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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

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
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89525506793?pwd=VnlUcnhEV2hCSTJSSitKek9IUm9mQT09

Meeting ID: 895 2550 6793
Passcode: 428970

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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.

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Email Marketing

Want to Make Real Product Sales?

As an Affiliate Marketer you must have affiliate products to promote and sell. I want to sell Real Products and get Paid Real Money for doing so. That is why I love this product.

Are you are familiar with Mighty 101 All Purpose Cleaner.? It is the “perfect product”. Why?

First it is very price competitive. One Packet makes one 750ml bottle of all purpose Cleaner. Here are some of the products that you could replace with Mighty101 and just look at the savings.

You could buy Mighty101 for 99 Cents (750 ml bottle) as compare to these Amazon Products you are probably familiar with:

Windex, 680 ml, cost on Amazon, $2.97 a bottle (you must buy 6) plus shipping.
Scotch Guard Carpet Cleaner $6.87
TECH Carpet Cleaner $12.49
Lysol All Purpose Bathroom Cleaner $3.96
Easy-Off Specialty Kitchen Degreaser Cleaner $7.90

All these products are on Amazon check for yourself. And these prices do not include Shipping. Mighty101 ships free and you do not need to be an Amazon Prime member to get that free shipping. Haha!

The second reason it is a Perfect Product is, it is a consumable. People buy it over and over again. So you make money by recruiting new customers and you make money every time an old customer returns to place an order. That is a growing residual income. 

Now how best to promote MIghty101? On all my Social Media I am placing one of two splash pages every day. I use both and I alternate back and forth.

First a straight forward ad Splash Page with a short Video. (You can purchase this at TripleClicks)

Second a Sales Page with a Landing Capture Page, followed up by a short email campaign. Some people want more information others just want to see the product, so I use both. (You can purchase this at Flexxity)

Now what do I post every day. Again I alternate between two “styles”. 

My First “style” is my personal experience with the product. I posted this in my “I Love Thai Food” Facebook Group.

“I love Good Food and My Wife is a Good Cook. We live in Thailand. We cook over charcoal, and over a gas flame. When cooking Thaifood, the Grease Splatters.

This is a Home and Industrial strength Cleaner. Yes in Thai cooking lots of grease splatters. But Mighty 101 will clean it in seconds, even in an industrial kitchen. Here is a quick literally 30 second video. This is an ECO Friendly powerful Pet and Human Friendly All Purpose Cleaner.
http://www.syrwebdesign.com/r/geo/Mighty101“

My Second “style” is the experience of others. Each Day I went to the review section of Mighty101 in TripleClicks and got a review. Here is the first one I used:

Mighty 101 Review

Here is the image link feel free yo steal it.
https://www.servethailand.com/Mighty101/images/Review1.JPG

I then added some personalized text and the link to one of the 2 pages above. I strongly suggest using one of these pages, or one you make yourself, as a bridge between the prospect and the product. But if you do not want to do that you could just use a Share Link out of TripleClicks for the Mighty101 Product.

Here my wife, Awn, used her Twitter feed to make a promotion for me.

Awn's Twitter Feed

This is how I am making sales and growing my prospect list.

If you are an Affiliate Marketer and you need Real Products to promote and Real Cash Commissions then take a look at my Video Resume and see if I am Qualified.

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Affiliate Marketing

Do you Know your Sponsor?

The Money Is In The Follow Up
No it’s in the Follow-up

I have joined many Free Ad Sites, over 450 to be truthful. Need some ad sites to join? Click Here. If you join, I will be your sponsor and you will be able to say, “I know my Sponsor”

But I was thinking today about Ads-Messenger. I have no idea who my sponsor is. In most my ad sites I have no idea who my sponsor is. Do you know who your sponsor is in any solo list like Ads-Messenger?

But I do know the owner, Gnana Prakash.
How about the Owner of Your Success Advantage? Matthew Graves
How about the owner of Build My Down Lines? Darren Olander
How about the owner of My Free Text Ads? Dave Mosher
How about Free Advertising For You? Jason Wise

I even know most of them by site from their Profile Pictures. But in none of the sites above do I know my Sponsor. There is a problem there. Do you see it?

People like Gnana succeed, and people like you and me fail because… We post affiliate URLs and hope people buy or join. We are not Capturing  the prospect’s email. We cannot FOLLOW-UP with that prospect. But Gnana can.

Our Prospect becomes the Site Owners Customer. Yeah you get some commissions, maybe, but probably not. The Site owner will get the Lions Share of the Money. You get emails from the site owners everyday to join their other sites, right? They even sweeten the pot with Ad credits at their current site. In all these sites they will be your sponsor, not the guy who recruited you to the original site. That’s Okay, But…
 
The money is not in the LIST. The MONEY IS IN THE FOLLOW-UP! And the owner is doing all the followup. In Gnana case he has over 10,000 on the list of Ads-Messenger.

If you are not building your own list, you cannot follow up with your prospects. You are losing Money. Worse you are giving it away to someone else.

Online Marketing is a BUSINESS.  An Autoresponder is a TOOL. You must have the Tool in order to do the business!

A plumber without a wrench would see his business fail. A Carpenter without a hammer would not succeed. 

An online marketer without a list building email auto responder program WILL FAIL.

Get this free step by step. It will have you up and running, building a list in 30 minutes or less.

Don’t waste time reading my post, start launching your own, for real, online business. 

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Email Marketing

Why Pay More?

How do I Make Money? Click 2C

Most Mailing companies increase the cost of your mailing program as your list grows, as the number of mailing campaigns grow and/or as your number of mailings a month grow in.

You may have less than 500 on your list but you mail them 5 times a month that is 2500 mailings and your price goes up.

I experienced this with another company. I had a list under 500 so I qualified for the free pricing, but I had a study going on. I emailed all participants the study material once a week, and twice a month I sent a short commentary from an expert on our study topic. And this was all in Thai!!!

I exceeded the “mailings per month” limit and my account was locked until I paid an upgraded price. That made a mess of my study. To keep going, what choice did I have but to pay.

There were 4 choices of upgrades. All four were pricey. And I thought, do I upgrade two levels just to be sure I am not locked again? Do I go to the Highest Level, that was $299.00 a month, but I got all the features and manageable limits. And it was my plan to grow. We all have that plan right?

Then I found TrafficWave. In TrafficWave you have a fixed price. With the 1 price you have access to All the Features. There is no upgrades. Unlimited List Size, Unlimited mailings, Unlimited Campaigns. All one price. Guess what service I use now?

And I made that switch over nine years ago. Still with TrafficWave and still moving along just fine. All the Features and an ever growing list.

Do you know How to build your list? Here are three points I think are important :

The number one most important thing is to build an audience, often called a List. But people don’t follow through. A big mistake is people just get a bunch of emails. You want to think Audience, not List. If you do not keep your Audience engaged they walk out.

The number 2 most important thing is to build the “know, like and trust” factor. Your content should be 80% Value and 20% promotions. Most people just post, “I just found a great new blah, blah, blah.” There is no Story, no Connection. I am not getting to know you. How can I like someone I do not know? Why would I trust you?

And…
The number 3 most important thing is genuinely serve this audience. Genuinely serving will result in a Buy Response. Disingenuous serving, serving to sell, is manipulation. People know the difference.