.” Let’s think of something this week that will make even just one of our affiliates feel good about being in our business, feel good about having “me” as a sponsor. 

Build or start a Facebook Group with your Affiliates and see your “brand” grow. For some Great Hacks on building and running a Facebook group see Pat Flynn’s Video

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Email Marketing

How Other Businesses Use Email Marketing To Grow.

Are you wondering how to use email marketing to build your business? From entertainers to manufacturers, authors to online marketers, more and more businesses are beginning to experience the power of email marketing to generate leads and drive sales. Let’s look at some of these exciting examples of how to use email marketing:

sheri lavo email marketing

Sheri Lavo, a Houston area singer, is using TrafficWave to build her list of fans in and around the Houston area. Each Monday, she sends a broadcast out to her fans to let them know where she will be performing that week.

This always brings in more fans which is good for her and the venues where she is performing.

Fans are regularly thanking her for her email updates because they love coming to hear her perform.

alternate mode email marketing

Alternate Mode manufactures a unique set of digital drum and percussion gear. They are  using TrafficWave to build and manage lists of musicians and musical educators.

When they have a new instrument to offer, or a new event to promote, they send out a broadcast to their list and typically see sales coming in within minutes.

Dothan Ice Cream Email marketing

Dothan Ice Cream Company sells unique ice cream pops in Dothan Alabama. From family events, local events, weddings, corporate parties, and more, Dothan Ice Cream Company is dedicated to creating lasting memories.

They use their TrafficWave AutoResponder to send out a regular newsletter to announce new flavors, special offers, and local events. They’ve recently begun shipping ice pops wholesale to retail outlets.

Tony Micelli email marketing

Internationally renowned vibraphonist Tony Miceli has been performing steadily on the jazz scene since 1980.  In All About Jazz, Vic Schermer describes him as … “a vibraphonist of astonishing virtuosity, musical resilience, and inventiveness. His vibes playing is nothing short of phenomenal.”is an accomplished musician and teacher who uses his TrafficWave Autoresponder to keep fans informed, promote workshops, sell educational books, promote events, etc…

Tony uses TrafficWave to build and communicate with his fan base, promote special events, workshops, and more.

shelley hitz email marketing

Shelley Hitz has published over 50 books and has personally authored over 40 of them. In addition to being an author, Shelley has trained many authors to get that next book idea out of their heads an on to the paper.

Shelley uses TrafficWave to promote her books as well as her classes for upcoming authors.

We are excited to have Shelley with us and look forward to her next release.

Ben Olszewski email marketing

Ben Olszewski is a successful swim coach in Washington. Using his TrafficWave AutoResponder, he began building a list of online marketing enthusiasts. He recently put together an online marketing program and ran a broadcast out to his subscribers. His system has already reached the point of creating a 5 figure annual online income.

This is in addition to the other Affiliate offers he sends to his lists and his TrafficWave Affiliate income he earns by referring other business owners and entrepreneurs to our site.

Chase Swift email marketing

Chase Swift has been a professional nature and wildlife stock photographer for over 30 years. His photos, represented internationally by GettyImages.com and iStockphoto.com, have appeared in a wide variety of publications. Chase uses his TrafficWave AutoResponder to build and manage lists of photography and videography fans, online marketers, and cryptocurrency enthusiasts.

He also shows other entrepreneurs how to build their lists with TrafficWave and earns regular ongoing residual commissions as a result.

Would you like to use email marketing to start growing your business? Fill out the form below to receive our free report that shows you how to use email marketing to grow your business.